Course Offerings

The church came into existence at the outpouring of the Spirit during Pentecost in Acts 2. Since then, it has morphed through many stages into what we see today. Many desirous Christians over that time have longed to return to the original church pattern as seen in the New Testament. But what was written there was never designed to be a textbook on church affairs. It is difficult to puzzle out all the practical details. Who were the Apostles, elders, and deacons, and how did they relate to each other? How did the churches keep their oneness, and how did they interact with each other? Can such a church exist today? In this book, Watchman Nee dives into these and other practical questions with unusual insight, making this a unique volume for those who want to “go back to the beginning.”

This class will present a concise profile of 9 key Church fathers, including some ante-Nicene Church Fathers and some Nicene and post-Nicene Church Fathers. We will explore each figure’s personality, background, living & major writings together with influence in Church history.

Before Class: Read pre-assigned material related to the figure we will cover in class.

Lecture In Class: 40-45 minutes. Instruction on the profile of the key figure.

Group sharing: 25-30 minutes. Sharing of inspiration and application based on the instruction.

There are a few topics of Bible study that allow you to stand as if upon a mountain top, gazing upon the breadth of Scripture from beginning to end, seeing the purposes of God as a continuous flow from eternity to eternity. “God’s Building” is one of these topics.

Used as a verb, “building” indicates God’s incessant action and purposeful drive. Used as a noun, it indicates the objects God is producing through His actions, building projects that work together to produce what God’s finally desires. By interacting with these building projects, God’s people could personally interact with God’s purpose in their day, and they could know God and touch His heart as few others could.

In this class, we will look at God’s major building projects through the Bible, considering both their purpose and the process of construction. Our hope is that through this topic, students would not only develop the “comprehensive view of Scripture” mentioned above but would also be full of insight and feeling concerning our interaction with God’s building in our present day.

High school isn't meant to last forever, and neither are Christian youth groups. While they both help us in the right direction, ultimately it is our relationship to God that will set the course for our life beyond, whether that's college, trade school, or work. In this class, we will learn to how to find answers to our questions in the Bible. We will explore what our church setting means to God. You will have a chance to meet other high schoolers who are going the extra mile to seek God. Our goal for this class is to help lay a foundation in each student's Christian life so that you can build your life after high school upon solid ground.

Note: This class is limited to High School juniors and seniors

God’s full salvation is more than we have ever imagined. This class will explore nine steps that God has taken to bring us into His full thought. This semester will focus on His full salvation as applied to the believer as an individual. The spring 2024 class will cover His salvation as applied to the corporate life, including the church and the body of Christ.

For us as individuals we will realize how God has loved us, chosen us, forgiven us, opened a way of faith for us, justified us, and is now sanctifying and transforming us. We will see how He gifts us for service and makes us New Testament priests and ministers. We will explore how God prepares us to “overcome,” that is, conquer challenges so that we might win a full reward. We will see how He brings us to know and prove His will. Finally, we will see how God has brought us into a life really “with Him,” where Christ lives in us, and we are even united with Him in life and service. Seeing and experiencing God’s full salvation should make everyone exclaim, “Lord, You are so rich, so wise, so capable, and so powerful. You have met all my needs and have brought me into Your will so that I may walk with You.”

The book of Psalms is a book of poetry. As long as people have had hearts, they have written poetry—using words to convey the depths of their experiences, sentiments, and thoughts. The psalms compiled in the book of Psalms are the same; they express a multitude of feelings from many people arising from their real walks with God. They speak out praise to God, accusation of the enemy, resentment of evil ones, blessings to the righteous, criticism of man, and evaluations of themselves. But the Psalms are also different; expressing not just human feelings, but also God’s speaking. There is one Psalmist writing the Psalms—God Himself. The voice of this Psalmist rings out through the praises of David, the sighing of Moses, the prayers of Solomon, the yearning of the sons of Korah, and the aspirations of many anonymous writers.

In the Fall we will cover Book 1 (Psalms 1-41). The theme of Book 1 is “The Growth of Life.” In the Spring we will cover Book 2 (Psalms 42-72). The theme of Book 2 is “The Church Life.” Personal growth is not for the individual but for the building up of the church. Likewise, the building up of the church is from the growth of the believers individually. The intention of this course is to shepherd those who are in Christ and desire to grow in the divine life.

The church history class for this year of the Sweet Savor Bible School will highlight a number of the servants of the Lord from the mid-18th century to the early 19th century, spanning both the fall and spring semesters of the 2023-2024 school year.

These spiritual men have each contributed to the growth and maturity of the Kingdom of God while serving the people of their age in both - Words & Deeds. This particular fruitful time of church history was brought upon by the spiritual awakening and revivals from the late 17th and early 18th centuries before; by having the Word of God opened freshly to the saints and applied practically in many of the Lord's churches around the world; this time period saw revivals among the believers, many sinners added to the Body of Christ, missions and missionaries operating both at home and abroad, as well as the light and life supply of truth in the scriptures opened objectively and applied subjectively, in newness of Spirit and life, throughout the world and among many of the Lord's children.

This century of church history included an incredible wave of faithful and consecrated bible teachers, evangelists, missionaries, and many other gifted members who operated among believers and unbelievers alike; resulting in many blessed lives that were offered up and spent; surely that were pleasing to the Lord and are now wonderful patterns for us to look at and consider today.

Which epistle in the New Testament has engendered so much debate concerning its authorship? Who is the author? Who are the Hebrews? The epistle to the Hebrews is unique in unveiling the Son of God as the author. It is unique in its interpretation of the types and figures in the Old Testament, to portray the surpassing excellence and superiority of the Son of God, Christ, as revealed in the new covenant. In the 303 verses of this epistle, the Old Testament is quoted 210 times. No other epistle walks us through, in such a detailed manner, the superiority of Christ to the angels, to Moses as the true Apostle, to Aaron in His earthly ministry as the High Priest with better sacrifices and better blood, and in His heavenly ministry as High Priest according to the order of Melchisedec, as the source of eternal salvation. He is superior to the first tabernacle as the second and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, and He is superior to the old covenant as the Mediator of a new and better covenant. No other book warns us, the true Hebrews, not to shrink back, but to enter into the holy of holies, the true rest that God has prepared for us. As we read this book, we discover that every believer in Christ is a Hebrew, and that there is an incentive and a serious warning not to neglect such a great salvation that God has given us. The epistle to the Hebrews is a wake-up call with at least five warnings, and a coming judgment, shaking us out of our complacency, our sluggishness, our lassitude, and our disobedience, with inspiring examples of clouds of Old Testament witnesses who, through faith, endured, suffered and agonized, all for our sake so that we could obtain the better promises that they did not obtain. What more could drive us to run with endurance the race set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith? This is a one year (three semester) course which will walk us through the epistle to the Hebrews, chapter by chapter, and often verse by verse.

Quelle épître du Nouveau Testament a suscité tant de débats concernant l’auteur ? Qui est l'auteur? Qui sont les Hébreux ? L'épître aux Hébreux est unique en ce qu'elle dévoile le Fils de Dieu en tant qu'auteur. Il est unique dans son interprétation des types et des figures de l'Ancien Testament, pour dépeindre l'excellence et la supériorité de Christ telles qu'elles sont révélées dans la nouvelle alliance. Dans les 303 versets de cette épître, l'Ancien Testament est cité 210 fois. Aucune autre épître ne nous explique, de manière détaillée, la supériorité de Christ sur les anges, sur Moïse en tant que véritable apôtre, sur Aaron dans son ministère terrestre en tant que Souverain Sacrificateur avec de meilleurs sacrifices et un meilleur sang, et dans son ministère céleste en tant que Souverain Sacrificateur selon l'ordre de Melchisédek, comme source du salut éternel. Il est supérieur au premier tabernacle en tant que deuxième tabernacle plus grand et plus parfait et non fait de main d’homme, et Il est supérieur à l'ancienne alliance en tant que Médiateur d'une nouvelle et meilleure alliance. Aucun autre livre ne nous avertit, nous les vrais Hébreux, de ne pas nous retirer, mais plutôt d'entrer dans le saint des saints, le vrai repos que Dieu a préparé pour nous. En lisant ce livre, nous découvrons que chaque croyant en Christ est un Hébreu, et qu'il y a une incitation et un sérieux avertissement à ne pas négliger un si grand salut que Dieu nous a donné. L'épître aux Hébreux est un appel au réveil avec au moins cinq avertissements, avec un jugement prévu, nous secouant de notre complaisance, de notre indolence, de notre lassitude, et de notre désobéissance, avec des exemples inspirants de nuées de témoins de l'Ancien Testament qui, par la foi, ont enduré, souffert et agonisé, tout cela pour nous afin que nous puissions obtenir les meilleures promesses qu'ils n'ont pas obtenues. Qu'est-ce qui pourrait nous pousser à courir avec endurance la course qui nous est proposée, regardant Jésus, l'auteur et le consommateur de notre foi ? Il s'agit d'un cours d'un an (trois semestres) qui nous guidera à travers l'épître aux Hébreux, chapitre par chapitre, et souvent verset par verset.