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.)
We begin our study of Mark’s version of the Good News where Mark himself does: just who is this Jesus that Mark is going to be telling us about?
(Preaching through Mark. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on January 5, 2020.)
There are a whole host of religious songs reserved for two months of the year. What’s the deal with these songs? Should we be singing them more? What can we learn from them?
(Preaching on things people think about around the holidays. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on December 8, 2019.)
We are coming to the end of our examination of the spiritual conflict all around us. How exactly has this war been fought throughout history, and how is it being fought now?
(Preaching on spiritual conflict. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on December 1, 2019.)
For the rest of the year (the holiday season) we will be looking at topics that are on people’s minds, or that people are inclined to think about. We begin this week with thanksgiving!
(Preaching on holiday topics. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on November 24, 2019.)
At this point, we have looked at most of what God has explicitly told us about this spiritual war going on all around us. At the center of this conflict is a single figure, one whose significance transcends any particular part of this war.
(Preaching on spiritual conflict. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on November 17, 2019.)
In the spiritual conflict over the souls of humanity, there is an interesting figure present throughout the Old Testament. Who is this figure, and why does he matter?
(Preaching on spiritual conflict. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on November 10, 2019.)
We know that Jesus felt discouraged; what does this mean about discouragement? How did Jesus overcome and triumph? (NOTE: The first few minutes didn’t get recorded.)
(Preaching on discouragement. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on September 15, 2019.)
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’s gospel account frames Jesus and Peter in an interesting way immediately after the arrest, surrounded and questioned. How does each hold up, and what can we learn?
(Preaching through John’s Gospel. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on November 25, 2018.)
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