The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Matthew 18, in which Jesus tells a parable about an unforgiving slave. Don't forget, he cautions us, the extent of the debt you've been forgiven!
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Matthew 18, in which Jesus teaches on church discipline. We discipline ourselves to protect our witness to the world, so that we can win the world to Christ. We forgive because we have been forgiven.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Romans 12, in which Paul gives the church a list of laws by which to live. How are Christians to relate to the good and holy law of God? By submitting to it, and then returning again to the mercies of Christ, who saved us from our sin.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Exodus 1, in which the baby Moses is put in the river. Moses' saving work, great though it was, merely points us to our greater and final savior, Jesus Christ.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Matthew 15, in which Jesus heals a Canaanite woman. She confesses her need, and so Jesus does what God always does for the repentant sinner: he pours out his mercy.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Isaiah 55 and Matthew 14, both of which are about our desire to acquire satisfaction for ourselves. God alone can satisfy, and the Good News is that, in Christ, he has done just that.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Genesis 29, in which Jacob chooses a beautiful woman for his wife. There is Good News for sinners like us: our God does not choose like Jacob! Instead of choosing the lovely, he makes us lovely in Christ.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Matthew 13, in which Jesus tells a parable about wheat and weeds. There is Good News for this broken world: you don't have to save it. God will save, in Jesus Christ.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Romans 7, in which Paul calls out in sinful despair, and Matthew 11, in which Jesus claims that his yoke is easy and his burden is light. Jesus takes our heavy burdens to the cross, rescuing us from this body of death.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Genesis 22, in which Abraham is called to sacrifice Isaac. There is Good News here for sinners: God sets the tests, and God passes them.