Past Lectureship Themes

 

2022 – He Went About Doing Good: The Compassion of Christ in Luke

2021 – Encountering Ecclesiastes: Finding Meaning in a Meaningless World

2020 – Our Place in His Story: Remembering the Past, Anticipating the Future

2019 – Out of Egypt: Liberation and Covenant in Exodus

2018 – Entrusted with the Faith: Multigenerational Mission in Timothy and Titus

2017 – Identity in Crisis: Daniel’s Vision for the Future

2016 – In My Place: The Servant Savior in Mark

2015 – Give Us a King—Faith, Failure, and Forgiveness in Samuel

2014 – The Patience of Hope—First and Last Things in Thessalonians

2013 – We Will Serve the Lord—Conquest and Deliverance in Joshua to Ruth

2012 – The Behavior of Belief—Faith and Life in James to Jude

2011 – Proclamation and Promise—Major Themes in the Minor Prophets

2010 – Perfecting God’s People—Christ and Culture in Corinthians 

2009 – Crying Out to God—Prayer and Praise in the Psalms

2008 – Behold the Lamb—John’s Gospel of Belief

2007 – Hear O Israel—Preserving a Godly Heritage in Deuteronomy

2006 – Better Things in Hebrews—A Call to Faithfulness

2005 – A Light to the Nations—Judgment and Hope in Isaiah

2004 – Opening Our Eyes to Jesus—From Darkness to Light in Acts

2003 – When We Hurt—Tragedy and Triumph in Job

2002 – Exalting Christ in the Church—Unsearchable Riches in Ephesians-Colossians

2001 – New Beginnings—God, Man, and Redemption in Genesis

2000 – Receiving God’s Righteousness—Grace and Glory in Romans

1999 – Hearing Wisdom’s Voice—Proverbs at the Millennium

1998 – At His Coming

1997 – The Great I Am—Our Unsearchable God

1996 – Settled in Heaven—Applying the Bible to Life

1995 – Family, Church, and Society—Restoration and Renewal

1994 – Worship in Spirit and Truth

1993 – Christ in You, the Hope of Glory

1992 – Building Stronger Christian Families

1991 – Advancing Christianity

1990 – Giving a Reason for Our Hope

1989 – Glory to God: Through Christian Living and Through Preaching

1988 – Love for God and His Word

1987 – Grace Abounding

1986 – Ethics for Daily Living

1985 – Just a Christian

1984 – Everyday Christianity

1983 – The Church of Tomorrow: Horizons and Destiny

1982 – World Evangelism at Home and Abroad

1981 – Church Growth—A Blueprint for Stronger Churches

1980 – Eternal Truths

1979 – The Living and Abiding Word

1976 – Freedom: Heritage, Accomplishments, and Prospects in Christ

1975 – The Church Today: Current Issues, Problems, and Challenges

1974 – The Church and Fellowship

1973 – Jesus Christ the Son of God

1972 – The Bible Versus Liberalism

1971 – The Church of Christ—Essential, All Sufficient, Indestructible, Perpetually Relevant

1970 – The Church Faces Liberalism

1969 – Challenges Facing the Church Today

1968 – Proclaiming the Unchanging Faith

1967 – Freedom by Truth

1966 – The Church and the World

1965 – World Vision for Christ

1964 – The Church on the March

1963 – Christianity in Our Time

1962 – Building for Christ

1961 – Sources of Strength for the Church

1960 – Changeless Gospel in a Changing World

1959 – The Book of Books

1958 – The Church through the Centuries

1957 – Christian Education

1956 – Challenges to Youth

1955 – Service to God

1954 – No Theme

1953 – No Theme