Word Studies: Pastoral Epistles

Class: Pastoral Epistles

Week #10-11: November 14-25
Professor: Mr. Dave James

Assignments:
Read 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus twice throughout both weeks of the course.
Read Chapters 1, 4, 5 and 6 of The Pastoral Epistles (Homer Kent) throughout both weeks of the course.

Dave James is a co-founder and the ministry coordinator for The Alliance for Biblical Integrity. Dave served with Word of Life for 22 years, with 16 of those as the founding director of the Word of Life Hungary Bible school. He has attended Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Word of Life Bible Institute and Dallas Theological Seminary.

These two weeks are filled with solid, Biblical teaching from Paul's letters to Timothy and Titus. These epistles expose the truth of what biblical church leadership needs to be. Mr. James enjoys sharing what Paul teaches in these New Testament books in a way which endeavors to involve the whole class. He takes time for group discussions which allows the students to understand that the Bible is straightforward in what it says. In their groups, they are able to come to a conclusion as to what the Bible teaches on various topics found in the Pastoral Epistles. Because of this method, the students begin to realize it is not what the teacher says which makes it true, but it is what the Bible says which makes it true. In and out of class, Mr. James is always willing to share the wealth of wisdom God has given him through years of Bible study and experience and the students are privileged to sit underneath his teaching.

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Learning the Word - The Pastoral Epistles

From WOLBRANOS

Dave James is a co-founder and the ministry coordinator for The Alliance for Biblical Integrity. Dave served with Word of Life for 22 years and for 16 of those years as the founding director of the Word of Life Bible Institute in Hungary. He received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) from the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 1980. He received a Diploma in Biblical Studies from the Word of Life Bible Institute in 1986 and a Master of Arts in Biblical Studies (MABS) from Dallas Theological Seminary in 1991.  He has been here for two weeks teaching the pastoral epistles.

Here are a few comments from the students and how they are enjoying the class this week:

"He is a very caring person; you can see that in the way he teaches."

"I learned that godly leaders are always looking for the next generation of godly leaders.  That is a reason to live lives qualified for those opportunities of leadership.  Its been encouraging to keep striving to potentially be a godly leader."

"I really appreciate his approach to doctrine and his conviction for others to see the right way to be living.  Its teaching us how to search for the truth and not just our personal opinion."