RUF at TCU (Reformed University Fellowship)

In Memory of Wes Smith

A guest sermon from TCU RUF's intern Walt Horton

Gen 3:8-24 | After the Fall, Gen 3:15 gives us the first word of the gospel and points us to a greater marriage between Jesus and his Church. 

Gen 3:1-7 | Because of the Fall, sin has entered the world and death through sin-- leading to shame, fear, and our desperate need to hide from God. 

Gen 2:4-25 | God uses covenants to order his relationship with humans, but the fall of Adam creates a need for a new and greater covenant representative: Jesus. 

Part one of a three part series on justification from this year's Ranchopalooza youth retreat. 

Part two of a three part series on justification from this year's Ranchopalooza youth retreat. 

Part three of a three part series on justification from this year's Ranchopalooza youth retreat. 

Gen 2:1-3 | In creation, God models work and rest for us, and gives us a special kind of rest in the Sabbath. 

A preview of our Spring '23 series in Genesis, based on Gen 1:1-- "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth."

Gen 1:1-31 | In the first chapter of Genesis, God makes promises-- and he never makes promises that he doesn't intend to keep. 

Luke 18:1-8 | Guest Preacher Rev. Brian Davis of Trinity Pres in Fort Worth opens up the story of the unjust judge and the persistent widow. 

Luke 18:9-14 | Through repentance and faith in Jesus, God gives us the verdict of "Justified" for all time. 

Luke 15:11-32 | The Prodigal Son and his older brother both find different ways to run from their father. 

Luke 11:14-28 | Jesus has overcome the kingdom of darkness for us

Luke 9:28-36 | At the Transfiguration, Jesus cracked open the door to another world. 

Rev. 22: 1-5, 14-21 | Jesus has not forgotten us. He will come for us soon, swallowing up Death forever. 

Rev. 21:1-5, 16, 22-27 | God work, all along, has been to put back together "all things."

Rev. 19:6-10 | Heaven itself is imaged/put on display as a great feast, a wedding feast even. But, we're not just there as *participants*, the people of God are there as *Bride*. How does seeing this about our future shape the way we live now?

James 1:26-2:7 | Rev. Ryan Moore shares with us about what lies at the heart of True Religion. 

Rev. 14:6-13 | John "presses into" his readers by encouraging them, no matter what they are facing – threats from without or boredom from within – to persevere. He does this by warning of Judgment and promising Blessing. 

Rev. 17:1-6, 15-18; 18:1-4, 9, 11, 13 | In this selection of verses, we learn of the Symbolic City-Prostitute: Babylon...what she means and where she is headed. 

Rev. 12 | Every Christian is engaged in a war they can't avoid...and, yet, one they can't lose. 

Rev 6 & 8:1-5 | The slain Lamb on the Throne begins to open the scroll. The seven seals which He breaks set into action God's redemptive plan for His people. These texts show us that God is utterly sovereign in His rule. And, even through suffering and (apparent) chaos, God is governing all thing for the good of His beloved people and the judgment of His enemies. For more information abou...

Rev. 5 | At the center of the Throne, we are show a Lion who is a slain Lamb. John is showing us that Jesus and His work stands at the center of reality itself. This gives our lives profound meaning (as well as all of history), but it also shows us the way that following him will be like.