Jon is the lead pastor and founding pastor of Coram Deo Church. He and his wife live in Bremerton with their three kids. He loves spending time with his family and riding motorcycles.
Merry Christmas! At the fullness of time, Christ was born in Bethlehem. The coming of Jesus was the long-awaited fulfillment of the promise given...
See moreIn this special Christmas edition of The Blitz, Pastor Jon examines what the creeds, confessions, and (more importantly) the Scriptures teach us...
See moreBut you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in...
See moreThe birth of Jesus is full of surprises. Mary, his mother, was a virgin who conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit (Luke 1:35). Joseph, his earthly
See moreMerry Christmas! What exactly happened on that first Christmas? Was that baby that in the manger also God? Is Jesus also a human? Did the Old...
See moreTo the Jew first, and then to the Gentile—we see that pattern throughout the book of Acts. The mission starts in the synagogues until Peter or Paul...
See moreTherefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
See moreChristmas is a big deal in the Needham home. Throughout the year we count down the months until our beloved Christmas traditions begin. In September,
See moreHave you ever noticed how different the sermons preached in the book of Acts are from the sermons you might hear today? Rather than being mere...
See moreIn this episode of The Blitz, Pastor Jon addresses some common objections to the claim of virgin birth.
See moreIn the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through...
See moreHeavenly Father, You are the Author of beauty and delight. You gave us eyes and ears capable of understanding melodies and visual masterpieces. You...
See moreKing Herod killed James and continued to persecute Christians because it was politically advantageous. God later strikes him down. Shortly after this,
See moreAfter this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth, that no wind might blow on earth...
See moreNow Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia. And John left them and returned to Jerusalem, but they went on...
See moreJew and Gentile. Circumcision, food laws, and the ceremonial law. The Holy Spirit and the conversion of the Gentile centurion Cornelius and his...
See moreNow I watched when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say with a voice like thunder, “Come!” And...
See moreNow Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia. And John left them and returned to Jerusalem, but they went on...
See moreIn this episode of The Blitz, Pastor Jon explores the simple wisdom and truth that Genesis 1 provides for a world gone mad.
See moreThen I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals. And I saw a...
See moreAbout that time Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church. He killed James the brother of John with the sword, and when...
See moreSoon after meeting Jesus and beginning to preach that he was the Christ, Saul was on a hit-list. In Acts 9 we read of two separate conspiracies to...
See moreAfter this I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice, which I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet, said, “Come...
See moreIn this episode of The Blitz, Pastor Jon discusses how God used evil for good in the life of Joseph. Then he explores how God might be using this...
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