Woodbury Church of Christ Sermons

Won't You Be My Neighbor Part 4 - A Conversation with a Pharisee - Mike Smith

1/29/17

 

After being gone for 3.5 years, Mike Smith makes his return to Woodbury, and brings with him a friend. In this conclusion to our series, Mike brings in a story from Mark and ties it into the story of the Good Samaritan.

Won't You Be My Neighbor Part 3 - Above and Beyond - Patrick Doherty

1/22/17

 

"The one who showed mercy." What is mercy? Sometimes our words don't do justice, and if we are going to be people who go and do likewise, we need to better grasp what mercy is.

Won't You Be My Neighbor Part 2 - Helping that Helps - Jordan Tatum

1/15/17

 

The story of the Good Samaritan leaves us with the command to go and do likewise. If we are going to do that, we need to know precisely what the Good Samaritan did and figure out what that would look like for us.

Won't You Be My Neighbor? Part 1 - Neighboring - Patrick Doherty

1/8/17

 

"Who is my neighbor?" Have you ever wondered if that may have been the wrong question? Jesus goes on to answer a similar, but not the same, question. Check out this sermon to find out what question Jesus was answering.

Transformed - Patrick and Jordan

1-1-17

 

2 Corinthians 3:18 - And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another; for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit.

(Un)Happy Holidays Part 5 - Generosity vs. Greed - Jordan Tatum

12/18/16

Sometimes there is more to generosity than how much we give. Sometimes there is more to greed than just hoarding something to ourselves. If we are not able to see greed, how can we disengage from it?

(Un)Happy Holidays Part 4 - Good vs. Better - Patrick Doherty

Sometimes our moral dilemmas are bettwen right and wrong but often they're between good and better. We're drawn away from Christ by "good" distractions. If our "good" keeps us from God's best - then it's not good.

(Un)Happy Holidays Part 3 - Present vs. Future - Patrick Doherty

12/04/16

We struggle with being fully present in each moment. There’s so much to prepare for that we can easily miss out on the experiences and people right in front of us. What if we decided to no longer dismiss people or interactions?

(Un)happy Holidays Part 2 - Comparison vs. Confidence - Jordan Tatum

11/27/16

 

One of the easiest traps we fall into is the trap of comparing ourselves to others. Nothing good comes from doing this. The cure for comparing ourselves is confidence, and our confidence comes from being in Christ.

(Un)happy Holidays Part 1 - Perfection vs. People - Patrick Doherty

11/20/16

 

We'd would sure love for everything to work out just like we plan. Unfortunately that pretty much never happens. How we react to people who threaten to disrupt our plans says a lot about what we really value. 

Patrick Doherty - Dead End - Lies

03/06/16

 

Have you ever thought, “What is wrong with people?” Why do people do ridiculous and even self-destructive things? Maybe, to answer that question, we should ask ourselves, “What’s wrong with us?” We’re not exempt from making bad, even sinful, choices. Sin, no matter how we rationalize it, will always be a dead end. What is going on in our minds we deliberately head toward a dead end?

Patrick Doherty - Dead End - Fear

03/13/16

 

We like to think of fear as healthy and sensible, after all it keeps most of us from owning pet snakes and bungee-jumping. But "Do not fear" is the most repeated command in scripture. Why? What is so dangerous about fear?

Jordan Tatum - Dead End - Selfishness

03/20/16

 

It is so easy to be selfish, but to be a Christian, we have to put an end to that way of life. 

Jordan and Patrick - Not a Dead End

03/27/16

 

This is a two part message. In Part One, Jordan focuses on the triumph on the cross. In Part Two, Patrick walks us through the hope of the ressurection. In the middle of what must have felt like the biggest dead end of all time, Jesus destroyed sin and death. That is something to celebrate!

Jordan Tatum - Everyone and Everything - Rights

04/03/16

 

As citizens we are entitled to certain "inalienable" rights. We are very senstive to when those rights are infringed upon and we like to demand our rights. But what happens when our rights get in the way of showing someone the Gospel? 

Patrick Doherty - Everyone and Everything - Roadblocks

04/10/16

 

How deeply do we really care about someone else's salvation. I'd venture to guess we say we'd do just about anything. However, when the roadblocks of our preferences, comfort and even traditions are in the way of spreading Christ, we're much less willing. How can we change that?

Patrick Doherty - Everyone and Everything - Mission(ary)

04/17/16

 

A recent study found that a whopping 1% of Christians were actively sharing their faith. That's not going to get the job done. We know we should evangelize. We don't. What do we do about it? 

Patrick Doherty - Work in Progress - Encouragement

04/24/16

 

When suspicion, offense and pessimism enter church life - the result is always destructive. The job of encouragement is hard work and crucial to church life and growth.

Jordan Tatum - Work in Progress - Disintegration

05/01/16

Rob Starnes - Work in Progress - Deadline

05/08/16

 

The habit of faithful-encouragement doesn't just happen. It's a reflection of deliberate choices. Motivated by the fact that we don't have all the time in the world.