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Is God Guilt of Fraud (Formerly The Greatness of God: Examining God's CV)
As the series has progressed the concept that God is good and great must be reconciled with his commands to put entire cities to death. The question is then more aptly stated, “Is God Guilty of Fraud?” These lessons and videos are part of a series: Is God Guilty of Fraud (formerly, The Greatness of God) – Mark Lanier, A trial lawyer by trade, examines the truth of God’s greatness by examining His Curriculum Vitae (CV). In consecutive lessons, Mark uses God’s CV to understand who He is, what his greatness has to do with us, why God has done horrible things and allows evil, what is the truth about God’s greatness, does God’s CV indicate that he keeps his promises and does God’s CV include references that back up the claim to His greatness? In consecutive lessons, he uses God’s CV to understand who He is what his greatness has to do with us why God has done horrible things and allows evil what is the truth about God’s greatness whether God’s CV indicate that he keeps his promises does God’s CV include references that back up the claim to His greatness For the YouTube Playlist of this series, go here. For the podcast, go here.
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  • Lesser Known Women of the Bible

    Session 18-Lesser Known Women in the Bible; the Strange Woman

    3-9-25 Biblical-Literacy Listen to Mark expound on The Strange Woman and its meaning. Our choices impact our relationship with God, Family, Community as well as ourselves.. Mark taught the final lesson in the Lesser-Known Women of the Bible series with a focus on The Strange Woman and similar to Lady Widsom, this employs personification as […]
  • Special Events

    Mark interviews World Class Scholars; Dr.’s Ortiz, Monson and Younger

    03/02/25 Bib-Lit.docx Mark interviews three well known biblical scholars. Dr. Steve Ortiz Dr. John Manson Dr. Lawson Younger We are looking at our guests to enlighten us through scripture on: 1. How we See the World 2. How we See Scripture 3. How we See God Dr. Ortiz Grew up in LA and moved to […]
  • Lesser Known Women of the Bible

    Session 17 -Lesser Known Women in the Bible,

    Mark Lanier 02/23/2025 Mark takes us on a very different experience in our study of Lessor Known Women in the Bible. Mark asks the question? Who am I ? 1. I help a King Rule Justly 2. I cried out in the streets and raised my voice in the Public Square 3. I was there […]
  • Lesser Known Women of the Bible

    Session 16 -Lesser Known Women in the Bible, FIVE UNNAMED WOMEN OF THE BIBLE

    2-16-25 Biblical-Literacy Mark taught Lesser-Known Women of the Bible with an emphasis on unnamed but significant women. Anonymity can sometimes speak volumes. Why no name? Various reasons: to prevent embarrassment, the person is unknown or sometimes used as a literary device. Examples of the later could be to 1) elevate a universal significance as with […]
  • Lesser Known Women of the Bible

    Session 15 – Lesser Known Women in the Bible, Job’s daughters!!!!

    2-9-25 Biblical-Literacy Mark continued the series: Lessor Known Women of the Bible. This week’s lesson focused on Job and his daughters. The lesson had three sections: 1. The journey through suffering – Job, a righteous man whom God had blessed with divine provision lost everything, including his children, health, and relationships. God responds to Job’s […]
  • Special Events

    Dr. David Capes interviews special guest Dr. Federico Villanueva

    Dr. David Capes interviewed Dr. Federico Villanueva, regional commissioning editor for Langham Publishing and scholar care coordinator for current Langham Scholars in Asia. He teaches at the Asia Graduate School of Theology and Loyola School of Theology in Manila, Philippines, and is known for his focus on the church knowing the importance of lament as […]
  • Lesser Known Women of the Bible

    Session 14 – Lesser Known Women in the Bible

    2-02-25 Biblical-Literacy Dr. David Capes led another lesson of Lessor Known Women ofthe Bible with an interview of Dr. Nancy Dawson, author of All the Genealogies of the Bible. Dr. Lawson received her doctorate in biology and always held an interest in theology. In this lesson she focused on three of the five women named […]
  • Lesser Known Women of the Bible

    Session 13 – Lesser Known Women in the Bible, Job’s four daughters

    Mark Lanier continued his series on Lesser-Known Bible Women with a study of Jael – Courage in a Crisis, from Judges 4:2 – 5:27. Mark divides the lesson into: 1. Context and Characters: Israel is under oppression from the Canaanite army led by Sizer who has control of the Jezerel Valley. The people are regulated […]
  • Lesser Known Women of the Bible

    Session 12 – Lesser Known Women in the Bible, THREE different Groups

    Mark continued the series on The Lesser-Known Bible Women by focusing on Zipporah, Moses’s wife, as found in Exodus 4:24-26. He unpacked the meaning behind her striking statement: “You are a bridegroom of blood.” The Context In Moses’s time, culture dictated every aspect of life. Mark began by revisiting the pivotal moment of the burning bush, […]
  • Lesser Known Women of the Bible

    Session 11 – Lesser Known Women in the Bible

    In this first lesson of 2025, Mark continues the Lesser Known Women of the Bible series by exploring the intriguing reference to the “elect lady” in 2 John. Who is the lady? – A majority of scholars interpret the “elect lady” as a metaphor for the local church - the unified body of Christ chosen by […]
  • Lesser Known Women of the Bible

    Session 10 – Lesser Known Women in the Bible – Christmas Lesson on ATP

    Mark taught the last class of 2024 which concluded the series of Lesser Known Women of the Bible using a passage in Luke 2 with a focus on 3 witnesses of Jesus’s birth. -Witnesses of the Shepherds: Those who were of the lowest social standing, outcasts. Even the line of priests who raised lambs for the […]
  • Lesser Known Women of the Bible

    Session 9 – Lesser Known Women in the Bible –Elizabeth

    Pastor Brent Johnson continued with the series, Lesser-Known Women of the Bible with a focus on Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist from Luke 1. Brent taught three points: 1. Aaron: Zachariah and Elizabeth were from the Levite clan. 2. Baron: Although righteous, Elizabeth was advanced in age, and felt shame and inadequacy in that […]

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