The gospels do not spend a lot of ink covering the time between Jesus’s resurrection and ascension, which makes their choice of stories in that timeframe especially interesting. What can we learn from this selection of encounters with the disciples?
(Preaching on the life of Jesus. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on February 11, 2024.)
The Beatitudes contain many blessings, but perhaps none is so subtle as the promise for those who “hunger and thirst for righteousness.” What exactly is Jesus offering, and who are those who will receive it?
(Preaching through the Beatitudes. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on January 29, 2017.)
Following the miracle of the feeding the five thousand in John 6, Jesus commands the crowd to seek “the food that endures.” Embedded in this teaching is a question: why do you follow Jesus? What is the “food that endures” and how is it different than the “food that perishes”?
(Preaching through the Gospel of John. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on September 25, 2016.)
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