Jeff Hendrix on Matthew 1:18-25. On this fourth Sunday of Advent we look at what happens when Love and hopes for the future meet a major disruption. When Mary becomes pregnant and Joseph is confronted with a decision. Stick around or take off. But then God sends an angel...and everything gets re-framed.

Jeff Hendrix on Matthew 11:2-11 This third Sunday in Advent brings us to the Sunday of Joy. In this passage we see John the Baptist, who was the one who proclaimed Jesus as the Messiah now questioning whether Jesus is really the Messiah. Expectations can sow disappointment and our task is dying to our expectations of who Jesus is and just follow him and allow him to reveal his joy to us.

Jeff Hendrix on Matthew 3:1-12: 2nd Sunday of Advent. This week TICF enters into a major transition. In the midst of that transition we find John the Baptist calling us into a deeper understanding of what it means to prepare the way for the Lord. Not just going to church and relying on a heritage of church attendance but really showing the fruit of the Spirit in our lives.

Jeff Hendrix on Hebrews 12 & 13: We wrap up our sermon series called "Greater: A Journey Through Hebrews" with a look at a Greater Kingdom. The author of Hebrews give us a wrap up of what all of this has been building to. The greater sacrifice, greater high priest, greater sanctuary...all of it leading to Mount Zion and a party to end all parties. But what does it look like to live in the Greater Kingdom?

Jeff Hendrix on Hebrews 11: We continue our series called "Greater: A Journey Through Hebrews" with a walk through history. The author recalls all the great stories of Faith lived out by God's people. Today we are challenged to be living lives that show this unshakable confidence in the fact that God keeps his promises.

Luke Baldwin on Hebrews 10:19-39: We continue our series "Greater: A Journey Through Hebrews" with this powerful passage on persevering to the end and drawing near to God.

NOTE: Luke was struggling with a sore throat and while most of it was edited out there were some struggles left in.

Eli Moyer on Hebrews 9:11-15. We continue our sermon series called Greater: A Journey Through Hebrews. In this passage we see the role of Jesus blood in the new covenant and how all of the law, sacrifices, instruments of sacrifice and sacred spaces of the old covenant are brought to perfection through the blood of Jesus and his sacrifice on the cross.

Jeff Hendrix on Hebrews 8:1-13. We continue our series called "Greater: A Journey Through Hebrews". In this message we discover the place that the Jesus, the Greater High Priest, lives out his work on our behalf. A Greater Sanctuary that is at the intersection of the divine throne room of God and the transformed lives of His children.

Jeff Hendrix on Hebrews 7:11-28. We continue our series "Greater: A Journey Through Hebrews". In this message we are reminded of the covenant extended through Jesus as he takes the role of the Greater High Priest in the line of Melchizedek. A paradigm change so great it's hard to believe.

Luke Baldwin on Hebrews 6:13-20. We continue our series Greater: A Journey Through Hebrews. In this message we see God swearing upon himself to stay true to his covenant message. That he will bring his covenant to fulfillment through his son Jesus...the Greater High Priest. Through him we can find a Greater hope

Jeff Hendrix on Hebrews 4:1-13: We continue our journey through Hebrews with a look at the Greater Rest that God wants to offer us through his Son Jesus. A rest that he modeled in Genesis, offered the Israelite wonders in the promised land and a rest that is still available today.

Eli Moyer on Hebrews 3:1-19: We continue our journey through Hebrews called Greater. This week we are looking at a Greater Leader. The introduction of Jesus as the Greater leader. While Moses was a faithful servant in God's house--Jesus is greater still.

Jeff Hendrix on Hebrews 2:1-18: We continue our sermon series on Hebrews called Greater. In this weeks message we look at Jesus as the Greater Messenger. We study his divinity and humanity mingled together in a difficult to fully understand concept. God sent us a Greater Messenger to deliver understanding, reconciliation and triumph over pain and death.

Jeff Hendrix on Hebrews 1:1-4 We begin a new sermon series called Greater: A Journey Through Hebrews. In this series we look at the way God, through Christ, has offered a greater way into relationship with him. Today is an introduction that looks at how the preacher in Hebrews has taken 10 deep theological themes and crammed them into one short sentence. Join us as we dig into Hebrews over the next 12 weeks.

Jeff Hendrix on Colossians 2:6-15: As we finish our summer series titled "Called In:" we look at what Paul was trying to teach the Colossian church about being a place of belonging.

Jeff Hendrix on Colossians 1:15-28: We continue our series titled Called In: As we look at how God calls us into transformation through Christ Jesus.

Jeff Hendrix on Amos 7:7-17: In this passage we see the image of God standing next to a wall that represents His people. He is holding a plumb line to see if they are living as they were designed. This image is as needed for us today as for it's original hearers. Along with this image come the humility of the prophet Amos that reminds us that if we want to live in accordance to God's call on our lives we must humble ourselves and come back into alignment with God's design.

Eli Moyer on Psalm 72: As we wrap up our series on Christ in the Psalms we look at the depth and length of expectation for the Messiah. The Old and New Testaments join in this waiting, expecting, experiencing and celebrating the Messiah.

Jeff Hendrix on Psalm 110: As we near the end of our sermon series on Christ in the Psalms, we hear from one of the most quoted psalms by New Testament writers. The Priest/King who will come from David's line but is greater than David himself. Victory will be his...and ours. God has promised and will keep his promise.

Jeff Hendrix on Psalm 89: We continue our series on Christ in the Psalms with our second of the Royal Psalms. We see the psalmist confronting God about his seeming failure to complete the covenant made with King David in 2 Samuel 7. We, however have seen the continuation of that covenant as Christ has continued God's rule in this world. We just have to make it through the time of the "already and not yet".