Series

Since I’ve started to write more and more posts that fit together into series, I thought it might be best to group some of them in a single location to make it easier for you (the interested reader) to work see them as a unit. Hopefully this adds clarity to those posts.

Also, I thought this would be a great place for anyone interested to post recommendations about future topics. If there’s anything you’d like to see me write on or a topic you feel would be particularly interesting, whether in an existing series or that would create a new one, please don’t hesitate to comment.

The Goodness of God

Important questions about the goodness of God and human suffering…

1. How do we know that God is good?
2. If God is good, why didn’t I get what I wanted?
3. Why do bad things happen to good people?
4. Where does evil come from?
5. How can a good God directly cause suffering?
6. Should we actively avoid suffering?
7. How can a good God send people to hell?
8. Is God reliable, or does He change His mind?

Sermons

Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS)

1. Colossians 2:6-7 — Just as You Received Christ, So Walk in Him (3/16/2015)
2. Colossians 2:8-15 — You Belong to Christ (4/8/2015)
3. 1 Peter 2:4-12 — The Big Move: An Incarnational Life of Worship (8/27/2016)
4. Deuteronomy 8:1-20 — The Giver Himself is the True Gift (2/5/2018)

Life Bridge Community Church (LBCC)

1. Galatians 2:20 — Death, Faith and the Christian Life (1/8/2017)
2. Romans 12:1-2 — Foundations: A Transformed Dream (4/23/2017)
3. Luke 18:19-30 — Only the Empty Will Be Full (9/3/2017)
4. Romans 8:1-19 — The Spirit’s Carol (12/31/2017)
5. Matthew 20:1-16 — The Upside-Down Kingdom (5/20/2018)
6. Matthew 22:1-14 — The Kingdom that Demands a Response (5/27/2018)
7. Psalm 111 — The Key to a Life of Delight (7/8/2018)
8. John 13-15 — Remember to Love One Another (3/31/2019)
9. John 15-16 — Remember to be Bold (4/7/2019)
10. Proverbs; Luke 12:35-48 — Working Wise (9/1/2019)
11. 1 Thessalonians 2:1-13 — Speaking Their Language (5/31/2020)

Wellspring Family Church (WFC)

2022

1. Philippians 2:1-11 — The Shape of Kingdom Life (4/3/2022)
2. Hebrews 3:12-14 — Preach the Gospel to One Another (7/24/2022)

2023

1. Psalm 122 — Let us go to the House of the Lord (1/15/2023)
2. Psalm 132 — Chosen Anyway (4/23/2023)
3. Matthew 13:44-46 — The Parable of the Incomparable Treasure (6/11/2023)
4. Luke 18:9-14 — The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector (7/9/2023)
5. Luke 18:1-8 — The Parable of the Persistent Widow (7/30/2023)
6. Matthew 25:1-13 — The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins (8/20/2023)
7. Acts 2:42-47 — The NEXT Gathering (9/24/2023)
8. Matthew 24: 45-51 — Entrusted with God’s House (10/15/2023)
9. 1 Thessalonians 2:1-13 — Entrusted with the Gospel (10/22/2023)
10. Luke 1:39-56 — The Magnificat (12/17/2023)
11. Christmas Eve 2023 — A Celebration of the King (12/24/2023)

2024

1. Luke 2:41-52 — An Amazing Glimpse (1/21/2024)
2. John 6:27-58 — Come and See: I am the Bread of Life (2/18/2024)
3. John 14:1-11 — Come and See: I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life (3/17/2024)
4. Luke 4:14-30 — The Unexpected Mission of Jesus (4/14/2024)
5. Luke 5:33-39 — The New Reality in Jesus (5/12/2024)
6. Luke 7:36-50 — Extravagant Love (6/9/2024)
7. Luke 8:40-56 — The Faith that Leads to Life (6/30/2024)
8. Matthew 28:16-20 — Life-Giving Gospel Boldness (8/4/2024)
9. Luke 9:57-62 — Worth It All (9/1/2024)
10. Luke 13:10-35 — The Time is Now (10/13/2024)
11. Luke 18:1-14 — Kingdom Citizenship (11/24/2024)
12. Luke 19:11-27 — Holding Nothing Back (12/8/2024)
13. Christmas Eve 2024 — A Celebration of Joy (12/24/2024)

2025

1. Acts 1:4-8 — The Wellspring Why: Engaging Outwardly (1/26/2025)
2. Luke 20:19-47 — The Wisdom of Jesus (2/23/2025)
3. Luke 22:63-23:12 — A Day of Tragic Irony? (4/6/2025)
4. 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 — You Asked For It: The Power and Wisdom of God (6/1/2025)
5. Ezra 9-10 — A Holy Separation (7/13/2025)
6. Nehemiah 3-4 — The Fortress of the People of God (8/3/2025)
7. Nehemiah 10-12 — The Return of the Covenant People of God (8/31/2025)
8. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 — Where is God when I’m suffering? (9/21/2025)
9. Romans 1:15-25 — Can faith and science coexist? (10/19/2025)
10. Philippians 3:1-11 — How do I know who I am? (11/16/2025)
11. Luke 2:8-21 — What the Shepherds teach us about God’s Heart (12/14/2025)

2026

1. Genesis 1-2 — The Holy Spirit and Creation (1/25/2026)
2. Romans 8:1-30 — The Holy Spirit and Eternal Life (2/22/2026)
3. Daniel 3 — The 4th Man (3/15/2026)
4. TBD — Good Friday (4/3/2026)
5. 1 Peter 1:1-12 — A Life of Praise and Hope (6/7/2026)
6. 1 Peter 1:13-25 — A Life of Holiness (6/14/2026)
7. 1 Peter 3:13-22 — A Life of Suffering, part 1 (7/12/2026)
8. 1 Peter 4:12-19 — A Life of Suffering, part 2 (7/26/2026)
9. 1 Peter 5:8-9 — Living in a World at War (8/16/2026)
10. 1 Peter 5:10-14 — Living for Eternity (8/23/2026)
11. TBD — Now Available: Life in Jesus (9/20/2026)
12. TBD — Now Available: Life in Jesus (10/18/2026)

2027

1. Found in Jesus: Theocentric Identity
2. Found in Jesus: Self-Indulgent Myopathy
3. Found in Jesus: Resting in my Father
4. Found in Jesus: Freedom in my Redeemer
5. Found in Jesus: Satisfaction in my Lover
6. Found in Jesus: Life Together with my Friend
7. Found in Jesus: Unity Under my Head
8. Found in Jesus: Humility Before a Holy God
9. Found in Jesus: Serving my Master
10. Found in Jesus: Representing my King
11. Found in Jesus: Sent as your Advocate
12. Found in Jesus: True and Lasting Change

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Seminary Papers (and Adaptations)

• The Internalization and Radicalization of the Law (6/29/2015)
• The Potential for a Prophetic Voice in the American Evangelical Church on Issues of Race and Racialization (8/7/2015)
• The Sum of the Gospel: Toward an Evangelical Catechism (12/7/2016)
• Paul, the Institution of Slavery, and the Cross-shaped Life (7/14/2018)
• The Present Reign of the King: In Consideration of Amillennial Eschatology (12/1/2018)