Motivation – Watts in the Word

February 24, 2025 Chris Watts Sermon

The Struggle to Obey

While there certainly are a lot of numbers in the book of Numbers, a better title for the book might be the Jewish one: In the Desert. The narrative sections focus on Israel’s struggles to obey the Law they had just received through Moses, and their journeys in the desert as a result. But our struggle to obey God mirrors theirs; we have the same heart problems and motivational issues as they did. What can we learn from their struggles in the desert?

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(Preaching on Numbers. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on February 23, 2025.)

September 13, 2021 Chris Watts Sermon

Devoted to Good Works (Love)

As we consider the good works we should devote ourselves to, we must begin with the first work and primary motivator: love.

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(Preaching on good works. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on September 12, 2021.)

April 10, 2017October 17, 2017 Chris Watts Sermon

Secret Righteousness

In Matthew 6, Jesus continues his teaching on true righteousness by using three different examples. In these examples, he highlights the importance of our motivation in doing righteous things.

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(Preaching through the Sermon on the Mount. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on April 9, 2017.)

October 10, 2016September 29, 2019 Chris Watts Sermon

Preaching through John – Food that Endures (John 6:22-51)

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”?

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(Preaching through the Gospel of John. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on September 25, 2016.)