July 27, 2025 Chapter 7 stands out as a deeply hope-filled passage in the book of Revelation. God shows His power by controlling the chaos and rescuing a remnant for Himself. We see God fulfilling his promise to Abraham by numbering his descendants greater than the stars. Yet, the cry of all these people is not how great they are or what they did to get there, but “Salvation belongs to the Lamb that was slain.” All of heaven knows that One is famous there, and that is Jesus. We see the nations, ...
Jul 28, 2025•42 min
July 20, 2025 TBC-supported missionary Patrick McGinty shares from Acts 18:1–11, encouraging all believers to actively participate in God's Kingdom work. He also testifies to the Lord’s faithfulness in Japan, celebrating His provision and presence even amid the challenges of overseas church planting. Acts 18:1-11
Jul 21, 2025•44 min
July 13, 2025 God’s wrath and judgment are central to the book of Revelation. Chapters 6-18 detail the events unfolded as Christ opens the seals of the scroll. Revelation 6 specifically describes the opening of the first six seals, revealing the conditions and judgments on earth during the Great Tribulation. The outcome of these six seals confirms God's supremacy and demonstrates that no one can withstand His holy wrath and judgment. Revelation 6: 1-17
Jul 14, 2025•41 min
July 6, 2025 John’s vision of heaven continues as he sees a seven-sealed scroll in God the Father’s right hand. Within that scroll is the fulfillment of God’s covenant and the final completion of all that was promised for all of God’s people including the yet-to-be-fulfilled promises for Israel. John’s tears over this unfulfillment were stilled as he saw the glorified Christ, the one One worthy to take, open, and fulfill what was written. We worship Christ for He is our Worthy Redeemer. Revelati...
Jul 07, 2025•39 min
June 29, 2025 John’s vision of heaven continues as he sees a seven-sealed scroll in God the Father’s right hand. Within that scroll is the fulfillment of God’s covenant and the final completion of all that was promised for all of God’s people including the yet-to-be-fulfilled promises for Israel. John’s tears over this unfulfillment were stilled as he saw the glorified Christ, the one One worthy to take, open, and fulfill what was written. We worship Christ for He is our Worthy Redeemer. Revelat...
Jun 30, 2025•49 min
June 22, 2025 Laodicea is the last of the seven churches to receive a direct word from Christ—and it’s not a commendation, but a rebuke. With nothing to praise, Jesus exposed their root issue: self-reliance. He delivered a startling warning—He would spit them out of His mouth unless they repented. Yet even in rebuke, Christ’s love shines through as He calls them to repentance and renewed zeal and fellowship with Him. Every believer must honestly examine their spiritual condition, because self-re...
Jun 23, 2025•46 min
June 15, 2025 Revelation 3:7–13 is Jesus’ message to the church in Philadelphia, commending their faithfulness despite having little strength. He assures them that He has placed an open door before them—an opportunity for gospel impact and spiritual reward that no one can shut. This door is open because of their obedience and perseverance, not their power. Yet the message carries urgency: the door is open for now. What is now open will one day be shut by Jesus. He calls the church to hold fast, ...
Jun 16, 2025•42 min
June 8, 2025 Jesus’ letter to Sardis Church must have been difficult to receive for almost all of its members. Sardis Church had a reputation in the community for being alive, but Jesus knew this was inaccurate, a result of people looking at their outward appearances. He rebuked them and called them “dead”, meaning almost all of them were apathetic Christians: half-hearted, complacent, going through the motions. Furthermore, their works were displeasing to God. They were a church with dead peopl...
Jun 09, 2025•51 min
June 1, 2025 Thyatira was a small community with a big problem in the church. The church leaders had become tolerant of false teaching and practices that were coming from within the church, right under their noses. Christ delivered a warning of severe judgment against this influencer/false teacher, the church leaders allowing this, and all those who were putting the false ideas into practice. Yet, some remained faithful, and there is a reward guaranteed for those found faithful within the limits...
Jun 02, 2025•44 min
May 25, 2025 Every church is called to meet God’s uncompromised standard of holiness. The church in Pergamum had held fast to the Name of Christ in the face of persecution. Yet, many of them embraced the idolatrous and immoral practices that surrounded them on every side. Life in the literal shadow of Roman paganism tempted many to live in shady, compromised ways while also bearing the name, Christian. Repentance was the way out of the shadows for them and remains true for us today. Revelation 2...
May 27, 2025•48 min
May 18, 2025 In the 2nd letter to the churches in Rev 2-3, Christ acknowledges the tribulation and slander that the Church in Smyrna has already endured. Jesus then encourages the Church to stay strong in the faith during upcoming persecution, and upon death, they will surely receive the crown of life. Revelation 2:8-11
May 19, 2025•44 min
May 11, 2025 In the letters to the churches in Rev 2-3, Christ corrects and commends churches. These real churches also represent what is true of churches in every generation. In this first letter, the Ephesians church was commended for faithful service and defending the faith, but Jesus confronted the Church for having lost the greatest thing: keeping Him as their greatest love. Revelation 2:1-7
May 13, 2025•38 min
May 4, 2025 Since His first coming, every generation of artists of every medium have produced their “visions” of Christ. Paintings, sculptures, and representations in film/TV all seek to capture qualities associated with Him. In Rev 1:9-20, the Apostle John was given a vision of Jesus in all of His unveiled glory which left the elderly apostle on his face. What do our lives reveal about our vision of Christ? Do we see Him with the clarity that has now been revealed? Revelation 1:9-20...
May 05, 2025•50 min
April 27, 2025 The book of Revelation is a special word to the Church about the future fulfillment of God’s plan for eternity. The book opens with a promised blessing for all who read and seek to live according to the truths contained in it. Chapter 1 also emphasizes the person and work of Christ on behalf of His Church. Christ, our Lord and Savior, is coming back! Revelation 1:1-8
Apr 29, 2025•45 min
April 20, 2025 A lot of people know the saying, "I'll believe it when I see it." But faith in Christ doesn't work that way. None of us have ever seen Jesus, but many of us believe in Him, that Jesus is God's Son who died on the cross for our sins and rose from the dead. When we believe in Jesus, then, through God's help by His Spirit, we see Jesus for Who He really is: our Savior and our God! This is the way of faith. Faith precedes sight, and when we do believe, then our eyes are opened beyond ...
Apr 22, 2025•33 min
April 13, 2025 Jesus is uniquely different from all of us. This is something we can universally agree on but when it comes to even how we understand concepts or culture it becomes even more apparent of just how unique and different he really is. Think about the idea of bringing justice to a circumstance, we typically think of a courtroom setting with lawyers, judges, bailiffs, and those accused. Justice is served via a gavel, arguments, opinions being heard, personalities taking shape. Yet, just...
Apr 14, 2025•43 min
April 6, 2025 Every local church wants harmony and connection among its members. The local church is made up of redeemed yet flawed people, and, inevitably, our flaws surface through misunderstandings, missed expectations, or messy, sometimes sinful, circumstances. How do we respond when our flaws disrupt our fellowship? Philemon contains the truths we need to walk in wholehearted fellowship with one another. Philemon 1-25
Apr 14, 2025•47 min
March 30, 2025 Jack Arrington, the longest-serving Senior Pastor of Tomball Bible Church, returns to preach as TBC celebrates its 50th Anniversary. Reflecting on Paul's exhortations from Philippians 1, Jack encourages the church to continue in faith no matter the circumstance and trust God to complete the good work that he began. Philippians 1:1-30
Apr 01, 2025•40 min
March 23, 2025 Paul concludes his letter to the Colossians with the most essential instructions for the Church: call on the Lord in prayer and walk in wisdom. We will look at the aspects of prayer and wisdom Paul calls out that will ensure that we live effectively as a church (a group of believers called out to represent Christ in the world). Ironically, devotion to prayer is one of our greatest difficulties in sustaining. We will find both a challenge and help in the concluding passage of Colos...
Mar 24, 2025•45 min
March 16, 2025 The home is the first place where God’s will should be done on earth as it is in heaven. Paul gave instructions to every household member that reflect God’s perfect standard for family relationships. Love, submission, obedience, and fairness are the hallmarks of a godly household. This week we will look closely at clear definitions of these marks and make applications to help every TBC household walk in faithfulness. Colossians 3:18-4:1
Mar 20, 2025•52 min
March 9, 2025 Colossians 3:12-17 calls us to put on the character of Christ. As God’s chosen people, we are to live with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, patience, forgiveness, and love. When the peace of Christ rules our hearts and His Word fills our lives, we grow together in unity and gratitude. By the Grace of Jesus, we live out who we are in Christ for God’s glory.
Mar 10, 2025•52 min
March 2, 2025 Colossians chapter 3 calls the church to set our lives on Christ. Verses 1-11 call us to throw off sinful practices and verses 12-17 instruct us to “put on” the new self in Christ. Both actions, putting away sin and putting on Christ, take personal responsibility, reliance on the Holy Spirit, and encouragement from one another. If we do this, we will be sure to have lives set on Christ, resulting in us becoming more like Jesus and God glorified. Colossians 3:1-11
Mar 03, 2025•41 min
February 23, 2025 Christ has filled us with himself. His identity is now ours, we are kept in Christ, and are to mature more into the image of Christ. Yet so often in our world we face the pressure of “performance Christianity" and can get caught up in things that have no value in helping us to become more like Christ but rather place value in how we appear to others. The easy thing is to care more about how we appear rather than caring about our hearts and yet what Christ knows about us is that...
Feb 24, 2025•38 min
February 16, 2025 In Colossians 2:6-15, we have Paul's first two of 27 commands in this letter. We are called to walk in Christ and not succumb to empty philosophy and deceitful ideologies. This passage also contains one of the clearest teachings on what Jesus did to secure our salvation and fill us completely. In Him, we lack nothing! Colossians 2:6-15
Feb 18, 2025•42 min
February 9, 2025 The Sermon on the Mount is one of the most famous passages in the entire Bible. Sections of it are often quoted or used in motivational speeches or critiques from the world to Christians, yet so many people don’t actually know the one who delivered this sermon or why he gave it at all. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus ushers in a new kingdom, one that is upside down from what this world and culture is like. He says things like, “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the ...
Feb 11, 2025•37 min
February 2, 2025 A united church is a beautiful sight. Like a singular rose, a united church has beauty, value, and a sweet aroma. How much more so is the sight and fragrant smell when the Church walks in unity!? This is the vision cast by Paul for his readers which includes not only the Colossians but believers from the whole region! Come and hear what God holds in store for churches of unbroken ranks in Colossians 2:1-5.
Feb 03, 2025•41 min
January 26, 2025 Jesus Christ has reconciled all who believe in Him with God the Father. We have peace through the gospel, the hope of glory, which is the message of reconciliation that Christ died, was buried and rose from the dead. Those who are reconciled are also ministers who proclaim this greatest of news to everyone. Our focus this week is on how we are to proclaim Him. Colossians 1:21-29
Jan 27, 2025•37 min
January 19, 2025 What's the most significant document you have? For many, it's their birth certificate, as it officially establishes their identity, parentage, and place in the world. This week, we'll explore a passage in the Book of Colossians that serves as a spiritual birth certificate of sorts. It is an incredible declaration that reveals the true identity and nature of Jesus Christ, making it one of the most crucial passages in the entire New Testament. Colossians 1:1-15
Jan 23, 2025•40 min
January 12, 2025 Having heard from Epaphras the legacy the Colossians had built by their faith in Jesus and love for others, Paul prayed earnestly for them that they would: be filled with knowledge of God's will, walk in a manner worthy of Jesus, bear fruit in good work, be strengthened in character, and give thanks to God. Colossians 1:9-14
Jan 13, 2025•45 min
January 5, 2025 We begin our study of the book of Colossians with Paul and Timothy’s thanksgiving prayer for the Colossian church. While imprisoned in Rome, Paul received a good report about how the Colossians were growing in faith and bearing fruit for the name of Christ. He highlights two enduring legacies of their hope, rooted in the gospel. These legacies of the Colossians remain relevant today, providing a powerful example of the kind of legacy we should strive to leave—one that God can use...
Jan 07, 2025•41 min
