Mark 1:14-20 - The Good News About God - Pastor John Weigle

The sermon centers on the dual identity of Jesus as both Lord (Adonai) and Christ (Messiah), demonstrating through the narrative of Jesus walking on the water and healing the sick that He is divine and the promised human deliverer. The passage from Matthew 14:22–36 reveals Jesus as God in the flesh—walking on water, commanding nature, and being recognized as the Son of God by His disciples—while also fulfilling messianic prophecy by bringing healing through His 'wings' (tzitzit), symbolizing the Messiah's power to heal. The preacher emphasizes that Jesus is not a mere human king or genie, but the sovereign Lord who sets the agenda, sends His followers into trials to deepen faith, and rescues in the darkest moments. The tone is pastoral and convicting, urging believers to trust Jesus fully, obey His will—even in adversity—knowing that His power is infinite and His presence guarantees salvation, with the ultimate hope of eternal life in the age to come.

The lesson presents the problem of evil not as a logical contradiction to Christian theism, but as a psychological and existential challenge rooted in human rebellion, arguing that the very ability to recognize evil presupposes the existence of God. Using presuppositional apologetics, it demonstrates that unbelievers cannot consistently affirm evil without grounding it in the Christian worldview, which provides the necessary preconditions for moral absolutes, logic, and intelligibility. The argument shifts from a supposed intellectual objection to a call for repentance, showing that the unbeliever's demand for an explanation from God is itself an act of arrogance, replicating Eve's sin by seeking to judge God. The Christian response is not merely intellectual but deeply pastoral, emphasizing that God's justice is revealed in His sovereignty, that evil ultimately serves God's glory, and that faith—trusting God's goodness despite incomprehensible suffering—is the only proper human response. The sermon concludes that the problem of evil, far from undermining faith, actually proves God's existence and calls for a surrender of human authority to divine wisdom.

Faithful To The Call: 2 Timothy 1:1-2 - Thomas Easterling

This sermon, centered on the miracle of the feeding of the 5,000, presents Jesus as the culmination of biblical history—our perfect example, our divine teacher, and the sum of all our hopes. Through a richly woven narrative, it reveals how Jesus recapitulates the fall, the Exodus, and the promised land, fulfilling the Old Testament's types and shadows as the greater Adam, Moses, prophet, high priest, and Joshua. The miracle is not merely a display of power but a foretaste of the eschatological feast where God will dwell with humanity, death is swallowed up, and all creation is restored. The sermon calls believers to imitate Christ's selfless compassion, trust in His ability to multiply our small offerings, and worship Him as the divine Savior who alone makes eternal salvation possible, while urging unbelievers to repent and believe before the final feast arrives.

The lesson confronts the problem of evil not as a purely intellectual dilemma, but as a manifestation of the fallen human heart's rebellion against God's sovereignty. It critiques common Christian defenses—such as the free will, best possible world, and divine weakness arguments—for relying on unbiblical philosophy rather than Scripture, and for failing to address evil's root in human autonomy. The speaker argues that these responses, while emotionally appealing, are logically and theologically inadequate, especially since they contradict biblical teachings on God's absolute sovereignty and the reality of evil as a real, objective force. Instead, the true answer lies in recognizing that evil's existence presupposes a moral lawgiver—only Christianity can account for evil as a real, objective reality, making the unbeliever's very objection self-defeating. Ultimately, the problem of evil is not a challenge to faith, but an opportunity to affirm God's justice, sovereignty, and redemptive purpose, as seen in Scripture's own response to suffering.

Humanity's Greatest Need - Galatians 6:11-18 - Pastor John Weigle

The sermon, drawn from Acts 12:1–24, presents a powerful theological narrative illustrating that when humanity opposes God, victory is always His alone—though the wicked may appear to prosper temporarily, their schemes inevitably unravel, leading to humiliation and judgment, as seen in Herod's failed attempt to destroy the church, his subsequent downfall, and the ultimate triumph of God's word. Through the contrast of Herod's fleeting power and divine justice, the sermon affirms that God's timing is sovereign, His people are called to persistent prayer and trust, and even the most defiant can find redemption through repentance, as exemplified by Nebuchadnezzar, thereby offering both comfort to believers and urgent hope to unbelievers.

The lesson presents a comprehensive presuppositional apologetic case against the theory of evolution, arguing that it fails both as a worldview and as a scientific explanation, while the biblical account of Genesis 1–11 demonstrates verisimilitude—meaning it accurately reflects the real world. By systematically dismantling evolutionary assumptions through the 'argument from folly' and then affirming the biblical narrative through the 'argument from truth,' the speaker shows how Genesis accounts for the fossil record, genetic bottlenecks, linguistic diversity, and human history with remarkable precision. The flood and the Tower of Babel are presented not as myths but as historical events that explain geological patterns and ethnic diversity, respectively, with modern genetic data—such as the single Y-chromosome and three mitochondrial lines—confirming the biblical model. The sermon further critiques theistic evolution as logically inconsistent, theologically dangerous, and ultimately incompatible with the inerrancy of Scripture, especially since it undermines the historical Adam and the doctrine of substitutionary atonement. It concludes by warning that secularism's political and educational dominance is rooted in a propagandistic worldview that suppresses Christian truth, while affirming that only the biblical worldview meets the transcendental preconditions of intelligibility and provides a coherent, evidence-based foundation for reality.

Mark 1:9-13 - The Messiah Has Come - John Weigle