| Defending
Your
Faith
|
How can Christians
defend without being defensive or go on the offense
without simply being offensive? The answer is to understand
the positive reasons for Christianity instead of taking
the roll of a punching bag! This seminar will teach
the basics of how believers can prove that Christianity
is true and how to deal with objections in a winsome
manner without having to memorize "the answer"
to every possible criticism. |
|
Evangelistic Apologetics
|
This
seminar will benefit anyone who has ever struggled with
presenting and defending the truth of the Christian
faith. It will present the solid foundation upon which
Christianity alone rests in a simple, friendly, and
strategic manner. The seminars will also encourage evangelism
by showing how to deal with hard questions effectively
so that one's witness will not be stifled by fear of
failure, nor ignored due to lack of intellectual integrity. |
| Faith
and
Philosophy
|
Paul
says in Colossians 2:8 to "beware of philosophy."
However, Paul himself was quite familiar with
philosophy and utilized it in his evangelism (e.g.,
Acts 17). The truth is that we all do philosophy whether
we know it or not - the only question is whether or
not we will do it well. Because our philosophy also
affects our theology we dare not leave it unexamined.
This seminar shows how philosophy and faith interact
and what their proper relation should be. |
| The
Message Behind the Movie
|
Religious discussions today often center around worldviews and culture . . . and nothing affects the worldviews of today’s culture more than movies! Movies tell us a lot about our culture and provide us with a great way to engage that culture for Christ. But this will not happen if we do not understand how movies communicate world views and messages. This seminar will help arm movie lovers to face the falsehoods being presented by Hollywood today and to appreciate the truth when they see it.
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|
The
Message Behind the Music
|
Music
moves the heart and its message can inspire in ways
that mere words cannot. These effects make it clear
that musical discernment is an important area of study.
Unfortunately, the "Christian" take on music has often
been characterized by unverifiable claims and poor reasoning.
Scare tactics and sensationalism are often the name
of the game when sober, careful research yields, I think,
very different results. |
| How
Not to Study Your Bible
|
Have
you heard that God would rather someone remain unsaved
than to be a lukewarm believer? Do you know the most
commonly misinterpreted verse in Christian counseling?
Knowing how not to study your Bible can be just
as important as knowing how! In this seminar we'll go
over the popular understanding of many verses will be
exposed as faulty, and how to avoid the mistakes that
caused them. |
| Knowing
God's Will
|
The
fact that the shelves of Christian bookstores are lined
with books on this subject bears testimony to the fact
that many are confused on the subject. This seminar
dismisses with the clichés and critiques the
popular view while digging into what the Bible consistently
teaches on the subject.
NOTE: it is recommenced that this seminar be in at least
a 3 hour format. |
|
Countering
Cults
|
What
exactly is a cult? Is it the same as a sect or denomination?
How do cults differ from the occult? How do we evangelize
cultists? Should we even be talking to them? Should
we be worried about loved ones in questionable groups?
There are a lot of questions regarding these odd groups
and this seminar will help. |
| Speaking
of God |
The
Bible has numerous verses describing God as having a
body yet only one describing Him as being spirit. Why,
then, is the orthodox understanding of God's nature
one of sprit? Are these verses contradictory? This seminar
is a condensed version of the most important thing I
learned while in seminary: how to think and talk about
God according to what we know from His revelation -
including both Scripture and creation. |
| End
Time Prophecy
| Did
you know the word "Antichrist" does not appear
in either of the books of Revelation or Daniel? Did
you know that there is no "seven year" time
frame listed anywhere in Revelation? There are a lot
of assumptions concerning prophecy, and most of them
are overlooked because they are not recognized for what
they are. This seminar will help put things in perspective
by summarizing the history and significant features
of various views, plus the key areas of Scripture for
the study of the end times. |
| Eschatological
Apologetics
|
The
Bible's truthfulness and supernatural origin is often
defended by pointing to its many fulfilled prophecies.
This can, however, seem to backfire when skeptics point
out the Bible's alleged failure to correctly predict
certain events. This becomes especially problematic
concerning failed end time speculations by Christians.
This seminar deals with the proper use of eschatology
in apologetics. |
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