LOS ANGELES
OF
BIBLE INSTITUTE
ch ildren that one is likeh· to 111eet, and to teach the111 how to use the B ibl e in dealing ~.vith t hese Yarious classes . The fo ll owing subj ec ts are cons idered : ( 1) The I111port ance and Adva ntages of Personal \ Vork. (2) The Cond itiom of Success. ( 3) \ \ ' here to do persona l work. ( -1- ) How to begin a conversat ion . ( 5) \i\1. hat inst ruction s to giYe a new com ert. (6) How to deal with those who .reahe their need of a SaYiour, and really desire to be saved. (7) How to dea l with those who haYe littl e or no concern about their soul s . (8) How to deal with those who have difficulti es . ( All the difficulti es that one meets in personal work are carefull y studi ed under thi s head. a nd the Yariou s passages of cripture that haYe been most used o f Goel ;n deliYe ring men from these difficul t ies . are brought forwa rd ) . (9) How to deal with those who enterta in fa lse hopes . ( 10) H ow to deal with those who lack assura nce. ( 11) How to deal with backsliders . ( 12) H ow to dea l with professed skeptics, infidel s , atheists, a nd agnost ics. ( 13) H ow to deal with those who wi sh to put off deci sion until some other ti111e . (1-1-) H ow to deal with the deluded. U nder th is head all the mode rn delusions . such as Ch ri st ian Science, Russeli sm, SeYenth Day Ach·entis111 . Spirituali sm. Theosophy. etc ., a re considered. and the stud ent taught to u se hi s Bible to de liYe r people fro111 these delu sions . ( 15 ) H ow to deal with Chri s tians who need counsel, rebnke or encouragement. The course in Persona l \York is a course in real and practical psychology . X. Homiletics T he obj ect of this depart111ent is to qua li fy 111en and women to prepare and deli ve r ermons. Gospel addresses. Bible readings and expos iti ons of God's \Vorel whe reve r needed- in pulpit , st reet . jail , shop or cottage. Practical demonstration in se rmon outline and stru cture is g iYen, and frequent use is made of the blackboa rd to illust rate same. F r o111 time to time, stu dents are required to prepare for criticism outlines of sermons and addresses . The second year in H omiletics is " ·holl y de Yoted to preaching by students in the class room . Here par ticular attention is paid to correcti ng defects in the construction a nd deliYery of sermons and Gospel addresses . Both teacher and class take pa r t in this work of criti cism. Direction is a lso g iYen in public prayer and the publi c r eading of the \\"ord of God.
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