TRC Chattanooga Podcast

Sunday School - Communion In The New Testament

Through poor theology, misuse, disuse, and modernism’s warm embrace of rationalism, the church is at risk of missing the full value of her sacraments. Rather than letting the church get robbed blind, we need to embrace the plain words of Christ written right in the New Testament, and truly believe them. In this lesson, we follow the scriptural warrant for the Eucharist, as well as the many misunderstandings that have arisen over the years. Then we ponder the question: How should we view the Eucharist? Listen at Elder Wes Keene teaches this week’s Sunday School entitled “Communion in the New Testament”.

Homily - Minding Your Own Business

People like to focus on eschatology. They have their reasons, but often it’s because people aren’t content to just busy themselves with the work the Lord has given them to do. As it turns out, this phenomenon isn’t new. Paul saw exactly the same thing among the Thessalonians, and he deals with it head on. Listen as Rev. David Beckmann preaches this week’s sermon at TRC Chattanooga.

Exhortation - Malachi 3:16

God has written a book of remembrance in heaven of all those who esteem his name. As Christians gather together for worship every Lord's day, faithfully and fearfully glorifying his holy name, he remembers his people and renews his covenant with them. Listen as Elder Glenn Jones exhorts the congregation of TRC Chattanooga with Malachi 3:16.

Sunday School - Paedocommunion

Why do children take Holy Communion in our church? What’s the justification for it, and are those justifications found in Holy Scripture? Fred Thompson leads us through the biblical and historical case for this practice and shows why deviation from it can be so dangerous for not only a church, but for a nation.

Homily - The God Of The Living

Jesus's answer to the Sadducees is one of the most memorable and impactful answers ever given about the doctrines of marriage and the individual's life after death. Even though he gave the answer in a hostile context, there is a wealth of wisdom and teaching to derive from his brief interaction with these Jewish leaders. Listen as Elder Glenn Jones preaches the sermon to TRC Chattanooga on Luke 20:27-38

Exhortation - 2 Thessalonians 3:4-5

The second letter to the Thessalonians was written on account of a fake letter having been received by the congregation claiming to be from Paul himself. But in spite of this confusion, the Apostle Paul sends his own letter and offers them his confidence that they will not depart from the teachings and commands that he had already delivered to them. In our day today, technology and artificial intelligence are creating believable, though fake, videos and voices which are causing many people trouble and uncertainty about what is real and what is fiction. Listen as Elder Glenn Jones exhorts the congregation from 2 Thessalonians 3:4-5 on how to live in these confusing times.

Sunday School - Communion In The Old Testament

The Lord's Supper, also known as Communion and the Eucharist in Christian tradition, is the sacramental meal of the New Covenant. In today's TRC Sunday School class, we consider the Old Testament meals and how these divine and sacred events that came before the New Covenant prefigured and gave a foretaste of the good things to come in Christ and the Lord's Supper. Listen as Elder Glenn Jones leads a study of Communion in the Old Testament.

Homily - Be An Extremist

We have heard the ditches analogy: that we want to avoid behavior that causes us to fall off into one ditch or another, and stay in the center ground. There are indeed situations where this is a great way to explain how to find the moral answer. But not every moral question is a ditch. When it comes to following God’s laws, we are highly imperfect. But far from calling us to be moderate centrists about his commandments, God calls us to be zealous. You might even say he calls us to be an extremist for them. Listen as Elder Wes Keene preaches this week’s sermon at TRC Chattanooga.

Exhortation - Psalm 32:5

Most understand Psalm 32 to be about David’s contrition after his affair and resulting treachery with Bathsheba. In it, David says that he acknowledged his sin before the Lord and did not cover it. But that wasn’t always true. David, did for a time attempt to keep silent about it, and that had devastating effects for him. Keeping a sin secret is futile. The Lord is not mocked. But when we come to him and confess our sin openly, on account of Jesus Christ, he is faithful to forgive our sins. It is never too late to repent while you’re still living. Listen to Elder Wes Keene exhort the congregation at TRC Chattanooga, based on Psalm 32:5.

Homily - Going Home Justified

On the occasion of Reformation Sunday, Elder Glenn Jones preaches to the congregation about the tale of two men, Martin Luther and John Tetzel, asking the congregation, based on Luke 18:9-14, which of them went home justified. Jesus' teaching on God's mercy is so clear in Scripture, it is hard for anyone reading Luke's Gospel to deny that one is justified purely by God's mercy in Jesus Christ alone. Listen as Elder Glenn Jones preaches on how you too can go home justified, just like the lowly tax collector in Jesus' day.