Trinity Basics for Spiritual Conversations

Dave Schutter

John 3:16

The reality of the Trinity is an important truth both to support our discipleship and our evangelism. As we see Scripture's witness to God as the Trinity, we mature in our faith and grow in our confidence, which in turn helps our evangelistic conversations improve. Through studying the Trinity in Scripture, this doctrinal truth can become a truth that is both relational and relevant for us. This workshop helps us extract key truths about the Trinity from Scripture and consider how to thoughtful converse about this topic with non-Christians.

Teaching Apologetics to Teens

Brad DuFault

John 15:5

While there are barriers to teaching apologetics to teenagers, there are also several important benefits. Apologetics can help lead non-believing teens to Christ, and students who are believers can begin to develop a confident faith. In order to teach them effectively, however, we should pray for God's help and involvement and seek ways to connect with the students. Through accommodating for students' understanding and encouraging participation, we can communicate the content in a way that is clear and impactful.

The Person of Jesus (Part 3) - Loving Anger

See Jesus Ministries

Mark 3:3-6

We find in the Bible that Jesus loves through his anger. Jesus embodies love and views people as they are meant to be seen. When Jesus gets angry it is because of injustice. Through the story of the man with the crippled hand we can follow Jesus' anger and learn how to love in anger.

Interlocking - An Overlooked Evidence for the Historical Reliabilty of the New Testament

James Rochford

Mark 3:3-6

James Rochford delivers an XSI breakout on the authenticity and reliability of the New Testament text. Our evidence lies in the following categories: 1) Timeframe, 2) Transmission, 3) Texts, 4) Trivial details, and 5) Testimonies. Focusing on the four gospel accounts, Rochford presents an argument for validity through understanding how passages in the gospels "interlock" with each other, ultimately showing that multiple authors viewed the same events.

The Person of Jesus (Part 1) - Seeing His Compassion

See Jesus Ministries

Luke 7:36-50

John delivers the first of three workshops based on the SeeJesus ministries discipleship resources and training formed by Paul Miller. As we study the person of Jesus we can understand who God is and how He interacts with people. In scripture when Jesus saw suffering, He had compassion and acted on it. As we study specific passages, using the format Paul Miller has created, we gain insight into God's own heart. \r\n\r\n

Jesus: Just Another Messianic Pretender or True Messiah?

Eric Chabot

Luke 7:36-50

Eric Chabot delivers an XSI breakout on understanding the depth and breadth of the claim that Jesus is the Messiah. Chabot does this through examining scripture, prophetic passages, and a variety of arguments from other religions and world views. \r\n

The Person of Jesus (Part 2) - The Missing Person of Jesus

See Jesus Ministries

John 20:11-18

Often times we can forget to behold the beauty of the true Jesus that we are heading towards. Opening up the gospels to reengage with the real person of Jesus can lead us to rediscovery. We can discover him through the eyes of the authors. We can also discover how he interacts with people and creates the space they need to enter into a love relationship with him. As we follow and try to live like Christ, we will get to know him more deeply.

Ways of Knowing: How the Bible Speaks to the Whole Person

Jim Leffel

John 17:20-21

Francis Schaeffer, in his book "The God Who is There," states that we must make a biblical case for Christ in every generation, meaning that we begin with the question of what is truth and how we may know it. There are several ways of knowing, and through examining these different ways, we can adopt a holistic and biblical view of both truth and knowledge. We find truth through our head, heart and hands. Another way to explain this would be knowing through propositional truth, personal truth and practical truth, all tests for identifying truth. As we explore this topic, we see how imperative discovering real truth is to our world and to our faith.

Avoiding Pitfalls that Reduce Scripture's Authority

D.A. Carson

John 17:20-21

Why is maintaining and protecting scripture's authority so important? There are ten pitfalls that we can run into that subtly undermine scripture. Carson explains each of these and offers practical advice on navigating them.