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[A] = summary lessons
[B] = exegetical analysis
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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.
Acts (2010)

Acts (2010)

September 2010 - March 2014

This study covers the book of Acts. The title, "Acts of the Apostles," distorts the thrust of the book. Only two apostles are the focus of the book, Peter, then Paul. John is mentioned as is James, but the others are not. The more appropriate name should be "Acts of the Holy Spirit". Because the Holy Spirit is the one performing the Acts, by empowering the early church, specifically, through Peter, then Paul, to take the message of the risen Messiah from the Upper Room in Acts 1, to Paul's private house prison room, in Acts 28.

To the uttermost parts of the earth ...

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111 - The Gospel Goes to Europe [B]
Tuesday, June 04, 2013
by Robert Dean
Passage: Acts 16:6-16
Series: Acts (2010)
Duration: 1 hr 6 mins 49 secs
Dreams and visions sometimes gave the Apostle Paul his marching orders on his second missionary journey. Can we depend on them to give us a helping hand? Listen to this lesson to learn how direct revelation has ceased but how the Bible has all the answers we need now. See how the Holy Spirit made it possible for a wealthy businesswoman to understand the good news of the gospel. Find out about Paul's run-in with a slave girl and a demon and how demon influence can impact all of us today.
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112 - Demonism and Fortune-Telling [B]
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
by Robert Dean
Passage: Acts 16:16-19
Series: Acts (2010)
Duration: 1 hr 4 mins 14 secs
Demons! Fortune tellers! Witches! Are they real or just something in scary movies, TV shows, and books? Listen to this lesson in Acts to learn how the Bible describes a very real spirit world and God's warning against the occult. Find out how worshiping anything in creation rather than the Creator opens us to demonic thoughts and influences. Discover God's assurances that He is in control and we have nothing to fear.
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113 - Demon Possession and Demon Influence [B]
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
by Robert Dean
Passage: Acts 16:16-20
Series: Acts (2010)
Duration: 1 hr 7 mins 24 secs
When it seems like our life is spiraling out of control into chaos, where should we look for help? Fortune tellers, astrologers, mediums, and new age gurus promise us all kinds of answers. Listen to this lesson to learn what happened to King Saul when he went to the Witch of Endor for help. Find out the difference between demon influence and demon possession. Discover how God is always in control and we should never be afraid of the powers of evil.
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114 - Can Christians Be Demon-Possessed? The Simple Gospel [B]
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
by Robert Dean
Passage: Acts 16:21-40
Series: Acts (2010)
Duration: 1 hr 7 mins 14 secs
Don't be spooked into seeing demons around every corner. When you have someone on your side who is bigger than the bad guys, you have nothing to fear. Listen to this lesson to learn about God's promises to protect believers from evil spirits. Find out what it means for our bodies to be temples of the Holy Spirit. Discover the significance of Jesus' parable about the empty house and His priestly prayer asking that we be guarded from the evil one.
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115 - Opposition and Acceptance [B]
Tuesday, July 02, 2013
by Robert Dean
Passage: Acts 17:1-15
Series: Acts (2010)
Duration: 1 hr 1 mins 55 secs
Would it surprise you to learn you could probably ace a pop culture quiz? Every day, without even trying, we soak up pagan ideas like a sponge. Listen to this lesson to learn how the Apostle Paul countered the trends of his day by teaching logical, reasonable truths from the Scriptures. Find out how we can learn to clarify our beliefs effectively so we stop one-shot, "drive-by" witnessing. See what it means to search the Scriptures daily like the Bereans.
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116 - Athens: Understand Your Audience [B]
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
by Robert Dean
Passage: Acts 17:16-34
Series: Acts (2010)
Duration: 1 hr 3 mins 5 secs
Why do some people get mad as a hornet when talking about God? Listen to this lesson to learn the vital need for listening to others as they talk about what they already believe. See how the Apostle Paul skillfully used his insight into the Athenians to reason with them in a logical manner. Find out how he challenged them to worship the Creator rather than the creature. Discover key elements to sharpen your Bible study methods.
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117 - Athens: GOD, Unknown gods, Stoics, Epicureans, Evolution, and the Chain of Being - Part 1 [B]
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
by Robert Dean
Passage: Acts 17:16-31 & Romans 1:18-22
Series: Acts (2010)
Duration: 1 hr 3 mins 7 secs

What gods do you worship? Success? Money? Happiness? The pagan Athenians worshiped all the gods, betting that some of them would come to their aid. Listen to this lesson to learn how the Apostle Paul used their worship of the unknown god to show there is only one true God, the God of Creation. Find out how everyone has enough evidence to know that God exists but suppresses that truth. Begin the fascinating study of the Chain of Being and see how evolution grew out of it.

Click here to access Dr. Dean's paper presented at the Conservative Theological Society referenced in this Bible class.

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118 - Athens: GOD, Unknown gods, Stoics, Epicureans, Evolution, and the Chain of Being - Part 2 [B]
Tuesday, August 06, 2013
by Robert Dean
Passage: Acts 17:16-31
Series: Acts (2010)
Duration: 1 hr 11 mins 8 secs

"There's nothing new under the sun." Similar to many people today, the Athenians liked to dazzle everyone with grand words and brilliant insights. Listen to this lesson to see how the Apostle Paul bettered their arguments by tweaking superstitious beliefs so they could understand the gospel. Discover how all primitive religions believed that matter always existed which is a core belief of evolution today. See how clarifying the truths of the Creator God is a vital part of witnessing.

Click here to access Dr. Dean's paper presented at the Conservative Theological Society referenced in this Bible class.

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119 - Athens: The Challenge of the Gospel [B]
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
by Robert Dean
Passage: Acts 17:23-34 & Romans 1:18-22
Series: Acts (2010)
Duration: 1 hr 6 mins 8 secs
Are you dreaming of an amazing world under one government where everyone speaks the same language? Listen to this lesson to learn that God, the Creator, did not design His world to function this way but instead established nations and oversees their rise and fall. Find out about the Divine institutions and how they provide protection and prosperity for people and nations who follow them. See how the Apostle Paul, without using experience, historical evidence or reason, witnessed to people who were suppressing what they already knew to be true about God.
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120 - From the Intellect to the Sensual [B]
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
by Robert Dean
Passage: Acts 18:1-5 & 1 Corinthians 2:1-3
Series: Acts (2010)
Duration: 1 hr 1 mins 39 secs
Looking for a little fun and action in a party town? In the 1st century you would head for the bustling, wealthy port city of Corinth with its many temples, games, and sensual pleasures. Find out how the Apostle Paul received personal guidance from the Holy Spirit to go there. Learn how he arrived dead tired and found a tent-making couple, Priscilla and Aquila, and joined with them in their business. See how he presented the gospel weekly by going to the synagogue and reasoning with the Jews in Corinth.

Also includes 1 Corinthians 4:12, 1 Thessalonians 2:9

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