Tabernacle Baptist Church

John 15 / December 3rd, 2017 / Todd Gray *Suffering and trials can blindside you. Jesus taught that those who follow Him should expect to suffer. By preparing for it in advance, we can deal with it more quickly when it does hit us.

John 15:12-17 / November 26th, 2017 / Dr. Todd Gray

To love like Jesus is to choose self-sacrifice over self-gratification. We often assume that we love like Jesus loved, but do we really? Today we evaluate all parts of our lives and ask ourselves... “Do I love like Jesus?”

John 15 / November 19th, 2017 / Kody Alvarez

God wants us to have a relationship with Him that results in two things: His glory and our joy. Many times, we think we think we are close to Him, but we aren’t actually spending any time reading scripture or in prayer. If we stay close to him, like a branch on a vine, he will grow us and we will produce fruit, but he will also prune us.

Nehemiah 9 / November 12th, 2017 / Dr. Todd Gray

When great leaders look forward they don’t just look to the next item on the agenda, they also consider the long-term plan. They base decisions on what is happening and what might happen.

Long-term leadership is deep, wide and high. Success rarely is achieved overnight, but day by day, month by month, and year by year. Nehemiah understood that although the immediate plan was building the wall, the long-term plan was much bigger.

Nehemiah 4 / November 5th, 2017 / Dr. Todd Gray

For Nehemiah, building was not about equal gifts or equal work... it was about equal sacrifice and equal participation. These principles apply directly to our current vision of Building the Future and any vision God gives you. When you decide to step-up in Christ, for the Glory of God you become a leader, like Nehemiah, put in a place to influence others.

Nehemiah 2-3 / October 29th, 2017 / Dr. Todd Gray

With conviction, prayer, planning, motivation, and leadership, Nehemiah accomplished a huge task. It’s easy for most people to sit back and assume only “great” people can do these types of things. But, God does call and convict us. When he calls, we need to be bold enough to act.

Nehemiah 1-2:2 / October 22nd, 2017 / Dr. Todd Gray

This is the first week of a 4-part sermon series where we discuss God’s call on Nehemiah’s life. Nehemiah was called, by God, for a big project, building for the future of God's people. Over a short period of time, God matured and clarified Nehemiah’s vision and he completed his task - fortifying the city - in an incredibly short time. Each week of our series, we'll be talking about how you can be a part of building the future right here in our community.

John 14:12-17 / October 15th, 2017 / Dr. Todd Gray

As a parent, you are constantly caring for your child. You try to meet their needs and wants. You do everything you can to protect them while they are with you and while they are away. Think about how much your own life revolves around your children. No imagine a child doesn’t have that parental support and care. God doesn’t want you to be an orphaned creation. He wants you to live as His child.

John 14:12-17 / October 8th, 2017 / Dr. Todd Gray

Today’s passages of scripture should lead to a desire to know and understand the Holy Spirit that is available to, or living in, all of us today. However, many times there is misconceptions regarding works that paint a picture of impossibility, or prayer that misrepresents it as soliciting wish list from the Lord. Jesus simply wants us to act as he did by reaching out to people in such a way that they see him through us and that lead us to actively point them to Him.

John 14:1-6 / October 1st, 2017 / Dr. Todd Gray ** Who hasn’t at one time truthfully called out to have God speak to them, show Himself to them or have some miraculous sign show up in your life? “If you would just give me clear instruction God. If you would just show yourself to me, God. If I could just get a sign, God.” Jesus’ disciples asked him the same type of questions.