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Ade posted a new activity comment

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:20:58 -0400

Absolutely! We should always be praying for revival! I don’t think it gets prayed for enough!

In reply to - Justin posted an update

Intercessory prayer for revival is always important. As we look at our society, we see the desperate need for revival. It doesn’t take much observation to realize how far the majority […]

Ade posted a new activity comment

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:19:28 -0400

Since coming here to study I have been putting a lot more focus on the original meaning of words when I read the Bible and like you having more AHA moments as a result.

In reply to - Patricia posted an update

Although I consider myself a fairly new Christian, I was raised going to Church and Sunday School. Reading the bible has always been difficult for me because of not understanding all […]

Ade posted an update: This lesson focuses on challenges to spiritual power all […]

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:16:20 -0400

This lesson focuses on challenges to spiritual power all of which origiate from Satan. There are various reasons for challenges including peoples unbelief, conflicting with popular opinion and just because we strive to live a Godly life, but all challenges should be faced the same way. We need to recognise the source is Satan and immediately…

Ade posted a new activity comment

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 06:24:59 -0400

Well said, all to often our culture takes the best for us and leaves whatever is left for everyone else (this can include God).

In reply to - Terry posted an update

The Book of Malachi applies to us today by warning us against spiritual apathy, challenging us to give God our absolute best instead of our leftovers and pointing us toward God.

Ade posted an update: This lesson focuses on power failure. There are many […]

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 06:23:53 -0400

This lesson focuses on power failure. There are many root causes of spiritual power failure including sin, bondages, selfish motives, emulations, disbelief and limiting God. There are however times when everything is as it should be but the spirit of God does not move in the situation we are praying into, we have to recognise that the power…

Ade posted a new activity comment

Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:55:47 -0400

Revelation is heavy reading, I like how you have pulled out such a simple but fundamental truth that goes a long way to summarising the book.

In reply to - Andrew posted an update

The last few minutes of the lesson was what I will take away from it. Yes, the book of Revelation contains a great deal of encouragement. When we see some of the frightening events on […]

Ade posted a new activity comment

Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:54:15 -0400

I like your analogy of the fall at Eden!

In reply to - Dominic Otieno posted an update The story of Rachel and Leah giving Bilhah and Zilpah to Jacob reminds me of the consequences of the Edenic failure, where human beings began trying to achieve God’s purposes […]

Ade posted an update: This lesson focuses on how to recieve the power of the […]

Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:53:38 -0400

This lesson focuses on how to recieve the power of the Holy Spirit. As with everything else, God has given us all that we need and we just need to search Him and ask. We can recieve the Holy Spirit through praying for it specifically and believing that it will come. We can pursue further through fasting. Whilst the Holy Spirit gives specific…

Ade posted an update: This lesson focuses on the power of suffering. Suffering […]

Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:50:06 -0400

This lesson focuses on the power of suffering. Suffering can come from a multitude of sources including others, life, ministry, Satan and our sin but can yield great power in our lives. Suffering tests and proves our faith, it deepens our faith, it provides opportunities for God to make us strong in our weakness and to turn losses into wins. If…

Ade posted an update: This lesson focuses on the power of His resurrection […]

Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:45:04 -0400

This lesson focuses on the power of His resurrection which is the basis of our faith as belief in the resurrection is essential for salvation. It brings us hope, life, purpose and ultimately closer to God. For those of us who believe, we can tap into that power in our daily lives as we strive to live for Him.

Ade posted a new activity comment

Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:34:45 -0400

There is a fine line between taking pride in ones work and making it all about us with our egos. I think pride is one of the sins we don’t talk about enough.

In reply to - Terry posted an update

The Book of Zephaniah teaches us that God takes human pride and sin very seriously but His ultimate goal through discipline us humility, purification and deep restoration.

Ade posted a new activity comment

Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:33:27 -0400

It is definitely as relevant today as it was when it was written!

In reply to - Terry posted an update

The Book of Zechariah is relevant to us today as it offers a message of hope during times of discouragement, reminds us of God’s active role in the world and details clear prophecies […]

Ade posted an update: This lesson focuses on the power of authority. Just like […]

Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:32:39 -0400

This lesson focuses on the power of authority. Just like a Policeman carries the authority of the Law and the Government, we carry the authority of God in Heaven when we carry out His work.God is the source of all power in the natural and spiritual worlds. All power is delegated from Him. He delegated this power to establish structure in the…

Ade posted an update: This lesson focuses on the power of the word. The word […]

Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:17:57 -0400

This lesson focuses on the power of the word. The word comes from God, the Bible refers to two different Greek words associated with it, “logos” the complete word of God (i.e. His written word) and “rhema” Gods word in specific situations (i.e. His spoken word). The power of the word lies in its source (God) and its guidance in practical use,…

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Mon, 21 Sep 2026 06:31:20 -0400

There are some interesting parallels between the pattern of Josephs life and key biblical events.

In reply to - Roscoe posted an update

Session 18 really stands out to me because it shows how the Joseph story is connected to the larger biblical story of death, resurrection, exile, restoration, and God’s promise. I was […]

Ade posted a new activity comment

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 06:29:31 -0400

This module really pulls back the curtain on prayer showing it to have far greater reach and implications than one might expect.

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Intercessory Prayer

Lesson 3

I learned there are several different types of prayer! 8 also learned anout binding and loosing. Ive never heard of binding in Christianity, but i have jeard […]

Ade posted an update: This lesson focuses on the power of prayer and is a […]

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 06:27:25 -0400

This lesson focuses on the power of prayer and is a revision of a previous module covering how to pray (as Jesus taught it), the levels of prayer (ask, seek and knock), the applications of prayer and the hinderances of prayer. Taking Jesus’s example, prayer was associated with every significant event in His life, it is a practice that we should…

Ade posted an update: This lesson focuses on the power of the name of Jesus. […]

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 06:24:24 -0400

This lesson focuses on the power of the name of Jesus. In biblical times great significance was attached to a name (more so than in todays culture) which were given by birth or later in life (i.e. changed) by conferrance or achievement. The name Jesus means Saviour which was given to Him by God His father, it was also received His name…

Ade posted an update: This lesson focuses on Faith, Power and Works and […]

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 06:26:16 -0400

This lesson focuses on Faith, Power and Works and their relationship to each other. Faith is belief and the assurance of something, faith in God is grown by spending more time in His Word. To experience power, we must have faith. To demonstrate power we must have faith. For faith and power to be effective in the spread of the Gospel, they must…

Ade posted an update: This lesson focuses on the power of annointing which is […]

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 06:21:59 -0400

This lesson focuses on the power of annointing which is a biblical process inwhich a person or a thing is dedicated to God. The process was used commonly in the Old Testament for kings, priests and prophets as they stepped into service, in the New Testament God annointed Jesus immediately after John the Baptist baptised Him right before…

Ade posted a new activity comment

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:33:58 -0400

Absolutely! Without the Holy Spirit we are just doing this in our own strength which either tends to go wrong or we tend not to realise the full potential.

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Lesson 9: The Holy Spirit in the Believer, Pt. 2

This lesson examines the vital role of the Holy Spirit in empowering believers to be effective witnesses for Jesus Christ. Chuck […]

Ade posted a new activity comment

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:32:19 -0400

A very interesting perspective.

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Course The Doctrine of Christ

Chapter 3 The Angel of the Lord

The Angel of the Lord in the Old Testament is a unique figure and should not always be understood simply as an angelic being […]

Ade posted an update: This lesson focuses on the power of love. Love is one of […]

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:28:53 -0400

This lesson focuses on the power of love. Love is one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit (Galations 5) and 1 Corinthians 13 is shown to be greater than tongues, knowledge, prophecy, faith, giving, hope and martyrdom. The love Paul is referring to 1 Corinthians 13 is not romantic love as the word is tended to be associated in our culture but…

Ade posted an update: This lesson focuses on the power of the Holy Spirit. […]

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:21:06 -0400

This lesson focuses on the power of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit has an incredibly powerful and wide effect on the lives of believers as a guide, teacher, comforter, and empowerer (to name but a few). A sign of the Holy Spirit truely dwelling in our lives is Baptisim of the Holy Spirit, evidence of which is the ability to speak in…

Ade posted an update: This lesson focuses on the power of the Gospel. The […]

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:15:20 -0400

This lesson focuses on the power of the Gospel. The Gospel lives up to its meaning “Good News’ in that it reveals God to man and most importantly details salvation following Jesus’s death on the cross. The power of the Gospel is inseperable from the power of the blood as it is by Jesus’s ultimate sacrifice that we are able to be saved.

Ade posted an update: This lesson is about the purpose of power. Power can be […]

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:32:35 -0400

This lesson is about the purpose of power. Power can be used to do things for the greater good, it can also be used for destruction. Worldly purposes of power are not the same as heavenly purposes. Worldy purposes are selfish, heavenly purposes are for forwarding the Kingdom of God and reaching the lost, they are also to be used for fighting…

Ade posted an update: This lesson is about delegation of authority. Jesus gave […]

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:26:16 -0400

This lesson is about delegation of authority. Jesus gave his followers the responsibility of spreading the gospel just before he left the earth. He also gave them the authority to do so, this authority was spiritual power. When authority is given, it is given by a greater power than the individual on which the authority is placed. As we carry…

Ade posted a new activity comment

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:13:34 -0400

Thank you!

In reply to - Ade posted an update

This lesson focuses on the power and authority of Jesus. Jesus was the visible manefestation of Gods power, He was born in power and later baptised in power by John. God was the source of […]

Ade posted an update: This lesson focuses on the power and authority of […]

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 06:40:20 -0400

This lesson focuses on the power and authority of Jesus. Jesus was the visible manefestation of Gods power, He was born in power and later baptised in power by John. God was the source of His power and there were no limits to it. Jesus taught and ministered with Gods authority. During his time on earth he visibly demonstrated this with power…

Ade posted an update: This lesson is about the constant challenge to Gods […]

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 06:32:49 -0400

This lesson is about the constant challenge to Gods power and authority by Satan. Satan poses no threat whatsoever to God, but he seeks to decieve humanity by counterfitting Gods power to fulfill his goal of leading us away from God. Satan literally mirrors the model that God has set up, even with his own trinity (Satan, the beast & the…

Ade posted an update: This lesson focuses on the source of power - God, whom […]

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 06:25:20 -0400

This lesson focuses on the source of power – God, whom is all powerful and whos power is everlasting. God reveals his power in many ways including nature, supernatural signs and His word with the purpose of redeeming mankind from sin. God gives us authority through the Holy Spirit to do His work. Whilst Gods power is absolute and unchallenged,…

Ade posted an update: This lesson introduces the topic of Gods supernatural […]

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:36:50 -0400

This lesson introduces the topic of Gods supernatural power. It shows how it is different to worldly power sources (interlectual power, political power, finiancial power etc) and how it is at the core of the Christian ministry. As humans we have a tendancy to do things in our own strength and power, when we do this we miss out on what God…

Ade posted a new activity comment

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:40:00 -0400

Sounds like this task is at least as in-depth as spiritual mapping a local area.

In reply to - Melanie posted an update

Environmental Analysis

Lesson 2

I learned about the different types of environmental analysis. There are personal analysis, analyzing a people group, analyzing an area, analyzing a […]

Ade posted an update: This lesson focuses on Pauls approach to mulitplication […]

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:37:00 -0400

This lesson focuses on Pauls approach to mulitplication in Ephesus where he established a training centre. This was essentially a mass production approach to training up large numbers of disciples that would not have been possible without the infastructure and resourcing of a training centre. The concept is as relevant today as it was in…

Ade posted an update: This lesson focuses on stunted growh, the things that […]

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:28:45 -0400

This lesson focuses on stunted growh, the things that can slow and/or prevent growth. They include lack of vision, lack of spiritual food, lack of rooting, wrong priorities, irrelevant ministry for the target community and never leaving the church building (the list goes on). In all cases these reasons that can stunt our growth have been…

Ade posted an update: This lesson focuses on discipleship and the […]

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:22:48 -0400

This lesson focuses on discipleship and the difference between converts and disciples. The Great Commission is not about making converts its about making disciples who can make more disciples and so on. This requires a far greater amount of effort as there is a lengthy nuturing and teaching period required to grow a convert into a disciple.…

Ade posted an update: This lesson focuses on bridging growth which is reaching […]

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:09:20 -0400

This lesson focuses on bridging growth which is reaching a new culturally different community or ethnicity. It would be all too easy to bundle this with church expansion in general but some key subtlties would missed. When Paul brought the gospel to new cultures he inlisted the help of local people within then community as they were…

Ade posted an update: This lesson focuses on church expansion which is […]

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:08:48 -0400

This lesson focuses on church expansion which is the creation of new churches typically via church planting but in some cases dividing 1 church into two seperate churches. The analogy for planting is appropriate as its not enough for a parent church to simply open the doors of a new small church and walk away. Like a growing plant it…

Ade posted an update: This lesson focuses on church expansion which is […]

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:36:46 -0400

Ade posted an update: This lesson focuses on church expansion. It looks at […]

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:32:07 -0400

This lesson focuses on church expansion. It looks at the rapid growth of the early church in Acts and the key factors behind it. Its very clear that church expansion takes vision, strategy, planning and every involved member pulling their weight, it is not something that we sit around for and wait to happen. God has given us gifts to aid us…

Ade posted a new activity comment

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:42:25 -0400

Absolutely! “But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.” James‬ ‭1‬:‭22‬ ‭

In reply to - Melanie posted an update

Teaching Tactics

Leason 9

I learned that the final goal in Biblical teaching is to prepare students to stand before God perfected in Jesus Christ. I also learned the important objectives […]

Ade posted a new activity comment

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:38:19 -0400

It indeed contains all the info we need to live a Godly life!

In reply to - Rhonda posted an update Something that was interesting about Chapter 1 was the focus scripture: “All scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, and for […]

Ade posted an update: This lesson focuses on internal growth in the church […]

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:36:58 -0400

This lesson focuses on internal growth in the church and what it looks like (i.e. what are its fruits, what is the evidence). The Holy Spirit plays an integral role in growth, convicting, strengtening and guiding us. Conditions for growth are very much like growing a plant there needs to be a seed going into fertile soil and once planted there…

Ade posted a new activity comment

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 06:38:41 -0400

I think you’ve hit the nail on the head in describing the human condition in general! As humans we have an innate ability to take something so simple and obvious and absolutely mess it up for no rational reason.

In reply to - Shawnta posted an update

One thing that stood out to me while reading Exodus 19–40 was how Israel could praise God, fear God, and doubt God almost all in the same thought. God had shown them time and time again […]

Ade posted an update: This lesson focuses on the function of the Church which […]

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 06:36:23 -0400

This lesson focuses on the function of the Church which is worship, service within the body, fellowship and mission. The Holy Spirit is at the centre of the church inspiring worship, directing mission, appointing leaders and guiding the churches direction. When church functions as it is intended to biblically growth can be seen both in numbers…

Ade posted an update: This lesson focuses on the basic multiplication plan i.e. […]

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 06:30:47 -0400

This lesson focuses on the basic multiplication plan i.e. a believer goes out, leads a unbeliever to Christ & disciples them to the point that they can lead an unbeliever to Christ (then then cycle starts again but with 2 believers). Whilst we all have different roles in the church and have been specifically given different gifts by God,…

Ade posted an update: This lesson about parables of multiplication and shows […]

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 09:54:28 -0400

This lesson about parables of multiplication and shows how many of Jesus’s parables are closely linked with the concept of spiritual multiplication. Whislt the parable vary greatly in duration and content there is an underlying theme that our efforts must bear fruit.

Ade posted an update: This lesson focuses on the necessity that […]

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 09:45:44 -0400

This lesson focuses on the necessity that spiritual multiplication must bear fruit but at the same time warns of the danger of focusing on numbers. Whilst are called to build Gods Kingdom the only way to know we are doing so is to measure the result to know we are being fruitful. Satan would like us to put our focus on numbers fostering a…

Ade posted an update: This lesson introduces the topic of spiritual […]

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 09:37:18 -0400

This lesson introduces the topic of spiritual multiplication and likens it to fishing. Many of Jesus’s disciples were fishermen before Jesus invited them to come and be fishers of men. Fishing is a particularly good analogy for witnessing the gospel; fishing uses different equipment depending on the application, requires good timing and a…

Ade posted an update: This lesson is about how to win the war when you've […]

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:25:08 -0400

This lesson is about how to win the war when you’ve lost the battle. It takes precedent from a number of biblical characters Joshua, King David, Elijah and Paul, all who had set backs and yet picked themselves up and in His strength went on to successive victories. The lesson presents a simple plan of recover: recognise failure, repent,…