TICF Sermons

Jeff Hendrix on Isaiah 55:1-13: We continue our series on Isaiah with a reflection on forgiveness, the cultural meaning of gifts, and God’s abundant grace. In this episode, we consider the invitation to come, receive, and be restored, exploring what this passage reveals about God’s mercy, His faithfulness, and the hope that awaits all who turn to Him.

Jeff Hendrix on Isaiah 52:13-15, 53:1-12: The passage explains that Jesus is the suffering servant from the book of Isaiah who willingly carried all of our sins, grief, and weaknesses. People wrongfully thought Jesus was being punished by God for his own mistakes, but he was actually being crushed to pay for our wrongs. The speaker states that this prophecy is fulfilled through the suffering, deat...

Sean Lashell on Isaiah 42:1-9. We continue our series on Isaiah with the servant song that says this about the one God is going to send: a bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out. This servant that will come will balance justice and grace...two difficult things to manage simultaneously. But this is exactly who we see in Jesus Christ...the servant that Isaiah pro...

Jeff Hendrix on Isaiah 11:1-10: In Isaiah's vision of the shoot coming up from the stump of Jesse, we see a vision of what God can do when he sets to work on the reconciliation of the world. We get a view of the shoot, the spirit that rests upon him, and what the redeemed world looks like. Jesus was recognized as that shoot in the post-resurrection world. What does that mean for us today?

Jeff Hendrix on Isaiah 7 & 9: With a little bit of the Advent season in our summer series. We continue our Isaiah series with Immanuel, God with us. Looking at the situation that Ahaz found himself in, and God giving a sign that was not asked for. Today we find ourselves living in the darkest parts...the forgotten parts...where Christ began his ministry and God came to live among us.

Jeff Hendrix on Isaiah 6:1-8: We begin our Isaiah series with the call of Isaiah in chapter six. We find ourselves in the throne room of the Most High. Recognizing our sinfulness. God responds not with condemnation but with purification and a call. Isaiah's response should resound in our ears as well. "Here Am I...send me".

Eli Moyer on Acts 2:1-21: On this Pentecost Sunday, we take a look at the Wonderful Works of God as sung by a multitude of voices and languages. As the birth of the Church is taking place, we are reminded of the birth of Jesus and other times when the heavenly hosts sang of the wonderful works of God...but this time the Holy Spirit brought those voices into the bodies of humanity.

Jeff Hendrix on Acts 1:6-13: On the final Sunday of our Easter series, Jesus appears to his disciples as he ascends into the heavens. As he prepares, the disciples are asking all the wrong questions, but Jesus refocuses them into a mission.

Jeff Hendrix on Acts 9:1-19: We continue our Easter season series on Jesus' post-Easter appearances. This time not to a friend, a disciple, a martyr, or a group. This time, he appears to his most vicious enemy. When Saul was on the road to tear apart the young Christian church, Jesus knocked him off his donkey and reordered his life.

Jeff Hendrix on Acts 7:55-60. We continue our Easter season series by looking at the appearance of Jesus to the martyr Stephen. As Stephen wraps up the longest sermon so far in Acts, he is drug out of the city and stoned to death. In the midst of that he looks up and sees the glory of God and Jesus standing at his right hand. The posture of our saviour is telling us something powerful about our Lo...

Jeff Hendrix on Acts 2:42-47: We continue our time in the Easter season with an appearance of Jesus, but one of a different type. It's what it looks like when Jesus appears through the life of the church. When a group of people is living in the life of the resurrection, they have no fear, no hording, no differences. It's a beautiful look at the lives we should all be living today.

Trent Adams on Luke 24:13-35: We continue our Easter series of the Appearances of Jesus with this amazing encounter on the road to Emmaus. When these two little-known disciples walk, talk, and dine with the risen Jesus, they realize the life-changing impact that happens when the tomb proves truly empty and the Messiah is among His people.

Jeff Hendrix on John 20:19–31: On the second Sunday of Easter, we see Jesus appearing to his disciples in a locked room. He speaks Peace, breathes on them, and gives them the Holy Spirit and a commission. The problem is...one of them wasn't there. This passage is for us...those who weren't there but want to believe in the risen Christ. He calls us blessed and offers us the same thing he of...

Jeff Hendrix on Matthew 28:1-10: Early on a Sunday morning, two women came to see. Matthew leaves it at that. They didn't know what they would find, but they came anyway. What they found was an empty tomb, an angel, and a message to go and tell. It's a complicated, mixed-up, emotional morning filled with uncertainty, fear, and great joy. But they showed up...and came to see.

Jeff Hendrix on Romans 8:31-39. We wrap up our Lenten journey through the first half of Romans. Paul reaches the summit of his argument with the resounding statement that there is nothing in all creation that can separate us from the love of God. But what does that mean to us today? Do we really believe it?

Marcus Figueiredo on Romans 7:15-8:5: We continue our Lenten series on Romans with the issue of wanting to do right, but finding yourself doing the very thing you hate? That internal tug-of-war isn't a sign that you're beyond hope. It's actually the starting point of the gospel."

Eli Moyer on Romans 6:1-14: We continue our Lenten journey by looking at Romans chapter six. This is where all the stuff that Jesus has done bumps into “what do WE do now?” and that bumping can cause some friction and confusion. Paul is addressing this great question…if grace is good, isn’t more grace better? We dig into this topic to try to make it clearer about what it means to be dead to sin an...

Jeff Hendrix on Romans 5:1-11. We continue our Lent sermon series looking at it through the lens of Romans. In Romans 5, Paul takes us on the pathway of grace toward a hope that will not disappoint. If you're feeling the weight of this world is unbearable, know that God's grace through Jesus Christ has offered to help carry the load.

Jeff Hendrix on Romans 3:9–26: We continue our Lent sermon series as we work through a short visit to Paul's letter to the believers in Rome. In today's message we encounter the "but now" transition from hopelessness in sin to the hopefulness of freedom from sin through Jesus Christ. The question is, "What will we do with this freedom?"

Jeff Hendrix on Romans 1:16-25: We begin our Lenten season with Paul talking about Sin and how easy it is to shrink God down as we try to rely on other things that are of this world. Quit worshiping the Creator and start worshiping the things we create. What we worship begins to shape us and when the things we worship aren't God...they will end up crumbling.

Marcus Figueiredo on John 8:31-36. We wrap up our sermon series on The Promises of God with a look at the promise of freedom. When the son says you are free, you are free indeed. How are you living though? Do you experience true freedom from Christ or are you in a false sense of freedom of this world?

Jeff Hendrix on Matthew 5:13-20. We continue our series on the Promises of God with the promise of Guidance. What does it mean to be salt and light in the context of God giving direction to his people. We look at what it means to follow Christ and how to know which way to go.

Onsy Ibrahim on Matthew 5:1-6 We continue our series on The Promises of God with this look at the promise of blessing. Taken from the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount we see that all the blessings of God pour out on those who are in right relationship with Him. When we become self focused and draw away from him...his blessings cannot be experienced but draw close...regardless of circumstances,...

Jeff Hendrix on Matthew 4:12-23: We continue or series on The Promises of God with this installment on the promise of Ministry. While many of us wait for the perfect time to move into ministry and often long to stay in the stronghold of God, we are reminded that God's presence is our stronghold. When he calls us to new work, he also empowers us to respond and goes with us to help us be safe in...

Jeff Hendrix on 1 Corinthians 15/Psalm 98. We continue our series on the Promises of God with this installment called Victory in Jesus. We look at how from the very beginning humanity has longed for a happy ending...and that God has given us that through his son Jesus Christ.