If you were asked after worship, “How was the sermon?” What would be your answer? How do you evaluate a sermon, or do you think much about it after it is finished? In this conversation, Jed and Dan discuss what scripture says the purpose of a sermon should be. They also share some personal thoughts and experiences on the topic. Get involved with the conversation by commenting on whatever platform you are joining us on today. We’d love to hear your thoughts on what makes for a good sermon. Maybe you are a preacher and you’d like to share some practical tips related to how you improve your focus and delivery each week. As always, thanks for joining us for another of our weekly conversations!

Scripture References: 2 Timothy 4:2-5, 1 Peter 3:15, Colossians 4:3-4

Broadway church of Christ Media · CWD Episode 128: What Makes A Good Sermon

Starting with a passage from a book Dan and Jed have read, they explore the concept of making doctrines into idols. Is that possible? What would that look like? Using passages from the letters of John, they also explore warnings against leaving behind doctrines in favor of a different gospel. We hope this conversation leads to us all thinking deeply about our Christian walk as individuals. Maybe it will lead us to consider the focus within our congregation as well. As always, let us know your thoughts and we can continue this conversation beyond this video.

If you were asked after worship, "How was the sermon?" What would be your answer? How do you evaluate a sermon, or do you think much about it after it is finished? In this conversation, Jed and Dan discuss what scripture says the purpose of a sermon should be. They also share some personal thoughts and experiences on the topic. Get involved with the conversation by commenting on whatever platform you are joining us on today. We'd love to hear your thoughts on what makes for a good sermon. Maybe you are a preacher and you'd like to share some practical tips related to how you improve your focus and delivery each week. As always, thanks for joining us for another of our weekly conversations!

So many questions surround the subject of baptism. We’ve even addressed a few of them from time to time. For today’s conversation, we hope to zoom out and give a general picture of how the Bible describes the form and purpose of baptism. If this brings up questions related to your own commitment to Christ or to teachings you have heard in the past, we are available in the comments or through our email address.

Scripture References: Exodus 28, Exodus 29, Leviticus 14, Luke 24:47, Acts 2, Romans 6, Acts 18:8, Acts 10, Acts 11:1-18, Romans 5:17, Acts 22:16, Acts 8:26-40, Hebrews 10:22, Hebrews 9:13-14

Broadway church of Christ Media · CWD Episode 127: What is Christian Baptism?

So many questions surround the subject of baptism. We've even addressed a few of them from time to time. For today's conversation, we hope to zoom out and give a general picture of how the Bible describes the form and purpose of baptim. If this brings up questions related to your own commitment to Christ or to teachings you have heard in the past, we are available in the comments or through our email address.

Scripture References: Exodus 28, Exodus 29, Leviticus 14, Luke 24:47, Acts 2, Romans 6, Acts 18:8, Acts 10, Acts 11:1-18, Romans 5:17, Acts 22:16, Acts 8:26-40, Hebrews 10:22, Hebrews 9:13-14

How do we know what is good and evil? Is there a standard to gauge things by, or is it everyone looks to their own version of what is good? If there is a standard to look to, how can we hold to that standard? As always, we hope this is the beginning of a conversation and would love to hear your thoughts and questions related to today’s subject.

Scripture References: Mark 10:18, Genesis 1-3, Genesis 6, Romans 7:12-14, 1 John 3:4, Isaiah 5:20

Broadway church of Christ Media · CWD Episode 126: How Do We Know What is Good and Evil?

Hebrews is situated in our Bibles in between many other letters from people like Paul, Peter, James, and John, but is Hebrews best understood as a letter? If we understand what style of writing is being used, it will help us better understand what is being communicated in this book. Let’s dive into the book of Hebrews to see what the big picture message is and how we can follow the points being made.

Broadway church of Christ Media · CWD Episode 125: How Can One Person Be King and Priest?

How do we know what is good and evil? Is there a standard to gauge things by, or is it everyone looks to their own version of what is good? If there is a standard to look to, how can we hold to that standard? As always, we hope this is the beginning of a conversation and would love to hear your thoughts and questions related to today's subject.

Scripture References: Mark 10:18, Genesis 1-3, Genesis 6, Romans 7:12-14, 1 John 3:4, Isaiah 5:20

You might be surprised to know that our question is based on something that comes up regularly in our comment section. People ask if we are a cult, people accuse us of being a cult, some people encourage others to leave the Church of Christ because they saw the congregation they were part of as a cult. We decided it was time to address this subject, and we fully expect to get follow-up questions and comments on our discussion. There is no way we could address all aspects of this topic, but we humbly attempted to give the conversation an honest and open start.

Here’s a link to the full BITE Model created by Steven Hassan that we discuss in this video. https://freedomofmind.com/bite-model/

Broadway church of Christ Media · CWD Episode 124: Is the Church of Christ a Cult?

Hebrews is situated in our Bibles in between many other letters from people like Paul, Peter, James, and John, but is Hebrews best understood as a letter? If we understand what style of writing is being used, it will help us better understand what is being communicated in this book. Let's dive into the book of Hebrews to see what the big picture message is and how we can follow the points being made.