This is the first of several specific cultural issues we will address over the next few weeks. As with many of these, much of the debate comes from people using the same words with different definitions. How does God define the relevant terms, and what does He say about them?
(Preaching on controversial cultural issues. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on July 18, 2021.)
The second week of groundwork for our series on controversial cultural topics concerns the Christian engagement with culture. Does God expect His people to be politically active? If so, how does He want us to do that? If not, why not?
(Preaching on controversial cultural issues. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on July 11, 2021.)
The phrase “treasures in heaven” by its very nature implies something eternal and lasting. How can we use this concept to fill our lives with a purpose that will give us meaning, and build something that we know will outlast us?
(Preaching on personal values. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on May 30, 2021.)
As we continue our look at “Treasures in Heaven”, we must begin with a subject that God values most highly: People!
(Preaching on personal values. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on May 2, 2021.)
Why is it so important that Christians transform their way of life? And just what does Peter mean when he talks about the gospel being preached to the dead?
(Daily walk through 1 Peter. Recorded for the Dewey Church of Christ on April 21, 2020.)
Why was Jesus rejected so much? Why did he anticipate his apostles being similarly rejected? Should we expect the same, and if so, what should we do about it? (Bonus! A little discussion about Jesus as a child.)
(Preaching through Mark. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on March 1, 2020.)
Through a sequence of stories, Mark conveys a set of Jesus’s teaching that are easy to say; they aren’t complicated or complex. But, they are really hard to put into practice. How can we do so?
(Preaching through Mark. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on February 23, 2020.)
Mark wastes no time moving from Jesus’s identity to Jesus’s purpose. Why did Jesus come to earth? What did he hope to accomplish in his earthly ministry, and how did he go about it? What can we learn from his methodology?
(Preaching through Mark. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on January 12, 2020.)
As we begin to wrap up our discussion on the hidden spiritual war around us, we must ask: what about us? What role does humanity have to play?
(Preaching on Spiritual conflict. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on December 8, 2019.)
How hard is it to teach someone the gospel? How do we make it more complicated than it needs to be, and why do we do that? What should our approach be?
(Guest speaker Richard Brant from Denver, CO. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on October 14, 2018.)
