Christian Leaders Institute continues to work to bring a high quality Bible school experience to users worldwide at no cost to the students. One student, Edy Molina, reflects on Sermon Construction – a Bible school course available at Christian Leaders. He says, “I learned that introduction is critical for any presentation… …to engage a congregation to worship Jesus I need to bring up a good introduction where all the worship begins.” He later adds, “Although a good introduction and body is a decisive part of a sermon, it means nothing if it does not have a powerful conclusion. I learned that conclusions are as important as everything else in a text because it gives a sense of fulfillment to the preaching. A conclusion is used to challenge the audience to take action about what was learned. The conclusion should be somehow related to the introduction to make a full circle when preaching.” Finally, in summarizing his experience with this Bible school course, Edy says, “I am now more confident in presenting a speech, whatever it may be, because of all that I learned in this class. I am now more aware of how to make an impact in people’s life and how to persuade them to take action over problems.”
This is the objective of any Bible school course, that the students who take it come away more able to understand and teach the word of God. Edy’s experience in Sermon Construction gave him much needed confidence in public speaking and especially preaching. Sermon Construction enabled him to become even more effective for the Kingdom of God.
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Edy Molina began his Bible school experience at Christian Leaders Institute with the class Getting Started: Christian Basics Certificate. In this course, students are introduced to the CLI Bible school model, and the CLI faculty get a brief introduction to the student. In his introductory paper, Edy writes “I have no way to thank God for all He has done for me but to obey His commands and make disciples. I am currently running a Soccer Ministry for kids and the first season went well. I still don’t know where all this will take me but I know God is in control and He will make this ministry bring glory to Him.” He also says, “Thanks to CLI, I have found a base to anchor my faith and learn how to lead others in the right direction. CLI is crucial for God’s purposes in my life because without it, I can’t get any valuable training and take my calling to its best. I have found an ally in CLI, not for my own benefit but to advance the Kingdom of God.” Edy Molina received his Christian Basics Certificate, and continued to take many more in depth courses at Christian Leaders Institute.
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United Kingdom Bible School Student David Hill, a student at the Christian Leaders Institute Bible school, reflects on the class “Church and Ministry.” In his final paper, David talks about what he learned in this Bible school class. “The church and ministry course was a very informative one…” He says. “It has taught the value of starting small groups, which in themselves will grow into church and ministry… …Participation by everyone where possible gives a stronger understanding of each other, brings team building and allows everyone to see how in their own way, they too can really make a difference to serve the lord.” Bible school classes often impact each of the students differently, but what David got the most out of this Bible school course was the need for participation. People make the church, not the other way around. When God’s people are working together in fellowship, the church will grow. The Bible school class, “Church and Ministry,” Emphasizes this as one of its key points, and that point struck home with David.
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Before he could even enroll in the Church and Ministry Course, David Hill had to complete the class “Getting Started: Christian Basics Certificate.” This course introduces students to the Bible school model at Christian Leaders Institute. It also asks the students to share some information about their Christian life and ministry goals. As David completes this portion of the course, he shares, “I suffered child abuse and was moved to a children’s home, again needing the love I was lacking, I found it in no place but the Lord.
“Throughout everything, he has been there, holding and protecting me. Even me, the child who believed he was disgusting and unwanted because of the things which had happened to him.
“That is not to say I have always been close to God, there are time I went off to fulfill my own desires, there have been times when I’ve doubted myself of being worthy of God, but I can say with all honesty, I have never once doubted the Lord or his love for me.
“I believe as Philippians 2:11, Jesus Christ is Lord and I have had a yearning to preach since around 2001 but fear has held me back, in all that time however the Lord has pushed that desire and now it is time to let go of me and dedicate my life to him and his word, it is a small price to pay for what he has given me through his grace.”
The willingness to share such a difficult story speaks of the courage that marks David and many others who come to this Bible school to study. David has answered God’s call to be a leader in the Christian community. To prepare for what the Lord has in store for him, he was guided to Christian Leaders Institute. Christian Leaders Institute is the only Bible school to offer a high quality education to people all over the world without any cost to the students.
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Malaysia Bible School – The Bible school class Sermon Construction and Presentation is just one of many offered at Christian Leaders Institute. At the end of this class, students are asked to write a final paper reflecting on what the class has taught them and how it has impacted their ministry. As Daniel Tang reflects on this Bible school course, he talks about an aspect that impacted him. “It [sermon preparation] involves thinking of factors such as the audience, the occasion, the place, and the need of the audience as well as engaging in research and study of the scriptures. I was given important tips in anchoring my audience in a presentation and turning information which is hard to digest into something the audience can easily grasp or visualize. I was prompted to think from the perspective of the audience and get to my points quickly.” He further adds, “A good sermon should, among other criteria, be biblical, proclaim the gospel and click with the audience’s life. It should have elements that prompt the audience and leave them pondering on the message even after they left the gathering.” This Bible school course, Sermon Construction and Presentation, is available to all students at Christian Leaders Institute at no personal expense.
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This Malaysia Bible School model started with a class called Getting Started: Christian Basics Certificate. In this class, students are introduced to the CLI Bible school experience and asked to share some introductory information about themselves with the faculty. As he speaks of the need for a Bible school scholarship, Daniel Tang says “to be effective in my ministry and to realise my ministry dream, I need to be equipped first with necessary bible knowledge and leadership skills myself. The course will confer me a better understanding of my faith while train me to approach my ministry in a more systematic and effective way. It will also give me insight into raising leaders.” Daniel Tang was enrolled in and successfully completed Getting Started: Christian Basics Certificate, and has gone on to complete other Bible school courses with his scholarship to Christian Leaders Institute.
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