Lake Osborne Church: Recent Episodes
Lake Osborne Church
As Jesus continues in Luke's Gospel account, this side of his transfiguration on the mountain, and on his way to Jerusalem and the cross, he continues to illuminate realities of his kingdom. Jesus continues to demonstrate he is the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy, promises, and people and sends his disciples with a message to proclaim. Just what is the nature of that life-changing, kingdom-ushering message? Tune in and find out...
Ever since the glorious and stunning encounter of Jesus on the mountain of transfiguration, he sets his face towards Jerusalem and the cross which awaits him - the cross which makes every sad thing come untrue. And yet, as his disciples follow - do they really know the one whom they follow? Do they really know what they've signed up for? Do we today as the ones bearing the name of Christ?
Luke 9:43b-62 gives five, short yet profound accounts where Jesus deconstructs his disciples cultural assumptions about his kingdom and instead offers them insight into the kingdom he is actually bringing. Let his words sink into our ears.
After Christ and some of his disciples are together, with Moses, Elijah, and the voice of the Father, on the mountain of transfiguration, they are confronted with the realities of this world and the present spiritual battle which still rages. In a sense, we are too, as we live this side of mount Calvary yet we know the One who is with us. Tune in as Luke's Gospel continues to present this incomparable Jesus.
The transfiguration of Jesus on the mountain is one of the most glorious, instructive, yet mysterious moments in the life of our Savior. Not only does he bring along his closest followers in Peter, James, and John but is joined by Moses, Elijah, and the very voice of God the Father. What did it all mean then? What does it mean now? Tune in and meet Jesus, King of the Mountain.
Whether it's news networks or sports networks, we live in a world of talking heads with strong opinions. Watching things like world events or ball games, ourselves, we also form opinions as to what's going on. This helps set the stage for the dialogue between Jesus and his disciples in Luke 9:18-27, as they engage in a sort of "postgame commentary" fresh off the victory of miraculously feeding a multitude with just 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish.
"Who do you say that I am?" Jesus asks his followers.
It's a question we must all ask...
And the answer Jesus provides is the one we must be prepared to embrace.
Jesus sends out twelve disciples, and shortly thereafter, feeds five thousand men with only five loaves of bread and two fish, and has twelve baskets of leftovers remaining.
Do these numbers make your head spin yet?
They say "the numbers don't lie" but with Jesus sometimes the numbers don't apply because after all he's God...
Tune in and be amazed yet again by this Jesus and what he has for us as followers.
For the second consecutive Sunday, Pastor Adam examines Luke 8:40-56 and the incredible story of two people from very different walks of life - Jairus and an unnamed woman - who were united in their suffering, yet each desperate for the intervention of Jesus. Will they find what they seek?
In the increasing crowds that begin to surround Jesus, he encounters two people from very different walks of life - a distinguished, well-to-do man, and an unnamed woman - who are united through their commonality of suffering. Each comes to Jesus in their own way desperate for his intervention. Will they find what they seek? Tune in as Luke's Gospel continues to roar along with tale after tale of the remarkable Jesus.
The Jesus who can calm storms with merely his words (previous sermon) is the same Jesus in today's text who can cast out demons, too. The remarkable authority of Jesus the Son of God in this wild passage shows itself in how he rescues us, reigns over us, and reorients us. Tune in and experience this authority of Jesus for yourself.
The remarkable story of Jesus, asleep during a great storm, only to arise and calm it with a word, has much to teach us about his nature and the new life under his lordship we're called to. Listen in to hear how everyone from Jonah in the OT to Joe Montana in his 1989 Super Bowl heroics give us imagination for the One who commands even winds and water...
Kevin Costner stars in the iconic 1989 film, Field of Dreams and if we have imagination, it can pique our interest in an even greater story about a greater field, not of dreams, but of harvest - the story of the sower as told parabolically by Jesus. Tune in and listen as we continue to ponder Luke's Gospel.
What a scene it is when Jesus is invited to dinner in the house of Simon the Pharisee. If you've ever been in an awkward social setting, or if you've ever sinned (aka EVERYBODY) then you're not going to want to miss this. Tune in and let Jesus sweep you off your feet afresh.
A lesser known account of Jesus and his compassionate, miraculous power in the lesser known town of Nain gives us a picture worth a thousand words. Tune in and find yourself with the young man, the weeping woman, and the stunned crowd.
Luke 7:1-10 records the story of two vastly different approaches to Jesus and records his vastly different reactions to such approaches. There are the Jewish Elders and the Roman Centurion - and a lot in between, including the difference between religion and gospel. Tune in as Jesus continues to amaze.
In these few short verses we get a glimpse of Luke's version of The Beatitudes - teaching from Jesus on the blessed, dare we say happy, life. But though the verses are few, the implications are many, and just like the Gospel: down is often up, and up is often down. Tune in and allow the words of Jesus to cut through the noise and maybe, just maybe, find the purpose and contentment you're seeking.
If the original Easter was characterized by fear of the miraculous circumstances, the Monday after was one of bewilderment as evidenced by the reaction of those present in Matthew 28:11-20:
The women running from the tomb.
The guards trying to cover their own skin.
The chief priests and elders concocting a bribe.
The eleven remaining disciples now in the presence of the One to whom all authority on heaven and earth belongs...
That original Monday after Easter like...would everything be all right?
He is risen! He is risen, indeed! Matthew 28:1-10 recounts the remarkable story of a terrifying angelic visit, an earthquake, the witness of two women, petrified Roman guards, and Christ's resurrection from the dead: the most important, significant event in human history. Tune in and see how faith and worship triumph and transforms us all into witnesses.
Luke 19:28-40 records Jesus's triumphal entry into Jerusalem, the account which informs our celebration of Palm Sunday. Jesus "has need" in this text of a humble donkey's colt, his average-joe-disciples, and he has need of you...not because Jesus is incomplete, but rather because he desires to include us in the great drama of redemption and the incredible fellowship of God.
Jesus and the Pharisees clash over God's original intent for the Sabbath and in the encounters much is revealed about the burden-lifting rest the Gospel provides versus the heavy yoke of religion. Tune in and be reminded of the joy and wholeness found in the love of Christ.
When Jesus remarkably invites a socially despised tax collector named, Levi, to discipleship and in turn is invited to Levi's house for dinner we're given a glimpse at the effectiveness of Jesus's call; his focus on our future and not our pasts; and beautiful insight into his mission. Pull up a chair as we find ourselves having dinner at Levi's, with Jesus.
Jesus the carpenter's son, Jesus the synagogue teacher, Jesus the healer, and now Jesus the great angler? Jesus the one who tells Peter, the lifelong fisherman, to "let down his nets for a catch" just after Peter has returned from an all-night, empty fishing trip? Who is this Jesus and what is he calling Peter to? Tune in as we consider Luke 5:1-11, and consider the calling of this same Jesus on our lives also...
The seaside town of Capernaum provides the perfect setting for Jesus to further reveal aspects of his glorious nature and gospel mission. Listen in as we consider his authoritative healing of a demon possessed man, his compassion for a sick woman, and his zeal for the lost seen in his tireless preaching, finding ourselves once again mesmerized by this Messiah.
It isn't likely the Foo Fighters had Luke 4:16-30 in mind when writing their hit song, "My Hero" from which the title of this sermon borrows, but...
After all, when Jesus returns as a Rabbi, to Nazareth where he had grown up, one would think he'd receive a hero's welcome but that's where the story turns...
Tune in as Pastor Adam walks through this interesting account and we learn even more about the mission of Jesus and who he came to save.
Just like it's "time" during this part of the year for spring training and baseball to start, it was "time" in the ministry of Jesus and providence of God for his temptation in the wilderness. But what are we to make of this account? How was such a thing possible? Was it real or merely an "exhibition" like these pre-season baseball games? Tune in as Pastor Adam walks through this account in Luke 4 and highlights, yet again, the greatness of our Savior.
What do the ministry of John the Baptist, the baptism of Jesus Christ himself, a long list of funny names, and the temptation of Jesus all have in common? They point us behind and ahead in redemptive history as Jesus "fulfills all righteousness" for us. Listen in as Pastor Adam continues to walk through the beautiful Gospel of Luke.
The one-of-a-kind character of John the Baptist came to prepare people for the arrival of Jesus Christ, but his ministry still speaks powerfully today. For though Christ has departed triumphantly back to Heaven, he will arrive again at the end of time.
Were the people ready to receive him the first time around?
Are we ready to receive him when he returns?
Listen in as Pastor Adam continues to walk through Luke's Gospel.
Listen in as Pastor Adam walks through the fascinating and even funny account of Jesus, as a boy, traveling with his family to Jerusalem only to be unknowingly left behind by his parents in the temple. But as J.R.R. Tolkien once wrote, "not all who wander are lost..."
"For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. We should not be like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's righteous. Do not be surprised, brothers and sisters, that the world hates you. We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers and sisters. Whoever does not love abides in death." (1 John 3)
Tune in as Pastor Adam unpacks this text and points out the wisdom it proclaims to us on Sanctity of Human Life Sunday.
Tune in as Pastor Adam unpacks Luke 2:22-40, a fascinating and surprisingly applicable passage featuring Simeon and Anna, two intriguing characters who waited their whole lives for only that which the birth of Jesus Christ brings.
Inspired by the well-worn tune, "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" which speaks of "tidings of comfort and joy" Pastor Adam concludes the Advent preaching series by examining Luke 2:8-20, one final passage where the themes of comfort and joy are highlighted and directed to their ultimate fulfillment in the gift of Christmas: Christ himself and his glorious Gospel.
Inspired by the well-worn tune, "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" which speaks of "tidings of comfort and joy" Pastor Adam continues the Advent preaching series, examining passages throughout Scripture where the themes of comfort and joy are highlighted, pointing them to their ultimate fulfillment in the gift of Christmas: Christ himself and his glorious Gospel.
This week's passage is: Isaiah 55:6-13
Inspired by the well-worn tune, "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" which speaks of "tidings of comfort and joy" Pastor Adam continues the Advent preaching series, examining passages throughout Scripture where the themes of comfort and joy are highlighted, pointing them to their ultimate fulfillment in the gift of Christmas: Christ himself and his glorious Gospel.
This week's passage is Isaiah 40:1-2.
Pastor Adam begins an Advent preaching series titled, Comfort and Joy, examining passages throughout Scripture where these themes are explored and find fulfillment in the gift of Christmas: Christ himself and his glorious Gospel.
This week's passage is 2 Corinthians 1:3-11.
Tune in as we consider important teaching from the Apostle Paul for every area of life, as he instructs us how to walk wisely and make the best use of the time God's given in every role and responsibility we're called to.
How are we, as Christians, to approach election cycles? Tune in as we consider the teaching of Jesus to "render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's and to God the things that are God's" and see how it still applies and informs us today.
As chapter 5 in the Exodus story opens, Pharaoh asks Moses the most important question anyone can ask - "Who is the Lord?" Tune in as we answer that question, a question which defines and determines all of life.
Pastor Adam's sermon from Sunday Sept. 29 at Lake Osborne Church in Lake Worth, FL. A continuation in the Exodus preaching series.
Tune in as we consider the exchange between Moses and God, seeing in story form the truth of what the Apostle Paul proclaims later in 1 Corinthians 1: we are foolish but God is wise, we are weak but He is strong.
Tune in as we consider a powerful, and well-known text - that of Moses and his encounter with God at a burning bush while sojourning in Midian. Discover how this miraculous God still works in our lives today, in his own way, but for the same glorious purposes.
Tune in as we continue our trek through the book of Exodus, looking again at Moses - an imperfect man sovereignly raised up by a perfect God - called to the role God had for him, because God sees and knows all.
Tune in as we continue forward in the Exodus story, examining the birth of Moses - the dramatics surrounding his birth, the points of application even to our own day, and the amazing faithfulness of God.
Exodus 1:8-21 is remarkably relevant to the situation facing Christians in the West today. Listen in as we walk through the story of a new Pharaoh arising in Egypt "who did not know Joseph" and all that would've meant then, and how it can still instruct us today.
The timeless wisdom of the Apostle Peter reminds us, as Christians, we shouldn't be surprised by the difficulties of this life and the rejection of the world, but sanctified through such things as we have the spirit of glory and of God resting upon us.
Whether its one's approach to relationships, career, or even politics, as Christians, the call is for us to not be conformed to the worldly patterns we inherit, but to be transformed by the realities of the Gospel. Listen in as we consider the Apostle Paul's exhortation towards such in Romans 12:1-2.
Tune in as Pastor Adam on Father's Day considers a brief turn of phrase from the Apostle Paul in his Thessalonian letter that as much to say to all of God's children about our callings and the love of our Heavenly Father.
On Memorial Day weekend, listen in as Pastor Adam gives thanks for the blessings we enjoy in the City of Man, as Americans indebted to those who served and sacrificed; but how we look even further to Jesus, the one who made the ultimate sacrifice for any who trust him from every tongue, tribe, and nation, securing ultimate freedom, and grounding our ultimate hope in the City of God which is to come.
Tune in as Pastor Adam looks at the story of Hannah in 1 Samuel 1, and reflects on Mother's Day in 2024.
In the iconic movie, Forrest Gump, his friend Bubba teaches us all the many ways shrimp can be purposed. In Psalm 20, David illuminates numerous purposes of God towards us, as his Redeemed. Tune in and listen, as we consider the power of God's great name.
Coming off two weeks of post-Easter reflections on Ephesians 1:15-23 [Resurrection Realities, Part 1 (Sunday April 14) and Part 2 (Sunday April 21), available on our Facebook page] we turn our attention to Psalm 16 which connects with and elaborates on some of the themes we saw in Ephesians, namely the blessings available to us at the right hand of God. Like David, may we come to know the truth of Psalm 16:11 - "in your presence there is fullness of joy, at your right hand are pleasures forevermore!"
Roman guards, disciples, and religious leaders find themselves intertwined after the resurrection of Jesus Christ, but while their collective world had been turned upside down by the singular, shared event of Easter Sunday, their responses varied greatly and how one responds to Jesus has eternal significance.
The two emotions of fear and joy noted in this passage poignantly and strategically sum up the atmosphere of the first Easter and its continuing significance today. He is risen! Come and listen.
Hear from Rev. Randy Patterson, pastor emeritus at Seacrest Presbyterian Church, as he guest preaches at Lake Osborne on Palm Sunday.
How does the Gospel unite us in our differences;
Allow for joy in all circumstances;
and bring peace that passes all understanding?
Tune in and find out as we consider Philippians 4:1-9.
As we continue to honor, celebrate, and learn from the dynamics of the Lent Season, we must remember perfection cannot be achieved in this life. The sanctification that springs from our justification is a life-long, Spirit-guided process. Tune in as we consider another helpful passage from the Apostle Paul and his letter to the Philippian church.
Tune in as Pastor Adam continues to highlight realities and dynamics of the Christian life, particularly in the season of Lent.
Was Jesus really tempted? Could he really have sinned? We are used to celebrities posing for staged public relation moments, or playing a part for media buzz but something very different is at work with Jesus and his real battle with Satan in the wilderness. Tune in as we consider the mystery and wonder of a Savior both fully God and fully man.
They went on from there and passed through Galilee. And he did not want anyone to know, 31 for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him. And when he is killed, after three days he will rise.” 32 But they did not understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.
33 And they came to Capernaum. And when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?” 34 But they kept silent, for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest. 35 And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, “If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.” 36 And he took a child and put him in the midst of them, and taking him in his arms, he said to them, 37 “Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me.”
What can we learn on Super Bowl Sunday about real relationship and the authenticity Jesus seeks? Tune in and find out as we consider his interaction with Scribes, and a poor widow at the Temple.
A woman walks into the afterlife with seven husbands...if this sounds like a joke, tune in and observe Jesus and his conversation with religious leaders of his day trying to trap him, only to find themselves ensnared yet again by his genius.
Come and listen as Pastor Adam unpacks the implications of Jesus's teaching to "render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."
Come and listen to Jesus's parable of the wicked tenants, as it was told to its original audience, and as Pastor Adam ministers it to our present circumstances today as Christ followers.
Tune in as we consider an encounter between Jesus and the religious brass of his day; a conversation which forces us to confront the authenticity and authority of Jesus and his Gospel.
We live this side of the Incarnation, we live this side of the manger, the cross, the empty tomb. "After Jesus was born in Bethlehem"... now what? Tune in as we consider the call of this passage to:
Reject Fear
Respond in Faith
Reach for the Future Kingdom
As we worship on Christmas Eve morning, come put yourselves in the shoes of the shepherds as they witnessed the angelic chorus announcing the birth of Christ, and ponder the meaning of three powerful words in this text: Fear, Peace, and Glory.
Come and join the song of Simeon, as "his eyes see the salvation" of the Lord, and as we continue to cherish the Advent season and look expectantly and joyfully to Christmas.
Come and join the song of Zechariah as he "praises the Lord...because he has come to his people and redeemed them."
(Dr. Paul Copan filling the pulpit for Pastor Adam)
Come and join Mary's song as "her soul magnifies the Lord and her spirit rejoices in God her Savior."
Whether individually as Christians, or collectively as Churches, conformity to Christ and faithfulness to his message depends on whether we believe his teaching to be the words of God or words of just another teacher. Come and consider what we learn of and from Jesus in Luke's account of the temple cleansing.
As Jesus triumphantly enters Jerusalem, on his headlong journey to the cross, he has need of a colt to ride on, and disciples to direct, not because Jesus is incomplete, but because he delights at including us in his plans. Join us as we celebrate the Savior who works the extraordinary through the ordinary.
Zacchaeus was the least likely person for Jesus to stay with while in Jericho according to our standards, but according to Jesus, he must stay with one like this, for he came to seek and save the lost. Wherever you find yourself, climb up like Zacchaeus and see the one who makes all things new.
When the blind beggar, Bartimaeus, encounters Jesus on the roadside to Jericho, his life is forever changed, and we are given a great picture of the grace of our God and the response he seeks.
As Jesus journeys ever nearer to Jerusalem in Luke's Gospel, what kind of kingdom does he bring? What does he both expect and provide for those who follow? Come and listen as we once again consider the life defining words of Jesus.
Come and join the conversation between Jesus, his disciples, and a wealthy, inquisitive, yet ultimately misguided man as the nature of goodness, the Gospel, and the kingdom of God are explored.
Luke 18:9-14
He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: 10 “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get.’ 13 But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ 14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Luke 18:1-8
And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. 2 He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man. 3 And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ 4 For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man, 5 yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will give her justice, so that she will not beat me down by her continual coming.’” 6 And the Lord said, “Hear what the unrighteous judge says. 7 And will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them? 8 I tell you, he will give justice to them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”
As we celebrate the ordination and installation of additional elders and deacons to Lake Osborne Church, we take a look at Acts 6:1-7, and are reminded of the Spirit-given structure from the earliest of Church until today.
"Now when Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, for they were all waiting for him. 41 And there came a man named Jairus, who was a ruler of the synagogue. And falling at Jesus' feet, he implored him to come to his house, 42 for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying.
As Jesus went, the people pressed around him. 43 And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, and though she had spent all her living on physicians,[f] she could not be healed by anyone. 44 She came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment, and immediately her discharge of blood ceased. 45 And Jesus said, “Who was it that touched me?” When all denied it, Peter[g] said, “Master, the crowds surround you and are pressing in on you!” 46 But Jesus said, “Someone touched me, for I perceive that power has gone out from me.” 47 And when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling, and falling down before him declared in the presence of all the people why she had touched him, and how she had been immediately healed. 48 And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace.”
Psalms is a magnetic center, pulling every scrap and dimension of human experience into the presence of God. The Psalms are indiscriminate in their subject matter - complaint and thanks, doubt and anger, outcries of pain and outbursts of joy, quiet reflection and boisterous worship. If it is human, it qualifies. Any human experience, feeling, or thought can be prayed...the totality of God's concern is with the totality of our humanity."
(Eugene Peterson)
"Now when Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, for they were all waiting for him. 41 And there came a man named Jairus, who was a ruler of the synagogue. And falling at Jesus' feet, he implored him to come to his house, 42 for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying.
As Jesus went, the people pressed around him. 43 And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, and though she had spent all her living on physicians,[f] she could not be healed by anyone. 44 She came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment, and immediately her discharge of blood ceased. 45 And Jesus said, “Who was it that touched me?” When all denied it, Peter[g] said, “Master, the crowds surround you and are pressing in on you!” 46 But Jesus said, “Someone touched me, for I perceive that power has gone out from me.” 47 And when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling, and falling down before him declared in the presence of all the people why she had touched him, and how she had been immediately healed. 48 And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace.”
Psalms is a magnetic center, pulling every scrap and dimension of human experience into the presence of God. The Psalms are indiscriminate in their subject matter - complaint and thanks, doubt and anger, outcries of pain and outbursts of joy, quiet reflection and boisterous worship. If it is human, it qualifies. Any human experience, feeling, or thought can be prayed...the totality of God's concern is with the totality of our humanity." (Eugene Peterson)
1 Peter 2:4-6
As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For it stands in Scripture:
“Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”
On the mount of transfiguration, Peter has a front row seat to the glory and grace of Jesus, yet like all of us, can be slow to fully understand it. Tune in, as together through this passage we all try to heed verse 5 and "listen to the Beloved Son, with whom God is well pleased."
Free samples, Seinfeld's tuxedo theory, the greatest wedding reception ever, and most importantly - Jesus. Listen in, as Pastor Adam looks at and discusses Jesus' first miracle of turning water to wine.
"Can anything good come from Nazareth?" Nathanael asked. "Come and see," replied Philip. Listen in as together we see Jesus through the holy Word.
Valentine's Day has a way of directing our attention to love, but whose definition - that of the world or that of the Word of God? Listen in as Pastor Adam walks through this familiar but easily forgotten passage in the Apostle Paul's letter to the Corinthian church.
Why does Paul feel compelled to preach the Gospel to Christians who've already believed? Why does Paul feel compelled to tell you he's not embarrassed by God's good news? Listen in as Paul continues to herald the Christian faith, a faith Ted Turner once called "a religion for losers" (thanks Ted!)
Listen in as we focus on three distinct categories of a life gripped by the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Three categories seen in the Apostle Paul's life, as these verses indicate, and three categories we'll see in our own lives also, by God's grace.
After Christmas, and New Year's, now what? What are we to be doing? Who are we to be? Listen in as we find answers to such questions in the first few verses of the Apostle Paul's letter to the Romans.
A woman, a Pharisee, and the Messiah all walk into a dinner party. Find out what their interaction and conversation have to tell us about God's grace.
Reformation Sunday marks the anniversary of Martin Luther posting his 95 Theses to the door of the Wittenberg Castle Church in 1517 and sparking a renewal movement that eventually birthed Protestantism. This movement found its roots in Scripture passages like Romans 1:16-17 which struck Luther afresh with the amazing grace of God. Join us as we consider these timeless truths contained here in God's Word.
Join us as we continue our Fall series, looking at selections from the beautiful New Testament book of Hebrews.
Join us, as over the next few weeks, we consider selections from the wonderful book of Hebrews - a book whose depth, doctrine, and doxological reflections point us to Christ who is our all in all.
"Psalms is a magnetic center, pulling every scrap and dimension of human experience into the presence of God. The Psalms are indiscriminate in their subject matter – complaint and thanks, doubt and anger, outcries of pain and outbursts of joy, quiet reflection and boisterous worship. If it’s human, it qualifies. Any human experience, feeling, or thought can be prayed…the totality of God's concern is with the totality of our humanity." (Eugene Peterson)
"Psalms is a magnetic center, pulling every scrap and dimension of human experience into the presence of God. The Psalms are indiscriminate in their subject matter – complaint and thanks, doubt and anger, outcries of pain and outbursts of joy, quiet reflection and boisterous worship. If it’s human, it qualifies. Any human experience, feeling, or thought can be prayed…the totality of God's concern is with the totality of our humanity." (Eugene Peterson)
“Psalms is a magnetic center, pulling every scrap and dimension of human experience into the presence of God. The Psalms are indiscriminate in their subject matter – complaint and thanks, doubt and anger, outcries of pain and outbursts of joy, quiet reflection and boisterous worship. If it’s human, it qualifies. Any human experience, feeling, or thought can be prayed…the totality of God's concern is with the totality of our humanity." (Eugene Peterson)
“Psalms is a magnetic center, pulling every scrap and dimension of human experience into the presence of God. The Psalms are indiscriminate in their subject matter – complaint and thanks, doubt and anger, outcries of pain and outbursts of joy, quiet reflection and boisterous worship. If it’s human, it qualifies. Any human experience, feeling, or thought can be prayed…the totality of God's concern is with the totality of our humanity." (Eugene Peterson)
“Psalms is a magnetic center, pulling every scrap and dimension of human experience into the presence of God. The Psalms are indiscriminate in their subject matter – complaint and thanks, doubt and anger, outcries of pain and outbursts of joy, quiet reflection and boisterous worship. If it’s human, it qualifies. Any human experience, feeling, or thought can be prayed…the totality of God's concern is with the totality of our humanity." (Eugene Peterson)
“Psalms is a magnetic center, pulling every scrap and dimension of human experience into the presence of God. The Psalms are indiscriminate in their subject matter – complaint and thanks, doubt and anger, outcries of pain and outbursts of joy, quiet reflection and boisterous worship. If it’s human, it qualifies. Any human experience, feeling, or thought can be prayed…the totality of God's concern is with the totality of our humanity." (Eugene Peterson)
“Psalms is a magnetic center, pulling every scrap and dimension of human experience into the presence of God. The Psalms are indiscriminate in their subject matter – complaint and thanks, doubt and anger, outcries of pain and outbursts of joy, quiet reflection and boisterous worship. If it’s human, it qualifies. Any human experience, feeling, or thought can be prayed…the totality of God's concern is with the totality of our humanity." (Eugene Peterson)
Hey Google, Siri, and Alexa can recognize your voice, but can they really hear you? Can they know your heart's cry and answer you the way God can? Join us as David in Psalm 4 cries out to God, and has confidence God will not just hear us, his beloved children, but has confidence God will respond for his own glory and our good.
In your life, do you listen to the Many or the One? Do you listen to the voice of the World, or the Lord? Come and join David, the Psalmist, as he tunes his own heart and mind to the God who is his salvation.
Psalm 2 tells us of the angst of the world, the amusement of Heaven, and the allegiance of the true believer. Come and listen as we continue our summer series through this timeless book.
Come and see again the extravagant mercy of Jesus Christ in his poignant restoration of the Apostle Peter.
Faced with uncertainty after the Resurrection, Peter and the other disciples are tempted to return to their former lives, but Jesus has better plans for them.
Encounter the blind beggar, Bartimaeus, and notice the marked differences in his encounter with Jesus as he is asked the same, important question by Jesus that James and John were just verses before.
Reflections from Mark's Gospel as we consider the season of Lent and its preparation of our hearts and minds for Easter.
Reflections from Mark's Gospel as we consider the season of Lent and its preparation of our hearts and minds for Easter.
The first in a mini-series from Mark's Gospel as we consider the season of Lent and its preparation of our hearts and minds for Easter.
A letter written from the Apostle Paul in prison; a letter packed full of rich doctrine and exclamations of God's grace; a letter featuring some of Paul's most quoted verses; a letter ripe with practical exhortations for Christians in society today - Ephesians is a force to be reckoned with, and reckon with it we will in this sermon series.
A letter written from the Apostle Paul in prison; a letter packed full of rich doctrine and exclamations of God's grace; a letter featuring some of Paul's most quoted verses; a letter ripe with practical exhortations for Christians in society today - Ephesians is a force to be reckoned with, and reckon with it we will in this sermon series.
A letter written from the Apostle Paul in prison; a letter packed full of rich doctrine and exclamations of God's grace; a letter featuring some of Paul's most quoted verses; a letter ripe with practical exhortations for Christians in society today - Ephesians is a force to be reckoned with, and reckon with it we will in this sermon series.
A letter written from the Apostle Paul in prison; a letter packed full of rich doctrine and exclamations of God's grace; a letter featuring some of Paul's most quoted verses; a letter ripe with practical exhortations for Christians in society today - Ephesians is a force to be reckoned with, and reckon with it we will in this sermon series.
A letter written from the Apostle Paul in prison; a letter packed full of rich doctrine and exclamations of God's grace; a letter featuring some of Paul's most quoted verses; a letter ripe with practical exhortations for Christians in society today - Ephesians is a force to be reckoned with, and reckon with it we will in this sermon series.
A letter written from the Apostle Paul in prison; a letter packed full of rich doctrine and exclamations of God's grace; a letter featuring some of Paul's most quoted verses; a letter ripe with practical exhortations for Christians in society today - Ephesians is a force to be reckoned with, and reckon with it we will in this sermon series.
A letter written from the Apostle Paul in prison; a letter packed full of rich doctrine and exclamations of God's grace; a letter featuring some of Paul's most quoted verses; a letter ripe with practical exhortations for Christians in society today - Ephesians is a force to be reckoned with, and reckon with it we will in this sermon series.
A letter written from the Apostle Paul in prison; a letter packed full of rich doctrine and exclamations of God's grace; a letter featuring some of Paul's most quoted verses; a letter ripe with practical exhortations for Christians in society today - Ephesians is a force to be reckoned with, and reckon with it we will in this sermon series.
A letter written from the Apostle Paul in prison; a letter packed full of rich doctrine and exclamations of God's grace; a letter featuring some of Paul's most quoted verses; a letter ripe with practical exhortations for Christians in society today - Ephesians is a force to be reckoned with, and reckon with it we will in this sermon series.
A letter written from the Apostle Paul in prison; a letter packed full of rich doctrine, exclamations of God's grace; a letter featuring some of Paul's most quoted verses; a letter ripe with practical exhortations for Christians in society today - Ephesians is a force to be reckoned with, and reckon with it we will in this sermon series.
A letter written from the Apostle Paul in prison; a letter packed full of rich doctrine, exclamations of God's grace; a letter featuring some of Paul's most quoted verses; a letter ripe with practical exhortations for Christians in society today - Ephesians is a force to be reckoned with, and reckon with it we will in this sermon series.
A letter written from the Apostle Paul in prison; a letter packed full of rich doctrine, exclamations of God's grace; a letter featuring some of Paul's most quoted verses; a letter ripe with practical exhortations for Christians in society today - Ephesians is a force to be reckoned with, and reckon with it we will as we reflect on it in this sermon series.
A letter written from the Apostle Paul in prison; a letter packed full of rich doctrine, exclamations of God's grace; a letter featuring some of Paul's most quoted verses; a letter ripe with practical exhortations for Christians in society today - Ephesians is a force to be reckoned with, and reckon with it we will as we reflect on it in our new sermon series.
A letter written from the Apostle Paul in prison; a letter packed full of rich doctrine, exclamations of God's grace; a letter featuring some of Paul's most quoted verses; a letter ripe with practical exhortations for Christians in society today - Ephesians is a force to be reckoned with, and reckon with it we will as we reflect on it in our new sermon series.
Listen is as Pastor Adam examines one of the tougher teachings of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount - "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father..."
Listen in as Pastor Adam continues trekking through Jesus Christ's Sermon on the Mount.
What do golf and the Christian life have in common? Listen and find out as Pastor Adam continues trekking through the Sermon on the Mount, looking at more of Jesus's teaching in Matthew 7:7-11.
Rev. Jeff Lee (RUF Campus Minister, Florida Atlantic University) filled the pulpit Sunday August 15th.
We would be hard pressed to find a passage of greater relevance in today's chaotic, stressful world than the words of Jesus regarding anxiety and worry in Matthew 6:25-34. Listen in as Pastor Adam continues preaching through the timeless truth contained in the Sermon on the Mount.
Pastor Adam continues the series through the Sermon on the Mount, looking for the second week at Matt. 6:1-13, and focusing specifically on verses 9-13 featuring The Lord's Prayer.
Pastor Adam continues the series in the Sermon on the Mount, looking at Matthew 6:1-13.
Dr. Paul Copan (Philosophy & Ethics, Palm Beach Atlantic University) continues in the Sermon on the Mount preaching series at Lake Osborne Presbyterian Church.
Join us as we continue trekking through the greatest sermon ever preached, that of Jesus Christ's Sermon on the Mount.
Join Pastor Adam as he continues to journey through the profound teaching of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount.
Pastor Adam continues journeying through the Sermon on the Mount, looking at verses 17-20 of Matthew 5, and considers Jesus's comments on the law of Moses and its relation to the Messiah and his people.
Moving beyond The Beatitudes into the rest of the Sermon on the Mount, Pastor Adam looks at verses 13-16 of Matthew chapter 5.
Is world peace or personal peace possible? Though it may seem hard to believe in today's bitterly divided society, the answer is, "yes, peace is possible" but not through earthly means. We need help from above, namely through God and his Gospel. Listen in as we examine the blessing of Christ on peacemakers.
Is Jesus putting his stamp of approval and proclamation of blessing on an impossibility? Who can possibly be pure in heart? Listen in, as God's word helps us to see, indeed, some things with man are impossible, but with God all things are possible.
Listen as Pastor Adam walks us through the original Palm Sunday - that of Jesus's triumphant entry into Jerusalem as John records it in his Gospel.
Listen as Dr. Paul Copan fills the pulpit on 3/21 and continues our series on The Beatitudes.
How can Jesus say "blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth" when much of life seems to only reward aggression, strength, and bravado? Listen in, as we consider yet another counterintuitive gospel paradigm, and see how Scripture defines true meekness, inheritance, and blessing.
In Part 3 of our series, we spoke of one type of mourning the love of Jesus comforts - the mourning over personal sin. Here, in Part 4, we see an example of such heartfelt and repentant mourning in Psalm 51 by David, a great sinner, who knew an even Greater Savior.
In the second beatitude, Jesus say those who mourn are blessed and will be comforted - but how? And with what measure? Listen as Scripture continues to refocus our view and perspective through the lens of the Gospel.
The church from the first century to the twenty-first century, from Laodicea to Lake Worth, perpetually needs Jesus' reminder that the kingdom of heaven belongs to the poor in spirit.
The grand entrance into the palace of Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount, is the section of nine paradoxical statements called the Beatitudes. Enter in and hear how Jesus redefines the blessed life as seen through the lens of the Gospel.
After the arrest of John the Baptist, Jesus withdraws into Galilee and calls his first disciples. Is this withdraw by Jesus one of defeat, or is it part and parcel of his greater gospel strategy? Listen as this passage sheds light on Christ's kingdom and those called to it.
In the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness, we see more than merely a theological exhibition or a "going through the motions." This account sheds further light on the reality and role of the Messiah, Jesus Christ, given for our salvation.
In the preaching of John and the baptism of Jesus, many themes of King Jesus and his kingdom are intertwined and displayed: his example and our obedience, our repentance and his righteousness, and much more. John prepared the way of the Lord in his day and we are called to a similar preparation and pointing to Jesus, in ours.
In a way we all live "after Jesus was born in Bethlehem" (Matt. 2:1), but what does such living look like? This text helps us see some of what came to pass at the birth of Jesus Christ and what it still means for us today.
Scripture encourages us to bring our entire selves before God, even hard questions and raw emotions. As Eugene Peterson once remarked, "the totality of God's concern is with the totality of our humanity."