TNL Church Talks

Eastertide 2023, Part 3: Doubt is Part of Faith. The story of doubting Thomas shows God is not surprised or disappointed by our doubts. TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ tnl.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .

Eastertide 2023, Part 2: Walking Away From God With God. What does the story of the two on the way to Emmaus have to say to us today? TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ tnl.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .

Why does church and being part of a church matter in America in 2023? The local church is maybe the best positioned community to offer TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠ tnl.org⁠⁠⁠⁠ .

Eastertide 2023, Part 1: A New Beginning. Jesus' resurrection invites us not to get back to the idealized past, but forward into a new beginning. TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at ⁠⁠⁠ tnl.org⁠⁠⁠ .

Sermon on the Mount, Part 4: Let Your Light Shine In Secret? Our motives matter. TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at ⁠ tnl.org⁠ .

Sermon on the Mount, Part 3: God is the point. The point of the Law and Jesus' reiteration of it in Matthew 5 is to reveal what God is like. TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .

The Sermon on the Mount, Part 2: Salt & Light. Jesus calls us to ditch masks and live authentically. TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .

Sermon on the Mount, Part 1: The Beatitudes. What's the deal with these 8 blessings from Jesus at the start of the Sermon on the Mount? TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .

Light of the World, Part 5: Give Up +. Take Up. Lent is an opportunity to lean into two dimensional growth. TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .

Light of the World, Part 4: Two-Dimensional Growth. Repentance isn't just turning away from something, it's turning toward something else. TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .

Light of the World, Part 3: Fear. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph flee to Egypt to save Jesus' life from a monstrous tyrant in a story that is dripping with fear. TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .

Light of the World, Part 2: Jesus, Unexpected. Mary and Joseph once lost track of an almost teenage Jesus for more than a day. What does this quirky little story have to say to us today? TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .

Former TNL Teaching Pastor and current Missionary in Mozambique, Dave Terpstra talks about evangelism in an unfamiliar culture: modern American society.  TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .

Infinite to Infant Part 4: Nunc Dimittis. TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .

Infinite to Infant Part 3: The Gloria. TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .

Infinite to Infant Part 2: Zechariah's Benedictus. TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .

Infinite to Infant Part 1: Mary's Magnificat. TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .

Made to Grow Part 4: Without Grace, You Will Never Grow. TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .

Made to Grow Part 3: How Do We Know If We're Growing? TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .

Made to Grow Part 2: Intention. TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .

Made to Grow Part 1: Halloween's History. TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .

Parables of Jesus, Part 3: The Good Samaritan. TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .

Parables of Jesus, Part 2: The Sower (Four Soils). TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .

Parables of Jesus, Part 1: The Vineyard (Matthew 21). TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .

Genesis Stories, Part 6: Abraham & Isaac (Gen 22). TNL Church: Joining God to incite love, reduce suffering, & increase joy. Find out more at tnl.org .