Ephesians 4:17-24 contrasts the futile, darkened lifestyle of those without Christ with the transformed life believers are called to live. Paul urges Christians to abandon their former ways, of ignorance and sensuality, and instead embrace their new identity in Christ. This involves "putting off" the corrupt old self and "putting on" the new self, …

Oleh Brian Groot

Jason Sterling March 9, 2025 Faith Presbyterian Church Birmingham, AL Bulletin Thank you for listening! Please visit us at www.faith-pca.org.Oleh Jason Sterling

Oleh Rev. Chris Brock, MTW France

As we continue walking through the gospel, marked with that question in mind, we come to Jesus speaking in parables. What are we to make of that? We look to the reading of God’s word. If you please join me in prayer. Most gracious God, our heavenly Father, in you alone dwells all the fullness of light and wisdom. We ask them that you would enlighte…

Oleh James Lim

Oleh Matt Cadora

As Jesus’ ministry continues, the criticisms of the Pharisees and scribes sharpen—but Jesus meets them head-on. Their complaint about the disciples transgressing the tradition of the elders gives Jesus the opportunity to reveal the way they circumvent God’s law and seek to replace it with human authority. His words give us occasion to reflect on ou…

Oleh Andrew Barshinger

Oleh James Lim

Oleh Sam Alvira

In a transitional passage often lumped with what follows or precedes, Matthew reminds us of precious truths at the core of Christ’s public ministry. As he arrives on the shore we immediately see how word of mouth spreads the news. We then see that even a mere touching of Jesus’ garment brings healing—because Jesus takes hold of those he saves. We f…

Jason Sterling March 2, 2025 Faith Presbyterian Church Birmingham, AL Bulletin Thank you for listening! Please visit us at www.faith-pca.org.Oleh Jason Sterling

Oleh Andrew Barshinger

Oleh Rev. Kevin Koslowsky

That your Commandments would make us wiser than our enemies, for they would be ever with us. That we might have more understanding than our teachers. That your testimonies would be our meditations. That you would give us wisdom among the agent, that we would keep your precepts, that you would, by your word, hold us back, hold our feet from every ev…

Oleh James Lim

Oleh James Lim

Oleh Drew Hood

Ephesians 4:7–16 describes how Christ distributes diverse gifts to individuals within the church, each according to his own measure. These gifts, including apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers, are given to build up the body and equip her for ministry. Join us as Pastor Tony highlights how every believer is uniquely gifted for a s…

Oleh Brian Groot

Pastor Tony’s sermon, “The Sea is His, for He Made It" (Matthew 14:22-36), considers Jesus's dual nature. He is presented as True Man in his weariness and need for prayer. Simultaneously, he is shown as Very God in his miraculous walking on water and calming the storm, demonstrating divine power over creation. This passage underscores that Jesus's …

Giotis Kantartzis February 23, 2025 Faith Presbyterian Church Birmingham, AL Bulletin Thank you for listening! Please visit us at www.faith-pca.org.Oleh Giotis Kantartzis

Oleh Andrew Barshinger

Consider fasting in the life of a believer. So you look to the reading of God’s word. What does it mean to be a follower of Jesus? We continue looking at discipleship in the gospel of Mark, and today we consider fasting in the life of a believer. So you look to the reading of God’s word, if you please join me in prayer. Blesser to you, Holy God, is…

Oleh James Lim

Oleh James Lim

Oleh Drew Hood

Oleh Rev. Mike Yurik

Giotis Kantartzis February 22, 2025 Faith Presbyterian Church Birmingham, AL Thank you for listening! Please visit us at www.faith-pca.org.Oleh Giotis Kantartzis

Oleh Daryl Updike

Join us as we continue in Ephesians 4:3–7, building on our discussion of vv. 1–3 to show how the character Paul describes is necessary for and enables the kind of unity he calls us to. Tucked away in his comments is the potent metaphor of the church as a body, which we take the time to discuss at length. Paul’s portrait of our mutual interdependenc…

Pastor Tony's sermon, "Jesus Feeds the Multitude," based on Matthew 14:13-21, explores one of Jesus’ best-known miracles, the feeding of the five thousand. Walking through the text he first looks at how the miracle unfolds, highlighting Christ’s active compassion, His challenge to the disciples to meet the crowd’s need, and his provision of the res…

Martin Wagner February 16, 2025 Faith Presbyterian Church Birmingham, AL Bulletin Thank you for listening! Please visit us at www.faith-pca.org.Oleh Martin Wagner

Oleh Andrew Barshinger

Oleh Rev. Kevin Koslowsky

Mark Chapter 2. What does it mean to be a follower of Jesus? We continue looking at discipleship in the gospel of Mark. We look to the reading of God’s word. Please join me in prayer. Living God, we do ask that you would help us to hear your Holy word that we would truly understand. And Lord, that in understanding we may believe, and in believing w…

Oleh James Lim

Oleh James Lim

Oleh Matt Cadora

Oleh Brian Groot

In his sermon “The Hardening of Herod’s Heart,” Pastor Tony considers a flashback concerning Herod and John the Baptist in Matthew 14:1–12. More important than all of the political intrigue is the way in which Herod models how sin devastates and hardens the human heart. We consider in turn how sin breeds fear, how fear then compounds sin, and how c…

Jason Sterling February 9, 2025 Faith Presbyterian Church Birmingham, AL Bulletin Thank you for listening! Please visit us at www.faith-pca.org.Oleh Jason Sterling

Oleh Ken Larter

Oleh James Lim

Oleh James Lim

Amen. Mark 1, beginning in verse 14. Now, after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled and the Kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe in the gospel. ‘ Passing alongside the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, the brother of Simon, casting a net into the sea, for they …

Oleh Rev. Kevin Koslowsky

Oleh Matt Cadora

In the opening verses of Ephesians 4 Paul turns from his doctrinal section to focus on application—and yet the way he does so keeps us firmly anchored in the glories of Christ’s work as the foundation of our conduct. Listen in as we explore Paul’s glance back at our calling even as he moves forward into an exposition of how we therefore walk in the…