TRC Chattanooga Podcast

Homily - And We Beheld His Glory

At the close of the season of Epiphany we celebrate the transfiguration of Christ before his disciples, learning about the meaning of typology as God's sovereign ordering of history and how we might have responded that night if we were on the mountain with Jesus and his disciples. Listen as Elder Glenn Jones delivers this week’s sermon at TRC Chattanooga.

Exhortation - Deuteronomy 30:14

Many other cults and religions require you to jump through hoops to achieve your own salvation. But the Christian Faith does not posit such foolishness. Rather, the words of God come to you in the simplest of terms and the demands of the Gospel are not difficult to do. Consider the simplicity of it all as Elder Glenn Jones delivers this week’s exhortation based on Deuteronomy 30:14 at TRC Chattanooga.

Homily - The Nations Must Know

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.

Exhortation - Joshua 10:25

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.

Homily - Keep Thy Heart

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.

Exhortation - 1 Peter 3:17

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.

Homily - What Means?

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.

Exhortation - Philippians 2:2

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.

Homily - The Gifts Of The Spirit

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.

Exhortation - Luke 4:12

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.