The Dallas Willard Podcast

Pornography and Spiritual Formation September 23, 2008 Christian Spirituality and Soul Care Lecture Series Biola University   Dallas’s Handout: https://dwillard.s3.amazonaws.com/Beyond-Pornography-Handout.pdf   Q&A (with the last part of this talk): https://dwillard.s3.amazonaws.com/Talks/2008-Pornography-and-Spiritual-Formation/2-of-2-Pornography-and-Spiritual-Formation-Part-2/02-Pornography-...

Episode 63 Incarnation and Celebration   December 30, 2007 Valley Vineyard Christian Fellowship Reseda, CA   This is the only recording we have of Dallas preaching a Christmas sermon.    Sermon Notes: https://dwillard.s3.amazonaws.com/Incarnation-and-Celebration-Notes.pdf   Incarnation and Celebration is also available in video format on the DWM YouTube channel.  Visit https://DWillard.org for a w...

Episode 62 How Eternal Livers Bring Knowledge of Eternal Living to Those Without It   February 20, 2010 Church of the Apostles Fairfax, Virginia   This is the final session of the “Living the Eternal Live Now” series. Dallas explains the importance of understanding that the Christian faith is a kind of knowledge that can be tested and proven. This teaching includes the four great questions of life...

Episode 61 Being a Disciple of Jesus, not Just a Christian   February 20, 2010 Church of the Apostles Fairfax, Virginia   This is session #8 of the “Living the Eternal Live Now” series. Dallas goes over the specifics of many of the more commonly practiced disciplines, and explains how to be a disciple and how to make a disciple.   Conference Handout Session Eight Slides Session Eight Video     To...

Episode 60 Disciplines for Eternal (Spiritual) Living   February 20, 2010 Church of the Apostles Fairfax, Virginia   This is session #7 of the “Living the Eternal Live Now” series.    Conference Handout Session Seven Slides Session Seven Video   To study the topics in this session more deeply, see Dallas's book, The Spirit of the Disciplines .  For more on character formation, listen to episo...

Episode 59 The Role of the Body in Spiritual and Unspiritual Life February 19, 2010 Church of the Apostles Fairfax, Virginia   This is session #6 of the “Living the Eternal Live Now” series. After a study of Paul's teaching about the body, Dallas discusses what our body is to our personality, how we live from our body, and how to follow Paul’s instructions to “mortify” the body.    Conference...

Episode 58 More Barriers to Eternal Living Now: Strongholds of Thought and Feeling February 19, 2010 Church of the Apostles Fairfax, Virginia This is session #5 of the “Living the Eternal Live Now” series. Dallas discusses strongholds of thought and feeling that can be barriers to living the eternal life now. Conference Handout Session Five Slides Session Five Video To study the topics in sessions...

Episode 57 Some Barriers to Eternal Living Now: The Unsurrendered Will February 19, 2010 Church of the Apostles Fairfax, Virginia   This is session #4 of the “Living the Eternal Live Now” series. Dallas teaches about the functionality of all the fundamental parts of the human person based on his diagram of Mark 12:30-31, and explains barriers that inhabit us and inhibit us through the various dime...

Grace as Day-to-Day Reality: How to Grow in Grace February 19, 2010 Church of the Apostles Fairfax, Virginia   This is session #3 of the “Living the Eternal Live Now” series. Dallas explains various types of life, including our life as a spiritual being, and outlines the two landscapes of the flesh and the spirit.   Conference Handout Session Three Slides Session Three Video   Visit https://DWilla...

What is Spiritual Life? Who is a Spiritual Person? February 19, 2010 Church of the Apostles Fairfax, Virginia This is session #2 of the “Living the Eternal Live Now” series. Dallas explains various types of life, including our life as a spiritual being, and outlines the two landscapes of the flesh and the spirit. The poem Dallas quotes is “The Chambered Nautilus,” by Oliver Wendell Holmes. Confere...

Episode 54 Your Kingdom and God’s Kingdom February 18, 2010 Church of the Apostles Fairfax, Virginia   This is session #1 of the “Living the Eternal Live Now” series. Dallas explains what a human kingdom is, what God's kingdom is, and how we are “training for reigning” as we begin living our eternal life with God now.    Four Guiding Texts for the Series 1.         Matthew 6:33 and 4:17 (“See...

The Disappearance of Moral Knowledge: How It Happens and What It Means May 2, 2010  Psychiatry and Spirituality Forum at UC Irvine (Co-sponsored by Fieldstead and Company)   Lecture Handout: https://dwillard.s3.amazonaws.com/DMK_2010_UCIrvine.pdf Visit our website to learn more about The Disappearance of Moral Knowledge .     Books Dallas recommended: 1.          After Virtue by Alasdair MacIntyre...

Exercising the Power of God's Kingdom   June 30, 1978 Calvary Baptist Church Nevada, Missouri   This is session #7 of the “Abundant Life in Jesus” series.   For Further Study: The book of Judges, chapter 6 Visit https://DWillard.org for a wide variety of resources and opportunities that can serve as a means to help you “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” Dal...

The Mark of the Disciple   June 29, 1978 Calvary Baptist Church Nevada, Missouri   This is session #6 of the “Abundant Life in Jesus” series.   For Further Study: “ The Need, Vision and Strategy of Growing in Christlikeness ,” by Dallas Willard. The Divine Conspiracy , by Dallas Willard. Listen to Episode 8 to learn more about the Parable of the Wheat and the Tares and the Parable of the Net. List...

The Substance, Necessity and Evidence of Discipleship June 28, 1978 Calvary Baptist Church Nevada, Missouri   This is session #5 of the “Abundant Life in Jesus” series.   For Further Study: Listen to Episode 7 for a 40-minute teaching on the Parable of The Great Supper and the question of what is most important to us. Listen to Episode 14 for further teaching on the Parable of the Unprofitable Ser...

Episode 49 The Righteousness Which is Beyond the Righteousness of the Scribes and the Pharisees, Part 2 June 27, 1978 Calvary Baptist Church Nevada, Missouri   This is session #4 of the “Abundant Life in Jesus” series.   For Further Study: The Gospel of Matthew, chapters 5-7. The Divine Conspiracy , by Dallas Willard. A full chapter is devoted to the Parable of the Hours in “The Outrageous Compass...

Episode 48 The Righteousness Which is Beyond the Righteousness of the Scribes and the Pharisees, Part 1 June 26, 1978 Calvary Baptist Church Nevada, Missouri   This is session #3 of the “Abundant Life in Christ Jesus” series.   For Further Study: The Gospel of Matthew, chapter 5. “ Marriage and Divorce ,” by Richard Foster and Dallas Willard The Divine Conspiracy , by Dallas Willard. Visit https:/...

Jesus’s Gospel of the Kingdom of God June 25, 1978 Calvary Baptist Church Nevada, Missouri   This is session #2 of the “Abundant Life in Jesus” series.   The gospel of Jesus was the availability and nature of the kingdom and rule of God in our lives. See Matthew chapters 3 and 4.    For Further Study: The Divine Conspiracy , by Dallas Willard. Visit https://DWillard.org for a wide variety of resou...

Episode 46  Steps in the Victorious Life of a Disciple June 25, 1978 Calvary Baptist Church Nevada, Missouri   This is session #1 of the “Abundant Life in Jesus” series.   Four Great Dimensions of Abundant Life: 1.        Forgiveness of sins (propitiation) 2.        Provision (foresight) 3.        Transformation of character  Power over evil  Visit https://DWillard.org for a wide variety of resour...

Ordering the Spiritual Disciplines 4/13/1991   Renovaré Regional Conference  Conference Theme: Where New Life Begins  First United Methodist Church  Wichita, Kansas    The scripture Dallas opens with is 1 John 1:1-5.   This is part two of “The Spiritual Disciplines: Making Growth Possible.” These two talks were prepared as a follow up to Richard Foster’s book, Celebration of Discipline , and Dalla...

Entering the Spiritual Disciplines 4/13/1991   Renovaré Regional Conference Conference Theme: Where New Life Begins First United Methodist Church Wichita, Kansas   This is part one of “The Spiritual Disciplines: Making Growth Possible.” These two talks were prepared as a follow up to Richard Foster’s book, Celebration of Discipline, and Dallas’s book, The Spirit of the Disciplines. Visit https://D...

What Matters to Me and Why: Realism   January 15, 2003   University of Southern California     This was Dallas’s contribution to a series of lunchtime talks hosted by USC’s Office of Religious Life. The theme for the series was “What Matters to Me and Why.”    Explanations of Terms:   Philosophy:  “I like to describe philosophy as the attempt to understand by rational means the necessary structure...

42. Living Wholeness of Life in the Kingdom and Power of God (Oct 28, 2003) Session #6 of Healing the Heart and Life by Walking with Jesus Christ Daily Valley Vineyard Christian Fellowship, Reseda, CA October 28, 2003 Presentation Slides: https://dwillard.s3.amazonaws.com/Healing-the-Heart-and-Life-6.pdf Recommended Daily Practice: Continue to have daily times of prayer and meditation on scripture...

Session #5 of Healing the Heart and Life by Walking with Jesus Christ Daily Valley Vineyard Christian Fellowship, Reseda, CA Visit https://DWillard.org for a wide variety of resources and opportunities that can serve as a means to help you “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” Dallas Willard Ministries exists to proclaim, teach and manifest the love, truth and tran...

Session #4 of Healing the Heart and Life by Walking with Jesus Christ Daily  Valley Vineyard Christian Fellowship, Reseda, CA  October 14, 2003   Presentation Slides: https://dwillard.s3.amazonaws.com/Healing-the-Heart-and-Life-4.pdf   Recommended Daily Practice: Meditate on 1 Corinthians 13 twice daily for 2 weeks.   For further study: Renovation of the Heart : https://dwillard.org/resources/book...