Chris Watts Sermon

The Family of God

When considering different images or analogies of the church, none is more common than that of a family. It is so common, in fact, that it may be inappropriate to think of it as an analogy at all; it seems to be simply the default way that the writers of the New Testament thought about the church. How should the use of family language regarding the church change the way we think about and interact with God’s kingdom today?

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(Preaching on images of the church. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on May 31, 2025.)

Chris Watts Sermon

Rules for the Good Life

The Proverbs of Israel are wide-ranging in their subject matter, but there are several frequent themes. If we want to live purposeful, meaningful, righteous lives, what kind of rules might we glean from this ancient wisdom?

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(Preaching through the wisdom literature of Israel. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on May 18, 2025.)

Chris Watts Sermon

Who Am I Relationally?

In many ways humans are defined by their relationships to others. It can be easy to allow our individual identities to be subsumed by these connections. How does God expect our relationships to influence our identities, and how can we develop an identity in Christ while also righteously connecting with others?

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(Preaching on developing an identity in Christ. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on September 8, 2024.)

Chris Watts Sermon

Marriage in the Church

Paul’s words about marriage in Ephesians 5 are controversial, to say the least. Why does Paul lay out the instructions he does, and how do they fit into the broader context of relational commands in the New Testament?

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(Preaching through Ephesians. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on September 3, 2023.)

Chris Watts Sermon

Children of Light and Dark

(NOTE: The first minute of this audio is very echoey. The audio resolves after a minute.) Why does God care about what kind of relationships we have? Why should we seriously consider who we develop relationships with, what those relationships mean in our lives, and how they affect us?

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(Preaching through Ephesians. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on August 13, 2023).

Chris Watts Sermon

Relationships in Christ

The next section of Colossians deals with various human relationships, and how God expects us to behave. What do these all have in common, and how can we maintain righteousness no matter what relationship we find ourselves in?

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(Preaching through Colossians. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on August 1, 2021.)

Chris Watts Sermon

A Better Life

The last chapter of Hebrews is a long list of tangible ways our life should be better under the covenant of Christ. How is the Christian life better than the life of the Israelite, or the life of the non-Christian?

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(Preaching through Hebrews. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on July 1, 2018.)