How Three New Churches are Reaching Unreached America - Part 1 transcript

How Three New Churches are Reaching Unreached America - Part 1

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "What are churches doing to extend God's kingdom? Three church planters share their experiences in diverse parts of America."
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Faulkner, Paul; Graul, Ike & Tumlinson, Sam
System: The Portal to Texas History
How To Develop Purpose - Instrumental Goals transcript

How To Develop Purpose - Instrumental Goals

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "This class will help people discover and fulfill God's purpose for their lives. All of God's people are meant to live with purpose, passion and prosperity. Come find a purpose-filled center for your life."
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Roach, Tony
System: The Portal to Texas History
How to Recover Lost Spiritual Power transcript

How to Recover Lost Spiritual Power

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "Isaiah 40 is full of divine comfort, caution and challenge. By offering Israel deliverance, cautioning them against idolatry, and exhorting them to redouble their efforts, God calls His people to rejuvenation. If they are to succeed, they must first recover their spiritual power."
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Mondaize, Rolston
System: The Portal to Texas History
How We Got Here transcript

How We Got Here

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "Hopelessness haunts the globe and many corners of the church. Class examines our current setting and strategies for being agents of hope by telling the story effectively and authentically 'being the church.'"
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Anderson, Lynn
System: The Portal to Texas History
In Search of Shalom transcript

In Search of Shalom

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "Isaiah's vision is full of images and metaphors depicting God's shalom. Today's church would do well to recapture this vision and see that one of its principal missions is to become a place where people can experience shalom in the here-and-now as well as in the hereafter."
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Ashlock, Rodney
System: The Portal to Texas History
Indulging in the Pleasures of God transcript

Indulging in the Pleasures of God

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "Does the Bible really teach that Christianity is self-denying? Experiencing Christianity as restrictive can drain our souls and weaken spiritual life. There is a better way. Why not indulge in the pleasures of God and enjoy Him forever?"
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Adcox, Jimmy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Introducing Psalms - Psalm 1 transcript

Introducing Psalms - Psalm 1

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "The Psalms speak to personal renewal in worship and life. Look in this inspired ancient hymnal to feel its life-changing impact on our attitudes and our actions."
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Woods, Clyde M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Is Paul a Guide for Pastoral Care? transcript

Is Paul a Guide for Pastoral Care?

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "Contemporary studies of spiritual formation and pastoral care focus on the minister's response to individual crises. Paul's work included the transformation of communities into the image of Christ. His pastoral care included acceptance of the individual and the demand for change."
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Thompson, James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Is Rhetoric Reality? transcript

Is Rhetoric Reality?

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "The final chapters of Isaiah address the challenges of living in a newly created community that does not yet live in the utopian world religious people sometimes seek. These chapters offer a model to us as we also live faithfully under less-than-ideal circumstances."
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Hamilton, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Isaiah and the Politics of Faith - Part 1 transcript

Isaiah and the Politics of Faith - Part 1

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "Isaiah 1-12 addresses two perennially controversial topics, politics and religion. What relevance does Isaiah have for contemporary Christians and today's church?"
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Marrs, Rick
System: The Portal to Texas History
Isaiah and the Politics of Faith - Part 2 transcript

Isaiah and the Politics of Faith - Part 2

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "Isaiah 1-12 addresses two perennially controversial topics, politics and religion. What relevance does Isaiah have for contemporary Christians and today's church?"
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Marrs, Rick
System: The Portal to Texas History
Isaiah and the Politics of Faith - Part 3 transcript

Isaiah and the Politics of Faith - Part 3

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "Isaiah 1-12 addresses two perennially controversial topics, politics and religion. What relevance does Isaiah have for contemporary Christians and today's church?"
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Marrs, Rick
System: The Portal to Texas History
Isn't Jesus the Only Way? transcript

Isn't Jesus the Only Way?

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "The U. S. is now the most religiously diverse nation in the world. How should Christians respond? Since Jesus is the only way, can Christians honor religious diversity? Can Christians grow spiritually through the encounter with other religions?"
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Patty, Stacy L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Jesus Proposal: Being God's Child - Event or Process? transcript

The Jesus Proposal: Being God's Child - Event or Process?

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "Christians are trying to make sense of post-modernity. One of its positive features is an emphasis on relationship over rigid categories and exclusion. Class explores the possibilities such a shift offers to the hope for Christian unity."
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Shelly, Rubel & York, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Jesus Proposal: God is Not Far From Us transcript

The Jesus Proposal: God is Not Far From Us

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "Christians are trying to make sense of post-modernity. One of its positive features is an emphasis on relationship over rigid categories and exclusion. Class explores the possibilities such a shift offers to the hope for Christian unity."
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Shelly, Rubel & York, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Jesus Proposal: The Proposal at Work transcript

The Jesus Proposal: The Proposal at Work

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "Christians are trying to make sense of post-modernity. One of its positive features is an emphasis on relationship over rigid categories and exclusion. Class explores the possibilities such a cultural shift offers to the hope for Christian unity."
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Shelly, Rubel & York, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Kinder, Gentler Look at Matthew 19 transcript

A Kinder, Gentler Look at Matthew 19

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "Take another look at Matthew 19. By seeing it in the larger perspective of Matthew's emphasis on mercy, we may deliver this text from the war-zone of views on marriage and divorce."
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Mick, Kenneth
System: The Portal to Texas History
Life in the Last Days transcript

Life in the Last Days

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "We have so personalized God that we find it difficult to see God as the prime mover of history. Yet the biblical writings consistently portray God as moving through history to accomplish His purposes. What are those purposes and moves?"
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Woodroof, Tim
System: The Portal to Texas History
Living Water: Receiving Jesus' Gift transcript

Living Water: Receiving Jesus' Gift

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "Accept Jesus' invitation to 'come and see' the place where God dwells. When we dwell imaginatively in the gospel of John, the realities of heaven come alive and offer us eternal life."
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Love, D'Esta
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lord's Supper After the Cross transcript

The Lord's Supper After the Cross

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "An examination of the theology and practice of the Lord's Supper in Churches of Christ."
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Fair, Ian A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lord's Supper Before the Cross transcript

The Lord's Supper Before the Cross

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "An examination of the theology and practice of the Lord's Supper in Churches of Christ."
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Fair, Ian A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lord's Supper Today transcript

The Lord's Supper Today

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "An examination of the theology and practice of the Lord's Supper in Churches of Christ."
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Fair, Ian A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Meeting the Challenges of Transformation transcript

Meeting the Challenges of Transformation

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University: "Contemporary studies of spiritual formation and pastoral care focus on the minister's response to individual crises. Paul's work included the transformation of communities into the image of Christ. His pastoral care included acceptance of the individual and the demand for change."
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Thompson, James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Men's Fellowship Dinner transcript

Men's Fellowship Dinner

Lecture given Saturday, June 26, 2004 at Abilene Christian University
Date: June 26, 2004
Creator: Meador, Prentice
System: The Portal to Texas History