Topeka Bible Church EXTRA

This month's bonus episode is bursting with great content! Connor and Jim talk about former Disney CEO Robert Iger's book The Ride of a Lifetime and examine his leadership gleanings through a biblical lens.  Teresa interviews TBC-supported mission worker Teri, who uses her creativity to help trauma victims in Southeast Asia.  Student Ministry Assistant Lori Tennyson stops by to share abo...

Connor continues our series on Leviticus with a look at the purification offering. This offering covered accidental violations (out of negligence or carelessness) and life events that required purification (childbirth, skin disease, etc.). These latter things weren’t sins, but they required cleansing. Thanks to the perfect sacrifice of Jesus upon the cross for our sins, we no longer need to spill...

Connor continues our study of Leviticus with a look at the “grain offering.” Sacrifices and offerings were long-held cultural traditions in the time of Leviticus. God co-opted these pagan practices, turning them into something He could use for His glory. Every time God asks for an offering, He asks for the very best. Whether it was the uncooked offerings of fine flour, cooked flour with no yeast (...

This month's bonus episode is mission-focused!  Connor and Jim talk about TBC's investment and heart for missions, both here in our community and around the world. Teresa interviews Dave Clark, whose mission is to use his hands to serve others in a number of ways, especially in our men's Chore Corps ministry.  Jason brings us a recording from a Men of Success session where participa...

Connor continues our Leviticus series with a closer look at the offerings – the burnt offering, in particular. Although sacrifices may seem odd to our culture, they were integral to the people of the Old Testament. From as early as the third chapter of Genesis, when God used animal skins to clothe Adam and Eve after the fall, through Cain and Abel, Noah, Jacob, and Moses – sacrifice was how people...

Connor Kraus begins our study of Leviticus with an overview of what this third book of the Bible says and why we should study it. Understanding this book improves our biblical literacy. It also enriches our biblical worldview. How? Leviticus helps us recognize God’s authority over us, the breadth and depth of his holiness, and his desire for us to be in relationship with him. But it also reminds u...

Young Adults Pastor Alex Wolfe concludes our “Better Together” series with a message about unity within the church. He examines Paul’s letter to the Corinthians (1 Corinthians 1-15), when the apostle was writing to a church that had broken into micro-communities that were pro-this, and anti-that. All the “this” and “that” were things that were apart from doctrine. Sound familiar? When we divide ov...

Young Adults Pastor Alex Wolfe continues our "Better Together" series with a look at how families are better when they're together. He's addressing three kinds of families in this message – your biological/home family, your church family, and your spiritual family relationship with your heavenly father.  Alex says we're better when we're physically present with these...

Jim Congdon continues our "Better Together" series with a look at the "Together Places" God has shared with His people throughout the Bible. These were places where people could enjoy fellowship with God here on Earth. From the Garden of Eden (the first Together Place), through the Oak of Moreh (Abram), Mount Sinai (Moses), the tabernacle, and then the temple. Then came a new k...

Description In this month's bonus episode, Connor talks about approaching the new year with a biblical mindset. Next, we listen in on a recent Women's Expresso presentation, when Debby Sowers from Project 2 Restore shares her story. And Jason brings us an excerpt from last summer's Mental Wellness Series event for men featuring Dr. Jim Walsh. If you would like to watch the video pod...

Pastor of Missions and Leader Development Jim Congdon kicked off the four-week series "Better Together" with a look at surrounding one's ourselves with people who will help us up when we fall, keep us stoked with encouragement, and defend us when we need it. He draws on several passages of Scripture and some anecdotal stories to make the point that we're truly better...together...

Lead Pastor Connor Kraus continues our "Hark" Christmas message series with the story of the angel Gabriel visiting Joseph to tell him that his betrothed, Mary, would give birth to the son of God and later. Joseph had other encounters with angels, first warning him to take Mary and flee to Egypt, then again a few years later telling Joseph to return to Israel. The angels' messages w...

Lead Pastor Connor Kraus continues our "Hark" Christmas message series with the story of the angel Gabriel visiting Mary with the news that she will give birth to the Savior Jesus Christ, the Messiah that Mary's people had been expecting for centuries. Gabriel also relayed God's promise to Mary – that He would be with Mary as He set his perfect plan into motion. Her humble, sub...

Lead Pastor Connor Kraus began our "Hark" Christmas message series with the story of the angel Gabriel visiting someone and surprising them with the news that they would soon become a parent. It's not the Christmas story you might have expected, though. This time, Gabriel was appearing to the elderly Zechariah to tell him that he and his wife, Elizabeth, who were childless, would so...

In this month's bonus episode, Connor and Jim talk about their trip to the Evangelical Theological Society and the importance of lifelong learning. Next, we listen in on a recent Women's Expresso presentation, when Darlene Morgan shared how God has revealed himself through what she calls "Oh, I see what you're doing there" moments. And Jason sits down with Rick Palmateer t...

Connor wraps up our "Bad Religion" series with a look at action. Many Christians know from Ephesians 2 that salvation comes only by grace through faith. But the next verse in that chapter says that we were created in Christ Jesus to do the good works that God prepared us to do. Our works aren't related to our salvation. Action is a natural, appropriate response to salvation. Inactio...

Lead Pastor Connor Kraus is joined by Worship Arts Pastor Jeremiah Devine and his wife Amanda for a very special, interactive Thanksgiving service. We walk through Psalms 43 and 100 and sing songs of thanksgiving. Connor stops by the podcasting studio after the service to talk more about how we can show gratitude, even when we're in the depths of despair. Oh, and Connor, Jason, and Teresa sha...

Connor Kraus continues our  Bad Religion  series with a look at pride. Our relationship with God is initiated through our humility. We understand the depravity of our spiritual condition and we ask for His forgiveness because we can’t make things right on our own. But too often, we forget the humility that once characterized our relationship with God, and we begin to cultivate a prideful heart. Th...

Connor Kraus continues off our Bad Religion series with a message on biblical truth. The Bible warns us about false prophets, but how do we discern whether a teacher or prophet is handling Scripture correctly? And should we hold ourselves back from sharing the Gospel if we're not absolutely confident in what we say?  Connor stops by the Extra studio after the sermon to talk more about false t...

Connor Kraus kicks off our Bad Religion series with a message on spiritual attitudes. God’s people should not be characterized by apathy but by the passionate pursuit of righting wrongs and fighting injustice—individually and corporately.  Connor stops by the Extra studio after the sermon to talk more about how easy it is to slip into a position of apathy, what it feels like, and how to pull yours...

This month's bonus episode includes: Lead Pastor Connor Kraus and Pastor of Missions and Leader Development Jim Congdon talk about our upcoming Sunday sermon series "Bad Religion: When Good Christianity Goes Wrong..." Women's Expresso speaker Vickie Meck shares her story. She and her husband have fostered 11 children and adopted three. She's endured loss and grief, but Vic...

Connor wraps up the "Church Words" series with an examination of "discipleship." If trusting  Christ as your Savior is the "party," then discipleship is the "after party" – the imperative of the Great Commission.  Discipleship can begin much sooner than some Christians think – as soon as you understand the Gospel, you're ready to share it with others. A...

Connor continues the "Church Words" series with an examination of "sanctification," defined as "being set apart and devoted to a higher purpose." He looks at Old and New Testament examples of this being “set apart” and explains the concept of progressive sanctification. Even though we are sanctified by Christ’s death on the cross (we being saved by grace through faith...

Connor Kraus continues our "Church Words" series with a close look at the word "Justification." He defines the word in biblical terms and walks us through how justification should feel to those of us who have trusted Christ as our savior.  Oh, and Jason and Connor face off in another round of Church Passwords.  If you would like to watch the video podcast, find us on YouTube: h...

In Connor Kraus' first sermon series as lead pastor, he continues with a five-week series called "Church Words". These are words that may be used in church, but might not be easily understood. Also, this week you can play "Church Passwords" by trying to guess more words with our clues!! If you would like to watch the video podcast, find us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.c...