The last month has been a crucible. Born out of that crucible are about six sermon ideas that we will work through together in the wake of Stan’s death. This first sermon is one I stole from Doug Burleson and then slightly modified for my own use. He preached it at the Estes Church of Christ the Sunday after the funeral and I thought it was very powerful. Thanks for the outline Doug.
(Working through tragedy. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on March 10, 2018.)
John concludes his gospel with some stories geared at future Christians, looking to the future of the church and the nature of faith. What do we see here written for us?
(Preaching through John’s gospel. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on December 30, 2018.)
John is very clear about the point of his gospel: he wants us to be able to believe in Jesus. His account of the resurrection is written with that goal in mind…
(Preaching through John’s gospel. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on December 23, 2018.)
Having examined what faith is and why it matters, we can approach the rest of Hebrews 11 like a series of case studies: how did these great men and women exemplify faith in their lives?
(Preaching through Hebrews. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on June 3, 2018.)
Hebrews 11 is typically considered one of the great chapters of the Bible, the “Hall of Faith”. Before we can dig into the faithful men and women of history, we must first examine faith itself: what is faith, what does it mean to have faith, and why does it matter?
(NOTE: The first 2-3 minutes of the sermon were cut off accidentally. Preaching through Hebrews. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on May 27, 2018.)
Why was Moses so important to the Israelites, and in what ways does the author of Hebrews compare him to Jesus? What should this mean for the Christian?
(Preaching through Hebrews. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on Marsh 25, 2018.)
What exactly are the “flaming darts of the evil one”, and how does faith serve as a shield against those things?
(Preaching on the armor of God. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on February 18, 2018.)
Much has been said about what hypocrisy is and why it is bad, but perhaps there are a few questions that need to be addressed: what do I do when I see hypocrisy in the church? How do I make sure it doesn’t destroy my faith? And how do I talk to non-Christians about it in an honest way?
(This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on December 10, 2017.)
Following up from Ron’s report of the work in Tulsa, what is faith? What are we trying to do when we evangelize? Why does faith matter so much?
(This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on November 12, 2017.)
The wedding at Cana stands out as an unusual story in the context of the gospels, breaking many of the normal patterns we associate with the miracles of Jesus. Why does John include this story, and what can we learn from it?
(Preaching through John. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on July 17, 2016.)
Watts in the Word 