Family Studies

  • When Should You Leave a Church?

    When Should You Leave a Church?

    As a follow-up to his series on Life in the Church, Pastor Nate Harlan discusses the rationale for leaving a church. When must you leave? When must you stay? How do you honor Christ no matter what?

  • The canon of Scripture — Pseudepigrapha and Apocrypha, Part 3

    The canon of Scripture — Pseudepigrapha and Apocrypha, Part 3

    Today, Pastor Nate Harlan and the members of Trinity Evangelical Church wrap up their study on those books — called pseudupigrapha and apocrypha — that were decided to be noncanonical and why that decision was made.

  • The canon of Scripture — Pseudepigrapha and Apocrypha, Part 2

    The canon of Scripture — Pseudepigrapha and Apocrypha, Part 2

    Pastor Nate Harlan and the class at Trinity further explore the history of the Pseudepigrapha and Apocrypha and why these are not considered a part of the canon of Scripture. Listen above or download the audio file here.  

  • The canon of Scripture — Pseudepigrapha and Apocrypha, Part 1

    The canon of Scripture — Pseudepigrapha and Apocrypha, Part 1

    We ought to be very thankful for the sacrifices our forefathers made so that future generations could have the Word of God. But how do we know what books really belong in the Bible? Listen in to our class to get some answers.

  • The canon of Scripture — The Old Testament, Part 2

    The canon of Scripture — The Old Testament, Part 2

    Pastor Nate Harlan and the attendees of the class at Trinity continue their discussion on the inspiration of the Old Testament, focusing on its continuity.

  • The canon of Scripture — Self‑validating authority

    The canon of Scripture — Self‑validating authority

    How does the Bible expect you to approach it? As Pastor Nate Harlan says, the Bible expects you to come believing it as true. Listen in on this family study.

  • The canon of Scripture — The Old Testament, Part 1

    The canon of Scripture — The Old Testament, Part 1

    Pastor Nate Harlan and the attendees of the class at Trinity discuss the inspiration of the Old Testament and why we consider it canon.

  • The canon of Scripture

    The canon of Scripture

    Pastor Nate Harlan begins a series on the canon of Scripture. In this lesson, the class discusses the role of history, providence, and revelation.

  • Answering objections: Wrapping up

    Answering objections: Wrapping up

    Pastor Nate Harlan and the family study class at Trinity wrap up their discussion of common objections to Christianity.

  • Answering objections: The exclusivity of Christianity

    Answering objections: The exclusivity of Christianity

    In our last discussion about answering objections to the truth of the Christian faith, Pastor Nate Harlan leads our family study to consider good answers to the challenge, “If there must be a god, why must it be the God of Christianity?”