 Dr. Stafford North
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END TIMES
Fact & Fiction
October 9-12, 2011
With "End Times: Fact & Fiction", Brother North responds to so much we hear today about a rapture, anti-christs,
Armageddon, a thousand-year reign, setting dates for Christ’s return, and more. It is really important for us to understand the Bible on these topics so we are
not drawn into false teaching on these topics.
Brother North brings to light the prophecies of the Bible in the language and thought world of ancient Judiasm and in the context of the rest of the Scriptures.
While much of the Scripture is revealed in very straight forward language, prophecy is more like poetry, both ancient and modern, in that it is full of figurative speech and symbolic
expressions. Our role as students of the Bible is as discoverers of the meaning that God placed in His Word with the words He chose to reveal His Will. If we only read using 21st
Century American eyes, understanding Scripture only in terms of American expressions, we do God's Word an injustice and miss out on much of the beauty, the majesty and the message
of His prophecies.
The chart below diagrams the basic scheme of prophecy that Brother North discusses and corrects.
"Pre-Millennial Theory of Last Things"
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| Day & Time |
Titles |
Audio & Outline |
| Sunday 9:30 am |
The Kingdom of Christ |
mp3 & pdf |
| Sunday 10:30 am |
Matthew 24 |
mp3 & pdf |
| Sunday 6 pm |
Rapture & Anti-christs |
mp3 & pdf |
| Monday 7 pm |
Armageddon |
mp3 & pdf |
| Tuesday 7 pm |
The 1,000 Year Reign |
mp3 & pdf |
| Wednesday 7 pm |
The Second Coming |
mp3 & pdf |
Dr. STAFFORD NORTH of Edmond, OK, is currently a distinguished professor of Bible at Oklahoma Christian University and has taught at the University since 1952. For 38 of those years, he served in the administration at Oklahoma Christian being Executive Vice President for twenty years. Since 1994 he has been teaching full-time in the College of Biblical Studies, although sometimes spending time on special projects for the University. In 2008, for example, he completed Soaring on Wings Like Eagles, a 529-page history of Oklahoma Christian. For his work in education, Dr. North was elected to the Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame in 1997.
Stafford has been preaching among churches of Christ since 1948 and has done located work at congregations in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Florida. He has spoken on numerous lectureships, seminars, and teacher training programs and has preached in churches of Christ throughout the United States and many foreign countries. Among his areas of special interest have been the books of Daniel and Revelation on which he has written and spoken frequently. In 2003, 21st Century Christian published his six-sermon Revelation series under the title of Unlocking Revelation. He teaches a university class on these books and has delivered his series on the book of Revelation over two hundred times, having presented it in many states as well as in England, Poland, Nigeria, Brazil, and India.
North has also written books on like A Thief in the Night, a response to pre-millennialism, Evangelizing Your Community, a guide for churches to improve their local outreach, and Handbook on Church Doctrines, a review of the teachings of various churches along with Bible teaching on various controversial topics. He also has three thirteen-lesson video series out for use in churches—one on Revelation and related topics, one on What We Believe and Why, and a third on how to use every member in evangelistic outreach. All these materials are published by 21st Century Christian.
Stafford has also been an elder at the Memorial Road Church of Christ in Oklahoma City since 1972. He has presented numerous seminars on the work of elders, church leadership, teaching methods, and evangelism.
Dr. North received his bachelor's degree from Abilene Christian, master's from Louisiana State University, and doctorate from the University of Florida.
Stafford is married to Jo Anne North who has been active in teaching children and women and in prison ministry. They have four children, ten grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren.
Stafford North may be reached at stafford.north@oc.edu.
Services
Sunday Morning Bible Study - 9:30 am
Sunday Morning Worship - 10:30 am
Sunday Evening Worship - 5:00 pm
Wednesday Night Bible Study - 7:00 pm
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