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[A] = summary lessons
[B] = exegetical analysis
[C] = topical doctrinal studies
What is a Mini-Series?
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 - Essence of God

Judges (2000)
Sunday, September 10, 2000
by Robert Dean
Passage: Judges 3:1-6
Series: Judges (2000)
Duration: 1 hr 7 mins 33 secs
Proverbs (2013)
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.
1 Thessalonians (2013)
Thursday, November 06, 2014
by Robert Dean
Passage: 1 Thessalonians 1:8
Series: 1 Thessalonians (2013)
Duration: 59 mins 56 secs
Sit on the floor. Cross your legs. Clear your mind of all thoughts and hum "OHM". Is this what the Bible means when it says to meditate? Listen to this lesson to learn that Biblical meditation is based on thinking and the content of that thinking is the character of God. See that as we understand who and what God is we find that we can always trust Him with every aspect of our life. Gain a clear understanding of what waiting on the Lord means.
Sunday, January 03, 2016
by Robert Dean
Passage: Luke 1:51-55
Series: Holiday Specials
Duration: 40 mins 21 secs
What magnificent things about God would you list if you were writing a poem or song to Him? Listen to this lesson to see what Mary focused on. Notice that she was expressing her humility and spiritual status, not her economic status. See how she lists God’s attributes and tells the way He relates to those who trust in Him. Gain an understanding that God’s policy is to exalt the humble and bring down the arrogant. From this lesson, see the importance of believers obeying God as they trust in His goodness.
Holocaust Special
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
by Robert Dean
Passage: Jeremiah 29:11
Series: Holocaust Special
Duration: 1 hr 8 mins 49 secs

How can we reconcile God’s many promises to the Jews with the scope of the tragedy of the Holocaust? Listen to this lesson to understand that the challenge of questioning the goodness of God is directly related to the character of God. Hear ten attributes of God and see that He is all good and what He does is always good, even when we cannot see it in the circumstances. Hear some basic questions that need to be explored including the existence of evil and how different worldviews explain it. Never try to put God on trial but by faith accept that He is always just and can be trusted.

The "God on Trial" movie Dr. Dean mentioned during this class is available for viewing at God on Trial (produced by Masterpiece Theater)

At the end of this lesson Dr. Dean recommended a publication to read for more information on the Holocaust. Click for the April/May 2016 issue of Israel My Glory.

1st and 2nd Samuel (2015)
Tuesday, July 02, 2019
by Robert Dean
Passage: Psalm 89:10-17
Series: 1st and 2nd Samuel (2015)
Duration: 1 hr 5 mins 19 secs
Do you stand in awe of God? Listen to this lesson to be reminded of God’s magnificence and recall that God’s power is profound and overwhelming. See that when anyone in the Bible is approaching God they are full of fear and treat Him with the utmost respect. Find out that those who reject Him now will some day bow their knee before Him as He judges evil. Continue the study of Psalm 89 where we learn that God controls the chaos in the universe, both angelic and human. As a believer take every opportunity to praise God in songs and words and thank Him for His lovingkindness and protection.
Judges (2021)
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
by Robert Dean
Passage: Judges 2:6-11
Series: Judges (2021)
Duration: 1 hr 6 mins 3 secs
What happens in a culture when it divorces itself from divine truth? Listen to this lesson to see how a nation erodes over time and loses its vitality and ability to make good decisions when it ignores God and His Word. Hear the characteristics of the first three generations of Israelites and how they abandoned God and accepted the values and gods of the pagans around them. Review the essence of God with an emphasis on righteousness, justice, and love which govern His plan for mankind.
Has God Spoken? (2021)
Thursday, October 28, 2021
by Robert Dean
Passage: Genesis 3
Series: Has God Spoken? (2021)
Duration: 1 hr 11 mins 28 secs
Are you confident that when the Bible says something you can depend on it? Listen to this message to get in on the beginning of a new series designed to confirm that the Bible is really God’s truth and reflects the character of the Creator. Hear some of the attacks that have been made on its veracity throughout the last four hundred years and see that from the beginning Satan has cunningly attacked it. Learn the presupposition that will help us see how the essence of God is the starting point in our understanding of Him.
Interlocked (2023)
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
by Robert Dean
Series: Interlocked (2023)
Duration: 1 hr 7 mins 9 secs

Are you ready to have a little fun while learning about the Bible? Stand up and join in as we are led through the motions depicting 19 foundational events in the Bible. Then listen for a detailed account of God as the Creator God. See how the world and everything in it was created by God by His spoken word and find out how this reveals His character. Learn ways to teach this to children and build on it as they are able to understand more. Realize that we were created for purpose and meaning in our lives that can only be known by studying God’s Word.

The handout for this class is available under the Text: notes link.

Ephesians (2018)
Sunday, December 31, 2023
by Robert Dean
Passage: Ephesians 5:8-9
Series: Ephesians (2018)
Duration: 56 mins 7 secs
Are you living your life like someone stumbling in the darkness or are you walking in the light? Listen to this message to learn that God is light and as His children, we are to walk in the light. Hear a number of principles describing God’s essence as light and that He reveals light through His Word. Find out that those who reject God’s truth are living in darkness.