Nathan E. Lewis

November 29
First Sunday of Advent
“The Promised Seed”
Genesis 3:15; 12:7 and Galatians 3:16

The Bible is a collection of 66 books written over a span of 1,600 years by 40 different authors. Its cohesion is what we call redemptive history, the story of God redeeming his people. Everything written in the Bible supports this grand theme. One of the central expressions of this theme is the seed, not the seed of the garden but the seed of conception. The seed refers to the ultimate promised Son, Jesus Christ and then, secondarily to all those who are united to him by faith. (more…)

Nathan Lewis preached this sermon on November 22 at Ascension PCA and Evergreen PCA in Beaverton, Oregon
Exodus 17: 8-16, “The Staff and the Sword: Our Church Planting Mission in Oregon” (more…)

This past week during the memorial services at Fort Hood, Texas, Steve Inskeep of National Public Radio interviewed Chaplain Maj. Dawud Agbere, one of the 10 Muslim chaplains employed by the U.S. military. A few of his responses to Inkeep’s questions reminded me that the Christian’s one, unique message, is the gospel. Here’s the clip of the interview that caught my attention:
INSKEEP: We should make clear for people who may not know: Youre not just seeing Muslim soldiers, are you?
Maj. AGBERE: Exactly. So, you know, I tell people all the time, I am not a Muslim Chaplain. I am a Chaplain who happens to be of the Islamic faith. So, yes, the Christian chaplain will take care of the Muslim soldier. The Jewish rabbi will take care of the Mormon soldier. So sometimes, I find myself in a unit, and Im the only Muslim in that unit.
INSKEEP: And Islam has enough in common with Christianity and other religions that you have no trouble giving all kinds of people advice that youre comfortable with and that theyre comfortable with?
Maj. AGBERE: Exactly. I mean, look at human situations. You know, when you talk of divorce, financial problems, these things don’t have religion. These are things human beings go through. (more…)

“The Peace of the Gospel”
Philippians 4: 1-9
Sermon preached by Nathan E. Lewis at Ascension PCA and Evergreen PCA
Beaverton, Oregon

The whole world is longing for peace. In my childhood in the 60’s we sang in school: Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me.” (more…)