Mt 5:4 | "Blessed Are Those Who Mourn"
In Memory of Wes Smith
In Memory of Wes Smith
A guest sermon from TCU RUF's intern Walt Horton
Gen 3:8-24 | After the Fall, Gen 3:15 gives us the first word of the gospel and points us to a greater marriage between Jesus and his Church.
Gen 3:1-7 | Because of the Fall, sin has entered the world and death through sin-- leading to shame, fear, and our desperate need to hide from God.
Part three of a three part series on justification from this year's Ranchopalooza youth retreat.
Part two of a three part series on justification from this year's Ranchopalooza youth retreat.
Part one of a three part series on justification from this year's Ranchopalooza youth retreat.
Gen 2:4-25 | God uses covenants to order his relationship with humans, but the fall of Adam creates a need for a new and greater covenant representative: Jesus.
Gen 2:1-3 | In creation, God models work and rest for us, and gives us a special kind of rest in the Sabbath.
Gen 1:1-31 | In the first chapter of Genesis, God makes promises-- and he never makes promises that he doesn't intend to keep.
A preview of our Spring '23 series in Genesis, based on Gen 1:1-- "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth."
Luke 18:1-8 | Guest Preacher Rev. Brian Davis of Trinity Pres in Fort Worth opens up the story of the unjust judge and the persistent widow.
Luke 18:9-14 | Through repentance and faith in Jesus, God gives us the verdict of "Justified" for all time.
Luke 15:11-32 | The Prodigal Son and his older brother both find different ways to run from their father.
Luke 11:14-28 | Jesus has overcome the kingdom of darkness for us
Luke 9:28-36 | At the Transfiguration, Jesus cracked open the door to another world.
Rev. 22: 1-5, 14-21 | Jesus has not forgotten us. He will come for us soon, swallowing up Death forever.
Rev. 21:1-5, 16, 22-27 | God work, all along, has been to put back together "all things."
Rev. 19:6-10 | Heaven itself is imaged/put on display as a great feast, a wedding feast even. But, we're not just there as *participants*, the people of God are there as *Bride*. How does seeing this about our future shape the way we live now?
Rev. 17:1-6, 15-18; 18:1-4, 9, 11, 13 | In this selection of verses, we learn of the Symbolic City-Prostitute: Babylon...what she means and where she is headed.
Rev. 14:6-13 | John "presses into" his readers by encouraging them, no matter what they are facing – threats from without or boredom from within – to persevere. He does this by warning of Judgment and promising Blessing.
James 1:26-2:7 | Rev. Ryan Moore shares with us about what lies at the heart of True Religion.
Rev. 12 | Every Christian is engaged in a war they can't avoid...and, yet, one they can't lose.
Rev 6 & 8:1-5 | The slain Lamb on the Throne begins to open the scroll. The seven seals which He breaks set into action God's redemptive plan for His people. These texts show us that God is utterly sovereign in His rule. And, even through suffering and (apparent) chaos, God is governing all thing for the good of His beloved people and the judgment of His enemies. For more information about and ways you can support RUF at TCU, please click here ....
Rev. 5 | At the center of the Throne, we are show a Lion who is a slain Lamb. John is showing us that Jesus and His work stands at the center of reality itself. This gives our lives profound meaning (as well as all of history), but it also shows us the way that following him will be like.
Rev. 4:1-11 | John's next vision takes us to the heart of Reality itself. At the center, we find an occupied Throne. The Throne reminds us that God is in control of all things and this is meant to bring all of creation to its knees in worship.
Rev. 2:1-7 | Jesus addresses, through John, a church that has much going for it! Right teaching, moral living, and confronting false teachers. In all of this, however, they had lost something critical: Their love for Jesus. Listen in as we learn how Christ confronts this situation and the good news offered, not only to the church at Ephesus, but for us as well.
Rev. 1: 9-20 | John gives his readers, and us, a picture of Christ as He presently is. Seeing Him, how would this change the way we live our lives in the present?
Rev. 1:1-8 | The book of Revelation is meant to show us Jesus. It does so by giving us images to engage our imaginations so that we might see Him.
1Cor 6:12-7:5 | In an over-sexualize culture, how does the Bible speak on the topic of Sex? Listen in to how we learn to "Follow Jesus with our bodies." **If you would like to learn more about the ministry of RUF at TCU, including ways to support it, please click here. **