Explore God’s Word, Enrich Your Faith — Saturday Courses 2026–27

To be Christian is to be Trinitarian. Yet for many reasons, we treat the Trinity as a doctrine that intimidates rather than inspires our devotion. But the doctrine of the Triune God is not one among many. It is the foundation of all Christian teaching, and a vantage point from which to view the whole of creation. To explore any article of the faith, or any corner of life, is to be drawn back to the triune God. In this course, we will meet the Trinity in the Old and New Testaments, and consider each divine Person in turn: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We will consider who God is in and of Himself, and how He relates to the work of creation and redemption, by examining how the Church came to adore and articulate this great mystery in her common creeds and confessions. We will do so sitting at the feet of two formative theologians, Augustine of Hippo and John of Damascus, in conversation with Herman Bavinck. We will consider how we commune with the Triune God through Scripture, the sacraments, and prayer. The goal of this course is to cultivate a Trinitarian world and life view, so that we may glorify and enjoy God in our present sojourn and in the world to come.

‘Mission’ is a concept which permeates Scripture from beginning to end. Reading Scripture through the lens of ‘mission’ can highlight and connect biblical themes in a fresh way. Central to this approach is the conviction that God is working out his purposes and that every part of Scripture declares and accomplishes those purposes in some way. This course will lead you through Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, paying particular attention to how the letter speaks of God’s ‘ultimate purposes’. It will introduce you to a way of reading Scripture through the lens of mission which will, we hope, enrich your understanding of Ephesians and also provide an example of an approach which may be applied to other parts of the Bible.

There are some parts of the Bible we tend to neglect and Paul’s letters to the Thessalonians are in that category. One of the main reasons for this is that they often speak of Christ’s return and even as Christians, this can leave us with questions and sometimes (if we’re honest!) a sense of unease. Rightly understood these two letters are packed with encouragement and help for people just like us. What hope do suffering and grieving believers have? What kind of leaders do our churches need? Who exactly is the man of lawlessness?! And what difference does it all make now? In these lectures we will put last things first and see what it means to be a church that lives in light of the future.