Parenting: Sacrifice, Trust, and Joy Brodie Heginbotham As TCC continues its parenting sermon series, it’s got me thinking a lot about how the Scriptures present godly parenting. I have no kids and thus no emotional investment in what the Bible has to say about parenting, so it’s easy for me to say: Parents, your kids…
Measure twice-cut-once…. Measure twice-cut-once….one of the things my dad has told me my whole life. As you may have guessed my dad was in construction as a career…more specifically than that he was carpenter. From time to time my brother and I were able to go to work with him, which was a highlight during…
Every Situation of Life is a Call to Worship Every situation in life that we find ourselves in is a call to worship. In the good times and the bad times, God is still sovereign and we are still called to worship him. Hard times are truly unavoidable – if you haven’t already, there will…
David wrote psalm 63 while he was in the wilderness fleeing from his own son, Absalom, who was trying to kill him. During this time of uncertainty he cried out to God in worship. David isn’t petitioning for a change of circumstance, instead, he is in a state of complete longing. “O God…
What goes through your mind during those moments of pain, when on the surface most still looks good and healthy……but deep down inside you know……it’s time to prune. I need to be completely honest. Change is PAINFUL. I struggle with it at every corner. As a husband when I’ve been operating under beliefs that I’ve…
Family Worship by Don Whitney Excerpted and Adapted by Dan Clement Psalm 78 shows how God intends each new generation to come to believe in him: O my people, listen to my instructions. Open your ears to what I am saying, for I will speak to you in a parable. I will teach you…
WORSHIP – IS IT OPTIONAL? “Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before Him with joyful songs.” Psalm 100:1-2 After reading this verse, does it seem like worshipping God is optional? No, it clearly commands worship. Worship isn’t an option – it’s an obligation! Worshipping God…
WE are to worship, by Gwen Howell Growing up in the church, I got to a point where I thought the goal in worship was to have a personal, private moment with God. I would close my eyes and try to step away from anyone that I was standing near so that I could raise…
A Penny for your thoughts Change… who likes it? For most it can be annoying. Some are skeptical of it, and many are fearful of it. In fact when it comes to money, “change” often times is put away in a jar and not thought of until absolutely necessary. Now I’m not going to make…