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Galatians 5:16-23 teaches that at any moment we are either walking by the Holy Spirit or according to the sin nature. Walking by the Spirit, enjoying fellowship with God, walking in the light are virtually synonymous. During these times, the Holy Spirit is working in us to illuminate our minds to the truth of Scripture and to challenge us to apply what we learn. But when we sin, we begin to live based on the sin nature. Our works do not count for eternity. The only way to recover is to confess (admit, acknowledge) our sin to God the Father and we are instantly forgiven, cleansed, and recover our spiritual walk (1 John 1:9). Please make sure you are walking by the Spirit before you begin your Bible study, so it will be spiritually profitable.

Ephesians (2018)

Ephesians (2018)

September 2018 - April 2024

How should we live as believers? Ephesians will inform us of our riches, our spiritual assets, in Christ and how we are to live. Ephesians is the most significant book for understanding our roles and responsibilities as Church Age believers. Listen to the series to put your spiritual growth into hyperdrive.

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178 - Basic Spiritual Skills: Aligning Our Lives to Grace [C]
Sunday, January 29, 2023
by Robert Dean
Passage: Ephesians 4:26-27
Series: Ephesians (2018)
Duration: 1 hr 1 mins 12 secs
What’s your default orientation when faced with a problem? Listen to this lesson to learn how to align your thinking with Divine viewpoint rather than depending on your human viewpoint. See that your starting point must be with God’s grace and all He has done for you. Find out why this demands humility and an acceptance of your own helplessness. See that the solution is always found in the Word of God.
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177 - Basic Spiritual Skills: Confidently Trusting God [C]
Sunday, January 22, 2023
by Robert Dean
Passage: Ephesians 4:26-27
Series: Ephesians (2018)
Duration: 55 mins 26 secs
Do you believe that the Bible has the solution to all your problems? Listen to this lesson to learn a spiritual skill that unlocks the solution you need to handle adversities. Find out the meaning of the word “trust” and hear a number of passages of Scripture explaining its importance. Choose God’s radical but simple way to live your life which involves learning God’s Word and making it a priority.
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176 - Basic Spiritual Skills for Facing Adversity [C]
Sunday, January 15, 2023
by Robert Dean
Passage: Ephesians 4:26-27
Series: Ephesians (2018)
Duration: 57 mins 26 secs

“I did it MY way.” Does that song describe how you handle the myriads of problems that attack you daily? Believers have a better way that involves having a fortress in their soul that defends them against these attacks. Learn what this is and see the importance of confession of the sins we commit after salvation. Find out how to walk by means of the Holy Spirit and know that we have a choice to handle life with human viewpoint or with Divine viewpoint.

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175 - Anger: Manage it or Conquer it? [C]
Sunday, January 08, 2023
by Robert Dean
Passage: Ephesians 4:26-27
Series: Ephesians (2018)
Duration: 50 mins 24 secs
Are you helpless when it comes to overcoming the anger in your life? How about anger management classes or psychological therapies? Listen to this lesson to learn that the solution to handling anger is found only in the Bible. See that your thinking must be transformed and that can only be done by learning God’s Word and walking by means of the Holy Spirit. It requires making Bible study a priority in your life and putting aside vengeance and retaliation in order to win the victory.
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174 - Anger, Sin, and the Devil [B]
Sunday, January 01, 2023
by Robert Dean
Passage: Ephesians 4:26-27
Series: Ephesians (2018)
Duration: 1 hr 1 mins 26 secs

Are you angry? If so, you’re not alone. Listen to this lesson to learn that all people get angry at times but some are angry most of the time. Learn a definition for anger and that it is one of many mental attitude sins that can ruin our lives. See that the solution to anger for the believer is spiritual growth that comes through walking by means of the Holy Spirit and studying God’s Word. Learn that even if you have a cause to be angry, it only becomes a sin when you act on it.

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173 - Serving One Another [C]
Sunday, December 04, 2022
by Robert Dean
Passage: Ephesians 4:25
Series: Ephesians (2018)
Duration: 58 mins 47 secs
Is it possible for us to love other believers in the same way Christ loves us? Listen to this message to learn that this is our goal and as we focus on it we will become nearer to attaining it. Hear 18 more ways we are to treat one another and 3 ways we are not to treat them. See what it means to edify and to admonish others. Pursue that which will bring spiritual growth to members of the body of Christ.
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172 - Encouraging, Comforting One Another [C]
Sunday, November 20, 2022
by Robert Dean
Passage: Ephesians 4:25
Series: Ephesians (2018)
Duration: 52 mins 1 sec
What does it mean to encourage other believers? Listen to this lesson to learn that encouragement involves exhortation from the Word of God. Find out the difference between encouragement and comforting. Realize that God brings adversity in our lives so we can grow spiritually and then comfort others in the same way we have been comforted by the Scriptures. Be challenged by the need for your own growth to spiritual maturity in order to encourage and comfort other believers.
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171 - One Another Ministry [C]
Sunday, November 13, 2022
by Robert Dean
Passage: Ephesians 4:25
Series: Ephesians (2018)
Duration: 1 hr 46 mins 17 secs
How should we relate to other believers? Listen to this message to hear the many commandments detailing how we are to interact with members of the body of Christ as we grow to spiritual maturity. Find out a number of specific ways we can apply these mandates and learn about different levels of friendship that all of us have in our lives. Continue to study the important details of serving one another.
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170 - Ministry to One Another - Part 1 [C]
Sunday, November 06, 2022
by Robert Dean
Passage: Ephesians 4:25
Series: Ephesians (2018)
Duration: 1 hr 50 mins 42 secs
“I take care of myself and everyone else should do the same.” If this is your attitude, listen to this lesson to learn that the Bible says all members of the body of Christ are to love and help the other members. Hear the first two biblical principles on how to minister to one another in this manner. Remember we control how we interact with other believers and it should be in kindness, grace, and love.
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169 - Members of One Another [B]
Sunday, October 30, 2022
by Robert Dean
Passage: Ephesians 4:25
Series: Ephesians (2018)
Duration: 53 mins 52 secs

Are you aware you’re living in a war zone? A war zone of competing worldviews? Listen to this message to learn about two prominent worldviews that may be influencing you more than you know. The first of these is called Modernism, which stresses that reason and logic are all that were necessary to live a good life. This view was discredited by the devastation of the first World War. The worldview that followed it and is current today is called Postmodernism. Learn how its goal is to bring utopia to this world through social change. In contrast to these false worldviews is the biblical view that man is helpless to save himself, but God’s plan for mankind is to redeem him through Christ’s death on the Cross when we trust in Him. Finish this lesson with a study of who the “one another” in Ephesians refers to and the importance of the body of Christ called the Church.

During this message Dr. Dean referenced the book The Death of Truth by David McCallum.

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