OPEN SEP 07, 2020 – NOV 11, 2020 550 $

The Gifts of the Holy Spirit
“The Spirit of the Lord comes upon him: the spirit of wisdom and discernment, the spirit of counsel and strength, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.” This is a paraphrase of how the prophet Isaiah describes the working of the Spirit of God, who rests upon the Messiah. The New Testament recognizes a multiplicity of further gifts of the Spirit (charisms): character gifts such as mercy and martyrdom, practical gifts such as wise counsel and leadership, and of course more dramatic gifts such as prophecy and healing. This course will center more on these latter gifts.
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What you´ll learn
Gifts of the Spirit: Biblical exposition of spiritual gifts
“The Spirit of the Lord comes upon him: the spirit of wisdom and discernment, the spirit of counsel and strength, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.” This is a paraphrase of how the prophet Isaiah describes the working of the Spirit of God, who rests upon the Messiah. The New Testament recognizes a multiplicity of further gifts of the Spirit (charisms): character gifts such as mercy and martyrdom, practical gifts such as wise counsel and leadership, and of course more dramatic gifts such as prophecy and healing. This course will center more on these latter gifts.
Course Goals
- The student describes the foundations of spiritual gifts in biblical faith.
- The student articulates ways in which different spiritual gifts work together.
- The student expresses understanding for healing in its biblical context.
- The student demonstrates discernment between divine healing and healing phenomena in esoteric thought and circles.
- The student describes identifiers of prophetic speech.
- The student summarizes the significance of prophecy and healing in the ministry of evangelism.
- The student demonstrates a healthy and practice-oriented understanding of the use of spiritual gifts in the church.
Acquired Skills
- Praying appropriately for people suffering from illness.
- Demonstrating pastoral counseling competencies in the care of sick people.
- Testing and discerning the validity of prophetic utterances.
- Applying prophetic speech for the edification, warning, and comfort of others.
OPEN SEP 07, 2020 – NOV 11, 2020
550 $
Contents of the course in detail
Gifts of the Spirit: Biblical exposition of spiritual gifts
Faculty
To be announced

Final exam
Online test
Evaluation and Grading
Reflection paper healing service visit (10%).
Reflection papers on prayer for healing others (20%).
Reflection paper on biblical healing story (10%).
Matching quiz spiritual gifts (10%).
Essay on healing (25%).
Essay on prophecy (25%).
Preparatory tasks for the students
Required reading.
Attendance at a Christian healing service.
Prayer for healing for at least 2-3 persons.
Written reflections (2x) on prayers for healing for others.
Nature of the healing prayer.
Results.
Things learned for the future.
Proof of achievement
to be announced
Required Reading
To be announced.
Additional Bibliography
To be announced.