Tanners Grove Community Church Sermon Podcast

Words can have an incredible impact on ourselves and on those around us. This week in James 3, we are encouraged to speak words that point others to the love of God rather than words that tear others down or build ourselves up.

This week we were in James 2:14-17 talking about putting our faith into action out of love for others around us.

While religious traditions and preferences can be important, and a benefit to those who practice them, elevating them to a "gospel" status can be harmful. Rather, we should be on the lookout for those things within ourselves that threaten to harm us and our neighbor.

This week in John 6:66-69 we are challenged to answer this question for ourselves. To whom else could we go? Who else has the words of life? It's not always easy to answer but for many, the answer is Jesus.

In our lives, we learn from the wisdom of others and we are called to walk in that wisdom, especially in light of God's love. What does that look like? We'll talk about it in our examination of Ephesians 5:15-20

1 Kings 19 tells about the time that Elijah was so down that he wanted to die. God fed him and gave him rest and he was able to continue on.

We seek after a lot of different things to fill our spiritual hunger but only Jesus promises spiritual fulfillment through faith in his resurrection.

Whose kingdom do we belong to? Who gets to say who is in or out? Hint: it's not us. This week in Mark 3, Jesus defines his ownership of the kingdom and defines who is in - those who do the will of God.

On Trinity Sunday we had a combined service with Tanner's Grove Community Church. We were in Matthew 3 looking at a snapshot of the Trinity and talking about how God is "well pleased" with us in Jesus.

In Mark Jesus is tested by the Pharisees. Will he do what is right according to their tradition or will he do what is loving?

The Holy Spirit is a gift from God to help guide us, always pointing back to Jesus and helping us to point others towards faith.

We often refer to God as Father and use male pronouns to refer to God. But in reality, God is both male and female while also being much more. All of us can find the image of God inside of ourselves no matter what gender we are. Mothers are made in the image of God as well as sisters, daughters, aunts, grandmothers, etc. The Bible refers to God in a feminine way many times. It is not an insult nor...

This week we spend some time wrapping up our series in 1 John, looking briefly at the main point from each week and being encouraged to Love One Another.

Sermon from April 28, 2024. God is love. By embracing and reflecting this love we become a vision of it. How can we better reflect this love we have found into the world around us?

God showed his love for us through Jesus. His actions went beyond just words. In a similar way our love for one another should go beyond words.

How do we deal with disagreement and grow stronger in community? It's all about Jesus.

Easter Sunday service. Jesus is risen alleluia and because of the empty tomb we have new life in Christ!

We study John 12 this week as we talk about Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem and the choice that we all have before us: Kingdom of God or Empire? Will we choose to be loved by God and love others, or exert our own will? Visit us at hopechurchrc.org for more information about our church including links to our social media and a way to contact us with questions or prayer concerns. Thanks for li...

You are loved by God with a love that is bigger than anything you could ask or even imagine. This week we look at Jesus' words about God's love in John 3.

This week we look at a time when Jesus was acting in a way that was a little unhinged. We talk about how a life following Jesus is not always safe, but it's always good!

The priorities of the kingdom my often conflict with our own priorities and expectations. Jesus is calling us into his upside down kingdom and that often requires ordering our priorities differently.

This past week many Christians celebrated Ash Wednesday where they meditated on the shortness of life and were reminded that they would die. It's a way of centering their lives and reminding themselves of what's important. This week we wanted to explore the flip side of that for a moment - Remember to live. Christ offers life through his death and resurrection. We are called to embrace the life he...

We live in a near constant state of tiredness in one form or another. Life is sometimes crazy and the busyness doesn't seem like it will ever stop. We get tired of work or school and tired with putting up with each other. But God is never tired. We can rest in his strength! Sermon notes/transcript can be found at: https://stevechappell.substack.com?utm_source=navbar&utm_medium=web&r=1m...

We all know that one day we will no longer be here. But maybe we don't take it as seriously as we should, at times. How should the shortness of time change how we live?

We may often feel invisible or alone at times. Jesus' promise is to see us, to be with us, and help us.