In our look at the second thing Jesus said from the cross, we must ask: why did Jesus tell his friend to care for his mother? And how must they have felt standing by their dying friend?
(Preaching on Jesus words on the cross. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on October 22, 2017. Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash.)
We can learn the most about people in times of extreme discomfort, and no time is more uncomfortable than dying. Jesus said several things on the cross; what can we learn about his character and priorities from these “last words”?
(Preaching on Jesus words on the cross. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on October 15, 2017).
Philemon is the closest thing we have to a first-century email. An add-on to the book of Colossians, what can we learn from Paul’s personal letter to slave-owner Philemon?
(This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on October 8, 2017.)
Obadiah is interesting in that it is framed for Edom, rather than Israel. What can we learn from God’s warning and judgment upon Edom, the rival of Israel?
(This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on October 1, 2017.)
The final part of a discussion of God’s will must concern His “ultimate will,” those things that God has determined must happen regardless of what anyone wants or does. What are some of those things?
(Part 3 in a 3 part series on God’s Will. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on October 10, 2017.)
As we have delineated God’s will between what God wants and what God has decided to do, we must examine the first of those: God’s will as seen in His commandments and in the life of His son.
(Part 2 in a 3 part series on the will of God. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on October 1, 2017.)
The concluding chapters to the book of Daniel all form a string a conversations between Daniel and several heavenly messengers. What did this angels have to say to Daniel, and what can we learn from their dialogue?
(Preaching through Daniel. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on September 10, 2017.)
So much focus is given to the last few verses of Daniel 9, the “Seventy Weeks.” However, the first part of the chapter is far more applicable to the modern Christian, and in fact, the meaning of the seventy weeks is wrapped up in the prayer of Daniel.
(Preaching through Daniel. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on September 3, 2017.)
As we continue through Daniel, his visions become more and more fantastical. What are the ram and the goat of Daniel 8, and how does it matter to us?
(Preaching through Daniel. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on August 13, 2017.)
Over the next three weeks we will examine “the will of God.” What does that phrase mean? What is will? And how can I determine “God’s will for my life”?
(This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on September 24, 2017.)
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