Lewes Presbyterian Church Podcast

“Why Does God Send People to Hell?” Sermon Sunday, 7/20/25.

Who you offend Matters.
Levels of Judgement.
One heartbeat away.
Johnathan Edwards.
Scripture Series: When God Doesn’t Make Sense
Scripture Title: Why Does God Send People to Hell
Pastor Greg Wiest
Scripture Reading: Revelation‬ ‭21‬:‭8‬ ‭ “But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.””
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“Why Does God Allow Evil to Exist?” Sermon. Sunday, 7/13/25.

The Greatest Lie.
Definition of Evil.
A Spiritual Solution.
The Spiritual Image of God in your Immortal Soul.
The real answer to the problems in our culture.
Suppression of the truths.
Free Will. 
Sermon Series: When God Doesn’t Make Sense
Sermon Title: Why Does God Allow Evil to Exist
Pastor Greg Wiest
Scripture Reading: Romans‬ ‭1‬:‭18‬-‭25‬ “The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles. Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen.”
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“Why Does God Allow Suffering” Sermon. Sunday, 7/6/25.

The Book of Job
Testing of your Faith
To shape and influence the life of someone else
When God Doesn't make sense by Dr. James Dobson
Questioning God
Sermon Series: When God Doesn’t Make Sense
Sermon Title: Why Does God Allow Suffering
Pastor Greg Wiest
Scripture Reading: James‬ ‭1‬:‭1‬-‭8‬ ‭
“James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings. Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.”
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“Living Testimony” Sermon. Sermon. Sunday, 6/29/25.

A testimony primer
Trusting the Holy Spirit
Testimony of a Changed Life
Woman at the well
Guest Pastor Rev. Suzi Goodenough
Sermon Title: Living Testimony
Scripture Reading: Acts‬ ‭17‬:‭1‬-‭4‬
“When Paul and his companions had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue. As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and proving that the Messiah had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Messiah,” he said. Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few prominent women.”
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”Reaching Out To Enemies” Sermon. Sunday, 6/22/25. The Church in the 21st Century Series.

Saul on the road to Damascus.
Showing Kindness
Toxic Relationships
Christ in Culture
Ananias.
Sermon Date: Sunday, June 22, 2025
Pastor Greg Wiest
Sermon Series: The Church in the 21st Century
Sermon Title: Reaching Out to Enemies
Scripture Reading: Acts‬ ‭9‬:‭1‬-‭19‬ ‭ “Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples. He went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem. As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?” “Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied. “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.” The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless; they heard the sound but did not see anyone. Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus. For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything. In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord called to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Yes, Lord,” he answered. The Lord told him, “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying. In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.” “Lord,” Ananias answered, “I have heard many reports about this man and all the harm he has done to your holy people in Jerusalem. And he has come here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on your name.” But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel. I will show him how much he must suffer for my name.” Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on Saul, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here—has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized, and after taking some food, he regained his strength. Saul spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.”
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“Persecution” Sermon. Sunday, 6/15/25. The Church in the 21st Century Series.

Millennial and Gen Z Christians
Bible Centered Ethics
The Goal of Islam
The Chinese Church
The  Cradle of Christianity
Freedom of speech in Europe
Preparing for Christian persecution.
Sermon Date: Sunday, June 15, 2025
Pastor Greg Wiest
Scripture Series: The Church in the 21st Century
Scripture Title: Persecution
Scripture Reading: Acts‬ ‭8‬:‭1‬-‭3‬ 
“And Saul approved of their killing him. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him. But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.”
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“Pentecost The Spirit Searches” Sermon. Sunday, 6/8/25.

The mind of Christ
Living by The Spirit
The Holy Spirit at Pentecost.
Sermon Date: Sunday, June 8, 2025
Pastor Greg Wiest
Scripture Title: Pentecost The Spirit Searches
Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians‬ ‭2‬:‭6‬-‭16‬
“We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. No, we declare God’s wisdom, a mystery that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began. None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. However, as it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived”— the things God has prepared for those who love him— these are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who knows a person’s thoughts except their own spirit within them? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us. This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words. The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit. The person with the Spirit makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments, for, “Who has known the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ.”
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“The Water of Life” Sermon. Rev. Al Oliver. Sunday, 6/1/25.

The True Living Water
Hezekiah's tunnel
Siloam tunnel
Pool of Siloam
Spring of Gihon
Sermon Date: Sunday, June 1, 2025
Guest Preacher: Rev Al Oliver
Sermon Title: The Water of Life
Scripture Reading: John‬ ‭7‬:‭37‬-‭39‬ ‭ “On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.”

“On Mission” Sermon. Sunday, 5/25/2025. The Church In the 21st Century Series.

The mission of the Church.
Spiritual Light
Mission creep
Bio Photons
To Make Christ Known.
Sermon Date: Sunday, May 5, 2025
Pastor Greg Wiest
Sermon Series: The Church In the 21st Century
Sermon Title: On Mission
Scripture Reading: Acts‬ ‭1‬:‭7‬-‭8‬ ‭
“He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.””
Supplemental Scripture: John 1:4; Matthew 5:14; John 8:12; Psalm 27:1; Matthew 28:19-20.
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“Uncompromised” Sermon. Sunday, 5/18/2025. The Church In the 21st Century Series.

Refusing to compromise.
Sermon Date: Sunday, 5/18/2025
Pastor Greg Wiest
Sermon Series: The Church In the 21st Century
Sermon Title: Uncompromised
Scripture Reading: Daniel‬ ‭3‬:‭1‬-‭30‬ ‭
“King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, sixty cubits high and six cubits wide, and set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. He then summoned the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates and all the other provincial officials to come to the dedication of the image he had set up. So the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates and all the other provincial officials assembled for the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up, and they stood before it. Then the herald loudly proclaimed, “Nations and peoples of every language, this is what you are commanded to do: As soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. Whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace.” Therefore, as soon as they heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp and all kinds of music, all the nations and peoples of every language fell down and worshiped the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. At this time some astrologers came forward and denounced the Jews. They said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “May the king live forever! Your Majesty has issued a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music must fall down and worship the image of gold, and that whoever does not fall down and worship will be thrown into a blazing furnace. But there are some Jews whom you have set over the affairs of the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego—who pay no attention to you, Your Majesty. They neither serve your gods nor worship the image of gold you have set up.” Furious with rage, Nebuchadnezzar summoned Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king, and Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the image of gold I have set up? Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music, if you are ready to fall down and worship the image I made, very good. But if you do not worship it, you will be thrown immediately into a blazing furnace. Then what god will be able to rescue you from my hand?” Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to him, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Your Majesty’s hand. But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.” Then Nebuchadnezzar was furious with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, and his attitude toward them changed. He ordered the furnace heated seven times hotter than usual and commanded some of the strongest soldiers in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and throw them into the blazing furnace. So these men, wearing their robes, trousers, turbans and other clothes, were bound and thrown into the blazing furnace. The king’s command was so urgent and the furnace so hot that the flames of the fire killed the soldiers who took up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, and these three men, firmly tied, fell into the blazing furnace. Then King Nebuchadnezzar leaped to his feet in amazement and asked his advisers, “Weren’t there three men that we tied up and threw into the fire?” They replied, “Certainly, Your Majesty.” He said, “Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods.” Nebuchadnezzar then approached the opening of the blazing furnace and shouted, “Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out! Come here!” So Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego came out of the fire, and the satraps, prefects, governors and royal advisers crowded around them. They saw that the fire had not harmed their bodies, nor was a hair of their heads singed; their robes were not scorched, and there was no smell of fire on them. Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted in him and defied the king’s command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego be cut into pieces and their houses be turned into piles of rubble, for no other god can save in this way.” Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the province of Babylon.”
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