TCBC Sunday Sermons

Text: Acts 3 Points: 1. Wonder worker 2. Savior 3. Restorer Reflection Question: Does your view of Jesus align with Scripture, and what does it mean for you to live by faith in his name daily?

Text: Acts 2:42-47 Series: Movement of Renewal Title: The Fabric of the Community Points: 1. A deep experience of belonging 2. Obstacles to overcome 3. Why and how you belong Reflection Question: What obstacle is the Holy Spirit leading you past in order to grow your experience of belonging among his people?

Thesis: The Holy Spirit moves us with the power of the risen Jesus. 1. The Spirit’s power is prophetic. 2. The Spirit’s power is multiethnic. 3. The Spirit’s power is anti-docetic. 4. The Spirit’s power is antiseptic. Reflection Question: How is the Spirit moving in your life to renew you and the part of the world you touch?

Text: Acts 1:1-11 Series: The Movement of Renewal Title: “Behind the Movement” Points: 1. The ministry of Jesus 2. The power of the Spirit 3. The kingdom of God Reflection Question: How does this text encourage you to see yourself as a witness for Christ within his movement of renewal?

Text: Matthew 10:26-33 Title: How Could a Loving God Send People to Hell? Objection: How Could a Loving God Send People to Hell? Response: 1. The judge you long for 2. The king you hope for 3. The measure and means of justice you need Reflection Question: Will you rest your heart in Jesus Christ as you ponder the wrath of hell in light of the wrath of the cross?

Text: Colossians 1:9-14 Series: Responding to Skeptics Objection: “Can’t I find meaning and purpose in life without being a Christian?” Response: Only the Gospel… 1. Supplies the aim and ability to live 2. Sources meaning despite and within tough times 3. Secures the status and station to live Reflection Question: Will you trust in the triune God to provide & guide the meaning of your life?

1. The gospel’s higher view of your body 2. The gospel’s better story for your body 3. The only hope for freedom in your body

1. The nature of believing 2. The obstacles to believing 3. The transformation by believing 4. The new community of believers Reflection Question: How is the Holy Spirit inviting you to experience the power of the resurrection?

Thesis: God’s good news empowers us to build up one another in love. 1. God’s good news makes us family with people who aren’t like us. 2. God’s good news gives us the means to help one another live faithfully. 3. God’s good news enables us to distinguish what matters to God from what matters to us Reflection Question: As a disciple of Jesus, what can I do right now to build others up and be built...

Text: Galatians 2:1-10 Series: Re: the Gospel Title: “Why the Gospel Is Beautifying to Community” Points: 1. The gospel transforms how you relate 2. What the gospel overcomes 3. How it overcomes it 4. The beauty that results Reflection Question: How does the gospel deepen your sense of belonging in the church?

Following Jesus will give you a weird life. 1. It's not you who's weird, it's Jesus. a. “the gospel that was preached by me” is not an abstraction but a story b. In that story Jesus turns everything upside down: 2. So following Jesus makes you weird like Jesus. a. How Paul became weird b. How you are becoming weird Reflection Question: How is the gospel leading you to a weird way of life?

Text: Gal. 1:1-5 1. It’s reliability 2. Its center 3. Its impact 4. Its glory Reflection Question: What feature of the gospel leads you to glory in the triune God?

Text: 1 Samuel 15:1-31 1. The depth of deception 2. The truth behind the deception 3. God’s judgment and hope Reflection Question: In what ways is the approval of others driving you, and will you receive Christ’s invitation to deliver you?

1 Samuel 14:24-35 The Story: As Israel’s king, Saul is pressed to prevent the Philistines from invading Israel’s heartland The Problem: Saul seeks success by force of his own will, strength, and cunning The Solution: God blesses his people his own terms and by his own means. Reflection Question: How is God showing me his gracious sufficiency, challenging the deceit of pursuing success?

Text: 1 Samuel 13:1-15 Title: Be a Servant not a Sovereign Points: 1. The Lord tests your heart 2. The subtle wrong response 3. The way to a right heart

Text: 1 Samuel 12:6-25 Series: Deceitfulness of Sin Title: “You Need the Prophet and the King” Forsaking God–the prophet’s word Fearing God – the prophet’s sign The mercy of God – the prophet’s ministry Reflection Question: Do you see the beauty of and your need for the King–Prophet, Jesus Christ?