406 Theology

Jesus came to save sinners, and part of that means he came to call us to be disciples of Him. We get to participate in that mission, to make and mature disciples of Jesus! So what does a disciple look like? Mark gives us three truths to help us mature in understanding discipleship. This sermon shows us three  of those truths. 

The beginning of this audio contains a reading from chapter 5 of Mark. However; the first part of the reading is incomplete. The audio team apologizes for their mistake! The rest is a sermon preached about when a demon possessed man interacts with Jesus. The result is the first missionary sent out to the gentiles in the ministry of Jesus. It is an amazing story that illustrates the furtile soil Je...

A sermon preached at First Presbyterian Church Whitefish. Mark chapter 4 contains is the main and most important parable that is used to explain the Kingdom of God for the whole Gospel. Jesus even says, "If you do not understand this parable, how can you understand all the parables." The big idea is that God will grow His Kingdom through His Son who is the seed that is cast out. He will do this in...

A sermon preached at 1st Presbyterian Church in Whitefish, MT. This sermon shows how the the authority of Jesus clashes with the authority of man. 

A sermon preached at 1st Presbyterian Churh in Whitefish, MT

Sermon Preached at 1st Presbyterian Church in Whitefish. 

The hardest time to give thanks are in times of great trial and great abundance. We often feel gratitiude when things are going well, but that is more of a feeling than real thankfulness to God. Here is a sermon that reminds us of the real gift giver behind all abundance. 

This sermon is about three truths Peter offers us in the midst of suffering, and how to be full of joy and thankfulness despite our suffering. 

This last week our country elected a number of officials to office. Some Christians rejoiced, while others lamented. This sermon addresses three core truths that Christians need to remind themselves in times when we can be divided over something as important and powerful as politics. The first part of the scripture reading was cut off, so sorry! 

Sermon preached at 1st Presbyterian Church in Whitefish, MT. This sermon tells the story of Ruth and Boaz in their display of covenantal love to each other. This love models the love that God has for us, which dislodges idols in our hearts and draws us to worship Him and Him alone. 

This is a sermon preached at 1st Presbyterian church in Whitefish. This sermon is one of four on the book of Ruth. In this sermon we see how the book of Ruth is set in the context of the days of the "Judges", yet also starts to answer the question of who will be King over God's people. Ruth, in so many ways, gives us a greater insight into the kind of King we need and have been given in the person...

This is the last sermon I will preach at All Souls Church in Missoula, MT. In many ways this is like a graduation or commencment speech by Paul to Titus. Paul lays out is final thoughts and instructions to Titus as the church is established on Crete. 

We all need leaders in the church to help us navigate the lanscape of being in a church with one another. This episode contains a sermon preached at All Souls Church in Missoula, MT, on the qualifications of an elder and what their role in the community looks like. The focus of this sermon is contained in this big idea: As grace expands in depth and width, the gospel needs to be defined and defend...

The foundation of ordering the church is the grace of God in our lives as given through Jesus Christ. He is our foundation. If we get this wrong, everything is tainted. In this sermon, we see Paul instruct Titus with a mission to put the church in order, but he must start with the foundation of God's grace. 

The last "I am" statement by Jesus in the book of John is recorded in John 15:1. Jesus says, "I am the true vine." This imagry is taken from the O.T. in regards to a picture of the nation of Israel. Jesus is saying that he and all who are connected to Him are now the true Israel. There is no longer an ethnic distinction, but rather a spiritual demarcation of those who are God's people. This is why...

Various statements of Jesus have been wresteled with over different times and cultures. The statement Jesus makes in John 14:6, "I am the way, the truth and the life.", is the statment that sets Jesus apart in our time and culture. Jesus is making a truth claim that confronts against our pluralistic ideology. In the context of John, this statment was meant to be encouraging. So what hope does Jesu...

This is a sermon preached at All Souls Church in August of 2024. The famous story of the resurrection of Lazarus, as recorded in John ch. 11, reminds us of our not only our eternal state, but also of the curretn reality of the resurrection to life we have in Jesus today. 

Sermon preached at All Souls Church in Missoula, MT. This is a part of the "Seven I Am" statements in the book of John. 

Sermon preached at All Souls Church, Missoula MT. 

Sermon preached on 7/14/24 at All Souls church in Missoula MT. 

Sermon preached at All Souls Church in Missoula. This is the beginning of a preaching series on the "7 I am Statments", all found in the gospel of John. 

This is a sermon preached at All Souls Church in Missoula, MT. This sermon looks at the last chapter in the book of Jonah, it ends with a question, one which the audience is to ponder. Jonah points towards God's character of compassion, which is embodied in the the greater prophet, Jesus Christ, God made man. 

The beginning of the scripture reading was cut off, my apologies. This sermon was delivered at All Souls Church in Missoula. In this sermon, Jonah obeys the word of the Lord and goes to Nineveh to preach against the violence found there, which was an affront to God. This reminds us that God is indeed calling all nations, not just those who believe in him already, to repent of wickedness and trust...

This chapter describes Jonah's experience in grace. Jonah is not done learning, but he certainly begins to learn about God's mercy and grace for sinnners, all while in the belly of a whale. This sermon was preached at All Souls Church in Missoula. 

The first of four sermons on the book of Jonah. This sermon we discover Jonah's call, reaction, and flight from God. We also learn about the severe mercy of God's grace.