Living In Light Of Eternity
COVID-19 – God’s Warnings
In situations like we are facing in our world today, we usually are reminded of 2 Chronicles 7. We usually quote verse 14, but I believe we should also include […]
Hidden Thoughts
We are all creatures of our thoughts. Whether we like it or not. Our thoughts spill into our actions. Our thoughts, private though they are, are part of who we […]
I Will Praise You
Victory Over Sin And Death
A Claim That Cannot Be Dismissed
The Lamb Of God
Certainty In Uncertain Days
Certainty is in short supply these days. Over the past several weeks, most of our lives have been turned upside down in ways we could not have imagined. Most of […]
Count It All Joy
When God Sends Snakes
What Shall Separate Us From The Love Of God?
Giving God What Is God’s
Pray For Boldness
Are The Commandments Still Relevant?
In his letter to the Romans, the Apostle Paul compared two ways of being made right, or justified before God: Law and Faith. Those who sought to be justified by […]
For What?
Body Life (Part 2)
Body Life (Part 1)
Peter’s Sermon
Here Comes the Bridegroom
About seventeen years ago, while I was driving down the highway, I was taken by surprise because of what was happening. As I approached an intersection the traffic light began […]
The Power Of God For All Who Believe
What’s Next?
A Prayer For The New Year
His Will
“We ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be […]
Holy, Holy, Holy
The Servant
The Blessing
A Little Child Will Lead Them
The King Has Come
Christmas Greetings from Pastor Jake
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! This season closes a year of rehabilitation of my injuries which I had incurred from my accident over a year ago. Once again I […]
Christmas Greetings From Pastor Brian
Merry Christmas Troy Christian Chapel! What a privilege it is to write you these words once again. The Torres family has always loved the Christmas season! It is a time […]
Christmas Greetings from Pastor Jon
In 1864, Emily Elliott penned the words to a hymn that has since become dear to many, especially at Christmas time: “Thou didst leave Thy throne and Thy kingly crown […]
Let Us Rise Up And Build
Pressing On Toward The Goal
Lessons From Knee Surgery
Stand
Our Father
Luke tells us that one of the requests the disciples made of Jesus was that he would teach them to pray. In his response, Jesus taught them to address God […]
What’s Love Got To Do With It?
The Things Of God
Come In!
Christian Discipleship
My article this month is a spin-off of Pastor Brian’s message a few weeks ago, Every Follower is a Fisher. I spent several years of my ministry in a certain […]
God Is For Life
Helper Of The Helpless
Lost And Found
The Crown Of Life
Authority
Jesus the troublemaker. Not usually the title we as Christians attribute to our Lord, is it? Today we are finding that when you interject the teachings and mindset of Christ […]
A Heart Of Worship
If You Love Me
Those He Loves
Every Follower A Fisher
If You Love Me
Labor Pains
There’s an awful lot of groaning going on in Romans 8:22-26! Paul says that all of creation has been groaning, as if in the pains of childbirth (v. 22). We […]
I Saw The Lord
No Other Gods
Thirsty For God
The Great CO Mission
It Is Well With My Soul
Those who know me would know at a glance that this is the title of one of my favorite hymns of the church. What also excites me are the stories […]
The First Thing
To Fulfill All Righteousness
One God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit
What Are You Looking For?
Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
2017 and 2018 have been very memorable years for the Torres family. Stress and struggle on so many different fronts have come our way. But through it all, God has […]
Seek First
Our Living Hope
A Place We Can Rest
What Does It Mean To Grieve Or Quench The Holy Spirit?
In his letter to the Ephesians, the Apostle Paul instructs us not to “grieve” the Holy Spirit (Eph. 4:30) and again in Thessalonians, that we not “quench” the Spirit (1 […]
Dying And Rising
If Christ Is Not Raised
Toward Jerusalem
What Are You Going To Do With Jesus?
The Beatitudes Inverted
The present Chapel Chat is an unusual one for me. Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount is one of the most well-known parts of Scripture, and is, for that very reason, […]
Jesus’s Trial In The Garden
Jesus in the Wilderness
Do Not Harden Your Hearts
What Is This You Have Done?
The Lord of Glory
Hope
Hope is one of three graces that Paul uses quite frequently in the books of Romans, Corinthians and Thessalonians. These three graces faith, hope and love often appear together making […]
Responding to the Sin of Abortion
Accept No Substitutes
Communion of Saints: The Bride of Christ
Communion of Saints: The Cloud of Witnesses
The Spiritual Discipline Of Self-Examination
We live in a time when self-expression is rampant! Online communication has given every individual the opportunity to share their opinion. Blogs, forums, message boards, Twitter, Facebook, etc., etc., etc. […]
How Do I Know Whether I Have The Holy Spirit?
The Bible teaches that Jesus was the true temple of God, and that through his blood he washes us and makes us fit to be temples too, and through the […]
Communion of Saints: The Great Multitude
Our Dwelling Place
Christian Freedom and Responsibility
He Must Increase!
Living Water
In his conversation with the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well, Jesus made a bold claim that has echoed through the centuries; an invitation to every human being. He said, “Everyone […]
What Constitutes Marriage? Can A Couple Be Married Without A Marriage License?
At its heart, marriage is a sacred institution established by God. Genesis 2 describes the creation of the first man and woman, culminating in the first marriage (Gen. 2:24-25). It […]
The King Is Coming
God Remembers
White Christmas
Have This Mind
Going Deeper
Christmas Greeting from Pastor Jake
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! This season closes a year of the most significant developments within the history of my life, culminated with the assistance of “The Jaws of […]
Christmas Greeting from Pastor Chad
“He came to his own, yet his own received him not” (John 1:11). The Jews of the first century were a hardened people. Weary from the struggle against sin and […]
Christmas Greeting From Pastor Brian
Merry Christmas TCC Family! What a year 2018 has been! This year has been a very difficult one for Dawn and Isaac and myself. So many changes have come and […]
Christmas Greeting From Pastor Jon
When Luke described the ministry of John the Baptist, he characterized his ministry with a quote from the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the desert, ‘Prepare the […]
Why Is Belief In The Virgin Birth Of Jesus Important?
The vast majority of the information Scripture provides us about Mary is in connection with the birth of Jesus. Besides the Christ child himself, Mary is the central figure in […]
Only One?
Seeing and Not Seeing
Standing Together
What Does 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Mean When It Says To “Pray Without Ceasing?”
One must take into consideration the timing of these particular writings to the Thessalonians. First Thessalonians is understood by many to be the earliest of the Pauline Epistles. One unique […]
Self-Knowledge That Comes From Faith
All of us have a basic human need to understand who we are. When we are young, many of us are inclined to identify ourselves with our hobbies, our schoolwork, […]