Timberlake Church - Sermon Podcast

Firstfruits Week 2: FirstFruits (part 2) It is made clear in scripture that we are to be generous, and to give willingly and without hesitation. But to do so requires us to check our hearts and to honestly evaluate what we choose to value and to put first in our lives. Jesus called out the Pharisees for tithing without holding justice, mercy and faithfulness in higher esteem, and we too are warned that what we treasure will determine where our heart (loyalty) will be found. This week Pastor B...

Firstfruits Week 1: FirstFruits God asks us to bring our firstfruits to His house, but what does that mean? It is both chronologically the first of our earnings and categorically, or hierarchically, the first or best of our offerings. God uses this gift both to open the door of blessing in our lives, but to provide for those who are employed in the church to do the day-to-day work of the ministry. We are called to be a generous people and it is in gratitude for what God has given us that we s...

The Cross and the Flag week 3: The Peaceful Life In this final week of our series from the book of Daniel, Pastor Brad speaks to us about living a peaceful life. We are not called to use political systems to change the world for Christ. We are instructed to be a living example of what God's kingdom looks like, and we do this by living quiet lives and letting God be sovereign over the affairs of men and nations. We should pray more and protest less, share our faith more than our opinions. We n...

The Cross and the Flag week 2: The Difficult Way of Jesus As we continue the series, rooted in the book of Daniel, Pastor Brad discusses idolatry and the danger of putting political entities in the place where God belongs. When we turn to anything but God to save us, to be the answer to the needs in our lives we are committing idolatry and just as it never went well for Israel, it will not go well for us either. God is God and only He is worthy of our worship.

The Cross and the Flag week 1: What's wrong? Through the book of Daniel we take a look at what it looks like to disentangle the kingdom of God from the earthy kingdom of our nation. What is patriotism? Are we patriotic about our true King and His kingdom? What would that look like/what should that look like? Join us as Pastor Brad begins a new series examining just that.