(Note: This audio sounds very different because it is livestreamed from home in a snow storm.)
The first few stories of Jesus’s ministry in Luke’s Gospel serve to introduce the purpose of his earthly ministry and reinforce some of the ways that Jesus might have been tempted to alter or change his purpose from the Father. What was his purpose, and how does it inform our own?
(Preaching through the Gospel of Luke. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on January 25, 2026.)
Jesus encountered many demons during his ministry, but what is often more interesting in these encounters is the people: how they react, what they say, and how Jesus responds to them. What can we learn from our encounter with Jesus and a demon in Mark 9?
(Preaching on the life of Jesus. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on December 10, 2023.)
How did the religious leaders in Israel react to Jesus? Why did they react this way? And what warning should we take from their reaction?
(Preaching through Mark. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on January 26, 2020.)
We are coming to the end of our examination of the spiritual conflict all around us. How exactly has this war been fought throughout history, and how is it being fought now?
(Preaching on spiritual conflict. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on December 1, 2019.)
At this point, we have looked at most of what God has explicitly told us about this spiritual war going on all around us. At the center of this conflict is a single figure, one whose significance transcends any particular part of this war.
(Preaching on spiritual conflict. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on November 17, 2019.)
There is an undercurrent of spiritual, supernatural warfare throughout the Bible. In this lesson we try to put some of the pieces together into a coherent picture of the whole. Don’t forget to download the PDF of the timeline!
(Preaching on spiritual conflict. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on November 3, 2019.)
There is a hidden, spiritual conflict all around us, and it fascinates us. Humanity is utterly entranced by the thought of angels, demons, and other spiritual beings. But there is a lot of false, misleading information out there. What has God told us about angels, and what have we made up? (NOTE: I’ve included links to the images used in the powerpoint.)
Images Used in the Slides
1 (Generic Angel)
2 (Cherub)
3 (Isaiah 6:2-3)
4 (Ezekiel 1)
(Preaching on spiritual conflict. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on September 15, 2019. Cover art purchased from Rob Joseph.)
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