Immanuel Church

The sections below contain notes, recordings, and other supporting materials for each week of our study. Click on the week/title to view the resources for that week

Week 1 – Introduction

During the first week of study, we introduce the class, and discuss various types of theology and what makes systematic theology different from the rest. We also discuss the goals and purposes of the class.

Week 2 – Revelation: Word of God and Canon

During our second week, we looked at some of the various ways in which God speaks to us (e.g. general and specific revelation) as well as how we can have confidence in the collection of 66 books in the Bible.

Week 3 – Authority and Inspiration of Scripture

This week we look at the authority of God’s Word as well as the nature of inspiration.

Week 4 – Inerrancy of Scripture

Here we tie together some of the topics we’ve discussed the past few weeks and talk about the inerrancy of Scripture.

Week 5 – Clarity of Scripture

We look at the doctrine of the clarity of Scripture: what it means, and how it can be both a comfort and instructive while we study God’s Word.

Week 6 – Necessity and Sufficiency of Scripture

Today we wrap up our section on the Doctrine of the Word of God with a look into two topics: the Necessity of Scripture, and the Sufficiency of Scripture.

Week 7 – Existence and Knowability of God

This week we start our study on the Doctrine of God and focus on His existence and the fact that we can know Him.

Week 8 – God’s Incommunicable Attributes

This week we look at five of God’s incommunicable attributes – those that are unique to God.

Week 9 – God’s Communicable Attributes (Part 1)

We look into a set of 13 attributes of God that are shared (at least to some degree) with us.

Week 10 – God’s Communicable Attributes (Part 2)

Our second week looking into God’s communicable attributes, we see some that make us think hard about the ways in which they are shared with us.

Week 11 – The Trinity

In this session we jump into one of the more confusing, hard-to-reconcile doctrines: that of the triune nature of God. We discuss the origins, the Scriptural support, and some of the false teachings that can arise when we try to hard to explain the doctrine in human terms.

Week 12 – Creation

This week we consider the doctrine of Creation. Specifically we consider what aspects of the doctrine we really must agree on, as well as which aspects may fall into the category of a second or third-tier issue.

Week 13 – God’s Providence

For weeks we have been building up to the discussion of God’s providence – considering His sovereign hand in the world and events around us.

Week 14 – Miracles & Prayer

What is a Miracle? Should we expect them? Why do we pray? How does prayer affect what happens in the world? These are all questions considered as we look at two chapters on the doctrine of Miracles and the doctrine of Prayer.

Week 15 – Angels, Satan, and Demons

This week we wrap up section two of our study with a discussion of three topics: Angels, Satan, and Demons. Join us next week for a Q&A with the instructors.