Thursday Classes By Pastor Marc Heinz.

For more than a year now, a group of dedicated students have gathered every Thursday afternoon to learn more about rightly teaching the Word of God. It has been a wonderful experience for me but I suspect that for my students it has been challenging and at times very difficult as they learn how to exegete and rightly divide God’s Word. They have worked hard to learn basic fundamentals about the original languages in which the Bible was written. They have also learned how to use a variety of exegetical tools that have greatly enhanced their ability to interpret Scripture. The past few months we have been studying the Foundations for Biblical Preaching and Teaching. As part of our study we spent a great deal of time examining the historical, Biblical and theological foundations for teaching and preaching the Living Word. Recently. I asked my students to write a short paper on what they had learned during our study. I gave them the opportunity to choosing from four questions and then write a “think Piece” based on the question they chose. All of them did great, and exceeded my expectations! When I suggested to them that their church family should have the opportunity to read what they wrote, and see the fruit of their labor only two agreed. Below you can read what they learned. The two below chose the first question: “The tension in homiletic values is that between rhetorical sophistication and the work of the Holy Spirit. Some preachers are inclined to depend on rhetorical techniques to obtain results. Some would argue that all that counts is the work of the Holy Spirit. Perhaps a better position lies somewhere between these two views. State and defend a series of propositions by which the Christian preacher should balance his responsibility to communicate the Word of God in the best possible way . . . “  Click here to read more.