Doxa College Ministry Sermons

Ecclesiastes 2:12-26 In this passage Solomon turns from describing his pursuit of gain through wisdom and folly. Now he begins to explain what he learned through a deep evaluation of that pursuit. ‘What does he have to show for it?’ In other words, he’s still trying to answer, “What does man gain by all his toil under the sun?” (Eccl. 1:3). Well, a sobering realization is reached when Solomon conc...

Main Idea: The purpose of Ecclesiastes is to teach us how to think rightly about a God-pleasing life that focuses on eternal things. In this message, we enter back in to the book of Ecclesiastes after 6 weeks away from it. The purpose is to re-introduce key themes that will be seen throughout the book. Those themes are: God wants us to have a joyful life. Life is transient and fleeting. And so the...

King Solomon has discovered that every surface upon which life can be enjoyed, every nook and cranny in which one might search for some new hidden gem of fulfillment, and any luxurious amenity life might have to offer for a man’s short stay on this planet – all of it! – is covered with a thick, dusty layer of frustration. At first glance, experiences with wisdom and knowledge seem like they should...

‘Hevel…’ Vanity…Smoke…Mist…Breath… If these things represent the transience of life, and if they represent the transience of the experiences life has to offer, then Solomon wants to be sure we’re not chasing after the wrong things. Solomon wants to be sure we’re not putting our hope in the wrong things. Because the reality is, our lives will be over soon. And Solomon desires for us to escape the b...

What’s the difference between unbelief and doubt? Unbelief is a resistance to unwanted truth; whereas doubt is belief under scrutiny. The main difference between the two is: unbelief doesn’t want help to believe, whereas doubt does want help to believe. We see that sort of doubt in this passage. A man has carried a major burden in his life which has been a cause for much temptation to doubt. But w...

In this message we ‘deconstruct’ deconstruction. Deconstruction is a practice being promoted in some progressively Christian circles today. Believers are being encouraged to doubt what they’ve been taught, in order to organize a ‘faith of their own’ on ‘their faith journey’ so that they can more deeply enjoy and experience God ‘the way they perceive him.’ In reality, this pans to show that ‘doubt’...

Jared Millican // Jude 17-25 Four things that are necessary to faithfully contend for the faith. 1. Remember ‘them’ a. The Apostles’ words b. Who they spoke about 2. Guard yourself a. Build yourselves up b. Pray in the Holy Spirit c. Keep yourself in God’s love d. Wait for Christ 3. Save Others a. The doubters b. The perishing c. The corrupted 4. Worship God with your life

Jared Millican // Jude 14-16 Main idea: The Lord Will judge those whose teaching is ungodly. Sounds of ungodly teaching: 1. Grumbling and Complaining 2. Promoting sinful desires 3. Boasting 4. Favoritism to gain advantage

Jared Millican // Jude 8-13 Main Idea: The irreverence of false teachers may be demonstrated by how they… 1. Make Claims of Authoritative Dreams (v.8) 2. Revile Divinity (v.8-9) 3. They are presumptuous and ignorant (v.10; 2 Pet. 2:10-13) 4. Design their own worship (v.11) The danger of false teachers’ consequences illustrated (v.12-13): They promise a lot but deliver nothing…

At the launch of the school year Jared explains Doxa's mission statement: A loving community where collegians can learn to declare Jesus Christ with their lives.

As in Hebrews 3, Jude takes the tone of warning and exhortation in Jude 5-7 to admonish believers to remember how God had judged past unbelief. As believers we must regularly exhort one another so that we are not taken captive by disbelief or deception. Contending for the faith is not only an offensive stance. It is defensive. All sin is rooted in disbelief, so we must contend to abandon disbelief...

Those who have been called by God have been entrusted with the saving Gospel of Jesus Christ. We can take hope as we contend for the faith because we are loved by God, and will be guarded by him until the day of glory. Today, contending is as necessary as ever, as false Christians represent a false gospel which denies Christ as Lord and gives allowance for godlessness and immorality. May God cause...

In the book of Jude we find a letter written to a small church, calling its members to contend for the faith. This ‘faith’ is the gospel ‘once for all delivered to the saints.’ Jude writes to warn of apostate false Christians who have made an allowance for sensuality and rebellion by distorting God’s Grace and denying the authority of Christ. In light of this, believers must contend with mercy, lo...

Topics include relativism, deconstruction of faith, sharing the gospel, defending the truth-claims of the Bible, the reliability of scripture, mormonism (latter-day saints), atonement for sins, church history, and more!

Dismantling nine arguments against the resurrection.

1. We as Christians have come to know him 2. Because Jesus’ time on earth met biblical requirements 3. Because the Old Testament predicted the nature of his life and death 4. Because he was visibly authenticated by the father 5. Because Jesus exhibited divine authority 6. Because he lived a life of sinless perfection 7. Because of the testimony of his friends and followers 8. Because of the church...

A Summary of Dr. Nathan Busenitz’ research in Reasons We Believe: 50 Lines of Evidence That Confirm the Christian Faith. Available at https://www.amazon.com/Reasons-We-Believe-Evidence-Christian/dp/1433501465

Sermon from June 10 by Nathan Thiry

Main Idea: The mission of the Gospel is for people from all nations to know and worship God. Points: 1. The Mission of the Gospel in Creation 2. The Mission of the Gospel in the Covenants

Jared Millican // Selected Proverbs An exhortation to Convert and Commit in response to wisdom’s instruction.

Two things to ask God for so that we will desire riches rightly, in the fear of the LORD.

Five characteristics of the sluggard’s life which wisdom calls us to labor against in our own lives: The Sluggard is (1) Hinged to His Bed; (2) Happy With Excuses; (3) Hopeless at Completing Things; (4) Hungry for Fulfillment; (5) Haughty in his Self-Assessment. Definition of Laziness: Selfishly and neglectfully choosing ease over effort.

Josh McCullers // Fall Retreat 2019 Listen to all audio from the Fall Retreat here: https://fbchurch.org/resources/filter/established-lessons-from-an-exemplary-church/1

Jared Millican // Psalm 5 Note: We apologize for the audio quality due to technical issues after 32:45. Sermon Notes: The God who hears us is… 1. A God Who is Holy (v. 4-6) 2. A God Who is Loving (v. 7-8) 3. A God Who is Just (v. 9-10) 4. A God Who is Kind (v. 11-12) Application: • What keeps you from praying? (How does your answer demonstrate that you might have a wrong view of self and/or God?)...

With God as our loving King: • We can pray to God with confidence that he hears us • There is good reason for us to pray • God will respond to our prayer