Tomball Bible Church
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Everything is at Stake
May 09, 2023 20:00 - 50 minutes - 34.6 MBMay 7, 2023 After healing the begging lame man, Peter and John address the gathered crowd in the temple courts. Peter delivers one of the clearest teachings on the identity of Christ and calls to faith found in the New Testament. This message exemplifies what being a witness looks like and emphasizes the urgency to respond to Christ because everything is at stake. Acts 3:11-26
Love Believes All Things
May 02, 2023 16:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBApril 30, 2023 Godly love is the standard for every Christian home. For this kind of love to even be possible, faith in God must be genuine. This is a simple truth. To show God's love, one must know God's love. We will take a close look at the building blocks of godly love that trusts in Christ in all circumstances with the aim of fortifying Christian families. 1 Corinthians 13:7; Deuteronomy 6:4-9
What I Do Have, I Give to YOu
April 25, 2023 22:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBApril 23, 2023 Peter and John display the immense power in the name of Jesus given to them as apostles by healing a lame man at a temple gates. But undergirding this miraculous healing is a calling set before all believers: give what you have. We all have a testimony, a story of God’s immense kindness and transforming grace. Peter and John were humble fisherman transformed by grace through faith into apostles. The lame man was disabled from birth, but by God’s grace, he was healed and his st...
Hope Is Awake
April 13, 2023 15:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBApril 9, 2023 Jesus is both Lord and Savior. This is the truth declared in Peter’s first sermon recorded in Acts 2:14-41. The point of His sermon is to provide proof of this central truth. Easter is the perfect occasion to study this first, Christian sermon as the central proof that Jesus is both Savior and Lord is His resurrection from the dead! Acts 2:14-41
The Spirit Has Come
April 05, 2023 14:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBApril 2, 2023 Throughout the course of church history there have been many memorable moments that brought about significant change in the life of believers but none greater than the coming of the Spirit of God. Acts 2 we are introduced to the third person of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit, and throughout this narrative we will see him work in incredible ways. For the purpose of Acts 2 we see him arrive in a similar fashion as he would in the Old Testament, wind and fire being symbols of his ar...
Those Who Wait On The Lord
March 29, 2023 20:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBMarch 26, 2023 Before the Holy Spirit was poured out on believers in Acts 2, Jesus instructed His followers to wait and pray. In the midst of these activities, Peter leads the way to install a 12th Apostle as a replacement for the traitor, Judas Iscariot. This passage holds valuable truth for us on how to remain faithful in periods of waiting on the Lord. Acts 1:12-26
I'm Sorry, Who Did You Say is Calling?
March 22, 2023 14:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBMarch 19, 2023 The book of Acts tells God’s story of setting apart the new community of believers in Jesus Christ to make Him known in the world by the power of the Holy Spirit. This story continues today, and we are part of it. Our passage, Acts 1:1-11, frames the mission of God in the world, outlines the whole book, and reveals His powerful calling and purpose for us. Acts 1:1-11
The King's Return
March 13, 2023 15:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MBMarch 12, 2023 The ninth era in the Big Picture series is the final, yet eternal, era of God’s story of redemption. Truly, the end of the Bible is the beginning of our future with God on a new earth. What God created in the garden, we corrupted. Our corruption was judged and redeemed by God through Jesus Christ. Now, we bear witness to Christ and are to do so until He returns and dwells again with us. Knowing the end of the biblical story ought to fuel our hope and fill our hearts with the i...
The King's Arrival
March 07, 2023 16:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MBFebruary 26, 2023 In the Big Picture of the Bible, it was always God’s purpose to redeem His creation. His plan moved from a human race to a nation (Israel) to a tribe (Judah) to a family (David’s line) to the King of Kings, our Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ. This era of God's story of redemption is centered on His arrival and the demand for a response of faith in Christ which is the only means of redemption and hope for the human race. John 10:7-18
The Church Age
March 07, 2023 16:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBMarch 5, 2023 We are continuing with the series “The Big Picture”, examining the various eras in God’s unfolding sovereign plan for mankind. Last week, David covered the arrival of the promised Messiah King Jesus, the crescendo (so far!) of God’s plan. The next era is the Church Era, more commonly called the “Church Age”. The Church, of course, refers to all Christians everywhere, across all time. The Church Age started on the day of Pentecost and will continue until the 2nd coming of Je...
Kingdom to Exile
February 21, 2023 16:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBFebruary 19, 2023 God established a line of kings for His people who would represent Him to the people and the nations of the world. God made a covenant promise with King David that through him, a king would come who would reign forever. This future king is the Savior through whom God would ultimately bring redemption and make all things new. For us, we see God is with His people both now and forever. Our necessary response? Grateful worship. 2 Samuel 7:1-17 *Due to technical issues, the a...
Exodus to Kingdom
February 13, 2023 19:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBFebruary 12, 2023 After 400 years of turmoil and slavery in Egypt, God calls Moses to lead His chosen people into a new land and give them the Law, His standard of holy living. This era is set apart by the conditional covenant God made to bless or curse His people based on their obedience to His Law. God has set a standard of holy living. His expectation is for His people to reflect Him fully, that we would be holy as He is holy. This era points to the character of our God and the help we ...
From Covenant to Exodus
February 06, 2023 20:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBFebruary 5, 2023 Centuries after God preserved humanity in Noah, God begins a new era in Abraham. With Abraham, God makes a lasting covenant with a lasting sign that will set apart those who worship Him as His Covenant People. This era begins to demonstrate God’s longterm plan of prosperity & graciousness to those who call upon his name in faith while also demonstrating the high calling of His People to live lives distinct from the world. Genesis 17:1-14
From Flood to Covenant
February 02, 2023 23:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBJanuary 22, 2023 With the judgment of humanity through the flood, God renews both creation and His covenant through Noah and his family. The covenant renewal reinforces the design and desire of God for humanity to produce, preserve, and protect life. This era continues to hold up God’s ideal world for His people as well as to show humanity’s bent toward corruption and rejecting God Genesis 8:20-9:17
Love Bears All Things
February 02, 2023 23:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBJanuary 29, 2023 Welcome to Family Worship at TBC! This week we launch a 4-part series for our 5th Sunday’s together in 2023. The anchor passage for the series comes from 1 Corinthians 13:7, “love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” Today, we focus on love bears all things and how we reflect God in our families and church through the value of loving protection. 1 Corinthians 13:7
Fall to Flood
January 31, 2023 22:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBJanuary 15, 2023 After the Fall, humanity continued to corrupt the image of God through violence, selfishness, and abusive power. Two genealogies are provided that contrast the line of Cain, known for industry and achievement, with the line of Seth, known for those who called on the name of the Lord (at least until they, too, walked in corrupt ways). To know the story of God in Scripture, we must see the depth of our rebellion as well as the gracious will of God to preserve hope for redempti...
Creation to Fall
January 31, 2023 21:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBJanuary 8, 2023 This week begins a new series called The Big Picture: God's Story of Redemption. The first message starts, appropriately, at the beginning! With God's creation and Humanity's fall. Genesis 1:26-31 NOTE: Unfortunately, due to undetected technical issues during the recording of the worship service, the audio of both the live stream and podcast came in distorted. We’ve done what we can to clean it up, but a significant audio distortion is still present, but we wanted to still m...
Aimful
January 30, 2023 21:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBDecember 18, 2022 Acts 1:3 says, “[Jesus] presented himself alive to [the apostles whom he had chosen] after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God.” It’s no wonder that the apostles’ biggest question was, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” After seeing their risen Savior, the apostles suffered from tunnel vision, seeing only glory and power for Israel. In a passage that would change the course of huma...
What Will You Treasure?
January 30, 2023 21:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBJanuary 1, 2023 It’s New Year’s Day! 2023 has dawned. For some, this day represents renewed resolve or a new direction in life. For others, this day is simply the next day on the calendar. Both perspectives need biblical guidance and vision. TBC will begin the year with an important question, “what will you treasure?” What we treasure will determine the pursuit of our hearts and the values shaping the decisions we will make today and in the year ahead. Proverbs 2:1-22
Watchful
January 10, 2023 20:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBDecember 4, 2022 Week 2 of the Counting Down the Days Series. We must be Watchful as we wait.
Hopeful
January 10, 2023 17:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBNovember 27, 2022 The countdown to Christmas is upon us as Advent begins. For believers in Christ, this season recognizes the truth that God became man in Jesus as our Lord and Savior and that He is coming back soon. In our Advent series, we will find encouragement and exhortation in the values which must mark us as a church as we count down the days to Christ’s return. This week we will see the people of God must be HOPEFUL in light of our Savior’s return.
Jesus Is Truly Better
December 15, 2022 21:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MBThe final passage of Hebrews, the ultimate truth is exemplified from the book: Jesus is truly better because his grace satisfies our hearts, we are nourished by his accessibility, and our worship is pleasing to him. Hebrews 13:7-25
Compelled by Enduring love
December 15, 2022 20:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBThe defining, ongoing characteristic within the church is brotherly love, or at least is should be! The writer of Hebrews charged his readers with a call to love selflessly in both the church and the home. Brotherly love is a love grounded in grace, humility, and purity. This sort of love is unmatched in our world and is one of the greatest differences between the love of Christ and the counterfeit offered by the world. Our challenge is to move beyond knowing to living in God's enduring love...
See To It
December 15, 2022 20:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBJohn Hattenberger walks through Hebrews 12:12-29
God's Training Program for Endurance
October 31, 2022 19:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBOctober 30, 2022 When the world experiences suffering a typical response is to blame God for being careless, cold, and distant. After all, how could a benevolent God allow such hardship? Hebrews 12:4-11 reveals the God-given purpose of the difficulties and hardships we face. God does not waste our hurts and our losses. Through suffering, we experience His faithful provision that has a training effect on our lives to endure by faith in Him. Like a loving father, God purposefully corrects us a...
Let Us Run
October 27, 2022 15:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBOctober 23, 2022 When runners run a race, the course is already set before them. Preparation had been made long before they approach the starting line. This implies someone had already traced the path, set the boundaries, and marked out the starting line, the twists and turns, and the finish. We follow the One who has gone before us, Jesus Christ the Righteous. The point is not to ask the question, "what is my race, Lord?" The point is to run with endurance according to what Christ has set b...
The Great Embrace
October 18, 2022 15:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBOctober 16, 2022 “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” More than a general definition of faith, this often-quoted verse is linked to a specific promise of God. He has a future home for us, “an unshakable realm,” according to one scholar. And when we receive this promise we will find our Savior waiting to wrap us up in His great embrace. Until then, this certain hope is the fuel to endure this temporary home and live by faith to the great embrace...
Shrink Not Back
October 17, 2022 20:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBOctober 9, 2022 Special Guest Preacher, Pastor Morris Ogenga, continues our Hebrews series in Hebrews 10:26-39 exhorting believers to persevere.
Don't Give Up
October 17, 2022 18:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBOctober 2, 2022 As the writer of Hebrews draws his section about the High Priestly attributes of Christ to an end, he moves toward a glorious exhortation for God’s people. Since believers have access to God in Christ Jesus, there are glorious benefits and also serious responsibilities. The author shares three areas of exhortation meant to keep believers steadfast in their pursuit of holiness—a sequence of ideals where we as believers must never give up. Hebrews 10:19-25
Wholly Wholly Wholly
October 17, 2022 17:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBSeptember 25, 2022 The first two sections of Hebrews establish the supremacy of Jesus Christ as our King (ch.’s 1-4) and our great High Priest (ch.’s 5-10:18). As we close the Priestly section, the author of Hebrews presents the truth that Christ’s perfect sacrifice for sin has forever secured the redemption and sanctification of believers. We have been set apart as holy before God that we would live wholly devoted lives in our motives and actions. Holiness calls us to wholeness.
What Are You Waiting For?
September 27, 2022 18:00 - 45 minutes - 31 MBSeptember 18, 2022 Jesus mediates a new and better covenant than what God’s people had under the Mosaic law. That old covenant was conditioned on the obedience of the people and the ministry of the priests. Ultimately, they failed in keeping the regulations and as a result were disciplined by God. But God made a promise to redeem. His promise was kept by sending God the Son who through his complete obedience and sacrifice ushered in a new covenant. His works encompass the past, present, and ...
Serve the Living God
September 27, 2022 16:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBSeptember 11, 2022 God has done the most wonderful work for those who believe. Through the shed blood of His Son, eternal redemption is secured. Eternally redeemed! Wow. For the Christian, nothing we could ever do can undo Christ’s redeeming work. Through the Holy Spirit, our consciences are continually purified. In Hebrews 9:1-14, we will discover a purpose equally wonderful to the work of security and purity God has for us.
Live in Full-Hearted Obedience
September 27, 2022 15:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBSeptember 4, 2022 Jesus has made a new covenant relationship with God possible for all who believe. The old covenant failed because of the people’s lack of devotion and obedience. By grace, God has provided a better covenant in Christ; one that is unconditional and is based on God’s promises. While we do not earn our own way into this relationship, we are called to live out lives of devotion and obedience so that Christ will be seen through us. Hebrews 8:6-13
See Him As Greater
September 27, 2022 15:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBAugust 28, 2022 Because Christ ministers with supreme authority, we should see His as greater than every circumstance, problem, shortcoming , or situation we could ever have or face. The writer of Hebrews reminds his readers that NOT seeing Him as greater was their exact problem. Hebrews 8:1-5
Drawing Near To God
September 14, 2022 16:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MBAugust 21, 2022 As the Great High Priest for the Church, Jesus secured our access to God. The One who dwells in unapproachable light calls those who are redeemed, cleansed, and forgiven to come close. Yet, like the first audience of Hebrews, we face temptations to drift away rather than draw near. If we are to endure and if we are to mature, then we must faithfully enter into God’s presence through our Great High Priest. Hebrews 7:1-28
Jesus, God's Promises Fulfilled
August 16, 2022 18:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBWe often think of hope in terms of optimism. We think that as long as I stay positive and “think happy thoughts” that it will all work out in the end. The Bible does not paint hope in optimistic terms or happy thoughts but rather with words of certainty and objective thinking. Believer, our God has made promises in his word to us and God asks us to not just believe in them but to bank our lives on them. We have as “an anchor for our souls” Jesus as the fulfillment of all those promises. We a...
Our Full Assurance of Hope
August 16, 2022 17:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBBelievers in Christ can have full assurance of hope. Our assurance is not based upon our confidence in our own actions. In fact, misplaced confidence is often the very source which generates doubt. Doubts do creep in during various seasons of our lives, and we need guidance toward the full assurance of Christ whether we’re in that season now or down the road. Hebrews 6:9-12
The Fight Against the Disease of Dullness
August 09, 2022 20:00 - 52 minutes - 36.4 MBAll of us in some form or fashion have forgotten foundational truths before that are relevant to whatever it is that we do. Athletes, performers, and business people have all had those moments of forgetting something. But forgetting something and regressing in something are two different things. For the Hebrew people, the charge of Hebrews 5:11-14 isn’t because they forgot it's because they regressed. They are having to be retaught the doctrines of Christ and be fed with “milk and not solid ...
Growing in Maturity If God Permits
August 09, 2022 20:00 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MBJuly 31, 2022 All genuine believers in Christ are called to loving obedience to God. Those who do this in humility and honesty can have the assurance they will mature in their faith by God’s grace and direction. However, prolonged, rebellious, and unrepentant sin will most certainly hinder spiritual growth and result in spiritual regression. Hebrews 6:1-8 contains a severe warning that God Himself will not renew people to repentance who put His Son to open shame and contempt. This is costly ...
Growing in Maturity If God Permits
August 09, 2022 20:00 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MBJuly 31, 2022 All genuine believers in Christ are called to loving obedience to God. Those who do this in humility and honesty can have the assurance they will mature in their faith by God’s grace and direction. However, prolonged, rebellious, and unrepentant sin will most certainly hinder spiritual growth and result in spiritual regression. Hebrews 6:1-8 contains a severe warning that God Himself will not renew people to repentance who put His Son to open shame and contempt. This is costly ...
Real vs Ideal
August 09, 2022 19:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBJesus is supremely better than everything else. Key leadership roles we find in Scripture for God’s people were the roles of prophet, priest, and king. Jesus is the ultimate fulfillment of all three. Our passage this week shows how Christ is our supremely better high priest. The question for us is, “will we follow His example?” Hebrews 5:1-10
Jesus Our Better Help
July 14, 2022 19:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBJuly 10, 2022 Jesus is supremely better than any other source of help. There are many options available to help deal with brokenness and pain in our world, but only Jesus is able to provide help in this life and in the life to come. Why is this true? Our passage provides the answer and a call to hold fast to Him who we confess as our God and Savior. Hebrews 4:14-16
From Warning to Promise
July 05, 2022 16:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBJuly 3, 2022 The writer of Hebrews continues to reiterate and refine his point from Psalm 95, linking the idea of “rest” with obedience in the Christian life. But here, he issues another warning: that those who disobey will not enter God’s rest, and that the standard and judge of our actions is the living and active Word of God. Hebrews 4:1-13
Unbelieving Heart
June 30, 2022 21:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBJune 26, 2022 The Writer continues his admonition to the Jewish believers to not follow in the footsteps of the Israelites who, on the verge of entering the Promised Land, doubted God’s promises, rebelled and disobeyed God, and were prevented from entering the Promised Land and receiving God’s blessing of “rest”. He tells them the key to avoiding this behavior: exhort one another daily. He encourages them to remain faithful to Jesus to the end, thereby proving they are indeed truly saved. ...
A Long Time Ago in a Land Far Away
June 23, 2022 21:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBTo rightly understand Hebrews, we must deepen our familiarity with events of God’s people in the Old Testament. Hebrews 3:7-11 is a quotation from Psalm 95 which is a poetic account of Numbers 13-14. The rebellion of God’s people in the wilderness and God’s judgment against them provide the backdrop for what follows in the message of Hebrews.
Jesus is Better Than Moses - Why It Matters
June 14, 2022 16:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBJune 12, 2022 The theme of Hebrews is, “Jesus is supremely better than everything else.” He is better than the prophets and the angels, and in Hebrews 3:1-6, we find He is supremely better than Moses. For the original audience of this letter, Moses was deeply revered and seen as the representative of the Law. But Jesus has ushered in something far greater than the limitations of the Law. His kingdom of grace has brought a uniquely better confidence and hope for God’s people
Our Great Salvation
June 09, 2022 21:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBGod became man! The incarnation of Christ was always God’s plan to bring redemption to all who believe in Him. Hebrews 2:10-18 holds precious truths that accompany our great salvation. He includes us in His glory, sanctifies us, identifies with our suffering, and helps us face temptation. We have a glorious Savior who has redeemed us and secured our place with our Heavenly Father. Hebrews 2:10-18
The Humility of the Humanity of Christ
May 31, 2022 16:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBHebrews opens with an incredible declaration that the Son of God is fully God and upholds all things by the word of His power. Yet, it was God the Father’s will to have His Son step down in humility and taste death for humanity. Jesus, fully God, became fully man to pay for our sins through His death. He was then restored fully to His rightful position as King and to whom all of creation is in subjection. Hebrews 1 emphasized Christ’s deity, and now in chapter 2, we explore His humanity. Heb...
The Danger of Drift
May 26, 2022 21:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBWe have a God who invites us to draw near to Him every day. Yet, we face an everyday choice to listen to His invitation and seek Him or to neglect His voice and tune our hearts to our own voice or voices in this world. Neglecting faith causes spiritual drift. Spiritual drift results in God's discipline and outcomes all who are in Christ should want to avoid! Fortunately, there is a daily decision that can be made which will tune our hearts to His and prevent us from the dangers of spiritual ...
Jesus Is Superior To Angels
May 19, 2022 21:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBThe writer of Hebrews continues to discuss the superiority of Jesus by making his case that Jesus is superior to angels, God’s servants and supernatural messengers. Angels were a distraction to the Jewish Christians' devotion and worship of Jesus in AD 65. Unbelievers in AD 65 needed to be convinced Jesus was more than an angel, more than just a spiritual messenger. The writer of Hebrews makes it clear: He is God. We need to speak that same message to our misguided culture today. Hebrews 1:...