This country is deeply divided, in part I believe because of the dangers of confirmation bias. What is confirmation bias, and how does it affect our lives? We see a perfect example in the attitude of the Pharisees in John 9.
(Preaching through the Gospel of John. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on November 13, 2016.)
Why do bad things happen to good people? Why do bad things happen at all? In one particular case, for one particular tragedy, we get to know the answer for certain. As we consider the story of the man born blind in John 9, what can we extrapolate for our own lives?
(This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on November 6, 2016.)
These past 8 month have been some of the wildest, most aggressive, and most heated in my memory, and things will not suddenly die down on Wednesday. Ultimately, we must ask: how does God expect me to live out my faith in tumultuous times such as these, and what should be my attitude toward my government and those who may be politically different than myself? Does God even care?
(Sorry this one got a little echo-y. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on November 6, 2016.)
Sometimes we feel invisible, like no one sees us or cares about what is going on in our lives. But as we see in Genesis 16 in Hagar’s darkest hour, God does see, and He cares.
(This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on October 30, 2016.)
Do you ask for forgiveness, or do you take it for granted? What is your attitude toward your sin and God’s mercy and justice? How do you approach the throne of God in guilt? As we examine David’s lowest point, there is a lesson to be learned about forgiveness.
(This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on October 23, 2016.)
What words would you use to describe your attitude or emotions for Jesus? What about yearning? Excitement? How about passion or zeal? If not, what does this say about the condition of your heart? And what can we learn from poor, blind Bartimaeus?
(This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on October 16, 2016.)
What is self-control, and why does it matter? What makes self-control as a “fruit of the Spirit” different from the self-control of the non-Christian? How can I develop self-control?
(This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on October 9, 2016.)
What makes a true thing true? What are the qualities of truth? And what does our response to truth have to do with anything? As we consider a hard saying of Jesus in John 6, we must come to grips with the difficult sayings of scripture in general.
(Preaching through the Gospel of John. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on October 2, 2016.)
Following the miracle of the feeding the five thousand in John 6, Jesus commands the crowd to seek “the food that endures.” Embedded in this teaching is a question: why do you follow Jesus? What is the “food that endures” and how is it different than the “food that perishes”?
(Preaching through the Gospel of John. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on September 25, 2016.)
God demands action, but sometimes it can all seem so overwhelming. As we look at the story of feeding the 5,000 (really more like 10,000), we must answer this question: what does God actually expect of His children?
(Preaching through the Gospel of John. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on September 18, 2016.)
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