 Role: Pastor |
Dr. Robert L. Dean, Jr. is pastor of West Houston Bible Church in Houston, Texas.
Before coming to West Houston Bible Church, Dr. Dean was the Pastor of Preston City Bible Church in Preston, Connecticut. Prior to that he had served churches in both the Dallas and Houston, Texas areas and has over 35 years of pastoral experience.
Dr. Dean is a much sought after Bible teacher both in the United States and overseas. He serves on the adjunct faculty of Faith Evangelical Seminary and is the Chairman of the Governing Board for Chafer Theological Seminary.
Dr. Dean trained for the ministry at Dallas Theological Seminary where he earned a Th.M. in Hebrew and Old Testament Studies and later returned to pursue a Ph.D. in theological studies with an emphasis in Historical Theology. He also earned an M.A. in Philosophy from the University of St. Thomas (1987) and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Faith Evangelical Seminary (2002). In 1988 he was recognized as an Outstanding Young Man of America, and in 1989 was listed in the Who's Who in American Christian Leadership.
His academic training in Greek, Hebrew, theology, philosophy, and history enables him to study the Bible in the original languages and show how these eternal truths are as vital today as always.
Sunday, October 08, 2023
Passage: Ephesians 5:1-2 & John 13:34-35
Series: Ephesians (2018)
Duration: 49 mins 28 secs
What does it mean to walk in love? Listen to this message to see that the biblical command to walk in love describes how believers are to live their lives on a day-to-day basis. Understand that love is not an emotion but a mental attitude based on remembering what God has done for us in Christ. See what loving our enemies means.
Sunday, October 01, 2023
Passage: Ephesians 5:1-2
Series: Ephesians (2018)
Duration: 55 mins 24 secs
What do you know about God’s personal, infinite love for each believer? Listen to this lesson to learn that God demonstrated His love by the sacrificial death of His Son, Jesus Christ, on the Cross for our sins. Find out that we are to daily show that love to all other believers, both by forgiving them for any wrongs they do us and by not harboring mental attitude sins toward them. See how we are to imitate God by having our thinking transformed.
Sunday, October 01, 2023
Passage: Psalm 138:7
Series: Light from the Light Channel
Duration: 20 mins 28 secs
Are you challenged by disappointments, troubles, and problems with people in your life? Our verse today reminds us we can be confident that there is a divine solution to all of these because the Lord has promised to be with us and He has a plan for our lives. We are never alone.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Passage: Genesis 9:9-10
Series: Interlocked (2023)
Duration: 1 hr 12 mins 50 secs
Imagine being one of the eight people alive after Noah’s Flood. Listen to this message to learn what happened after they came off the ark. Hear about a contract God made with them and who the parties are to the contract. Find out the unconditional promise God made and the sign of that promise. Hear a discussion of naturalism versus supernaturalism.
The name of the video series Dr. Dean mentioned is "Resisting the Green Dragon" – with David Barton https://www.amazon.com/Resisting-Green-Dragon/dp/188656857X
Sunday, September 24, 2023
Passage: Ephesians 4:32 & Matthew 18:21-25
Series: Ephesians (2018)
Duration: 48 mins 46 secs
Are you imitating God and treating another believer who has wronged you with gracious forgiveness? Listen to this lesson to learn how you can be enabled to display this forgiveness when you are walking by means of the Holy Spirit. Hear a parable that Jesus taught his disciples about a king who forgave a man a great debt and what the man did to someone who owed him, in turn.
Sunday, September 24, 2023
Passage: Psalm 9:9
Series: Light from the Light Channel
Duration: 14 mins 9 secs
Has God helped you in your life in times past? Our verse today is a song of praise for His help. Trust God for all your needs and give Him Thanks for that help.
Thursday, September 21, 2023
Series: Dr. Dean One-Lesson Specials
Duration: 1 hr 19 mins 47 secs
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Passage: Genesis 6-9
Series: Interlocked (2023)
Duration: 1 hr 14 mins 45 secs
Was Noah a real person and was there a worldwide flood? Listen to this lesson to hear historical and scientific evidence that supports this biblical event. Hear a number of questions that would need to be answered if the flood was only local. Understand that there is no verifiable scientific evidence for claiming the world is older than the Bible says it is.
Click to find more information on the Route 60: The Biblical Highway movie. There are showings in the Houston area Sept. 20-21.
Monday, September 18, 2023
Series: Dr. Dean One-Lesson Specials
Duration: 1 hr 30 mins 49 secs
Dr. Dean is on the Jew and Gentile podcast with David Halevy discussing whether or not the Rapture is biblical.
Sunday, September 17, 2023
Passage: Ephesians 4:32
Series: Ephesians (2018)
Duration: 1 hr 0 mins 1 sec
How can we imitate God? Listen to this message to learn that we are to imitate the way God has forgiven us and to understand His grace. Hear four biblical categories of biblical forgiveness. Learn that God’s forgiveness is complete but there may still be consequences.
