Nathan E. Lewis

Contend for the Faith
Jude 1-4
(written and preached by Nathan Lewis at Ascension PCA and Evergreen PCA in Beaverton, Oregon - audio sermons)

The Epistle of Jude is an urgent message to the church. Jude not only rallies the church to combat false teaching, but also presents merciful pastoral support of the church. As Dick Lucas writes, “The believers are to ‘contend’ for the truth, and the verb here is unusually strong. They are to ‘fight’ for the faith…. Jude, however, is no mere polemicist, spoiling for a fight, seeking any excuse for a controversy. He too has a pastor’s heart. It is wise to link verse 3 with verse 20a.” (3) calls us to contend for the faith and (20) calls us to have mercy toward restoration. Continue reading »

Running from God (January 10 ,2010) (audio sermons)
Jonah 1

The book of Jonah is one of the more beautifully constructed stories in the Bible and in all ancient literature. Its language is terse and the opening and concluding sentences in each of the four chapters are a fine lesson for aspiring writers. These sentences serve as pointers and keys as well as hooks to capture the attention and imagination of the reader.
A remarkable feature of this book is its candor, that is, its honesty and directness whether refreshing or distasteful. Though it is written in the third person, I suspect that the author may have well been Jonah. And if this is the case, then its candor is all the more remarkable. Continue reading »

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. Continue reading »

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” Continue reading »

“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.” Continue reading »

June 14 Genesis 1: 26-31 “Common Ground: The Image of God in Humanity”

June 21 Romans 5: 12-17 “Common Ground: Original Sin”

June 28 Romans 3: 9-20 “Common Ground: Total Depravity”

July 5 Psalm 2 & Romans 13: 1-7 “Common Grace: Restraining Evil”

July 19 Psalm 145 & Titus 3: 1-2 “Common Grace: Promoting Good”
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“Did Jesus Really Say That?”
Luke 17: 7-10
A sermon of Nathan Lewis preached at Chehalem Valley Presbyterian Church in Newberg and at Evergreen Presbyterian Church in Beaverton, Oregon, on May 10, 2009

Have you ever heard someone misquote Jesus? Continue reading »

Common Grace Sermon Series
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