BIBLE INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES
that one meets in personal work are carefu lly studied under this head, and the various passages of Scripture that have been most used of God in delivering men from these difficulties, are brought forward). (9) How to deal with those who entertain false hopes. ( 10) How to deal with those who lack assurance. ( 11) How to deal with backsliders. ( 12) How to deal with professed skeptics, infi de ls, atheists, and agnostics. ( 13) How to deal with those who wish to put off decision until some other time. ( 14) How to deal with the deluded. Under this head all the mode rn delusions, such as Christian Science, Russelism, Seventh Day Adventism, Spirituali sm, Theosophy, etc., are considered, and the studen t taught to use his Bible to deliver people from these delusions. ( 15) How to deal with Chris tians who need counsel. rebuke or encouragement. The course in Personal Work is a course in real and practical psychology and not in mostly imaginary and theoretical psychology, so common today. X. Homiletics The object of thi s department is to qualify men and women to prepare and deli ver sermons, Gospel addresses, Bible readings and expos;t ions of God's \ Vorel wherever needed-i n pulpit, street, jail, shop or cottage. P ractical demonstration in ~e rmon outline and structure is given, and frequent use is made of the blackboard to illu strate same. From time to time, stu dent s are required to prepare for critici sm outlines of sermons and addresses. The last term in Homiletics is wholly devoted to preaching by student s in the class room. Here particular attention is paid to cor recti ng defect s in the constructi on and delivery of se rmons and Gospel addresses. Both teacher and class take part in this work of criticism. Direction is also given in publi c prayer and the public reading of the \Vorel of God. Cycle of Study Term I.-The Call to Preach; Conception of the Min istry; The Permanent Function of the Ministry; The Goal in View; The Preacher's Co-operating Agents; Themes. · Term IL-Doctrinal Preaching; Topical, Textual, Exposi tory Sermons; The Question and Answer Method of Preach ing; Extemporaneous P reaching; Memorizing the Sermon; Reading Sermons.
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