The Rev. Nick Lannon continues his Bible study on Acts with a look at chapter 12 and the beginning of chapter 13. Peter is arrested and then freed from prison (12:1-11) and visits a house church in Jerusalem (12:12-17). Then, Herod kills the soldiers who were guarding him before retreating to Caesarea and dying a gruesome death (12:18-25). Finally for this session, Paul interacts with a Jewish magician and a Roman governor on the island of Cyprus (13:1-12).
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Luke 4, in which Jesus is tempted by Satan. Just as his faithfulness in the desert stands in for Israel's unfaithfulness in their desert, his righteousness stands in for your sin before a holy God.
Continuing his Bible study on the book of Revelation, the Rev. Dr. Michael Nicholson investigates chapter 15, in which God’s righteous judgment and wrath are poured out on the unrepentant world for their idolatry of the beast and their persecution of the saints.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches an Ash Wednesday sermon on Matthew 6, in which Jesus cautions us not to practice our piety before others. Instead, we proclaim our sin and need for a savior...a need met in Christ alone.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Luke 9, in which Jesus takes Peter, James, and John up the mountain and is transfigured before them. Jesus is one of one and is determined to accomplish your salvation.
The Rev. Dr. Michael Nicholson continues his study of the book of Revelation in chapter 14. After showing Satan’s harrowing—but final and futile—attempts to usurp God and destroy God’s people, John presents the ultimate blessedness of those who worship God and follow the Lamb and the ultimate destruction of those who worship the beast.
The Rev. Dr. Michael Nicholson continues his class on Revelation with a look at chapter 13. Here, John describes two “beasts” who carry out the will of the dragon in opposing God, deceiving the world, and oppressing God’s people.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Genesis 45, in which Joseph forgives his sinful brothers. In our stories, it is we who need forgiving; Joseph points us to Jesus, the ultimate forgiver.
The Rev. Nick Lannon continues his class on the book of Acts with a study of chapter 11. Peter defends the inclusion of Gentiles in the church to the circumcision party in Jerusalem (v. 1-18), a new church erupts in Antioch (v. 19-24), and Paul and Barnabas catechize that new Gentile congregation, finally taking an offering from them back to the brothers in Jerusalem (v. 25-30).
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on 1 Corinthians 15, in which Paul promises that because Christ has been raised from the dead, you will be raised, too.
