January 2021 - March 2023
Judges is a book that is rarely taught on in any church. This is a tragedy because it is a book for our times. What is impressive about this book is the theme. The last verse in Judges: “In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did that which was right in his own eyes.” Judges was in many ways the dark ages of Israel’s history: they rejected the authority of God, they rejected the authority of Scripture, and in its place they substituted their own authority. In other words, instead of looking to God and His Word for absolutes and structuring all their thought under that umbrella they looked to the community, to one another, to themselves as the source of absolute right and wrong.
Tue, Mar 28, 2023
Passage: Judges 17:6-13
Series: Judges (2021)
Duration: 1 hr 4 mins 31 secs
What’s wrong with religion? Listen to this message to learn what all religions share in common and that Christianity is not a religion but a relationship with God. Hear how idolatry was brought to Israel by Micah and his mother. See how superstition became the cornerstone of their worship and understand that we need to make the Word of God the core principle of our lives.
Tue, Mar 21, 2023
Passage: Judges 17-18
Series: Judges (2021)
Duration: 1 hr 21 mins 25 secs
Can a revival turn our nation around from its pagan ways? Listen to this lesson to learn what biblical worship is and what must be at the center of all revival or renewal movements. Hear a number of examples of renewal of the nation of Israel from the Old Testament. Learn about the role of music in worship and what that involves. Hear about ten revivals in United States’ history, including the latest Asbury revival. Be challenged to evaluate worship to make certain it is not based on deception.
Tue, Mar 14, 2023
Passage: Judges 17-18
Series: Judges (2021)
Duration: 1 hr 4 mins 51 secs
Are there many ways of worship? Listen to this message to learn that God says there is only one way and He sets out the specifics. Hear about a man named Micah who set up an alternate idolatrous religion in Israel and the chaos that followed. As believers we are to see the world as God has defined it and not follow man’s viewpoint.
During this message Dr. Dean referred to research from Arizona Christian University.
Tue, Feb 28, 2023
Passage: Judges 17-18
Series: Judges (2021)
Duration: 1 hr 5 mins 52 secs
How does our worldview develop? Listen to this lesson to learn that biblicism must be taught and it does not develop randomly. As we continue in Judges find out why the culture was falling apart. Understand that there is only one way to worship God and He has established that way. Learn that religious apostasy always precedes cultural chaos.
During this message Dr. Dean referred to research from Arizona Christian University.
Dr. Dean also mentioned that once he completes the Judges series he’s planning on teaching the Interlocked series based on Charlie Clough’s Bible Framework. Click on the link to get a sneak peek of this impactful study.
Tue, Feb 21, 2023
Passage: Judges 16:4-31
Series: Judges (2021)
Duration: 58 mins 25 secs
Why did God allow Samson to go his reckless, carnal way as the years went by? Listen to this lesson to see that Samson was used in a spectacular way to carry out God’s plan for Israel. Hear about Delilah and how she enticed Samson to reveal the secret of his strength. Find out how Samson finally turned to the Lord for help and destroyed the leaders and power brokers of Israel’s enemy, the Philistines.
Tue, Feb 14, 2023
Passage: Judges 16:1-4 & 1 Corinthians 10:1-13
Series: Judges (2021)
Duration: 1 hr 8 mins 9 secs
Why do believers have tests and adversities? Listen to this lesson to learn that these tests are designed to mature us. Continue in the study of Samson’s life and see that there is no indication that he learned from the tests he had as he constantly ran aground on his self-centered, reckless path. Hear a number of principles concerning tests, including how even though we cannot escape them, we can have the strength to endure them by trusting God’s provision of grace.
Wed, Feb 08, 2023
Passage: Judges 15:1-20
Series: Judges (2021)
Duration: 1 hr 1 mins 18 secs
If you like true adventure literature, listen as the story of Samson’s troublemaking exploits continues. Hear about his unique way of using jackals to destroy the economy of the Philistines. Find out his own countrymen tried to deliver him into the hands of the enemy and see that the Holy Spirit empowered him in a spectacular victory over them. Understand from this that just like Samson we can become as pagan as the culture around us unless we learn to think biblically by studying the Scriptures.
Tue, Jan 31, 2023
Passage: Judges 14:9-20
Series: Judges (2021)
Duration: 1 hr 1 mins 51 secs
Irresponsible Samson is up to his arrogant, selfish tricks again in this week’s lesson as he takes a Philistine wife and plans a feast to celebrate. Find out who is invited to his feast and the wager and riddle he presents to them concerning his experience with a young lion. Hear how the new wife gets the answer to the riddle out of him by tears and pleading and the disastrous results Samson pursues as he pays the wager. Recognize from this that although Samson is totally disinterested in spiritual matters, God is always at work using Samson’s actions to fulfill His sovereign plans.
The Crisis in Pastoral Leadership booklet that Dr. Dean referenced at the beginning of this lesson is available in the Text: notes link below.
The Gatestone Institute article that Dr. Dean referred to is Is Putin Destroying Russia.
Tue, Jan 24, 2023
Passage: Judges 13:25-14:9
Series: Judges (2021)
Duration: 1 hr 7 mins 54 secs
Do you know you are personally responsible for all your choices and the consequences that come from them? Listen to this lesson to learn that God works behind the scenes to see that His sovereign will is always carried out ultimately. Find out that rebellious, self-centered Samson made decisions based on his selfish lusts, but God worked behind the scenes to use Samson’s choices to disrupt relations with the Philistines. Hear an incident in Samson’s life involving a young woman and a lion and the trouble that was caused.
Tue, Jan 17, 2023
Passage: Judges 13:24-14:9
Series: Judges (2021)
Duration: 1 hr 6 mins 26 secs
