Exploress

Welcome to the Explore God Sunday School Class webpage!

Here you'll find class prayer requests, information about upcoming class events, and leader info. You can also access audio recordings of recent class lessons by Dr. Bingham.

Dr. Bingham is leading us through the Book of John. A summary of the Book from Biblica (International Bible Society) website: 'John begins with the profound announcement that Jesus is the 'in the beginning' creative Word of God who had become embodied (incarnated) as a human being to be the light of life for the world. After this comes the proclamation that this Jesus is the Son of God sent from the Father to finish the Father's work in the world (see 4:34 and note). God's own glory is made visible in him ('Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father,' 14:9), and what he does glorifies the Father. In him the full grace and truth of God has shown itself. Strikingly, a series of 'I am' claims on Jesus' lips echoes God's naming of himself in Ex 3:14, further strengthening the link between the Father and the Son (see6:35; 8:12; 9:5; 10:7,9,14; 11:25; 14:6; 15:1,5).

Jesus' words to Nicodemus nicely summarize this Gospel's central theme: 'For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life' (3:16). Although a variety of motivations for the composition of John's Gospel have been posited by interpreters (such as to supplement the other Gospels, to combat some form of heresy, to oppose the continuing followers of John the Baptist), the author himself states his main purpose clearly in 20:31: 'that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.'

We would encourage you to attend our class one time and see if it is a fit for you. We offer:
• Great Bible Study
• Fellowship with Christians
• The class meets in Lovvorn Hall (first floor of the New Worship Center Building) at 9:15 a.m. every Sunday morning.
• Ask any greeter or Welcome Center person and they will make sure you can find Lovvorn Hall.

Our Teacher
Dr. Jeffrey Bingham completed the B.B.A. at New Mexico State University and the Th.M. and Ph.D. at Dallas Theological Seminary. He has extensive administrative and teaching experience, serving in a variety of roles at the Criswell College, Dallas Theological Seminary, Southwestern, and, most recently, as Associate Dean of Biblical and Theological Studies and Professor of Theology at Wheaton College. Dr. Bingham has held a number of Offices in scholarly societies. He currently serves as the
President Elect of the North American Patristics Society. Dr. Bingham has written a number of publications in the area of Patristics and the history of the reception and interpretation of the Bible. He is married to Pamela.