Lewes Presbyterian Church Podcast

Sermon Date: 5/5/2024

Sermon Series: IS THE BIBLE TRUE?

Sermon Title: "Deconstructing God's Word"

Speaker: Pastor Greg Wiest

Scripture Reading: Jeremiah‬ ‭36‬:‭1‬-‭26‬    ”In the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord: “Take a scroll and write on it all the words I have spoken to you concerning Israel, Judah and all the other nations from the time I began speaking to you in t...

Sermon Date: 4/28/2024

Sermon Series: IS THE BIBLE TRUE?

Sermon Title: "Challenges to God's Word"

Speaker: Pastor Greg Wiest

Scripture Reading: Genesis‬ ‭3‬:‭1‬-‭4‬ ‭

”Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did ...

Sermon Date: 4/21/2024

Sermon Series: IS THE BIBLE TRUE?

Sermon Title: "Is The Bible Literally True?"

Speaker: Pastor Greg Wiest

Scripture Reading: Matthew‬ ‭12‬:‭38‬-‭42‬ ‭

”Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law said to him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.” He answered, “A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three ...

Sermon Date: 4/21/2024

Sermon Series: IS THE BIBLE TRUE?

Sermon Title: "Trustworthiness of Scripture"

Speaker: Pastor Greg Wiest

Scripture Reading:Psalms‬ ‭19‬:‭7‬-‭14‬

”The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple. The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are radiant, giving light to the eyes. The fear of the Lord ...

Sermon Date: 3/31/2024

Easter Sunday

Speaker: Pastor Greg Wiest

Scripture Reading:

John‬ ‭11‬:‭25‬-‭26‬

‬”Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”“

Philippians‬ ‭3‬:‭10‬-‭11‬

”I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becomin...

Sermon Date: 3/24/2024

Palm Sunday

Sermon Title: "The King is Coming"

Speaker: Pastor Greg Wiest

Scripture Reading: John‬ ‭12‬:‭12‬-‭19‬ ‭NIV‬

”The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the king of Israel!” Jesus found a young donkey and...

Sermon Date: 3/17/2024

Sermon Series: ESTHER IN BRIEF

Sermon Title: "Courage to Speak"

Speaker: Pastor Greg Wiest

Scripture Reading: Esther 7:1-8:8

”So the king and Haman went to Queen Esther’s banquet, and as they were drinking wine on the second day, the king again asked, “Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be given you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be granted.” Then Queen Esther answered, ...

Sermon Date: 3/10/2024

Sermon Series: ESTHER IN BRIEF

Sermon Title: "For Such a Time as This"

Speaker: Pastor Greg Wiest

Scripture Reading: Esther 4:1-17

”When Mordecai learned of all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the city, wailing loudly and bitterly. But he went only as far as the king’s gate, because no one clothed in sackcloth was allowed to enter it. In every province to...

Sermon Date: 3/3/2024

Sermon Series: ESTHER IN BRIEF

Sermon Title: "Woman of God Among the Pagans"

Speaker: Pastor Greg Wiest

Scripture Reading: Esther 2:1-18

”Later when King Xerxes’ fury had subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done and what he had decreed about her. Then the king’s personal attendants proposed, “Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king. Let the king appoint commissioners in every ...

Sermon Date: 2/25/2024

Sermon Series: Fear Not

Sermon Title: "Fear of Death"

Speaker: Pastor Greg Wiest

Scripture Reading: Psalm 55:1-8

”Listen to my prayer, O God, do not ignore my plea; hear me and answer me. My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught because of what my enemy is saying, because of the threats of the wicked; for they bring down suffering on me and assail me in their anger. My heart is in anguish within me; the ter...

Sermon Date: 2/18/2024

Sermon Series: Fear Not

Sermon Title: "Fear of Abandonment"

Speaker: Pastor Greg Wiest

Scripture Reading: John 20:19-20

”On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they ...

Sermon Date: 2/11/2024

Sermon Series: Fear Not

Sermon Title: "Fear of the Environment"

Speaker: Pastor Greg Wiest

Scripture Reading: Matthew 14:22-33

”Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, and the boat was already a considerable d...

Sermon Date: 2/4/2024

Sermon Series: Fear Not

Sermon Title: "A Loss of Courage"

Speaker: Pastor Greg Wiest

Scripture Reading: 1 Kings‬ ‭19‬:‭1‬-‭18‬ ‭

”Now Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like that of one of them.” Elija...

Sermon Date: 1/28/2024

Sermon Series: Fear Not

Sermon Title: "Fear of the Unknown"

Speaker: Pastor Greg Wiest

Scripture Reading: Joshua 1:1-9

“After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ aide: “Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them—to the Israelites. I will give you every place where ...

Sermon Date: 1/21/2024

Sermon Series: Fear Not

Sermon Title: "Fear of Enemies"

Speaker: Pastor Greg Wiest

Scripture Reading: 1 Samuel 17:1-26

”Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war and assembled at Sokoh in Judah. They pitched camp at Ephes Dammim, between Sokoh and Azekah. Saul and the Israelites assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah and drew up their battle line to meet the Philistines. The Philistines occupied o...

Sermon Date: 1/14/2024

Sermon Series: Fear Not

Sermon Title: "Fear of Guilt"

Speaker: Pastor Greg Wiest

Scripture Reading: Genesis 3:6-10

”When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were nak...

Sermon Date: 1/7/2024

Sermon Title: "Wisemen Still Seek Him"

Speaker: Pastor Greg Wiest

Scripture Reading: Matthew 2:1-12

”After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. Wh...