February 19, 2023
…drink, health and sickness, prosperity and poverty — all things, in fact, come to us not by chance, but by His fatherly hand. LEADER: How does the knowledge of God’s…
…drink, health and sickness, prosperity and poverty — all things, in fact, come to us not by chance, but by His fatherly hand. LEADER: How does the knowledge of God’s…
…universe is not that there is a hell, deserved by all, but that there is a heaven, offered to all.” – Dane Ortlund “The composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein was…
…is the pivot point of all of history because now the king has come and when the king comes back, He’s coming to set all things right. What will be…
…with silver or gold, but with His precious blood; and has freed us from all the power of the devil to make us His own possession. LEADER: What does God…
…interpretation of biblical prophecy Preterist view Futurist view Historical view Idealist view “When it comes to the exact timing of Christ’s second coming, I’m on the welcoming committee, not the…
…who comes in the name of the Lord.” With salvation in His hand, He is coming. Are you among those who will say that? We’re about to come to the…
…O God, for the sake of Jesus my Savior. Click here to receive TVC’s weekly prayer email. Creed: What is God? LEADER: What is God? PEOPLE: God is a spirit,…
…of Jesus Obstruction (v. 13) Extortion (v. 14) Pollution (v. 15) Misprioritization (v. 16-22) Misapplication (v. 23-24) Externalism (v. 25-26) Pretension (v. 27-28) Persecution (v. 29-35) Matthew 23 reminds us:…
…to trap Jesus legally. He was probably trying to get Jesus to pick out one of the 10 commandments and single that out. And therefore denigrate the other nine commandments….
…to Caesar (v. 15-22) Sadducees and the Resurrection (v. 23-33) The Great Commandment (v. 34-40) Whose son is the Christ? (v. 41-46) “For it is not so much of our…
…TVC’s weekly prayer email. Creed: Jesus, The Son of God LEADER: Why is the Son of God called “Jesus,” meaning “savior?” PEOPLE: Because He saves us from our sins and…
…who will indeed do with the vineyard, what God, the vineyard owner, actually wants done. You’ve failed miserably, you religious leaders, you self-righteous religious leaders, you misguided religious leaders, you…
The Parable of the Vineyard Owner Matthew 21:33-46 Landowner = God Vineyard = locus of God’s kingdom Wicked tenants = unbelieving religious leaders Servants and Son = prophets and Christ …
…weekly prayer email. Creed: What is our only hope? LEADER: What is your only comfort in life and death? PEOPLE: That I am not my own, but belong – body…
…sinners, Thy name is excellent, Thy glory high, Thy compassions unfailing. Thy willingness to come down to our simple level from your heavenly rule is too wonderful to express and…
…Brunner, Dogmatics “Since we were not created to be autonomous, self-made people but were created to be in communion with God, when the Spirit leads us back into communion with…
…around him because they knew something about him, and they had noticed and recognized something about him. So, he was teaching, and the religious leaders come up. Verse 23: “By…
…that can’t bear the weight of injustice or suffering and certainly not sin and death. Jesus comes as a true deliverer and freedom comes when we bow the knee to…
…there He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy universal Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the…
…(ch. 17-28) Are you stirred? “I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.” – Psalm 121:1-2…
…I know if Christ is in My Heart?”; “You Have an Enemy”; “When Doubt Comes”; “How do I know God’s Will for Me?”; “Shame off you”; “When Suffering Comes”; “When…
…our year, reading four chapters per day. This reading plan takes you through each book of the Bible once, except for the Psalms, which are read through twice. Download Plan…
…book, with her trademark wit and wisdom, Rutledge explores Advent as a time of rich paradoxes, a season celebrating at once Christ’s incarnation and his second coming, and she masterfully…
…who may have no use for conventional forms of Christianity. In this book Jeremy Begbie—a leading voice on theology and the arts—employs a biblical, Trinitarian imagination to show how Christian…
In this classic book,Madeleine L’Engle addresses the questions, What does it mean to be a Christian artist? and What is the relationship between faith and art? Through L’Engle’s beautiful and…
“Who am I becoming?” That was the question nagging pastor and author John Mark Comer. Outwardly, he appeared successful. But inwardly, things weren’t pretty. So he turned to a…
…pressing questions of our day. Challenging the status quo, he offers an approach to identity formation that leads to more secure and joyful self-knowledge: being known intimately and personally by…
This book is a re-cast, condensed and, in parts, re-written version of the author’s two volumes D. Martyn Lloyd- Jones: The First Forty Years (I982) and The Fight of Faith…
…evaluates the often-hidden assumptions and concepts that shape late-modern society, examining them through the lens of the biblical story running from Genesis to Revelation, and asking urgent questions like: How…
Biblical Resources 2023 READING LIST Looking for reading recommendations as we begin a new year? Each of our Ministry & Executive Leadership Team have carefully chosen book recommendations for your…