Living in The Word with Dr. Gary Yates
Dr. Gary Yates will walk us through a variety of biblical topics in this series, helping us to explore and learn about important biblical themes. Dr. Yates has been an old testament professor for 20+ years, is currently serving as the head pastor of Living Word Baptist Church, and is the author of books including: The Message of the Twelve, Urban Legends of the Old Testament, and The Essence of the Old Testament.
Episodes
36 episodes
The Psalms and Jesus: The Royal Psalms
Dr. Yates shows us a cluster of Psalms emphasizing the kingship of the Lord, and how David's house as adopted sons of the Lord were designed to rule over Israel. However, David and his sons could would need a new hope to implement God's kingdom...
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12:09
The Psalms and Jesus: Introduction
In Season 3 of Living in the Word, Dr. Yates shows us how Jesus changes the way Christians read The Book of Psalms.
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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11:06
New Testament Readings of Israel's Scriptures: Return from Exile and New Exodus Part 7
In the final part of the new exodus series, we look at how Jesus is the promised, great deliverance over all the powers of evil not just for Israel but also for all the nations.
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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13:55
New Testament Readings of Israel's Scriptures: Return from Exile and New Exodus Part 6
In this episode, Dr. Yates explains how the confusing story of the pigs drowning in the sea might actually be showing us something bigger! Just like how Yahweh delivered the Hebrews out of the hand of the Egyptians using the power of the sea in...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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12:07
New Testament Readings of Israel's Scriptures: Return from Exile and New Exodus Part 5
In Mark we see Jesus calm the storm and walk on water, but ultimately these miracles have a deeper meaning in reference to the Old Testament where the chaos of the sea and nature can only be tamed by the one true God, Yahweh!
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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12:11
New Testament Readings of Israel's Scriptures: Return from Exile and New Exodus Part 4
In this episode, we look at how Mark shows us that with the new exodus, salvation is not just from human enemies but also from the dark spiritual forces in opposition with God. Jesus is the Divine Warrior to defeat powers of evil!
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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10:50
New Testament Readings of Israel's Scriptures: Return from Exile and New Exodus Part 3
The Veil is torn! In this episode, Dr. Yates demonstrates how Mark is showing us that Jesus is the fulfillment of the prayer in Isaiah 64, and the second exodus has finally arrived.
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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11:38
New Testament Readings of Israel's Scriptures: Return from Exile and New Exodus Part 2
In this episode we look at how Mark quotes the book of Isaiah to show us the ultimate fulfillment of the second exodus is found in Jesus.
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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9:57
New Testament Readings of Israel's Scriptures: Return from Exile and New Exodus Part 1
The pattern of exodus in the Old Testament shows us that God rescues and saves those who are in bondage , and Jesus came to be the ultimate deliverance from sin, Satan and death.
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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15:47
New Testament Readings of Israel's Scriptures: The Second Jeremiah
In this episode, Dr. Yates looks at the way the gospels show us that Jesus is a prophet not just like Moses and Elijah, but also like Jeremiah predicting national judgement and the destruction of the temple.
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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15:14
New Testament Readings of Israel's Scriptures: Fishers of Men
What did Jesus mean when he said, "I will make you fishers of men" in Mark 1 while recruiting his new disciples? It might take going all the way back to the book of Jeremiah to understand the full picture.
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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13:24
New Testament Readings of Israel's Scriptures: The Ethiopian Eunuch Part IV
In the last episode on the Ethiopian Eunuch, Dr. Yates looks at how the story in Acts 8 is an example of God's reversal of the curse at the Tower of Babel.
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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9:30
New Testament Readings of Israel's Scriptures: The Ethiopian Eunuch Part III
In the third part of the Ethiopian eunuch, Dr. Yates walks us through how the eunuch's conversion is a fulfillment of God's desire to reach all peoples.
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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12:23
New Testament Readings of Israel's Scriptures: The Ethiopian Eunuch Part II
As Dr. Gary Yates continues his discussion on the Ethiopian eunuch's conversion in Acts 8, he looks at the parallels between the Ethiopian eunuch and the Cushite eunuch, Ebed-Melech, from Jeremiah in the Old Testament.
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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8:29
New Testament Readings of Israel's Scriptures: The Ethiopian Eunuch Part I
In Part 1 of the Ethiopian Eunuch, Dr. Yates looks at the passage the eunuch was reading within the context of the Old Testament and also how it points us towards Christ.
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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11:36
New Testament Readings of Israel's Scriptures: Melchizedek Part II
In this episode, Dr. Yates and Dr. Percer take the Old Testament foundation of Melchizedek laid out in part 1 to decipher his significance in the book of Hebrews.
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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16:41
New Testament Readings of Israel's Scriptures: Melchizedek Part I
In this episode, Dr. Yates and Dr. Percer establish who King Melchizedek was in the Old Testament, and why his brief biblical cameo seems to keep popping up throughout scripture.
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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19:35
New Testament Readings of Israel's Scriptures: The Introduction
In this episode, Dr. Yates is joined by longtime friend and fellow professor, Dr. Leo Percer, as they introduce the new season of Living in The Word.
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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15:52
The Covenants Part 18: The New Covenant III
Through Jesus, the Church receives the blessings of the New Covenant that were originally promised to Israel as they are grafted into the people of God (see Romans 11:17-20). Believers today enjoy the personal knowledge of God and the spiritual...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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19:25
The Covenants Part 17: The New Covenant II
We will see in this presentation that the New Covenant brought newness to God’s relationship with his people but that the elements in this covenant were not brand new.
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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14:57
The Covenants Part 16: The New Covenant I
The New Covenant is the bridge that takes us from the Old Testament to the New Testament and that explains how Jesus brings fulfillment of all of God’s covenant promises. The more we see of God’s plan of salvation, the more we understand the fu...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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17:30
The Covenants Part 15: The David Covenant III
God promises to establish David’s throne and kingdom forever through his sons that would come after him. But what happens to those promises with the Babylonian captivity and the end of the Davidic dynasty when the final two kings in the Davidic...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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16:52
The Covenants Part 13: The David Covenant I
This presentation introduces the Davidic Covenant and the special relationship that existed between God and the house of David that is important to Israel’s history and to Christian belief that Jesus is the promised Messiah
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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18:04
The Covenants Part 14: The David Covenant II
The Davidic Covenant in 2 Samuel 7 promised that the Lord would establish David’s throne forever. The covenant was designed to provide leadership for Israel that would enable them to take full possession of the land God had promised to them and...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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18:14
The Covenants Part 12: The Mosaic Covenant V
We are no longer required to live out the details of the Law in the way that Israel was when the Mosaic Covenant was in force. However, the fact that we are no longer under the Law does not mean that the Law no longer has application to our liv...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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15:20