Last week I laid out 2 ways of being, and investing time and resources that God has placed on my heart and challenged me with: 4 Corners 4 Walls TCC changes BD forever for Christ Every hope, dream, and wish of yours for TCC comes true New believers baptized, those far from Christ come near… Continue reading Transformed and Transforming
Author: Pastor Bill
Place: Sermon Series
Place: What is the Church? June 28- Sending place: go make disciples Matthew 28:16-20 Instead of being a respite for the weary, what if church was also a launching pad? In the infamous Great Commission Jesus lays the ground work for the church to be a gathering of people who are sent out, to share… Continue reading Place: Sermon Series
Witness
Last week we opened up Acts 1:6-9 (http://f163865.wpengine.com/listen/) and heard Jesus say these words to his disciples: But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” So often I heard that word witness and thought of… Continue reading Witness
God’s Handiwork
In Matthew 13 Jesus lays out seven different parables about what the Kingdom of God is going to be like. And across them there are two overwhelming themes: our role in the kingdom, and what the kingdom is going to look like. Jesus makes it clear to the disciples that the world we live in… Continue reading God’s Handiwork
God’s Experimenters
This past week we continued our series wrestling with John 10:10 and Jesus promise of abundant life to his followers. We opened up Exodus 6 as God addressed Moses before he was sent before Pharaoh for his second time and heard God lay out this promise to Moses: 6 Say therefore to the people of Israel, ‘I… Continue reading God’s Experimenters
Road Block
Right now we are in a series talking wrestling with Jesus words in John 10:10, “I have come so that they may have life and life abundant.” Jesus makes a promises to us of what life is like following Him and in alignment with His will. It’s a kind of life that so many people… Continue reading Road Block
Focus: Sermon Series May 10- June 14
Focus: Seeking God’s Preferred Future All of scripture we hear the ideas of God’s will being done mentioned, and Jesus promise for us to have an abundant life (John 10:10). It sounds good until it doesn’t, until life gets in the way, until our focus shifts from God, to something else. In this series we… Continue reading Focus: Sermon Series May 10- June 14
Count the Cost
This past week we talked in our message about Jesus call to count the cost of following Him. So often we think of the challenges of following Jesus, and forget that Jesus is partnered with a promise in John 10:10: I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” Part of counting the… Continue reading Count the Cost
Love Big
This “knowledge” puffs up, but love builds up. 2 If anyone imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know. 3 But if anyone loves God, he is known by God. 1 Corinthians 8:1-3 ESV For the last few weeks we have been talking about what the word discipleship means from a reflective lifestyle, to authentic community,… Continue reading Love Big
Helping Hand
This past week at church, I started by talking a bit about our love for lone ranger characters. We love James Bond, Batman, Chuck Norris, Liam Neeson in “Taken.” We love these characters who have the skills and ability to take on the world all by themselves, without a need for backup or support… Continue reading Helping Hand