The Dallas Willard Podcast

85. Exactly Why the Local Church is the Hope of the World (2006) 01.06.2026 46dk

Exactly Why the Local Church is the Hope of the World Christ Community Evangelical Free Church Kansas City, MO October 1, 2006 Key Sermon Texts: Ephesians 3:8-12 Ephesians 4:14-16 Philippians 2:3-11 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 o...

84. Everything in Common (2002) 25.05.2026 27dk

Everything in Common All Souls, Langham Place May 26, 2002 (Trinity Sunday) Sermon Texts Acts 2:42-47 Genesis 11:1-9 https://www.allsouls.org 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 ...

83. Preparation for Pentecost (1972) 18.05.2026 58dk

Preparation for Pentecost Calvary Baptist Church in Nevada, MO Summer, 1972 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...

82. Living in a Vision of the Greatness of Jesus Christ (2003) 11.05.2026 40dk

Living in a Vision of the Greatness of Jesus Christ The Navigators International Council May 6, 2003 Learn more about The Navigators at https://www.navigators.org/who-we-are 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 Kingdo...

81. The Passion to Know, Love, and Become Like Jesus Christ (2003) 04.05.2026 51dk

The Passion to Know, Love, and Become Like Jesus Christ The Navigators International Council May 6, 2003 FOR FURTHER STUDY: Diagram About the Self: https://dwillard.s3.amazonaws.com/Infinite-Environment.jpg Learn more about spiritual transformation in Dallas’s book, Renovation of the Heart. Learn more about The Navigators at https://www.navigators.org/who-we-are Visit https://DWillard.org for a wide variety of resources and opportunities that can serve as a means to help you “gro...

80. The Passion to Know, Love, and Become Like Jesus Christ (2003) 27.04.2026 1sa 16dk

The Passion to Know, Love, and Become Like Jesus Christ The Navigators International Council May 5, 2003 Learn more about The Navigators at https://www.navigators.org Clarification of Terms: A Value: Something you aspire to have; a goal, an objective that is chosen. A Goal: Something that you want to bring about. A Passion: Something that can’t be chosen directly; it lays hold of you and primarily comes from a vision. A Vision: A sense of how things are that grips you, determini...

79. What Your U Won’t Teach U, But U Are Apt to Catch Anyway (2008) 20.04.2026 1sa 27dk

What Your U Won’t Teach U, But U Are Apt to Catch Anyway Veritas Forum Louisiana State University February 18, 2008 What is it that “your U won’t teach U but U are apt to catch anyway”? Dallas argues that it is shallow and dangerous morality. PowerPoint Slides: https://dwillard.s3.amazonaws.com/2008-LSU-Veritas-What-Your-U-Wont-Teach-U.pdf Recommended Reading: The Making of the Modern University: Intellectual Transformation and the Marginalization of Morality,...

78. The Value of Truth and What Happens When U Don't Have It (2008) 13.04.2026 52dk

The Value of Truth and What Happens When U Don't Have It Veritas Forum at Louisiana State University February 17, 2008 Why is truth so valuable? It enables you to deal with reality successfully. Reality is what you run into when you’re wrong. Simply believing something doesn’t make it true or false. Truth is accuracy of representation. You know something if you’re able to represent it as it is on an appropriate basis of thought and experience. PowerPoint Slides 2008-...

77. Eating the Flesh and Drinking the Blood of Jesus (2011) 06.04.2026 31dk

Eating the Flesh and Drinking the Blood of Jesus: The Substance of Jesus Through His Word August 7, 2011 St. Peter’s Anglican Church Birmingham, AL For Further Study Compare Matthew 26:26-28 and John 6 verses 32-35 and 47-63. 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 t...

76. Celebration and Worship (1981) 30.03.2026 1sa 1dk

Celebration and Worship March 25, 1981 Rolling Hills Covenant Church This is session #11 of an 11-part series called “The Disciple, the Disciplines and the Triumphant Life.” A celebration is a joyous occasion engaged in “in honor” of something. FOR FURTHER STUDY Listen to episode 16 of this podcast: “Celebration: The Recollection of God” Celebration of Discipline (1978) by Richard Foster The Spirit of the Disciplines (1988) by Dallas Willard Visit https://DWil...

75. Fellowship and Submission (1981) 23.03.2026 1sa 1dk

Fellowship and Submission March 23, 1981 Rolling Hills Covenant Church This is session #10 of an 11-part series called “The Disciple, the Disciplines and the Triumphant Life.” Fellowship – Putting ourselves on the same plane with another person. We identify with them. Submission - Putting our own interest under the interest of another person. Dallas gives three words to help us relate to other people in fellowship and in submission: 1. &nbs...

74. Prayer as Service of Love (1981) 16.03.2026 1sa 2dk

Prayer as Service of Love March 11, 1981 Rolling Hills Covenant Church This is session #9 of an 11-part series called “The Disciple, the Disciplines and the Triumphant Life.” Prayer is communication with God for the purpose of accomplishing His goals in our lives and in the world. Helpful Resources Becoming a Person of Prayer “Hearing the Voice of God” conference, episodes 21-28 of this podcast. “Hearing God” Small Group Curriculum with Dallas Willard, Richard...

73. Service and Sacrifice (1981) 09.03.2026 58dk

Service and Sacrifice March 4, 1981 Rolling Hills Covenant Church This is session #8 of an 11-part series called “The Disciple, the Disciplines and the Triumphant Life.” FOR FURTHER STUDY Celebration of Discipline (1978) by Richard Foster The Spirit of the Disciplines (1988) 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 grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus ...

72. Study and Meditation (1981) 02.03.2026 57dk

Study and Meditation February 25, 1981 Rolling Hills Covenant Church This is session #7 of an 11-part series called “The Disciple, the Disciplines and the Triumphant Life.” Terms: Study is the direction of our thoughts in ways that enlarge the range and number of our ideas. Meditation is the direction of our thoughts in ways that help us come to understand the things we already know. Book recommendations Study Martin Luther, St. Augustine (The Confessions, The...

71. Celibacy, Chastity and Purity (1981) 23.02.2026 1sa

Celibacy, Chastity and Purity February 18, 1981 Rolling Hills Covenant Church This is session #6 of an 11-part series called “The Disciple, the Disciplines and the Triumphant Life.” Clarification of Terms: Celibacy, chastity, and purity are three dimensions of the same topic. Celibacy is the choice of a single life; the choice of a state without sexual relationships. Chastity refers to restraining oneself within the bounds of proper sexual relations; mainly referring to ex...

70. Simplicity, Frugality and Poverty (1981) 16.02.2026 1sa 1dk

Simplicity, Frugality and Poverty February 11, 1981 Rolling Hills Covenant Church This is session #5 of an 11-part series called “The Disciple, the Disciplines and the Triumphant Life.” Tim, I’m working on recreating the handout. I think it’s just the list of session topics with the scriptures for study. DEFINITIONS Simplicity: A lack of disjointed complexity in intention and will. Frugality: Consuming only what is necessary. Poverty: Absence of resources. Simplicit...

69. Solitude and Silence and the Tongue (1981) 09.02.2026 58dk

Solitude and Silence and the Tongue February 4, 1981 Rolling Hills Covenant Church This is session #4 of an 11-part series called “The Disciple, the Disciplines and the Triumphant Life.” Tim, I’m working on recreating the handout. I think it’s just the list of session topics with the scriptures for study. FOR FURTHER STUDY: Celebration of Discipline (1978) by Richard Foster John Wesley's Extract of The Christian's Pattern The Spirit of the Disciplines (1988) by Dall...

68. Fasting: The Paradigm of the Disciplines (1981) 02.02.2026 1sa 1dk

Fasting: The Paradigm of the Disciplines January 28, 1981 Rolling Hills Covenant Church This is session #3 of an 11-part series called “The Disciple, the Disciplines and the Triumphant Life.” FOR FURTHER STUDY: Celebration of Discipline (1978) by Richard Foster The Didache (There are many editions) The Spirit of the Disciplines (1988) by Dallas Willard Visit https://DWillard.org for a wide variety of resources and opportunities that can serve as a means to help you “...

67. Presentation of the Body through the Consecration of its “Members” (1981) 26.01.2026 56dk

Presentation of the Body through the Consecration of its “Members” January 21, 1981 Rolling Hills Covenant Church This is session #2 of “The Disciple, the Disciplines and the Triumphant Life.” DEFINITIONS: The Disciple is a person for whom the most important thing in the world is to be a disciple of Christ. A discipline is a chosen activity wherein we learn to live by the power of God and in the character of God and by the grace of God. The Triumphant Life is a lif...

66. “Adding to Your Faith” by Sowing to the Spirit and Exercising unto Godliness (1981) 19.01.2026 57dk

“Adding to Your Faith” by Sowing to the Spirit and Exercising unto Godliness January 14, 1981 Rolling Hills Covenant Church This is session #1 of an 11-part series called “The Disciple, the Disciplines and the Triumphant Life.” DEFINITIONS The Disciple: A person for whom the most important thing in the world is to be a disciple of Christ. The Disciplines: Chosen or purposeful activities wherein we learn to live by the power of God and in the character of God by the grace o...