Lesson 22, Part 2: King David: The Second King - Adultery and Murder ...

• Adultery and Murder: Confession, Forgiveness, Consequences
• David a Model King
• Three Sanctification Lessons
• How to Have Faith and Confidence in God

After trusting in Christ for salvation we still sin. Listen to this lesson to learn from King David's life how to deal with our sin so we can resume our partnership with God and our spiritual growth. Find out the three stages in restoration from sin and how no matter what sins David committed, he always had a heart for the Lord. Understand the meaning of repentance and cleansing and the necessity of trusting God's Word.

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How to Thank God

When unpleasant and adverse things start happening in your life what are you to do? Listen to this message to learn that as a believer it is God's will that you show gratitude to Him for everything, including things you wish were not happening. Learn how often you are to give thanks, who you are to address your thanks to, and what results will happen when you express thanks as you're walking by means of the Holy Spirit.

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Are There Really Carnal Christians?

What is a carnal Christian? Listen to this message to hear a definition and learn there are people who believe Christians cannot be carnal. Find out three things that the Apostle Paul says characterize these enemies of the Cross, including their focus on things on this earth instead of eternal values. See the difference between the natural man and the regenerate man who has received a human spirit.

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Lesson 22, Part 1: King David: The Second King

• Anointed king
• King David Brought the Ark of God to Jerusalem
• Yahweh made an unconditional covenant with David

What can we learn from contrasting King Saul's and King David's reigns over Israel? Listen to this lesson to learn how Saul failed and David was successful because he respected authority and obeyed God the majority of the time. Find out that David was a mighty warrior and a skilled musician who wrote many of the psalms and had a desire to please God. Learn about the details of the five covenants, one of which was temporary.

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God’s Pattern for Hymns

How can the hymns we sing as a congregation glorify God? Listen to this message to learn that the hymns are to showcase who God is and what He does as the most important part of the hymn. Although we will never have perfect worship, we should aim to the lofty goal of glorifying God. Hear five standards for our worship music and see how they should show doctrinal development as the psalms do.

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The following short video gives you a glimpse of a church in Ukraine where one of our contacts by the name of Vasya has distributed hundreds of our God's Powerful Promises booklet. Many of these people don't have Bibles, so this is a welcome provision for them. 

Dean Bible Ministries has been printing thousands of these booklets in Ukraine in their language ever since the war broke out. Faithful people, like Vasya, have been driving them to locations such as this. This church is located in the town of Kramatorsk which is 15 miles from the war's front lines. Please be in prayer for these people. 

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Lesson 21, Part 2: Kings for Israel: Israel Demands a King: Lessons on Sanctification

1) Only God can provide real security and assurance
2) Though Israel rejected God, God remained faithful

Why did God reject Saul as king over Israel? Listen to this message to find out why Saul failed as Israel's first king. See that Saul thought his ways were as good as what God required of a king and so he disobeyed Him. Learn that all of us have the same tendency to seek what pleases us and makes us comfortable rather than following what we learn we are to do in God’s Word. Find out what sanctification is and how to grow spiritually.

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Worship and the World

How can you, as a believer, keep from being influenced by the subtle influence of the world around you? Listen to this message to hear a definition of the world system and find out what forms it and what opposes it. See the importance of having standards that will stand firm in the worst of a pagan culture. Examine two contemporary hymns and compare them in several ways to classic high culture hymns of the past ages.

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