Dewey Bertolini's podcast
643 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsBy harmonizing the four Gospels -- Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John -- we will study the life of Christ in chronological order, from the first utterances of the angels heralding His birth, to His crucifixion and resurrection. It is our sincere hope and expectation that as we immerse ourselves in Jesus' life and ministry, we will fall more deeply in love with Him, and become more and more like Him.
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Jesus in HD (Bonus Podcast) -- His Eye is on the Sparrow
August 26, 2013 14:00 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MBThis week, my dear bride and I are ministering at a place near and dear to our hearts -- Hume Lake Christian Camp. But fear not, my friends. I have not left you in the lurch. In this Bonus PODCAST, you will hear a message that I spoke at Hume some two years ago, one that contains my favorite and most personally meaningful biblical principle. Jesus used a metaphor familiar to His original audience -- yet a metaphor not so familiar to us -- to convey one singularly significant thought. What...
Jesus in HD (Part 38) -- The Only Time This Happened...
August 19, 2013 14:00 - 1 hour - 63.6 MB...And all I can say is, “Oh my...” We are going to connect several dots in this PODCAST. So much about to come into focus. AND we will complete a major segment of life and ministry of Jesus. In the coming weeks, you will notice a dramatic change in the tone and themes of this Jesus in HD series. But for now, light bulbs are about to come on in your head as we place a rather remarkable and compelling story under the spotlight. And you might even experience a tremendous sense of healing, re...
Jesus in HD (Part 37) -- From a Kernel of Wheat to a Nugget of Gold
August 12, 2013 14:00 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBAre you ready to have a life-changing discussion? And believe me, I don’t use that term “life-changing” lightly. There is nothing clichéd about that. In this PODCAST, you are about to be introduced to a concept which, if we will fully embrace it, will change our lives AND revolutionize our relationship with God in ways that we cannot as of yet even imagine. PLEASE NOTE that depending upon your web browser, it may take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to play. HAPPY LISTENING!!!
Jesus in HD (Part 36) -- Jesus on Trial... For His Life
August 05, 2013 14:00 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MBThey were ready to kill Him on the spot. They had the motive -- Jesus healed a man on the Sabbath. They had the means -- an inexhaustible supply of rocks. They had the opportunity -- Jesus stood before them, a sitting duck for their carefully aimed stones. In this PODCAST, you will hear Jesus on trial for His life. And in defending His life, He will call a full complement of five witnesses to testify on His behalf. A quintet of compelling witness who will leave no doubt that Jesus is exactl...
Jesus in HD (Part 35) -- The Key Question...
July 29, 2013 13:30 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBIt is indeed the singularly significant question that every single one of us must answer at some point in our lives. Not only that, but we must answer this one question correctly. In this PODCAST, you will hear the question asked, listen as the question is answered, and understand why the answer to this question is absolutely true. Please note that depending upon your web browser, it might take up to 60 seconds for this podcast to play. HAPPY LISTENING!!!
Jesus in HD (Part 34) -- Tipping Point
July 22, 2013 14:00 - 58 minutes - 54 MBIt begins... Those two words sound sort of ominous, don’t they? And well they should. I won’t give anything away here. No spoiler alerts necessary. Except to say that I have a feeling that in this PODCAST, you are about to meet a soulmate. Someone who “gets it,” someone who understands what you’re going through, what it’s like, how it feels... And someone who can offer you truck-loads of comfort, compassion, encouragement, and understanding. This message is for YOU. Please note that dep...
Jesus in HD (Bonus Podcast) -- We Must Never Forget!
July 15, 2013 13:30 - 52 minutes - 47.6 MBI woke up this morning with these words ringing in my ears, “We must never forget.” Our salvation was paid for with Jesus’ blood. That we will never forget. But there is a whole heavenly host of precious committed Christ-followers who have gone on before us, without whose testimony we would never have heard about Jesus’ shed blood. They shed their blood too. And that, we must never forget. So in that sense, our salvation was paid for first and foremost by Jesus’ shed blood. But by the shed...
Jesus in HD (Part 33) -- A New Day Has Come!!!
July 08, 2013 14:00 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBI’ve got some great news for you. The best news, really. Courtesy of Jesus, and the 3 Gospel writers -- Matt, Mark, Luke -- who recorded these precious, life-giving, spirit-refreshing words. In this PODCAST, we are about to consider together one of the most exciting sayings of Jesus in the entire Bible. Quite a claim, I understand. But I am confident that in the next few minutes, you will see that this passage here in Mark will indeed live up to its advance billing. Trust me. If you have ...
Jesus in HD (Part 32) -- Jesus Heals a Parent's Broken Heart
July 01, 2013 14:00 - 1 hour - 54.9 MBHere, in this PODCAST, is some much-needed hope for every brokenhearted mom. Not to mention every brokenhearted dad. This hope comes courtesy of a man named Levi, though you’d never know it by reading his account of Jesus’ life and ministry. While there is scant little detail in the Bible regarding this remarkable man (Levi is mentioned by name a grand total of only 5 times), scratch beneath the surface and we could write a book about him. Levi deserves our focused attention, and we will ...
Jesus in HD (Part 31) -- Jesus on the Outside Looking In
June 24, 2013 14:00 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBThe time bomb starts ticking. A time bomb that will one day detonate, the concussion of which will reach around the world and throughout human history. An explosion that will result in Jesus’ execution. It all starts here in this story that you are about to hear. There is so much going on here that I cannot possibly even begin to tell you about it with these written words. You’ll just have to listen to this PODCAST to take it all in. Believe me, it is quite stunning. Please note that dep...
Jesus in HD (Part 30) -- Straight Talk about Sickness and Disease
June 17, 2013 13:30 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBTime for us to have a vitally important conversation. A discussion about a topic that touches each of our lives in a profoundly personal way. Tonight, courtesy of a leper, of all people, we are going to develop a theology of sickness and disease. Don’t let that word, “theology,” throw you. It’s a compound word, theology is. Theos is the Greek word for God; logos is the Greek term for word. “Theology” refers to words about God. So in this PODCAST, we will have a discussion about sickness an...
Jesus in HD (Part 29) -- The Day That Peter Got Saved!
June 10, 2013 13:30 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBIt's a wonderful little chorus, the wonder of which is found in its repetition: "I have decided to follow Jesus. I have decided to follow Jesus. I have decided to follow Jesus. No turning back. No turning back." In this PODCAST, you will hear about the day that Peter first sang that song. And even though this happened to Peter a-way back then, his story has so much to say to us today regarding our stories. Please note that depending upon your web browser, it may take up to 60 seconds for ...
Jesus in HD (Part 28) -- Jesus Took the Morning Off (And the World Did Not Implode!)
June 05, 2013 14:00 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBDoes the word, “boundaries,” mean anything to you? As in establishing boundaries, and not feeling guilty about that? If not, it will in just a few brief minutes. How about the word, “No”? As in saying “No” to someone, and NOT feeling guilty about that? How about purposefully leaving some things undone, leaving some needs unmet, just because you need a break, and not feeling guilty about that? My goal in this PODCAST is pretty simple and straightforward: To absolve you of guilt. To lift ...
A Pastor's Highest Calling -- The Charge (Challenge) I Gave to My Son on the Occasion of His Ordination
June 03, 2013 14:40 - 8 minutes - 7.61 MBToday was a day that I will NEVER forget. Nor will our son, Dave. Nor will our family. My son was ordained to the ministry today, in an age-old tradition that dates all the way back to the first days of the Early Church. We read in Acts 13, "(The church leaders) placed their hands on Barnabas and Saul to show that they had been appointed (by God) to do this work." Today, church leaders placed their hands on my son. I was given the unspeakable privilege of giving to Dave what is common...
Jesus in HD (Part 27) -- WE WIN!!! Our Victory Over Satan, Demons, and Demon Possession.
May 27, 2013 01:43 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBWelcome to the world of spiritual warfare. A world in which you and I live and -- frankly -- battle each and every day. This one incident in the life and ministry of Jesus raises for us all sorts of practical spiritual questions, questions that we need to answer. Questions that we will answer in this PODCAST. Fair to say that Satan would prefer to remain in the shadows and work behind the scenes, rather than to be brought front and center like we are doing in this study. He does not want ...
Jesus in HD (Part 26) -- The Day They Nearly Killed Him...
May 20, 2013 14:00 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBREJECTION. I can hardly bring myself to say the word sometimes. REJECTION: A word loaded with searing memories, deep scars, and jaded emotions. REJECTION: Is there anything more painful? Is there anything more devastating than loving someone who who spurns your love? May I get personal with you for a moment? May I have your permission to ask, Have you ever felt the betrayal of rejection? Have you ever loved someone or someones, only to have him/her/they walk out of your life, perhaps for...
Jesus in HD (Part 25) -- WWJD, What Would Jesus Do?
May 13, 2013 14:00 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBWWJD? That is the question we are attempting to tackle in this PODCAST. If I was tweeting this on my Twitter account, I would use #MindBlowing. Yes, what Jesus did was THAT remarkable. Each week, I follow a predictable pattern when I teach. If you have listened to any of these podcasts, you will readily recognize this pattern. Basically, I read the passage, explain the passage, and apply the passage. This week will be one notable exception. I will indeed read the passage. I will then atte...
Jesus in HD (Part 24) -- Jesus Meet a Social Outcast
May 06, 2013 14:00 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MBThe cards were unfairly stacked against her. By anyone’s definition, she was a total loser. This woman was by anyone’s standard the quintessential poster-child of the societal outcast. She lived on the fringes, neglected, or even worse, forgotten by everyone. Forgotten by everyone, that is, but Jesus. This one encounter, between Jesus and this notorious woman, changed her life forever. It might just change yours. You can hear all about it by clicking HERE. Please note that with some we...
Jesus in HD (Part 23) -- "Is the Bible Truly True?"
April 29, 2013 13:30 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBIt’s THE question that I get asked more often than any other. And believe me, I get asked all sorts of questions. But in one form or another, I so often get asked some incarnation of the question, Why do you believe that the Bible is true? A perfectly fair question, if you think about it. I mean, the Bible is an ancient book, written from a place and about a place far, far away, and written so long, long ago. It is filled with funny sounding names. Weird stuff (at least what appears weird t...
Jesus in HD (Part 22) -- The Man Who Came to Jesus at Night
April 22, 2013 13:30 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBHave an Android Mobile Device? Get the Safe Haven Android App by clicking HERE! It’s called the most beloved verse in all the Bible, no pun intended as it is a verse about God’s love. It’s called the Gospel message in miniature. It’s the most memorized verse in the Bible, and usually the very 1st verse most of us memorized. John 3:16 is all of that, and so much more. But note this: John 3:16 did not come out of a vacuum. It came out of a singularly important conversation that Jesus had ...
Jesus in HD (Part 21) -- Jesus Goes Ballistic
April 15, 2013 13:30 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBIt wasn't a pretty picture, the day that Jesus visited the Temple -- His first official trip after the beginning of His ministry to that holiest of all holy places. But holiness is not what He found there. Not by a long shot. Can I say this reverently? Jesus lost it. He lost it BIG TIME. You can hear all about it by clicking HERE. So here are the 3 questions that we must answer in light of the goings-on high atop the Temple Mount on that unforgettable day: 1. What in the world was going...
Jesus in HD (Part 20) -- Jesus Goes to a Wedding.
April 08, 2013 13:30 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBWelcome to a Jewish Wedding! Not just any Jewish wedding. But THE Jewish wedding! The Jewish wedding where Jesus -- for the VERY. FIRST. TIME. -- chooses to reveal Himself as to the person He truly is: Almighty God in a fully human body. What we call the Incarnation. Deity who took on humanity. Now that is quite a statement. But it is an accurate statement. You can hear all about it by clicking HERE. Which taunts us with this intriguing question: Why in the world did Jesus choose that ti...
Jesus in HD (Part 19) -- Jesus in the Passover
April 02, 2013 01:00 - 1 hour - 59 MBWelcome to our presentation of a Passover Seder, a celebration observed by-our-many Jewish friends, a festival that has been taking place every year for more than 3000 years. They have done so ever since that defining moment in the book of Exodus when God commanded His chosen people to commemorate their miraculous deliverance from their 400 years of bondage in Egypt. Tonight we are going to connect so many of the dots that we have talked about these many weeks that we have been together, ...
Jesus in HD (Part 18) -- When Your Faith Falters...
March 25, 2013 14:00 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBOK, be honest. Does your faith ever falter? Would it help if I admitted that at times, mine has? The good news, the GREAT news, is that if or when our faith falters, we are not alone. You can hear all about this by clicking HERE. In this podcast, you will meet three remarkable individuals, two of whom battled with their own faltering faith. But here’s the thing: While their faith in Jesus may have at times faltered, Jesus’ faith in them NEVER faltered. And that’s the key. Even when our ...
Jesus in HD (Part 17) -- “I’m Not Good Enough.”
March 18, 2013 13:00 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MB“I’m not good enough.” Ever hear those words echoing in your mind? I do. More often than you might think. Certainly more often than I would like to admit. I can tell you from personal experience that those four words are paralyzing. Paralyzing to our Christian walks. Paralyzing to our service to Christ. Paralyzing to our ministry to others. Paralyzing to any expression of joy in our lives. “I’m not good enough.” The devil delights in calling to our minds our past failures. He preys on o...
Jesus in HD (Bonus Podcast) -- A Scriptural Snapshot of God’s Amazing Love
March 11, 2013 13:30 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBWelcome to Junior High/Middle School Camp! I am in Atlanta for training to become a Walk Thru the Bible instructor. So while I am away from my beloved Safe Haven family, I offer to you this bonus podcast, recorded last summer at Hartland Christian Camp. My goal in this message was to paint a portrait for these precious students of just how much God loves them... AND YOU! To do so, I chose one of the most beloved of all of the parables that Jesus taught. Care to make a guess? I will d...
Jesus in HD (Part 16) -- A Day in the Life. But oh, What a Day!!!
March 04, 2013 14:30 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBIf He had been a president, they would have called it Jesus’ Inauguration Day. If He was an earthly king, His Coronation Day. If Jesus was a student, it would be remembered as His Graduation Day or Commencement. Commencement: as in the beginning of something strategically significant. It was all of that, and so much more. One day in the life of Jesus. But oh, what a day. A day after which nothing would ever be the same again. Come share the moment with us as we vicariously participate in t...
Jesus in HD (Part 15) -- Clash of the Titans
February 25, 2013 14:30 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBIt was epic in the extreme. I have no doubt that nature held its breath. Every angel in Heaven craned their necks to get a better view. Every demon cheered their hero on, hoping against hope that finally Jesus would be destroyed, once and for all, even before His earthly ministry began. How did the devil do it? How could he possibly think that he could win? What strategy did he employ in his efforts to topple the King of kings from His throne? Would it surprise you to learn that he employs...
Jesus in HD (Bonus Podcast) -- If You Love Me So Much, Why Do I Hurt So Bad?
February 18, 2013 14:30 - 41 minutes - 38 MBThis is a bonus podcast. Normally, each week I upload the latest in our Jesus in High Definition podcast series. But this past weekend, I took a break from my beloved little flock at The Safe Haven, where the Jesus in HD podcast is recorded, in order to speak at a High School Winter Camp in CA. Hartland Christian Camp, to be exact. One of my all-time absolute favorite places on this planet. So in place of a Jesus in HD podcast, I reached back into the archives to a message I gave last summ...
Jesus in HD (Part 14) -- I Never Cease to be Amazed...
February 10, 2013 22:30 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBYou know what amazes me about the Bible? Well, lots of things amaze me about the Bible. But this may well be the top of my list: “It is today as it was then.” “It is today as it was then.” I never cease to be amazed at how little has changed in the intervening 2000 years since the Bible was completed. Human nature is as human nature does, and human nature hasn’t changed all that much. Which is why I’ve never bought into the argument that the Bible is an outdated, irrelevant book that h...
Jesus in HD (Part 13) -- The Majesty of the Land We Call Holy
February 04, 2013 14:30 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBThe lovely little land of Israel. There is on this planet nothing that rivals Israel for its beauty, mystery, and meaning. Think of Israel as the “stage” on which the biblical drama is lived. We cannot begin to understand that drama until we know something of that stage. That’s what this podcast is all about. We are about to turn a corner in our study of Jesus in HD, and discover in some detail the wonder of Jesus’ adult life, ministry, teaching, and miracles. Consequently, this brief ove...
Jesus in HD (Part 12) -- A Crisis of Faith
January 28, 2013 15:00 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBBe honest with me now... Have you, or anyone you know, ever been besieged by doubts? Have you ever silently wondered to yourself something like this: Is this Christian thing for real? Can I really truly trust the Bible? Is Jesus the real deal? If so, I have good news for you. You are not alone. Wait until you see who went through his own crisis of faith. You may be in for a huge and shocking surprise. AND you may be especially surprised at what Jesus thought of him. PLEASE NOTE: With s...
Jesus in HD (Part 11) -- One Man's Trash...
January 21, 2013 15:00 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MB...is another man’s treasure. Or should I say, One man’s trash is Almighty God’s Treasure? Or is it both? You’ve certainly heard of him: Mark, the author of the 2nd Gospel commonly referred to as The Gospel According to Mark. Would you believe me if I told you that Mark’s personal story goes right to the heart of the heart of God? That Mark’s story reveals to us the one attribute of God’s character that I, for one, find to be utterly irresistible? Let me further clue you in on this: Mar...
Jesus in HD (Part 10) -- Jesus the Junior Higher
January 14, 2013 15:00 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBThirty years in about 30 minutes or so. That was the goal. We didn’t quite hit it. But we did cover thirty years in about 45 minutes. Which is to say, we know very, very little about Jesus’ childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood. All of which spans a grand total of thirty years. Which makes what we do know that much more significant. There are basically two, and only two, incidents in the first thirty years of Jesus’ life that are highlighted by the Gospel writers -- 1 by Matthew, 1 ...
Jesus in HD (Part 9) -- Can You Even Imagine?
January 07, 2013 15:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBMothers, think back to what it was like when you gave birth to your firstborn child – the fears, the insecurities, the feelings of inadequacy. Now imagine that when you did give birth, it was not in the clinical cleanliness of a hospital room or birthing center. Imagine you were in a cave, dark and alone, unsanitary to the extreme, no nurse, doctor, or midwife to help you, and you are all of 13 or 15 years old, in what was essentially a foreign country, away from your family, with only you...
Jesus in HD (Part 8) -- What Kind of a Man is This?
December 30, 2012 15:00 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBMary asked the angel, “But how can this happen? I am a virgin.” The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the baby to be born will be holy, and he will be called the Son of God” (Luke 1:34-35). The virgin birth. A dual miracle. An unprecedented, never-seen-before-or-since, one-time, life-altering, history-changing event. How did it happen? What kind of a man would this virgin born baby boy grow up to be? What does the ...
Jesus in HD (Part 7) -- All But Invisible: The Unsung Heroes of the Christmas Story
December 23, 2012 17:15 - 56 minutes - 52 MB“That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terrified” (Luke 2:8-9). Do you see what is so singularly significant about that statement? You will after you hear this podcast. Trust me, you may never hear nor read the Christmas story in quite the same way again. PLEASE NOTE: With some browsers, it may take up to 60 seconds bef...
Jesus in HD (Part 6) -- A Shadow Cast Across the Cradle
December 17, 2012 15:00 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBHow much thought do you put into the gifts that you give at Christmas? I have no doubt that the Wise Men put a considerable amount of thought into theirs. The three gifts that these mysterious visitors from the East presented to Jesus -- Gold, Frankincense, Myrrh -- tell a remarkably riveting story. Indeed, the single most compelling story that has ever been told. That story, so beautifully symbolized and so clearly communicated, in a curious combination of three unusual-yet-fascinating g...
Jesus in HD (Part 5) -- A Man Sent from God
December 11, 2012 02:30 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBHis eyes blazed with the fire of conviction. His voice thundered as he peered out from behind his uncut hair and unkempt beard. He wore a camel’s-hair garment bound with a leather belt. He ate a strangely strict diet of honey and grasshoppers, of all things. Yet when he spoke, the people trembled. Why? Who was this strange specter that haunted the barren sands of the Judean desert? Where did he come from? What was it about him that caused Jesus to pay him the highest of all possible comp...
Jesus in HD (Part 4) -- Gems from the Genealogy
December 03, 2012 15:00 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MB“Abraham begot Isaac, Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judah and his brothers” (Matthew 1:2). This seemingly boring and benign statement shockingly reveals in stunning detail the sizable heart of Jesus, and what should be the heart of every one of His followers -- including you and me. How can that be true? Over the years, I have discovered -- much to my delight -- that many of the Bible’s most stunning insights, some of its most tantalizingly life-transforming truths can be found in the ...
Jesus in HD (Part 3) -- The Word Became Flesh
November 26, 2012 15:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (John 1:1). Believe it or not, those 17 simple words comprise one of the landmark, foundational verses upon which our faith, and therefore our lives, rests. Yet, when I read them aloud, there are no bugles blaring, no angelic choirs singing, no lightning flashing, nor thunder pealing. My reading of these words never elicits from anyone any audible ooohs or aaahs. Maybe, just maybe that’s because on the ...
Jesus in HD (Part 2) -- A Written Record That We Can Trust!
November 18, 2012 15:51 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBWhile on its surface, Luke 1:1-4 may not seem like a remarkable introduction to this "greatest story ever told," I can assure you that Luke's little lead-in contains several nuggets of pure gold. You are in for some surprises as we formally kick-off our chronological study of the life of Jesus. PLEASE NOTE: With some browsers, it may take up to 60 seconds before the podcast will begin to play.
Jesus in HD (Part 1) -- A Chronological Study of the Life of Christ
November 13, 2012 18:16 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBWelcome to this introductory lesson that launches this brand new series: Jesus in High Definition. By harmonizing the four Gospels -- Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John -- we will study the life of Christ in chronological order, from the first utterances of the angels heralding His birth, to His crucifixion and resurrection. It is our sincere hope and expectation that as we immerse ourselves in Jesus' life and ministry, we will fall more deeply in love with Him, and become more and more like Him....