Ptr. Jess Erasquin
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The Choice
Ahead of the 2022 national election, the church is called to choose life over death the way Israel once had to, refusing to treat any candidate as a political savior.
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Illusion
Confusion over what’s real exposes how easily the senses and the world’s definitions can deceive; Scripture alone gives us reality as it truly is.
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New Heaven and New Earth
The Bible’s story arcs from paradise lost in the Garden of Eden to paradise fully restored in the new heaven and the new earth, where God dwells with his people forever.
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Heavenly Mansions
Christ’s promise of a place prepared in his Father’s house grounds a hope for life after death that is real because God himself is real.
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Jesus’ Testimony of Heaven
A message on what Jesus Himself testified about heaven, the place He has gone to prepare for His own.
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Hell: The Antithesis of Heaven
Part 3 of a series on the doctrine of hell, this sermon describes hell as the total corruption of God’s good creation, set opposite the perfect love and harmony of heaven.
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The Doctrine of Hell and the Goodness of God
Is the doctrine of hell compatible with a good God? This message defends hell as real, conscious, and everlasting — and shows why that truth, rightly understood, magnifies rather than undermines God’s goodness.
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The Millennial Hope: A Thousand-Year Reign of Christ and His Saints
A study of Revelation 20’s “thousand years,” presented as a real ground of Christian hope in Christ’s coming reign.
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Principles of Life
Answering a child’s question about God’s statutes and rules, this message unpacks life principles from God’s law: his ownership, his authority, and the good success of keeping his word.
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The Grain Offering
The grain offering in Leviticus 2 pictures worship as tribute: the first and best of one’s own labor, offered to God simply out of gratitude.
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The Guilt Offering
The guilt offering answers a guilty conscience, not just before God but toward the person wronged – confession, restitution, and atonement together, a picture of Christ’s complete work.
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The Sin Offering
Leviticus 4’s sin offering teaches that sin, even committed unintentionally, requires atonement through the shedding of blood so that God’s presence can remain among His people.