The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon for Christ the King Sunday, on Colossians 1 and Luke 23, which present Jesus as two very different kinds of kings: one who wears a golden crown as Lord of Heaven and Earth, and one who wears a thorny crown as redeemer of the world.
Dr. Michael Nicholson concludes his class on introductory apologetics, Reasonable Faith, with a summary discussion of the general reasonableness of the Christian faith. In the end, he concludes that, yes, the Christian faith makes sense.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Luke 21:5-19, in which Jesus tells his followers not to prepare their defense in advance because he himself will be their defense. In Christ, there is no need for self-defense. The Good News is that he is our defender.
Dr. Michael Nicholson continues his class on introductory apologetics, Reasonable Faith, with a discussion of one of the two central mysteries of the Christian faith: Jesus' incarnation. Does it make sense that Jesus is the son of God? Yes, and it makes everything else make sense, too.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Job, in which a sufferer's three friends attempt to figure out why he's suffering. The Good News of Jesus Christ, however, enables us to instead ask "who." Who is suffering with us? Who suffered for us? Our risen redeemer did just that.
Dr. Michael Nicholson continues his class on introductory apologetics, Reasonable Faith, with a discussion about whether or not it is reasonable to believe that Jesus actually rose from the dead.
The Rev. Nick Lannon continues his teaching on stewardship with a look at Acts 2:42-47, which describes the communal life of the first group of believers. God is not so much asking us to make an Acts 2 church as he is dispatching the Holy Spirit to make an Acts 2 church of us.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Luke 19, in which Jesus calls Zacchaeus out of a tree and demands to be in a relationship with him. This is Good News for us sinners...Jesus came to seek out and to save the lost. He came to save us.
Dr. Michael Nicholson continues his class on introductory apologetics, Reasonable Faith, with a discussion of the source of the Bible. Is there evidence to support the claim that it is the Word of God? Yes, he argues, it is reasonable to argue that it is just that: the authoritative way that God speaks to us.
The Rev. Nick Lannon continues his teaching series on stewardship. In this video, he teaches on Luke 21:1-4, in which a widow gives God "all she has to live on." We are called to give until it hurts, and so our prayer is that God will enable us to rely on him.
