In the early days of Christianity, the world had no incentive or desire to listen to the disciples of some Nazarene they'd never heard of. In today's Understanding God's Word, Dr Akers talks about how the world tried to silence the early followers of Christ when they insisted on being heard.
Satan is inherently opposed to all of God's designs. In today's Understanding God's Word, Dr. Akers describes some of the strategies the devil uses to oppose God and attack us.
Is there an ideal kind of person that God finds most useful? Is that something we can work to become or do you just have to be born that way? In today's Understanding God's Word, Dr. Akers takes a look at that question.
No church is perfect. But with the help of the scriptures we can imagine the ideal church that we should strive to be. Dr. Akers does just that in today's Understanding God's Word.
In this installation of our study of the book of Joshua, we reach the story of the crossing of the Jordan River. Dr. John Akers walks us through this most epic of Old Testament events in Understanding God's Word.
We know that God wants us to be good people, but what does goodness look like? Philosophers throughout the ages have asked this question, and today we examine it once more with Dr. John Akers in Understanding God's Word.
Today on Understanding God's Word, we take a look at the lives of the two people saddled with what is perhaps the greatest responsibility given to any human being: the parents of Jesus.
King David was without a doubt one of the most godly men in the whole of the bible. His life's journey, although not devoid of missteps, was a great example of a close walk with God. But a great life isn't just about how you live it, it's also about how you end it. In today's Understanding God's Word, Dr. John Akers examines the final days of King David's life.
In previous lessons, we have talked about the kind of person that God chooses to carry out His work. In today's Understanding God's Word, Dr. Akers talks about one of those chosen people.
