Temptation – Watts in the Word

May 12, 2025 Chris Watts Sermon

The Wisest Fool Who Ever Lived

Solomon presided over the absolute height of the kingdom of Israel, because God granted his request for wisdom in addition to giving him wealth and power. But Solomon’s great wisdom did not prevent him from falling into the same kinds of temptations that face every human. How did a man whose reign started off so well fall into such problems, and how does our own struggle mirror his?

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(Preaching on the history of early Israel. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on May 11, 2025.)

October 14, 2024 Chris Watts Sermon

Jesus the Jew

Having just finished a series on “Developing an Identity in Christ”, we transition to thinking about Christ – who was he? Who is he? Like anyone else, the identity of Jesus is composed of many different facets. We will begin with the most basic part of the identity of Jesus – his Jewishness.

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(Preaching on the identity of Jesus. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on October 13, 2024.)

January 22, 2024 Chris Watts Sermon

Encountering Jesus in the Garden, Part 1

In the garden we see Jesus at his most vulnerable and human. Why was he so troubled, what did he do about it, and what should we learn from this deeply emotional story?

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(Preaching on the life of Jesus. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on January 21, 2024.)

February 6, 2023 Chris Watts Sermon

Numbering Woes

David’s census is one of the most theologically complicated stories in his life. What is going on in this story, and why should it matter to us?

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(Preaching on the life of David. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on February 5, 2023.)

November 7, 2022 Chris Watts Sermon

When Sin Compounds (Lessons from David)

In the story of David and Bathsheba we see a classic example of how one temptation leading to one sin can lead to a series of bad and worse choices and sins. How do we break the cycle?

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(Preaching on David. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on November 6, 2022.)

September 17, 2018 Chris Watts Sermon

Case Studies in Temptation – Moses

David was a man who struggled with his darker impulses; Moses was a man who struggled with the opposite: the desire to not act. The temptation not to act can be just as strong as the temptation to act wrongly. How does it manifest, and what can we do about it?

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(Preaching on temptation. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on September 9, 2018.)

September 17, 2018 Chris Watts Sermon

The Last Week – Betraying Jesus

Previously we examined what it takes to be a messenger of Jesus. This week we examine the contrast in Judas; what leads a person down a path of betrayal, and how are we in danger of the same?

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(Preaching through John’s Gospel. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on September 9, 2018.)

September 4, 2018 Chris Watts Sermon

Case Studies in Temptation – David

David was a mix of good and bad, success and failure, and fortunately for us, more of his successes and failures were recorded in God’s word. Looking at two of his triumphs over temptation and one of his failures, what can we learn?

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(Preaching on temptation. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on September 2, 2018.)

August 29, 2018 Chris Watts Sermon

Case Studies in Temptation – Temptation Itself

We will spend the next few weeks looking at various case studies in temptation, but before that, we should examine temptation itself. What is it, and where does it come from?

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(Preaching on temptation. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on August 19, 2018.)

February 26, 2018 Chris Watts Sermon

The Armor of God – The Shield of Faith

What exactly are the “flaming darts of the evil one”, and how does faith serve as a shield against those things?

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(Preaching on the armor of God. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on February 18, 2018.)