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?
(Preaching on the life of David. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on February 5, 2023.)
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?
(Preaching on David. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on November 6, 2022.)
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?
(Preaching on temptation. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on September 9, 2018.)
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?
(Preaching through John’s Gospel. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on September 9, 2018.)
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?
(Preaching on temptation. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on September 2, 2018.)
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?
(Preaching on temptation. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on August 19, 2018.)
What exactly are the “flaming darts of the evil one”, and how does faith serve as a shield against those things?
(Preaching on the armor of God. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on February 18, 2018.)
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