Chris Watts Sermon

The Struggle to Obey

While there certainly are a lot of numbers in the book of Numbers, a better title for the book might be the Jewish one: In the Desert. The narrative sections focus on Israel’s struggles to obey the Law they had just received through Moses, and their journeys in the desert as a result. But our struggle to obey God mirrors theirs; we have the same heart problems and motivational issues as they did. What can we learn from their struggles in the desert?

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(Preaching on Numbers. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on February 23, 2025.)

Chris Watts Sermon

Why Then The Law?

This is the second part of our consideration of how the modern Christian should relate to the law of Moses. If there is so much difference between the laws of Moses and Christ, why was the law of Moses given at all? If Christ was always the plan, why didn’t God just jump straight to Jesus?

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(Preaching on the law of Moses. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on February 16, 2025.)

Chris Watts Sermon

God’s Character in the Law

It’s important that modern Christians do not neglect a study of the Law of Moses, for in it we learn much about the character and nature of the God we serve. What can we learn about God from a study of Leviticus, and how should such a study affect us today?

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(Preaching through the Law of Moses. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on February 16, 2025.)

Chris Watts Sermon

The Law of Moses vs The Law of Christ

Inevitably as a person reads through the Law of Moses in Exodus-Deuteronomy, the many, many differences between that law and what would later come through Jesus and his apostles become glaring. How can we explain and understand the differences between God’s expectations for the Israelites, and his expectations of his people today? And why do the differences matter?

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(Preaching on the law of Moses. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on February 9, 2025.)

Chris Watts Sermon

The Ten Commandments

While there are literally hundreds of laws in the Law of Moses, the first ten are called out as especially significant. What makes them so special, and how have they continually resonated with God’s people over the course of millennia?

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(Preaching on the Law of Moses. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on February 9, 2025.)

Chris Watts Sermon

That You May Know

In our journey through the story of the Bible we have come to Exodus. The first half of the book is God’s grand revealing of his name, character, and power – not just to the Israelites, but to the world. In this revealing, God establishes patterns that will reoccur throughout the rest of the Bible story. What are these patterns, and what do we learn about him in the Exodus?

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(Preaching through the story of the Bible. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on February 2, 2025.)