The middle section of Romans is a masterful treatise on the hope God gives us in the broken, fallen world we live in. Why is the world so broken, and how does God expect us to persevere in it?
(Preaching on Romans. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on November 16, 2025.)
The vision of the valley of dry bones in Ezekiel 37 epitomizes one of the main themes of the Bible: God’s power to bring life from death, through his Spirit. Using Ezekiel 37 as a launching point, how does this power of God manifest in his promises through Jesus and his apostles?
(Preaching through Ezekiel and the exile. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on August 10, 2025.)
This sermon is only tangentially related to our journey through the story of the Bible together this year, but it is a topic I get asked about a lot. How should Christians think about Israel today?
(Preaching on the promises made to Israel. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on August 3, 2025.)
Everyone wants peace. What kind of peace does God promise through Jesus, and how can we discover it for ourselves?
(Preaching on Christian Character. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on November 6, 2022.)
In such uncertain times it is important to remember the promises of God, one of the most important of which is heaven. What are some of the incredible blessings of heaven we are promised?
(I didn’t start recording until part of the way through. This sermon was preached for the Dewey Church of Christ on March 29, 2020.)
Knowing what’s to come in the next few days, Jesus makes a promise to his disciples: your sorrow will turn into joy. Why did he make this promise, and what can we take from it?
(Preaching through John’s Gospel. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on October 28, 2018.)
Jesus was very clear with his disciples: the world will hate you. Not might, not may, but certainly will! Why was this the case, and should we expect the same today?
(Preaching through John’s Gospel. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on October 7, 2018.)
Jesus is better than all the Old Testament figures who administered the promises of God to His people, and thus the promises of God through Jesus are also better. In what ways are the promises made to us better than the old promises?
(Preaching through the book of Hebrews. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on April 22, 2018.)
Watts in the Word 