Psalms (PART I) ALIVE!
The Spring 2026 quarter will feature Palms (Part I). It is our second interactive study of the book of Palms and has practical help for any Christian.
“Psalms” means in Hebrew, “Book of Praises.” The Bible’s Book of Praises was originally sung by Levites in the temple in Jerusalem, and each song was composed over a 946-year period. Psalms conveys six basic themes: 1-God in all His splendor, 2-His wonderful plans for the people He created, 3-our privilege of close fellowship with Him, 4-our reasons to give thanks to Him, 5-our remembrance of His role in our history, and 6-our joy in His deliverance from our enemies. You will learn about three basic kinds of Psalms and study in depth a number of Psalms of each type. You will discover how all-150 Psalms are classified, who wrote each, and their basic messages. You will see how numerous prophecies of the Messiah written many centuries before He came to earth are 100% accurate! You will discover that the book of Psalms contains a medicine cabinet for all the hurts people may experience and will examine a number of spiritual prescriptions. Special attention is given to several alphabetic psalms, including Psalm 119, that use a sequenced alphabet of Hebrew letters to begin each verse as memory aids. Psalms (Part 1) Sp26 happens for eight Mondays in Room 700 at 7:00pm.
Information about diamond mining:
A diamond is formed when great pressure and high temperature changes graphite’s atomic structure of pure carbon to this form. It occurs naturally about 75 miles under volcanic rock where these temperatures and pressures occur.
Graphite is pure carbon in a soft form; a diamond is pure carbon in the hardest form possible (a hardness of 10 on the Moh scale of mineral hardness, with 10 the highest reading on the scale). Graphite is pure carbon of low value, but a diamond is pure carbon of the highest value. The only way they differ is their atomic structure. Atoms of the element carbon occur in different configurations in graphite than in diamonds.
Our Psalms diamond mine contains spiritual diamonds of great spiritual value. Graphite deposits are also found in the diamond mine of Psalms, similarly to what we found in Proverbs.
This class shows us important attributes of God. It will help us as Christians to grow spiritually as we learn more about our Creator and ourselves and applies many Bible principles to our lives today. If you want to be discipled, this class will do that. There are no prerequisite requirements to take this class. The first class of Psalms Alive! (Part 1) Sp26 is Monday, April 6, 2026, and continues for seven more Mondays at 7:00pm – 8:30pm in Room 700. This quarter meets from 4-6 to 5-25-26 to cover many topics in the book of Psalms and how it fits in with other Old Testament books and subjects. Another set of eight classes in Psalms Alive! (Part 2) will occur in the Fall Quarter of 2026.
Information about diamond mining:
A diamond is formed when great pressure and high temperature changes graphite’s atomic structure of pure carbon to this form. It occurs naturally about 75 miles under volcanic rock where these temperatures and pressures occur.
Graphite is pure carbon in a soft form; a diamond is pure carbon in the hardest form possible (a hardness of 10 on the Moh scale of mineral hardness, with 10 the highest reading on the scale). Graphite is pure carbon of low value, but a diamond is pure carbon of the highest value. The only way they differ is their atomic structure. Atoms of the element carbon occur in different configurations in graphite than in diamonds.
Our Psalms diamond mine contains spiritual diamonds of great spiritual value. Graphite deposits are also found in the diamond mine of Psalms, similarly to what we found in Proverbs.
This class shows us important attributes of God. It will help us as Christians to grow spiritually as we learn more about our Creator and ourselves and applies many Bible principles to our lives today. If you want to be discipled, this class will do that. There are no prerequisite requirements to take this class. The first class of Psalms Alive! (Part 1) Sp26 is Monday, April 6, 2026, and continues for seven more Mondays at 7:00pm – 8:30pm in Room 700. This quarter meets from 4-6 to 5-25-26 to cover many topics in the book of Psalms and how it fits in with other Old Testament books and subjects. Another set of eight classes in Psalms Alive! (Part 2) will occur in the Fall Quarter of 2026.
The Doctrine of the Word of God
The class on the Doctrine of the Word of God will be an interactive study of what the Bible teaches us about itself. The class will be a benefit to anyone seeking a foundational understanding of what the Bible is. We will deal with several common questions about the Bible.
The class on the Doctrine of the Word of God will be an interactive study of what the Bible teaches us about itself. The class will be a benefit to anyone seeking a foundational understanding of what the Bible is. We will deal with several common questions about the Bible.
What is the Word of God? We will study the aspects of the Word of God as the person of God and speech by God.
Why does the Bible have a fixed number of books? We will look at the historical process of compiling the Bible into the 66 books that we have today. We will see why the books that are in the Bible were included and others were excluded.
How can we know that the Bible is the Word of God? We will examine the authority of Scripture: what the Bible claims for itself as being the authentic Word of God.
Is the Bible free from any errors? On the basis of the authenticity of the Bible as the Word of God, we will see that the Bible teaches that God cannot lie and, therefore, His words are completely true and without error in any part.
Can ordinary people understand the Bible? We will study the fact that for those who God has caused to be teachable by being born again, the teachings of the Bible are understandable. We will briefly encounter the study of Hermeneutics, or the biblical rules of interpretation.
Why is the Bible necessary to know God? We will discuss how the Bible is necessary to come to saving faith, live an authentic Christ-centered life and know God’s will.
Is the Bible all we need to know God? We will examine the sufficiency of Scripture. This means that Scripture contains all the words of God we need for salvation and for trusting and obeying God. We are not allowed to take away from or add to Scripture or seek any further revelation.
What is the Word of God? We will study the aspects of the Word of God as the person of God and speech by God.
Why does the Bible have a fixed number of books? We will look at the historical process of compiling the Bible into the 66 books that we have today. We will see why the books that are in the Bible were included and others were excluded.
How can we know that the Bible is the Word of God? We will examine the authority of Scripture: what the Bible claims for itself as being the authentic Word of God.
Is the Bible free from any errors? On the basis of the authenticity of the Bible as the Word of God, we will see that the Bible teaches that God cannot lie and, therefore, His words are completely true and without error in any part.
Can ordinary people understand the Bible? We will study the fact that for those who God has caused to be teachable by being born again, the teachings of the Bible are understandable. We will briefly encounter the study of Hermeneutics, or the biblical rules of interpretation.
Why is the Bible necessary to know God? We will discuss how the Bible is necessary to come to saving faith, live an authentic Christ-centered life and know God’s will.
Is the Bible all we need to know God? We will examine the sufficiency of Scripture. This means that Scripture contains all the words of God we need for salvation and for trusting and obeying God. We are not allowed to take away from or add to Scripture or seek any further revelation.