Sunday, May 22, 2022
by Robert Dean
Passage: Ephesians 4:13-15
Series: Ephesians (2018)
Duration: 50 mins 51 secs
Are you still a baby believer who grabs on to every new teaching without considering the context? Listen to this lesson to learn that God has a goal for every believer to grow to spiritual maturity and to become more Christ-like in their character. Find out what it means to have an abundant life. Be honest with yourself after hearing this message and ask if God’s goal for your life is the same as your goal.
Thursday, April 29, 2021
by Robert Dean
Passage: 2 Peter 2:12-17
Series: 2 Peter (2019)
Duration: 1 hr 9 mins 14 secs
What can an apostle from the first century AD teach us about false teachers in the world today? See a description of the evil characteristics of these people and what motivates them. Find out that pagan religions always combined sexual practices with their religions. Hear a brief summary from the Old Testament of a man named Balaam who was hired by a pagan ruler to curse Israel and was thwarted by a dumb ass. Learn three lessons we can take from this incident that illustrate that God is in control and that will help us in handling the false teaching all around us today.
Thursday, April 22, 2021
by Robert Dean
Passage: 2 Peter 2:9-12
Series: 2 Peter (2019)
Duration: 1 hr 13 mins 41 secs
How have false teachers affected the Church in America? Listen to this lesson to hear a history of the Pentecostal Holiness movement in three waves beginning in the late 1800s. See its connection with a false doctrine of the baptism of the Holy Spirit and speaking in tongues. See how the Apostle Peter warned against the enticements of false teachers and their destiny of destruction. Understand we need to be protected by the truth of God's Word so we can spot the false teaching around us.
Thursday, April 15, 2021
by Robert Dean
Passage: 2 Peter 2:9-11
Series: 2 Peter (2019)
Duration: 1 hr 14 mins 42 secs
Are you getting too comfortable with the pagan worldview around you? Listen to this lesson to be reminded that God always punishes the ungodly but delivers those who believe in Him. Hear a description of those who are guided by the lusts of their sin natures. See what message and ideas false teachers are bringing. Keep in mind that although we live in the devil’s world we can stand firm and know that God is protecting us.
Thursday, November 12, 2020
by Robert Dean
Passage: 2 Peter 2:1-3
Series: 2 Peter (2019)
Duration: 1 hr 11 mins 1 sec
Are you gullible and easily led astray concerning the truth of God’s Word? Listen to this lesson to learn about false teachers whose mission is to make you believe a lie and reject the truth. Find out the characteristics of these deceivers including their greed and desire for admiration. Hear principles concerning prophets and whether that is a legitimate spiritual gift today. Continue to study God’s Word by means of the Holy Spirit so you are enabled to discern errors.
Please note that as of this lesson, the 2 Peter series is continued in the Angelic Rebellion series now being taught by Dr. Dean. Please go to the Angelic Rebellion series to continue your study in 2 Peter.
Thursday, November 05, 2020
by Robert Dean
Passage: 2 Peter 2-3
Series: 2 Peter (2019)
Duration: 1 hr 5 mins 10 secs
Are you ready to take a quick trip through the remainder of 2 Peter to hear what is as relevant to us today as it was when it was written nearly 2,000 years ago? Find out the emphasis is on false teachers with a number of examples from the past that show God’s judgment. See the motivation of these teachers and the destructiveness of what they said to people’s spiritual life. Examine how this parallels Jude’s warnings and the role of the angelic conflict in all of it.
Thursday, October 22, 2020
by Robert Dean
Passage: 2 Peter 1
Series: 2 Peter (2019)
Duration: 1 hr 5 mins 8 secs
What can we learn from a study of 2 Peter? Listen to this lesson to get an overview of the epistle and review what we studied earlier this year. Hear about the Apostle Paul and his unique qualifications as he depended on God the Holy Spirit in authoring this Book. Find out the importance of growing to spiritual maturity and becoming productive in order to discern false teaching.
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.
Sunday, November 06, 2016
by Robert Dean
Passage: Matthew 23:1-5
Series: Matthew (2013)
Duration: 57 mins
Would it surprise you to know that God hates religion? Listen to this lesson to learn how Jesus confronted the Pharisees over their rituals and legalism. Hear five points on the differences between Christianity and religion. See the importance of having a relationship with God rather than trying to impress God with our good deeds. Be on the lookout for false teachers who deny that the Scriptures are the inspired Word of God.
Tuesday, November 05, 2013
by Robert Dean
Passage: Acts 20:7-38
Series: Acts (2010)
Duration: 57 mins 48 secs
Why would any young man turn down a chance for fame and fortune to follow a path that leads to suffering and persecution? Listen as the Apostle Paul delivers a stirring farewell message to pastors encouraging them to communicate the Word of God and not go off course or give up. See how he lays out the way that the pastor must address people in terms of their thinking and strengthen them to face the challenges of life. Discover that there is a colossal future inheritance for those who produce divine good that far outweighs the rewards of any career path in this world.
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