Tomball Bible Church

July 13, 2025 God’s wrath and judgment are central to the book of Revelation. Chapters 6-18 detail the events unfolded as Christ opens the seals of the scroll. Revelation 6 specifically describes the opening of the first six seals, revealing the conditions and judgments on earth during the Great Tribulation. The outcome of these six seals confirms God's supremacy and demonstrates that no one...

July 6, 2025 John’s vision of heaven continues as he sees a seven-sealed scroll in God the Father’s right hand. Within that scroll is the fulfillment of God’s covenant and the final completion of all that was promised for all of God’s people including the yet-to-be-fulfilled promises for Israel. John’s tears over this unfulfillment were stilled as he saw the glorified Christ, the one One worthy to...

June 29, 2025 John’s vision of heaven continues as he sees a seven-sealed scroll in God the Father’s right hand. Within that scroll is the fulfillment of God’s covenant and the final completion of all that was promised for all of God’s people including the yet-to-be-fulfilled promises for Israel. John’s tears over this unfulfillment were stilled as he saw the glorified Christ, the one One worthy t...

June 22, 2025 Laodicea is the last of the seven churches to receive a direct word from Christ—and it’s not a commendation, but a rebuke. With nothing to praise, Jesus exposed their root issue: self-reliance. He delivered a startling warning—He would spit them out of His mouth unless they repented. Yet even in rebuke, Christ’s love shines through as He calls them to repentance and renewed zeal and...

June 15, 2025 Revelation 3:7–13 is Jesus’ message to the church in Philadelphia, commending their faithfulness despite having little strength. He assures them that He has placed an open door before them—an opportunity for gospel impact and spiritual reward that no one can shut. This door is open because of their obedience and perseverance, not their power. Yet the message carries urgency: the door...

June 8, 2025 Jesus’ letter to Sardis Church must have been difficult to receive for almost all of its members.  Sardis Church had a reputation in the community for being alive, but Jesus knew this was inaccurate, a result of people looking at their outward appearances.  He rebuked them and called them “dead”, meaning almost all of them were apathetic Christians: half-hearted, complacent, going thr...

June 1, 2025 Thyatira was a small community with a big problem in the church. The church leaders had become tolerant of false teaching and practices that were coming from within the church, right under their noses. Christ delivered a warning of severe judgment against this influencer/false teacher, the church leaders allowing this, and all those who were putting the false ideas into practice. Yet,...

May 25, 2025 Every church is called to meet God’s uncompromised standard of holiness. The church in Pergamum had held fast to the Name of Christ in the face of persecution. Yet, many of them embraced the idolatrous and immoral practices that surrounded them on every side. Life in the literal shadow of Roman paganism tempted many to live in shady, compromised ways while also bearing the name, Chris...

May 18, 2025 In the 2nd letter to the churches in Rev 2-3, Christ acknowledges the tribulation and slander that the Church in Smyrna has already endured. Jesus then encourages the Church to stay strong in the faith during upcoming persecution, and upon death, they will surely receive the crown of life. Revelation 2:8-11

May 11, 2025 In the letters to the churches in Rev 2-3, Christ corrects and commends churches. These real churches also represent what is true of churches in every generation. In this first letter, the Ephesians church was commended for faithful service and defending the faith, but Jesus confronted the Church for having lost the greatest thing: keeping Him as their greatest love. Revelation 2:1-7

May 4, 2025 Since His first coming, every generation of artists of every medium have produced their “visions” of Christ. Paintings, sculptures, and representations in film/TV all seek to capture qualities associated with Him. In Rev 1:9-20, the Apostle John was given a vision of Jesus in all of His unveiled glory which left the elderly apostle on his face. What do our lives reveal about our vision...

April 27, 2025 The book of Revelation is a special word to the Church about the future fulfillment of God’s plan for eternity. The book opens with a promised blessing for all who read and seek to live according to the truths contained in it. Chapter 1 also emphasizes the person and work of Christ on behalf of His Church. Christ, our Lord and Savior, is coming back! Revelation 1:1-8

April 20, 2025 A lot of people know the saying, "I'll believe it when I see it." But faith in Christ doesn't work that way. None of us have ever seen Jesus, but many of us believe in Him, that Jesus is God's Son who died on the cross for our sins and rose from the dead. When we believe in Jesus, then, through God's help by His Spirit, we see Jesus for Who He really is...

April 6, 2025 Every local church wants harmony and connection among its members. The local church is made up of redeemed yet flawed people, and, inevitably, our flaws surface through misunderstandings, missed expectations, or messy, sometimes sinful, circumstances.  How do we respond when our flaws disrupt our fellowship? Philemon contains the truths we need to walk in wholehearted fellowship with...

April 13, 2025 Jesus is uniquely different from all of us. This is something we can universally agree on but when it comes to even how we understand concepts or culture it becomes even more apparent of just how unique and different he really is. Think about the idea of bringing justice to a circumstance, we typically think of a courtroom setting with lawyers, judges, bailiffs, and those accused. J...

March 30, 2025 Jack Arrington, the longest-serving Senior Pastor of Tomball Bible Church, returns to preach as TBC celebrates its 50th Anniversary. Reflecting on Paul's exhortations from Philippians 1, Jack encourages the church to continue in faith no matter the circumstance and trust God to complete the good work that he began. Philippians 1:1-30

March 23, 2025 Paul concludes his letter to the Colossians with the most essential instructions for the Church: call on the Lord in prayer and walk in wisdom. We will look at the aspects of prayer and wisdom Paul calls out that will ensure that we live effectively as a church (a group of believers called out to represent Christ in the world). Ironically, devotion to prayer is one of our greatest d...

March 16, 2025 The home is the first place where God’s will should be done on earth as it is in heaven. Paul gave instructions to every household member that reflect God’s perfect standard for family relationships. Love, submission, obedience, and fairness are the hallmarks of a godly household. This week we will look closely at clear definitions of these marks and make applications to help every...

March 9, 2025 Colossians 3:12-17 calls us to put on the character of Christ. As God’s chosen people, we are to live with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, patience, forgiveness, and love. When the peace of Christ rules our hearts and His Word fills our lives, we grow together in unity and gratitude. By the Grace of Jesus, we live out who we are in Christ for God’s glory.

March 2, 2025 Colossians chapter 3 calls the church to set our lives on Christ. Verses 1-11 call us to throw off sinful practices and verses 12-17 instruct us to “put on” the new self in Christ. Both actions, putting away sin and putting on Christ, take personal responsibility, reliance on the Holy Spirit, and encouragement from one another. If we do this, we will be sure to have lives set on Chri...

February 23, 2025 Christ has filled us with himself. His identity is now ours, we are kept in Christ, and are to mature more into the image of Christ. Yet so often in our world we face the pressure of “performance Christianity" and can get caught up in things that have no value in helping us to become more like Christ but rather place value in how we appear to others. The easy thing is to car...

February 16, 2025 In Colossians 2:6-15, we have Paul's first two of 27 commands in this letter. We are called to walk in Christ and not succumb to empty philosophy and deceitful ideologies. This passage also contains one of the clearest teachings on what Jesus did to secure our salvation and fill us completely. In Him, we lack nothing! Colossians 2:6-15

February 9, 2025 The Sermon on the Mount is one of the most famous passages in the entire Bible. Sections of it are often quoted or used in motivational speeches or critiques from the world to Christians, yet so many people don’t actually know the one who delivered this sermon or why he gave it at all. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus ushers in a new kingdom, one that is upside down from what thi...

February 2, 2025 A united church is a beautiful sight. Like a singular rose, a united church has beauty, value, and a sweet aroma. How much more so is the sight and fragrant smell when the Church walks in unity!? This is the vision cast by Paul for his readers which includes not only the Colossians but believers from the whole region! Come and hear what God holds in store for churches of unbroken...

January 26, 2025 Jesus Christ has reconciled all who believe in Him with God the Father. We have peace through the gospel, the hope of glory, which is the message of reconciliation that Christ died, was buried and rose from the dead. Those who are reconciled are also ministers who proclaim this greatest of news to everyone. Our focus this week is on how we are to proclaim Him. Colossians 1:21-29