What words would you use to describe your attitude or emotions for Jesus? What about yearning? Excitement? How about passion or zeal? If not, what does this say about the condition of your heart? And what can we learn from poor, blind Bartimaeus?
(This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on October 16, 2016.)
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.)
God demands action, but sometimes it can all seem so overwhelming. As we look at the story of feeding the 5,000 (really more like 10,000), we must answer this question: what does God actually expect of His children?
(Preaching through the Gospel of John. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on September 18, 2016.)
People have always tried to compromise with Jesus by either making him out to be less than he was, or by watering down his claims and teachings. The story of the healing by the pool of Bethesda silences many of these claims. Why is it so tempting to water down Jesus, and what can we do about it?
(Preaching through John’s gospel. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on September 4, 2016.)
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.)
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