Dennis Jowers
About this original series
Sermons on the Christian faith by Dennis W. Jowers.
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# Episodes
76 episodes -
Rating
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Episodes of Dennis Jowers
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Honor for Authorities: The Fifth Commandment
Central text: Exodus 20:12: "Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you." I. Obey your parents. Negative example: Hophni and Phinehas (1 Samuel 2:12–17). Positive example: the Rekabites (Jeremiah 35:1–19). II. Obey other authorities God has placed over you. Negative example: Zedekiah, when he refused to submit to Nebuchadnezzar (Ezekiel 17:12–21). Positive example: Paul, when he apologized for unknowingly rebuking the high priest (A...
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Release date
May 8, 2012
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Runtime
29:53
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Baptized Into Christ’s Death
Central text: Romans 6:3: "Don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?" I. In baptism, believers die to the penalty of sin. Negative example: Jews who rejected Jesus (Romans 10:1–4). Positive example: Abraham (Romans 4:1–5). II. In baptism, believers die to enslavement by sin. Negative example: Simon Magus (Acts 8:9–23). Positive example: Paul (Galatians 2:19–20).
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Release date
Apr 4, 2012
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Runtime
24:57
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Gratitude & Thankfulness: Parable of Vineyard Te...
The Parable of the Tenants Central text: Mark 12:1–12: "A man planted a vineyard…." I. Be grateful for what you have. Negative example: Absalom (2 Samuel 15:2–6). Positive example: the men of Jabesh Gilead who rescued the bodies of Saul and his sons from the Philistines (1 Samuel 31:8–13). II. Use what you have well. Negative example: Joash's moral decline after Jehoiada’s death (2 Chronicles 24:17–22). Positive example: Obadiah, Ahab’s chamberlain who helped the prophets (1 Kings 18:3–4).
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Release date
Mar 6, 2012
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Runtime
28:08
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Not That We Loved God
Central text: 1 John 4:10: "This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins." I. Genuine love is unselfish. Negative example: the Amalekite master who abandoned his Egyptian servant (1 Samuel 30:9–15). Positive example: the man who lodged the Levite from Ephraim in Gibeah (Judges 19:11–21). II. Genuine love is costly. Negative example: the men of Sukkoth and Peniel when they denied Gideon's request for bread (Judges 8:4–17). Posit...
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Release date
Feb 7, 2012
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Runtime
27:40
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The Genealogy of Christ
Central text: Luke 3:23–38: “Now Jesus himself…was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph, the son of Heli … the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.” I. God promised a Redeemer from the seed of Eve already in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3:15). II. He narrowed the pool of candidates for Savior to the descendants of Seth (Genesis 4:25–6). III. then to Noah’s descendants (Genesis 6:5–8) IV. then to Shem’s (Genesis 9:18–27) V. then to Abraham’s (Genesis 12:1–3); VI. then to Isaac’s (Genes...
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Release date
Dec 6, 2011
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Runtime
31:12
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The Transfiguration
Central text: Mark 9:2–13: “After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them….” I. The transfiguration shows that Jesus is God (Mark 9:7 with John 5:17–18; cf. also Isaiah 60:19–20) 2. The transfiguration shows that Jesus is the prophet like Moses (Deuteronomy 18:15–19; cf. also Exodus 19:9 and 34:29–35). 3. The transfiguration shows that Jesus is the Son of Man (Daniel 7:13–14; cf. also M...
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Release date
Nov 7, 2011
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Runtime
20:56
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Demons
Central text: Mark 5:2–9: "When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an impure spirit came from the tombs to meet him....Then Jesus asked him, 'What is your name?' 'My name is Legion,' he replied, 'for we are many.'" I. Demons pose a genuine threat to human well-being. Negative example: Corinthians who ate food sacrificed to idols (1 Corinthians 10:14–21) Positive example: the Gerasene ex-demoniac, when he proclaimed what Christ had done for him (Mark 5:18–20) II. Demons are less powerful tha...
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Release date
Oct 4, 2011
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Runtime
23:06
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The Difference between the Old Testament and the...
Note: Only the fist ten minutes of this sermon is available as a video; the complete outline appears below. Central text: Mark 2.22: "no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins." I. The gospel and the moral law remain the same. Negative example: the Corinthian libertines (1 Cor 6:12–20) Positive example: Paul, who preaches the unchanging moral law and the uncha...
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Release date
Sep 6, 2011
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Runtime
13:20
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Back-to-School Sermon: Advice for Students
Central text: Proverbs 8:1–10: "Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice? . . . Choose my instruction instead of silver, knowledge rather than choice gold." I. Remember that you are tremendously privileged. Negative example: Korah and the Levites who followed him (Numbers 16:1–11) Positive example: the queen of Sheba (Matthew 12:42; 1 Kings 10:1–9) II. Think about the long-term consequences of your behavior. Negative example: Esau when he sold his birthright for a meal ...
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Release date
Aug 9, 2011
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Runtime
22:05
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Prayer & the Forgiveness of Sins
Central text: 1 John 5:16: "If you see any brother or sister commit a sin that does not lead to death, you should pray and God will give him life. I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I am not saying that you should pray about that." I. Every sin merits eternal condemnation. Negative example: the Pharisee in the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector (Luke 18:9–14) Positive example: James, when he states that one offense suffices to cond...
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Release date
Jul 11, 2011
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Runtime
24:52
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