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.)
The Seeds of Failure
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.)
As a Man Thinketh
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.)
Treasures in Heaven
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.)
What Kills the Church
(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.)
Train Up a Child – Intentionality
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.)
The Ideal Will of God
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.)
Daniel 6 – The Law of His God
The story of the lion’s den is probably the most famous story in the book of Daniel. In this chapter, we see what may be the most important aspect of Daniel’s character.
(Preaching through Daniel. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on July 16, 2017.)
Treasures in Heaven
So far in our journey through the sermon on the mount, we have seen Jesus discuss thoughts, feelings, and motivations. Now, he moves on to priorities. What do you care about, and why does it matter?
(Preaching through the sermon on the mount. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on April 16, 2017.)
Blessed are the Persecuted
Jesus spends more words on the last Beatitude than any three of the others put together. Why and how is being persecuted such a cause for happiness?
(Preaching through the Beatitudes. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on March 12, 2017.)
Watts in the Word 