Help From Heaven. Gideon Lead by example. Encouraging one another. Invisible Bridges at the end of Dead End streets. Spiritual Darkness. The finger of God.Lewes Presbyterian Church

Shock and Awe The Spring of Trembling Desert Storm in 1991 Quality of Discipleship God helps those who cannot help themselves Attendance in Church The Providence of God Sermon Date: 11/17/2024 Sermon Series: GIDEON SERIES Sermon Title: "A Small Army” Pastor Greg Wiest Lewes Presbyterian Church Website Lewes Presbyterian Church YouTube Channel…

Gideon Armageddon Mount of Megiddo Revelation 16:16 Valley of Jezreel Sermon Date: 11/0/2024 Sermon Series: GIDEON SERIES Sermon Title: "Invasion and Preparation” Pastor Greg Wiest Scripture Reading: Judges 6:33-40 “Now all the Midianites, Amalekites and other eastern peoples joined forces and crossed over the Jordan and camped in the Valley of Jez…

The End Game. Jim Carey's Conversion. Living out your life. Sermon Date: 11/03/2024 Sermon Series: GIDEON SERIES Sermon Title: "A Test” Pastor Greg Wiest Scripture Reading: Judges 6:25-32 “That same night the Lord said to him, “Take the second bull from your father’s herd, the one seven years old. Tear down your father’s altar to Baal and cut down …

Lack of Confidence Strength in weakness Confidence in Yourself Your Calling Sermon Date: 10/27/2024 Sermon Series: GIDEON SERIES Sermon Title: "The Call of Gideon” Pastor Greg Wiest Scripture Reading: Judges 6:11-24 “The angel of the Lord came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was thresh…

The generation of today. Covenant of Noah. A Spiritual awakening. The Dark Knight. Child sacrifice. Sermon Date: 10/20/2024 Sermon Series: GIDEON SERIES Sermon Title: "Oppression of Midian” Pastor Greg Wiest Scripture Reading: Judges 6:1-10 “The Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord, and for seven years he gave them into the hands of the Midi…

Time management Occupational testing Relationships Sermon Title: "Stewardship Sunday” Speaker: Pastor Greg Wiest Scripture Reading: Genesis 1:28 “God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on th…

Making Peace Teaching Your Kids Forgiving Others When life goes sideways, what do you do? Sermon Date: 10/06/2024 Sermon Series: PARENTING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Sermon Title: "Without Frustration” Speaker: Pastor Greg Wiest Scripture Reading: Ephesians 6:4 “Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instru…

Bringing up the next generation. Priorities in Life. Training a child in the way they should go. Sermon Date: 9/29/2024 Sermon Series: PARENTING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Sermon Title: "Direction” Speaker: Pastor Greg Wiest Scripture Reading: Proverbs 22:6Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from …

Third in a series on Parenting From the Old Testament. Sermon Date: 9/22/2024 Sermon Series: PARENTING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Sermon Title: "Discipline” Speaker: Pastor Greg Wiest Scripture Reading: Proverbs 13:24 “Whoever spares the rod hates their children, but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them. Proverbs 29:15 “A rod …

A lesson in history that pertains today. Sermon Date: 9/15/2024 Sermon Series: PARENTING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Sermon Title: " A Last Generation” Speaker: Pastor Greg Wiest Scripture Reading: Judges 2:6-15 (NIV) Disobedience and Defeat “After Joshua had dismissed the Israelites, they went to take possession of the land, each to their own inheritan…

First in a series on Parenting From the Old Testament. See The Big Picture - A history lesson sprinkled with nuggets of Wisdom. Sermon Date: 9/8/2024 Sermon Series: PARENTING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Sermon Title: "Write This On Your Door Post” Speaker: Pastor Greg Wiest Scripture Reading: Deuteronomy 11:13-28 “So if you faithfully obey the commands …

Sermon Date: 9/1/2024 Sermon Series: COLOSSIANS Sermon Title: "Making Christ Known” Speaker: Pastor Greg Wiest Scripture Reading: Colossians 4:1-6 “Masters, provide your slaves with what is right and fair, because you know that you also have a Master in heaven. Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God…

Sermon Date: 8/25/2024 Sermon Series: COLOSSIANS Sermon Title: "Ordering Family Life” Speaker: Pastor Greg Wiest Scripture Reading: Colossians 3:18-25 “Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them. Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. F…

Sermon Date: 8/18/2024 Sermon Series: COLOSSIANS Sermon Title: "Put On Love” Speaker: Pastor Greg Wiest Scripture Reading: Colossians 3:12-17 “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grie…

Sermon Date: 8/11/2024 Sermon Series: COLOSSIANS Sermon Title: "Set Your Minds” Speaker: Pastor Greg Wiest Scripture Reading: Colossians 3:1-11 “Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and yo…

Sermon Date: 8/4/2024 Sermon Title: "Luxury Matchmakers” Speaker: Guest minister Rev. Dr. Tom Herrick Scripture Reading: Ephesians 3:7-21 ““I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace given me through the working of his power. Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gent…

Sermon Date: 7/28/2024 Sermon Series: COLOSSIANS Sermon Title: "Epaphras in Prayer” Speaker: Pastor Greg Wiest Scripture Reading: Colossians 4:12-15 “Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature and fully assured. I vouch …

Sermon Date: 7/21/2024 Sermon Series: COLOSSIANS Sermon Title: "Jesus Rules” Speaker: Guest Preacher Suzie Goodenough Scripture Reading: Colossians 2:16-23 “Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to co…

Sermon Date: 7/14/2024 Sermon Series: COLOSSIANS Sermon Title: "Alive in Christ” Speaker: Pastor Greg Wiest Scripture Reading: Colossians 2:1-15 “I want you to know how hard I am contending for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me personally. My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they …

Sermon Date: 7/7/2024 Sermon Series: COLOSSIANS Sermon Title: "The Goal of Christian Leaders” Speaker: Pastor Greg Wiest Scripture Reading: Colossians 1:24-29 “Now I rejoice in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is the church. I have become …

Sermon Date: 6/23/2024 Sermon Series: COLOSSIANS Sermon Title: "Christ at the Center” Speaker: Pastor Greg Wiest Scripture Reading: Colossians 1:15-23 “The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rul…

Sermon Date: 6/23/2024 Sermon Series: COLOSSIANS Sermon Title: "Delivered From Darkness” Speaker: Pastor Greg Wiest Scripture Reading:Colossians 1:1-14 ”Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To God’s holy people in Colossae, the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ: Grace and peace to you from God our Fath…

Sermon Date: 6/16/2024 Sermon Title: "Father's Day, Today is for Fathers” Speaker: Pastor Greg Wiest Scripture Reading: Deuteronomy 6:6-9 “These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie…

Sermon Date: 6/9/2024 Sermon Title: "Discipleship in Practice” Speaker: Pastor Greg Wiest Scripture Reading: 2 Timothy 2:1-2 ”You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.” Lewes Presbyter…

Sermon Date: 6/1/2024 Sermon Title: "Evangelism in Motion” Speaker: Pastor Greg Wiest Scripture Reading: Matthew 4:18-22 “As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you …

Sermon Date: 5/26/2024 Sermon Title: "The Hope of the Resurrection” Speaker: Guest Pastor Edd Cathey Scripture Reading:Job 19:23-27 “Oh, that my words were recorded, that they were written on a scroll, that they were inscribed with an iron tool on lead, or engraved in rock forever! I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on…

Sermon Date: 5/19/2024 Sermon Title: "The Arrival of the Spirit” Speaker: Pastor Greg Wiest Scripture Reading: Acts 2:1-12 “When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues o…

Sermon Date: 5/12/2024 Sermon Title: "Honoring Mother” Speaker: Pastor Greg Wiest Scripture Reading: Proverbs 23:22-25 ”“Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old. Buy the truth and do not sell it— wisdom, instruction and insight as well. The father of a righteous child has great joy; a man who fathers…

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, …

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 …

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 wi…

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 com…

Sermon Date: 4/7/2024 Sermon Series: IS THE BIBLE TRUE? Sermon Title: "Where Does Scripture Come From?" Speaker: Pastor Greg Wiest Scripture Reading: 2 Timothy 3:16 ”All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,” Lewes Presbyterian Church Website Lewes Presbyterian Church YouTube Chann…

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 …

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 o…

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 re…

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 ga…

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 f…

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 su…

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 …

Sermon Date: 2/14/2024 Sermon: Ash Wednesday Speaker: Pastor Greg Wiest Scripture Reading: Psalm 103:13-14; 2 Peter 3:9; Ezekiel 9:4 Lewes Presbyterian Church Website Lewes Presbyterian Church YouTube ChannelLewes Presbyterian Church

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 …

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…

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 …

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 E…

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 …

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 wors…

Sermon Date: 12/31/2023 Sermon: New Years Eve Sermon Title: "A River Runs Through It" Speaker: Guest Preacher, Rev. Susan Goodenough Scripture Reading: Isaiah 43:15-21 ”I am the Lord, your Holy One, Israel’s Creator, your King.” This is what the Lord says— he who made a way through the sea, a path through the mighty waters, who drew out the chariot…

Sermon Date: 12/24/2023 Sermon: Christmas Eve Sermon Title: "A Light in the Darkness" Speaker: Pastor Greg Wiest Scripture Reading: John 1:1-8 ”In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him wa…