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A Mini-Series is a small subset of lessons from a major series which covers a particular subject or book. The class numbers will be in reference to the major series rather than the mini-series.

Messages with tag - Idolatry

Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Passage: Judges 17:6-13
Series: Judges (2021)
Duration: 1 hr 4 mins 31 secs

What’s wrong with religion? Listen to this message to learn what all religions share in common and that Christianity is not a religion but a relationship with God. Hear how idolatry was brought to Israel by Micah and his mother. See how superstition became the cornerstone of their worship and understand that we need to make the Word of God the core principle of our lives.

Dr. Dean also mentioned that once he completes the Judges series he’s planning on teaching the Interlocked series based on Charlie Clough’s Bible Framework. Click on the link to get a sneak peek of this impactful study.

Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Passage: Judges 8:4-33
Series: Judges (2021)
Duration: 1 hr 8 mins 19 secs

What happens when the leaders and people of a nation are operating on pure paganism? Listen to this lesson to learn the tragic story of how Gideon went from trusting God for a great victory and then reverted back to paganism. Hear how he took his weary army to Succoth and was treated rudely. See his punishment of the people of Succoth in a way not based on the Mosaic Law. Learn how he turned down a chance to be king but enabled the people of Israel to return to their idol worship.

During the announcements Dr. Dean mentioned the upcoming Pre-Trib Rapture Study Group conference. For more information, visit www.pre-trib.org

Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Passage: Judges 3:1-6
Series: Judges (2021)
Duration: 1 hr 2 mins 39 secs
Does the Bible have anything to say about leadership principles? Listen to this lesson to learn that there are abundant passages devoted to developing true, biblical leaders. Learn five major characteristics of leaders including the importance of fearing the Lord and what that signifies. Understand that developing leadership traits is a part of growing to spiritual maturity and applies to both men and women.
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Passage: Judges 3:1-6
Series: Judges (2021)
Duration: 1 hr 7 mins 39 secs
Are you going to obey God or not when adversity comes your way? Listen to this lesson to review principles on the importance of the testing of your faith, including the illustration of Abraham and the Exodus generation. See how the Israelites in the land abandoned God and began to worship idols. Begin a study of what the Bible teaches us about the standards for leadership for both men and women.
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Passage: Judges 2:6 & Joshua 24
Series: Judges (2021)
Duration: 1 hr 6 mins 47 secs
How do you define evil? Listen to this lesson to learn that in the Old Testament evil meant abandoning the true God and worshiping idols. Find out what was so appealing to this generation of Israelites that they pursued these false gods and were trapped by their evil actions. See a list of these pagan gods that were worshiped in the ancient world. Be reminded that we have to choose daily if we are going to serve God or get involved in the evil around us.
Thursday, January 07, 2021
Series: Angelic Rebellion (2020)
Duration: 1 hr 8 mins 57 secs
Have you been blindsided by the tragedies happening around you? Listen to this lesson to hear that since we live in the devil’s world we will always face trials and disasters. Review Satan’s assaults in history beginning with the attack on Eve and how God had to destroy all but eight people on earth because of the wickedness of a demonic attack. Find out how destructive idolatry is and see that during the Church Age antisemitism is a major Satanic attack. Hear of four future assaults, three that occur in the Tribulation and one at the end of the Millennium. Knowing all this, don’t be alarmed at any fiery trial that comes your way because God is going to take care of those who believe in Him.
Sunday, October 14, 2018
Passage: Acts 19:21-41
Series: Ephesians (2018)
Duration: 40 mins 41 secs
How can we know what is true? Listen to this lesson to learn that when mankind attempts to learn truth apart from God’s revelation, it ends in chaos and violence. Hear about Demetrius who urged the citizens of Ephesus to start a riot against Paul and his co-workers. When we study Ephesians we need to understand that we face similar problems of living in a hostile culture today. See that the solution now as well as then is to study the Word of God so that what we believe will have a direct impact on how we act.
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Passage: 1 Samuel 28:3-8
Series: 1st and 2nd Samuel (2015)
Duration: 1 hr 4 mins 32 secs
Can Christians become involved in the occult world? Listen to this lesson to learn about mediums and spiritists and the many synonyms for the demonic creatures. See that seeking answers from the dead carries the death penalty from God. Hear a list of the deeds of the spirit world that God forbids. Hear about two kinds of idolatry and how all of us are drawn to it to some degree. Learn that the ultimate issue is to get our answers from God’s revealed Word only.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Series: 2014 Chafer Theological Seminary Bible Conference
Duration: 1 hr 13 mins 21 secs

Readers of this paper should understand that it builds upon more extensive, previously published material that can only be briefly cited here. Christians today, particularly in the United States, are facing a rapidly-growing, comprehensive antagonism by pagan culture as that culture ever more consistently manifests itself through the public policies of all levels of civil government from local to federal. This antagonism challenges Christian family authority in education, Christian vocational freedom in public business and health care, Christian counseling in pastoral care (both civilian and military), Christian scholarship in academia and Christian political freedom in public policy decisions. Because it is the main tool involved, this paper explores the degenerate state of current public discourse in search of an effective overall strategy of response. It concludes that Christians must first become aware of how the suppression dynamic Paul spoke of in Romans 1:18-32 has worked out today in Western civilization. It further points out that simultaneously with the truncated ability of public discourse to handle fundamental truths of reality, truth, and conduct, there is a surreptitious and gradual establishment of a state secular religion that seeks to trump God's revelation. Two strategies to counter these threats are discussed, one aimed at challenging so-called "reasonable" public discussion and the other aimed at strengthening opposition to the state's expanding religious claims.

For Christians committed to a literal, grammatical, historical hermeneutic (and thereby a dispensational perspective) the growing pagan antagonism is accompanied by criticism from covenant, post-millennial, theonomic brethren that dispensational theology is largely responsible for Christian impotency in the face of such sociopolitical antagonism. Criticism from these fellow believers charges that our view necessarily leads to defeatism, a purposeless Church age, and irresponsible passivity toward the challenges of earthly life. This paper answers those criticisms by pointing out specific features of dispensational ecclesiology and eschatology that guard the primacy of evangelism and missions while simultaneously offering detailed sociopolitical wisdom for Christian citizens. Included is an example of applying this wisdom to the reformation of Christian wedding services in those states that have delegitimized Christian marriage.

Thursday, November 07, 2013
Passage: Romans 11:5-11
Series: Romans (2010)
Duration: 1 hr 4 mins 3 secs
"Lonely, I'm so lonely." Is this the refrain you're singing when you look around at all the people who reject God in the world today? Listen to this lesson to learn about a time when most of the Jewish people were heading down a path of self-destruction and laughing at God's messengers. At the same time there was a remnant of those who decided to prepare their hearts to follow Him. Even though they were ignorant of many of the commandments, God dealt with them graciously. Learn the difference between grace and works and listen to other examples of the Jewish remnant.