The Rev. Nick Lannon

The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Genesis 3, in which Adam and Eve feel ashamed at their nakedness. Even as he is judging their sin, God promises them that there will be Good News. Jesus' victory is Good News for every one of us who are revealed as sinners.

On Pentecost Sunday, the Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Acts 2, in which the Holy Spirit is unleashed on the disciples, and into the world. They then proclaim the message that will change everything: that you no longer need make a name for yourself; you are made new in Christ.

The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on John 17, in which Jesus prays for his disciples, asking God to sanctify them. With a holy God, only 100% purity will do. The Good News is that, by Christ's finished work on the cross, we are given God's own purity as our very own.

The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on 1 John 5, in which John claims that the commandments of God are not burdensome. How can this be true when we are so aware of our sin? Faith makes the difference, but not faith in ourselves. We place our faith in Jesus, the righteous one who bears our burdens.

The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on John 15, in which Jesus refers to himself as the true vine, and to us as the branches. We get all the sustenance that God wants us to have through our connection to Christ.

The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on John 10, in which Jesus calls himself the Good Shepherd. Unlike hired hands, who do nothing to protect you from wolves (and actually tell you that everything is fine), Jesus lays down his life for you.

The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on 1 John 3, in which the apostle says that no one who sins knows Jesus. What does he mean? We cannot claim we have no sin, but we also do not claim that sin doesn't matter. Our lives are reborn and carried to completion in Christ.

The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on John 20, in which Jesus appears to "Doubting" Thomas. The Good News of the Gospel is that when our faith is weak, Jesus' faithfulness is strong. These hard-to-believe things are actually true, for you.

The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon for Easter Sunday. Jesus' actual (not metaphorical or symbolic) death and resurrection is only prescription that can solve humanity's actual problem--its death in trespasses and sin. Thankfully, Jesus was in fact raised and we have new life in him!

The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a Good Friday sermon about Jesus' becoming, in his own flesh and blood, God's wedding feast for us sinners.

On Palm Sunday, the Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon about the difference between the Jesus we want (who will use his awesomeness to make us awesome, too) and the Jesus we need (who will put our striving to death and raise us to new life in him). Thank God, we get the Jesus we need.

The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Jeremiah 31, in which God promises to write his law on our hearts. Our problem has never been knowing the law; it's always been failing to love it. Thankfully, God promises us new hearts...a promise made true by the gift of Jesus Christ.

The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Numbers 21, in which poisonous serpents attack the children of Israel, and John 3, in which Jesus tells Nicodemus that, to save the world, the Son of Man must be "lifted up." Jesus is exalted, we find, because he was hung on a cross for sinners.

The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Exodus 20, in which God gives the people 10 commandments by which to live. In faith, however, even commandments as bald as these can be heard as wonderful promises.

The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Genesis 17, in which God makes a covenant with Abraham and Sarah, and on Mark 8, in which Jesus rebukes Peter. What does it mean to "set our minds on divine things?" Put simply, it means to trust God, who has promised to save.

The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on 1 Peter 3, in which Peter makes a strange claim about Jesus preaching to spirits in prison. As it turns out, Peter is showing us that the cross has power both forward and backward in time; that anyone who has ever been saved has been saved by Christ's finished work.

On Ash Wednesday, the Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon about identity? Who are you? The world has lots of identities on offer, but the audacious claim of Christianity is that God tells you who you are: dead in trespasses and sins and then alive in Christ.

The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on 2 Kings 2 (the transfer of prophetic authority from Elijah to Elisha) and Mark 9 (the Transfiguration). Jesus alone accomplishes what the law and the prophets can only point to: the salvation of a sinner.

The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Isaiah 40, in which the prophet announces two things: that God is great and that God is merciful. These, taken together in the person and work of Jesus Christ, are Good News for sinners like us.

The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Mark 1, in which Jesus destroys an unclean spirit. We humans spend our time engaging in the unclean and calling it clean. Jesus won't have it: he destroys our unclean and gives us his own clean--a new and resurrected life.

The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on the story of Jonah, and God's amazing--and almost unbelievable--grace, shown to both a sinful city and his own sinful servant.

The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Genesis 1, in which the world is spoken into existence, and John 1, in which Jesus is baptized. We don't have to create ourselves in a way pleasing to God. Our creator says he is pleased with Jesus, and this pleasing, earned by Christ, is given to you for free.

The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Ephesians 1, in which Paul describes promises God gives to his people, and Matthew 2, in which wise men visit Jesus. Jesus' coming to earth is what occasions all of God's gifts to us. He is our Good News.

The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Galatians 3 and 4, in which Paul tells Christians that they are "no longer under a disciplinarian." This is Good News! In Christ, we are free!

On Christmas Eve, the Rev. Nick Lannon preaches another sermon celebrating Jesus' coming into the world to save sinners. That's what the incarnation--Christmas--is all about.