Dutilh Sermons Podcast

Psalm 107 teaches us that gratitude is not meant to be hidden in our hearts. We are meant to speak up about what God has done in our lives. Praising God out loud strengthens our faith, brings glory to God, and encourages others. If you know Gid’s been good to you, then speak up! “Let the redeemed of the Lord say so!” Based on Psalm 107:1-7

When Jesus is asked which of God’s commandments his the greatest, he responds by revealing that love is the heartbeat of God’s Kingdom. To love God and love others is everything you need to do in order to please God. To love God means surrendering every part of our lives to Him. To love our neighbor means seeing others through God’s eyes and treating them with the same mercy we have received from God. In a world divide by pride and power, this message focuses on Jesus’ teaching that in the end it is love that changes everything. Based on Matthew 22:34-40

The Red Letters, Week 7: Discussion Guide

When the Pharisees ask Jesus whether it is lawful to pay taxes, they are trying to trap him in some kind of political or religious misstep. But Jesus refuses the bait, instead insisting that taxes can be paid without violating one’s loyalties to God. In this message, we address our tendency to try and separate our faith from our daily duties. Often, we pay what we owe the world, while withholding from God what we owe Him: our hearts, our worship, and our obedience. Spiritual tax evasion occurs anytime we give God less than our whole selves. Matthew 22:15-22

The Red Letters, Week 6: Discussion Guide

The good news of the gospel is that Jesus invites all of us – including YOU – to enter his eternal Kingdom! It is a wonderful gift of God’s grace to be invited. But, as Jesus cautions, God’s grace isn’t cheap. In the parable of the wedding banquet, Jesus warns us against taking God’s invitation lightly, reminding us that God’s offer of salvation is one we should never refuse. The invitation is sent. You are on the guest list. How will you respond? Based on Matthew 22:1-14

The Red Letters, Week 5: Discussion Guide

For centuries God’s people, Israel, rejected God’s messengers, the prophets. Ultimately, they would even reject God’s Son. At the root of the rejection was active rebellion against God’s will and selfish pride. In this message, we explore Jesus teaching that though he was rejected by the religious leaders of his day, he is in fact the capstone – the most important stone in God’s Kingdom. We will be challenged to examine whether we have truly received Christ or resisted his claim over us. When we accept Jesus as the cornerstone of our lives, we find strength in the one who turns rejection into redemption. Based on Matthew 21:33-46

The Red Letters, Week 4: Discussion Guide

When Jesus taught and performed miracles, people often marveled at his great authority. Jesus surely demonstrated immense power. The religious leaders wondered where Jesus got this authority from and often questioned his right to heal, teach, and forgive. In this message, we consider how we respond to Jesus’ authority in our lives – do we question it, resist it, or surrender to it? Based on Matthew 21:23-32

The Red Letters, Week 3: Discussion Guide

Parables were a hallmark of Jesus’ teaching. By teaching in parables, Jesus could take a normal everyday circumstance and twist it just enough to make us think deeper, and even to offend us. In the parable of the laborers of the vineyard, Jesus offends our sense of fairness. He does this demonstrate that God’s grace is not fair. In this message, we learn to see our lives through the lens of grace and to rejoice in God’s extravagant mercy. Based on Matthew 20:1-16

The Red Letters, Week 2: Discussion Guide

In response to the question, “how many times shall I forgive someone who has sinned against me,” Jesus reveals that true forgiveness isn’t about keeping count, but about defaulting to grace. In the parable of the unforgiving servant Jesus exposes the hypocrisy of receiving mercy without extending it. Those who have been forgiven should offer forgiveness to others freely and without limits. The math of God’s mercy, then, is not addition or subtraction – it is multiplication without limits. In this message, we unpack how God’s mercy overflows beyond reason, and how God’s transforms the way we show mercy to others. Based on Matthew 18:21-35

The Red Letters, Week 1: Discussion Guide

The Christian life is not passive but active - a daily, conscious choice to live as children of God, anticipating Christ’s return. Paul’s exhortation to “wake up” challenges believers to examine habits, priorities, and attitudes, rejecting behaviors that hinder love and godliness. Spiritual awakening transforms ordinary routines into opportunities for holiness, service, and witness. In this message, we learn to live in light of Christ’s future return, and to connect with God’s transforming work daily. Based on Romans 13:8-14

Transformation, Week 3: Discussion Guide

God’s greatest desire for our lives is that we would love him and love others. In fulfilling this desire, it simply won’t for us to operate out of the world’s shallow definition of love. To be transformed people, we need a transformed understanding of love. Drawing on Paul’s teaching in Romans 12, this sermon unpacks the sacrificial nature of true love, which refuses to pulverize enemies and responds to every form of evil with good. Based on Romans 12:9-21