There is a mysterious recurring figure in the Old Testament: “The Angel of Yahweh” appears at several critical points in the narrative to guide, support, and direct the people of Israel. What is so special about the angel, and what distinguishes him from other angels in the Bible?
(Preaching through the story of the Bible. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on March 16, 2025.)
The final word in our series on God is a word that is used to describe both the Creator and the created. What is a spirit, and why is this such an important term?
(Preaching on God. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on February 13, 2022.)
We continue our look at important words about God with a word that is both an act and a result, the first and most unique power of God.
(Preaching on God. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on February 6, 2022.)
If we are discussing important words about God, “love” has to be on the list. Why is love so integral to YHWH’s identity?
(Preaching about God. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on January 23, 2022.)
“Holy” is one of the most important words in the Bible, but what does it mean? Why does God use it to describe himself, and why does he use it as an aspiration for his people?
(Preaching on God. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on January 16, 2022.)
This year at the Dewey Church of Christ we are doing a series of word studies covering the breadth of the Gospel Message. We will begin with a series of words about our Creator, starting with the most basic: God.
(Preaching on God. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on January 2, 2022. This series is loosely based on the One Word study, which you can find here, though I have changed and replaced several of their words.)
Jesus was not always called “Jesus”; the second figure of the triune God reveals himself in myriad ways in scripture. We begin a new series on “The Fourfold Jesus” with the first aspect of this person: Jesus the Creator.
(Preaching on Jesus. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on December 5, 2021.)
The first two commandments go together, almost to the point of being 1a and 1b, rather than two separate commands. Why are they so important, and how is their morality expressed throughout every covenant between man and God?
(Preaching on the Ten Commandments. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on April 21, 2019.)
In both Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5, the Ten Commandments are prefaced with some words about the one giving the commands. This context is vital to understanding what these commandments meant for Israel, and what they might mean for us.
(Preaching through the Ten Commandments. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on April 14, 2019.)
The Bible talks about eternity and eternal things quite a bit. What things are eternal, and why should we care?
(This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on December 2, 2018.)
Watts in the Word 