TFRC Sermons

Exodus 20:8-11, Exodus 16:23-30 The command to keep the Sabbath holy stems from the creation story; God takes a day of rest, so we should take a day of rest. But why does God need to rest? God rests so He can enjoy His creation. Enjoying the fruits of our labor is a key part of the rhythm of life.

Exodus 20:7, Matthew 5:33-37 Swearing falsely in God’s name associates His name with something deceitful or immoral. Like all names, God’s name is a representation of God. When we misuse it, we are taking God’s name and damaging His reputation. Our character reflects God’s name and our lives should represent who God is.

Exodus 20:4-6, Jeremiah 10:1-11 The second commandment is to have no graven images or Idols. Just as the Israelites were challenged with not placing any idols in their life, we too, sometimes struggle with making things idols in our lives. Are we compromising our worship of the one true God to different idols in our lives?

Exodus 20:3, 1 Kings 18:16-21 Elijah challenges the people to stop wavering and choose who they will follow, either the Lord or Baal. They cannot serve both. The Lord desires worshippers who will worship Him only. What other “gods'' cause us to waver? What other things are we holding on to that compromise our devotion to Jesus?

1 Corinthians 12:12-21 As TFRC kicks off its 2023-24 ministry year, Pastor Chuck Swoboda takes a moment to call us back to involvement. No matter our gifting, the Body of Christ has a place for us.

Exodus 7:15-21 The Nile turning to blood was a statement against the Egyptians for the atrocities they committed against the Hebrew babies recorded in Exodus 1. Covering up our sin will always come back to haunt us. Jesus’ blood was not meant to cover up our sin, but to acknowledge and forgive our sin. Confession and repentance brings our sin out into the open which always leads to forgiveness (1...

John 21:1-11 Jesus would appear for a third time after his resurrection, but his disciples would not recognize him initially. He would need to jolt their memory of him and remind them of their purpose. Sometimes we find ourselves trying to do things on our own and forget that we are supposed to follow the direction of Jesus to live out our calling and haul in a big catch. In God’s mercy, he contin...

Jonah 1 Jonah was disillusioned because he didn’t believe God was a God of justice. God was gracious and merciful, but Jonah wanted him to stand up for what was right and punish the Ninevites for their evil. He was so disillusioned by God that he didn’t want anything to do with Him or anything else. But his running away led him down a path where he was willing to give up his life rather than live...

Matthew 17:24-27 In this passage Jesus is confronted on whether or not he pays the temple tax. Jesus responds by telling Peter to catch a fish with money in its mouth to pay for the tax. Through the experience, Jesus would display his divinity and teach a valuable lesson on humility to his disciples. Jesus’ kingdom is bigger than any kingdom here on earth, yet he still paid a tax he didn't deserve...

1 Kings 12:25-33 King Jeroboam, the first king of Israel, was afraid to allow people to go back to Jerusalem to worship because he didn’t want them to turn away from his rule. So he instituted his own places of worship, which led the nation of Israel to a constant state of worshiping other gods. As Jesus points out to the Samaritan woman, Who and how (In spirit and truth) we worship matters.

2 Kings 23:19-25 King Josiah is best known as the boy king, becoming king at 8 years old. During his reign, the book of the law was found, and Josiah led a spiritual revival in the land. The basis for the revival was the Word of God, remembering what God has done, and recommitting to the covenant.

2 Chronicles 20:31-37 King Jehosephat was known as a good king of Judah, but he was not perfect. Although he was a king that had his heart set on God, his kingdom and family didn't fully follow suit. What was it that created the repercussions of his reign, and are we living in a way that could be creating repercussions for ourselves down the line and for the ones we love?

1 Kings 21:4-15 King Ahab is a good example of “Bad company corrupts good character” (or makes bad character worse). Ahab was reckless when he married Jezebel who led him to establish Baal worship in Israel. In the story of Naboth’s vineyard, Jezebel leads the way for Ahab to kill Naboth to take his vineyard. Ahab serves as a reminder that we need to be careful who/what we allow to have influence...

Acts 2:1-13 Pastor Jon Opgenorth, President of Words of Hope, brings an encouragement to share the Good News of Jesus to all people. Regardless of our station in life, God has a plan for us to spread His kingdom.

Matthew 22:1-14 Retired Pastor Brian Vriesman unpacks the parable of the wedding banquet and its reflection of both the history of Israel and of our own hearts toward God's invitation to us.

Exodus 32:11-13 In this prayer, Moses prays to God on behalf of the Israelites after the golden calf incident. He asks a strange question, “Why should your anger burn against your people?” The answer should be obvious - they just been worshiping the golden calf! But Moses is bold in appealing to God to show mercy. While we need to be humble in our approach to God, He wants us to be bold in our ask...

2 Kings 19:14-19 There are many things we can learn about prayer as we look at how people prayed long ago. King Hezekiah prayed with desperation for God to deliver him from his enemies. We can refocus our prayers and trust that God hears them.

1 Timothy 4:12-16 Don't discredit or take for granted the influence that you have. We have the opportunity to stand out and have influence on those around us when we truly embrace living a life of following Jesus. As we stand out in our actions, it is also important that we stand strong and protect the beliefs that inform the way we live our lives.

Acts 2:32-39 On this day of Pentecost we remember and celebrate the day where the gift of the Holy Spirit was given to those who believe. Sermon Outline: • Impact of Pentecost (Acts 2:41) • Convicts sin (John 16:8) • Guides to Truth (John 16:13) • Enables Hearing God’s Word (John 14:26) • Transforms Lives (Titus 3:4-7)

Ephesians 4:14-16 As TFRC welcomes over 30 new members and celebrates over 20 baptisms, Pastor Chuck talks about what it looks like to grow up in a community of faith.

Genesis 21:1-7 God is many things, but one of His amazing attributes is His faithfulness. Throughout scripture we see that God consistently follows through on His promises and is never changing in His approach and promises to us.

Isaiah 46:9-11 God is not dormant. We have hope because our God is not an idol, but is an active God who is at work in the universe. Our faith enables us to recognize that God is bringing about his purposes in a fallen world. God will deliver us because he is an active God.

Matthew 5:14-16 TFRC's Director of Missions, Kristy Pickett, shares the missional vision of the church and converses with three college ministry representatives about the impact the Gospel is having on their campuses.

Psalm 107:1, 10-16, 43 God’s goodness includes both his justice and mercy; because God is good, he upholds what is right and destroys what is wrong, and because God is good, he is slow to anger and abounding in love. Believing that God is good allows us to trust him even when we experience hard times.

1 John 7-21 God is many things. One of his most vital attributes is love. Once we understand and embrace the sacrificial and unconditional nature of God’s love, we are called to live into it and reflect it to others. We love God, and we love others, because He first loved us.