TRC Chattanooga Podcast

Homily - Contra Fear

We live in a world with almost unlimited danger. Multiple hot wars are taking place right now, a third is always threatening to break out, and we have rampant violence in our cities. It’s easy to see why someone would be fearful. But as Christians, that’s not an option that is available to us. The Christian is to live without fear, and be confident before the Lord - because the God we worship is the true God and he is more powerful than all of the dangers we face, combined. Listen to Elder Wes Keene preach this week’s sermon at TRC Chattanooga.

Exhortation- Psalm 63:5-6

Our entire lives are worship to God, whether we act like it or not. We serve the Lord in all that we do…and not ourselves. In Psalm 63, David tells us that he will remember God when he is on his bed, and meditate on him in the watches of the night. We should do likewise. As Christians, we need to make it a regular practice to worship God in our home, as well as on Sunday in the Lord’s Day worship. Exactly how we do it, is less important than making sure we are consistent. Listen as Elder Wes Keene exhorts the congregation to TRC Chattanooga based on Psalm 63:5-6.

Homily - The Gospel That Divides

One of the more painful things for parents to deal with is a child that departs from the faith. Many parents have raised their children in a godly way, doing the best they knew how to do. Yet, when the child grew up, they were dragged away by other forces. Parents can end up blaming themselves. But Christ came to bring a fire upon the earth. How can we understand the inevitable divisions that will happen? Listen as Rev. David Beckmann preaches this week's sermon at TRC Chattanooga.

Exhortation - Hebrews 12:10b-11

The Holy Scripture addresses many hard things about this life, especially how to understand suffering and evil. When suffering comes our way, even as a result of someone else's sin or our own sin, there is encouragement to be had for God's work in the Christian's life. God's discipline comes to us, not to drive us away, but to make us more like him. This teaches us that we are his children and that he loves us and earnestly desires us to persevere to the end. Listen as Elder Glenn Jones exhorts the congregation with Hebrews 12:10b-11.

Homily - Seeing The Unseen Things

It is with eyes of faith that we behold that which is as of yet invisible, that we hope for the things not yet realized. In Hebrews, Paul gives us several examples of faithful saints of old. We need to understand what faith is and what faith is not. Once we have done that, we need to understand that faith in the life of the Christian is always lived out in one way or another. Faith is not inert. What will you do when your faith is anemic, hanging on by a thread? Did that ever happen to the saints of old? And how should we understand our citizenship? Listen as Elder Wes Keene preaches the sermon “Seeing The Unseen Things” to TRC Chattanooga.

Exhortation - Luke 12:34

You have heard it said “home is where the heart is”, and the saying is true. The location of your heart says something about what you value, trust in, and are comforted by. But our Lord says: “where your treasure is, there will your heart be also”.  So if we understand what our Lord is telling us, then we need to consider carefully what we treasure. We invest money in all kinds of things, but money and profits can’t be our treasure. Listen as Elder Wes Keene exhorts the congregation at TRC Chattanooga with Luke 12:34.

Homily - The Vanity Of Wisdom

The wisdom of Solomon was greatly desired among the ancient nations of the world and it has lasted, as the very word of God inspired by the Spirit, throughout all generations. But what Solomon concluded about the pursuit of wisdom and knowledge teaches us that those very things themselves are fleeting, like smoke in the wind. True wisdom, as Solomon taught, counts for nothing unless we obey God's word and walk faithfully before him day in and day out. Consider, from the book of Ecclessiastes, the vanity of wisdom as you listen to Elder Glenn Jones deliver the sermon to Trinity Reformed Church.

Exhortation - Colossians 3:16

As modern Christians we tend to think that merely the pursuit of Bible knowledge will draw our hearts closer to God. That of course has its part, but the Apostle Paul also teaches that without singing psalms and hymns to God regularly, the word of Christ will not dwell in us richly. Listen as Elder Glenn Jones exhorts the congregation of Trinity Reformed Church.

Homily - The Virtue Of Impudence

If you ask people to describe their qualities, very few would put “impudent” on their list of adjectives. We’ve been taught that being impudent is wrong. But what does Holy Scripture tell us? And if being impudent before God is something the Christian actually can and should do, then what would that look like, and what examples can we find in Holy Scripture to model our prayers after? Listen as Elder Wes Keene preaches this sermon entitled “The Virtue Of Impudence.”

Exhortation - Colossians 2:8

Being a Christian isn’t always easy. The Christian will face many temptations throughout his earthly life. One, perhaps, surprising temptation is to add to the law of God. In fact, others will attempt to force us to do that, as well. But in Colossians, Paul tells us to see to it that no one takes us captive. If other people want to give us a new law and a new gospel, how can we resist? Listen as Elder Wes Keene delivers this exhortation from Colossians 2:8.