Totally Composed: The Sermons of Dan Kent

September 28, 2025  Dan Kent introduces the problem of pride and how it is rooted in hierarchical systems where we measure ourselves against others. We are unable to love others when we are constantly evaluating them and ourselves. We must opt out of this system and learn to see all as equals, all equally loved. More Resources: https://whchurch.org/sermon/love-is-not-proud/ BOOKS: https://bit.ly/3KSJAnp YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AuthorDanKent SURPRISING GOD PODCAST: https://spoti.fi/3LVxImd WEBSITE: https://thatdankent.com FACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/393PwwD INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/3PikL8b HAIKU: https://bit.ly/3yn0dFq

August 31, 2025 In this closeout sermon for the Testify! series, Dan Kent surveys the key points of Revelation 10 and 11 and highlights how the testimony of the church is crucial to what God is doing in the world. He then challenges us to practice the call to Testify! More Resources: https://whchurch.org/sermon/provoking-the-beast/ BOOKS: https://bit.ly/3KSJAnp YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AuthorDanKent SURPRISING GOD PODCAST: https://spoti.fi/3LVxImd WEBSITE: https://thatdankent.com FACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/393PwwD INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/3PikL8b HAIKU: https://bit.ly/3yn0dFq

July 21, 2025 God calls us to the way of generosity and Dan Kent shows how this call is much larger than a set of rules for how we use our money. It’s about recognizing the story of the world versus the story of God. More Resources: https://whchurch.org/sermon/the-way-of-generosity/ BOOKS: https://bit.ly/3KSJAnp YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AuthorDanKent SURPRISING GOD PODCAST: https://spoti.fi/3LVxImd WEBSITE: https://thatdankent.com FACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/393PwwD INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/3PikL8b HAIKU: https://bit.ly/3yn0dFq

July 1, 2025 In this sermon, Dan Kent challenges us to enter into the way of empathy, which he says is crucial to our ability to connect with others by sharing in their feelings. It is a way exemplified by Jesus as he entered into the common human condition so that he might know what we experience from the inside. More Resources: https://whchurch.org/sermon/the-way-of-empathy/ BOOKS: https://bit.ly/3KSJAnp YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AuthorDanKent SURPRISING GOD PODCAST: https://spoti.fi/3LVxImd WEBSITE: https://thatdankent.com FACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/393PwwD INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/3PikL8b HAIKU: https://bit.ly/3yn0dFq

June 10, 2025 Our world surrounds us with despair and darkness, and we long for a place of hope. Dan ties this reality into Revelation 8 and 9, where the trumpet judgments bring destruction to the earth. He looks for and finds hope in the midst of the destruction, showing us how we can find hope even at the crescendo of chaos. More Resources: https://whchurch.org/sermon/crescendo-of-hope/ BOOKS: https://bit.ly/3KSJAnp YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AuthorDanKent SURPRISING GOD PODCAST: https://spoti.fi/3LVxImd WEBSITE: https://thatdankent.com FACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/393PwwD INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/3PikL8b HAIKU: https://bit.ly/3yn0dFq

May 7, 2025 This sermon by Dan Kent helps us understand the meaning of repentance and why it is so crucial to our walk with Jesus. In it, we discover how we misunderstand what repentance is and see how repentance is a path to true freedom. More Resources: https://whchurch.org/sermon/light-chasers/ BOOKS: https://bit.ly/3KSJAnp YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AuthorDanKent SURPRISING GOD PODCAST: https://spoti.fi/3LVxImd WEBSITE: https://thatdankent.com FACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/393PwwD INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/3PikL8b HAIKU: https://bit.ly/3yn0dFq

March 25, 2025 We need spiritual disciplines which will shape us so that we can live in love toward ourselves. Fasting is such a discipline because it detoxes our dependence upon food and other pleasures, enabling us to receive what is actually fulfilling and whole. More Resources: https://whchurch.org/sermon/inner-exodus/ BOOKS: https://bit.ly/3KSJAnp YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AuthorDanKent SURPRISING GOD PODCAST: https://spoti.fi/3LVxImd WEBSITE: https://thatdankent.com FACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/393PwwD INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/3PikL8b HAIKU: https://bit.ly/3yn0dFq

February 10, 2025 In this sermon, Dan Kent helps us understand the meaning of the proclamation “salvation belongs to our God.” While we might assume salvation is about personal sin and guilt, Dan demonstrates that it is much more extensive than that. He shows us that salvation is centered around God’s work to establish the rightful King of all creation. More Resources: https://whchurch.org/sermon/salvation-belongs-to-our-god/ BOOKS: https://bit.ly/3KSJAnp YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AuthorDanKent SURPRISING GOD PODCAST: https://spoti.fi/3LVxImd WEBSITE: https://thatdankent.com FACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/393PwwD INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/3PikL8b HAIKU: https://bit.ly/3yn0dFq

December 8, 2024 This sermon examines the story of Anna when she met the child Jesus in the temple. Dan Kent highlights how she waited for the Messiah for decades and the importance of waiting on God to act in our lives and release his gifts through us.   More Resources: https://whchurch.org/sermon/waiting-with-anna/ BOOKS: https://bit.ly/3KSJAnp YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AuthorDanKent SURPRISING GOD PODCAST: https://spoti.fi/3LVxImd WEBSITE: https://thatdankent.com FACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/393PwwD INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/3PikL8b HAIKU: https://bit.ly/3yn0dFq

November 25, 2024 At the start of the Book of Revelation the angel tells John: “Do not be afraid.” Then the angel proceeds to affront John with a terrifying series of visions. How could John NOT be afraid? What’s going on here? Dan talks about how having different objectives at our centers makes us more or less vulnerable to fear.   More Resources: https://whchurch.org/sermon/crowns-not-crutches/ BOOKS: https://bit.ly/3KSJAnp YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AuthorDanKent SURPRISING GOD PODCAST: https://spoti.fi/3LVxImd WEBSITE: https://thatdankent.com FACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/393PwwD INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/3PikL8b HAIKU: https://bit.ly/3yn0dFq

September 2, 2024 Why does Paul tell us to “Let your gentleness be evident to all”? How does showing gentleness empower us, make us immune to propaganda, and give us spiritual stability? Join Dan as he engages this powerful fruit of the Spirit.   More Resources: https://whchurch.org/sermon/let-your-gentleness-show/ BOOKS: https://bit.ly/3KSJAnp YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AuthorDanKent SURPRISING GOD PODCAST: https://spoti.fi/3LVxImd WEBSITE: https://thatdankent.com FACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/393PwwD INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/3PikL8b HAIKU: https://bit.ly/3yn0dFq

June 14, 2024 What if we don’t like heaven? Why does worship in heaven seem so torturous? In this sermon on Revelation chapter 4, Dan looks at the symbolism of the throne room and discusses allegiance as the heart of worship.   More Resources: https://whchurch.org/sermon/the-heart-of-worship/ BOOKS: https://bit.ly/3KSJAnp YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AuthorDanKent SURPRISING GOD PODCAST: https://spoti.fi/3LVxImd WEBSITE: https://thatdankent.com FACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/393PwwD INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/3PikL8b HAIKU: https://bit.ly/3yn0dFq

March 25, 2024 How did the crowds go from laying down Palm Branches and calling Jesus king to screaming “Crucify Him!” in just a few short days? The answer to this question, I believe, affects us all.   More Resources: https://whchurch.org/sermon/the-problem-with-palm-sunday/ BOOKS: https://bit.ly/3KSJAnp YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AuthorDanKent SURPRISING GOD PODCAST: https://spoti.fi/3LVxImd WEBSITE: https://thatdankent.com FACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/393PwwD INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/3PikL8b HAIKU: https://bit.ly/3yn0dFq

January 23, 2024 In this sermon Dan speculates on the “love” Jesus claimed the Ephesians had “forsaken” in Revelation 2:4. After praising their orthodoxy, Jesus criticizes their lack of love. Dan argues that, perhaps, they defended orthodoxy at the cost of love. That is, they loved ideology over people.   More Resources: https://whchurch.org/sermon/sheep-among-wolves/ BOOKS: https://bit.ly/3KSJAnp YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AuthorDanKent SURPRISING GOD PODCAST: https://spoti.fi/3LVxImd WEBSITE: https://thatdankent.com FACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/393PwwD INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/3PikL8b HAIKU: https://bit.ly/3yn0dFq

December 18, 2023 In this sermon Dan show how God’s DELIGHT in us grounds God’s grace for us. Not only that, DELIGHT grounds agape love. God invites us to live into his delight for us, and to then learn to show delight in God, ourselves, and each other.   More Resources: https://whchurch.org/sermon/the-gift-of-gods-grace/ BOOKS: https://bit.ly/3KSJAnp YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AuthorDanKent SURPRISING GOD PODCAST: https://spoti.fi/3LVxImd WEBSITE: https://thatdankent.com FACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/393PwwD INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/3PikL8b HAIKU: https://bit.ly/3yn0dFq

October 23, 2023 If you are a follower of Jesus, God considers you a priest. Did you know that? If not, consider this your ordination and your orientation into the most meaningful vocation possible.   More Resources: https://whchurch.org/sermon/rolling-stones/ BOOKS: https://bit.ly/3KSJAnp YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AuthorDanKent SURPRISING GOD PODCAST: https://spoti.fi/3LVxImd WEBSITE: https://thatdankent.com FACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/393PwwD INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/3PikL8b HAIKU: https://bit.ly/3yn0dFq

October 2, 2023 Many read Revelation as a predictor of the future. This turns God into a fixed, wooden object who does not actually relate to a living creation. But this book was never meant to be read this way. Instead, it points to a LIVING GOD who reigns over a LIVING CREATION and calls us into a LIVING FAITH. God invites us to participate in the fulfillment of his will even-and-especially-when the world looks ungodly, and love looks defeated.   More Resources: https://whchurch.org/sermon/a-living-faith/ BOOKS: https://bit.ly/3KSJAnp YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AuthorDanKent SURPRISING GOD PODCAST: https://spoti.fi/3LVxImd WEBSITE: https://thatdankent.com FACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/393PwwD INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/3PikL8b HAIKU: https://bit.ly/3yn0dFq

September 4, 2023 Many people orient their lives around the pursuit of happiness. But this inevitably leads to a fragile faith. But when we put the pursuit of Christlikeness at the center of what we want out of life, we increasingly develop an antifragile faith.   More Resources: https://whchurch.org/sermon/antifragile-faith/ BOOKS: https://bit.ly/3KSJAnp YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AuthorDanKent SURPRISING GOD PODCAST: https://spoti.fi/3LVxImd WEBSITE: https://thatdankent.com FACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/393PwwD INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/3PikL8b HAIKU: https://bit.ly/3yn0dFq

August 1, 2023 The Apostle Paul wrote that he does one thing: forget what is behind and press ahead to the goal to win the prize of God. In this sermon, Dan Kent explains what it means to forget the past and press on toward God.   More Resources: https://whchurch.org/sermon/dont-look-back/ BOOKS: https://bit.ly/3KSJAnp YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AuthorDanKent SURPRISING GOD PODCAST: https://spoti.fi/3LVxImd WEBSITE: https://thatdankent.com FACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/393PwwD INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/3PikL8b HAIKU: https://bit.ly/3yn0dFq

July 18, 2023 This sermon provides a recap of the Unraveling Truth series, as Dan walks us through four elements of the series: Truth, God, Jesus and the Bible. He explains how these elements are related to each other and how they have implications for how we think and do day-to-day life.   More Resources: https://whchurch.org/sermon/raveling-truth/ BOOKS: https://bit.ly/3KSJAnp YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AuthorDanKent SURPRISING GOD PODCAST: https://spoti.fi/3LVxImd WEBSITE: https://thatdankent.com FACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/393PwwD INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/3PikL8b HAIKU: https://bit.ly/3yn0dFq