Thursday, December 05, 2019
by Robert Dean
Passage: 2 Peter 1:8
Series: 2 Peter (2019)
Duration: 56 mins 50 secs
What is knowledge? That may seem like a simple question, but listen to this lesson to learn that there are two different words for knowledge in the Bible which have different shades of meaning. Hear how these words have been interpreted over the years. See that Paul used these words in different ways in his various epistles. The take away from this lesson should be that we need to take time to learn biblical knowledge and as we walk by means of the Holy Spirit, we can learn to apply it leading to spiritual growth.
Thursday, September 26, 2019
by Robert Dean
Passage: 2 Peter 1:2-4
Series: 2 Peter (2019)
Duration: 1 hr 9 mins 17 secs
When your carefully laid plans fall apart and everything you’ve worked for is cratering around you, do you trust God or do you run around trying to find solutions based on man’s schemes and reasoning? Listen to this lesson to hear the story of Noah who was living in the midst of a wicked, perverse people when God revealed what Noah was to do. Find out the difference between general and special revelation and what it means to suppress the truth. See the only place where absolute, unshakable truth can be found in this world. When faced with problems, follow Noah’s example of trusting in the sufficiency of God.
Sunday, May 19, 2019
by Robert Dean
Passage: Ephesians 1:8-10
Series: Ephesians (2018)
Duration: 53 mins 8 secs
Do you enjoy reading or watching a good mystery? Listen to this lesson to learn that “mystery” had a different meaning in ancient times than it does today. Find out that in the New Testament mystery does not refer to any form of mysticism, but that it involves knowledge that has been revealed by God. Hear the four ways we gain knowledge and which one is God’s truth. See how previously unrevealed information was shown to Peter and learn how being a Jew or a Gentile is no longer an important factor but that all believers are one in Christ.
Thursday, May 16, 2019
by Robert Dean
Passage: 2 Peter
Series: 2 Peter (2019)
Duration: 1 hr 8 mins 50 secs
Ready for a bird’s-eye view of Second Peter? Listen to this lesson to learn the emphasis in this epistle and what Peter wanted his readers to know. Find out that it is only through knowledge of God’s revealed Word that we can understand divine thinking. See how false teachers can lead those astray who are not grounded in God’s truth and hear examples of false teachers in times past. Find out about the sufficiency of God and how those who live by their lusts self destruct.
Thursday, February 13, 2014
by Robert Dean
Passage: Romans 12:3-4 & 1 Corinthians 13:8-13
Series: Romans (2010)
Duration: 1 hr 4 mins 19 secs
Are you trying to puzzle out what your spiritual gift is? Listen to this lesson to learn that it's not necessary to identify your gift in order to grow spiritually. See how as we mature in the spiritual life we will begin to function in our spiritual gift or even gifts. Revisit the difference between permanent and temporary spiritual gifts and the importance of the completion of the Canon of Scripture. Allow this lesson to encourage you to utilize your spiritual gift to build up the body of Christ in your local church and not for what you can get out of it for yourself.
Thursday, February 06, 2014
by Robert Dean
Passage: Romans 12:3-4
Series: Romans (2010)
Duration: 1 hr 2 mins 32 secs
Would you like to know more about "speaking in tongues"? Listen to this lesson to learn what it means, the history of the "tongues" movement, and whether this is a legitimate spiritual gift today. Find out the difference between permanent and temporary spiritual gifts. Discover if prophecy in the Old Testament is the same as the temporary gift of prophecy in the New Testament. See how Paul indicates love is permanent but prophecy, knowledge, and tongues are temporary. Understand that the deaths of all the apostles and the completion of the canon of Scripture abolished the temporary gifts.
Note that the video is incorrectly labeled as Romans Lesson #132 on the opening screen.
Sunday, June 09, 2013
by Robert Dean
Passage: Proverbs 8:22-36
Series: Proverbs (2013)
Duration: 45 mins 29 secs
Does God know more today than He did in the past? Is He learning from what is happening around Him? Listen to this lesson to find out how God's knowledge has no beginning and no end and that when He began His creation, He already knew all that is knowable. See how living by God's truths leads to stability, contentment, and happiness that doesn't depend on what's going on around us. Discover the contrast between the rich full life of those who find wisdom and the death-like existence of those who hate wisdom.
Sunday, June 02, 2013
by Robert Dean
Passage: Proverbs 8:12-21
Series: Proverbs (2013)
Duration: 57 mins 28 secs
What do you fear most? Tornadoes? Hurricanes? Losing your job? Cancer? The death of a loved one, or even your own death? Proverbs tells us one thing we should really be fearing. Listen to this lesson to understand the true meaning of the "fear of the Lord" and the many blessings and benefits that follow. Discover how being oriented to the authority of God is the glue that holds everything together. See the importance of governments having leaders who fear the Lord.
Sunday, May 26, 2013
by Robert Dean
Passage: Proverbs 8:1-11
Series: Proverbs (2013)
Duration: 55 mins 15 secs
Want to save yourself a lot of trouble? Then listen to this lesson in Proverbs to learn how to wise up. You won't find the answer on TV or in college classrooms or from a mystical spiritual guru. Instead discover how studying God's written word, the Bible, shows us the solution to all of life's problems. See how God makes His plan clear so no one has an excuse to say they didn't know what to do. Find out the only two choices available: one leading to happiness and success and the other to foolish and senseless blunders.
Sunday, April 07, 2013
by Robert Dean
Passage: Proverbs 3:19-35
Series: Proverbs (2013)
Duration: 49 mins 37 secs
Doomsday scenarios can strike terror in hearts in the middle of the night. Stock market crashes. Attacks on our country. Personal problems. Proverbs teaches us that when we focus on the Word of God we can sleep without fear. Just as God used His infinite wisdom to create the world, He offers wisdom to those who make learning and applying His Word a priority. He promises protection and the security that our steps are ordered by Him. Listen to this lesson to learn how creation is the foundation to everything else in the Bible. See how we are to treat those who ask for help with generosity and why we shouldn't envy the wicked when they prosper.
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