Throughout my years of teaching and preaching, I have devoted particular attention to apologetics, especially the case for Christ and dealing with life's troubles. The lesson series listed below were developed from studies and presentations regarding those themes.

Each series  can be adapted to fit schedules for a weekend seminar, Vacation Bible School or other weeknight series, a weekly class series, retreat, or similar setting. All are designed to help believers "in the pew"  be better equipped to meet some of the challenges of living the Christian faith in the 21st century. Specific lesson subjects can be included or omitted to fit different  scheduling formats.

Contact me at david@davidanguish.com to schedule a series or for more information.

Life and Trouble:
Improving Our Perspective

Jesus said that for a house to stand strong in a storm, it must be structurally sound (Matthew 7:24-27). In no area of life is this more important than when trouble comes. Whether we think about it before it comes, during a time of crisis, or as we look back on a specific season of suffering, we will be better equipped to cope if we have taken time to think about some of the questions that are raised by times of trouble. This series is designed to facilitate that process. It can be adapted to fit various schedules and formats. Subjects include:
  • Reality in Perspective: Trouble Will Come
  • Culture in Perspective: Influenced by a Here and Now World
  • Scripture in Perspective: Reading More Comprehensively
  • Prayer in Perspective: "Hear My Cry, O God"
  • Job's Story from Paul's Perspective
  • Jesus' Story: Perfect Through Suffering
  • Glory Conquers Trouble: Power for the Journey

Resurrection 101

Christianity is unique among religions in its claim that its founder was raised from the dead. Paul, for example, said that Jesus’ resurrection validated his ministry, is the basis for justification, and is the ground of ultimate hope. He also said that, if Jesus was not raised, Christians are misrepresenting God, presenting an empty message, have a futile faith, and are not forgiven. This series introduces the reasons we can confidently believe in the reality of the resurrection. The series can be adapted to fit various schedules and formats. Subjects include:
  • Resurrection: History and Faith
  • A Matter of Public Record
  • Some Things That Must Be Explained
  • “He Is Not Here . . .”
  • We Have Witnesses
  • Because He Lives: Declaration and Validation

Can We Trust the Gospels?

Were the Gospels written too long after Jesus lived to be accurate? Does the fact that our earliest manuscript copies of the Gospels were not  made until 200 to 300 years after the events mean that we cannot trust the accuracy of what we have received? Did the writers invent a different Jesus than the man  from Nazareth who walked the roads of Galilee and Judea? Subjects include:
  • Keep Standing Up for Jesus
  • A Reasonable Case
  • From Jesus to Text: The Development of the NT
  • A Trustworthy Text: Looking at the Case from History
  • A Trustworthy Text: Do We Have What Was Written?
  • A Trustworthy Text: Can We Trust What We Have?
  • Addendum: Sharing the Case for Jesus