Doxa College Ministry Sermons

It is a common claim in Christian circles that ‘dating should be for the purpose of marriage.’ And yet, what is also a common claim among believers is that there can be ‘too much pressure for marriage’ in dating. Do you feel the tension? Why is it that we agree on this first statement but are uncomfortable and frustrated with this second statement? This message seeks to address possible causes of...

In this message, we pick up where we left off from the previous message. We address yet another tension in the dating conversation. The goal is to evaluate potential causes of these tensions, address them with Biblical principles, and then propose possible solutions. In this message, the tension we address is: ‘I want to know what essential standards I need to have for a significant other, but I h...

A survey of Christian college students and non-Christian Americans revealed some common tensions in the ‘dating’ conversation. For example: ‘It feels weird to date a guy/gal that’s one of my closest friends… and yet I want my future spouse to be my best friend.’ Or: ‘I want to initiate, but I’m afraid if I initiate they’ll think I’m initiating.’ Ok everyone, lets address the elephants in the room....

Trying to ‘date well’ can feel like navigating a hot air balloon through the depths of the Grand Canyon… blindfolded. And sometimes it feels like there are more questions and opinions on the matter than fish in the sea! Wouldn’t it be nice if you could move forward in confidence, even without all your questions perfectly answered? Well, there is a way. And, yes, it still requires faith. It require...

In this recording, we have the chance to be encouraged in two ways: (1) Hearing the personal salvation testimony of our friend, Dan Crabtree; and (2) a Q&A with Dan Crabtree at Faith Bible Church’s college ministry Fall Retreat. In the Q&A, we get into more specific questions on the weekend’s topic: “The Clarity of Scripture.” While we may believe that God’s word is clear, authoritative, and true,...

God has spoken clearly, we won’t listen clearly, but Christ is our clarity. So how should Christians wrestle through differences of interpretation in the body of Christ? Paul’s model is two-fold: You welcome each other and you be fully convinced. A hermeneutic of humility and submission guides us towards Christlike disagreement in the church. Passage: Romans 14:1-2

God has spoken clearly, but we won’t listen clearly, so is there any hope? Yes, because Christ is our clarity. Jesus not only gives us eyes to see and hearts to receive the truth of God’s clear Word, but he also teaches us in the gospels a faithful hermeneutic for reading Scripture. What Jesus teaches us is that all of Scripture points to him. Passage: Matthew 22:23-33

Though God has spoken clearly, the Bible often seems unclear to us because of our human limitations and our sinful rebellion. Submission to God through his Word gives you clarity, as Moses told the Israelites on the plains of Moab. But sin makes you stupid, unable to receive the clear Word of God, as so much of Israel’s history demonstrates. Passage: Deuteronomy 30:11-14

God has spoken clearly. The reason that we can have confidence as we read the Bible is because God is by nature and in creation a clear communicator. God created the gift of language and gave it to Adam and Eve, but when Satan distorted the Word of God and called God’s character as an Author into question, and mankind fell for it, obscurity entered the world. Passage: Genesis 3:1-6

While the Bible may not provide a red pin that tells you ‘You’ve Arrived’ when you get to where you’re going, we can confidently handle God’s word and successfully arrive at a proper meaning. We can do this when we handle God’s word how it was meant to be handled – as His Word, written at a particular time, to a particular people, in a particular context, for particular purposes, surrounding parti...

As the very oracles of God, the Bible must be handled with great care and accuracy. Our tendency can sometimes be to approach the Bible with all the baggage and background of our current cultural context, and jump straight to solving our own problems. Yet, in doing so, we create a problem: We likely miss the meaning of what the Bible is actually saying. In this message, we learn that before we can...

In this discussion, John Gardner clearly lays out the wisdom of God as is demonstrated in his design for the roles and functions of men and women. John does a great job in this lesson helping us see the sad folly of rejecting God’s design, and the bright hope of cherishing it and following it. A brief Q&A follows John’s lesson, as students as questions to determine how this topic connects to the p...

In this discussion, Dr. Dan Dionne sheds light on the topic of transgenderism and gender dysphoria from both a medical and biblical perspective. As believers it is our responsibility to understand the destructive nature of our culture’s agenda to promote transgenderism. The more we understand, the better we can speak the hope of the gospel to a truth-suppressing culture. (A short Q&A ends the disc...

In this discussion Lydia Kinne provides a clear explanation of the recent Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade. The implications of this overturning are immense. Lydia highlights the key talking points Christian’s should be aware of when considering a biblical, loving response to the abortion conversation. She also exposes some of the inconsistencies and contradictions of many pro choice argumen...

How do we understand and participate in government as an eternal citizen of Heaven while yet a temporary citizen of the United States of America in 2022?  What are biblical responses and examples that inform and are helpful in living out the Gospel under civil authorities?  Key passages: Romans 13:1-14, 1 Peter 2:11-17 Q&A at the end.

Jared Millican // Ecclesiastes 11:8-12:14 In this final passage of Ecclesiastes, Solomon does not write from a king’s perspective. He writes from his deathbed. You could say Solomon has been teaching us how to live with one foot in the grave. Solomon acknowledges we do not know how many years we have in this life. But he urges us to rejoice in all of them. And as he does so, he doesn’t do so in a...

Jared Millican // Ecclesiastes 11:1-7 Main Idea: Let the unknown, uncontrollable things of life inform you how to enjoy the known things of life.

Brian Sayers // Ecclesiastes 9:13-10:20 In this sermon we look at 6 Inadequacies of Wisdom. Solomon has been telling us that, as a general rule, life will go best for us when we pursue wisdom. The fool follows his passions, the fool doesn’t plan, the fool doesn’t gauge his desires, the fool doesn’t seek wisdom. Hence why the fool’s life usually looks the way it usually does. On the other hand, it...

Jared Millican // Ecclesiastes 9:1-12 Main Idea: Death’s certainties and life’s uncertainties call us to faith-filled joy in God.

Jared Millican // Ecclesiastes 7:1-22 Main Idea: When death exposes life's limitations, wisdom calls us to faith in God. Death has lingered throughout the book of Ecclesiastes up to this point. It has been in the shadows, it has loomed overhead, it has been observed from a distance. But here Solomon urges us to face death up close and personal. Why? Because when we think rightly about death, we wi...

Jared Millican // Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 Main Idea: Knowing what foolish worship looks like can help us worship wisely. At this point in Ecclesiastes, Solomon turns his eyes upward toward God, more so than he has already. He directly commands his readers to be careful with how they approach God in worship. This exhortation falls naturally into the sequences of topics Solomon has addressed. He observed...

The Vanity of Envy, Loneliness, and Politics will Weigh Down Your Ability to Enjoy God’s Gifts In this passage, Solomon is teaching on yet another three vexations that commonly weigh down man’s ability to enjoy the gifts of life his Creator has given him: The vanity of envy in work, the vanity of loneliness, and the vanity of politics. The interesting thing about these is: these three vexations ar...

Solomon once again reaches back into his memory bank to consider how he once processed the realities of Death and Injustice. In Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 Solomon expressed his God-fearing conclusion about every day matters of life. The frustrations and the fun. The happy and the sad. He said, in Ecclesiastes 3:11, there is an appropriate time for every matter under heaven (under God’s sovereign reign)....

Solomon once again reaches back into his memory bank to consider how he once processed the realities of Death and Injustice. In Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 Solomon expressed his God-fearing conclusion about every day matters of life. The frustrations and the fun. The happy and the sad. He said, in 3:11, there is an appropriate time for every matter under heaven (under God’s sovereign reign). He also said...

Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 Five insights into making God’s sovereignty the foundation of persistent joy. You can usually bet that when the season changes, the weather changes accordingly. Certain weather is appropriate and fitting for certain seasons. In Ecclesiastes 3:1-15, Solomon recognizes something similar about life. There is a season for every event of life each of us experiences. In other words,...