After reminding the Philippians not to get distracted by things that don’t matter, Paul answers some of the deepest questions of Christianity. What is the point of all this? What is the goal of our faith? And, how can we make sure we reach that goal?
(Preaching through Philippians. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on March 26, 2023.)
We all want to be joyful and have meaningful fellowship, but we are often so bad at it. What kinds of things get in the way of our pursuit of these blessings?
(Preaching through Philippians. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on March 19, 2023.)
We have already examined Paul situation in writing the letter to the Philippians. How was Paul doing in his confinement? What was his attitude, both toward his situation and toward the Philippians?
(Preaching on Philippians. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on February 26, 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.)
David had a lot of successes as God’s anointed, but a lot of failures, too. As we transition from David the warrior to David the king, we begin to see the seeds of his eventual failings…
(Preaching on David. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on October 2, 2022.)
In considering heavenly values, or “Treasures in Heaven”, we must eventually shift to matters of practicality. How can we change what we value? How can we alter our priorities? It must begin in the mind…
(Preaching on personal values. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on June 20, 2021.)
We begin a new series on personal values. Do you value what God does? What does it mean to “lay up treasures in Heaven”? What do our values say about us?
(Preaching on Personal Values. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on April 25, 2021.)
(NOTE: the sermons in this series from July 22 – August 5 are lost to time. Sorry.)
We have envisioned various positive scenarios for the future of the church in Dewey, but we must also consider: how would this congregation die, and how can we avoid that fate?
(Preaching on the future of the church in Dewey. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on August 12, 2018.)
It’s so cliched: children are the future of the church. Yet it is true. How does God talk about training children, and why is it so important?
(Preaching on training children. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on December 10, 2017.)
As we have delineated God’s will between what God wants and what God has decided to do, we must examine the first of those: God’s will as seen in His commandments and in the life of His son.
(Part 2 in a 3 part series on the will of God. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on October 1, 2017.)
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