n the Gospel of Luke, chapters 5 and 6, Jesus is not one to tiptoe around controversy. He wades right into the middle of it. He forgives sins, dines with sinners, and heals on the Sabbath, and the Pharisees are consumed with rage. What’s there to be angry about with grace?In this sermon, we will examine the healing of the paralytic, the calling of Levi, and the Sabbath incidents, and discover a surprising truth: conflict was not the problem. It was the revelation of the heart. Jesus was not simply rebuking behavior, He was laying bare pride, challenging false security, and offering true grace.If you’ve ever wondered why following Jesus can be so uncomfortable, why the gospel is so awkward, or why Jesus confronts before He comforts, then this series is for you. The cross is not safe, but it is good. And the conflict of the cross is where restoration begins.Learn more about us:https://www.tulsabible.org/Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/tulsabible/TBC - To know God, and make Him known.(Matt. 28. 18-20)

What if following God meant leaving everything comfortable behind? In Luke 5, Jesus calls ordinary fishermen, and they walk away from their boats, their income, their security. We love the idea of purpose... We don’t love the cost, but sometimes faith isn’t about clarity, it’s about surrender.

In Luke chapter 4, Jesus starts His ministry in public, but with teaching instead of miracles. But as soon as He does, His words become divisive, with some admiring Him, others amazed at Him, while others want Him dead because He offends them.

The question is what kind of listener are you? This message shocks the comfortable Jesus we like to believe in, but meets people who are interested in the Jesus who teaches with authority, grace, and power.

Temptation doesn't shout... it sings. This message will look at the reality of temptation as revealed through the story of the sirens, as well as Jesus’ temptation as recorded in Luke chapter 4. You will see the reality of temptation as something that is real because evil is personal, something that is difficult because our desires are disordered, and something that must always be named but never normalized. Ultimately, you will see the solution in Christ, who knows our temptation intimately and has already overcome it for us.

In Luke 3, the Gospel message comes in an unexpected manner. Based on "The Iliad" and "The Ministry of John the Baptist," this message will uncover how God performs true transformation, not by power, might, or authority, but by humility, repentance, and surprise. Meet this surprising voice in the wilderness by entering into this surprising message, this surprising people, and this surprising King. Uncover how Jesus comes to stand among sinners rather than stand above them.

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In Luke 2, Jesus is both a unifying and a dividing figure. In this sermon we'll explore the division which brings about ever greater unity, ever greater wholeness, in a division which is the separation of the true and the false, faith and religion, the values of God and the values of humanity, and so on, through the examples of Simeon, Anna, and the young Jesus, a Jesus, a savior, who disturbs and transforms worship and values.

As we enter into yet another year filled with many changes and many uncertainties, this message from a sermon on Philippians 1 examines what it means to have an unchanging foundation. Using such simple examples as Paul's experience of incarceration as backdrop, this message encourages and challenges us to examine carefully what it is we are placing our trust in, and to work toward having an unchanging foundation in Christ alone, Who is the only foundation that can withstand whatever comes throughout the year.

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The birth of Jesus is preceded by the announcement and birth of John the Baptist. If Jesus truly is the Promised Messiah, the messenger must come first to prepare the way. Luke’s presentation of John the Baptist includes the theme of reversal. When Jesus comes he will reverse the trajectory of Israel’s story toward redemption, hope, and joy.

Joshua closes with three farewell speeches. Each of them are from Joshua and each gets progressively longer. One main takeaway is that for Israel to remain faithful to God, they must remember his miracles. They also need to remember how faithful God is to keep his promises. Join us as we close our sermon series on Joshua by talking about identity and memory.

In the latter half of Joshua, the promised land was allocated to each tribe of Israel. God sovereignty and wisely distributed the land as He saw fit. We can learn about physical and spiritual boundaries in this part of the Old Testament. Also, we see God’s character revealed with certain cities serving special purposes.