Rational Faith

What does Peter mean when he says that “love covers a multitude of sins”? Why and how can Christians love in that way, and for whose benefit should we do so? Click Here to Listen. (Daily walk through 1 Peter. Recorded for the Dewey Church of Christ on April 23, 2020.)

Why is it so important that Christians transform their way of life? And just what does Peter mean when he talks about the gospel being preached to the dead? Click Here to Listen. (Daily walk through 1 Peter. Recorded for the Dewey Church of Christ on April 21, 2020.)

At the end of chapter three, Peter goes through a brief overview of Jesus’s journey from heaven to earth and back again, including a strange pit-stop in death. What are we meant to learn from this passage? Click Here to Listen. (Daily walk through 1 Peter. Recorded for the Dewey Church of Christ on April … Continue reading Daily Dose – Jesus’s Journey (1 Peter 3:18-22) →

What can we learn about being encouragers from the “son of encouragement” Barnabas? Click Here to Listen. (Recorded for the Dewey Church of Christ on April 19, 2020.)

How should we respond to persecution? What are some attitudes that universally serve the Christian in this endeavor? Click Here to Listen. (Daily walk through 1 Peter. Recorded for the Dewey Church of Christ on April 17, 2020.)

What does the husband-wife relationship have to do with the Christian’s relationship with government or employers? What does Peter have to say about submission in marriage, and how does it compare to Paul’s instructions? Click Here to Listen. (Daily walk through 1 Peter. Recorded for the Dewey Church of Christ on April 16, 2020.)

Peter continues his section on submission by speaking to servants or bondservants. Should they be subject to their masters? If so, why? And how could this possibly apply to us? Click Here to Listen. (Daily walk through 1 Peter. Recorded for the Dewey Church of Christ on April 14, 2020.)

What does Peter say about being subject to governments or human authorities? How does it compare to what Paul says? Why is it so important? Click Here to Listen. (Daily walk through 1 Peter. Recorded for the Dewey Church of Christ on April 13, 2020.)

The concept of “resurrection” is the most important concept in Christianity. Is it something that reasonable people might believe in? What makes it so important? And what does it mean for us? Click Here to Listen. (This sermon was preached for the Dewey Church of Christ on April 12, 2020.)

What does it mean to “be subject to”, and what does this concept matter so much to Peter? What does Peter want us to do and how? Click Here to Listen. (Daily walk through 1 Peter. This was recorded for the Dewey Church of Christ on April 10, 2020.)

1 Peter 2:9-12 serves as the core thesis of the letter. Everything before leads up to it and everything after explains it. How should this central text apply to us? Click Here to Listen. (Daily walk through 1 Peter. This was recorded for the Dewey Church of Christ on April 9, 2020.)

One of the more common analogies for the church is a structure, or building, which Peter uses in 1 Peter 2. Why is this so important, and what part does Jesus play in this analogy? Click Here to Listen. (Daily walk through 1 Peter. This was recorded for the Dewey Church of Christ on April … Continue reading Daily Dose – The Cornerstone (1 Peter 2:4-8) →

In this section Peter makes another distinction between things that are temporary and things that are eternal. How should this separation affect our lives? Click Here to Listen. (A daily walk through 1 Peter. Recorded for the Dewey Church of Christ on April 6, 2020.)

Our words are important, perhaps especially so in a time like this. What qualities should our words possess? What should we avoid in our speech and typed words? Click Here to Listen. (This sermon was preached for the Dewey Church of Christ on April 5, 2020.)

In this section Peter dives into the meat of his message: be holy! How did that apply to their context, and how does it apply to ours? Click Here to Listen. (Recorded for the Dewey Church of Christ on April 3, 2020.)

At the end of his introduction, Peter brings up an interesting idea concerning the prophets of old, and their relationship to Christians living in the “last days”. As such Christians, what should we learn from this text? Click Here to Listen. (Part of a daily walk through 1 Peter. Recorded on April 2, 2020.)

In the extended introduction to his letter, Peter begins to explore some of the main themes in more detail. What can we learn from Peter in this passage? Click Here to Listen. (Recorded on March 31, 2020.)

As we begin our daily walk through 1 Peter, we must begin with some introductory questions. When did Peter write this? What was going on in his life? What sort of themes did he address? And, how can this apply to us? Click Here to Listen. (The first in a daily series of short lessons. … Continue reading Daily Dose – Introduction to 1 Peter →

In such uncertain times it is important to remember the promises of God, one of the most important of which is heaven. What are some of the incredible blessings of heaven we are promised? Click Here to Listen. (I didn’t start recording until part of the way through. This sermon was preached for the Dewey … Continue reading The Blessings of Heaven →

COVID-19 has swept the world. Is this a sign of the End Times? How would we even know? And what would that change? Click Here to Listen. (Prerecorded for people to use on Sunday, March, 2020. We live in interesting times. Because this was not actually preached, I have no idea how it will seem. … Continue reading Is This The End? →