Sunday, September 10, 2017
Passage: Psalm 107:1-3
Series: Hurricane Harvey Special: Give Thanks to the Lord
Duration: 48 mins 32 secs
No one ever said that giving thanks to God when all seems to be going wrong in our lives is easy! Listen to this lesson to learn how to give thanks using examples in the Psalms. See how knowing and thinking through the attributes of God helps us to praise Him. Find out that one solution is to look to the future and realize that God is using our adversities to mature us. Hear a number of verses that should be memorized to prepare for disasters. See that when you are in the midst of difficulties you are to never doubt God’s goodness and His faithful, loyal love.
Thursday, February 09, 2017
Passage: 1 Peter 3:13-17
Series: 1 Peter (2015)
Duration: 1 hr 6 mins 33 secs
Do you have trouble believing in the goodness of God when you see all the bad things that are happening in this world? Listen to this lesson to hear how we can know about and have confidence in the goodness of God. Beginning with God’s creation, see how its beauty illustrates His goodness to mankind. Find out that His character or essence is an all-encompassing goodness that we can rely on. As Christians living in a hostile culture, see the importance of being able to explain God’s goodness and His plan of salvation to those around us.
During this class Dr. Dean briefly discussed apologetics. Additional material on apologetics is available in the following resources:
Giving an Answer
Theology and Apologetics
Thursday, January 26, 2017
Passage: 1 Peter 3:10-14
Series: 1 Peter (2015)
Duration: 56 mins 14 secs
You would never think of starting a raging out-of-control fire in your neighborhood, would you? Listen to this lesson to learn that that the Bible tells us that our tongue starts fires when we gossip, slander, and malign others. See that evil words that spew out of our mouths come from our sin nature and are destructive to us and to the object of our anger. Hear a listing of types of sins of the tongue, including lying, yelling, flattery, judging, and bitter rants. As we move on in this chapter we begin a study of suffering unjustly. Find out that we are always to be ready to explain what we believe to unbelievers.
