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Major Bible Themes
The Major Bible Themes series began on May 22, 2001 and was completed
on February 24, 2004 with 136 lessons.
MBT Lessons 1-5 are included on MP3 CD
with the MBT Study Guides are a work in progress and
will be made available as they are published. |
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| MBT 1 (68 min) | Tue PM 4/17/2001 | Listen to Audio |
| Major Bible Themes introductory class | ||
| MBT 2 (68 min) | Tue PM 4/24/2001 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 1: The Bible, The Word of God | ||
| MBT 3 (76 min) | Tue PM 5/1/2001 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 2: Bible Inspired by God. Theories of inspiration: mechanical/dictation, partial, natural, mystical, neo-orthodox, and Verbal Plenary (full inspiration). | ||
| MBT 4 (80 min) | Tue PM 5/8/2001 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 3: The subject and purpose of the Bible. Jesus Christ as the creator, supreme ruler, as incarnate word, and as savior. | ||
| MBT 5 (80 min) | Tue PM 5/15/2001 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 4: The Bible as divine revelation, principles of interpretation | ||
| MBT 6 (80 min) | Tue PM 5/22/2001 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 5: God the Trinity. Review, views of Divine existence. | ||
| MBT 7 (77 min) | Tue PM 5/29/2001 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 6: 1st person of the trinity, God the Father | ||
| MBT 8 (61 min) | Tue PM 6/5/2001 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 7: God the Son, His Deity and Eternity | ||
| MBT 9 (67 min) | Tue PM 6/12/2001 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 8: God the Son, His Incarnation | ||
| MBT 10 (65 min) | Tue PM 6/19/2001 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 9: God the Son, His Substitutionary Death | ||
| MBT 11 (68 min) | Tue PM 6/26/2001 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 10: God the Son, His Resurrection | ||
| MBT 12 (79 min) | Tue PM 7/3/2001 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 11: God the Son, His Ascension and Priestly Ministry | ||
| MBT 13 (40 min) | Tue PM 7/10/2001 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 12: God the Son, His Coming for His Saints | ||
| MBT 14 (65 min) | Tue PM 7/17/2001 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 13: God the Son, His Coming with His Saints | ||
| MBT 15 (80 min) | Tue PM 7/24/2001 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 20: Dispensations | ||
| MBT 16 (80 min) | Tue PM 7/31/2001 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 21: The Covenants | ||
| MBT 17 (36 min) | Tue PM 8/14/2001 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 14: God the Holy Spirit, His Personality | ||
| MBT 18 (57 min) | Tue PM 8/21/2001 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 15: God the Holy Spirit, His Advent | ||
| MBT 19 (80 min) | Tue PM 8/28/2001 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 16: God the Holy Spirit, His Regeneration | ||
| MBT 20 (69 min) | Tue PM 9/4/2001 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 17: God the Holy Spirit, His Indwelling and Sealing | ||
| MBT 21 (69 min) | Tue PM 9/18/2001 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 18: God the Holy Spirit, His Baptism | ||
| MBT 22 (80 min) | Tue PM 9/25/2001 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 19: God the Holy Spirit, His Filling (part I) | ||
| MBT 23 (61 min) | Tue PM 10/2/2001 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 19: God the Holy Spirit, His Filling (part II) | ||
| MBT 24 (61 min) | Tue PM 10/9/2001 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 19: God the Holy Spirit, His Filling (part III) | ||
| MBT 25 (60 min) | Tue PM 10/16/2001 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 19: God the Holy Spirit, His Filling (part IV) | ||
| MBT 26 (71 min) | Tue PM 10/23/2001 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 19: God the Holy Spirit, His Filling (part V) | ||
| MBT 27 (61 min) | Tue PM 10/30/2001 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 19: God the Holy Spirit, His Filling (part VI) | ||
| MBT 28 (58 min) | Tue PM 11/6/2001 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 19: God the Holy Spirit, His Filling (part VII)Study of Worship via the Filling of the Holy Spirit | ||
| MBT 29 (69 min) | Tue PM 11/13/2001 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 19: God the Holy Spirit, His Filling (part VIII) - Study of Worship and Prayer via the Filling of the Holy Spirit | ||
| MBT 30 (74 min) | Tue PM 11/20/2001 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 19: God the Holy Spirit, His Filling (part IX) - Study of Prayer | ||
| MBT 31 (70 min) | Tue PM 11/27/2001 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 19: God the Holy Spirit, His Filling (part X) - Study of Prayer | ||
| MBT 32 (64 min) | Tue PM 12/4/2001 | Listen to Audio |
| MBT 33 (66 min) | Tue PM 12/11/2001 | Listen to Audio |
| MBT 34 (75 min) | Tue PM1 12/18/2001 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 19: God the Holy Spirit, His Filling (part XIII) - Love of God (2 disks) | ||
| MBT 35 (16 min) | Tue PM2 12/18/2001 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 19: God the Holy Spirit, His Filling (part XIV) - Fruits of the Spirit | ||
| MBT 36 (74 min) | Tue PM 1/8/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 19: God the Holy Spirit, His Filling (part XVII) - Fruits of the Spirit | ||
| MBT 37 (55 min) | Tue PM 1/15/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| MBT 38 (61 min) | Tue PM 1/22/2002 | Listen to Audio |
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| MBT 39 (63 min) | Tue PM 1/29/2002 | Listen to Audio |
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| MBT 40 (64 min) | Tue PM 2/5/2002 | Listen to Audio |
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| MBT 41 (66 min) | Tue PM 2/19/2002 | Listen to Audio |
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| MBT 42 (68 min) | Tue PM 2/26/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| MBT 43 (80 min) | Tue PM 3/5/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| MBT 44 (71 min) | Tue PM 3/12/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 19: God the Holy Spirit, His Filling (part XX) - Summary | ||
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| MBT 45 (61 min) | Tue PM 3/19/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| Christian Camaraderie | ||
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| MBT 46 (57 min) | Tue PM 3/26/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| Summary of the ministries of the Holy Spirit | ||
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| MBT 47 (68 min) | Tue PM 4/2/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 22: Angels (Part I) | ||
| MBT 48 (66 min) | Tue PM 4/9/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 22: Angels (Part II) | ||
| MBT 49 (55 min) | Tue PM 4/16/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 22: Angels (Part III) | ||
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| MBT 50 (68 min) | Tue PM 4/23/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 22: Angels (Part IV) | ||
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| MBT 51 (78 min) | Tue PM 4/30/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 22: Angels (Part V) | ||
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| MBT 52 (55 min) | Tue PM 5/7/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 22: Angels (Part VI) | ||
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| MBT 53 (61 min) | Tue PM 5/14/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 22: Angels (Part VII) | ||
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| MBT 54 (80 min) | Tue PM 5/21/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 22: Angels (Part VIII) | ||
| MBT 55 (42 min) | Tue PM 5/28/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 22: Angels (Part IX) | ||
| MBT 56 (33 min) | Tue PM1 6/4/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 25: Creation (Part 1) | ||
| MBT 57 (36 min) | Tue PM2 6/4/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 25: Creation (Part 1 continued) | ||
| MBT 58 (69 min) | Tue PM 6/11/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 25: Creation (Part 2) | ||
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| MBT 59 (56 min) | Tue PM 6/18/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 25: Creation (Part 3) | ||
| MBT 60 (49 min) | Tue PM 6/25/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 26: Man, His Fall | ||
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| MBT 61 (73 min) | Tue PM 7/2/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 27: Sin, Its Character and Universality | ||
| MBT 62 (62 min) | Tue PM 7/9/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 28: Salvation from the Penalty of Sin | ||
| MBT 63 (50 min) | Tue PM 7/30/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 28: Salvation from the Penalty of Sin | ||
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| MBT 64 (64 min) | Tue PM 8/6/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 28: Salvation from the Penalty of Sin | ||
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| MBT 65 (73 min) | Tue PM 8/13/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| Review of the Midterm Quiz | ||
| MBT 66 (68 min) | Tue PM 8/20/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 28: Salvation from the Penalty of Sin | ||
| MBT 67 (66 min) | Tue PM 8/27/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 28: Salvation from the Penalty of Sin; Faith and Belief | ||
| MBT 68 (68 min) | Tue PM 9/3/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 29: Salvation from the Power of Sin | ||
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| MBT 69 (68 min) | Tue PM 9/10/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 29: Salvation from the Power of Sin and John Wesley's view on | ||
| MBT 70 (63 min) | Tue PM 9/17/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 29: Salvation from the Power of Sin and review of John Wesley's view on sanctification | ||
| MBT 71 (67 min) | Tue PM 9/24/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 29: Salvation from the Power of Sin; 1 Pet. 1:14-17 Live as holy and obedient children | ||
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| MBT 72 (70 min) | Tue PM 10/1/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 29: Salvation from the Power of Sin; Review of 1 Pet. 1:14-17; Views of progressive sanctification | ||
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| MBT 73 (69 min) | Tue PM 10/8/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 29: Pentecostalism | ||
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| MBT 74 (63 min) | Tue PM 10/15/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 29: The Keswick View of Sanctification, Part 1 | ||
| MBT 75 (66 min) | Tue PM 10/22/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 29: Keswick Part II: Living in the Spirit | ||
| MBT 76 (80 min) | Tue PM 10/29/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 29: Keswick Part III: Living in the Spirit; Eph. 5:18 | ||
| MBT 77 (68 min) | Tue PM 11/5/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 29: Reformed View of Sanctification | ||
| MBT 78 (42 min) | Tue PM 11/12/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 29: Unique Spiritual Life; Rom. 7:4,6; Gal. 5:16-18 | ||
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| MBT 79 (59 min) | Tue PM 11/19/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 29: Augustinian-Dispensational View of Sanctification; Rom. 7:24; Gal. 5:16-18 | ||
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| MBT 80 (47 min) | Tue PM 12/3/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 29: Augustinian-Dispensational View of Sanctification | ||
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| MBT 81 (56 min) | Tue PM 12/10/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 29: Conclusion: Salvation from the Power of Sin | ||
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| MBT 82 (64 min) | Tue PM 12/17/2002 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 29: The Design of the Post salvation Spiritual Life | ||
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| MBT 83 (69 min) | Tue PM 1/7/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 30: 1st and 2nd Aspects of Righteousness - Perfect Righteousness of God and Man's Relative Righteousness; Ps. 97:1-6; 119:137-144, Rom 9:30-10:3, Isa 64:6 | ||
| MBT 84 (52 min) | Tue PM 1/21/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 30: 3rd Aspect of Righteousness - The Imputed Righteousness of God; Rom. 4:1-12 | ||
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| MBT 85 (69 min) | Tue PM 2/4/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 30: Part 3 - Righteousness | ||
| MBT 86 (67 min) | Tue PM 2/11/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 31: 3 Aspects of Sanctification | ||
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| MBT 87 (66 min) | Tue PM 2/18/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 32: Assurance of Salvation, Part 1 | ||
| MBT 88 (57 min) | Tue PM 2/25/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 32: Assurance of Salvation, Part 2 | ||
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| MBT 89 (62 min) | Tue PM 3/4/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 32: Assurance of Salvation, Part 3 (Conclusion); Veracity of the Bible; 2 Tim. 3:16 | ||
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| MBT 90 (71 min) | Tue PM 3/11/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Review of Quiz on Assurance of Salvation and Chapter 33: Security of Salvation; John 10:27-30 | ||
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| MBT 91 (80 min) | Tue PM1 3/18/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 33 - Security of Salvation; Review of Verses which appear to contradict security | ||
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| MBT 92 (6 min) | Tue PM2 3/18/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 33 - Security of Salvation; Review of Verses which appear to contradict security | ||
| MBT 93 (63 min) | Tue PM1 3/25/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Security of Salvation; Disobedience and Loss of Reward; Heb. 6:4-12 | ||
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| MBT 94 (25 min) | Tue PM2 3/25/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Security of Salvation; Disobedience and Loss of Reward; Heb. 6:4-12 | ||
| MBT 95 (63 min) | Tue PM 4/1/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Security of Salvation; Corrected translation of 1 John 3:9-10 | ||
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| MBT 96 (80 min) | Tue PM 4/8/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Security of Salvation; 1 Cor. 6:1-11 | ||
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| MBT 97 (63 min) | Tue PM 4/29/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| MBT Chapter 34; Doctrine of Election 1; Foundational keys to understanding the Doctrine of Election. | ||
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| MBT 98 (73 min) | Tue PM 5/6/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| MBT Chapter 34; Doctrine of Election 2; Satan's ruse of Fatalism. | ||
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| MBT 99 (62 min) | Tue PM 5/13/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| MBT Chapter 34; Doctrine of Election 3; Review and Definitions of God's Freedom and Man's Freedom | ||
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| MBT 100 (70 min) | Tue PM 5/20/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| MBT Chapter 34; Doctrine of Election 4; Definitions of Election and Predestination | ||
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| MBT 101 (60 min) | Tue PM 5/27/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Eph 1:4; MBT Chapter 34; Doctrine of Election 5 | ||
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| MBT 102 (58 min) | Tue PM 6/3/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Eph 1:5; MBT Chapter 34; Doctrine of Election 6 | ||
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| MBT 103 (80 min) | Tue PM 6/10/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Rom 8:29; MBT Chapter 34; Doctrine of Election 7; Conclusion | ||
| MBT 104 (50 min) | Tue PM 6/17/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Quiz on Chapter 34 and Introduction to Chapter 35 The Church: Her Members | ||
| MBT 105 (53 min) | Tue PM 6/24/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Introduction to the Body of Christ and Universal Church | ||
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| MBT 106 (54 min) | Tue PM 7/1/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 35 - The Church: Her Members | ||
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| MBT 107 72 min() | Tue PM 7/8/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Acts 2:41-45 Starting out the Christian life and the results that follow | ||
| MBT 108 (66 min) | Tue PM 7/15/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Function of the Local Church and its Results | ||
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| MBT 109 (80 min) | Sun AM1 7/20/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Sunday Special - Local Church and Its Purpose and Results | ||
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| MBT 110 (73 min) | Tue PM 7/22/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Local Church Equation; Heb. 10:25; 1 Cor. 12:7-25; 1 Pet. 4:8-10 | ||
| MBT 111 (80 min) | Tue PM 7/29/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 35 - The Church: Her Members | ||
| MBT 112 (59 min) | Tue PM 8/5/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 36 Purpose of Universal Church | ||
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| MBT 113 (76 min) | Tue PM 8/19/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Distribution of the Gospel among the Nations; Keys to giving the gospel | ||
| MBT 114 (57 min) | Tue PM 8/26/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Purpose of the Local Church; Keys to giving the gospel | ||
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| MBT 115 (64 min) | Tue PM 9/2/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 36 | ||
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| MBT 116 (56 min) | Tue PM 9/9/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Fulfilling our Ambassadorship for Christ | ||
| MBT 117 (80 min) | Tue PM 9/16/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 36 | ||
| MBT 118 (80 min) | Tue PM 9/23/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Giving, Part 1 | ||
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| MBT 119 (75 min) | Tue PM 9/30/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Giving, Part 2 | ||
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| MBT 120 (69 min) | Tue PM 10/7/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Local Church Characteristics and its Stewardship | ||
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| MBT 121 (62 min) | Tue PM 10/14/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Spiritual Gift function and Prayer | ||
| MBT 122 (63 min) | Tue PM 10/28/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 37 | ||
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| MBT 123 (60 min) | Tue PM 11/4/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Spiritual Gifts; 1 Cor. 12:9 | ||
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| MBT 124 (68 min) | Tue PM 11/11/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Spiritual Gifts and the Body of Christ | ||
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| MBT 125 (68 min) | Tue PM 11/18/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Spiritual Gifts - Ephesians 4:15-16 | ||
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| MBT 126 (46 min) | Tue PM 11/25/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Review of Eph. 4:15-16; Sacrifices the Christian can make | ||
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| MBT 127 (50 min) | Tue PM 12/9/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Believer-Priesthood: Sacrifices of Speech and Good Works Heb. 13:10-16 | ||
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| MBT 128 (57 min) | Tue PM 12/16/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Discernable Will of God, Steps to know discernable Will | ||
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| MBT 129 (66 min) | Tue PM 12/23/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Believer-Priesthood: Sacrifice of Substance (Phil. 4:18-19); 3 Phases of Stewardship (Phase 1: Earning Money) | ||
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| MBT 130 (62 min) | Tue PM 12/30/2003 | Listen to Audio |
| Christian Contentment; Stewardship Phases 1 (Earning money) and 2 (Possessing money) | ||
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| MBT 131 (56 min) | Tue PM 1/6/2004 | Listen to Audio |
| Stewardship of Financial Resources | ||
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| MBT 132 (73 min) | Tue PM 1/20/2004 | Listen to Audio |
| Stewardship: Phase 2 (Possessing money) Freedom and status quo, Phase 3 (Giving money) Protocol and regularity | ||
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| MBT 133 (61 min) | Tue PM 1/27/2004 | Listen to Audio |
| Chapter 38 - John 4:1-24 True worship requires the filling of the Holy Spirit and positional truth in the Word of God | ||
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| MBT 134 (65 min) | Tue PM 2/3/2004 | Listen to Audio |
| Progressive Revelation, Dispensationalism, Dispensations | ||
| MBT 135 (70 min) | Tue PM 2/17/2004 | Listen to Audio |
| Sacrifices of priests; Heb. 13:15 Prayer and Praise | ||
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| MBT 136 (73 min) | Tue PM 2/24/2004 | Listen to Audio |
| Partnership: Man Prays, God Fulfills | ||
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