Will there be pets in heaven? Will people recognize each other? A recent Q&A with fifth and sixth graders raised these very questions, and Pastor Jim Osman uses them as the doorway into one of Scripture's richest promises: the new heavens and the new earth. Continuing the exposition of 2 Peter 3:13, Osman traces this promise back to its source in Isaiah 65 and 66, then unpacks a question every believer eventually asks. What is the relationship between this present creation and the one to com...
Jun 28, 2026•44 min
The coming destruction of the present creation is not just a doctrine to believe—it's a call to live differently. In this expository sermon from 2 Peter 3:11–12, Pastor Jim Osman draws out the practical weight of Peter's eschatological teaching and presses it into the conscience of every believer. Peter's concluding exhortations are clear: those who genuinely believe Christ will return are marked by it. First, they are a holy people—set apart in conduct and godliness, fitted for a new creation i...
Jun 21, 2026•41 min
Two thousand years feels like a long time to wait. Jim Osman says that's exactly the point. Continuing through 2 Peter 3, Osman tackles the mockers' challenge in verse 4: where is the promise of His coming? Peter's answer comes in two parts, and this sermon focuses on the second: God's patience. Osman walks through what that patience actually means, tracing it back through Exodus, Isaiah, and the Psalms to show that the Old Testament's "slow to anger" God and the New Testament's patient Father a...
Jun 14, 2026•38 min
Trouble has a strange way of feeling like a curse. Phil Johnson makes the case from James 1:2–4 that for the Christian, it's actually the opposite. Working through one of the earliest letters in the New Testament, Johnson identifies the James who wrote it: not the apostle, but the Lord's half-brother who became the leading elder in the Jerusalem church. From there, he turns to the text itself, "consider it all joy, my brothers, when you encounter various trials," and unpacks why that command isn...
Jun 07, 2026•51 min
The mockers had a question: Where is the promise of His coming? Time had passed. Apostles had died. Nothing had changed. Pastor Jim Osman addresses that question head-on as he works through 2 Peter 3:8 — and the answer is as pointed today as it was in the first century. God does not experience time as we do. He is not encumbered by it, constrained by it, or running out of it. He meets no deadlines, feels no urgency, and is exhausted by no length of years. A literal thousand years is to Him what ...
May 31, 2026•35 min
Grief is universal. But not all grief is the same. In this message from 1 Thessalonians 4:13–14, guest speaker Cornel Rasor opens with a pastoral truth that Paul made plain to the Thessalonians: Christians do not grieve as those who have no hope. The distinction isn't about grieving less—it's about grieving differently. The sorrow is real. The tears are real. But the hopelessness isn't. Rasor walks through what the Thessalonians were actually worried about: would their believing loved ones who h...
May 24, 2026•45 min
Anxiety is everywhere. Roughly 38 million American adults are taking medication to manage it—a number that has climbed sharply since 2019. But anxiety isn't just a modern problem, and it isn't merely a clinical one. In this message from Philippians 4:5–7, guest speaker David Forsyth makes the case that anxiety is a sin of little faith—common to all believers, not unique to a few—and that Scripture offers a clear, three-part prescription to address it. First, adjust your focus. "The Lord is near"...
May 17, 2026•46 min
Climate alarmists have been predicting the end of the world for decades—and getting it entirely wrong. Pastor Jim Osman opens this exposition of 2 Peter 3:7 and 10 by showing why: they begin with the wrong assumptions. God has already revealed how this world ends, and it has nothing to do with carbon footprints or melting ice caps. Peter's answer to the false teachers who denied the return of Christ rests on three characteristics of the coming Day of the Lord. It is certain—God's Word that creat...
May 10, 2026•42 min
The false teachers of Peter's day had a simple argument: things have always continued as they are, so there is no reason to expect a cataclysmic divine judgment in the future. Pastor Jim Osman works through 2 Peter 3:5-6 to show how Peter dismantles that argument—not by predicting the future, but by pointing to the past. Peter's first move is to expose the nature of the false teachers' error. They are not simply uninformed. They willfully overlook what they already know. God displayed His power ...
May 03, 2026•37 min
Peter warned the church that mockers would come. Pastor Jim Osman works through 2 Peter 3:1-4, examining the identity, motive, and arguments of those who deny the return of Christ—and why their denial is never as innocent as it appears. Two thousand years have passed since the promise was made. That passage of time is precisely what the mockers weaponize. Their question—"Where is the promise of His coming?"—is not a sincere inquiry. It is a denial dressed up as a question, a pattern Osman traces...
Apr 26, 2026•41 min
Peter opens 2 Peter 3 with two pastoral aims: to stir up the sincere minds of his readers and to call them back to the truth they already know. False teachers in his day were mocking the promise of Christ's return — dismissing it as myth and pointing to the silence of the centuries as proof it would never happen. Peter's answer? Remember what has been promised. In this expository message, Pastor Jim Osman walks through 2 Peter 3:1–4, showing that Peter's first move against the mockers is not an ...
Apr 19, 2026•42 min
No Christian enjoys suffering — and the Apostle Paul knew that better than most. Called by God from the start of his ministry to endure affliction for the name of Christ, Paul wrote 2 Corinthians as a deeply pastoral letter to a church that had caused him tremendous pain. Yet rather than retreat from suffering, Paul broke into praise. In this sermon from 2 Corinthians 1:3–7, Simon Pranaitis shows how Paul's doxology reveals three God-given relationships that transform even the worst suffering in...
Apr 12, 2026•47 min
The Resurrection of Christ is not just a Sunday morning doctrine — it is the foundation that holds up the entire Christian life. In this exposition of 2 Corinthians 4:13–5:10, Pastor Jim Osman draws out four concrete certainties that resurrection hope produces in the life of the believer and the minister of the gospel. First, our testimony is true. Because Christ is risen, Paul could not be silenced — not by beatings, shipwrecks, or the constant threat of death. The same risen Christ who will ra...
Apr 05, 2026•47 min
Death haunts everything — every joy, every marriage, every birth. But Pastor Jim Osman opens this exposition of 2 Timothy 1:8–11 with a declaration that cuts through every shadow: death has died. Writing from prison and facing his own execution, Paul calls Timothy to suffer for the gospel rather than retreat from it. His case rests on the gospel itself — a gospel dense with grace from eternity past to eternity future. God granted believers a saving, calling, and predestining grace before the fou...
Mar 29, 2026•46 min
Pastor Jim Osman opens in Psalm 119:97–104 with the psalmist's breathtaking declaration — "Oh, how I love your law!" — and shows what that kind of love actually looks like and what it produces in the life of a believer. This passage divides naturally into two halves, each anchored by a defining affection. The first four verses trace the fruit of loving the Word: wisdom that surpasses enemies, insight that exceeds teachers, and understanding deeper than age and experience. But the psalmist isn't ...
Mar 22, 2026•40 min
Knowledge of the truth is not the same as being changed by it. In this message from 2 Peter 2:21–22, Pastor Jim Osman brings chapter 2 to its sobering close with a warning that cuts close to home — the false teacher and the apostate aren't condemned for what they never knew, but for what they knew and walked away from. Drawing on two of the most vivid images in the New Testament — a dog returning to its vomit and a sow returning to the mire — Pastor Jim traces Peter's animal theme through the en...
Mar 15, 2026•42 min
Peter's command to submit to civil authority sounds straightforward—until you consider who he was writing to. His first readers lived under Emperor Nero, one of the most brutal, murderous, and self-proclaimed divine rulers in history. And Peter told them to submit. That tension is exactly where this sermon begins. In this message from 1 Peter 2:13–17, Dave Rich works carefully through what Peter actually commands—and what he doesn't. The Greek word behind "institution" carries more weight than m...
Mar 08, 2026•43 min
False teachers don't just get theology wrong — they enslave their followers. In this exposition of 2 Peter 2:19-20, Pastor Jim Osman examines three devastating contrasts Peter draws to expose the destruction false teachers leave in their wake: the contrast between freedom and slavery, between escaping and being entangled again, and between a person's last state and their first. False teachers promise liberation while they themselves are in chains. Enslaved to their own corrupt desires, they traf...
Mar 01, 2026•37 min
False teachers don't just teach wrong things — they ruin people. That's the heartbeat of this passage, and the burden that drives this exposition of 2 Peter 2:17-18. Pastor Jim Osman continues through 2 Peter 2 by turning from the character and condemnation of false teachers to the carnage they leave behind. Using two vivid images from the ancient world — a spring that holds no water and a mist that delivers no rain — Peter exposes exactly what false teachers are, how they speak, and who they ta...
Feb 22, 2026•44 min
Jim Osman examines one of the Old Testament's most troubling figures: Balaam, the prophet for hire who tried to curse God's people for money. Though God spoke through him, Balaam was driven by greed and immorality, making him the perfect example of the false teachers Peter warns against. This message walks through Numbers 22-24, answering questions about why God used such a wicked man and what it reveals about false prophets today. Balaam's motives exposed his heart—he loved the wages of unright...
Feb 15, 2026•42 min
Jim Osman continues his examination of false teachers in 2 Peter 2, focusing on their perversions and moral corruption. Opening with a sobering account of the Mike Bickle scandal and how charismatic leaders failed to discern his true character despite decades of abuse, Osman demonstrates why Peter's warnings remain urgent for today's church. He exposes three defining characteristics of false teachers: they are shameless in their debauchery, sensual in their unrestrained lust, and seductive in ho...
Feb 08, 2026•39 min
Jim Osman returns to 2 Peter 2 with a hard-hitting examination of false teachers and their defining characteristics. In verses 10-13, Peter paints a vivid portrait of those who infiltrate the church with destructive heresies, and Osman carefully unpacks what makes these teachers so dangerous. The passage reveals three striking indicators of their pride: they are insolent in their blasphemy of spiritual beings, irrational like animals driven by instinct, and ignorant of the very subjects they cla...
Feb 01, 2026•38 min
Jim Osman guides listeners through Psalm 119:33-40, revealing four essential prayers every believer should bring before God regarding His Word. This isn't merely an intellectual exercise—it's a roadmap for spiritual transformation through Scripture. Osman unpacks how the psalmist longed for God to grant understanding that leads to obedience, not just head knowledge. He challenges listeners to pray for hearts genuinely inclined toward Scripture rather than worldly gain. The sermon addresses a cru...
Jan 25, 2026•44 min
Pastor Jim Osman expounds 2 Peter 2:5-9, revealing how God accomplished a righteous deliverance for Noah and Lot amid worldwide judgment. Though Noah stood alone against billions and Lot lived among the wicked Sodom, God preserved both because He knows those who are His. This exposition demonstrates that God consistently distinguishes between the righteous and the ungodly. Believers today can find profound encouragement knowing that a righteous deliverance awaits all who belong to Christ, even a...
Jan 18, 2026•41 min
Jim Osman delivers a powerful exposition examining A Flood And A Fire as two notorious Old Testament judgments that demonstrate God's righteous character. Drawing from 2 Peter 2:5-6, Osman explores how the global flood of Noah's day and the fiery destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah serve as historical evidence of divine justice against sin. A Flood And A Fire reveals that these judgments were historic, global, cataclysmic, just, and yet spared the righteous—Noah with seven others and Lot respectiv...
Jan 11, 2026•35 min
Jim Osman examines how judgment and deliverance work together throughout biblical history. Peter uses three powerful examples of judgment and deliverance: the angels who sinned, the flood of Noah, and Sodom and Gomorrah. These historical accounts demonstrate God's consistent pattern of executing judgment while delivering the righteous. Through judgment and deliverance, believers learn that God has a proven track record of punishing wickedness and rescuing those who trust Him. Understanding these...
Jan 04, 2026•42 min
David Forsyth explores Moses' timeless pattern for prayer found in Psalm 90, revealing three essential elements for believers facing adversity and sorrow. This pattern for prayer begins by centering hope in God's eternal nature as our sovereign creator and refuge. Moses then guides us to consider our mortality honestly, acknowledging both life's brevity and God's righteous anger toward sin. Finally, this biblical pattern for prayer calls us to pray with courage—asking for wisdom to number our da...
Dec 28, 2025•34 min
Jim Osman delivers a powerful exposition of Isaiah 61:1-2, exploring the prophetic announcement that unto us is born a Savior who would bring deliverance from sin. This Christmas message examines how Jesus perfectly fulfilled Isaiah's prophecy, demonstrating that he was born a Savior anointed by the Spirit to proclaim good news to the afflicted and liberty to captives. Osman carefully traces how Christ's mission centers on preaching the gospel of salvation by Yahweh's grace rather than political...
Dec 25, 2025•20 min
Jim Osman delivers a powerful exposition of Isaiah 52:13-53:12, examining the prophetic portrait of the Messiah who was born a sacrifice for humanity's sin. This message explores the dual nature of Christ's mission—living and dying as a man while simultaneously living and dying for men as their substitutionary sacrifice. Osman traces the biographical pattern revealed in Isaiah's prophecy: Christ's pre-existent glory, his humiliation through suffering and death, and his ultimate exaltation. The t...
Dec 21, 2025•48 min
Born A Sovereign, the child of Isaiah 9:6 comes as humanity's perfect King, fulfilling Old Testament prophecies of the Davidic ruler. Jim Osman examines how Christ was Born A Sovereign, uniting full humanity with complete deity in one person who knows our frailties yet possesses divine authority. This King was Born A Sovereign to establish an everlasting kingdom characterized by peace, justice, and righteousness. Isaiah declares the government rests upon His shoulders as Wonderful Counselor, Mig...
Dec 14, 2025•43 min
