Episodes

  • True Freedom
    Jul 11 2026
    Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wVCTyMu4zAgIn this episode, Brian and Pastor Jay discuss Christian liberty and liberty of conscience from Westminster Confession of Faith chapter 20. They explain true freedom as belonging to Christ rather than serving sin, then consider conscience, church authority, disputable matters, and how Christian liberty should be exercised with wisdom, humility, and love for others.Scripture mentioned:Galatians 5:1 (ESV) - Christ has set his people free, so they must not return to slaveryhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/gal/5/1/s_1096001Psalm 119:44-45 (ESV) - Keeping God’s law is described as walking in a wide placehttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/psa/119/44-45/s_597044Romans 6:14-15 (ESV) - Believers are under grace rather than law, but not free to continue in sinhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/6/14-15/s_1052014Colossians 1:13-14 (ESV) - Christ delivers believers from darkness into his kingdomhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/col/1/13-14/s_1108013Hebrews 13:17 (ESV) - Church members are called to obey and submit to faithful leadershttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/heb/13/17/s_11460171 Peter 5:2-3 (ESV) - Elders must shepherd willingly and not domineer over the flockhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/1pe/5/2-3/s_1156002Luke 22:19 (ESV) - Jesus commands the Lord’s Supper in remembrance of himhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/luk/22/19/s_995019Romans 14:1-5 (ESV) - Paul addresses disputable matters, including food and dayshttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/14/1-5/s_1060001Romans 14:23 (ESV) - Whatever does not proceed from faith is sinhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/14/23/s_1060023Genesis 1:28 (ESV) - “Be fruitful and multiply,” mentioned in the discussion of calling good what God calls goodhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/gen/1/28/s_10281 Corinthians 8:9 (ESV) - Christian liberty must not become a stumbling block to the weakhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/1co/8/9/s_1070009Romans 14:13 (ESV) - Believers should not put a stumbling block or hindrance before a brotherhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/14/13/s_10600131 Corinthians 10:23-24 (ESV) - Not everything lawful is helpful or builds uphttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/1co/10/23-24/s_10720231 Corinthians 10:31 (ESV) - Whatever believers do should be done to the glory of Godhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/1co/10/31/s_1072031Matthew 11:28-30 (ESV) - Christ’s yoke is easy and his burden is lighthttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/mat/11/28-30/s_940028Romans 6:20-22 (ESV) - Freedom from sin means becoming servants of Godhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/6/20-22/s_1052020Other sources:Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter 20: Of Christian Liberty, and Liberty of Consciencehttps://thewestminsterstandard.org/the-westminster-confession/#Chapter%20XXLinks:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OnTheLanePodcast?sub_confirmation=1Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-7820594Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7GbmsVVjTryD5F0pAaNaKcApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-the-lane/id1805279371Carriage Lane Presbyterian Church: https://www.carriagelanepres.com/Sermon Livestreams: https://www.youtube.com/@CLPCWorship/streams
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    35 mins
  • God's Good Rules for Life
    Jul 4 2026
    Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uTUeOrkwfVgIn this episode, Brian and Pastor Jay discuss the law of God from Westminster Confession of Faith chapter 19. They explain the moral, ceremonial, and civil laws; why believers are not under the law’s condemnation; and why God’s commands remain a good guide for Christian life, wisdom, and joyful obedience.Scripture mentioned:Romans 6:1-2 (ESV) - Grace does not give believers permission to continue in sinhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/6/1-2/s_1052001John 14:15 (ESV) - Love for Christ is expressed through obedience to his commandshttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/jhn/14/15/s_1011015Psalm 19:7 (ESV) - The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soulhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/psa/19/7/s_497007Psalm 1:1-3 (ESV) - The blessed person delights in the law of the Lord and meditates on ithttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/psa/1/1-3/s_479001Exodus 20 (ESV) - The Ten Commandments as a summary of God’s moral lawhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/exo/20/1/s_70001Genesis 2:2-3 (ESV) - The Sabbath is established before Sinai and the giving of the Ten Commandmentshttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/gen/2/2-3/s_2002Genesis 4:8-10 (ESV) - Cain’s murder of Abel shows moral guilt before the Mosaic lawhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/gen/4/8-10/s_4008Genesis 1:26-27 (ESV) - Humanity is created in God’s image, grounding the discussion of creation and moral orderhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/gen/1/26-27/s_1026Genesis 2:16-17 (ESV) - God commands Adam in the garden before the old covenant law at Sinaihttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/gen/2/16-17/s_2016Romans 2:14-15 (ESV) - The work of the law is written on the hearts of the Gentileshttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/2/14-15/s_1048014Psalm 119:105 (ESV) - God’s word is a lamp to the believer’s feet and a light to the pathhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/psa/119/105/s_597105Psalm 139:13-14 (ESV) - God’s creation of each person in the womb, mentioned in the discussion of moral formation and lifehttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/psa/139/13-14/s_617013Matthew 5:21-30 (ESV) - Jesus exposes the heart-level demands of the commandments concerning anger and lusthttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/mat/5/21-30/s_934021Romans 6:14-15 (ESV) - Believers are under grace rather than the law’s condemnation, but are not free to sinhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/6/14-15/s_1052014Romans 8:1 (ESV) - There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesushttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/8/1/s_1054001Galatians 3:13 (ESV) - Christ redeems his people from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for themhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/gal/3/13/s_1094013Other sources:Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter 19: Of the Law of Godhttps://thewestminsterstandard.org/the-westminster-confession/#Chapter%20XIXWestminster Larger Catechism, Questions 143-145, on the Ninth Commandment and its broader duties and sinshttps://thewestminsterstandard.org/westminster-larger-catechism/#Q143Francis Turretin, Institutes of Elenctic Theology, Volume 2, Eleventh Topic, Question 24, section 1, on the moral, ceremonial, and civil or judicial lawhttps://www.reformowani.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Institutes-of-Elenctic-Theology-Francis-Turretin-vol-2.pdf#page=167Links:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OnTheLanePodcast?sub_confirmation=1Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-7820594Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7GbmsVVjTryD5F0pAaNaKcApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-the-lane/id1805279371Carriage Lane Presbyterian Church: https://www.carriagelanepres.com/Sermon Livestreams: https://www.youtube.com/@CLPCWorship/streams
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    36 mins
  • Will God Keep Me?
    Jun 27 2026
    Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/MvC-BX2t5NQSkip to 3:51 for the topicIn this episode, Brian and Pastor Jay discuss perseverance of the saints and assurance of grace from Westminster Confession of Faith chapters 17 and 18. They explain that God preserves his people through faith, addresses the Bible’s serious warning passages, and shows how believers can find assurance in God’s promises, the Spirit’s witness, and the ordinary means of grace.Scripture mentioned:John 10:27-29 (ESV) - Jesus’ sheep hear his voice, follow him, and cannot be snatched from his handhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/jhn/10/27-29/s_1007027Philippians 1:6 (ESV) - God completes the good work he begins in his peoplehttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/phl/1/6/s_11040061 Peter 1:5 (ESV) - Believers are guarded by God’s power through faithhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/1pe/1/5/s_1152005Romans 8:38-39 (ESV) - Nothing can separate believers from the love of God in Christhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/8/38-39/s_1054038Warning passages:Hebrews 6:4-6 (ESV) - A serious warning passage often raised against perseverance of the saintshttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/heb/6/4-6/s_1139004John 15:1-8 (ESV) - Jesus’ warning about branches that do not abide in the vinehttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/jhn/15/1-8/s_1012001Matthew 24:13 (ESV) - Enduring to the end and salvationhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/mat/24/13/s_953013Galatians 5:4 (ESV) - Being severed from Christ by seeking justification through the lawhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/gal/5/4/s_10960041 Timothy 1:19 (ESV) - Some make shipwreck of their faithhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/1ti/1/19/s_11200191 Timothy 4:1 (ESV) - Some depart from the faith through deceitful teachingshttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/1ti/4/1/s_1123001Hebrews 4:6 (ESV) - Those who received good news yet failed to enter because of disobediencehttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/heb/4/6/s_1137006Hebrews 6:4-6 (ESV) - Those who have received profound covenant privileges and then fall awayhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/heb/6/4-6/s_1139004Hebrews 10:26-29 (ESV) - Deliberate sin after receiving knowledge of the truth and the warning of judgmenthttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/heb/10/26-29/s_11430262 John 1:8 (ESV) - Watchfulness so as not to lose a full rewardhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/2jo/1/8/s_11650081 John 2:19 (ESV) - Those who depart show that they were not truly of Christ’s peoplehttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/1jo/2/19/s_1161019Romans 8:29-30 (ESV) - God’s saving purpose from foreknowledge and predestination to glorificationhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/8/29-30/s_1054029John 6:37-40 (ESV) - Christ receives all the Father gives him and loses none of themhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/jhn/6/37-40/s_1003037Ephesians 1:4-5 (ESV) - The Father chose and predestined his people in Christhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/eph/1/4-5/s_1098004Ephesians 1:13-14 (ESV) - The Holy Spirit seals believers as the guarantee of their inheritancehttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/eph/1/13-14/s_1098013Romans 8:15-16 (ESV) - The Spirit bears witness that believers are children of Godhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/8/15-16/s_10540151 John 2:3 (ESV) - Obedience as evidence that believers know Christhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/1jo/2/3/s_1161003Hebrews 6:17-20 (ESV) - God’s promise and oath give believers strong encouragement and a sure hopehttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/heb/6/17-20/s_1139017Numbers 23:19 (ESV) - God does not lie or fail to fulfill what he has promisedhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/num/23/19/s_140019Romans 7:14-25 (ESV) - Paul’s continuing struggle with sinhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/7/14-25/s_1053014Galatians 5:16-17 (ESV) - The conflict between the flesh and the Spirithttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/gal/5/16-17/s_10960161 John 1:8-9 (ESV) - Believers confess sin rather than claiming sinless perfectionhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/1jo/1/8-9/s_1160008Psalm 51:1-12 (ESV) - David’s repentance and prayer for renewed joy after sinhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/psa/51/1-12/s_529001Colossians 3:3 (ESV) - The believer’s life is hidden with Christ in Godhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/col/3/3/s_11100031 Samuel 15:22 (ESV) - Obedience is better than sacrificehttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/1sa/15/22/s_251022Other sources:Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter 17: Of the Perseverance of the Saintshttps://thewestminsterstandard.org/the-westminster-confession/#Chapter%20XVIIWestminster Confession of Faith, Chapter 18: Of the Assurance of Grace and Salvationhttps://thewestminsterstandard.org/the-westminster-confession/#Chapter%20XVIIIBenson Boone - Mystical Magicalhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8QhB8_0t2gLinks:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OnTheLanePodcast?sub_confirmation=1Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-7820594Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/...
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    37 mins
  • Turning Back and Living Forward
    Jun 20 2026
    Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nCmZjCyWGRUIn this episode, Brian and Pastor Jay discuss repentance and good works from Westminster Confession of Faith chapters 15 and 16. They explain repentance as turning away from sin and toward Christ, then show how genuine faith bears fruit in good works without those works becoming the ground of salvation.Scripture mentioned: Acts 2:37-38 (ESV) - Peter’s sermon cuts the hearers to the heart, and he calls them to repent and be baptizedhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/act/2/37-38/s_1020037James 2:14-26 (ESV) - Genuine faith is distinguished from dead faith by the presence of good workshttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/jas/2/14-26/s_1148014James 2:26 (ESV) - Faith apart from works is dead, compared to a body without the spirithttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/jas/2/26/s_1148026Psalm 51 (ESV) - David’s repentance after his sin with Bathsheba and Uriahhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/psa/51/1/s_529001Ephesians 2:8-10 (ESV) - Saved by grace through faith, then created in Christ for good workshttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/eph/2/8-10/s_1099008Luke 21:1-4 (ESV) - The widow’s offering, mentioned as an example of God’s surprising judgment of true greatnesshttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/luk/21/1-4/s_9940012 Corinthians 9:7 (ESV) - God loves a cheerful giver, not giving reluctantly or under compulsionhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/2co/9/7/s_1087007Other sources: Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter 15: Of Repentance Unto Lifehttps://thewestminsterstandard.org/the-westminster-confession/#Chapter%20XVWestminster Confession of Faith, Chapter 16: Of Good Workshttps://thewestminsterstandard.org/the-westminster-confession/#Chapter%20XVIAugustine, City of God, Book 19, Chapter 25, on true virtue and true religionhttps://www.newadvent.org/fathers/120119.htm#:~:text=Chapter%2025.%E2%80%94%20That%20Where%20There%20is%20No%20True%20Religion%20There%20are%20No%20True%20Virtues.Links:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OnTheLanePodcast?sub_confirmation=1Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-7820594Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7GbmsVVjTryD5F0pAaNaKcApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-the-lane/id1805279371Carriage Lane Presbyterian Church: https://www.carriagelanepres.com/Sermon Livestreams: https://www.youtube.com/@CLPCWorship/streams
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    20 mins
  • Growing in Grace
    Jun 13 2026
    Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uh4f6hde-lEIn this episode, Brian and Pastor Jay discuss sanctification and saving faith from Westminster Confession of Faith chapters 13 and 14. They explain the difference between justification as God’s once-for-all declaration and sanctification as the Spirit’s ongoing work, then consider sinless perfection, perseverance, legalism, antinomianism, and practical ways believers grow in grace.Scripture mentioned: Romans 1:18 (ESV) - Wrath appears in Romans 1 as part of the setup for justificationhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/1/18/s_1047018Romans 3:21-26 (ESV) - The wrath of God falls on Christ, and sinners are justified by gracehttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/3/21-26/s_1049021Romans 4:1-8 (ESV) - Abraham believes God, and righteousness is counted to him by faithhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/4/1-8/s_1050001Romans 8:1-4 (ESV) - No condemnation in Christ, and the Spirit’s work in believershttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/8/1-4/s_10540012 Corinthians 5:21 (ESV) - Christ made sin for us so that we become the righteousness of God in himhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/2co/5/21/s_1083021Philippians 2:12-13 (ESV) - God works in believers as they work out their salvationhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/phl/2/12-13/s_1105012Genesis 15:6 (ESV) - Abraham believes God, and it is counted to him as righteousnesshttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/gen/15/6/s_15006Leviticus 19:2 (ESV) - God’s people are called to holy, set-apart livinghttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/lev/19/2/s_109002Romans 3:23 (ESV) - All have sinned and fall short of God’s gloryhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/3/23/s_1049023Romans 7:15-25 (ESV) - Paul’s struggle with doing what he does not want to dohttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/7/15-25/s_1053015Matthew 5:48 (ESV) - Jesus commands perfection as the Father is perfecthttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/mat/5/48/s_9340481 John 1:8-9 (ESV) - Believers confess sin and receive forgivenesshttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/1jo/1/8-9/s_11600081 John 3:9 (ESV) - The one born of God does not make a practice of sinninghttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/1jo/3/9/s_1162009Romans 6:14 (ESV) - Not under law but under grace, discussed in relation to antinomianismhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/6/14/s_1052014Matthew 5:21-22 (ESV) - Jesus intensifies the command against murder to include sinful angerhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/mat/5/21-22/s_934021Other sources: Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter 13: Of Sanctificationhttps://thewestminsterstandard.org/the-westminster-confession/#Chapter%20XIIIWestminster Confession of Faith, Chapter 14: Of Saving Faithhttps://thewestminsterstandard.org/the-westminster-confession/#Chapter%20XIVWestminster Shorter Catechism, Question 33: What is justification?https://thewestminsterstandard.org/westminster-shorter-catechism/#Q33:~:text=Q.%2033.%20What%20is%20justification%3FWestminster Shorter Catechism, Question 35: What is sanctification?https://thewestminsterstandard.org/westminster-shorter-catechism/#Q35:~:text=Q.%2035.%20What%20is%20sanctification%3FJohn Wesley, A Plain Account of Christian Perfectionhttps://www.ccel.org/ccel/wesley/perfection.htmlJohn Owen, The Mortification of Sinhttps://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/sdg/owen/Mortification%20of%20Sin%20-%20John%20Owen.pdfTerence Irwin, The Development of Ethics, Volume 1https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-development-of-ethics-volume-1-9780199693856Links:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OnTheLanePodcast?sub_confirmation=1Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-7820594Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7GbmsVVjTryD5F0pAaNaKcApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-the-lane/id1805279371Carriage Lane Presbyterian Church: https://www.carriagelanepres.com/Sermon Livestreams: https://www.youtube.com/@CLPCWorship/streams
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    31 mins
  • Made Right and Brought Home
    Jun 6 2026
    Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AgOnQVWaHf8In this episode, Brian and Pastor Jay discuss justification and adoption from Westminster Confession of Faith chapters 11 and 12. They explain how God declares sinners righteous through the credited righteousness of Christ, then brings them in as sons and daughters, giving believers assurance, freedom from earning God’s favor, and comfort in belonging to Jesus. Scripture mentioned: Romans 3:21-26 (ESV) - Justification by grace through the redemption in Christ Jesushttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/3/21-26/s_1049021Galatians 4:4-7 (ESV) - Adoption as sons, no longer slaves, crying “Abba! Father!”https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/gal/4/4-7/s_1095004Genesis 15:5-6 (ESV) - Abraham believes God, and it is counted to him as righteousnesshttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/gen/15/5-6/s_15005Exodus 4:22-23 (ESV) - Israel called God’s firstborn sonhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/exo/4/22-23/s_540222 Corinthians 5:21 (ESV) - Christ made sin for us so that we become the righteousness of God in himhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/2co/5/21/s_1083021Romans 1:18 (ESV) - The wrath of God revealed against unrighteousnesshttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/1/18/s_1047018Romans 8:1 (ESV) - No condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesushttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/8/1/s_1054001Romans 4:5 (ESV) - God justifies the ungodly, and faith is counted as righteousnesshttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/4/5/s_1050005John 3:16-18 (ESV) - The Son is sent to save, and unbelievers are condemned alreadyhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/jhn/3/16-18/s_1000016Ephesians 2:8-10 (ESV) - Saved by grace, not works, and created for good workshttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/eph/2/8-10/s_1099008Romans 1:17 (ESV) - The righteousness of God revealed in the gospelhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/1/17/s_1047017Revelation 19:9 (ESV) - The marriage supper of the Lamb, mentioned as the future feast believers look towardhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rev/19/9/s_1186009Other sources: Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter 11: Of Justificationhttps://thewestminsterstandard.org/the-westminster-confession/#Chapter%20XIWestminster Confession of Faith, Chapter 12: Of Adoptionhttps://thewestminsterstandard.org/the-westminster-confession/#Chapter%20XIIDiarmaid MacCulloch, The Reformation: A Historyhttps://archive.org/details/reformationeurop0000maccLinks:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OnTheLanePodcast?sub_confirmation=1Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-7820594Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7GbmsVVjTryD5F0pAaNaKcApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-the-lane/id1805279371Carriage Lane Presbyterian Church: https://www.carriagelanepres.com/Sermon Livestreams: https://www.youtube.com/@CLPCWorship/streams
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    26 mins
  • Can We Really Choose God?
    May 23 2026
    Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ffahj6jvsd0In this episode, Brian and Pastor Jay discuss human will, grace, and whether sinners can choose God apart from God’s work in them. They look at John 6, Ephesians 2, Joshua 24, and Ephesians 1 to explain how people really do believe in Christ, while God is the one who opens blind eyes, renews the will, and brings the dead to life.Scripture mentioned:John 6:44 (ESV) - No one comes to Christ unless the Father draws himhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/jhn/6/44/s_1003044Ephesians 2:1-10 (ESV) - Dead in sin, saved by grace through faith, not our own doinghttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/eph/2/1-10/s_1099001Joshua 24:15 (ESV) - Joshua calls the people to choose whom they will servehttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/jos/24/15/s_211015Ephesians 1:5 (ESV) - God predestines his peoplehttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/eph/1/5/s_1098005Ephesians 1:13 (ESV) - Hearing the gospel and believing in Christhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/eph/1/13/s_1098013Luke 17:10 (ESV) - Unworthy servants doing what they were commandedhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/luk/17/10/s_990010Philippians 1:6 (ESV) - God will complete the good work he beganhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/phl/1/6/s_1104006Other sources:Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter 9: Of Free Willhttps://thewestminsterstandard.org/the-westminster-confession/#Chapter%20IXWestminster Confession of Faith, Chapter 10: Of Effectual Callinghttps://thewestminsterstandard.org/the-westminster-confession/#Chapter%20XCalvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, “the human mind is... a perpetual forge of idols”https://ccel.org/ccel/calvin/institutes.iii.xii.html#:~:text=Hence%20we%20may%20infer%2C%20that%20the%20human%20mind%20is%2C%20so%20to%20speak%2C%20a%20perpetual%20forge%20of%20idols.Augustine, Confessions, Book 2, pear thefthttps://ccel.org/ccel/augustine/confess.iii.iv.htmlWestminster Shorter Catechism, Question 31: What is effectual calling?https://thewestminsterstandard.org/westminster-shorter-catechism/#Q31:~:text=Q.%2031.%20What%20is%20effectual%20calling%3F%0AA.%20Effectual%20calling%20is%20the%20work%20of%20God%E2%80%99s%20Spirit%2C%20whereby%20convincing%20us%20of%20our%20sin%20and%20misery%2C%20enlightening%20our%20minds%20in%20the%20knowledge%20of%20Christ%2C%20and%20renewing%20our%20wills%2C%20he%20doth%20persuade%20and%20enable%20us%20to%20embrace%20Jesus%20Christ%2C%20freely%20offered%20to%20us%20in%20the%20gospel.Links:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OnTheLanePodcast?sub_confirmation=1Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-7820594Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7GbmsVVjTryD5F0pAaNaKcApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-the-lane/id1805279371Carriage Lane Presbyterian Church: https://www.carriagelanepres.com/Sermon Livestreams: https://www.youtube.com/@CLPCWorship/streams
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  • Why We Need Jesus
    May 16 2026
    Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XDrz1GX9S-8In this episode, Brian and Pastor Jay discuss why sinners need Jesus as mediator. They explain Christ’s work as prophet, priest, sacrifice, and king, showing how he teaches the ignorant, saves the sinful, rules as our champion, and gives believers confidence to approach God in prayer.Scripture mentioned: Deuteronomy 18:15 (ESV) - The promised prophet like Moseshttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/deu/18/15/s_171015Acts 3:22 (ESV) - The New Testament points back to Deuteronomy 18 and identifies Jesus as the promised prophethttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/act/3/22/s_1021022Matthew 5-7 (ESV) - Jesus as teacher in the Sermon on the Mounthttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/mat/5/1/s_934001Luke 15:11-32 (ESV) - Jesus as teacher in the parable of the prodigal sonhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/luk/15/11/s_988011Hebrews 7:22 (ESV) - Jesus as guarantor of a better covenanthttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/heb/7/22/s_1140022Hebrews 7-10 (ESV) - Jesus as priest, mediator, and sacrifice for sinshttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/heb/7/1/s_1140001Revelation 19:16 (ESV) - Jesus as King of kings and Lord of lordshttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rev/19/16/s_1186016Isaiah 53:5-6 (NIV) - The suffering servant pierced for our transgressions, with our iniquity laid on himhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/niv/isa/53/5/s_732005Psalm 110:1 (ESV) - David’s Lord and son, used to discuss Christ’s humanity and divinityhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/psa/110/1/s_588001John 5:39-40 (NIV) - Jesus says the Scriptures testify about himhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/niv/jhn/5/39/s_1002039Colossians 1:18 (ESV) - Christ as head of the bodyhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/col/1/18/s_1108018Ephesians 5:23 (ESV) - Christ as head of the churchhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/eph/5/23/s_1102023John 16:23-24 (ESV) - Asking the Father in Jesus’ namehttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/jhn/16/23/s_1013023Hebrews 4:16 (ESV) - Approaching the throne of grace with confidencehttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/heb/4/16/s_1137016Mark 4:35-41 (ESV) - Jesus asleep in the storm and calming the stormhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/mar/4/35-41/s_961035Romans 8:32 (ESV) - God gave his own Son and will graciously give all things needed for salvationhttps://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/rom/8/32/s_1054032Other sources: Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter 8: Of Christ the Mediatorhttps://thewestminsterstandard.org/the-westminster-confession/#Chapter%20VIIINicene Creedhttps://thewestminsterstandard.org/the-nicene-creed/Chalcedonian Creedhttps://thewestminsterstandard.org/the-chalcedonian-creed/Heidelberg Catechism, Question 1https://www.crcna.org/welcome/beliefs/confessions/heidelberg-catechism#toc-lords-day-1Links:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OnTheLanePodcast?sub_confirmation=1Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-7820594Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7GbmsVVjTryD5F0pAaNaKcApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-the-lane/id1805279371Carriage Lane Presbyterian Church: https://www.carriagelanepres.com/Sermon Livestreams: https://www.youtube.com/@CLPCWorship/streams
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