Christian growth never happens independently from Christ. Why is that, and what attributes, qualities, and works of Jesus directly and indirectly contribute to our growth?
(Preaching on Christian growth. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on March 10, 2024. The outline for this series was adapted from the book Deeper, by Dan Orlund.)
The promise of God’s presence, like many of God’s promises, is a vow to return us to some perfect or beautiful state that we lost or broke. How does God’s presence manifest throughout the Bible, and what does He promise to the modern Christian?
(Preaching on the promises of God. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on March 3, 2024.)
How do Christians grow? It is a question that can elicit despair, confusion, arrogance, or cynicism, depending on how we think our spiritual walk is progressing (or not progressing). Why is growth so important, and how should we even define growth?
(Preaching on growth. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on March 3, 2024. Much of the outline for this series is adapted from Dane C. Ortlund’s book “Deeper”.)
Many of the promises of God can been seen as promises to return or restore creation to what God originally intended to be. How does this concept inform our understanding of God’s promise of peace, and how should we expect that promise to be fulfilled in our lives?
(Preaching on the promises of God. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on February 18, 2024.)
Jesus makes a few appearances in the Bible after the ascension at the beginning of Acts. The first of these is on the road to Damascus. What can we learn from this encounter with Jesus?
(Preaching on the life of Jesus. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on February 18, 2024.)
One of the primary manifestations of God’s promise of grace is the promise of Holy Spirit. As we trace this promise through the Bible, we will see just how foundational the promise of the Spirit is.
(Preaching on the promises of God. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on February 11, 2024.)
The gospels do not spend a lot of ink covering the time between Jesus’s resurrection and ascension, which makes their choice of stories in that timeframe especially interesting. What can we learn from this selection of encounters with the disciples?
(Preaching on the life of Jesus. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on February 11, 2024.)
It is not an understatement to say that the entire Bible narrative tells the story of God making and fulfilling the promise of grace. Why is this promise so important, and what does it mean for us?
(Preaching on the promises of God. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on February 4, 2024.)
In a series on “encountering Jesus,” no encounter is so important as the cross, where Jesus is laid bare and his deepest values and priorities are exposed. What do we see in this tragic encounter?
(Preaching on the life of Jesus. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on February 4, 2024.)
Jesus’s confrontation with Judas in the garden has some of the most variation between gospel accounts of any story in his life. Nonetheless, there is a common theme underwriting each story. What should we learn from this momentous betrayal?
(Preaching through the life of Jesus. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on January 28, 2024.)
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