What final lessons should we take from 1 Peter? What makes the letter so valuable?
(Daily walk through 1 Peter. Recorded for the Dewey Church of Christ on April 30, 2020.)
Daily Dose – The Abiding Word (1 Peter 1:22-2:3)
In this section Peter makes another distinction between things that are temporary and things that are eternal. How should this separation affect our lives?
(A daily walk through 1 Peter. Recorded for the Dewey Church of Christ on April 6, 2020.)
The Church that Doesn’t Believe in the Holy Spirit
Last week we asked: what exactly are miracles, and do they occur today? This week we examine an offshoot of that discussion: what about the Holy Spirit? What sort of things are we told about the work of the Holy Spirit in the world today?
(Preaching on common misunderstandings. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on July 16, 2017.)
What Would Jesus Think?
Doing the things that Jesus did is a noble, worthwhile, and holy goal. But actions, thought, and feelings are all intertwined. If we want to truly be “like Christ” we surely need to not only change our actions and feelings, but also our thoughts. What did Jesus think? How did he think? How can we know? And how can we mold our own thought patterns into the “image of the Son”?
(This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on December 4, 2016.)
A City Without Walls – Looking at Self-Control
What is self-control, and why does it matter? What makes self-control as a “fruit of the Spirit” different from the self-control of the non-Christian? How can I develop self-control?
(This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on October 9, 2016.)
Preaching through John – Hard Sayings (John 6.52-71)
What makes a true thing true? What are the qualities of truth? And what does our response to truth have to do with anything? As we consider a hard saying of Jesus in John 6, we must come to grips with the difficult sayings of scripture in general.
(Preaching through the Gospel of John. This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on October 2, 2016.)
Preaching through John – The Word (1:1-18)
Who was/is Jesus? This is the central question of John’s gospel, and why he begins the book with a compelling examination of one of the savior’s more interesting monikers: the Word.
(This sermon was preached at the Dewey Church of Christ on June 26, 2016.)
Watts in the Word 