September 2013 - July 2018
True stories of the lives of famous people quickly move to the top of the best sellers' charts. Listen to this series about the engrossing story of the life of Christ as told by a once-hated tax collector, Matthew. See how his emphasis is on Christ as the promised Messianic King. Find out about the not-to-be-missed practical ways this Gospel can impact your life.
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Sunday, October 23, 2016
by Robert Dean
Passage: Matthew 22:41-46 & Psalm 110:3-4
Series: Matthew (2013)
Duration: 49 mins 56 secs
Does God ever change His mind? Listen to this lesson to learn that God only shifts to different phases of His plan for the human road. Find out who the volunteers are who will return with Christ and how the “dew of your youth” should be translated. Learn what champagne bottles have to do with Melchizedec and who this priest-king was to Abraham. Ask yourself if you have used the free will God gave you to trust in His Son, Jesus Christ, as your Savior so you will return to earth with Christ some day.
Sunday, October 30, 2016
by Robert Dean
Passage: Matthew 22:41-46 & Psalm 110:5-7
Series: Matthew (2013)
Duration: 53 mins 53 secs
How long will God allow the righteous to suffer and evildoers to prosper? Listen to this lesson to learn three biblical answers to this timeless question that include Christ’s death on the Cross, Armageddon, and God’s final judgment. Find out how God crushes the opposition in Operation Footstool. Understand the last three verses of Psalm 110 are referring to God the Father empowering the Messianic King to defeat His enemies. Take comfort from knowing that God’s plans for the future are being worked out according to His schedule.
Sunday, November 06, 2016
by Robert Dean
Passage: Matthew 23:1-5
Series: Matthew (2013)
Duration: 57 mins
Would it surprise you to know that God hates religion? Listen to this lesson to learn how Jesus confronted the Pharisees over their rituals and legalism. Hear five points on the differences between Christianity and religion. See the importance of having a relationship with God rather than trying to impress God with our good deeds. Be on the lookout for false teachers who deny that the Scriptures are the inspired Word of God.
Sunday, November 13, 2016
by Robert Dean
Passage: Matthew 23:1-12
Series: Matthew (2013)
Duration: 49 mins 27 secs
Are you a hypocrite? Listen to this lesson to learn how Jesus accused the Pharisees of extreme hypocrisy. Find out how the Sabbath was given as a grace gift from God but the Pharisees turned it into legalism in order to impress others. Understand that it’s not what we do outwardly but whether our motivation is to love and obey God inwardly that counts.
Sunday, November 20, 2016
by Robert Dean
Passage: Matthew 23:13-22
Series: Matthew (2013)
Duration: 55 mins 8 secs
Is intolerance always a sin? Listen to this lesson to learn that Jesus was harshly intolerant of hypocrites, yet never sinned. Find out how Jesus presented Himself as the only truth and the only way for salvation. Hear the seven woes (plus one) that Jesus pronounced on the Pharisees. See if He is referring to believers or unbelievers when He calls the Pharisees hypocrites. Learn what the biggest battle in the world is and see that’s it’s not political or cultural differences.
Sunday, November 27, 2016
by Robert Dean
Passage: Matthew 23:16-28
Series: Matthew (2013)
Duration: 52 mins 51 secs
How does your understanding of Jesus differ from this passage? Listen to this lesson to learn that many people do not think of Jesus as someone pronouncing these woes on the Pharisees. Find out what oaths mean in Scriptures, their importance, and how the Pharisees had distorted them. Learn that internal transformation must occur before the external things we do count. Accept that unless we believe that Christ is our only Savior we will not have that internal cleansing and transformation.
Sunday, December 04, 2016
by Robert Dean
Passage: Matthew 23:29-24:2
Series: Matthew (2013)
Duration: 57 mins 4 secs
Is a serpent hanging from your tree? Listen to this lesson to learn how one of the first members of the human race was fooled by Satan masquerading as a talking serpent. Find out how Jesus called the Pharisees snakes. See the difference between eternal hell and temporal hell which is called the Valley of Hinon. Learn two things about rejection of God and His Word and its condemnation. See that the will of God is to save people but He never overrides human volition.
Sunday, January 01, 2017
by Robert Dean
Passage: Matthew 24:3-25:46 & Luke 21:6-36
Series: Matthew (2013)
Duration: 53 mins 32 secs
What is the most significant passage of prophecy in the Bible? Listen to this lesson to learn about Jesus’ Olivet discourse to the Jews. Understand that He is not giving one single word of prophecy to those of us living in the Church Age. Listen to a flyover that breaks down this message in its historical setting and context. Hear the questions the disciples asked Jesus. Find out what a “sign” question means. See which parts of the message were fulfilled in AD 70 and which are still future. See that trusting in Christ as Savior is the way to avoid any of the catastrophic events that are prophesied.
Sunday, January 08, 2017
by Robert Dean
Passage: Matthew 24:3
Series: Matthew (2013)
Duration: 45 mins 19 secs
Would you like to know what’s going to happen in the future? Listen to this lesson to hear what Jesus said about things that would occur. Hear the answers to questions that help us understand His prophecies and find out how the disciples were amazed when He told them the Temple would be destroyed. See that part of Jesus’ prophecy was fulfilled soon after He spoke those words but most is still to occur in the future. See that we can relax and trust God even in the midst of judgment and that our job is to fulfill our mission of telling others about the gospel message.
Sunday, January 15, 2017
by Robert Dean
Passage: Matthew 24:3
Series: Matthew (2013)
Duration: 57 mins 49 secs
What is the sign of Jesus’ coming? Is it something in the future, something that has already happened, or something presently happening? See what the disciples should have known based on the book of Daniel. Hear three views of this time and which one is biblically correct. Learn seventeen differences between Jesus’ coming and the Rapture of the church.