Jesus’s Gospel of the Kingdom of God June 25, 1978 Calvary Baptist Church Nevada, Missouri This is session #2 of the “Abundant Life in Jesus” series. The gospel of Jesus was the availability and nature of the kingdom and rule of God in our lives. See Matthew chapters 3 and 4. For Further Study: The Divine Conspiracy, by Dallas Willard. Visit https://DWillard.org for a wide variety of resources and opportunities that can serve as a means to help you “grow in the grac...

Episode 46 Steps in the Victorious Life of a Disciple June 25, 1978 Calvary Baptist Church Nevada, Missouri This is session #1 of the “Abundant Life in Jesus” series. Four Great Dimensions of Abundant Life: 1. Forgiveness of sins (propitiation) 2. Provision (foresight) 3. Transformation of character Power over evil Visit https://DWillard.org for a wide variety of resources and oppo...

Ordering the Spiritual Disciplines 4/13/1991 Renovaré Regional Conference Conference Theme: Where New Life Begins First United Methodist Church Wichita, Kansas The scripture Dallas opens with is 1 John 1:1-5. This is part two of “The Spiritual Disciplines: Making Growth Possible.” These two talks were prepared as a follow up to Richard Foster’s book, Celebration of Discipline, and Dallas’s book, The Spirit of the Disciplines. Download Dallas...

Entering the Spiritual Disciplines 4/13/1991 Renovaré Regional Conference Conference Theme: Where New Life Begins First United Methodist Church Wichita, Kansas This is part one of “The Spiritual Disciplines: Making Growth Possible.” These two talks were prepared as a follow up to Richard Foster’s book, Celebration of Discipline, and Dallas’s book, The Spirit of the Disciplines. Visit https://DWillard.org for a wide variety of resources and opportunities that can serve as a means...

What Matters to Me and Why: Realism January 15, 2003 University of Southern California This was Dallas’s contribution to a series of lunchtime talks hosted by USC’s Office of Religious Life. The theme for the series was “What Matters to Me and Why.” Explanations of Terms: Philosophy: “I like to describe philosophy as the attempt to understand by rational means the necessary structure of the world in which we live.” Realism: “Realis...

Visit https://DWillard.org for a wide variety of resources and opportunities that can serve as a means to help you “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” Dallas Willard Ministries exists to proclaim, teach and manifest the love, truth and transforming power of Christ and the Kingdom of God. We invite you to partner with us by praying for our ministry team, praying for the students in the School of Kingdom Living, sharing your talents as a volunteer, or contrib...

Session #5 of Healing the Heart and Life by Walking with Jesus Christ Daily Valley Vineyard Christian Fellowship, Reseda, CA Visit https://DWillard.org for a wide variety of resources and opportunities that can serve as a means to help you “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” Dallas Willard Ministries exists to proclaim, teach and manifest the love, truth and transforming power of Christ and the Kingdom of God. We invite you to partner with us by praying for...

Session #4 of Healing the Heart and Life by Walking with Jesus Christ Daily Valley Vineyard Christian Fellowship, Reseda, CA October 14, 2003 Presentation Slides: https://dwillard.s3.amazonaws.com/Healing-the-Heart-and-Life-4.pdf Recommended Daily Practice: Meditate on 1 Corinthians 13 twice daily for 2 weeks. For further study: Renovation of the Heart: https://dwillard.org/resources/books/renovation-of-the-heart Visit https://DWillard.org for a wide variety o...

Session #3 of Healing the Heart and Life by Walking with Jesus Christ Daily Valley Vineyard Christian Fellowship, Reseda, CA October 7, 2003 Presentation Slides: https://dwillard.s3.amazonaws.com/Healing-the-Heart-and-Life-3.pdf Visit https://DWillard.org for a wide variety of resources and opportunities that can serve as a means to help you “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” Dallas Willard Ministries exists to proclaim, teach and manifest the lo...

Session #2 of Healing the Heart and Life by Walking with Jesus Christ Daily Valley Vineyard Christian Fellowship, Reseda, CA September 30, 2003 Presentation Slides: https://dwillard.s3.amazonaws.com/Healing-the-Heart-and-Life-2.pdf Recommended Daily Practice: Learn more about Frank Laubach and Letters by a Modern Mystic: https://dwillard.org/resources/recommended-reading/letters-by-a-modern-mystic Dallas said, “If you will patiently begin to follow the instructions given in this book, y...

How Our Hearts and Lives are Broken and the Promise of Healing Session #1 of Healing the Heart and Life by Walking with Jesus Christ Daily Valley Vineyard Christian Fellowship, Reseda, CA September 23, 2003 This is the first of six studies in how patient apprenticeship to Jesus leads us into the fullness of life for which God made us. Dallas presents how our hearts and lives are broken alongside the promise of healing. There are things that will change us and heal us, but healing...

Church Activities Organized around Character Development – Really! Kern Family Foundation Pastors Conference Theme: Character Formation July 6-7, 2010 This is the final session of a 4-part series on character formation. Reflecting back on the Great Commission and implementing the VIM model, Dallas coaches us in the ways we can realign our church activities around the vision, intention, and means of character formation in Christian community. Dallas offers advice to his audience of youn...

Realism about Character Transformation – ‘Spiritual Formation’ and the ‘VIM’ Structure: Vision/Intention/Means. Session 3 of this 4-part series is a high-level overview of how Christian character formation works. Much of this material can be found in Dallas’s book, Renovation of the Heart. This includes a study of how the human person is put together and a review of the VIM strategy for growth. Download the diagrams and definitions used in this session here: https://dwillard.s3.amazonaws.com...

Kern Family Foundation Pastors Conference Theme: Character Formation July 6-7, 2010 In session two of this 4-part 2010 series, Dallas emphasizes the centrality of knowledge to the Christian life. The historical drive against this view of Christianity is part of a battle for authority over public life. We have allowed our beliefs to be treated as “just faith” and need to reclaim the importance of the knowledge of reality that is contained in the teachings of Scripture. This is where we f...

The Calling and Resources of the Pastor - The Gospel and Character Kern Family Foundation Pastors Conference Theme: Character Formation July 6-7, 2010 Dallas defines character as acquired essence. “It is your identity as shaped by your experiences, and especially your choices, and interaction with other people.” The first session in this 4-part series will give us a good understanding of what character is and how it is affected by our beliefs about the essential questions that shape hum...

What if We Never Die? Sunday Morning Sermon Valley Vineyard Christian Fellowship, Reseda, CA October 5, 1997 Dallas firmly believed that followers of Jesus will never taste death. In this week’s podcast, he shows us where this is found in scripture: · John 8:51 · John 11:1-44 · 2 Timothy 1:10 · Hebrews 2:14-15 For Further Study: Preparing for ...

What’s Good About Good Friday? A Sunday sermon given at The Church of the Apostles in Fairfax, Virginia. February 21, 2010 For Futher Study: 1. Visit DWillard.org and read the “The Craftiness of Christ” to learn more about what was really happening on the way to the cross. There are two versions on our site, and we’re linking to “the Director’s Cut” because it includes more detail about what was happening in the spiritual battle between Jesus and Satan. 2. &nb...

Doing What Jesus Did, Part 2 – (Intention and Means) Conference Theme: “Doing What Jesus Did.” This is the second of two teaching sessions presented at the Vineyard Church of Columbus, Ohio. November 16, 2002 In todays episode, we learn about… The Three Kingdoms: God’s kingdomMy kingdomSatan’s kingdom The VIM Pattern Applied to Learning to do What Jesus Said: V – Vision of the Kingdom of God I – Intention to be a disciple of Jesus M – Means of inner transformation Examples of S...

Doing What Jesus Did, Part 1 (The Vision) Conference Theme: “Doing What Jesus Did.” This is the first of two teaching sessions presented at the Vineyard Church of Columbus, Ohio. November 16, 2002 In this episode, Dallas presents a compelling vision of who Jesus is, opening with a study of Philippians 2:5-11: Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the for...

Christ’s Community Power in Holiness Is for Now This is the closing session of a 3-day conference hosted by African Enterprise with the theme “Hearing the Voice of God.” Pietermaritzburg, South Africa August 18, 1993 Now that we’ve learned to hear God’s voice, Dallas brings us a vision of hope, abundance, and purpose that emphasizes how a hearing God life and a hearing God church can be a light to the nations. You’ll hear many of the reasons why Dallas began calling the church “the hope of th...