South Bay Community Church Urban Leadership Institute
"A Bible School for the Earnest Student"
Current and Upcoming Classes
Module 8: Evangelism and Spiritual Warfare
Module 9: Old Testament Witness to Christ and His Kingdom
Module 10: God the Son
Module 11: Practicing Christian Leadership
 Module 8: Evangelism and Spiritual Warfare
Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28, Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26. 2010
This module covers in a broad outline the key dimensions of evangelism and spiritual warfare, including the Bible’s telling of the war of the universe that was caused by the disobedience of the devil and humankind.
Lesson 1: Spiritual Warfare
Lesson 2: Evangelism: Content
Lesson 3: Evangelism: Methods
Lesson 4: Follow-up and Incorporation
Module 9: Old Testament Witness to Christ and His Kingdom
Nov. 16, 23, 30, Dec. 7, 14, 21, 2010; Jan. 4, 11, 2011
This module we trace some of the significant markers of the OT’s witness to Messiah, and see how those markers provide us with a strong handle on the meaning of the entirety of Scripture.
Lesson 1: The Promise Given
Lesson 2: The Promise Clarified
Lesson 3: The Promise Personalized
Lesson 4: The Promise Universalized
 Module 10: God the Son
Feb. 1, 8, 15, 22, Mar. 1, 8, 15, 22, 2011
This module highlights his majestic person and deeds, and mastering the biblical material on him is the task of all responsible discipleship and ministry.
Lesson 1: Jesus: He Came
Lesson 2: Jesus: He Lived
Lesson 3: Jesus: He Died
Lesson 4: He Rose and Will Return
Module 11: Practicing Christian Leadership
Apr. 5, 12, 19, 26, May 3, 10, 17, 24, 2011
This module specifically covers four critical dimensions of effective Christian leadership.
Lesson 1: Effective Worship Leading
Lesson 2: Effective Christian Education
Lesson 3: Effective Church Discipline
Lesson 4: Effective Counseling
The student of the Bible has access today to many remarkable tools, both written and software, all which can help him or her gain a mastery of the Word. We will concentrate first on the basic tools for solid biblical interpretation: a good translation of Scripture, Hebrew and Greek aids, a Bible dictionary, a concordance, and exegetical commentaries. We will also consider additional tools that may enrich our study of Scripture. These will include cross-reference aids, topical Bibles; cross-reference Bibles, and topical concordances. We will also discuss aids which focus on history and customs of the Bible: Bible dictionaries, Bible encyclopedias, atlases, and other related reference works. Finally, we will briefly look at Bible handbooks, study Bibles, and other helps, and conclude our discussion with the use of Bible commentaries, and the role of tools in general as you interpret you’re Bible for personal devotion, preaching, and teaching.
The Bible’s own remarkable claim of its transforming power ought to be reason enough to challenge us to master the Word of God. “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work” 2 Tim. 3.16-17.
The God-breathed Word of God in the words of humankind is sufficient to enrich us, delight us, and make us competent and equipped for every good work. Truly, the Word of God cannot be broken, will always accomplish its purpose, and will ensure the person of God enjoys good success in all they do to advance the Kingdom of God wherever they are (John 10.35; Isa. 55.8-11; Josh. 1.8).
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