On Palm Sunday, the Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon about the difference between the Jesus we want (who will use his awesomeness to make us awesome, too) and the Jesus we need (who will put our striving to death and raise us to new life in him). Thank God, we get the Jesus we need.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Jeremiah 31, in which God promises to write his law on our hearts. Our problem has never been knowing the law; it's always been failing to love it. Thankfully, God promises us new hearts...a promise made true by the gift of Jesus Christ.
Jacob Davis continues his class on the intersections of art and the Gospel with a look at the baroque, realist, impressionist, and post-impressionist periods. In addition, he does a deep dive on the life, work, and faith of Vincent van Gogh.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Numbers 21, in which poisonous serpents attack the children of Israel, and John 3, in which Jesus tells Nicodemus that, to save the world, the Son of Man must be "lifted up." Jesus is exalted, we find, because he was hung on a cross for sinners.
Jacob Davis continues his class on art and the Gospel with a look at the Renaissance and the Reformation.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Exodus 20, in which God gives the people 10 commandments by which to live. In faith, however, even commandments as bald as these can be heard as wonderful promises.
Jacob Davis continues his class on art and the Gospel with a close look at St. Francis of Assisi and his surprising impact on the world of Christian art.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Genesis 17, in which God makes a covenant with Abraham and Sarah, and on Mark 8, in which Jesus rebukes Peter. What does it mean to "set our minds on divine things?" Put simply, it means to trust God, who has promised to save.
Jacob Davis continues his class on art and the Gospel with a trip to England and Ireland to look at illuminated manuscripts and Gothic architecture.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on 1 Peter 3, in which Peter makes a strange claim about Jesus preaching to spirits in prison. As it turns out, Peter is showing us that the cross has power both forward and backward in time; that anyone who has ever been saved has been saved by Christ's finished work.
