Homiletics (HOMI) 1

HOMI 895 Directed Research in Homiletics 1-3 Credit Hour(s) HOMILETICS (HOMI) Designed for the advanced student in good standing who has demonstrated an ability to work independently. This course should/can HOMI 810 Preaching and Teaching the Grand Story of the 3 Credit only be used if a student lacks a seminar for graduation and the needed Hour(s) seminar is not offered in their last semester. If approved, the student will Online Prerequisite: DMIN 810 work with the instructor in developing a proposal for guided research in a A study of the principles for accurate interpretation and appropriate specific area. application and delivery of Scripture in its various settings or genres. Offered: Online Problems created by various literary forms, cultural differences, and HOMI 897 Seminar in Homiletics 1-3 Credit Hour(s) theological issues will be considered. Preaching will be engaged with An intensive study in a specific subject of homiletics. This course allows personal examination and employment of forms in light of literary, variation in the approach and content of the regular curriculum and often cultural, and theological issues. will be used by visiting professors. Note: Admission to DMIN program Offered: Online Offered: Online HOMI 820 Expository Preaching and Teaching and the Old Testament 3 Credit Hour(s) Online Prerequisite: DMIN 810 and HOMI 810 This course is designed to prepare students to preach from the Old Testament. Special attention will be given to genres and theological themes that arise from the Old Testament text. Note: Admission to DMIN program Offered: Online HOMI 830 Expository Preaching and Teaching and the 3 Credit Hour(s) Online Prerequisite: DMIN 810 and HOMI 810 This course is designed to prepare students to preach from the New Testament. Special attention will be given to genres and theological themes that arise from the New Testament text. Note: Admission to DMIN program Offered: Online HOMI 840 Preaching and Teaching the Nature of 3 Credit Hour(s) This course offers an analytical overview regarding what the Word of God says about the God of the Word. It provides a four-fold focus: a) false views regarding the nature of God (, , , etc.; b) philosophical arguments formulated in an attempt to "prove" the (the , , etc.); c) the key of God (, , etc); d) the basic attributes of God (He is eternal; omnipresent; gracious, etc). Offered: Online HOMI 850 Preaching and Teaching the Person and Work of Christ 3 Credit Hour(s) This course is a study of the person and ministry of the Christ, focusing on the first four books of the New Testament. It is a comprehensive focus on Christ's life from an analytical, biographical, chronological, visual, geographical, political and theological perspective. Offered: Online HOMI 860 Preaching and Teaching the Person and Work of the Holy Spirit 3 Credit Hour(s) This course examines the person and work of the Holy Spirit of God. Its intent is to demonstrate from both Old and New Testaments that He is (1) a real Person, not a force or influence; and (2) that He is a divine Person, possessing all the attributes of both the Father and Son. The course of study involves a four-fold presentation which overviews His earthly ministry: a) names and titles of the Holy Spirit; b) the various ministries assigned to the Holy Spirit; c) the nature of the spiritual gifts dispensed by the Holy Spirit; and d) the fruit of the Holy Spirit. Offered: Online