Having finished his mini-treatise on the law, Paul then moves into a contrast of behaviors: what should the new, free life in Christ look like?
(Preaching through Galatians. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on March 1, 2020.)
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Good News, Right Now! Expecting Rejection – Mark 6:1-13
Why was Jesus rejected so much? Why did he anticipate his apostles being similarly rejected? Should we expect the same, and if so, what should we do about it? (Bonus! A little discussion about Jesus as a child.)
(Preaching through Mark. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on March 1, 2020.)
Good News, Right Now! Easy to Say, Hard to Do – Mark 5:1-43
Through a sequence of stories, Mark conveys a set of Jesus’s teaching that are easy to say; they aren’t complicated or complex. But, they are really hard to put into practice. How can we do so?
(Preaching through Mark. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on February 23, 2020.)
No Other Gospel: Freedom and Slavery – Galatians 4:8-5:15
Paul uses slavery language a lot in the book of Galatians. What was he afraid the Christians would be slaves to? How would they be taken captive? And what freedom did Paul want for them?
(Preaching through Galatians. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on February 16, 2020.)
Good News, Right Now! Peace, Be Still! – Mark 4:35-41
The calming of the storm is one of the most explicit displays of supernatural power in the Bible. What aspect of the story does Mark focus on, and why?
(Preaching through Mark. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on February 16, 2020.)
No Other Gospel: Laws and Promises – Galatians 3:15-4:7
If God always knew Christ would come, and that a New Covenant would be instituted to replace the Old, then what was the point? Why did God give Moses the Old Law at all?
(Preaching through Galatians. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on February 9, 2020.)
Good News, Right Now! The Purpose of Parables – Mark 4:1-34
Why did Jesus speak so much in parables? Mark records an explicit reason he did so, and it might surprise you.
(Preaching through Mark. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on February 9, 2020.)
Good News, Right Now! A Kingdom Divided – Mark 3:13-15
How did the religious leaders in Israel react to Jesus? Why did they react this way? And what warning should we take from their reaction?
(Preaching through Mark. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on January 26, 2020.)
No Other Gospel: The Dangers of Legalism – Galatians 2:15-3:14
What is legalism? There are a lot of different ways people use the word, so we all need to be on the same page before we can understand Paul’s warnings to the Galatians. What sort of attitude was Paul so worried about?
(Preaching through Galatians. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on January 19, 2020.)
Good News, Right Now! Lord of the Sabbath – Mark 2:18-3:6
Mark quickly shifts to a serious doctrinal question: what kind of authority did Jesus have on earth? How would he interact with the religious leaders of the day? And, what should we take away from this encounter?
(Preaching through Mark. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on January 19, 2020.)
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