The Dennis F. Kinlaw Study Center

Luke 22:14 and following. Dr. Kinlaw speaks on the Last Supper and the disciples' spiritual naivete and self-concern as they approached the Passion.

An in-depth look at the players involved in Jesus's arrest. Focus on Jesus's kindness to his enemies.

Mark 10:17 and following. Dr. Kinlaw focuses on the two requirements for the rich young ruler to join the Kingdom of God: submission to an external authority and willingness to live for something other than oneself.

God uses our circumstances to prove His love to us and to create markers of faithfulness in our lives.

Mark 3. The good works and obedience of a Christian naturally flows out of a deep familiarity with Christ.

Mark 8:34. Focuses on what it takes to be a true follower of Christ, the demands of discipleship.

The account of Simeon seeing Jesus. The only way for a Christian to have a radically impactful life for the Kingdom is if he allows the Holy Spirit to indwell him.

John 12:20. Jesus's explanation of his crucifixion to his disciples. Expounds on Jesus as the sacrificial Lamb of God.

Habakkuk 2:4. Salvation cannot be earned through effort and works, but only accepted through faith.

John 7:37-39. We can do nothing without Christ's help. Examining the role of the Holy Spirit.

Dr. Kinlaw defends the belief that Jesus will come back to save and judge the world. There was a prevailing argument at the time that this belief was heretical.

Jeremiah 10:23; John 5:26. Salvation comes through an intentional choice to follow Christ. A person should be able to have confidence in his or her salvation.

Christ's holiness defines our ultimate mission: "holiness unto the Lord." Expounding on what holiness looks like in a Christian life.

Man is one who moves, grows, and measures progress. Jesus is our stable point of reference by which we measure our own growth. A person with no external point of reference is lost.

Mere conversion is not enough for the whole of a Christian life. God desires total submission in order to direct our lives in His will.

Ezekiel 36:24 and following. New birth sets a holy standard for living, but we are not able to achieve it on our own. We must allow God to justify us for the rest of our lives.

1 Thessalonians. "It is distance from Christ that makes us content in our sin."

There is more to the Christian life than simply conversion. This something more leads to great works for the Kingdom. A personal, intimate, growing relationship with Christ is imperative to a "something more" life.

1 Thessalonians 5:14 and following. Justification is the concern of the unsaved; sanctification is the concern of the saved.

Analysis of the situation of Calvary. Calvary was Jesus's choice to resolve the dire situation sin leaves us in. A return to the biblical understanding of the severity of sin.

Mark 16:25 and following. If there is no cross, there is no disciple. True discipleship requires death of the old things and resurrection to the new.

Ezekiel 1:26 and following. God's purifying fire will change and glorify us if we let it. God is mysterious and has a life-changing effect on all who meet Him.

Titus 3:3. Christ wants to wash, regenerate, and renew us through conviction and encounter with the Holy Spirit. We cannot truly desire the righteousness of God without coming to terms with the gravity of our sins.

Galatians 4. God is divinely influencing all our times to redeem us and bring us to know Him.

God is sovereign and abounding in holy love. Sometimes we need a revival to remind us that God's plan is the best one for our lives, and that we must submit ourselves to Him in a serious way to be faithful in our relationship with Him.