Harbor, Pepperdine Bible Lectures
Christian scholars and church leaders at Harbor, Pepperdine University’s annual Bible Lectures, inspire listeners with this collection of topics on Christian living, relationships, ministry, and biblical insight.
Latest episodes
May 17, 2023 • 44min
Common Grace/Uncommon Gospel
Teacher: Monte Cox
In a culture steeped in pluralism and the relativism it brings, what are some "points of contact" with our non-Christian neighbors? Can we still claim that the Gospel is unique?
May 17, 2023 • 42min
Abba Father: God of Rescue
Teacher: Bobby Valentine
May 17, 2023 • 1h 1min
The Simple Secret: Choosing Love in a Culture of Hostility
Teacher: Josh Graves
Jesus' understanding and commitment to love is what separates him from many of the great teachers in human history. This session will explore Jesus' passion for love--including the rejection of lame expressions of love-- and what it means for us today as local churches seek to embody love in a culture bent towards shame, deceit, competition, division, and hostility.
May 17, 2023 • 1h 1min
Keep Calm and Carry On: How Ministers/Leaders Can Move Forward When Ministry is Difficult
Teachers: Scott Lambert, Jim Martin
Spiritual leaders need encouragement to keep pressing forward in challenging Kingdom work. Approaches and tactics to wrestle with burnout, stress and anxiety will be accompanied by words of blessings, courage and prayers over each person in attendance. Both nights will offer practical insights as well as the feeding of each leader's soul. End the Harbor day with a time of encouragement to stay courageous in serving God and His people.
May 16, 2023 • 1h 12min
Abba Father: God of Steadfast Love
Teacher: Bobby Valentine
May 16, 2023 • 54min
Kingdom Confusion: How to Talk About the Sin of Christian Nationalism Without Splitting the Church
Teacher: Doug Peters
May 16, 2023 • 45min
A Poetic Take
Teacher: Zac Luben
What might ministers learn from the ways poets view the world? This class will explore that question by looking at the work of Charles Taylor, Hartmut Rosa, and Andrew Root.
May 16, 2023 • 50min
Enneagram Wisdom fro Meaning and Belonging (Part 2)
Teachers: Luke Norsworthy, Suzanne Stabile
We haven't met anyone who doesn't want to belong or have meaning. Yet many of us seem to miss out on both. Drawing upon on timeless wisdom from the Living Word, Enneagram Master teacher Suzanne Stabile and Luke Norsworthy will discuss how to find both.
May 16, 2023 • 51min
Love Stories by Jesus: Finding Surprises about God’s Love in Christ’s Parables (Part 2)
Teacher: Jeff Walling
May 16, 2023 • 48min
Restoration for a New Generation: The Spirit (Part 2)
Teacher: Taylor Walling
Restoration churches have always claimed to model themselves after the New Testament church. The church that started on Pentecost. The church that prayed and walls shook. The church that added to their number daily. Among the many characteristics of the Spirit-filled early church, future generations have to reclaim a counter-cultural unity, unceasing prayer, and a living witness to the world. We must disciple tomorrow's church in daily dependence on and communion with God's very Spirit, for the sake of all generations to come.
