David was a mix of good and bad, success and failure, and fortunately for us, more of his successes and failures were recorded in God’s word. Looking at two of his triumphs over temptation and one of his failures, what can we learn?
(Preaching on temptation. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on September 2, 2018.)
John 13 has two interwoven, interacting themes: Judas’s betrayal of Jesus, contrasted with Jesus’s preparation of his disciples to be his messengers. This week we will look at the second; what does Jesus expect of his messengers and what qualities do we need to possess if we want to be one?
(Preaching through the Gospel of John. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on September 2, 2018.)
Many people in Jesus’s day misunderstood his purpose, why he came at all. These misunderstandings persist today. Fortunately, Jesus told us what his purpose was, if we have the wisdom to listen.
(Preaching through John. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on August 26, 2018.)
We will spend the next few weeks looking at various case studies in temptation, but before that, we should examine temptation itself. What is it, and where does it come from?
(Preaching on temptation. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on August 19, 2018.)
As we zoom in on the last week of Jesus’ life in the last half of John, we begin by examining all the various ways people responded to him, and compare that to how people respond to him today.
(Preaching through John’s Gospel. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on August 19, 2018.)
(NOTE: the sermons in this series from July 22 – August 5 are lost to time. Sorry.)
We have envisioned various positive scenarios for the future of the church in Dewey, but we must also consider: how would this congregation die, and how can we avoid that fate?
(Preaching on the future of the church in Dewey. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on August 12, 2018.)
As we consider the future of the church in Dewey, we must begin with the most basic of questions: how committed are you, and how committed do you want to be?
(Preaching about the future of the church. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on July 15, 2018.)
Job’s friends weren’t all bad; for a period of time, they were exactly what Job needed? When did they stop being a comfort to Job, and what can we learn about how to help those who are suffering?
(Preaching through Job. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on July 8, 2018.)
We are going to take the next few weeks considering the future of the church in Dewey. Before we get into things that could be better or things that might be improved, it is important to reflect on the things that are currently good!
(Preaching on the future of the church. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on July 8, 2018.)
The last chapter of Hebrews is a long list of tangible ways our life should be better under the covenant of Christ. How is the Christian life better than the life of the Israelite, or the life of the non-Christian?
(Preaching through Hebrews. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on July 1, 2018.)
Watts in the Word 