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		<title>Fall Class 2011: The Law of God &amp; The Freedom of the Spirit</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 21:47:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ICSI: Fall Class 2011 Five week class begins Oct 4 “The Laws of God and the Freedom of the Holy Spirit” Are the Laws of God too hard to live by? Do we have less freedom as a Christian under the Holy Spirit? Tuesdays 7:00 pm &#8211; 8:20pm Cost is$25 to Packinghouse attendees Regular cost [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beaconsoftruth.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11813144&amp;post=119&amp;subd=beaconsoftruth&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Next study begins July 28 &#8211; The Journeys &amp; Writings of Paul the Apostle</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 08:14:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To the Ends of the Earth: The Journeys &#38; Writings of Paul the Apostle is a five-week course surveying Paul’s three missionary journeys (Acts 13-21) and the six letters he wrote while out on the road: Galatians, I &#38; II Thesalonians, I &#38; II Corinthians and Romans. Using the book of Acts as our guide, we [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beaconsoftruth.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11813144&amp;post=114&amp;subd=beaconsoftruth&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Rome and the Spread of Christianity&#8221; &#8211; New Class Starts June 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 21:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our next class begins June 2 at 7pm. It will meet at Panera Bread in Redlands on Thursdays through June 30. It will cover the Spread of Christianity to Europe and Asia through the lens of Paul&#8217;s letter to the Romans. How did Paul expect people to follow a new way of love in the midst [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beaconsoftruth.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11813144&amp;post=109&amp;subd=beaconsoftruth&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Class Starts April 19&#8230; &#8220;The Four Gospels: Following the King&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 08:25:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE FOUR GOSPELS: JESUS &#38; HIS KINGDOM A survey of the four Gospels–Matthew, Mark, Luke and John–with a special emphasis on what each gospel reveals about who Jesus is, what His kingdom is like, and how the reality of His rule shapes our world today. Class: The Messiah in the Gospels – 1 unit Facilitators: Shawn Candelaria, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beaconsoftruth.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11813144&amp;post=102&amp;subd=beaconsoftruth&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s 2011. Are you growing?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 20:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Ashworth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends, This Fall we had a class on Corinthians.  We focused on the way the gospel of Paul overcame the corruption of the Roman lifestyles. This quarter we will continue to look at the teaching of the epistles that conquered the religion of Roman society. How Jesus Conquered Rome; Survey of Peter&#8217;s &#38; John’s Epistles [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beaconsoftruth.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11813144&amp;post=95&amp;subd=beaconsoftruth&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Spring Class: Daniel and the Kings of Persia and Greece</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:41:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Ashworth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Daniel and the Kings of  Persia and Greece; Survey of the History of the Old Testament. Create a time line for the Old Testament from the Fall of Judah to the Coming of Christ.   From Babylon to Persia, and to the Greeks. This class covers  586 BC to 30 BC From  Babylon to Rome. How [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beaconsoftruth.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11813144&amp;post=84&amp;subd=beaconsoftruth&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Jesus in Islam: Points to Consider</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:38:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the Islamic faith, and even in Judaism, they teach that Jesus was a good man, a great teacher, and a prophet. He caused some political and religious stirrings. But if we look further at his very life, even his birth, we can see this man not only claimed He came down to us from heaven but performed miracles that no ordinary man could do.
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		<title>Winter Class: God, Nations and the History of the Old Testament</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Theologian John Calvin taught that God is Sovereign in the affairs of men and of nations. We will consider whether this is true taking Israel as a case study.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beaconsoftruth.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11813144&amp;post=5&amp;subd=beaconsoftruth&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Getting God&#8217;s Word starts Thursday, June 18 at 7pm.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GETTING GOD’S WORD Class: Bible Study Methods (1 unit) Schedule: Thursdays, 7:00-8:30 p.m.; June 18-August 6 Cost: $45 payable to I.C.S.I. ($55 for certificate credit) Place: Qdoba Mexican Grill (patio), 9990 Alabama Street, Redlands, CA 92374 Facilitator: Shawn Candelaria E-mail: classes@towardtruth.com DESCRIPTION Getting God’s Word is a hands-on study of the Bible for those seeking [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beaconsoftruth.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11813144&amp;post=4&amp;subd=beaconsoftruth&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>ICSI News</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 22:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our Spring class has been Four Main Doctrines in Christian History: The Nature of God (Trinity), Jesus, The Bible, and Salvation by Grace. We have had a challenging and quick series of topic to cover. The main focus was a historical look at how the church refined and perfected the teaching on four important topics. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beaconsoftruth.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11813144&amp;post=3&amp;subd=beaconsoftruth&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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