We are coming to the end of our year-long journey through the Bible story, but the end of the Bible is not the end of God’s story. As we read 1-2 Timothy and Titus, we see that Jesus’s apostles clearly intended his story to continue in the church. How did they intend for us to carry God’s story into the rest of history?
(Preaching through 1-2 Timothy and Titus. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on December 14, 2025.)
One of the major themes in the latter half of Ephesians is authority, both in the church and in human relationships. This is a common refrain of the Bible; how should people in authority treat those under their charge, and how should those under authority act in submission?
This is a lesson composed mostly of various scriptures, stitched together. The scriptures used:
(1) Ephesians 5:15-21
(2) Philippians 2:2-8
(3) 1 Peter 2:9-25
(4) Ephesians 6:5-8
(5) Colossians 3:23-24
(6) Ephesians 6:9
(7) Colossians 3:25 – 4:1
(8) Leviticus 25:43
(9) Galatians 1:10
(10) Galatians 3:27-29
(11) Colossians 3:11-14
(12) 1 Corinthians 13:4-6
(13) Hebrews 13:1-8
(14) Hebrews 13:15-17
(15) 1 Peter 5:1-10
(16) Ephesians 6:1-3
(17) Proverbs 1:8-10
(18) Proverbs 6:20-22
(19) Proverbs 23:22-25
(20) 3 John 1:4
(21) Matthew 15:3-9
(22) 1 Timothy 5:3-8
(23) Colossians 3:20
(24) Romans 1:29-31
(25) Proverbs 15:5
(26) Ephesians 6:4
(27) Proverbs 19:18
(28) Deuteronomy 4:9-10
(29) Colossians 3:21)
(30) Psalms 78:1-4
(31) Deuteronomy 6:5-9
(32) 2 Timothy 3:14-17
(33) Proverbs 22:6
(34) 1 John 2:12-14
(35) John 13:12-17
(36) Hebrews 5:7-9
(37) Romans 12:9-10
(38) Romans 15:2-3
(39) 1 Peter 3:8-12
(Preaching through Ephesians. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on September 10, 2023.)
The church that Jesus built is made out of people, and thus has all the attendant problems and opportunities that come with any group of people. How did the apostles ensure that things would run smoothly as the church expanded and exploded beyond their ability to directly control?
(Preaching on the church that Jesus built. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on May 21, 2023.)
What are the “elders” of the church? Where did this idea originate in scripture, and what is God’s intent for this part of the congregational organization?
(Preaching on the church. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on July 31, 2022.)
What instructions does Peter have for church elders? What is significant about the things he calls them? What about the rest of us?
(Daily walk through 1 Peter. Recorded for the Dewey Church of Christ on April 27, 2020.)
An oft misunderstood and infrequently addressed topic, what is church membership? What does it mean to be a church member? We use this term in a couple ways interchangeably that actually mean very different things. What does the Bible have to say about this concept?
(This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on October 7, 2018.)
To what extent should culture dictate our theology and practice? That is the question at the core of the discussion surrounding “the role of women” in the church. In this first part of a two part series, we dive in to this controversial topic.
(Preaching on common misunderstandings. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on August 6, 2017.)
The English word “pastor” has taken on an interesting meaning, but what does that word really mean? Where did it come from? And should we be using it?
(Preaching on common misunderstandings. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on July 31, 2017.)
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