Thursday, September 12, 2013
by Robert Dean
Passage: Romans 9:20-33
Series: Romans (2010)
Duration: 59 mins 44 secs
Insistent questions swirl around God "hardening Pharaoh's heart." Could it mean God made Pharaoh do the evil things he did to the Jews? Paul tackles this question by going to Old Testament scriptures. Learn four ways Old Testament scriptures are used in the New Testament. Review the three Hebrew words for "hardened". See how God's sovereignty is expressed in the destiny of nations but that everyone has the free will to choose or reject God's plan of salvation through His Son, Jesus Christ.
Thursday, October 31, 2013
by Robert Dean
Passage: Romans 11:1-11
Series: Romans (2010)
Duration: 1 hr 3 mins 34 secs
Just because you're a powerful warrior for God one day doesn't mean you can't become a whining, sniveling, namby-pamby coward the next. Listen to this lesson to find out how God came to the rescue of this prophet of Israel and interrupted his pity party. Follow Paul's argument for why the Jews should trust that God will keep all His promises to them in spite of their rejections of Him. Gain courage in your own life with the assurance that God is just as faithful to us and see how we can't second guess the methods God uses to fulfill His Word.
Thursday, November 14, 2013
by Robert Dean
Passage: Romans 11:7-23
Series: Romans (2010)
Duration: 1 hr 3 mins 26 secs
Here's a riddle for you: What do an olive tree and a lump of dough have in common? Listen to this lesson to learn how the Apostle Paul uses these two illustrations to show how God's sovereignty selects groups for certain purposes. Learn about the cause of the blindness of the Jewish nation and how this opened the door for Gentiles to become a temporary channel of blessing to the world. Be warned that this should not lead to pride on their part.
Thursday, November 21, 2013
by Robert Dean
Passage: Romans 11:15-27
Series: Romans (2010)
Duration: 59 mins 13 secs
God's thoughts are not our thoughts so no wonder we're full of questions. Listen to this lesson to learn answers from the Apostle Paul to two burning questions. Find out how God opened the floodgates of blessing to the world through the Gentiles and understand the illustrations of the lump of dough and the root of the olive tree. Hear how Christians and Jews were both involved in the Zionist movement to return the Jews to the land and rest in the knowledge that the gifts and the promises of God are irrevocable.
Thursday, July 21, 2016
by Robert Dean
Passage: 1 Peter 2:4
Series: 1 Peter (2015)
Duration: 1 hr 3 mins 57 secs
Are all believers part of the Royal Family of God? Listen to this lesson to hear that while Peter is addressing Jewish-background believers, he is not saying that there are differences between Jewish and Gentile believers in the Church Age. See that these verses are used by Replacement theologians to say that the Church has replaced Israel. Learn that the words Peter uses here to describe these Jewish believers come from the Old Testament but are applied to the Church. See that there is unity in the body of Christ that makes no distinctions.
Tuesday, April 02, 2019
by Robert Dean
Passage: 2 Samuel 7:8-17 & 1 Chronicles 17:11-14
Series: 1st and 2nd Samuel (2015)
Duration: 1 hr 15 mins 41 secs
All through the ages people have dreamed of a perfect utopia. Will there ever be a true utopia on this earth? Listen to this lesson to hear about God’s plan involving the Millennial Kingdom that begins as a perfect society. Find out that Isaiah prophesied about a descendant of David, the Messiah, who would rule on David’s throne during that future Kingdom. Hear the background for the prophecy concerning the virgin birth of Jesus as a sign to King Ahaz. Be assured that God always keeps His promises and all the prophecies in the Bible will be fulfilled at the right time.
Sunday, May 31, 2020
by Robert Dean
Passage: Ephesians 2:12
Series: Ephesians (2018)
Duration: 58 mins 47 secs
What is an alien according to the Bible? Listen to this lesson to learn that all Gentiles were called aliens and it meant they were excluded from the privileges the Jews had. Find out this was not because the Jews were more righteous than others, but was a result of God’s mercy. See how this resulted in Antisemitism. Learn about the covenants of promise and when they will be fulfilled. As believers, we all have confidence knowing that God always has and always will keep all of His promises.