Tomball Bible Church

September 22, 2024
The second cycle of Judges follows the same pattern established in the previous section: Israel's disobedience, God’s discipline through a foreign aggressor, Israel’s cry for help, and God’s response of sending a deliverer—this time, a left-handed man named Ehud. In a story filled with subterfuge, violence, and stomach-churning details, we also find an unlikely leader in Ehud, a man of initiative and courageous faith who creates and seizes opportunities to advance the plan and purposes of God.
Judges 3:12-31

September 15, 2024
Have you ever made a situation more complicated than it needed to be? The answer is yes. We have all done this. We get in our own way through thoughtless words and forgetful deeds. This disrupts our relationships and can even hinder our fellowship with God. Judges 2:6-3:6 provides the framework for the spiraling cycle of God’s judgment and deliverance throughout the book. The cycle starts (3:7-11) with Othniel who sets the standard of simple faith and fear whom God used to deliver His people.

September 8, 2024
The Book of Judges is a true story that tells truths about God and how He relates to His people. Our journey begins this week on a downward spiral which is bound to happen to any generation that drifts away from worshiping God and obeying Him alone. But a little compromise here and a little compromise there results in a trajectory of unfaithfulness, not only for us but for the generations that follow. Likewise, small, daily acts of trust and faithfulness can reap a harvest of righteousness we cannot fully imagine. It’s the little things that mean the most.
Judges 1:1-2:5

September 1, 2024
To fully grasp the book of Judges, we must first look at the conclusion of the book of Joshua. Joshua was the epitome of a leader for God’s people, with his life defined by one word: courage. Following God’s Word, Joshua led the conquest and settlement of the Promised Land with unwavering bravery. Alongside Eleazar the priest, he guided the people with righteousness and faith. God had secured the land and remained faithful to His covenant. As Joshua prepared to pass the baton of faithfulness to the next generation, the crucial question was: what would they do with it?
Joshua 23-24

August 25, 2024
We will never outgrow our need for one another. As a church family, we are called to conform to the likeness of Christ. We do not (and cannot) do this in isolation. The aim to be like Jesus is lifelong. So there will always be a need for us to be a part of biblical community no matter our season of life. We will see from the Bible how two lifelong pursuits will result in us growing spiritually and conforming to Christ's likeness together.
1 Peter 4:7-11; 2 Timothy 2:1-2

August 18, 2024
Baptism is one of two ordinances practiced in the church (the other being communion). It is a symbol of the death of Christ for sins and His resurrection from the dead. As He died for our sins, we are "buried" with Him in baptism as a symbol that we who are in Christ have died to our sins. As He rose to new life, so we are raised to walk in newness of life. This act of obedience is for every Christian, everywhere. This Sunday we celebrate our brothers and sisters who take this step of obedience in baptism. God is good!
Romans 6:3-4

August 11, 2024
AW Tozer wrote, “What comes into our minds when we think about God
is the most important thing about us.” (from The Knowledge of the Holy) How is it possible for finite, limited beings to know and understand our Infinite and Limitless God? If it were not for God’s self-disclosure through Jesus Christ, it would be impossible. While we cannot know everything about God, He will reveal Himself to any who seek after Him and do what He says. To become mature in Christ, we must learn to know God.
Jeremiah 9:23-24 (and selected passages)

August 4, 2024
The mission of Tomball Bible Church is to glorify Jesus Christ by making mature disciples to reach the nations. This statement didn’t come out of thin air but rather is deeply rooted in the Scriptures, particularly in Ephesians 4:11-16. Paul is exhorting this body of believers to attain the unity of the faith and the knowledge of the Son of God. The primary means of that goal being accomplished is through the ministry of the Word and maturing in the person of Jesus Christ, not maturing in what we think is maturing, but maturing into the person Christ. We as a corporate body of believers in Jesus should be about one another’s maturity in Jesus, in love speaking truth to one another, and working together to live our lives for the glory of Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 4:11-16

July 28, 2024
We find ourselves once again in the turbulent waters of uncertainty as a nation. Peace and calm are hard to find as wave after wave of news reports and speculations roll over us. The Bible provides the help we need to navigate through life’s uncertainties. God has provided everything we need to remain anchored in Him and respond with hope and perspective in a polarized society. 
Deuteronomy 4:1-14

July 21, 2024
In Acts 28:17-31, Paul fulfilled what he was called to do. When he arrived in Rome, he first sought out the Jewish leaders to share the hope of Christ as was his practice. Unable to go to a synagogue, Prisoner Paul invited the Jewish leaders to come to him. After most rejected his message that Jesus was the Hope of Israel, he turned his attention to the Gentiles. Despite all the suffering and injustice, he remained faithful to being sent to proclaim the gospel. His example remains for us as the Sent to witness to others that Jesus Christ is the Hope of the world.
Acts 28:17-31