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Audio recordings of sermons by the Rev. David Wheeler. He currently serves as Senior Minister of the New Covenant Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He tends to avoid being labeled ”progressive” or ”traditional/conservative” when defining his approach. He hopes his sermons are ”expansive” in the sense that they help to expand compassion and understanding.
Episodes
Sunday Nov 14, 2021
The Beginning or the End?
Sunday Nov 14, 2021
Sunday Nov 14, 2021
In this sermon, Rev. Wheeler uses the apocalyptic story from Mark 13:1-8, to discuss how the “signs” of the times often signal the beginning of something new and not just the end of something familiar.
Sunday Nov 07, 2021
Saints—Dead and Living
Sunday Nov 07, 2021
Sunday Nov 07, 2021
What makes a “saint” a Saint? Rev. Wheeler uses Revelation 21:1-6a as a springboard for wrestling with this question on this All Saints’ Sunday.
Sunday Oct 31, 2021
Less Fanfare, More Love
Sunday Oct 31, 2021
Sunday Oct 31, 2021
What does the Greatest Commandment actually look like? Rev. Wheeler examines the connections between loving God, neighbor, and self in this sermon from Oct. 31, 2021.
Sunday Oct 24, 2021
Surviving a Miracle
Sunday Oct 24, 2021
Sunday Oct 24, 2021
What happens when we finally have that breakthrough we have been hoping and praying for? Based on Mark 10:46-52, Rev. Wheeler examines this healing story to “see” things in a different light.
Sunday Oct 10, 2021
The Difficult Teachings of Jesus
Sunday Oct 10, 2021
Sunday Oct 10, 2021
Rev. Wheeler shared this message as part 5 of 5 in the “By Popular Demand,” series. What if our image of Jesus needs expanding? Would we better understand some of his “difficult” teachings?
Sunday Oct 03, 2021
What About Hell and the Devil?
Sunday Oct 03, 2021
Sunday Oct 03, 2021
Rev. Wheeler delivered this message on Oct. 3 on World Communion Sunday in response to the “popular demand” of his congregations. Part 4 of 5 in this series.
Sunday Sep 26, 2021
Did God Require Jesus to Die in My Place?
Sunday Sep 26, 2021
Sunday Sep 26, 2021
In this sermon from Sept. 26, 2021, Rev. Wheeler discusses the “substitutionary atonement theory” and what is meant when Christians speak of the death of Jesus as a sacrifice.
Sunday Sep 19, 2021
COVID, Climate Change, Personal Freedoms, and The Greater Good
Sunday Sep 19, 2021
Sunday Sep 19, 2021
Part 2/5 in the, “By Popular Demand Series.”
Sunday Sep 12, 2021
The Bible: Origins and Modern Understandings
Sunday Sep 12, 2021
Sunday Sep 12, 2021
Where did the Bible come from? What do we mean when we say it is “inspired?” How do modern Christians interpret it? Rev. Wheeler deals with these and other questions in the sermon given today. Part 1 of 5 in the series, “By Popular Demand.”
Sunday Sep 05, 2021
Hope Finds a Way
Sunday Sep 05, 2021
Sunday Sep 05, 2021
Rev. Wheeler shared this message in worship on September 5, 2021. Based on Mark 7:24-37, this sermon takes a look at the incredible work hope does in our lives.