Sunday, October 27, 2013
by Robert Dean
Passage: Luke 2:40-52
Series: Matthew (2013)
Duration: 49 mins 14 secs
"Why can't you be more like your brother?" If you were ever compared to a brother or sister you're going to enjoy hearing this lesson about the childhood of Jesus living with His parents and younger siblings. Find out the way young Jewish boys were raised and what it meant when they reached 12 years of age. See how this explains Jesus' actions in the temple in Jerusalem. Learn about the core sin of the universe related to the angelic conflict and see why it was necessary for Jesus to learn obedience to authority through the unique challenges He faced in His life.
Sunday, November 17, 2013
by Robert Dean
Passage: Matthew 3:13-4:1
Series: Matthew (2013)
Duration: 48 mins 51 secs
Some days trouble barrels toward us like a huge snowball, threatening to overwhelm us. How can we handle those times? Listen to this message to learn how Jesus in His humanity was able to counter the tests of the Devil. See how Jesus' baptism by John the Baptist was an announcement that Jesus was God's Son and find out how God uniquely anointed Jesus with the Holy Spirit. Discover that Jesus never acted independent of the Father's will and demolished the Devil's temptations because of His knowledge of the Word of God.
Sunday, November 24, 2013
by Robert Dean
Passage: Matthew 4:1-10
Series: Matthew (2013)
Duration: 50 mins 31 secs
Temptation! Enticing and alluring. It comes at us from every direction. Even Jesus, who is both God and man in one person forever, faced it. Listen to this lesson to see that God's purpose was not to see if Jesus could sin but rather to demonstrate Jesus' Messianic character. Follow the devil's three lines of temptation and learn how Jesus taught us not to rely on miracles but showed all believers to face tests by dependence on God's Word and the Spirit of God.
Sunday, August 31, 2014
by Robert Dean
Passage: Matthew 8:1-17
Series: Matthew (2013)
Duration: 56 mins 18 secs
Who doesn't love to see previews of coming attractions at the movies? Listen to this lesson to see that when Jesus was on this earth He was giving a preview of the future Kingdom. Hear about His miracles and see how the selection and order of the events chosen by Matthew are designed to showcase Jesus as the promised Messiah. Gain an understanding of leprosy and the significance of Jesus healing the leper. Marvel, along with the humanity of Jesus, at the faith of the centurion. Accept that the only solution to our problems is trusting in Christ's death on the cross.
Thursday, September 18, 2014
by Robert Dean
Series: 2014 Disciple Makers Multiplied (DM2)
Duration: 52 mins 56 secs
The Prologue to Christ's Life: God Breaks His 400-Year Silence. Pages 15 III-19D of the Student Manual.
Sunday, September 13, 2015
by Robert Dean
Passage: Matthew 16:28-17:2 & Philippians 2:5-9
Series: Matthew (2013)
Duration: 42 mins 43 secs
Do you love movie previews with their tantalizing teases of what is to come? Listen to this lesson to see how Jesus gave His disciples an alarming view of coming events. Learn that three of these disciples were taken to a high mountain and find out what the Transfiguration is. Gain an overview of the hypostatic union when Christ’s divine nature and humanity were combined in Him. Appreciate what Jesus did for us as you submit to His authority day in and day out.
Sunday, September 20, 2015
by Robert Dean
Passage: Matthew 17:1-8 & Psalm 2:7
Series: Matthew (2013)
Duration: 56 mins 53 secs
Have you ever tried to imagine how Christ looks in Heaven? Listen to this lesson to learn about three disciples who were given a glimpse of Him and described it in the gospels. See that God the Father and God the Son are described similarly in the Bible. Learn reasons why Moses and Elijah were present at the Transfiguration. See God’s grace as He tells people not to be afraid but take time to realize that those who refuse to believe will be judged.
Sunday, August 20, 2017
by Robert Dean
Passage: Matthew 26:36-46 & Mark 14:32-42
Series: Matthew (2013)
Duration: 1 hr 54 mins 34 secs
What are the worst problems you have ever suffered in life? No matter how horrendous, none compare with what Christ faced in the Garden of Gethsemane. Listen to this lesson to learn how Jesus prayed during His adversities. Hear about the hypostatic union and how Jesus has two natures in one Person eternally. Learn the answer to the question of whether Jesus had a will of His own in His humanity. Recognize that in order for us to know God’s will we must study God’s Word.
Click the notes link below to view Dr. Dean's “Harmony of Jesus in Gethsemane” document.
Sunday, November 14, 2021
by Robert Dean
Passage: Ephesians 4:7-10
Series: Ephesians (2018)
Duration: 41 mins 17 secs
What is significant about Jesus Christ sitting on the right hand of the throne of God the Father? Listen to this lesson to learn that Christ’s title, Son of man, signifies that He is truly divine and fully human. He has triumphed where Adam, the first man, failed and now the angels have been put under His dominion. Learn about His intercessory ministry for all Church Age believers. Marvel that the Scriptures say we have been seated with Him.
Thursday, May 11, 2023
by Robert Dean
Passage: Philippians 2:5-11
Series: Philippians (2022)
Duration: 1 hr 7 mins 56 secs
If asked, who would you say Jesus is? Listen to this message to get details about Jesus’ eternality and pre-existence as Deity. Find out how the early Church Fathers struggled to explain the biblical concept that there are three Persons but one nature in the Godhead, all with identical essence. Learn who first explained the concept of the Trinity. Grasp the rich meaning of the hypostatic union.
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