Tulsa Bible Church: Sermons

We all like to believe we're in control of our lives: our careers, our relationships, our future. But Jesus tells a story in Luke 20 that exposes a deeper problem: we've mistaken ourselves for the Owner when we've always been tenants. In this message, we explore the Parable of the Wicked Tenants and discover how the desire for control quietly shapes our decisions, fuels anxiety, and ke...

In Luke 18, Jesus shows us two very different approaches to God. One person trusted in his own goodness, while the other came with humility and a desperate need for mercy. This sermon explores the difference between pride and humility, and how an honest heart before God leads to transformation.

The younger son wasted everything. The older son did everything right. So why did Jesus say they were both lost? In this message, we look deeper into the Parable of the Lost Sons and discover how Jesus challenges both the rebellious heart and the self-righteous heart. The gospel is not about becoming good enough for God, it’s about receiving the grace of a Father who comes looking for His lost chi...

What if the thing you're pursuing most is the very thing keeping you from true satisfaction? Near the end of his life, Johnny Cash recorded a song that reflected on success, regret, and the emptiness that can come from chasing everything the world promises. Thousands of years earlier, Jesus told a story with the exact same warning. In Luke 14, Jesus describes a great banquet prepared by a gene...

Most people know the story of the Good Samaritan. Few understand why Jesus actually told it. When a religious expert asked Jesus how to inherit eternal life, Jesus responded with one of the most famous parables ever told. But this story is about far more than kindness, morality, or being a good neighbor. In this message, we explore: • Why Jesus used parables to reveal the Kingdom of God • The dang...

In a world filled with notifications, endless responsibilities, packed schedules, and constant pressure to do more, many Christians find themselves spiritually exhausted. In Luke 10:38-42, Jesus gives a surprising warning through the story of Martha and Mary. Martha wasn't distracted by sinful things. She was distracted by good things. Yet those good things were quietly pulling her away from w...

Why do so many Christians feel spiritually restless today? In this message from Luke 10, we explore how easy it is to drift through life without purpose, direction, or mission. Using the story of Castaway as a powerful illustration, this sermon challenges believers to stop living spiritually adrift and rediscover the mission God has called them to. Jesus never intended His followers to simply surv...

Many people want Jesus... until following Him costs something. In Luke 9, Jesus challenges His disciples with one of the hardest truths in Scripture: whoever wants to save their life will lose it. This sermon dives deep into surrender, sacrifice, eternal perspective, and the glory waiting for believers who remain faithful. Learn more about us:https://www.tulsabible.org/Instagram:https://www.instag...

Everyone wants a Savior… until Jesus starts confronting the things we want to control. In Luke 9, Jesus forces a question that changes everything: Do you want the real King? Or just a version of Him that makes life easier? This message explores why people wanted a Messiah they could use, but rejected the Messiah who demanded surrender. From Herod, to the crowds, to the disciples, the same struggle...

We don’t trust authority anymore.. and honestly, there are good reasons why. But what if rejecting authority isn’t actually freeing you… it’s trapping you? In Luke 8, everything is on the line: a dying child, a desperate father, and a moment that feels like it came too late. Right in the middle of it, Jesus interrupts, and raises a deeper question: Can you trust an authority you don’t control? Thi...

There is an ongoing battle, a war that takes place not in the news but inside your heart. This war is depicted in Luke chapter 8 when Jesus faces two mighty storms. In this narrative, Jesus comes against an external storm of rage and against an internal storm of possession of demons. But more than that, what is revealed is that this same God has dominion over all evil. While external evil can caus...

When Philip meets the Ethiopian official, God reveals a powerful truth the Gospel is for everyone regardless of culture, background, or status. From Isaiah 53 to the resurrection of Jesus, this message shows how God orchestrates moments, answers honest questions, and offers hope to anyone seeking truth. If you have ever wondered whether Christianity is too exclusive, whether God still guides peopl...

What if death isn’t as powerful as we think? Acts 2 makes a bold claim: death tried to hold Jesus... and failed. The resurrection changes everything about fear, hope, and how we live today. This message explores the paradox of the cross, the power of the resurrection, and the living hope that cannot be taken away. While most hope is circumstantial and fragile, the hope found in Jesus is unshakable...

What if the biggest threat to your faith isn't rebellion… but distraction? In this message, we explore Jesus’ Parable of the Soils and a sobering truth: what you listen to is shaping your life... and your eternity. Not everyone who hears God's Word is changed. Some hearts grow hard, some get distracted, and some fall away. But those who truly listen are transformed. In a world full of nois...

Forgiveness is one of the most discussed concepts in Christianity, yet one of the most misunderstood. What happens if guilt lingers? What if the things you've done are too big to forgive? Jesus meets two vastly different people in Luke 7:36-50: a self-righteous man who thinks he’s done nothing wrong, and a broken woman overwhelmed with guilt for her wrongs. Only one of them really understands...

In Luke 7, three different responses to Jesus are revealed: faith , fear , and doubt . A Roman centurion trusts Jesus with remarkable humility. A crowd witnesses a miracle but responds with fear. Even John the Baptist wrestles with doubt. These encounters reveal a powerful truth: everyone has faith in something, the real question is who your faith is in. Learn more about us:https://www.tulsabible....

The world says love makes your life easier. Jesus said it reveals what your life is built on. In Luke 6, Jesus describes a kind of love that reverses everything, blessing the empty, warning the comfortable, and exposing the foundations we trust. It’s not a comfortable love. It’s a love that confronts pride, frees us from false security, and rebuilds our lives on something unshakable. Because storm...

n the Gospel of Luke, chapters 5 and 6, Jesus is not one to tiptoe around controversy. He wades right into the middle of it. He forgives sins, dines with sinners, and heals on the Sabbath, and the Pharisees are consumed with rage. What’s there to be angry about with grace? In this sermon, we will examine the healing of the paralytic, the calling of Levi, and the Sabbath incidents, and discover a s...

What if following God meant leaving everything comfortable behind? In Luke 5, Jesus calls ordinary fishermen, and they walk away from their boats, their income, their security. We love the idea of purpose... We don’t love the cost, but sometimes faith isn’t about clarity, it’s about surrender.

In Luke chapter 4, Jesus starts His ministry in public, but with teaching instead of miracles. But as soon as He does, His words become divisive, with some admiring Him, others amazed at Him, while others want Him dead because He offends them. The question is what kind of listener are you? This message shocks the comfortable Jesus we like to believe in, but meets people who are interested in the J...

Temptation doesn't shout... it sings. This message will look at the reality of temptation as revealed through the story of the sirens, as well as Jesus’ temptation as recorded in Luke chapter 4. You will see the reality of temptation as something that is real because evil is personal, something that is difficult because our desires are disordered, and something that must always be named but ne...

In Luke 3, the Gospel message comes in an unexpected manner. Based on "The Iliad" and "The Ministry of John the Baptist," this message will uncover how God performs true transformation, not by power, might, or authority, but by humility, repentance, and surprise. Meet this surprising voice in the wilderness by entering into this surprising message, this surprising people, and t...

In Luke 2, Jesus is both a unifying and a dividing figure. In this sermon we'll explore the division which brings about ever greater unity, ever greater wholeness, in a division which is the separation of the true and the false, faith and religion, the values of God and the values of humanity, and so on, through the examples of Simeon, Anna, and the young Jesus, a Jesus, a savior, who disturbs...

As we enter into yet another year filled with many changes and many uncertainties, this message from a sermon on Philippians 1 examines what it means to have an unchanging foundation. Using such simple examples as Paul's experience of incarceration as backdrop, this message encourages and challenges us to examine carefully what it is we are placing our trust in, and to work toward having an un...

The birth of Jesus is preceded by the announcement and birth of John the Baptist. If Jesus truly is the Promised Messiah, the messenger must come first to prepare the way. Luke’s presentation of John the Baptist includes the theme of reversal. When Jesus comes he will reverse the trajectory of Israel’s story toward redemption, hope, and joy.