Studying the introduction and background to Revelation has been a real blessing to me. Prior to my first reading of Revelation, I began with the impression that Revelation was a difficult and mysterious book. After studying it in my connect group and this opportunity, I am now seeing it with much greater understanding. Learning about its author, historical context, purpose, audience, genres, literary features, symbols, numbers, rhetoric and different approaches to interpretation has helped me read the book with greater confidence and less fear of misunderstanding it.

My greatest growth has been learning to consider what John was communicating to the original churches and how his message would have been heard by them. I am learning not to approach Revelation simply as a timeline of future events, but as a message calling God’s people to faithfulness, perseverance, discernment and allegiance to Jesus. This has challenged me personally to consider where my own allegiance lies and whether my everyday life reflects trust in God.

I feel blessed that this study is strengthening me as I continue to follow God’s call on my life to learn about who He is and His word to believers. It is helping me approach Scripture more thoughtfully and to recognise that even difficult books can speak directly into my faith and ministry. I am becoming more aware that God is sovereign, Jesus is victorious, and my response is to remain faithful, keep learning, and allow what I learn to shape how I serve and encourage others.

I have always had an interest in volunteer work, and of late have wondered about undertaking a short term Missions trip. I feel this course gave some very clear and concise information that is very useful and really helped me understand what I would need to do to prepare myself so that not only would I get the most out of being a part of a Missions trip, but more importantly, I’d add value to the team, the Missionary and to the people & community I would be going to serve.

This is a follow on from Part 1 and goes into great detail about the early church. I found it very high level and scholiastic.

Highly recommend this series for learning the Book of Acts. It is jam packed with material that is high end, very in-depth and intense, will get you understanding the early church beginnings.

I enjoyed this unit, although sometimes it was information that I knew and believed, so it was slightly less compelling. However, the final lesson, Church in the Public Sphere, was very engaging and a challenge for me to explore where my life reflects Roman Empire culture rather than Kingdom culture. Thank you to the lecturers for your amazing insight into the Scriptures.

Undiluted Word Of God has made me increase my faith

With each lesson, I grow not only in knowledge, but in my devotion and love for God. I feel the presence of the Spirit and have seen tangible changes in my life. I burst with enthusiasm and desire to minister to others and to bring others to meet Jesus.

Love what I have learnt, and it was something in my time with work and church leadership

Studying at Axx has been a significant blessing to both my faith and ministry practice. What I am learning is not remaining in the classroom; it is shaping how I lead, teach, listen and serve others. Studying Scripture through the broader story of God, His covenant, His people and His purposes has given me greater confidence and depth when engaging with others in ministry. I am learning to connect biblical truth with real-life situations, encourage people in their faith, and lead with greater humility and wisdom. Axx is helping me grow not only in knowledge, but in faithfully living out God’s call.

I really found this series of videos, effective, relevant and profound in teaching me to understand how to analyse and apply the Bible. I like that it teaches us to focus on applying, doing, and not to take Scripture out of context but to delve, learn and understand it, better. I enjoyed seeing how some Scripture, can be applied straight away in our everyday lives, but other Words, need exploring more thoroughly. Thank you.