Thursday, February 08, 2024
by Robert Dean
Passage: Philippians 3:4-6
Series: Philippians (2022)
Duration: 1 hr 16 mins 42 secs
What is your testimony? What can you tell others about your own spiritual journey that led you to faith in Christ? Listen to this message about Paul’s stellar background of how he was blameless as far as the Law was concerned. Hear a summary of the many divisions of Judaism during this period and what groups predominated in Paul’s day. Understand that even though Paul had much to brag about, he knew that all of it was worthless as far as God was concerned. Only faith in Christ is what saved him.
Thursday, May 12, 2022
by Robert Dean
Passage: Philippians 1:1
Series: Philippians (2022)
Duration: 1 hr 3 mins 54 secs
Everyone is a slave to someone or some thing. Who’s slave are you? Listen to this lesson to learn the choices a believer has in the matter of slavery. You can either be a slave to the Lord Jesus Christ or a slave to your sin nature. Find out more about the Apostle Paul as he describes himself and Timothy as bond servants/slaves to Christ. Hear who the three groups of people God said Paul was chosen to take the gospel to are and learn more about church leadership.
Thursday, April 28, 2022
by Robert Dean
Passage: Philippians 1:1
Series: Philippians (2022)
Duration: 1 hr 1 mins 51 secs
Be introduced tonight to one of the most outstanding persons who ever lived in human history. His name is the Apostle Paul and the story of his transformation from someone who was actively rounding up believers in Christ to be beaten to a man who spent many years telling the good news about Christ to all who would listen. Find out where he lived in his childhood and what brought him to Jerusalem to be a student. See that he quickly became a hater of Christians and even approved of the stoning of one of them. Hear the awe-inspiring story of what happened to him on the road to Damascus where his whole life changed. Hear of his three missionary journeys and the churches he started along his way. Be prepared to hear the rest of his life’s story next week.
Sunday, November 01, 2020
by Robert Dean
Passage: Ephesians 3:6-7
Series: Ephesians (2018)
Duration: 51 mins 16 secs
Do you like being “in” on new information? Then you can understand how the writers of the New Testament felt when the mystery doctrine was revealed to them. Realize how astonishing it was to learn that all who trusted in Christ as their Savior were heirs, fellow members of the body of Christ, and partakers of the benefits of the promises of Christ. Include yourself with them, both Jew and Gentile, and rejoice over the riches of blessings you have in this Church Age.
Sunday, January 14, 2018
by Elbert White
Passage: 2 Corinthians 5:11-21
Series: 2018 Elbert White
Duration: 45 mins 42 secs
Sunday, December 10, 2017
by Elbert White
Passage: 2 Corinthians 4:1-8
Series: 2017 Elbert White
Duration: 40 mins 36 secs
The faithful in ministry continue through thick and thin looking beyond the temporal to the eternal.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
by Robert Dean
Passage: Acts 28
Series: Acts (2010)
Duration: 54 mins 5 secs
If you like a high-stakes true adventure story, then the Apostle Paul's life is a must-read. Burning with anger at the very name of Jesus, he was at the forefront trying to stamp out Christianity. Listen to this lesson to learn how this man, who went on to become one of the greatest witnesses of the risen Christ and the writer of many books in the New Testament, came to the end of his life on earth. Find out how Biblical and historical evidence points to his two imprisonments in Rome and his subsequent death by beheading. Begin an overview of the book of Acts including Luke's mission to explain the growth of the Church under the Holy Spirit and the purposes and distinctions that showcase the new dispensation of the Church Age.
Tuesday, January 07, 2014
by Robert Dean
Passage: Acts 27:1-20
Series: Acts (2010)
Duration: 1 hr 3 mins 14 secs
Cruise ship in trouble: Mass illnesses, blackouts, missing passengers. These stories have filled the headlines the last few years. Listen to this lesson to learn about the Apostle Paul's danger-filled, life-threatening cruise on his way to Rome as a prisoner. See how Paul points out that disaster is ahead as they face rough weather and strong headwinds. The crew ignores his warning and sets out. Encountering a typhoon, they frantically try to secure the ship. Hear how Paul relies on God's revelation to him and the doctrine he knows. Learn to apply the Word of God to your own experiences and adapt to changing circumstances even in desperate times.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
by Robert Dean
Passage: Acts 24:10-25:12
Series: Acts (2010)
Duration: 1 hr 1 mins 43 secs
Sounding more like a shadowy movie plot than actual events, the Apostle Paul arrives under heavily armed guards to Caesarea where his life converges with three kings. Listen to this lesson to learn that soon after his conversion, God promised Paul that he would give the good news of the Gospel to Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel. Learn about the evil machinations of Felix and Festus, the dark history of their lives, and the political climate at the time Paul was being held. Marvel at his skillful defense of what he believes and understand that, like the Apostle, we can learn to trust that God is always behind the scenes working out His promises to us.
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
by Robert Dean
Passage: Acts 22:30-24:21
Series: Acts (2010)
Duration: 1 hr 1 mins 40 secs
When your life is caught up in a whirlwind of trouble, do you call on God to take away all the bad things? Or do you embrace God's plan for your life including the tests and suffering to help you mature spiritually? Listen to this hair-raising account of the Apostle Paul's arrest in Jerusalem where a rioting crowd spews out threats of dire consequences. See how the Jewish Sanhedrin Council accuses Paul and the high priest, Ananias, signals someone to slap him in the mouth. Hear Paul's heated defense as he gets to the heart of the matter by mentioning resurrection. Notice that God does not use a miracle to rescue Paul, but instead is behind the scenes directing the normal events. Realize that God is at work in our lives and is for us so nothing can be against us.
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