The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Genesis 32, in which Jacob wrestles with God. Like Jacob, we sinners have been wrestling around, trying to earn a blessing, for our whole lives. The true blessing, Jesus Christ, is only God's to give, and he gives freely.
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The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Genesis 32, in which Jacob wrestles with God. Like Jacob, we sinners have been wrestling around, trying to earn a blessing, for our whole lives. The true blessing, Jesus Christ, is only God's to give, and he gives freely.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Genesis 32, in which Jacob wrestles with God. Like Jacob, we sinners have been wrestling around, trying to earn a blessing, for our whole lives. The true blessing, Jesus Christ, is only God's to give, and he gives freely.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Jeremiah 29, in which God tells his exiled people to be a blessing to Babylon. We are to love our neighbors, praying for them and evangelizing them, so that they might come to know the grace of Christ as we do.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Habakkuk (in which the prophet expresses his faith in God) and Luke 17 (in which Jesus tells a story about masters and servants). Righteousness, the Bible insists, comes not from working but by putting faith in Christ, the one who justifies the ungodly.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Luke 16, in which Jesus tells a parable about a rich man, a poor man, and their eternal fates. The Good News is that, no matter where we fall on the economic spectrum, we are saved by faith in the one who justifies the ungodly.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on 1 Timothy 2, in which Paul says that men should serve as elders in the church. This points us to Good News: Jesus Christ, the head of men and women alike, exercised that headship by laying down his life for sinners.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Psalm 51 (David's song of lament and repentance) and Luke 15, in which Jesus tells parables about a lost sheep and a lost coin. Our God, in Christ, does everything needed to save us: not resting until we are found and brought home.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Luke 14, in which Jesus tells a parable about dinner guests at a party. We humans always seek our own exaltation; it is Jesus who humbles himself in order to save us.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches on Jeremiah 1, in which the prophet is commanded to speak to God's people. God's word first shows us our sin, and then—in the person and work of Jesus Christ—reveals our savior.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Colossians 3, in which Paul tells Christians to focus on heavenly things. In other words, it is only by setting our minds on the things God has already accomplished for us in Christ that we can live a life honoring to him.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Hosea 1, in which God compares his relationship with sinful humans to a faithful husband buying back and bringing home and unfaithful wife. When we stray, God redeems us in Christ.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Luke 10, in which Jesus commends Mary for sitting at his feet. The Good News of the Gospel is that Christ's work for us is already complete.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Galatians 5, in which St. Paul contrasts the works of the flesh and the fruit of the Spirit. We bear good fruit not to be saved, but because we have been saved, grafted into the true vine, which is Christ.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on 1 Kings 19, in which God appears to Elijah on a mountaintop. In order to recognize God's voice, we compare it to the Word already given to us: the Holy Scriptures and their testimony about Jesus, the Word incarnate.
On Trinity Sunday, the Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon detailing how the Father (God above us), the Son (God for us), and the Spirit (God with us) work together to accomplish the salvation of sinners: God creates, redeems, and sustains us.
On Pentecost Sunday, the Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Acts 2, in which the Holy Spirit is poured out on the apostles. The Spirit, wielding God's law and Gospel, begins the process of forging a church in Jesus Christ's name.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on John 17, in which Jesus prays that God would make his followers one. He does so by using his law (to make us one in our sin) and his Gospel (to make us one in our new lives in Christ).
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Acts 11, in which Peter explains the reception of the Gospel by a Gentile family and a vision he'd been given by God. Anyone who calls on the name of Jesus is made clean by the shedding of his blood.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on John 10 (in which Jesus describes himself as a shepherd of sheep) and Psalm 23 (in which sheep rejoice that, in the Lord, they have a Good Shepherd). To be a sheep in Jesus' fold means to be cared for, defended, and brought home safely.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Acts 9 (Saul's conversion) and John 21 (Peter's recommissioning). Jesus comes to his enemies and makes them, by his death and resurrection, powerful ministers of his Gospel.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Genesis 32, in which Jacob wrestles with God. Like Jacob, we sinners have been wrestling around, trying to earn a blessing, for our whole lives. The true blessing, Jesus Christ, is only God's to give, and he gives freely.
