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The Church at the Corner of Grace and Truth
June 09, 2021 21:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MB2 Corinthians 2:5-11 shows us how the practice of church discipline and restoration tests a church’s obedience to Christ as well as its love for one another. The church who models this obedience and love results in greater unity in the body and protection from Satan’s divisive schemes. This responsibility of church leaders not only restores a fallen brother or sister but also reflects how Jesus restored Christians to a right standing with God and continues to reaffirm His love for us.
Paul Defends His Character
June 02, 2021 19:00 - 46 minutes - 32.3 MBPaul had visited the church in Corinth in ~56 AD, for the first time since founding it 6-7 years earlier. During his visit, which he called his “painful visit”, Paul had been publicly humiliated by an individual in the church, who slandered Paul’s character and criticized him for failing to visit Corinth as he had planned. Worse yet, the Corinthian believers for the most part had failed to support and defend Paul. Hurt by these actions, Paul returned to Ephesus and wrote a strongly-worded...
Relying On God's Comforrt
May 25, 2021 21:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MBWhat is a biblical perspective on suffering and affliction? Why do bad things happen to "good" people? These are really challenging questions. It is commonplace for people to draw conclusions about God or even about themselves that lead away from hope when going through suffering. The truth is that God uses suffering and trouble to reveal who He is in us and through us and to comfort us in any circumstance. Our challenge is to consistently rely on Him in times of trouble rather than ourselve...
There Is No Plan B
May 20, 2021 21:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBBy God’s sovereign design, He has always set apart a redeemed people to glorify Him and represent Him in the world. As Christians, we need the reminder that each day carries great significance, and our daily faithfulness really matters. The Church is God’s Plan A to reveal Jesus to the world today. There is no Plan B. Ruth 4
Honoring Christ Through Mom's Legacy
May 13, 2021 18:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBEveryone leaves a legacy. Our legacy will reveal what we did (or left undone) and how we treated others. It’s true of you and is certainly true of your mom. Regardless of the closeness of the relationship you share/shared with your mom, you should honor Christ through your mom’s unique legacy. Because of the common ground we have with each that we all have had a mother, talking about her legacy can be an effective way to honor Christ and point others to Him. 1 Peter 3:8-15
Redeeming Love
May 02, 2021 21:00 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MBNaomi recognizes Boaz’s interest as likely greater than simple compassion and crafts a cunning plan to ensure that Ruth finds the security of a household and a husband. Ruth, in deference to her mother-in-law, follows the plan. But because of the purity of Ruth’s loyal love for Naomi and Boaz, and because of the redeeming character of Boaz that leads him to protect rather than exploit the weak, a plan that could have turned to sin turned to redemption. When we enter situations with a motive ...
When God Feels Against Me
April 20, 2021 21:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBLife is full of tragedy. It is inescapable because we live in a cursed, broken world. And when we, or people we love, experience tragic circumstances, it causes us to question, doubt, or even blame God. We know that emotions are not to be trusted, but our faith gets challenged when it feels like we've been left to ourselves, abandoned by our Father. We need truth and a godly response to tragedy, both for ourselves and for others who find themselves in dark times. This beautiful story reveals...
Minding His Own Business
April 14, 2021 20:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MBThe epilogue of the Gospel of John. John 21:1-25
Life In His Name
April 07, 2021 18:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MBJesus Christ is risen! His resurrection is the truth that validates the claims made in Scripture that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. John's gospel account of the resurrection shows the progression of understanding for Christ's followers with each of His appearances which crescendos to the purpose of the book, "but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing, you may have life in his name." John 20:1-31
For God So Loved the World That He Gave His One and Only Son
March 31, 2021 14:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBJesus crucifixion, death, and burial are presented from the perspectives of others in the story (Pilate, the Jewish high priests, the Roman soldiers, Mary and John, and Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus), and the meaning of Jesus' death is explained. Three spiritual takeaways come from the passage: 1) what we do with Jesus really matters; 2) Jesus' death fully satisfied God's wrath against our sins; and 3) being convinced of Jesus' love for us gives us courage to stand for Him. John 19:17-4...
Who Condemned Jesus?
March 22, 2021 21:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBThrough the six trials against Jesus (3 religious, 3 civil), it is clear that there was no basis for the condemnation of Jesus. All human courts failed to produce a guilty verdict, and yet, even in Christ's innocence, He was condemned to death. Why!? It was the will of God, before time began, to rescue His people from their sin and rejection of Him. The only way to completely satisfy His holy wrath against sin was for Him to take our place, which is what Jesus, and only Jesus, did for us. We...
Trials and Denials
March 16, 2021 19:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBThe trials and denials of Jesus mark some of the darkest moments of His life on earth. Only His suffering of the brutality of the cross and carrying the weight of our sin goes beyond the darkness of the injustice He encountered in the trials before the religious and civil leaders and Peter's denials. In the face of great injustice, Jesus modeled standing firm in truth and remaining resolute in obedience. The actions of the religious leaders and Peter mirror the dark potential within each of ...
March Forth in Obedience
March 09, 2021 18:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBJohn 18:1-11 contains the betrayal and arrest of Jesus leading to His death, burial, and resurrection. This passage is talking about Jesus' willful submission to "drink the cup" of suffering His Father has given Him. This "cup of suffering" is not like any kind of suffering known to humanity. This is God the Son yielding to the very people He created who would betray (Judas), arrest (religious leaders and soldiers), and abandon (the disciples) Him. John made it clear that Christ, even though...
To Reach the Nations
March 03, 2021 20:00 - 38 minutes - 26.9 MBJesus has one last charge for the disciples before he ascends to heaven. He proclaims the great commission telling his followers to make other followers to reach the nations. Because of this passage, Tomball Bible Church exists to glorify Jesus Christ, by making mature disciples to reach the nations. A spiritually mature disciple makes disciples who make disciples. Disciples use their given gifts to reach the nations for Christ. We find out how to do that in this week's message. | Matthew 28...
A Mature Disciple Serves
February 24, 2021 20:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBA spiritually mature disciple learns to know God so that he lives “low and slow” and leads in his God-given gifts. Christ has given gifts to the Church by His grace through the Spirit. These gifts are roles of service and abilities given to every believer that are Spirit-empowered which God uses to build up the Church and to make Christ known. | Ephesians 4:7-16
Making Mature Disciples Pt. 1
February 18, 2021 21:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBOur mission is to glorify Christ by making mature disciples to reach the nations. We are in good company as this was Paul's aim in ministry also (Col. 1:28-29)! Spiritual maturity is hard to define because we are deeply flawed, often hold different views of what maturity is, and do not always know how to recognize it in ourselves and others. The Apostle Paul helps us move toward a shared definition by calling us to a godly life that is lived "low and slow" in relationship with our Triune God...
We Exist To Glorify
February 10, 2021 16:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MBThe reason we exist at Tomball Bible Church is to glorify Jesus Christ by making mature disciples to reach the nations. But what does it mean to glorify Jesus? How do we actually go about doing that? What does it look like for us to be a church that glorifies Jesus? | Various Scriptures
Let Us Pray: Supplication
February 03, 2021 14:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBSupplication is asking God to give us something specific. We are encouraged to ask for whatever we want. God already knows what we will ask, and he delights when we do so. The Bible specifies at least eight conditions that we must meet in order for God to grant our requests. God is sovereign, but he sometimes changes his plan in response to our supplications, and sometimes he says “no”. Sometimes he gives us something different, or at a different time, or in a different manner. When that hap...
Let Us Pray: Thanksgiving
January 27, 2021 14:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MB"Thank you" is such a simple expression. It serves as a response to a demonstration or word of kindness. There is quite a dynamic range for expressing gratitude: from a quick, polite "thank you" that might be expressed at a drive-thru window to an overwhelming speechlessness after a child was rescued from harm by a courageous neighbor. Because of God's loyal love, we have limitless reasons to enter into God's presence with thankfulness. Yet, like nine lepers who were healed by Jesus, we can ...
Let Us Pray: Confession
January 20, 2021 20:00 - 50 minutes - 35 MBOut of deep love and kindness, God shines His light on us. His truth exposes the dark pursuits we each have. And when we sin, and conviction comes through the Spirit, the Word, or the body of believers, we have a gracious gift from God called confession. To confess is to agree with God about the truth that we have turned away from His holy standard. How will you respond when faced with the truth? The wise love the truth and humbly repent. The foolish despise the truth and seek to change the ...
Let Us Pray: Adoration
January 13, 2021 14:00 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MBWhat must it be like to be in the literal presence of God? When you pray, do you regularly have a sense or awareness of being in the midst of His indescribable power, holiness, and steadfast love? Bringing God adoration lifts our eyes out of the limitations of the physical world around us to gaze on our limitless God. Every atom, cell, star, galaxy, and galaxy cluster (even the universe) is upheld by the word of His power (Heb. 1:3). Bringing praise and adoration to God tunes our hearts to H...
Let Us Pray: Becoming a House of Prayer
January 06, 2021 15:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBThe temple of God was always intended to be a house of prayer. Now, through the Holy Spirit, the Church is a new temple where God dwells by His Spirit (Eph. 2:22). Prayer is an absolute essential for being the people of God. We are called to pray fervently and unceasingly. As we enter into a new year, we seek to grow as a house of prayer by seeking God's face with renewed intention and purpose. In order to do this, we will explore the reality that prayer invites us into a real-time encounter...
What Happens When We Forget? What Happens When We Remember?
December 30, 2020 15:00 - 34 minutes - 23.4 MB2020 has been a year full of ups and downs and surprises. There might be plenty of things that have happened that you would like to forget. While trying to forget the hard times, we tend to also forget that God was faithful during the dark seasons. Today, we look at the book of Joshua and how the Lord calls us to remember what he has done for us and what he continues to do for us. | Joshua 4
Full of Grace & Truth
December 23, 2020 15:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBJohn shares two defining characteristics of Jesus in John 1:14. He is full of grace and truth. Our Savior is the complete Source of both. To fully understand the words, grace and truth, we need the OT background which provides the important connection to God's covenant love and faithfulness. As Christians, we are called to be like Christ, but we can only walk in grace and truth through Him and by the empowering of the Holy Spirit. It is not enough to have one without the other, and any comb...
The Guiding Light of the Glory of Christ
December 16, 2020 14:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBThe incarnation of Jesus is central to our faith as Christians. Jesus came to us with two natures. In His humanity, He became our perfect, once-for-all sacrifice for our sin. He atoned for us so that we would be redeemed and restored to God. In His deity, He revealed the glory of God in such a way that had never before been made known. In Christ, the glory of God is seen and through faith in Him, the glory of God is shared with all who believe. This week, may you think much of the great glor...
Where Has God Made His Home?
December 09, 2020 15:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBImmanuel - God with us. Our God, in His love for us, took on flesh and dwelt among us. From the beginning, God has longed for His people to dwell with Him. Because He is holy and we are not, we cannot be in His presence due to our sin. Yet, God chose to rescue us by sending Jesus our Savior so that we could be restored by faith and we could dwell in the presence of God. Only Christ could uniquely accomplish our salvation. And as His church, we get to be a unique reflection of who He is in th...
And The Word Became Flesh
December 02, 2020 13:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBWe believe God is one God in three persons, and that Jesus (the second person of the Trinity) took on an additional nature – a human nature - when he was born as a baby on Christmas Day. That Jesus became flesh, commonly called the incarnation, is a divine mystery. That Jesus is fully God and fully man is a foundational belief of the Christian faith, and is supported by five main biblical truths: (1) Jesus has two natures, divine and human, (2) Each nature is full and complete, (3) Each natu...
A Timeless Word (Just In Time)
November 25, 2020 21:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBThe closing verses of John 17 provide Christ’s prayer for not only His disciples but for all of those who will believe in Him through their witness in the world. Jesus made three petitions of the Father on behalf of the Church. He prayed for our unity, our glory, and our deepening understanding of God. All of these petitions are ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Himself. He knew what His disciples did not. His sacrifice on the cross and victorious return to the Father would provide everything th...
Jesus Prays | We Praise
November 18, 2020 15:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBBased on the faith of His eleven disciples and the beautiful truth that they were given to Him by the Father, Jesus prays on their behalf. Having prayed for Himself, Jesus prays and petitions His Father that His followers would be kept secure and set apart for their kingdom purpose. Kept and set apart. These are two promises which believers in Christ have been given. The Trst response to these promises for believers is to praise and worship our great King. May you be open to follow the Lord'...
The Suffering & Glory of the High Priest
November 11, 2020 15:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBJesus finishes his final discourse with a prayer so unique, so specific to His personhood, that it is often called the High Priestly Prayer. In this first section of his prayer, Jesus prays for his own glory as the hour of his death and subsequent glory fast approaches. | John 17:1-5
Taking Heart in Hard Times
November 04, 2020 15:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBLife is a difficult journey with many toils and snares. Lean into the story of another person, and you will discover a mixed bag of life experiences. Christ assured His disciples that they would face hardships, especially persecution (even death) because of Him. John 16:33 is one of the hallmark verses in the gospel of John. Jesus shares that in the midst of our hard roads, He is our peace and His victory over the world is the basis of our peace. We can face our hardships with peace by relyi...
Jesus & His Gift of "UnTakeAble Joy"
October 28, 2020 14:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MBThere's a pretty long list of things that we can allow to rob us of joy. One of the most common joy robbers is confusion about God's plan. We face hardships in various forms all the time. It is challenging for us when we do not know what God is doing or why He allows our circumstances. The disciples were right in the middle of confusion over Christ's words that He would leave them and yet in a little while He would see them. In the midst of the confusion, Jesus made a promise to them. He pro...
Our Strategic Advantage in a World at War
October 21, 2020 15:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MBWe live in world at war. It is a war that has raged since humanity’s first fall into active rebellion against God. This conflict is in two theaters: the physical theater and the spiritual theater. And all is not quiet on either front! The Church faces incredible opposition from Satan, our enemy, as well as the world “club,” our opposition from our fellow man. The disciples found themselves filled with sorrow over the predicted hardships coming their way along with the imminent departure of J...
The World Club Will Hate You
October 14, 2020 15:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MBJesus continued his private instructions to his apostles, just 2-3 days before his death. Jesus warned them about “The World Club” (or “the world” as it is called in Scripture), a global club of members united around one common interest: active rebellion against God. Jesus warned his apostles (and us) that the World Club will hate Christians because (1) Christians are not members of the World Club, (2) the World Club hates Jesus, and (3) the World Club does not know God the Father. Jesus rep...
Love One Another: Why This Really Really Really Matters
October 07, 2020 15:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBLoving one another really, really, really matters in the church. We need to look no further than Jesus’ words to His disciples (and to us) in John 15:12-17 for the reasons why this is true. The church is not a building, but a family of brother and sisters in Christ who are called to represent Jesus in the world. So what did Jesus say that makes loving one another really, really, really matter? 1. He commanded us to. 2. He changed our relationship status. 3. He chose us for an eternal purpose...
The Mark of a Maturing Disciple
September 30, 2020 15:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBThe mark of a maturing disciples is abiding in Christ. To abide in this passage is not simply to rest passively with Jesus. To abide means daily devotion with Jesus through active prayer, love, and obedience. As Christ is preparing His disciples for His departure to the Father, He is giving these final instructions that they would believe in Him and persevere in the days, months, and years ahead. We, like His first disciples, will produce godly fruit through our prayer, love, and obedience r...
Finding Truth & Life in the Holy Spirit
September 23, 2020 15:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBThe person and the work of the Holy Spirit is essential truth for the Christian life. In this weekend’s message, we explored the truth that the Holy Spirit is God, a Person, and has distinct work. We also found that the life we are called to live in the Spirit is a life of righteousness, peace, and joy. | Various scriptures
The Helper For Loving Obedience
September 16, 2020 15:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBJesus’ death is near and he knows everything is about to change, but his disciples are still not getting it. He’s demonstrated his love for them, and now he instructs them to show their love for him with their obedience. He also assures them that they will not be alone in their struggle to love and obey but will have a Helper—the promised Spirit. | John 14:15-24
How Much Do You Weigh?
September 09, 2020 15:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBThe words and works of Jesus Christ reveal that He is one with the Father. To know Jesus is to know the Father. To see Jesus is to see the Father. Christ's purpose throughout His ministry was to bring glory to the Father and to reveal what the Father is like to humanity. The glory of God in the Old Testament was linked to the word weight (kavōd). This was a measure of volume, of weight. Jesus was completely fixated on revealing the indescribably heavy nature of God's majesty, beauty, and hol...
It's Time to Go Home
September 02, 2020 15:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBWhat is the solution for a troubled heart? For the disciples (and for us today), Jesus exhorted them to believe in Him as God. He followed his exhortation in John 14:1 with an explanation of the future glory His disciples would have in Him. He promised a physical home with God, and at the center of that home, was Christ’s very presence. Jesus himself is our home. This is why we can find comfort in the midst of troubling times: He is with us. Not only is Jesus our home; He is also our only wa...
How We Love Displays Whose We Are
August 26, 2020 15:00 - 40 minutes - 28.2 MBGod intends for the church to reflect the love and humility of Christ. But the church is not an individual sport. How we move in unity and display our love and humility for and with one another directly affects the outcome of how a watching world sees the Lord. When we get this right, God is glorified, and when we don’t, God is blasphemed. John 13:21-38 is written in three sections. Each section reveals truth about how Jesus Himself loved His disciples...even His betrayer, Judas. These trut...
Reflecting Jesus in Difficult Days
August 19, 2020 15:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBWe have the awesome privilege and responsibility to reflect Jesus every day in every way. He has provided everything we need to do this through the Holy Spirit, the Scriptures, the fellowship of believers, and His own example. John 13:1-20 records one of the most important moments of humility and instruction Jesus gave to His disciples and who would ever read the Gospel of John, the washing of the disciples’ feet. | John 13:1-20
Don't Wait. Watch Your Walk. Stand Firm.
August 12, 2020 14:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBJesus continued his speech to a crowd of Jews and Greek in Jerusalem, only 3-4 days before his crucifixion and death. Jesus said he was “troubled” at the thought of his impending pain and death. But he was committed to carry through with the suffering because it would fulfill God’s purpose and bring glory to God’s name. God the Father confirmed this by speaking audibly to him. The Jews questioned Jesus, believing that Scripture said the Messiah would remain forever; so why did Jesus say he w...
The Hour Has Come
August 05, 2020 14:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBOn the Saturday before His crucifixion, Jesus is anointed by Mary at a dinner in his honor in Bethany. At the dinner, Judas the betrayer criticizes Mary as well as dishonors Jesus. On Sunday, Jesus, rides the royal mount of a purebred donkey colt into Jerusalem as the crowds acclaim Him as King. Later that day, Gentile ‘God-fearers,’ in Jerusalem for Passover, come to see Jesus. Jesus responds with a parable about His upcoming death—the purpose of which is to give life. | John 12:1-26
Plotting, Prophecy & Providence
July 29, 2020 13:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBAfter Lazarus’ resurrection, the Sanhedrin plots to kill Jesus. Caiaphas, the high priest, utters a prophecy: Jesus will die for the nation. John adds in his commentary that Jesus died not for the nation only but to gather for himself a people from every nation. | John 11:45-57
Sorrow, Seething, Sympathy, and Sovereignty
July 21, 2020 20:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBJesus arrives at Lazarus’ funeral and is deeply moved and greatly troubled to the point of weeping. But even in the emotional complexity of the moment, Jesus displays his divinity by raising his friend back to life.
I AM the Resurrection and the Life
July 15, 2020 14:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBLazarus is sick and his sisters send word to Jesus to help. Jesus loved Lazarus and Mary and Martha, so naturally Jesus waited to go see them. This morning we find out why he did that and that Jesus is the resurrection and the life.
God's Amazing Gifts
July 08, 2020 13:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBSome Jews confronted Jesus and asked him: “Are you the Christ or not?” But their question was more like “Are you the promised political king who will free us from Roman rule?” Jesus said he had already told them he was the spiritual Messiah who would bring eternal life (not political freedom); and that his miracles were proof that he was the son of God. Jesus said the reason they didn’t believe in him was because they were not in Jesus’ flock; they were not chosen (elected) by God, the d...
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
July 01, 2020 13:00 - 39 minutes - 27.5 MBJohn 10:1-21 contains two of the seven “I am” statements Jesus made to declare His identity as the Son of God, fully God and fully man. He confronts the religious leaders as false shepherds and comforts those who are part of His flock. We find the beautiful truths that only Jesus is our Door to life and is our Good Shepherd. And as our Shepherd, we are called to follow His lead! | John 10:1-21
I was Blind but Now I See.
June 24, 2020 13:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBJesus, the Light of the world gives sight and salvation to a man born blind, but in their self-righteousness the Pharisees reject Jesus and remain under condemnation. | John 9