The Imitation Game
March 17th, 2019
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Philippians 3:17-4:1, in which Paul tells his readers that they should imitate...him? The Good News that Paul proclaims to us is that we don't have to "live up" to our savior. Our savior comes down to us.
Philippians 3,4
Exploration Class #3: What is the Bible?
March 10th, 2019
The Rev. Nick Lannon continues The Exploration Class with a discussion of God's revelation of himself to the world through the Bible. How did this book come to be? What can we do with it? How do we use it? What does it have to say to us?
Grace That Holds You
March 10th, 2019
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Romans 10:8-13, in which Paul says that all who call upon the name of the Lord will be saved. That sounds like wonderful news, but can it possibly be true?
Romans 10
You're Only Human: Ash Wednesday
March 6th, 2019
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon for Ash Wednesday, a day on which we make a mark on our foreheads...not to show how spiritual we are, but how deeply needy we are. The Good News is that Jesus Christ died for needy sinners...he died for us.
Matthew 6
A Torn Veil
March 3rd, 2019
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on 2 Corinthians 3, in which Paul says that we can now approach God with boldness. But how is that possible, as sinners? Going back to Moses and to the crucifixion, we see that sinful people have always had to fear a holy God...until the intervention of Jesus Christ.
Exodus 33, Exodus 34, 2 Corinthians 3
Exploration Class #2: What is the Gospel?
March 3rd, 2019
The Rev. Nick Lannon continues The Exploration Class with a discussion of the Gospel. What does it mean? Why is the Good News good? And if there is Good News, does that mean that there is bad news, too? Discover, in this class, the two ways that God speaks to his people.
Exploration Class #1: Who is Jesus?
February 24th, 2019
The Rev. Nick Lannon begins The Exploration Class with a discussion of perhaps the most important question in the history of the world: who was Jesus? Was he a deluded fool? A great moral teacher? A charlatan? Or was he what he claimed to be: the savior and redeemer of the world?
You Are Made Complete
February 24th, 2019
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Genesis 45, in which Joseph forgives his brothers, and Luke 6, in which Jesus commands a revolutionary love of neighbor. How is such a love possible? It can only exist in light of a prior love, the one-way love of God in Christ for a sinful person.
Genesis 45, Luke 6