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The 2024 fall term begins on Sunday, October 6th and ends on Sunday, December 22nd (no classes on November 17th and December 29th). Classes start at 11:30am on the 3rd floor of the 450 building.
Practical Faith (Book of James)
Track: Foundations
Teaching Team: Warden Cai
The book of James contains much wisdom for practical Christian living covering such topics as trials,
temptation, judging, love and humility, works of faith, speech, and prayer. These are foundational topics
for believers to build up their faith for the real challenges of life as a disciple.
Managing God’s Money
Track: Topical
Teaching Team: Simeon Wong, David Shanta, Caleb Toong, Austin So
Our perspective on money and possessions—and how we handle them—lies at the heart of the Christian life. Does that sound like an overstatement? It’s not. The Bible emphatically demonstrates that how we view our money and possessions is paramount. What we do with them will influence eternity. We are all God’s money managers. In Luke 16, we see Jesus speaking, “He also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his possessions. 2 And he called him and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account of your management, for you can no longer be manager.’ (Luke 16:1-2)
Like the other “stewardship parables,” this parable shows that God, who is infinitely rich and owns all things, has assigned to human beings management responsibilities over his assets. We can manage his money and possessions well or—as in this man's case—poorly. One day, we will stand before God and give an account of how we have managed what belongs to him. Have we taken good care of it, using it wisely for purposes he approves of? Or have we misused or wasted it?
Joshua, Judges, and Ruth
Track: Bible
Teaching team: Nathaniel Chow, David Hwang, Brian Tse, Jamie Lau (teaching assistant)
Join us as we study the books of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth, which provide a vivid account of the early years of the nation of Israel, from the time of their re-entry into the Promised Land after their exodus from Egypt and 40 years of wilderness wanderings, to the establishment of the monarchy under King Saul. More than just presenting a historical account of events that happened over 3000 years ago, however,the se books continue to speak to us today, providing stirring reminders of the faithfulness of God to His people even in the face of their unfaithfulness, and calling us and the generations that follow us to walk in faith-fueled obedience to Him.
“…and you know in your hearts and souls, all of you, that not one word has failed of all the good things that the LORD your God promised concerning you.” (Joshua 23:14b)
Dates: This course will run for both Fall 2024 and Winter 2025 terms (October 6, 2024, through February
23, 2025).
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