Along with being the founding Pastor of Lutheran Church of the Risen Lord Rev. James R. Otterness has been teaching a half hour bible study on local ABC, CBS, NBC television every Sunday for over thirty years. He has also appeared on Prime Time Christian Broadcasting which covers West Texas, New Mexico and Las Vegas. The bible studies consist of twenty-six inductive bible studies on "SIMPLE SECRETS OF THE KINGDOM". These studies are available on video and audio cassettes with written outlines to help teachers present the studies. The videos are good for use in adult bible studies. They last twenty-five minutes each which leaves time for discussion.

    Rev. Otterness has also written six inductive bible studies on the books of Romans, Galatians, Ephesians, Phillipians, Colossians, 1 Thesalonians, 1 John, James, and Revelation. These bible studies list an inductive outline of the scripture on the left facing page and an interpretation of the scripture on the right facing page. They are especially good for those who want to teach the meaning of the scripture or would like a better understanding of the written word.

    Before becoming a pastor, Rev. Otterness served as a navy pilot in World War II. After the war, he received his degree in electrical engineering from South Dakota State College and then began work for General Electric. His pastor at Iowa State thought Otterness had missed his calling. After working one year at GE, Otterness left his job at GE and began seminary at Luther Seminary in St. Paul.

    Rev. Otterness has served parishes in South Dakota, Nebraska and Texas and has used the inductive study method for forty-five years with an excellent response. One pastor has remarked that Rev. Otterness's book on Revelations is the best book on Revelations ever written. These studies are being used by other parish pastors at the present time.

    Rev. Otterness has been involved in the ministry to alcoholics for forty-five years. These studies have direct application to bring healing to people afflicted with the disease of alcoholism.

    Rev. Otterness has learned inductive bible study from Dr. George Aus at Luther Seminary and from the writings of Traina, Kuist, and Adler.

    The "Simple Secrets of the Kingdom" television show can be seen in many cities around the country. In the Odessa/Midland area it can be seen on channel 42 (on most systems) on Thursday mornings at 11:00 a.m. In March 2004 it was added to a  AIBTV  in Atlanta, GA.

     To purchase the books or audio/video series see the official site Good News Ministries. To see if the TV show is available in your area see the following sites:

Gods Learning Channel

Wikipedia on Gods Learning Channel