These are the outlines to the sermons I have preached, organized in alphabetical order (articles “a”, “an”, and “the” excepted).

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• 1 Chronicles
• 1 John
• 1 Kings
• 1 Peter
• 1 Peter 1:1-7: Encouragement in Trial
• 1 Peter 1:8-12: Faith and Salvation
• 1 Peter 1:13-21: Be Holy
• 1 Peter 1:22-2:3: Growing Up Into Salvation
• 1 Peter 2:4-10: The Spiritual House
• 1 Peter 2:11-17: Honorable Conduct
• 1 Peter 2:18-25: Suffering With Christ
• 1 Peter 3:1-7: Wives and Husbands
• 1 Peter 3:8-17: Zealous For Good
• 1 Peter 3:18-22: Christ’s Suffering
• 1 Peter 4:1-6: Ceasing From Sin
• 1 Peter 4:7-11: Working in the Kingdom
• 1 Peter 4:12-19: Time for Judgment
• 1 Peter 5:1-5: Elders and Youth
• 1 Peter 5:6-14: Stand Firm
• 1 Samuel
• 1 Thessalonians
• 1 Timothy
• 2 Chronicles
• 2/3 John
• 2 Kings
• 2 Peter
• 2 Samuel
• 2 Thessalonians
• 2 Timothy
• Abuse, Assault, and Harassment
• Abuse of Authority
• Accepting the Message
• Accountability
• Acts 2:42: The Example of the Earliest Church
• Acts of the Assembly: Bible Study
• Acts of the Assembly: Giving
• Acts of the Assembly: The Lesson
• Acts of the Assembly: The Lord’s Supper
• Acts of the Assembly: Praying
• Acts of the Assembly: Singing
• Adoption
• Adoption and Redemption | Romans 8:12-23
• The Aim of Our Charge
• Alcoholism
• All Things Work Together For Good | Romans 8:28
• America and Christianity
• Amos
• Anger/Wrath
• Applying the Message to Life
• Appointing Elders
• Ask Not…
• Aspiring to Be a Deacon
• Aspiring to Be an Elder
• The Assembly and the Christian Life
• Attitudes Toward Constancy
• Authoritarianism
• Authority in the Household
• The Authority of the Bible
• The Authority of God the Father
• Authority, the Spirit, and the Word
• Avoiding Divorce
• Avoiding Spiritual Complacency
• Barnabas
• The Basis of the Christian Life
• The Basis of Salvation: The Nature of our Relationship with God
• Being a People of Thankfulness
• Bible Names for Bible Doctrines
• The Bible: Our Spiritual Standard
• Bible Versions and Differences in Texts
• Bible Versions and Differences in Translation
• A Biblical Worldview: Its Necessity
• The Blessings of Being a Christian
• The Body
• The Body as Temple
• Carousing
• Centurions
• Christian Anthropology: The Body
• The Christian’s Clothing
• Christological Controversies (1)
• Christological Controversies (2)
• Christ’s Mind in You | Philippians 2:1-30
• The Church is Not a Building
• Churches of the New Testament: Antioch
• Churches of the New Testament: Colossae
• Churches of the New Testament: Corinth
• Churches of the New Testament: Ephesus
• Churches of the New Testament: Galatia
• Churches of the New Testament: Introduction
• Churches of the New Testament: Jerusalem
• Churches of the New Testament: The New Testament Church
• Churches of the New Testament: Philippi
• Churches of the New Testament: Rome
• Churches of the New Testament: Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea
• Churches of the New Testament: Smyrna, Pergamum, and Thyatira
• Churches of the New Testament: Thessalonica
• Churches of the New Testament: What God Approves
• Churches of the New Testament: What God Condemns
• Churches without Evangelists
• Civil Government
• Colossians
• Comfort My People | Isaiah 40:1-31
• The Comforter | John 14:15-31, 16:4-15
• Commitment to God
• Compassion | Outline | Audio | Video
• The Consequences of Sin
• Conspiracy! | Isaiah 8:11-15 | Outline | Audio | Video
• Conversion
• Corrupt Communication
• Counting the Cost | Luke 14:28-33
• Covenant in the Bible
• Covenant Transgressors | Hosea 6:1-7:16
• Covetousness
• A Crisis of Authority
• The Curses of God
• Dancing and Lasciviousness
• The Danger of Plunderers | Colossians 2:8-23
• Daniel
• Daniel in the Lion’s Den | Daniel 6:1-24
• Dating 101: Who to Date
• The Day of YHWH
• The Day of YHWH in 586
• The Day of YHWH in 70
• The Day of YHWH in 722
• The Dead Living
• Death
• Deceit
• Defining Our Spiritual Association
• Destroyed for a Lack of Knowledge | Outline | Audio | Video
• Deuteronomy
• The Devastating Fire | Outline | Audio | Video
• Developing Fire-Proof Faith
• Disassociation
• Disenchantment
• Discipleship
• The Disciplines: Fasting
• The Disciplines: Prayer
• The Disciplines: Rest
• Dissension and Division
• Divorce and Adultery
• Divorce and Conversion
• Do You Trust in God? | Outline | Audio | Video
• Doesn’t God Want Me to Be Happy?
• Doubt and Faith
• Down in Christ
• Drugs
• Ecclesiastes
• Ecumenicalism
• Elders and Deacons
• Elders and Members
• Elect Exiles | 1 Peter 1:1-2, 17-21, 2:11-17
• Election
• Elijah
• Elijah’s Flight | 1 Kings 19:1-18 | Outline | Audio | Video
• Empowering the Christian Life Through Prayer
• Encouragement
• Enmity
• Entertainment
• Ephesians 5:22-33: Christ and the Church
• Ephesians 6:5-9: Masters and Slaves
• Epithets of God: The LORD Who Brought You From the Land of Egypt
• Establishing Priorities | Luke 10:38-42
• Esther
• The Ethiopian Eunuch
• Evangelism: Reasoning and Conversing
• Every Spiritual Blessing in Christ | Ephesians 1:1-23
• The Example of Stephen
• Excel Still More
• Exodus
• Experiencing the Divine
• Ezekiel
• Ezra
• The Face in the Mirror
• Faith
• Faithfulness | Outline | Audio | Video
• The Faith and Our Faith
• Faith, Works, and Grace: Understanding the Pauline Synthesis
• False Prophets
• False Teachers
• Fear Not
• Fellowship/Association
• Finding Ourselves
• Follow YHWH or Baal | 1 Kings 18:20-40
• The Folly of the Christian Life
• The Folly of the Crucifixion
• The Folly of the Resurrection
• Forgiveness
• Fruit-Bearing Trees
• Genesis
• Gentleness and Meekness | Outline | Audio | Video
• Give It Up!
• Give Us a King! | 1 Samuel 8:1-22 | Outline | Audio | Video
• Giving
• The Glorious Christ | Colossians 1:1-23
• The Godhead
• God: Distortion and Truth
• God in Our Lives
• The God People Want
• God’s Children | 1 John 2:15-3:10
• God’s Deliverance Through Prayer
• God’s Love | Romans 8:31-39
• God’s Trash Pit
• God’s Will
• Goodness | Outline | Audio | Video
• The Good Samaritan | Luke 10:25-37
• The Gospel and the World | 1 Corinthians 1:18-24 | Outline | Audio | Video
• Grace in Life
• The Grace of God
• Grief
• Growing in the Grace and Knowledge of Jesus | 2 Peter 3:18
• The Guilt of Ephraim and Samaria | Hosea 13:1-14:9
• Habakkuk
• Habakkuk’s Prayer | Habakkuk 3:1-19
• Haggai
• Handling Conflict
• Hardened and Softened Hearts
• The Hatred of the World | John 15:18-16:3
• Heaven
• Heaven and the Afterlife
• The Heavenlies
• Hedonism
• Helping the Poor
• The High Priestly Prayer | John 17:1-26
• The Higher Way | Colossians 3:1-17
• The Holy Spirit as Part of YHWH
• Homosexuality
• Hosea
• Hosea and Gomer, YHWH and Israel | Hosea 1:1-3:5
• How Can a Loving God Send Anyone to Hell?
• How Jesus Died
• How to Pray
• Husbands and Wives
• Humility
• Idolatry
• Immodesty
• The Importance of Community
• Individual Christians and the Church Universal
• Individual Responsibilities in the Local Congregation
• The Internet: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
• Isaiah 1-39
• Isaiah 6:9-10: The Constant of Unbelief
• Isaiah 40-66
• Isolationism
• Interpreting the Bible: Basic Hermeneutics
• Interpreting the Bible: Literal vs. Figurative Language
• Interpreting the Bible: New Testament Interpretation
• Interpreting the Bible: Old Testament Interpretation
• In the Last Days…
• Isaiah’s Good News | Isaiah 61:1-4, Luke 4:17-19
• Israel My Child | Hosea 11:1-12:14
• Jacob to Israel: Wrestling With God | Genesis 32:22-31
• James
• Jealousy and Envy
• Jeremiah
• Jeremiah’s Letter | Jeremiah 29:1-32
• Jesus Confronts His Opponents
• Jesus in John: The First Passover
• Jesus in John: Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand
• Jesus in John: Jesus Prepares His Disciples
• Jesus’ Birth
• Jesus’ Death
• Jesus’ Life
• Jesus’ Lordship
• Jesus’ Parables
• Jesus’ Resurrection
• Jesus’ Return
• Jesus, Son of God
• Jesus, Son of Man
• Jesus the King
• Jesus the Prophet
• Jesus Trains His Disciples
• Jews in the Second Temple Period: Daniel
• Jews in the Second Temple Period: Esther
• Jews in the Second Temple Period: Ezra
• Jews in the Second Temple Period: Nehemiah
• Job
• Joel
• John son of Zebedee
• Jonah
• Jonah’s Prejudice
• Joshua
• Judas Iscariot
• Jude
• Judges
• The Judgment
• Judgment Before the Throne of Glory | Matthew 25:31-46 | Outline | Audio | Video
• Just Because You Are a Member of a church of Christ Does Not Mean That You Must Be a Member of The Church of Christ
• Justification
• Keep Silent Before YHWH | Habakkuk 2:1-20
• Kindness and Mercy | Outline | Audio | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIntwKL5KFA”>Video
• The Kingdom of Heaven
• Kingdom Refugees
• KJV: The Only Bible Version?
• Knowledge and Trust | Outline | Audio | Video
• Lamentations
• The Language of Ashdod | Nehemiah 13:23-27
• Lasciviousness
• Law vs. Profitability
• Legalism
• Lessons From Kings: Jehoash son of Ahaziah
• Lessons From Kings: Jehu son of Nimshi
• Lessons From Kings: Jeroboam son of Nebat
• Lessons From Marathon
• Let Us Receive the Kingdom | Hebrews 12:15-29
• Leviticus
• Is Life All About the Here and Now?
• Is Life All About Family?
• Is Life All About Me?
• Is Life All About Power?
• Is Life All About Work?
• Light and Darkness | 1 John 1:1-2:14
• Listening to God’s Words
• A Living and Holy Sacrifice | Romans 12:1-2
• The Living Dead
• Living Under Authority
• The Local Church and Facilities
• The Local Church in God’s Eternal Purpose
• The Logic of Prayer
• The Lord Jesus Christ
• Love One Another | 1 John 3:11-4:21
• Love
• Love the Brotherhood
• Malachi
• Male Purity and Female Modesty
• A Man After God’s Own Heart
• Mark 12:41-44: The Poor Widow
• Mary and Martha
• Mary Magdalene
• Mary, Mother of Jesus
• Mary Sings | Luke 1:46-55 | Outline | Audio | Video
• Materialism and Consumerism
• Maturing in Christ: Its Development
• Maturing in Christ: Its Necessity
• The Message of the Bible
• Micah
• Ministry | Outline | Audio | Video
• The “Minor Nine” Apostles
• Modern Attacks on Jesus
• The Moment of Truth
• A Mother in Israel
• Mount Carmel
• Mount Golgotha / Calvary
• Mount Moriah / Zion
• Mount Sinai / Horeb
• Nahum
• The Nature of Inspiration
• The Nature of the Church: The Church as Body
• The Nature of the Church: The Church as Community
• The Nature of the Church: The Church as Ekklesia
• The Nature of the Church: The Church is Holy and Spotless
• The Nature of the Church: Collective Responsibilities
• The Nature of the Church: Perceiving the Church of Christ
• The Nature of the Church: Practices Overburdening the Church
• The Nature of the Kingdom | Outline | Audio | Video
• The Necessity of Evangelism
• The Necessity of Lament
• The Need for Balance
• The Need for Now
• Nehemiah
• The New Covenant | Jeremiah 31:1-40
• The New Testament Text: Foundation of the Faith
• A New Thing
• No Condemnation | Romans 8:1-11
• No Creed But Christ
• No Greater Faith | Matthew 8:5-13
• Numbers
• Obadiah
• ONE Another
• ONE God
• ONE Man
• ONE Story
• One Who Stands in the Breach
• The Old Testament Text: History and Transmission
• Our Adversary
• Our Debt of Gratitude | Luke 7:36-50
• Our Hope | Romans 8:24-30
• Our Race and Our Discipline | Hebrews 12:1-14
• Our Responsibility to the World
• The Outer Darkness
• The Outpouring of the Spirit | Joel 2:1-32
• Outside the Gates
• Overcoming the Beast | Revelation 12:10-11, 15:2-4
• Overcoming the World | 1 John 5:1-21
• Owe No One Anything
• The Parable of the Persistent Widow | Luke 18:1-8
• The Parable of the Prodigal Son and the Older Brother
• The Parable of the Seed
• The Parable of the Sower: The Good Soil
• The Parable of the Sower: The Road
• The Parable of the Sower: The Rocky Soil
• The Parable of the Sower: The Thorny Soil
• The Parable of the Talents | Matthew 25:14-30 | Outline | Audio | Video
• The Parable of the Ten Virgins | Matthew 25:1-13 | Outline | Audio | Video
• The Parable of the Two Sons | Matthew 21:28-32
• The Parables of the Lost Sheep and Coin
• Paradoxes of the Faith: In, But Not Of, the World
• Paradoxes of the Faith: The Ruler Must be a Servant
• Paradoxes of the Faith: The Selfishness and Selflessness of Salvation
• Parents and Children | Ephesians 6:1-4
• Patience/Longsuffering | Outline | Audio | Video
• Paul
• Peace | Outline | Audio | Video
• A People Holy to YHWH | Deuteronomy 7:1-26
• Personal Empowerment
• Personal Evangelism
• Persuasion to Study the Bible
• Phariseeism
• The Pharisees and the Sabbath
• Philemon
• Philippians
• Philosophy and Vain Deceit | Colossians 2:9
• Pining for Egypt
• The Plan of Salvation: Be Baptized
• The Plan of Salvation: Believe
• The Plan of Salvation: Confess and Repent
• The Plan of Salvation: Hear
• The Plan of Salvation: Man’s Divergences from God’s Plan
• The Plan of Salvation: Obey and Develop
• Popular Beliefs: The Charismata
• Popular Beliefs: Faith Alone
• Popular Beliefs: Healing
• Popular Beliefs: Infant Baptism
• Popular Beliefs: Once Saved, Always Saved
• Popular Beliefs: Original Sin
• Popular Beliefs: Premillennialism, Part I: Introduction and Issues
• Popular Beliefs: Premillennialism, Part II: Old Testament and Gospels
• Popular Beliefs: Premillennialism, Part III: New Testament Epistles and Revelation
• Postmodernism
• The Potter and the Clay | Jeremiah 18:1-12
• Power, Control, and Influence
• The Power and Limitations of Knowledge
• The Power of Example
• The Power of Influence
• The Power of Lament
• Prayer
• Preaching in Acts: Paul in Antioch of Pisidia
• Preaching in Acts: Paul on the Areopagus
• Preaching in Acts: Peter Before Cornelius
• Preaching in Acts: Peter in the Temple
• Preaching in Acts: Peter on Pentecost
• Preaching the Gospel | Outline | Audio | Video
• Predestination
• Predicting Jesus’ Return
• Prepare to Meet Your God, Israel! | Amos 4:1-5:27
• Preparing the Way of the Lord | Matthew 3:1-12 / Mark 1:2-8 / Luke 3:1-17 / John 1:6-8, 15, 19-34
• Preserving the Unity of the Spirit | Ephesians 4:1-32
• Pressing on to the Goal | Philippians 3:1-21
• The Principles of Christian Dating
• Principles of Christian Liberty: Disagreement
• Principles of Christian Liberty: Love and Knowledge
• The Process of Hearing and Understanding
• The Promises of God
• Promoting the Gospel Through Community Bible Studies
• Proof of the Old Testament: Egypt
• The Proper Biblical Perspective
• Prophecies of the Christ
• Proverbs
• Psalms
• The Reading and the Sense | Nehemiah 8:1-8
• Reaping the Whirlwind | Hosea 8:1-10:15
• Receiving
• Reconnect: Acceptance
• Reconnect: Love
• Reconnect: Strength
• Reconnect: Support
• Rejoice!
• Relativism
• Religion According to Man | Judges 17:1-18:31 | Outline | Audio | Video
• Remain in God’s Love | Jude 1:20-23 | Outline | Audio | Video
• Remembering Lot’s Wife
• Rendering to Caesar and God
• Responding to God’s Call
• Revelation of the Mystery of Christ | Ephesians 3:1-21
• The Rich Man and Lazarus | Luke 16:19-31
• The Rich Young Ruler
• Righteousness
• The Right Equation For Service to God
• Risk and Faith
• The Rock of Living Water
• Rooted and Edified in Christ | Colossians 2:6-7, 9-10
• Ruth
• Sacrifice
• Salvation and Reconciliation | Ephesians 2:1-22
• Samuel
• Sanctification
• Satan in the New Testament
• Satan in the Old Testament
• Saving Sinners
• Saying and Doing
• Science as Shifting Sand
• Security Amidst the Tempest | Outline | Audio | Video
• Seek the Old Paths
• Seeking Autonomy
• Seeking Biblical Unity

Self-Control and Sobriety | Outline | Audio | Video

• The Sermon on the Mount: The Beatitudes
• The Sermon on the Mount: Exceeding the Righteousness of the Pharisees
• The Sermon on the Mount: The Father’s Will and Jesus’ Words
• The Sermon on the Mount: Giving, Praying, Fasting
• The Sermon on the Mount: Judgment and Discernment
• The Sermon on the Mount: Trust and Anxiety
• The Serpent, the Son, and Deliverance
• Serving God While Single
• Serving Jesus at Work
• Serving Jesus in America
• Serving Jesus in His Church
• Serving Jesus in the Community
• Serving Jesus in Education
• Serving Jesus in Relationships
• Setting Spiritual Goals
• Sexual Immorality
• Sexuality as Babel
• Sexuality as God
• Sexuality as Identity?
• Sexuality in Light of the Fall
• Sexuality in Light of the Resurrection
• Sexuality Reduced to Physical Impulse
• The Simplicity of Matthew 19
• Simeon Testifies | Luke 2:25-35 | Outline | Audio | Video
• Simon Peter
• The Simplicity of the Gospel | Outline | Audio | Video
• The Sins of the Nations | Amos 1:1-3:15
• Society and Sexuality
• Sojourners and Exiles
• Song of Solomon
• Sophomoric Faith
• Sorcery
• Soundness
• The Sound of Silence
• Speak Where the Bible Speaks; Be Silent Where the Bible Is Silent
• Spiritual Errancy
• Spiritual Health
• The Spiritual Life
• Spiritual Meat
• Spiritual Strength
• Spiritual Weakness
• Spiritual Warfare and Society
• Standards in Life
• Standing Fast in the Lord | Philippians 4:1-23
• Stealing
• Stewards of Time, Ability, and Opportunity
• The Story
• Strife and Rivalry
• Striving for Edification | Colossians 1:24-2:7
• Strong in the Lord | Ephesians 6:1-24
• Studying the Bible: Its Necessity
• Studying the Bible: Methods
• Stumbling Blocks to Faith: Ignorance
• Stumbling Blocks to Faith: “Me”
• Stumbling Blocks to Faith: The World | Outline | Audio | Video
• The Sufficiency of the Scriptures
• The Summer Fruit | Amos 8:1-9:15
• The Sword of Jesus Christ
• Teaching Children Diligently
• A Theology of Sexuality
• “Things Like These”
• Titus
• The Tower of Babel
• Tradition
• Tribulation and Victory | John 16:16-33
• An Unbelievable Work | Habakkuk 1:1-2:1
• The Unclean People | Leviticus 13
• Uncomfortable Christianity
• Undenominational Christianity
• Understanding 1 Corinthians 14:34-35
• Understanding Romans 14
• Understanding Worship
• The Unholy Trinity
• The Use of the Old Testament
• The Value of the Assembly
• The Value of Biblical Language
• The Value of the Word of God
• The Vine | John 15:1-17
• Violence
• Walking in Love | Ephesians 5:1-33
• Walking in Wisdom | Colossians 3:18-4:18
• The Way, the Truth, and the Life | John 13:31-14:14
• We Are the Ones for Whom We Have Been Waiting
• What Do You Mean, “There Is Only One Way to God”?
• By What Authority?
• What Is the Afterlife?
• What Is the Bible?
• What is the Church?
• What is Faith?
• What Is Christianity All About?
• What Is the Resurrection?
• What is Righteousness?
• What Is the Church All About?
• What is Salvation?
• What is Sin?
• What Is “Spiritual”?
• What is Your Church?
• What Must I Know to Be Saved?
• What We Can Learn From the Episcopalian Controversy
• What Will You Do With Jesus of Nazareth?
• White Supremacy and the People of God
• Who Am I?
• Who is God?
• Who is Jesus?
• Who is the Holy Spirit?
• The Whole Counsel of God
• To Whom Are You Listening? | Outline | Audio | Video
• Whosoever Will: The Tension Between Divine Grace and Human Freedom
• Why Am I Here?
• Why Are You Here?
• Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?
• Why Does Evil Exist?
• Why Do Good Things Happen to Bad People?
• Why Do We Do What We Do?
• Why Israel Failed: Egypt Never Left Them
• Why Israel Failed: They Adapted God’s Commands
• Why Israel Failed: They Conformed to Other Nations
• Why Israel Failed: They Did Not Fully Conquer the Land
• Why Israel Failed: They Did What was Right in Their Own Eyes
• Why Israel Failed: They Never Fully Reformed Themselves
• Why Israel Failed: They Rejected God’s Form of Government
• Why Israel Failed: They Rejected Jesus Their Messiah
• Why Israel Failed: They Trusted in Their Status
• Why Jesus Died
• Why Where You Assemble Matters
• Wisdom From Ecclesiastes: All Is Vain
• Wisdom From Ecclesiastes: The End of Pleasure and Labor
• Wisdom From Ecclesiastes: The Righteous and the Wicked
• Wisdom From Ecclesiastes: Youth and Age
• Woe to Those at Ease in Israel! | Amos 6:1-7:17
• The World Turned Upside Down | Luke 6:20-26
• To the Work! | Nehemiah 4:1-23
• The Work of Evangelism | Outline | Audio | Video
• Worship and the Assembly
• Worthy of the Gospel | Philippians 1:1-30
• YHWH vs. Israel | Hosea 4:1-5:15
• Youth and Age
• Zechariah
• Zechariah Prophesies | Luke 1:67-79 | Outline | Audio | Video
• Zephaniah

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