Podcasts by Grace

Jesus and the Twelve from 2023-12-14T04:57:28.093937

"The appointment of the Twelve marks the formation of the messianic fellowship and anticipates the extension of Jesus'mission through them."

Two Stories of Faith from 2023-12-14T04:57:28.062793

"He is not a magician, doing conjuring tricks by some secret power for an amazed but uninvolved audience. He is (though the onlookers don't yet realize this) God's son, the one through whom the liv...

Familiarity vs. Faith from 2023-12-14T04:57:28.056481

"The performance of miracles in the absence of faith could only have resulted in the aggravation of human guilt and the hardening of men's hearts against God... Unbelief excluded the people of Naza...

Christmas Skeptics: Herod from 2023-12-14T04:57:28.033550

“The point of including the story about the Wise Men in Matthew’s Gospel is probably to show how wise men, even Gentile wise men, sought Jesus out while a Jewish king who should have known the OT p...

Clean Hands&Dirty Hearts from 2023-12-14T04:57:27.997661

"We can trust God's loving pursuit of us because he does this not merely to show us the weight of ourinner lives, but to liberate us from it with the cleansing assurance of his love."

The Blessed Life from 2023-12-14T04:57:27.983082

Today's sermon from Psalm 32 by guest preacher Jim Weidenaar.

The Alarming Resurrection from 2023-12-14T04:57:27.963933

"Perhaps, in the strange providence of God, the way Mark's book now finishes encourages us all the more to explore not only the faith of the early church, that Jesus is indeed risen from the dead, ...

Christ's Resurrection and Ours from 2023-12-14T04:57:27.945062

"Even though it seems that death removes all memory of us when we leave this world, the fact remains that God always acknowledges us as his own... it is impossible for us not to live [eteranlly] if...

I Believe; Help My Unbelief from 2023-12-14T04:57:27.937795

"...the father's famously paradoxical reply captures the tortured self-doubt of many sincere pray-ers. Belief and unbelief are mixed in most of us, and perhaps Mark would encourage us to notice tha...

Through the Needle's Eye from 2023-12-14T04:57:27.918658

"Christ is not valued at all unless He is valued above all."

July 4, 2021 from 2023-12-14T04:57:27.899692

"In these days he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God. And when day came, he called his disciples and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles: Simon...

The Beginning of Exile from 2023-12-14T04:57:27.877414

"If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world."—C.S. Lewis

Exilic Choices from 2023-12-14T04:57:27.863771

"You must choose, but choose wisely... He chose... poorly."—Grail Knight, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Chosen and Sent for Mission: The Significance from 2023-12-14T04:57:27.844738

"You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you."...

The Exiled Savior from 2023-12-14T04:57:27.827893

"Christ went outside the city gate and suffered. We must go after him, and to him. This means we have to relinquish all the privileges of the camp and the city for his sake. We have to leave them b...

Open Discussion: January 9, 2022 from 2023-12-14T04:57:27.809438

"There are two ways to slide easily through life: to believe everything or to doubt everything. Both ways save us from thinking."—Alfred Korzybski

A Glorious Heritage&Hope from 2023-12-14T04:57:27.795229

"Behind that there was something else at work, beyond any design of the Ring-maker. I can put it no plainer than by saying that Bilbo was meant to find the Ring, and not by its maker. In which case...

Be What You Are, Pt. 2 from 2023-12-14T04:57:27.780675

"How is it possible that the gospel should be credible, that people should come to believe that the power which has the last word in human affairs is represented by a man hanging on a cross? I am s...

Open Discussion: May 1, 2022 from 2023-12-14T04:57:27.754508

Here is our Open Discussion from May 1, 2022.

Marriage in Exile from 2023-12-14T04:57:27.747737

"For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps. He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. W...

The Great Spirit's Greater Work from 2023-12-14T04:57:27.729771

"Missions is not the ultimate goal of the church. Worship is. Missions exists because worship doesn’t. Worship is ultimate, not missions, because God is ultimate, not man. When this age is over, an...

Be Watchful! from 2023-12-14T04:57:27.707914

"...Christians resist the devil by standing firm in the faith... What Peter is talking about is not putting strength into believing but drawing strength from what we believe."—I. Howard Marshall

Open Discussion: August 7, 2022 from 2023-12-14T04:57:27.685031

"We do not dishonor God if we struggle honestly with questions about how we are to best understand his self-revelation. It is not insulting to him if we sincerely express our puzzlement and frustra...

Psalm 8 from 2023-12-14T04:57:27.669184

This week's sermon from guest speaker Derek Bates on Psalm 8.

Ruth: A Story of Providential Care from 2023-12-14T04:57:27.657906

"The awareness of a master storyteller weaving my life lets me pause and, like an artist, see hidden blessings and patterns when I begin to bear the cost of narrowing my life. It lets me endure in ...

Ruth: A Story of Better Plans from 2023-12-14T04:57:27.652312

Today's sermon from Ruth chapter 3.

Walking Worthily from 2023-12-14T04:57:27.636944

And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner ...

Christ as Priest from 2023-12-14T04:57:27.620043

"Christ is the better high priest since he, being sinless (Heb. 4:15; 9:14), did not have to offer sacrifice for himself (Heb. 7:27), and he holds his priesthood permanently (Heb. 7:23). As the bet...

Open Discussion: January 8, 2023 from 2023-12-14T04:57:27.604402

"All the wonder of God happens right above our arithmetic and formula. The more I climb outside my pat answers, the more invigorating the view, the more my heart enters into worship... By reducing ...

Before Abraham Was, I Am from 2023-12-14T04:57:27.588725

"No one could tell that Jesus was God just by looking at him. It's just the same today; no one can conclude that Jesus is God using human sensory and reasoning capacity alone; it remains an article...

I Am the Light of the World from 2023-12-14T04:57:27.576067

"Jesus is the light of the world; the light of the world is Jesus. He himself in person is that light. He—no one else beside him—is that light, for it is only in and through him that God's glorious...

I Am the Good Shepherd from 2023-12-14T04:57:27.563569

"Jesus is God incarnate, the Good Shepherd. By his death and resurrection, he not only claims us for himself, but actually unites us to himself. We're not called to follow a mere man whose authorit...

I Am the Resurrection and the Life from 2023-12-14T04:57:27.558189

"The life he gives is nothing less than the indestructible life of the resurrection, the very life of the deathless God himself. Moreover, it is his gift here and now. Martha believes in some such ...

Open Discussion: May 7, 2023 from 2023-12-14T04:57:27.542021

Your Word Come from 2023-12-14T04:57:27.528170

"The gospel comes from that kingdom, and conducts to that kingdom; the word of the gospel is the word of the kingdom; it is the word of the King, and where that is, there is power; it is a law, by ...

God's Covenant With David from 2023-12-14T04:57:27.511424

The next part of guest speaker Gavin Breeden's series on King David.

Mercy for Mephibosheth from 2023-12-14T04:57:27.506234

"Kindness, which is an ability to serve others practically in a way which makes me vulnerable, comes from having a deep inner security. Its opposite is envy, which leaves me unable to rejoice in an...

More Than We Can Imagine: New Life in a New Society from 2023-12-14T04:57:27.494111

"In sum:'to be saved'in the Pauline view means to become part of the people of God, who by the Spirit are born into God's family and therefore joined to one another as one body, whose gatherings in...

The Vision of the Son of Man from 2023-12-14T04:57:27.477860

"From this point onwards, the centrality of Christ is the ruling theme of Revelation. All things depend on their relation to him."—Michael Wilcock

The Letter to the Church In Smyrna from 2023-12-14T04:57:27.465696

"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose."—Jim Elliot

The Letter to the Church In Smyrna, Pt. 2 from 2023-12-14T04:57:27.459519

"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose."—Jim Elliot

The Gospel Defined from 2023-12-14T04:57:27.442611

This is a sermon from guest preacher, Nameun Cho.

Advent&Creation from 2023-12-14T04:57:27.418447

“You have made us for yourself and restless is our heart until it comes to rest in you.” – Augustine

Advent&the Fall from 2023-12-10T11:30

“God’s first word to fallen man has all the marks of grace. It is a question, since to help him He must draw rather than drive him out of hiding.” – Derek Kidner, Genesis, 70.

More Than We Can Imagine: The Security of Our New Community from 2023-11-26T11:30

This is a sermon from the guest preacher, Derek Bates.

The Letter to the Church in Philadelphia from 2023-11-19T11:30

“The letter to the church at Philadelphia invites us to ask ourselves: Am I walking through the doors that Jesus has opened for me to share the gospel?” – Nancy Guthrie, Blessed: Experiencing the P...

Open Discussion: November 12, 2023 from 2023-11-12T11:30

This week's open discussion.

The Letter to the Church in Sardis from 2023-10-29T11:30

Travis'comments on the Letter to the Church of Sardis:"Yet you have still a few names in Sardis, people who have not soiled their garments, and they will walk with me in white, for they are worthy....

The Letter to the Church in Thyatira from 2023-10-22T11:30

Some challenges of idolatry for the modern believer: Far from idolatry being a relic of the distant past of paganism, idolatry is an ever present temptation and struggle for believers in every age,...

The Letter to the Church In Pergamum from 2023-10-15T11:30

"Seven churches, different in so many ways from one another. Seven churches, similar in so many ways to the churches in which we live and serve Jesus. What one thing do all these churches need to f...

The Letter to the Church In Ephesus from 2023-09-24T11:30

"A church can continue only for so long on a loveless course. Continuing on that course means ceasing to be a church. Its lampstand is removed."—Leon Morris

Jesus and the Seven Churches from 2023-09-10T11:30

Note: This recording had an error part way through and ended abruptly. Apologies for the delayed upload and partial sermon.

It's the End of the World As We Know It from 2023-08-27T11:30

"It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine."—R.E.M.

Rejoice With Me from 2023-08-20T11:30

"When a sinner turns to God, heaven throws a party. The prospect of such joy keeps Jesus associating with sinners."—Darrel L. Bock

Mephibosheth's Mercy-Molded Love from 2023-08-13T11:30

This week's sermon from guest preacher Gavin Breeden.

More Than We Can Imagine: Our New Life from 2023-07-30T11:30

This week's sermon is the first of a two-part series from Derek Bates out of Ephesians.

Babel: The Reverse Pentecost from 2023-07-16T11:30

Today's sermon from guest speaker Nameun Cho on the Tower of Babel and how it relates to Pentecost.

Your Joy Come from 2023-06-25T11:30

"...[O]ne of the main themes of the biblical story and stories is that even some of the ablest human beings who have ever lived, such as Abraham and David, could not rise above the brutality of the...

Your Confidence Come from 2023-06-18T11:30

"These modern beliefs—that we must all be committed to equal rights and justice but that there are no God-given moral absolutes—undermine each other. Modern secular education teaches every child th...

Your Way Come from 2023-06-11T11:30

The second sermon on God's Kingdom from Matthew 13 in guest speaker Roger Woodworth's four-part series.

Unseen and Unexpected from 2023-05-21T11:30

This week's sermon from guest speaker Gavin Breeden begins his mini series on David.

In All My Remembrance of You from 2023-05-14T11:30

"If you believe in a God who controls the big things, you have to believe in a God who controls the little things. It is we, of course, to whom things look'little'or'big'."—Elizabeth Elliot

I Am Not from 2023-04-30T11:30

"The humblebrag is a way for us to glory in ourselves without sounding glorious, being proud while sounding humble. No one likes the guy who is always bringing attention to himself, and we roll our...

I Am the True Vine from 2023-04-23T11:30

"The branch needs leaves for the maintenance of its own life, and the perfection of its fruit: the fruit itself it bears to give away to those around. As the believer enters into his calling as a b...

I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life from 2023-04-16T11:30

"If you insist that no one can determine which beliefs are right and wrong, why should I believe what you are saying? The reality is that we all make truth-claims of some sort and it is very hard t...

Open Discussion: March 26, 2023 from 2023-03-26T11:30

I Am the Door from 2023-03-12T11:30

"There is but one door to a fold, and sheep and shepherds alike must enter by this door. There is no other way for them. But Jesus does provide the way."—Leon Morris

I Am the Bread of Life from 2023-02-26T11:30

"By offering himself as bread, Jesus declares that he is the satisfier of our spiritual, emotional, and rational cravings."—John Pennylegion

Ash Wednesday 2023 from 2023-02-22T11:30

The message from our Ash Wednesday service.

God of All Empathy from 2023-01-29T11:30

Today's sermon from guest preacher Nameun Cho.

I Am Who I Am from 2023-01-22T11:30

"There is but one only, living, and true God, who is infinite in being and perfection, a most pure spirit, invisible, without body, parts, or passions; immutable, immense, eternal, incomprehensible...

Believing Thomas from 2023-01-15T11:30

Today's sermon from Pitt RUF campus minister Gavin Breeden.

Christ as a Gift from 2022-12-25T11:30

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life."—John 3:16

Christ as Man from 2022-12-18T11:30

"He is man as man was meant to be... Through his victory over death, the one true man—who is also the one true Son of God—brings the heavenly life of the resurrection to earth, and we who are in Ch...

Christ as King from 2022-12-11T11:30

Does this quote work?"When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace."—Jimi Hendrix

Christ as Prophet from 2022-11-27T11:30

The first sermon from our series on the roles of the coming Christ during this Advent season.

Ruth: A Story of Origins from 2022-11-20T11:30

"As the book's concluding word... David sounded the triumph of God's providence over the vicissitudes suffered by the names listed. Considering Judah's irresponsibility (Gen. 38), the perilous inte...

Open Discussion: November 13, 2022 from 2022-11-13T11:30

Ruth: A Story of Bitterness Defeated from 2022-10-30T11:30

"Ruth's offspring for many generations would be there to show this bitter woman the healing grace of God. In this way, grace flowed to Naomi. In her arms, she saw the living, suckling, crying examp...

Ruth: A Story of Redemption from 2022-10-23T11:30

"Jesus Christ is the ultimate kinsman-redeemer. He redeems us, buys us out of our slavery to sin, gives us a hope and a future, showers us with daily blessings, and gives us a land we must call the...

The Lord Is Your Keeper from 2022-10-16T11:30

I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. Behold,...

Ruth: A Story of Radical Conversion from 2022-09-25T11:30

"This pledge made negatively as a rejection of all that was familiar for this Moabitess, is a whole-life conversion; everything changes for Ruth, because of her commitment. Life, land, loyalties, a...

Ruth: A Story of Bitter Faith from 2022-09-11T11:30

"Naomi's losses would be staggering for any culture, but in the ancient Near East for a mother to lose not only her husband but also her sons was the epitome of suffering."—Paul E. Miller

The Day of the Lord from 2022-08-28T11:30

"I would warn against any doctrine of the last things which places all the emphasis on the fact that the believer will rejoice in the absence of pain, worry...sickness, etc., but forgets that it is...

False Teachers and the Way of the Lord from 2022-08-21T11:30

"When the wicked are successful and their misdeeds go unrequited, men tend to imagine that God is asleep... but His slumber and apparent inactivity should not be misunderstood... The verdict has al...

Where should Christians be? from 2022-08-14T11:30

Today's sermon from guest speaker David Augustine, of Reformed University Fellowship at IUP, on 1 Kings.

Scripture: A Lamp Shining In a Dark Place from 2022-07-31T11:30

"God acts through his words, the Word is'alive and active'(Heb 4:12), and therefore the way to have God dynamically active in our lives is through the Bible. To understand the Scripture is not simp...

Avoiding Spiritual Myopia from 2022-07-24T11:30

"They are blind in that they fail to see what they should see. They have become so shortsighted that they have forgotten the most important reality of all. Peter observed that those who are not pra...

Settling the Score from 2022-07-17T11:30

"When one of you has a grievance against another, does he dare go to law before the unrighteous instead of the saints? Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is t...

The True Grace of God from 2022-07-10T11:30

"The delicate balance between the indicative and imperative is preserved here. Grace has grasped every believer in Jesus Christ, and believers have been begotten by God's grace (1:3). Still, they m...

On Church Leadership from 2022-06-19T11:30

"What does the picture [of a shepherd] convey? As developed in the various biblical passages, it brings out the desperate need of sheep for a shepherd: to keep them from wandering away in their stu...

Open Discussion: June 12, 2022 from 2022-06-12T11:30

A New Way of Life from 2022-05-29T11:30

"They dwell in their own countries, but simply as sojourners. As citizens, they share in all things with others, and yet endure all things as if foreigners. Every foreign land is to them as their n...

A Puzzling Passage from 2022-05-22T11:30

“This is a strange text and certainly a more obscure passage than any other passage in the New Testament. I still do not know for sure what the apostle meant.” —Martin Luther

A Call to Suffer for the Gospel from 2022-05-15T11:30

"The heart is the origin of human behavior (cf. 1:22; 3:4), and from it flows everything people do. Hence, setting apart Christ as in the heart is not merely a private reality but will be evident t...

Open Discussion: February 2, 2020 from 2022-04-21T20:33:58.471054

"Could it be that the Christian faith is unthinkable for many people today morefrom prejudice, misinformation, and neglect than from honest investigation?"

Introducing Jesus from 2022-04-21T20:33:58.468947

"In the Greco-Roman world from which the early church adopted it,'gospel'was a public proclamation of, say, a war won, borne by a herald who ran back to the city and, with his welcome of political ...

The Call of Discipleship from 2022-04-21T20:33:58.464170

"He [Jesus] says,'I want you to follow me so fully, so intensely, so enduringly that all other attachments in your life look like hate by comparison.'If you say,'I'll obey you, Jesus, if my career ...

A New Teaching With Authority from 2022-04-21T20:33:58.461615

“Let us bless God that the Saviour with whom we have to do is almighty. It is a cheering and comfortable thought that with Christ nothing is impossible. No heart-disease is so deep-seated but He is...

Fearful Hearts and the Faithful King from 2022-04-21T20:33:58.453469

“They forgot their confident assertions made a few hours before. They forgot that they had declared their willingness to die with their Master. They forgot everything but the danger that stared the...

Singing the Gospel from 2022-04-21T20:33:58.448534

“He who sings prays twice.” – St. Augustine

Confession, Assurance, and the Renewal of Worship from 2022-04-21T20:33:58.441528

“In the church, where the gospel is known, sin is most clearly manifest, and self-righteousness, though extremely common, is an alien thing. Believers should have no illusion of not needing constan...

Desperate Faith from 2022-04-21T20:33:58.422533

“Often people think healing and forgiveness is impossible. They find God distant or uncaring. But true faith won’t stop there... Don’t stay on the edge of the crowd. Dig through God’s roof and find...

The Priority and Practice of Patience from 2022-04-21T20:33:58.417698

7 Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains...

Surrounded by Grace from 2022-04-21T20:33:58.414894

Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the Lord. Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart! -Psalm 32

The Emmaus Road Experience from 2022-04-17T11:30

"'Slow of heart'calls attention to their failure to orient themselves fully around Jesus'teaching, not to their need for remedial education.'Heart'refers here... to the inner commitments, the dispo...

Guides for Exilic Engagement, Pt. 2 from 2022-04-10T11:30

"We fear circumstances so much because we fear God so little."—LeCrae

Guides for Exilic Engagement, Pt. 1 from 2022-03-27T11:30

"The remarkable thing about God is that when you fear God, you fear nothing else, whereas if you do not fear God, you fear everything else."—Oswald Chambers

Guides for Exilic Engagement from 2022-03-27T11:30

"The remarkable thing about God is that when you fear God, you fear nothing else, whereas if you do not fear God, you fear everything else."—Oswald Chambers

Are You the Messiah, Or Should We Keep Looking? from 2022-03-20T11:30

"We expect anything and everything. We expect the contradictory and the impossible. We expect compact cars which are spacious; luxurious cars which are economical. We expect to be rich and charitab...

What You Are from 2022-03-13T11:30

"The Christian community declares by its existence, by its liturgy and worship, by the daily lives of its members the mighty deed of Christ's resurrection, which reveals the praiseworthy character ...

Open Discussion: February 27, 2022 from 2022-02-27T11:30

"A man was meant to be doubtful about himself, but undoubting about the truth; this has been exactly reversed. Nowadays the part of a man that a man does assert is exactly the part he ought not to ...

Wonderful Counselor from 2022-02-21T23:41:50.555220

When we hear the words "wonderful counselor" we think of someone who's a terrific therapist. When Isaiah prophesies that the Savior will be called Wonderful Counselor he means something quite diffe...

Be What You Are, Pt. 1 from 2022-02-20T11:30

"Affirming that God doesn't love us on the basis of our keeping within his paths does not require us to act as though he has left us without good direction... Grace does not forbid giving direction...

A Living Hope from 2022-01-30T11:30

"To be born is to enter existence in a new world. Physical birth brings us into a world that will eventually perish. Spiritual birth is into a world where there is hope for the future..."—I. Howard...

An Extraordinary Greeting from 2022-01-23T11:30

"Our true identity is found in accepting our status as creatures of [the] infinite Creator God and rooting our sense of identity in his. Our identity is an identity derived."—Dick Keyes

December 26 2021 from 2021-12-26T11:30

Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, 2 saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw...

He Will Come to Judge the Living and the Dead from 2021-12-20T08:00:50.437935

The next part of our series on the Apostles' Creed is live. Listen to the full sermon here.

The End of Exile from 2021-12-19T11:30

"You have made us for Yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in You."—St. Augustine

Exilic Orientation from 2021-12-12T11:30

"You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it finds its rest in you."—St. Augustine

Conceived & Born from 2021-12-05T04:10:24.373489

This week we continued in our study of The Apostles' Creed. Sunday's sermon was on one of the more debated lines of the creed: "...who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, and born of the virgin Mary....

An Exilic Psalm from 2021-11-28T11:30

O come, O come, Immanuel, and ransom captive Israel that mourns in lonely exile here until the Son of God appear.

The Exilic Pattern from 2021-11-21T11:30

"They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world."—John 17:16

Open Discussion: November 14, 2021 from 2021-11-14T11:30

"True dialogue is as far as possible from neutrality or indifference. Its basis is the shared conviction that there is truth to be known and that we must both bear witness to the truth given to us ...

Exilic Joy&Sorrow from 2021-10-31T11:30

"But hope for the Christian isn't just confidence in a certain glorious future. It's hope in present providence... The Christian hope is that God's purposes are so unassailable that a great thunder...

Open Discussion: September 1, 2019 from 2021-10-31T06:42:24.254129

"Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are." –Oscar Wilde

I Believe... from 2021-10-31T06:42:24.251914

This Sunday starts our new sermon series on The Apostles' Creed. This series will take us through till the end of January (with a break for an Advent series leading up to Christmas).

The Reluctant Exile from 2021-10-24T11:30

"Although the book Esther is known for the fact that God is never mentioned in the book... the author nonetheless expects his intended readers to see God at work at every turn in the story."—Gordon...

The Model Exiles from 2021-10-17T11:30

"Rather than break faith with God, Daniel was willing to risk expulsion from the Royal Academy with the disgrace and danger that entailed. His priorities were firm."—Gleason L. Archer, Jr.

The Counterintuitive Exile from 2021-10-10T11:30

"For the Christians are distinguished from other men neither by country, nor language, nor the customs which they observe. For they neither inhabit cities of their own, nor employ a peculiar form o...

The Parable of the Two Sons from 2021-10-09T22:46:06.258170

"Jesus is saying the scum of society, though it says no to God, repents, performs the Father's will, and enters the kingdom, whereas the religious authorities loudly say yes to God but never do wha...

The Father of Exiles from 2021-09-19T11:30

Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make you...

The Double Exile from 2021-09-12T11:30

"By virtue of faith in Christ, home is in heaven, and Christians, therefore, are just passing through this world as foreigners."—Karen H. Jobes

The Passion from 2021-08-29T11:30

"In the first'garden'Not your will but mine'changed Paradise to desert and brought man from Eden to Gethsemane. Now'Not my will but yours'brings anguish to the man who prays it but transforms the d...

Choking Each Other from 2021-08-26T06:49:18.592574

How many times should we forgive one another? How much is a "talent" worth? Guest Pastor David Schweissing answers those questions and more in this week's sermon.

Betrayal, Denial, and Anointing from 2021-08-22T11:30

"Not everyone is called to pour out expensive ointment over Jesus'head; but if someone is, the rest should respect it. The grumbles of the bystanders... sound a lot like the embarrassed rationaliza...

Our Need and Our Joy from 2021-08-07T14:26:47.075785

Jesus and Lazarus from 2021-08-07T14:26:47.073965

A Different Goal from 2021-08-07T14:26:47.070901

Trusting and Waiting from 2021-08-07T14:26:47.068146

The King We Need from 2021-08-07T14:26:47.064989

The Shepherd and the Under-shepherds from 2021-08-07T14:26:47.062817

The Good Portion from 2021-08-07T14:26:47.061290

The Stewardship of Time from 2021-08-07T14:26:47.055207

The Stewardship of Time

Promise of Deliverance from 2021-08-07T14:26:47.050961

Responding to the Resurrection from 2021-08-07T14:26:47.044670

Open Discussion: April 8, 2018 from 2021-08-07T14:26:47.043150

Practice These Things from 2021-08-07T14:26:47.032175

Open Discussion: July 1, 2018 from 2021-08-07T14:26:46.989020

The motto of the Open Discussions is "Honest Answers to Honest Questions." During these times we explore issues of faith raised by questions from those in attendance and we seek to give Biblical re...

How to Pray from 2021-08-07T14:26:46.987494

"Give us this day our daily bread."

Seeking God's Will from 2021-08-07T14:26:46.983170

What does it mean to seek God's will? Travis answers that question and more in this week's sermon.

Our Greatest Need from 2021-08-07T14:26:46.978082

We all need forgiveness.

A Community of Love Part 1 from 2021-08-07T14:26:46.975414

Travis begins our series on core values and what it is we are seeking to embody as a church in Pittsburgh.

A Community of Christ from 2021-08-07T14:26:46.969948

"A segregated church... denies the gospel at the very point where the world is watching."

The Gift of the First Advent from 2021-08-07T14:26:46.964724

Is Christ a novelty or a reality?

Advent of Faith from 2021-08-07T14:26:46.962973

John Price brought the Word this Sunday and talked about Nazareth, Mary, John the Baptist and more.

The Days of Creation, Pt. 1: The Big Picture from 2021-08-07T14:26:46.954045

"It is no accident that God is the subject of the first sentence of the Bible, for this word dominates the whole chapter and catches the eye at every point of the page."

What is Man that You are Mindful of Him? from 2021-08-07T14:26:46.949707

Throughout history, there has been one set of questions that have been fought through and wrestled with by every culture and every civilization: Why are we here? Is there meaning? Is there a purpos...

The Goodness of Creation from 2021-08-07T14:26:46.946114

The Bible didn't start in Genesis 3...it started in Genesis 1.

The Sinfulness of Sin & The Greatness of Grace from 2021-08-07T14:26:46.943517

It is very important that we don't start our theology with the Fall. And yet, Genesis 3 has to be reckoned with.

The Greatest Commandment from 2021-07-25T11:30

"Love

I Boast No More from 2021-07-11T11:30

"Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God. For by works of the law no ...

Open Discussion: June 27, 2021 from 2021-06-27T11:30

"Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are."

Religious Fig Trees from 2021-06-20T11:30

Insufferable Servants and the Long-Suffering Savior from 2021-06-13T11:30

"We have to see the tough challenges of'self-denial'and'carrying one's cross'not as goals in themselves but as means to the goal

Jesus, Kids, and Me from 2021-05-30T11:30

"The ground of Jesus'surprising statement is not to be found in any subjective quality possessed by children but rather in their objective humbleness and in the startling character of the grace of ...

Open Discussion: May 23, 2021 from 2021-05-23T11:30

The Servant of All from 2021-05-16T11:30

"The order of life for the disciples in their relationship to each other is to be the service of love. By transforming the question of greatness into the task orientation of service, Jesus establis...

The Transfiguration from 2021-04-25T11:30

"Moses had reflected the glory of God as the moon reflects the light of the sun. But Jesus produces the unsurpassable glory of God; it emanates from him. Jesus does not point to the glory of God as...

Following the Christ from 2021-04-18T11:30

"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose."

Open Discussion: April 11, 2021 from 2021-04-11T11:30

"A man was meant to be doubtful about himself, but undoubting about the truth; this has been exactly reversed. Nowadays the part of a man that a man does assert is exactly the part he ought not to ...

The Triumphal Entry from 2021-03-28T11:30

"You don't spread your cloaks on the road

Confessing the Christ from 2021-03-21T11:30

"Who do we perceive the Master to be? Do we domesticate Jesus merely as the'Lord of the church,'the'Lord of my personal prayers,'or the'Lord of my family'? Or do we bow before him as the Lord of th...

The Giver of All Sight from 2021-03-14T11:30

"God limits our knowledge first that we should be kept humble and also that we should continue to have dealings with our fellows."

What Did He Call Her? from 2021-02-28T11:30

"In Western cultures we don't have anything like this kind of assertiveness. We only have the assertion of our rights. We do not know how to contend unless we're standing up for our rights, standin...

Open Discussion: February 21, 2021 from 2021-02-21T11:30

"Your doubts may rob you of your comfort

Love as Maturity from 2021-01-31T11:30

This week's sermon on love as maturity, from 1 Corinthians 13, by guest pastor Nameun Cho.

Thy Kingdom Come: The King's Agenda from 2021-01-24T11:30

Today's sermon by guest Pastor Derek Bates.

January 17, 2021 from 2021-01-17T11:30

"Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may b...

Open Discussion: January 10, 2021 from 2021-01-10T11:30

When God Became Our Neighbor from 2020-12-27T11:30

“Jesus didn't commute from heaven every day, he moved in!”

Christmas Skeptics: Mary from 2020-12-20T11:30

“You do not yet look so happy as I mean you to be.”

Christmas Skeptics: Joseph from 2020-12-13T11:30

“Nothing can seem extraordinary until you have discovered what is ordinary. Belief in miracles, far from depending on an ignorance of the laws of nature, is only possible in so far as those laws ar...

Christmas Skeptics: Israel from 2020-11-29T11:30

“John is concerned that we should miss neither the good news of the incarnation of God, nor the tragedy of the human rejection of God.”

Uncomprehending Faith from 2020-11-22T11:30

"The plain duty of the true Christian is, to live provided with an antidote against all fears of the great unseen world. That antidote is faith in an unseen Saviour, and constant communion with Him...

Open Discussion: November 15, 2020 from 2020-11-15T11:30

"We do not dishonor God if we struggle honestly with questions about how we are to best understand his self-revelation. It is not insulting to him if we sincerely express our puzzlement and frustra...

Holiness from Hope from 2020-10-25T11:30

"Affirming that God doesn't love us on the basis of our keeping within his paths does not require us to act as though he has left us without good direction... Grace does not forbid giving direction...

Jesus and the Demons, Jesus and the Man from 2020-10-18T11:30

"There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about the devils. One is to disbelieve in their existence. The other is to believe, and to feel an excessive and unhealthy inte...

Jesus and the Storm from 2020-10-11T11:30

“Fear is endemic to the human situation. Perhaps today you are fearful. Perhaps you fear life in general, that you will not be adequate for the challenges which are coming. It is a sort of amorphou...

Open Discussion: September 27, 2020 from 2020-09-27T11:30

"Your doubts may rob you of your comfort

The Parable of the Soils from 2020-09-20T11:30

"For Mark, the parables of Jesus both reveal and conceal. For those who have ears to hear, they convey the good news of God's kingdom; for those who refuse to listen, their message is obscure. The ...

Jesus and the Detractors from 2020-09-13T11:30

"His critics had painted themselves into a corner. Once you label what is in fact the work of the Holy Spirit as the work of the devil, there's no way back. It's like holding a conspiracy theory: a...

Crowds, Family, Followers from 2020-08-30T11:30

"Any day the time may come to decide for the world or for the Church. We may have to decide, not in some spectacular matter, but in quite trivial, everyday affairs. And then we shall see and discer...

The Lord of the Sabbath from 2020-08-23T11:30

"The world and the church need genuinely rested Christians: Christians who are regularly refreshed by true Sabbath rest, not just leisure or time off. When a godly rest is achieved, you will see ju...

Open Discussion: August 16, 2020 from 2020-08-16T11:30

"Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are."

The New and the Old from 2020-07-26T11:30

"Unbelievers know when their friends who claim to be Christian don't actually take their faith seriously. It is detrimental to the mission of God in a community when unbelievers see little distinct...

Jesus and the Hard-Hearted from 2020-07-12T11:30

This week's sermon from our series, The Gospel of Mark.

A Good Word from 2020-06-28T11:30

The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, Thus you shall bless the people of Israel: you shall say to them, The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to s...

Toward a Doxological Life from 2020-06-14T11:30

“To adore God is not simply to behold the truth, goodness, and beauty of God in a disinterested way, but to affirm one’s allegiance to God...”

A Weekly Dose of the Power of God from 2020-05-31T11:30

“Preaching is a living process involving God, the preacher, and the congregation...”

Jesus Hosts Us for Dinner from 2020-05-24T11:30

“Jesus alone can satisfy the heart. In a society which has experimented to the point of satiation with every form of material, physical and spiritual palliative to fill the inner emptiness of its h...

Holding Fast the Confession of Hope from 2020-05-10T11:30

“What we believe is not a matter of intellectualizing salvation but rather a matter of knowing what to love, knowing to whom we pledge allegiance, and knowing what is at stake for us as people... I...

The Call to Worship from 2020-04-26T11:30

“The host of the worship service is divine. We do not invite him to be present. He invites us to ‘come before him’ (Ps 100:2). God calls us from all other preoccupations to join the people he has r...

Steadfast, Immovable, Abounding from 2020-04-12T11:30

“It is possible that people can refuse to believe [the Bible’s] testimony, functioning as if Jesus’ tomb has a No Vacancy sign hanging outside it. It is also possible that we verbally affirm the re...

The Weight of Glory from 2020-03-29T11:30

So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond...

COVID-19 and Life as It Is from 2020-03-22T11:30

So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin. —James 4:17

Open Discussion: March 15, 2020 from 2020-03-15T11:30

"Believers should acknowledge and wrestle with doubts

Entering the Drama from 2020-02-23T11:30

"The whole Christian gospel could be summed up in this point: that when the living God looks at us, at every baptized and believing Christian, he says to us what he said to Jesus on that day. He se...

The Baptizer's Declaration from 2020-02-16T11:30

"It is not enough to know who John was historically. What is required is an encounter, through the medium of history, with that summons to judgment and repentance which John issued."

The Resurrection of the Body&the Life Everlasting from 2020-01-26T11:30

"He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away."Revelation 21:4

The Forgiveness of Sins from 2020-01-19T11:30

"A church that takes its stand on the forgiveness of sins can never be a church of the pure. It will always be a community that is patient and understanding toward the timid and the imperfect."

A Life that Shines from 2020-01-12T11:30

"Firework","Office Space", and New Year's resolutions. Listen to Derek Bates'sermon on Philippians 2 here.

Born Again to a Living Hope from 2019-12-29T11:30

"The truth is that the Christian faith has been on the margins of whatever culture it's been in throughout history..."Listen to guest Pastor David Schweissing's sermon here.

Prince of Peace from 2019-12-22T11:30

“All the Advent preparation in the world would not be enough unless God were favorably disposed to us in the first place..."- Fleming Rutledge, Advent

Everlasting Father from 2019-12-15T11:30

"Many kings claimed to be'father'to their people and even their captives, yet their fatherhood was of a strictly temporal and self-tainted character. This person's father is claimed to be forever. ...

The Holy Catholic Church & Communion of Saints from 2019-11-24T11:30

"The church, according to Scripture, is not a religious club, a voluntary association of like-minded Christians who cultivate friendships and engage in joint projects. It is rather the institution ...

Open Discussion: November 17, 2019 from 2019-11-17T11:30

"Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are." –Oscar Wilde

I Believe In the Holy Spirit from 2019-11-10T11:30

"The Holy Spirit is the one who gives life to every mortal creature that breathes on the planet, and who is the energy behind every breath you take in this life. And he is the one who gives life et...

He Ascended from 2019-10-27T11:30

?This week, Travis took us through the next line of the Apostles' Creed: "He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty." ?In this week's sermon, we covered th...

He Rose Again From the Dead from 2019-10-20T11:30

This week Travis gave a three-point message on the next line of the Apostles' Creed: "He rose again from the dead." Listen to the full sermon to hear this next part of our series.

Suffered, Crucified, Died, and Buried from 2019-10-13T11:30

Why were Christ's suffering and death necessary for the salvation of the world? This week we looked into the next line of the Apostles' Creed: "He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died...

In Spirit and Truth from 2019-09-29T11:30

What did the woman at the well need from Jesus? What does it mean to worship in spirit and truth? Guest pastor, David Schweissing, walked us through John 4 and dove into these questions. Hear the f...

Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord from 2019-09-22T11:30

This week we worshiped in Accident, Maryland, at our annual "Weekend on the Farm" instead of in Pittsburgh. The sermon is on the next part of The Apostles' Creed: Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lo...

God the Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth from 2019-09-15T11:30

In the sermon Travis said, "Maybe the first question you need to ask yourself is, 'Is God my Father? Do I have the right to call him that?" How would you reply to that?

The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl of Great Value from 2019-08-25T11:30

What would you do for a million dollars? Jesus is talking about treasure worth infinitely more than that in the two parables given in Matthew 13.

We Need God More Than We Know from 2019-08-18T11:30

If you missed this week's sermon by guest speaker and Assistant Pastor of City Reformed Presbyterian Church, Joseph Bianco, listen to it here.

The Stronghold of Your Life from 2019-08-11T11:30

Guest minister Oliver Pierce, of RUF at IUP, preached out of Psalm 27 this Sunday. Hear his full sermon here.

The Parable of the Pharisee and Tax Collector from 2019-07-28T11:30

We all need God's grace. Hear yesterday's sermon from our series on the parables here.

The Parable of the Talents from 2019-07-21T11:30

This week we continued on in our series on the parables

Open Discussion: July 14, 2019 from 2019-07-14T11:30

This last week we had an open discussion following the PCA's General Assembly. Much of the discussion is guided by the subjects that were brought up at the assembly, but it was also a time for othe...

The Parable of the Rich Fool from 2019-06-23T11:30

"How do you view the other 90%? Maybe you do tithe, but you think of the rest as yours." Hear more in this week's sermon as we continue through the parables.

The Parable of the Lost Sheep & Coin from 2019-06-16T11:30

"The sheep does nothing to prompt the shepherd to begin his search except to become lost."

The Corrupting Curse and the Persistent Promise from 2019-05-26T11:30

"Sin is never normal or natural. It never fits. Knowing the cure tells you a lot about the gravity of the disease. In the cross we see what was needed to cure the wound of sin, and we see to what l...

Open Discussion: May 12, 2019 from 2019-05-12T11:30

"Your doubts may rob you of your comfort

Resurrection, Worship, and Doubt from 2019-04-21T11:30

If you have doubts about the Easter story, you aren't alone. This week's sermon delves deep into the resurrection, worship, and doubts surrounding Easter.

Singleness & Grace from 2019-03-24T11:30

What does the Bible have to say about being single? Travis answers that question and talks about God's love for us and our love for him.

A Divine Institution from 2019-03-10T11:30

How is marriage a "foundation of the faith"? Travis explores that question and more in this week's sermon.

The Days of Creation, Pt. 2: The Controversy from 2019-02-17T11:30

How long did the creation of the world take? Travis takes us deeper into one of the most controversial passages in all of Scripture: Genesis 1 and 2.

Open Discussion: February 10, 2019 from 2019-02-10T11:30

"Could it be that the Christian faith is unthinkable for many people today more from prejudice, misinformation, and neglect than from honest investigation?"

Mental Health: Self Care, Connection and Care for Others from 2019-01-30T11:30

This seminar will help you to better understand common mental health issues in a holistic and Biblical framework. You will learn about the causes and treatments of the most common mental health iss...

In the Beginning from 2019-01-27T11:30

"It has been said that if one can believe the first four words of the Bible, 'In the beginning God,' he can believe just about anything, certainly, anything claimed in the Bible itself. Embracing b...

The True Cry of Faith from 2019-01-13T11:30

If you know the will of God, you can begin to live faithfully. But how can we know the will of God? Guest speaker, Oliver Pierce of RUF at IUP, walks us through Mark 9 as we sought an answer to tha...

Open Discussion: December 30, 2018 from 2018-12-30T11:30

"There are two ways to slide easily through life: to believe everything or to doubt everything. Both ways save us from thinking."

The Gift of the Second Advent from 2018-12-23T11:30

We apologize for the late upload, but this is the final message from our Advent series.

The Gift of the In-Between from 2018-12-16T11:30

What does the Fort Pitt tunnel have in common with Advent? Travis explains that and more in this third week of Advent.

A Community of Peace from 2018-11-25T11:30

Travis wraps up our series on core values with a message on seeking God's peace.

A Community of Transformation from 2018-11-18T11:30

What does it mean to be salt and light? Travis goes through one of the more challenging passages in the Bible as we continue through our series on core values.

Open Discussion: November 11, 2018 from 2018-11-11T11:30

"Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are."

A Community of Sinners from 2018-10-28T11:30

We all like stories where underdogs succeed. What would we think of a story where the protagonist identified with the villain?

A Gospel Community from 2018-10-21T11:30

If we want to be a Gospel community, we need to think a lot about what the Gospel is.

A Community of Love Part 2 from 2018-10-14T11:30

Moving further into our series on core values, Travis asks what the Gospel says about God's love for us and what that means to us as a church.

Protection & Deliverance from 2018-09-16T11:30

"There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about the devils. One is to disbelieve in their existence. The other is to believe, and to feel an excessive and unhealthy inte...

Discipline Our Children: A Matter of the Heart from 2018-08-26T11:30

This sermon isn't just for parents

Open Discussion: August 19, 2018 from 2018-08-19T11:30

Poor in Plain Sight from 2018-08-12T11:30

Nate Keisel works through Luke 16 and shows how we can identify who Jesus meant when he said: "love your neighbor".

A People of Celebration from 2018-07-29T11:30

This Sunday we delved into Jesus' first miracle.

Seeking God's Kingdom from 2018-07-22T11:30

Continuing through our series on the Lord's prayer, Travis talks about seeking God's kingdom.

How Not to Pray from 2018-06-24T11:30

In the lead-up to the Lord's Prayer, Jesus gives his followers some pointed advice on what their prayer life shouldn't look like.

The God Who Leads in the Unknown from 2018-06-17T11:30

God often calls us into the unknown, but we find peace in the knowledge that God is in control.

Why Pray? from 2018-06-10T11:30

Open Discussion: May 27, 2018 from 2018-05-27T11:30

The motto of the Open Discussions is "Honest Answers to Honest Questions." During these times we explore issues of faith raised by questions from those in attendance and we seek to give Biblical re...

Pressing On In Grace from 2018-05-20T11:30

Pressing On In Grace

Made Right Through Faith from 2018-05-13T11:30

The Biblical teaching that people are made right with God only by faith in Christ isn't just about salvation, it also shapes us deeply. A proper understanding of Christian faith should humble, unif...

To Live Is Christ from 2018-04-29T11:30

The Advance of the Gospel from 2018-04-22T11:30

Gospel Identity from 2018-04-15T11:30

A Song of Faith from 2018-03-25T11:30

Evil, Judgment, and Grace from 2018-03-18T11:30

The Prophet's Burden from 2018-03-11T11:30

Open Discussion - 02.25.18 from 2018-02-25T11:30

Lessons in Grace from a Prostitute from 2018-02-18T11:30

The Stewardship of Self from 2018-01-28T11:30

Christians are called to a radical and counter-cultural notion of self.

Generous Stewardship from 2018-01-21T11:30

Our call to be generous comes from the fact that we are created in the image of a God who is Generous

Open Discussion - 1.14.18 from 2018-01-14T11:30

Open Discussions are a time when we come before God with whatever questions, doubts, or concerns we have regarding the faith. From Scripture we seek to give honest answers to honest questions.

Nothing But Jesus from 2017-03-19T11:30

An Impossible Task from 2012-11-11T11:30

The Reason for Our Joy from 2012-07-22T11:30

God at the Party from 2011-10-23T11:30

Proverbs: Neighbors from 2011-09-18T11:30

The Essential Element of Any Church from 2011-03-13T11:30