TRC Chattanooga Podcast

The 96th Psalm is a beautiful call to praise our most high God who is worthy of such praise. But this Psalm carries with it a command to extend the praise of God beyond the walls of our churches. The nations, who worship false gods, are by no means freed from the obligation to give glory to Jesus Christ and bend the knee. Listen as Elder Wes Keene delivers this week’s sermon at TRC Chattanooga.

It’s the world’s worst kept secret that in most churches, the most important of the 10 commandments is the 11th: “Be nice.” But in our exhortation verse today, we see Joshua exhorting his hearers to something different: “Be strong.” How are we called on to be strong? And how have we fallen short of that, at times? Listen as Elder Wes Keene delivers this week’s exhortation based on Joshua 10:25 at TRC Chattanooga.

If we say we are Christians, we must bear fruit. So, are we able to produce fruit on our own? Of course not! We bear fruit by remaining in the vine, Jesus Christ! This is how we become that “blessed one” named in Jeremiah 17. Listen as Rev. David Beckmann preaches this week’s sermon at TRC Chattanooga.

Scripture teaches us that we must be prepared to suffer as Christians for doing good, when God appoints us to those times of persecution. But today we find ourselves in a rather odd place here in America, with something of a reprieve from persecution and suffering. Consider how we should respond to the present circumstances as Elder Glenn Jones gives his exhortation to TRC Chattanooga.

God works through means. Of course, God is all powerful to do anything he wishes, but scriptural example shows us that most often he works through men and physical objects to get things done. He even worked through a donkey! Here, we meditate on how God works through means in miracles and in the calling of the disciples. Listen as Elder Wes Keene preaches this week's sermon at TRC Chattanooga.

For far too long, Christians have been trained to focus on their denominational specific traits and, at times, Christians have even felt they were rivals with one another. But this isn't how scripture tells us to live, and it isn't what Paul exhorts us to do. Listen to this week's exhortation from Elder Wes Keene at TRC Chattanooga.

The Apostle Paul dealt with idolatry, spiritual gifts, and the misuse of those gifts when he wrote his letter to the Corinthian Church. How are we to understand what was happening in Corinth? To what extent are the manifestation gifts of the Spirit still in operation today? These questions, along with other important issues, are considered in our sermon as Elder Glenn Jones delivers it to the saints of TRC Chattanooga.

When Jesus came to the end of his 40 days in the wilderness, he gave a final appeal to God's word as he resisted the devil's temptation, "You shall not put the Lord your God to the test." As disciples of Jesus, this same command applies to us and we must be ready and equipped to face various trials for the testing of our faith. Listen as Elder Glenn Jones delivers his exhortation based on Luke 4:12 at TRC Chattanooga.
 

When Jesus came into the synagogue at Nazareth, he didn’t deliver a message of fire and brimstone. He proclaimed liberty to the captives, among other good things. One would assume the audience would be overjoyed to hear it, and for a moment, they were. What changed? Why did they reject him? Jesus’ words were true then and they are true now. We have enjoyed liberty and will continue to enjoy it. Listen as Elder Wes Keene proclaims the Gospel of Christ in this week’s sermon at TRC Chattanooga.

When Jesus appears to the hiding apostles the second time, he shows Doubting Thomas his wounds to prove, it’s really him. Jesus then commands Thomas to not disbelieve, but believe. How should we understand that kind of active language with respect to “believing”? Should it make us uncomfortable? Listen as Elder Wes Keene delivers his exhortation based on John 20:27 at TRC Chattanooga.