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.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Jeremiah 14, in which the sinful Israelites call out to God for help, and Luke 18, in which a tax collector cries out to God for mercy. The very God whose holiness reveals our sin is the only one holy enough to save us. The Good News is that, in Christ, he has.
Dr. Michael Nicholson continues his class on introductory apologetics, Reasonable Faith, with a discussion of the reliability of the New Testament. How sure can we be that the stories we have about Jesus are the ones that were originally written down? Or that they're actually true?
The Rev. Nick Lannon continues his teaching on stewardship with a look at 1 John 4:19. God's example of stewardship is to give overwhelmingly generously. Therefore, your money--which, like everything else you have, is his--is in its most natural state when it's being given away.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Genesis 32, in which Jacob wrestles with God. Jacob, who has been wrestling with people his whole life, trying to get a blessing, finally realizes that only God can give what he's wanted all along.
Dr. Michael Nicholson continues his class on introductory apologetics, Reasonable Faith, with a discussion of the reliability of the Old Testament. Looking at textual criticism, archaeology, and a number of other sources, Nicholson argues that, yes, the OT documents are trustworthy and can bear the weight of faith.
The Rev. Nick Lannon shares his first teaching on stewardship of the 2019 Stewardship Campaign. This teaching is on 2 Corinthians 9:6-11, in which Paul talks to that church about their money, using seed as an illustration. The best thing to do with our money, says Paul, is to sow it in faith, in service of the proclamation of the Gospel.
The Rev. Adam Morton (of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Lancaster, PA) gives the fourth and final talk of his 2019 Fall Retreat, entitled "Becoming Human Again: Restoration in Christ."
