Perhaps the two most controversial, confusing parables in all the gospels are both in the same chapter, Luke 16. Why did Luke put these two parables together, and how do they each inform our understanding of the other?
(Preaching through Luke’s Gospel. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on October 18, 2026.)
Most of Jesus’ parables in Luke were direct responses to a situation he was in or a comment or question directed at him, including the parables of lost things in Luke 15. What attitude was Jesus responding to, and how might we be in danger of the same attitude today?
(Preaching through the Gospel of Luke. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on October 11, 2026.)
Jesus taught in many parables over the course of his earthly ministry; it is one of the most striking aspects of his teaching. What is a parables, how should we read them, and why are they such an powerful part of his message?
(Preaching through the Gospel of Luke. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on February 22, 2026.)
Why did Jesus speak so much in parables? Mark records an explicit reason he did so, and it might surprise you.
(Preaching through Mark. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on February 9, 2020.)
