Coram Deo Church — Bremerton, WA

In this episode of Sermon B-Sides, Pastor Jon and Pastor Rusten discuss the story of the woman at the well and the need to not avoid the subject of sexual sin. Our culture is increasingly averse to this kind of confrontation and, often, we feel that we cannot proclaim Christ as the one who saves from sin. We hope you enjoy, and as usual, if you have any questions for Sermon B-Sides—or anything els...

In this episode of Bible Thoughts, Pastor Rusten looks at Ezekiel chapters 8-9. This particular passage tells an eerie story of God showing Ezekiel the abominations and idolatries that are taking place in Judah, and what God is going to do about them.

What is the Bible? There is no other book in the history of our world that has had such an impact on civilization. Some believe that the Bible is just another book from antiquity. But for Christians, the Bible is nothing less than the written Word of God. Christians believe in God, and, as Francis Schaeffer put it, we believe that "He is there and He is not silent." He has given us his Word: His s...

Big Ideas 1. The purity of the Church. Christians love to romanticize the early Church. However, somehow this scene is often conveniently overlooked. The issue with Ananias and Sapphira is not how much or how little they gave. That was entirely up to them. Rather the issue was lying to God (Acts 5:4). Deceit and dishonesty destroy the integrity and the witness of the Church. A pure Church is a pow...

**The wrong audio was initially used for this episode of The Blitz. The problem has been corrected and the episode will now air as intended.** In this episode of The Blitz, Pastor Jon explains why there is no neutrality; your choices are either Christ or Chaos.

The Church tends to easily dismiss Christ in his Kingly office, either by spiritualizing his rule or by saying that his Kingly rule is non-existent until the second coming. "Surely, if he was really reigning the world wouldn't look like the mess that it is" is the kind of criticism that one might hear against the claim that Jesus reigns as King. In this episode of Sermon B-Sides, Pastor Jon and Pa...

If you don't fear God, you will fear man—whether that means craving the approval of man or fearing what man might do to you. Fearing man or death over and above God always leads to slavery. But if you fear God, you will fear little else. In this episode of Bible Thoughts, Pastor Rusten considers the rescue of God's people through the Red Sea and how it was, by all human measures, a statistical and...

What is the Bible? There is no other book in the history of our world that has had such an impact on civilization. Some believe that the Bible is just another book from antiquity. But for Christians, the Bible is nothing less than the written Word of God. Christians believe in God, and, as Francis Schaeffer put it, we believe that "He is there and He is not silent." He has given us his Word: His s...

In this episode of The Blitz, Pastor Jon explains why pastors are becoming more vocal about politics and why it matters.

Was there a priestly role in the garden of Eden before the fall of humanity? What are all those other sacrifices and offerings, (e.g. bread offerings, wave offerings, drink offerings), in Leviticus all about? What does it mean that the Church is a royal priesthood? (1 Peter 2:9) In this episode of Sermon B-Sides, Pastor Jon and Pastor Rusten discuss how Jesus is the fulfillment of the office of Pr...

In this episode of Bible Thoughts, Pastor Rusten considers a couple of the specific ways that Jesus is mocked while being crucified and what those ways reveal to us about our sinful condition. What does Jesus mean when he says that he is "the way, and the truth, and the life?" (John 14:6)

What is the Bible? There is no other book in the history of our world that has had such an impact on civilization. Some believe that the Bible is just another book from antiquity. But for Christians, the Bible is nothing less than the written Word of God. Christians believe in God, and, as Francis Schaeffer put it, we believe that "He is there and He is not silent." He has given us his Word: His s...

In this episode of The Blitz, Pastor Jon explores how cowardice in the pulpit leads to confusion in the pews, sexual immorality, and ultimately to God's judgment.

Have you ever heard someone tell you that the God revealed in the Old Testament is mean and grumpy and that they prefer the Jesus of the New Testament because it seems like God has finally chilled out? Have you ever heard of folks who call themselves "red-letter Christians," meaning they only affirm the words spoken by Jesus himself in the New Testament rather than the whole counsel of God in the...

It is worth considering why Jesus did not simply die a simple, clean, dignified death when he bore the sins of his people. Instead, Jesus dies the heinous death of crucifixion: an execution that aimed to remove any and all dignity of the person being executed. In this episode of Bible Thoughts, Pastor Rusten considers a couple of the specific ways that Jesus is mocked while being crucified as well...

Isaiah 53:3-10a preached by Pastor Rusten Harris.

In the book of Acts, being moved by the Gospel and the love of God, the early Christians loved each other and sold their belongings so they could give to one another wherever there was a need. Where does this kind of love come from and how is this love for the Church different from the love for our neighbors that are not members of Christ's Body? In this episode of Sermon B-Sides, Pastor Jon and P...

In this episode of The Blitz, Pastor Jon explores how, contrary to conventional mainstream evangelical wisdom, defying government mandates can be an act of love to our neighbors as well as those who govern over us.

In this episode of Bible Thoughts, Pastor Rusten considers the final plague in the Exodus story. In the warning to Pharoah, God makes it clear that this plague will come upon everyone from Pharaoh who sits upon the throne down to the slave girl who sits at the hand mill. Here, in this plague, we see how the holiness of God and his judgment comes upon all sinners without distinction. It doesn't mat...

"Why do the nations rage?" Those are the opening lines from Psalm 2, one of the most quoted Old Testament passages in the New Testament. It was a passage often referred to by the Church to declare the sovereign reign of the Lord in the midst of kings and nations that sought to cast off God. It was this God who "laughs" at rebellion against his Christ that gave the early Church the confidence and b...

In this episode of The Blitz, Pastor Jon discusses the nomination of Dr. Levine as Assistant Secretary of Health, John Piper's confusing pre-election blog, and what is in store for churches that hold to an orthodox understanding of gender.