“Repentance” is a critical idea in God’s word, rightly grouped in with the “elementary doctrine of Christ” in Hebrews 6. What is repentance? What are the “dead works” that we need to repent of?
(Preaching on the first principles of Christianity. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on September 10, 2023.)
Absalom’s saga concludes not with joy, but with sorrow. How did it get to this point, and how does David respond?
(Preaching on the life of David. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on January 15, 2023.)
While we know that it’s not wrong to grieve, it is still a struggle that can take us away from God. How do we overcome this part of human suffering?
(Preaching on struggles. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on September 18, 2022.)
For many the holidays are a source of acute pain, in addition to a time of fellowship and friends. How should we handle the pain that comes from the absence of those who are no longer with us?
(Preaching on holiday topics. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on December 1, 2019.)
Having seen that salvation requires some sort of response on our part, we move to the next logical question: how does that response begin? What is the first step in our journey to God?
(Preaching on salvation. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on October 28, 2019.)
When tragedy strikes, emotions can be overwhelming. What are emotions, where do they come from, and what does the Bible say about them?
(Preaching on tragedy. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on March 17, 2019.)
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.)
Watts in the Word 