A Unique Fixer-Upper Opportunity
March 29th, 2020
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on John 11, in which Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead. Jesus has bad news for us: we're not fixer-uppers...we're dead. But there is Good News: Jesus raises the dead to new life.
John 11
Family Devotion: Daniel and the Scary Sleepover
March 27th, 2020
Using Sally Lloyd-Jones's THE JESUS STORYBOOK BIBLE, Pastor Nick and Patrick share a devotion on Jesus' most important work: his work to rescue us.
Family Devotion: The Young Hero and the Horrible Giant
March 25th, 2020
Using Sally Lloyd-Jones' THE JESUS STORYBOOK BIBLE, Pastor Nick and Charlie share a devotion about how Jesus doesn't just help us face the struggles in our lives, he actually fights (and wins) in our place.
Now I See
March 22nd, 2020
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on John 9, in which Jesus heals a man born blind. That man decides that, while there is a lot about Jesus he doesn't understand and that is perhaps difficult to believe, the most important thing is that Jesus has given him his sight. In the same way, Jesus has opened our eyes. That means everything.
John 9
Family Devotion: The Captain of the Storm
March 20th, 2020
Using Sally Lloyd-Jones's THE JESUS STORYBOOK BIBLE, Nick and Hazel Lannon share a devotion about God's ability, in Christ, to overcome the storms of our lives.
Rejoice! You're Helpless
March 15th, 2020
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Romans 5, in which Paul urges us to rejoice in our sufferings, and John 4, in which Jesus has a profound interaction with a Samaritan woman. It is only when our sufferings show us our helplessness and needs that we can rejoice: they point the way to our savior.
Romans 5, John 4
Genesis (Part 6): Noah's Nakedness and Ham's Sin
March 8th, 2020
Michael Neal continues our Formation class on Genesis 1-11 with a close look at the disturbing story in Genesis 9 about Ham "seeing" Noah's nakedness. What on earth is going on here? And is there possibly any Good News to be had in it?
Genesis 9
High and Lifted Up
March 8th, 2020
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Numbers 21, in which the wandering Israelites are oppressed by poisonous snakes, and John 3, in which Jesus compares his own "lifting up" to the bronze serpent Moses lifts up in the wilderness, saving the people. Jesus is most exalted by being laid low; he saves us by being sacrificed on our behalf.
Numbers 21, John 3