Harbor, Pepperdine Bible Lectures

Teachers: Jeff and Kera Hubbard, Bret Morris We aim to highlight that through the grace of Jesus we are new creations. Our old rhythms, habits, or addictions will be exposed for the false security and comfort that they are. Instead, through the grace of Jesus we can be made new, seeing and experiencing the world in new ways. The old is gone and the new has come. There is no other answers than Jesus in regards to who can comfort, forgive, empower, and lead us into the way life was intended to be.

Teachers: Josh Ross, Joshua Graves Love is the only legacy that matters. This two part class will explore what it means to love well and be loved. Howard Thurman wrote, "Love or perish." No human prior or since Jesus exemplifies what it means to live this kind of beautiful life like Jesus of Nazareth. If you want to be a better practitioner of love, these two sessions are for you!

Teachers: Josh Ross, Joshua Graves Love is the only legacy that matters. This two part class will explore what it means to love well and be loved. Howard Thurman wrote, "Love or perish." No human prior or since Jesus exemplifies what it means to live this kind of beautiful life like Jesus of Nazareth. If you want to be a better practitioner of love, these two sessions are for you!

Teacher: Soong-Chan Rah We are living through a once-in-a generation moment. The complex and myriad challenges we face as a church and as a Christian community requires a deeper theological reflection. In this session, we will engage in the necessary social analysis to better understand this historic moment. We will examine the lost spiritual practice of lament as an essential ecclesial expression that provides wisdom necessary for this moment.

Teacher: Soong-Chan Rah We are living through a once-in-a generation moment. The complex and myriad challenges we face as a church and as a Christian community requires a deeper theological reflection. In this session, we will engage in the necessary social analysis to better understand this historic moment. We will examine the lost spiritual practice of lament as an essential ecclesial expression that provides wisdom necessary for this moment.

Teacher: Ron Highfield What does the Bible mean when it says, “Jesus died for our sins” and proclaims Jesus as Savior? Believers often repeat these words without deep understanding. Many popular explanations of how Jesus saves, especially the role of his death on the cross, appeal either to emotions of pity and gratitude or present a cold theory of how a just and wrathful God punished Jesus in our place to “pay” for our sins. In these talks, I urge believers to move past both of these dead ends and view Jesus as our representative and champion who frees us from our wretchedness and enables us to realize our created greatness. He gives us a new beginning!

Teacher: Ron Highfield What does the Bible mean when it says, “Jesus died for our sins” and proclaims Jesus as Savior? Believers often repeat these words without deep understanding. Many popular explanations of how Jesus saves, especially the role of his death on the cross, appeal either to emotions of pity and gratitude or present a cold theory of how a just and wrathful God punished Jesus in our place to “pay” for our sins. In these talks, I urge believers to move past both of these dead ends and view Jesus as our representative and champion who frees us from our wretchedness and enables us to realize our created greatness. He gives us a new beginning!

Teacher: Don McLaughlin The world feels tired—too weary to care. Indifference is a word that is getting traction. People feel that they just don’t have it in them to care about war, politics, immigration, racism, or even re-engaging in a church. What do we make of the indifference we feel, and how do we overcome it to the glory of God and the good of the world?

Teacher: Don McLaughlin The world feels tired—too weary to care. Indifference is a word that is getting traction. People feel that they just don’t have it in them to care about war, politics, immigration, racism, or even re-engaging in a church. What do we make of the indifference we feel, and how do we overcome it to the glory of God and the good of the world?

Teacher: Rick Atchley The church of the future is going to look a lot like the multi-ethnic, multi-cultural church of the past. And the churches that have a future will recognize this sooner than later.