As Paul transitions from big theological ideas in his letter to the Ephesians, to personal application and instruction for the individual Christian life, he does so by discussing Christian unity. Unity is the bridge between God’s Eternal Purpose, and the individual Christian’s responsibility. How do we create and maintain unity?
(Preaching through Ephesians. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on July 16, 2023).
Family is a complicated, complex, and sometimes controversial topic, because humans can and do create such a wide variety of family structures. What did God intend originally for the family, and what does he want for the Christian?
(Preaching on living Biblically. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on July 16, 2023.)
Having clarified his (and our) purpose in revealing the “mystery of the gospel”, Paul offers a prayer to God for strength for the reader. What does spiritual strength look like, and where does it come from?
(Preaching through Ephesians. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on July 9, 2023.)
Coming our our last lesson on Biblical Manhood, we now turn to women; what does God have to say about women and how what kind of people He intends for them to become?
(Preaching on living Biblically. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on July 9, 2023.)
As we resume our study of Ephesians, we come to a section where Paul reveals his insights into “the mystery of the gospel.” What is this mystery, and why was it so mysterious?
(Preaching through Ephesians. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on July 2, 2023.)
As we transition into more specific areas of living Biblically, we begin with men: what does it mean to be a man, according to the Bible? What can we learn from men of God throughout history?
(Preaching on living Biblically. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on July 2, 2023.)
The growth of the early church was astonishingly rapid and expansive. Why? How? What did the early church do that helped them grow so quickly, and what does that mean for us?
(This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on June 25, 2023.)
If we want to live Biblically, we must first consider how to think Biblically: as we think, so we are. What does it mean to think Biblically, and how do we develop this mindset?
(Preaching on how to live Biblically. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on June 11, 2023.)
Christians want to be “Biblical”, but what does that mean? How does that desire translate to practical, tangible choices in life? Over the next few weeks we will examine what “living Biblically” looks like in certain areas of life, beginning with unpacking the concept itself.
(Preaching on living according to God’s word. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on June 4, 2023.)
We have seen how Jesus promised to build his church, and how he used the apostles and prophets to do so. But what about once all the apostles had died? How did they expect future generations (including us!) to keep building Jesus’s church?
(Preaching on the Church that Jesus Built. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on May 28, 2023.)
Watts in the Word 