This Week @ TCC: Genesis 2:1-3
Thanks for checking out the blog this week! Last week Pastor Sean preached from Genesis 1:26-2:3. If you missed this sermon, you can watch it below or you can watch it and other recent sermons and video content at http://www.vimeo.com/tccraleigh.
This week we are continuing in our Genesis study. Pastor Sean will be preaching from Genesis 2:1-3. Take some time to read the sermon text and listen to the links below as you prepare your heart to worship through song and through hearing God’s Word preached!
This week we will sing songs that highlight God as the God who saves His people:
And he will swallow up on this mountain, the covering that is cast over all peoples,
the veil that is spread over all nations. He will swallow up death forever;
and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces,
and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth,
for the LORD has spoken.It will be said on that day,
“Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us.
This is the LORD; we have waited for him; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.”
Isaiah 25:7-9
Here are some of the songs that we will sing this week when we gather:
- Mighty to Save by Ruben Morgan & Ben Fielding Listen or Download
- All I have is Christ by Jordan Kauflin Listen or Download
- Forever Reign by Reuben Morgan and Jason Ingram Listen or Download
- Come Praise and Glorify by Tim Chester and Bob Kauflin Listen or Download (You can download this album for $6 during the month of February!)
Be sure to check out upcoming events @ TCC here.
See you on Sunday!
This Week @ TCC: Genesis 1:26-31
Thanks for checking out the blog this week! Last week Pastor Paul preached from Psalm 104:1-15. If you missed this sermon, you can watch it below or you can watch it and other recent sermons and video content at http://www.vimeo.com/tccraleigh.
This week we are returning to our Genesis sermon series. Pastor Sean will be preaching from Genesis 1:26-31. Take some time to read the sermon text and listen to the links below as you prepare your heart to worship through song and through hearing God’s Word preached!
This week we will sing songs about our Father’s great love and care for His creation:
See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.
1 John 3:1-3
Here are the songs that we will sing this week when we gather:
- The Father’s Love by Joel Sczebel Listen or Download
- Oh, What Grace by Zach Jones Listen or Download
- Bless the Lord (Son of Man) by Jon Owens Listen or Download
- Here is Love by Matt Redman Listen or Download
Be sure to check out upcoming events @ TCC here.
See you on Sunday!
This Week @ TCC: Psalm 104:1-15
Thanks for checking out the blog this week! Last week Pastor Sean preached from Genesis 1:24-31. If you missed this sermon, you can watch it below or you can watch it and other recent sermons and video content at http://www.vimeo.com/tccraleigh.
This week we are taking a break from our Genesis sermon series. Pastor Paul will be preaching from Psalm 104:1-15 regarding the the greatness of our Creator. Take some time to read the sermon text and listen to the links below as you prepare your heart to worship through song and through hearing God’s Word preached!
This week we will sing songs about our Savior’s defeat of death and his once for all sacrifice for sin:
He [Jesus] himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
1 Peter 2:24-25
For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. For one who has died has been set free from sin. Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. For the death he died he died to sin, once for all, but the life he lives he lives to God. So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.
Romans 6:5-11
Here are the songs that we will sing this week when we gather:
- Made us Alive by Michael Bleecker Listen or Download
- Stronger by Benjamin David Fielding and Reuben Timothy Morgan Listen or Download
- Nothing but the Blood of Jesus by Matt Redman Listen or Download
- We Hunger and Thirst by George Romanaccee and Alex Couch Listen or Download (You can download this album for $6 during the month of February!)
Be sure to check out upcoming events @ TCC here.
Also, check out this video from the Williams family about an upcoming Both Hands project.
See you on Sunday!
This Week @ TCC: Genesis 1:24-31
Thanks for checking out the blog this week! Last week Pastor Sean preached from Genesis 1:1-23. If you missed this sermon, you can watch it below or you can watch this sermon and other recent sermons and video content at http://www.vimeo.com/tccraleigh.
This week we are continuing in our Genesis sermon series. Pastor Sean will be preaching from Genesis 1:24-31 regarding the creation of man. Take some time to read the sermon text and listen to the links below as you prepare your heart to worship through song and through hearing God’s Word preached!
As we continue to think about God’s creating and sustaining work, may the words of Psalm 8 draw us to praise our Creator:
When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,
what is man that you are mindful of him,
and the son of man that you care for him?
Yet you have made him a little lower than the heavenly beings
and crowned him with glory and honor.
You have given him dominion over the works of your hands;
you have put all things under his feet,
all sheep and oxen,
and also the beasts of the field,
the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea,
whatever passes along the paths of the seas.
O LORD, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
Psalm 8:3-9
Here are the songs that we will sing this week when we gather:
- In Feast of Fallow by Sandra McCracken Listen or Download
- On Jordan’s Story Banks Words by Samuel Stennett Music by Chris Miner Listen or Download
- God of this City by Chris Tomlin Listen or Download
Be sure to check out upcoming events @ TCC here.
Also, check out this video from the Williams family about an upcoming Both Hands project.
See you on Sunday!
Praise God, the Creator of Heaven and Earth
In preparation for my sermon today, I wanted to see how other biblical authors saw the meaning and the impact of Genesis 1-2. So I sought to look at most every Old Testament text where God is talked about as the one who created/made the heavens and the earth. What I found was so encouraging for my heart as I grew to love his greatness more, his power more, his safety more, his grace more and his love more. The study helped me love Him and so I decided to share some of the findings with you. I pray you are encouraged. The general idea of God as Creator of the heavens and the earth is…
Shows off His supremacy and keeps us humble
Used to say his glory is and always will be greater than our glory. Isaiah 40:12
Used to describe the beauty and vastness of his wisdom. Jeremiah 10:11-12
Used to praise him as most glorious, to describe the degree of his worth and the far reaching extent of those who praise him. Nehemiah 9:6, Psalm 69:34, Isaiah 40:12
Used to keep us from questioning God in arrogance. (asking God questions in faith is helpful and right, but arrogant calling God into question is indicted here.) The text says, He made the heavens and the earth and therefore our self-exalting words should be few. Ecclesiastes 5:2
Warns us against Materialism
Used to show us He is the Possessor of everything. Genesis 14:22, Psalm 89:11
Encourages Faith for the doubting heart
Used to differentiate him from all other gods. Ezra 5:21, Jeremiah 10:11
Used to show his faithfulness as he was faithful in the creating and making the world and carried it to completion, so he will be faithful to carry everything else to completion. There is none like you, Oh God. 1Kings 8:23
Used to describe his power that caused the nations to fear when God was against them and caused Israel to take confidence when he was fighting on their side Joshua 2:11-12, Job 37:3
Used to express faith that he has the power to answer prayer. It is the ground of Hezekiahs faith. 2Kings 19:15
Used to describe his value especially the value of his presence. He is with us at all times. He will not let us go. Psalm 73:25
Used to describe that he is trustworthy and loving in his truth. He formed the earth to be lived in. Isaiah 45:18.
Reveals the source and the path of Justice
Used to describe his power to judge. Psalm 102:25
Used to describe his ability to see- Israel sinned in his sight… The Lord of heaven and earth. We cannot hide from the one who filled the heavens and the earth. Deut 4:25-31, Gen 24:3, Job 28:24, Jeremiah 23:24
Used to call out in faith when enemies are threatening. It is a declaration that He is able to overcome and what he does is good. Isaiah 36:7.
Used to describe the extent of his control and rule. Psalm 135:6
Highlights Grace
Used to say the Lord is a safe place, a refuge and stronghold. Joel 3:16
Used to describe the extent of his ability to bless Psalm 115:15
Used to describe the extent of his salvation specifically his restoring work of justice. Isaiah 42:1-8
Used to excite our hearts for the last day when he will create a new heaven and a new earth. Isaiah 65:17
So as we read Genesis 1-2 we are to take our cues from the biblical authors’ interpretation and look for God, his work, his actions, his focus, and his comments on why he did what he did. The creation account is meant to evoke awe of God, a holy sense of helplessness that we can’t do what he has done and holy sense of action that loves others while giving him the glory for all creative and justice advancing works on our planet.
We are not looking to prove or defend science. We are looking for God. And when we look for him not only in Genesis 1-2 but throughout the Scriptures, we will see his radiance in Jesus who holds all things together and by whose death sinners are justified and given hope in the recreation of all things.
This week @ TCC: Genesis 1:1-23
Thanks for checking out the blog this week! Last week Pastor Sean preached from Genesis 1:1-2. If you missed this sermon, you can watch it below or you can watch this sermon and other recent sermons and video content at http://www.vimeo.com/tccraleigh.
This week we are continuing in our Genesis sermon series. Pastor Sean will be preaching from Genesis 1:1-23. This week we will praise God as the giver of life through prayer and baby dedication. Take some time to read the sermon text and listen to the links below as you prepare your heart to worship through song and through hearing God’s Word preached!
As we think about God’s creating and sustaining work, may we be drawn to sing as the psalmist in Psalm 104:
May the glory of the LORD endure forever;
may the LORD rejoice in his works,
who looks on the earth and it trembles,
who touches the mountains and they smoke!
I will sing to the LORD as long as I live;
I will sing praise to my God while I have being.
May my meditation be pleasing to him,
for I rejoice in the LORD.
Psalm 104:31-34
Here are the songs that we will sing this week when we gather:
- Oh, What Grace by Zach Jones Listen or Download
- The Father’s Love by Joel Sczebel Listen or Download
- How Great is our God by Chris Tomlin Listen or Download
- Behold our God by Jonathan Baird, Meghan Baird, Ryan Baird, & Stephen Altrogge Listen or Download
- To the Cross I Cling by Michael Bleecker Listen or Download
Be sure to check out upcoming events @ TCC here.
Also, check out this video from the Williams family about an upcoming Both Hands project.
See you on Sunday!
This Week @ TCC: Genesis 1:1-2
Thanks for checking out the blog this week! Last week Pastor Sean preached from Genesis 1:1. If you missed this sermon, you can watch it below or you can watch this sermon and other recent sermons and video content at http://www.vimeo.com/tccraleigh.
This week we are continuing in our Genesis sermon series. Pastor Sean will be preaching from Genesis 1:1-2 regarding God as the creator and provider for His people. Take some time to read this text and to listen to the links below as you prepare your heart to worship through song, through hearing God’s Word preached, and through taking the Lord’s Supper together!
Here are some of the songs that we will sing this week when we gather.
- Praise to the Lord lyrics by Joachim Neander, music by Lobe den Herren, Page CXVI, and David Wilton Listen or Download
- God Over All by Jordan Kauflin Listen or Download
- Grace Unmeasured by Bob Kauflin Listen or Download
- The Power of the Cross by Keith and Kristyn Getty Listen of Download
Be sure to check out upcoming events @ TCC here.
See you on Sunday!
This week @ TCC: Genesis 1:1
Thanks for checking out the blog this week! Last week Pastor Sean preached from Hebrews 11:23-26. We recounted God’s blessings to us as church and were encouraged to press on in 2012 because Jesus is better! If you missed this sermon, you can watch it below or you can watch this sermon or other recent sermons and video content at http://www.vimeo.com/tccraleigh.
This week we are beginning our Genesis sermon series! Pastor Sean will be preaching from Genesis 1:1 on God as creator and supreme over all things. Take some time to read this text and to listen to the links below to prepare your heart to worship through song and through hearing God’s Word preached!
Here are some of the songs that we will sing this week when we gather together.
- Father Long Before Creation Words: from a Chinese Hymn Translated: Francis Johnson Music: Andrew Osenga Listen or Download
- In Feast of Fallow by Sandra McCracken Listen or Download
- Behold our God by Jonathan Baird, Meghan Baird, Ryan Baird, & Stephen Altrogge Listen or Download
- Thy Mercy, My God by John Stocker and Sandra McCracken Listen or Download
- Jesus Messiah by Chris Tomlin Listen or Download
See you on Sunday!
This Sunday @ TCC: Hebrews 11:23-26
Happy New Year! Thanks for checking out the blog this week! Last week we celebrated Christmas together at TCC. Pastor Travis preached from Luke 2:1-20. If you missed this sermon, you can watch it below or you can check out all TCC videos at http://www.vimeo.com/tccraleigh.
This week Pastor Sean will be preaching a sermon from Hebrews 11:23-26. Please take some time to read this text and prepare your heart to hear the Word preached!
We will also take the Lord’s Supper together and sing praise to the Lord together! May the words of Psalm 104 be true of us!
I will sing to the LORD as long as I live;
I will sing praise to my God while I have being.
May my meditation be pleasing to him,
for I rejoice in the LORD.
Psalm 104:33-34
Here are the songs that we will sing this week. Take a listen and prepare to sing out when we gather this week!
- The Glories Of Calvary By Steve & Vicki Cook Listen or Download
- Stronger by Benjamin David Fielding and Reuben Timothy Morgan Listen or Download
- Before the Throne of God Above Words By Charitie Lees Bancroft, Music by Steve & Vikki Cook Listen or Download
- All I have is Christ by Jordan Kauflin Listen or Download
- Behold our God by Jonathan Baird, Meghan Baird, Ryan Baird, & Stephen Altrogge Listen or Download
- Forever Reign by Reuben Morgan and Jason Ingram Listen or Download
See you on Sunday!
This Sunday @ TCC: Luke 2:1-20
Merry Christmas and thanks for checking out the blog this week! Last week Pastor Sean preached an advent sermon from Jeremiah 23:5-8. We have also celebrated advent, if you missed the readings you can watch them at http://vimeo.com/tccraleigh. If you missed this sermon you can watch it below.
This week Pastor Travis will be preaching from Luke 2:1-20. Take some time to read this text to prepare to worship by listening to the Word preached!
Also, listed below are the songs that we will sing this week. Take some to listen or download these versions of the these songs.
- O Holy Night by Placide Cappeau and Adolphe C. Adam, Translated John S. Dwight Listen or Download
- O come, o come Emmanuel by Anonymous Listen or Download
- What Child is This? by William C. Dix Listen
- Joy to the World by Isaac Watts and G.F. Handel Listen or Download Listen or Download
- Angels we have Heard on High Traditional Listen or Download
See you on Sunday!
