NESGT

North East Scotland Gospel Training

Training God's people for service

To reach Scotland for Jesus Christ, we need men and women who are thoroughly equipped for the task…
The need for the Gospel is great: in our nation, in our city and in our churches. Foundational to meeting this need is taking seriously the ambition to present everyone mature in Christ (Col. 1:28)

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59 episodes
Updated Mar 8, 2022

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Jan 16, 2021 · 1 hr 15 min
Wisdom Literature 2: Perspective
Week 2 of the module sees David focussing on the prologue and epilogue to the book of Ecclesiastes. He shows how this remarkable book of the Bible helps us adopt a true perspective: he offers four helpful ‘keys’ to understanding the book, and then highlights four main emphases in the book.
Jan 16, 2021 · 1 hr 17 min
Wisdom Literature 1: Introduction - Wisdom
In this first session, David Gibson introduces the Bible’s ‘Wisdom Literature’, explaining why it’s purpose is to help you live what he describes as the ‘limited’ life, and posing the challenging question – ‘what if the best way to change your life is to change your death?’ Chock-full of illustrations, quotes, and practical application, this opening session will whet your appetite for more!
Jan 16, 2021 · 1 hr 25 min
Bible Overview 7: The Psalms
In this final session of the module, Duncan takes you to what’s sometimes called the ‘hymnbook’ of the early church. He shows how carefully structured the psalter is and works through the different ‘types’ of psalms which the five books comprise: he explains the various forms of ‘parallelism’ which constitute the essence of Hebrew poetry, and shows how this informs your understanding. Psalms 1 and 2 are looked at in some detail on the basis that they provide the doorway to a proper and fruitful understanding of all the psalms which follow.
Jan 16, 2021 · 1 hr 26 min
Bible Handling 6: The Prophets
Duncan introduces the prophets and the ministry which they exercised. They were essentially, he explains, ‘preachers’, speaking God’s message directly into a particular time and context. It’s important, therefore, to be aware of that context, to understand the use they made of imagery, and to recognise both the function and purpose of their ministry. This session will help you the better to study this genre of Scripture material.
Jan 16, 2021 · 1 hr 28 min
Bible Handling 5: The Gospels
Duncan focusses on the gospels, explains the distinctive of each one and setting out some key principles in the reading and study of the gospels: using illustrations from the gospels themselves he identifies different components of the gospel records and shows how each is best addressed.
Jan 16, 2021 · 1 hr 27 min
Bible Handling 4: Old Testament Narrative
Duncan explains how Old Testament narrative is the record of how God has acted in history, and shows how it is to be read and understood – in a way that is always God-centred, that ties individual narratives to the ‘grand narrative’ of the story of God’s work of redemption, and that points forwards always to what, in the fulness of time, God would effect for us in and through His Son, Jesus Christ.
Jan 16, 2021 · 1 hr 23 min
Bible Handling 3: The Letters
Duncan takes the lessons from the previous session (on ‘context’) and shows how these work out when handling the Letters of the New Testament: he identifies the six regular components of these letters, explains how the letters are helpfully understood as but one side of a conversation, and through a series of practical examples illustrates how we best benefit from the teaching which these letters provide.
Jan 16, 2021 · 1 hr 22 min
Bible Handling 2: Context
Duncan Ryan talks you through the importance of context, explaining why context has to be king, and, with a series of helpful illustrations, showing what that means in the way Bible passages are to be handled.
Jan 16, 2021 · 1 hr 23 min
Bible Handling 1: What Is The Bible?
Duncan Ryan starts this module by explaining why the Bible is both dangerous and yet, when rightly handled, truly dynamic! In answer to the crucial opening question, ‘What is the Bible?’ he sets out six important truths you need to know, explains the distinctions between, and the value of, different translations, and explores (with some helpful examples) how you establish the meaning of any passage in the Bible.
Jan 16, 2021 · 1 hr 37 min
Bible Overview 9: The New Testament Part 3 - Ephesians, Hebrews, 1 Peter, 1 John and Revelation
In this final session of the module Jeremy McQuoid works through some of the key letters of the New Testament, showing their continuing relevance to Christians today, before providing a brief introduction to, and outline of, the final book of the Bible, the book of Revelation.
Jan 16, 2021 · 1 hr 32 min
Bible Overview 8: The New Testament Part 2 - Acts to 1 Corinthians
Jeremy McQuoid tracks the story of the remarkable expansion of the early church, and by running over the content of Romans and 1 Corinthians he show how such new converts were taught
Jan 16, 2021 · 1 hr 28 min
Bible Overview 7: The New Testament Part 1
Jeremy McQuoid introduces us to the New Testament with a look at the four gospels
Jan 16, 2021 · 1 hr 28 min
Bible Overview 6: The Prophets part 2
Jeremy McQuoid continues to introduce you to the prophets whose messages fill the latter part of the Old Testament, and whose writings point us forward always to Jesus.
Jan 16, 2021 · 1 hr 29 min
Bible Overview 5: The Prophets - 1 Kings through to Isaiah
Jeremy McQuoid sets the ministry exercised by the prophets against the backdrop of the turbulent history of God’s people as the divided kingdom spiralled downward into exile and beyond; he explains how this prophetic ministry spoke so powerfully into that unfolding scenario and shows how the thrust of their message pointed forward to Jesus and the consummation of all God’s purpose in Him.
Jan 16, 2021 · 1 hr 31 min
Bible Overview 4: From Samuel to the exile - 1 Samuel to Ezra and Nehemiah
Jeremy McQuoid picks up the story of God’s dealings with His people from the time of the last great ‘judge’, Samuel, and takes you through the roller-coaster narrative of the highs and lows of the people and their leaders under God’s grace and judgment, until the kingdom was fractured and exile became inevitable.
Jan 16, 2021 · 1 hr 28 min
Bible Overview 3: Leviticus to Ruth
Jeremy McQuoid highlights again how the Old Testament is in so many ways God’s ‘picture book’ pointing His people always to Jesus: in this session he covers the story of God’s people from the book of Leviticus through the book of Ruth, and spells out the challenging contemporary application of these books
Jan 16, 2021 · 1 hr 27 min
Bible Overview 2: Genesis 12 to Exodus 40
Jeremy McQuoid takes the story of the Bible on from the call of Abram, through the drama of the exodus from Egypt, and on to the instructions regarding the tabernacle
Jan 16, 2021 · 1 hr 25 min
Bible Overview 1: Introduction: Genesis 1-11
Jeremy McQuoid explains the basic layout of the Bible and how it has a single story, and then plunges you right into that story with a careful and engrossing look at the early chapters of Genesis.
Jan 15, 2021 · 1 hr 19 min
Romans 1: Introduction
Jerry Middleton provides a gentle introduction to this module on Paul’s letter to the Romans. He works through some of the background to the letter, highlights how Paul, in starting the letter, describes himself and explains when, where and why the letter was written: he examines the various views as to the unifying ‘theme’ of the letter before concluding with an outline of its content and structure