BTE505: Discouragement and Trials

The Bible is full of stories about men and women much like ourselves, who went through a variety of trials and tribulations. The challenge for Christians today is how to respond to the trials and tribulations we are going through. Should we respond as Job’s wife did by saying, “Curse God and die” (Job 2:9) or follow David’s lead, “I sought the LORD, and He answered me, And delivered me from all my fears.” (Psalm 34:4) This study will review trials that Joseph, David, Job and the Apostles went through and how they responded to trials the Lord set before them as examples for us.

(2 credits)

Length of Class

This class is scheduled for 8 weeks. Login and click “Course Schedule” for start times.

Required Materials

Audio/Video Materials:

Discouragement and Trials

Current Members

Log in to the Campus to enroll in this class. Each class has its own schedule and may or may not be currently available. This class usually starts twice a month.

Non-Members

Purchase a Koinonia Institute Membership to start this class. Each class has its own schedule and may or may not be currently available. This class usually starts twice a month.

Koinonia Institute Online offers these benefits not found in Self Study:

  • Community Learning Environment – Interact with other students studying the same material to help you learn.
  • Unit Quizzes – Take online quizzes to keep your studying on track and measure your learning.
  • Paced Learning – Online classes are paced to fit into your busy schedule and provide a focused, guided Bible study.
  • Discussion Boards – Ability to discuss studies with students and facilitators.

The weekly format of an online class is:

  1. Watch or listen to the weekly assignment from your materials (typically one hour).
  2. Go to the class forum and answer two discussion questions and then reply to at least one of your classmates’ responses.
  3. Take the quiz online. (Multiple Choice, True/False, Matching etc.)
  4. The class will end with a final exam - usually around 100 questions.
  5. Each class varies in length – 4 weeks up to 24 weeks.