1 Nephi 11-15 Part 1 • Dr. Joshua Sears • Jan 22 - 28 • Come Follow Me

How does reading Nephi’s Vision prepare you for the work in the kingdom? Dr. Joshua Sears explores the evolution of the term “Messiah” and emphasizes the role of Jesus Christ and his condescension to gather the family of God.

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00:00 Part 1–Dr. Joshua Sears
00:47 Nephi wants to see what Lehi saw
01:09 Dr. Sears shares the two purposes of the Book of Mormon
02:44 Bio of Dr. Joshua Sears
07:38 1 Nephi 1 and the term “Messiah”
10:09 Kingship and the title Messiah
10:58 Messiah as Redeemer
12:12 1 Nephi 11 and  the “condescension of God”
14:13 The Lion and the Lamb
15:49 Jehovah and the Messiah in 1 Nephi 11:18
19:00 Jesus as the literal Son of God
22:19 Fulfilling the promises of the Title Page 
24:13 1 Nephi 8:30
26:32 Similarities for Lehi and Nephi
28:48 Hesed and covenantal relationships
33:42 So exclusive, everyone can be a part
35:43 Broken relationships with God
38:03 “Being cast off”
41:33 Psalm 89
47:03 We are free to choose to be in covenant with God
51:53 1 Nephi 11:7 and 1 Nephi 12
56:28 1 Nephi 10:12 and a remnant 
59:20 The term gentile
1:00:42 The Great and Abominable Church
1:04:25 That which destroys souls
1:07:00 A Jewish record
1:09:52 End of Part 1–Dr. Joshua Sears

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