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Courses 2010
Interested in joining a small-group course or attending one of our teaching/lecture series during 2010?
Daytime and evening courses offered:
HOLINESS: The Difference God Requires
‘HOLINESS: The Difference God Requires’ - a four-session series on DVD by noted author and teacher – Jerry Bridges. The series looks at:
(1) The Holiness of God
(2) Be Holy Because I am Holy
(3) The Cross: Where Holiness Begins
(4) Holiness and the Fear of God
Venue: Room 108 King Edward Court (big, red-brick building), Upper Stuart Street.
Website: learningforlife.org.nz
Contact: Please contact: Don Lark (4640557 or donlark@ihug.co.nz) if you are interested in coming.
Below are some of the range of teaching series that we have available. Courses are run on a term-to-term basis. Please note: The courses generally make use of video teaching by noted teachers and authors as well as other resources.
Teaching sessions and meetings are also being planned to coincide with the tertiary academic year. Information coming soon.
For further information, or to register for the course, contact Don Lark, course co-ordinator, on 4640557, or dnchnstc@ihug.co.nz .
Examples of courses available from the Study Centre
1. How Should We Then Live? The rise and decline of Western thought and culture from the Greek and Roman age to the present (5 hour (10-part) video, documentary series by the late Dr Francis Schaeffer of L'Abri Fellowship. (See link)
2. The Journey Home - The Pilgrim's Progress
A thrilling 8 x 50 minute series of video addresses by Dr Barry Horner working through John Bunyan's great classic - its message and relevance to the church and individuals today.
3. Enjoying God: the great obsession. A 3-part series of addresses on this vitally important subject by noted pastor and author, Dr John Piper. (See link to Desiring God Ministries)
4. The Majesty of Christ: by Dr R.C. Sproul (See link to Ligonier Ministries)
5. Christian Basics: a four-part series on the Apostle Paul's Letter to the Philippians, by Professor Don Carson.
6. The Cross of Christ: four studies by Dr JI Packer and Dr Eric Alexander
7. Faithful God: four studies on the book of Ruth, one of the most beautiful books of the Bible, by Professor Sinclair Ferguson
8. Loneliness : It can be a wilderness. It can be a pathway to God. A short series by noted author and speaker, Elisabeth Eliot
9. War of Words : Getting to the heart of your communication struggles, by Dr Paul Tripp of the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation (6 hours).
10. Let us Pray: 3 addresses by Dr John Blanchard.
11. The Gospel as it Really Is: A Study of the Apostle Paul's Letter to the Romans. A two-term series by Dr RC Sproul and Dr Stuart Olyott.
12. When I Don't Desire God? An eight-session series by Dr John Piper.
13. A School of Personal Evangelism 5 x 50 minute sessions by Dr John Blanchard, evangelist, teacher and author.
14. Dust to Glory: A Survey of the Old and New Testaments by Dr RC Sproul.
15 Dealing With Difficult Problems by Dr RC Sproul (3 hours).
16. Sex and the Supremacy of Christ. A six-part series by various speakers.
17. The Holiness of God. A seven-session series by Dr RC Sproul.
18. The Providence of God. A seven-session series by Dr RC Sproul.
19. Great World Religions: An extended look at Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism by various speakers
20. Augustine's Confessions: A 12-session course by Professors William R. Cook and Ronald B. Herzman
21. The Life and Writings of C.S. Lewis: A six-session course by Professor Louis Markos
For more detailed example of some of our courses please see below:
Basics for Believers (Prof. Don Carson)
Enjoying God (Dr John Piper)
The Life and Writings of CS Lewis (Prof. Louis Markos)
War of Words (Dr Paul Trip)
BASICS FOR BELIEVERS: AN EXPOSITION OF PHILIPPIANS
(Professor Don Carson, 4 sessions)
In Basics for Believers, renowned Bible teacher and scholar, Don Carson opens up the life-transforming lessons of Philippians. Written from prison by the Apostle Paul, while awaiting a trial that could result in his execution, to fellow Christians faced with the difficulties of living in a pagan world, we learn how we can put the whole gospel first, learn to live as disciples of Christ, and never give up the Christian walk.
(Dr Don Carson is Research Professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Well known speaker and author of many books, including the-award winning The Gagging of God: Christianity Confronts Pluralism, The Gospel According to John and The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God)
ENJOYING GOD
(Dr John Piper, 3 sessions)
God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him
Are we meant to enjoy God? Yes, we are! The Bible commands us to delight in the Lord (Psalm37:4; Philippians 4:4). Indeed, not to do so, and to seek happiness elsewhere, is said, by God, to be the height of folly (Jeremiah 2:13) In fact, we are called to live the whole of our lives, so that whether we eat or drink, or whatever we do, we should do it all to the glory of God (1 Corinthians 10:31). Dr Piper here presents a perspective on following Christ that does not trivialise and has brought a new, refreshing and encouraging understanding to many to what lies at the heart of biblical faith and life - knowing and enjoying God.
(Dr John Piper, Senior Pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota is a noted conference speaker and author of over thirty books, including Desiring God. The Pleasures of God, Battling Unbelief and Amazing Grace in the Life of William Wilberforce)
THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF CS LEWIS
(Professor Louis Markos, 6 sessions)
In this six-session series of addresses Dr Markos presents a facinating survey of the life and writings of perhaps the 20th century's most noted Christian apologist, C.S. Lewis. Well known as the writer of the Chronicles of Narnia, after his conversion from atheism the scholar from Oxford and Cambridge came to be one of the best known figures in the English speaking world as a defender of the faith he once rejected. His writings included academic works in the field of Medieval and Renaissance literature, science fiction, children's literature, and specific works addressing the nature of man, education, society and Christianity. His books continue to sell in their millions, the best known of his works - other than the Chronicles - being Mere Christianity.
(Professor Louis Markos is Professor of English Literature at Houston Baptist University)
WAR OF WORDS: Getting to the heart of your communication struggles
(Dr Paul Tripp, 7 sessions)
Words! Words! Words!
“Words shape our relationships, capture our vision, define our plans and convey our thoughts. We love with our words and we hate with our words. With words we make both war and peace. Words are our salve of compassion and our instruments of judgement. Everything we do is connected to our words. They reveal who we are.” (Dr Paul Tripp)
Do you have a problem controlling your tongue?
Would like help to change?
Would you like some guidance in dealing with difficult relationships?
Here is a course for you.
WAR OF WORDS is built around a series of video lectures by Dr Paul Tripp. Paul is a counsellor of 25 years experience, co-author of How People Change, and Relationships: A Mess Worth Making; and author of several other books, including War of Words: Getting to the Heart of Your Communication Struggles, Age of Opportunity and Lost in the Middle: Midlife and the Grace of God. Currently on the pastoral staff at Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Paul is also an adjunct professor at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, visiting professor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, and adjunct faculty at the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation in Glenside, Pennsylvania.
For further information, or to register, contact Don Lark (Courses’ Co-ordinator): Ph. 4640557, Email dnchnstc@ihug.co.nz .
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