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Revelation 21:1-5 (ESV) The New Heaven and the New Earth Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. H...

You're listening to Warsaw Evangelical Presbyterian Church's podcast. We'd love to worship with you today! Today's message unpacks the new & better covenant found in Jesus Christ. This comes from our Senior Pastor, Aaron Klein, and was part of our Christmas Eve service. Enjoy & happy holidays!

At some point, King David had time to reflect on the state of things after his palace was built and God had given him “rest from all his enemies around him.” Maybe he felt a tinge of shame that the home of God’s ark of the covenant was merely a tent, and so he decided to build a more permanent house for the ark. Initially, Nathan gave him the go-ahead, until God told Nathan otherwise. Through the...

Why do people make promises that they have no intention of keeping? All of us have probably experienced that from time to time. “Need help babysitting? Just give me a call.” “Need help moving? My truck is yours.” Yet when we go to take them up on their offer, it’s like they forgot what they had promised. Of course, all of us fall into the same trap. How often do we make promises to others OR ourse...

Genesis 15:1-6 (ESV) God’s Covenant With Abram 15 After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.”2 But Abram said, “O Lord God, what will you give me, for I continue[ a ] childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” 3 And Abram said, “Behold, you have given me no offspring, and a member of my h...

As we gather together with family over the course of this week, many of our homes will be filled with laughter and joy. Of course, even in the best of homes, we realize that few ever escape some form of trouble. Sadly, many are filled with brokenness that spills out into the world around them. From the beginning, the earth that God created was meant to be filled with goodness, and as we have seen...

For many people, doors are the first form of protection against the harm that would enter their homes. For others, that is not enough, and so they not only lock their doors but they deadbolt them as well. And still for others, they install peepholes or security cameras so that they can see what is outside before they let someone in. The reality is that outside of God’s presence, all sorts of harm...

Genesis 3:1-15 The Fall (ESV) 3  Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You[ a ] shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?”  2  And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden,  3  but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst...

“The LORD God said, 'It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” - Genesis 2:18 In Genesis 2, we find a close-up on the human experience – we were not meant to be alone! Before Adam even realized it, God saw Adam’s need and provided for him. This beautiful expression of God’s love and care is seen in the fact that Adam didn’t have to go hunting for a spouse...

As we learned last week, Adam and Eve’s disobedience brought contamination into God’s creation. It’s not something that we have to imagine; it’s something that we see and feel every day since we are a part of this story. When Adam and Eve sinned, it changed everything. It forced them (and us) onto a dead-end street and into a huge sinkhole. And even though God makes a promise of hope that is to co...

“Then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.” - Genesis 2:7 We know that life is a gift, but it is easy to forget. We feel the pressures from the world around us, prompting us to believe we are self-made; after all, we know where babies come from. Or we think that we are who we are because we’ve w...

“Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.” - Genesis 2:3 We all live in a world that pushes us to run faster and work harder. How many of you feel the pressures? Just one look at your calendar and you see the busyness of life color coded in all its glory! Except it’s not glory...It’s draining! And yet when we look at...

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth...God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.” - Genesis 1:1; 31 Have you ever stopped to ponder the wonders of creation, and by that, I mean more than just a beautiful sunset, or the fall colors of leaves, or the splendor of mountains? Bumble bees covered in so much pollen that they can barely fly. Colorful banana spiders and their in...

John 13:1-17 (ESV) 6 He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, do you wash my feet?” 7 Jesus answered him, “What I am doing you do not understand now, but afterward you will understand.” 8 Peter said to him, “You shall never wash my feet.” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no share with me.” 9 Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, not my feet only but also my hands and my head!”...

“We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.” - Acts 14:22 What is it about the good news of the Gospel that threatens some people to the point where they break out in violence? And why is this a common response in the book of Acts and in our world? As we will see in our time together this week, while some people believe in Jesus, others decide to pick up stones to try to kill S...

“When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.” - Acts 4:13 After Pentecost, the apostles’ teaching to the crowds resulted in people coming to faith in Jesus. Then after healing a man and continued preaching and conversions, Peter and John end up spending a night in jail....

“Who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?” Esther 4:14 Have you ever asked, “Why me?” when someone asked you to do something, or when something tragic happened to you? Queen Esther may have felt that way when she was taken (more like trafficked) to the palace and subjected to participating in a beauty pageant. She’s then forced to be the trophy wife of a foo...

David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. - 1 Samuel 17:45 Perhaps more than any other story in the Bible, David’s triumph over Goliath is known by people both inside and outside the church. It’s the perfect underdog story with a hero vs. Villai...

One of the most well-known events in the Bible is Daniel in the Lion's Den. It features intrigue, betrayal, courage, and a surprise ending. Daniel inspires us to do the right thing. When I was in elementary school, I read nearly every biography book in the Monger Elementary School library. I was inspired by the exciting events in people’s lives to imagine what adventures might lie before me. I...

God had significant plans for Moses’ successor, Joshua. Joshua went from being a slave in Egypt to becoming God’s leader of his people, the Israelites. Joshua demonstrated Godly courage that spanned from the time of the Egyptian exodus until Israel’s rest in the land God promised his people. Joshua was one of only two of the original Israelite spies with enough courage to trust God to conquer the...

Ruth 1:15-18 (NIV) 15  “Look,” said Naomi, “your sister-in-law is going back to her people and her gods. Go back with her.”  16  But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.  17  Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord deal with me, be it...

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh: Because of my mighty hand he will let them go; because of my mighty hand he will drive them out of his country.” God also said to Moses, “I am the LORD. (Exodus 6:1-2) When God called Moses to speak to Pharaoh, the first thing we see him say is, “Not me.” There was a desire to “pass the buck” to someone else. Then, when he d...

“By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.” Hebrews 11:8 If I were to ask you how adventurous you are, how would you respond? While some of us may be up for more adventure than others, probably all of us love at least some level of it in our lives. We want it to be fun (and at least a l...

13  Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.  14  Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.  15  And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.  16  Therefore, c...

Patience in Suffering (James 5:7-12 ESV) 7  Be patient, therefore, brothers,[ a ] 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.  8  You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand. 9  Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that you may n...