There are a lot of things that distract us from what really, eternally matters. Paul’s letters to Timothy and Titus emphasize this distinction over and over, in a variety of ways. What was Paul worried would distract the church, and how do we refocus on what really matters?
(Preaching through 1-2 Timothy and Titus. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on December 14, 2025.)
2 Peter and Jude are the most similar of any two books in the Bible (yes even possibly including the Gospels). What were Peter and Jude so concerned about in the early church, and how do their warnings matter for Christians today?
(Preaching on 2 Peter and Jude. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on December 7, 2025.)
One of the things that should become quickly apparent as one reads through the letters of the New Testament is that the new life in Christ should not look like the old life before Christ. What does it mean to “put on the new self” and how does one go about doing that?
(Preaching through the New Testament epistles. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on November 30, 2025.)
While there are a lot of different topics addressed in the letters to the Corinthians, a lot of the letters come back to the same idea; how should Christians think about each other, and their place in the body of Christ, both universally and more locally?
(Preaching through the New Testament. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on November 23, 2025.)
Paul’s letter to the Romans is the most “technical” of the epistles, in a sense. In it, Paul lays out a very detailed argument about righteousness, salvation, and faith that is just as applicable today as it ever was.
(Preaching on Romans. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on November 16, 2025.)
Romans is one of the more technical letters of the New Testament, almost a scholarly treatise on the nature of righteousness, salvation, and faith. But, it’s also framed in the form of a conversation. Paul anticipates and answers questions and objections that the reader will inevitably make to his core arguments. Keeping the “conversation” of Romans in mind can help us appreciate its message better.
How we think about the form, structure, and purpose of the New Testament will inevitably affect the way we approach, read, and interpret it. What did Jesus have to say about it, and what did its writers say about why and how it was written?
(Preaching on the new covenant of Christ. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on November 2, 2025.)
One of the main points of conflict in the early Church was the question of how to handle or relate to the Law of Moses. This is still a question many people wonder about today. How did Jesus and his apostles intend for Christians to think about the Law of Moses?
(Preaching on the transition to the Covenant of Christ. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on November 2, 2025.)
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