TRC Chattanooga Podcast
Trinity Reformed Church Chattanooga is a CREC church serving up all of Christ for all of life for all of Chattanooga. Listen to our homilies and exhortations wherever you listen to podcasts.
Episodes
What exactly is going on with Jacob's wrestling match in Genesis 32? Who is he wrestling and why? Before we understand that, we have to understand Jacob's relationship with God, and how he viewed prayer. Maybe you wrestle with men and with God, but your prayers before God must always be importunate. Listen as Rev. David Beckmann preaches at TRC Chattanooga.
Paul tells Timothy that he must continue in the things which he had learned, and he tells him why. But we must understand the importance of the teachings of our own youth. It is critical that we not deviate from what our parents and ministers taught us about the Christian faith. Because there are many forces upon the Christian urging them to form new and strange beliefs. Listen as Elder Wes Keene exhorts the congregation at TRC Cha...
Paul wrote his second letter to Timothy at the end of Paul's life. Rather than the problem being about Paul, this letter was about the problem of Paul no longer being in this world and the reality that Timothy would face in appointing younger leaders to succeed in the faithful teaching of the Gospel message Paul had preached. We in the American churches today face a similar demand as the older generation passes on from this world. ...
Paul warns Timothy to charge the congregation not to quarrel about the meaning of words because it ultimately leads to the ruin of the hearers. In Paul's day, the dispute was over the meaning of the Resurrection, but in our day the dispute is over the meaning of the created world and such terms as man and woman, the meaning of marriage, and much more. How should we apply this directive for us 'not to quarrel' and how has it been mi...
When the apostles ask Jesus to increase their faith, he doesn’t really address their request directly. Instead, he tells them what one of the effects of having even slightly more faith would be. But then he explains the relationship between a slave and the slave master. As we labor for God in his kingdom, we see ourselves in the slave in this account. How is it that faith is increased? And is this a good request to ma...
We all face temptations with anger. We see others appearing to get away with wickedness, and we naturally get upset about it. But David warns us that we must restrain that anger, and keep it in check. In the end, if we do not, it leads to evil. Even when we have righteous anger about evil that we see, we can still succumb to a state of perpetual wrath. Listen to Elder Wes Keene deliver this week’s exhortation at TRC C...
In Luke 16:19-31 we have the account of the rich man and Lazarus. The plot twist comes in the middle, when Luke reveals to us that the rich man knew who Abraham was. He was raised in the faith. But something happened. He forgot the faith he was raised in. While he had known Abraham, he forgot about the paths Abraham walked. There is something instructional in this for us, beyond the reminder to love our neighbor. If we forget our b...
“Trust not in princes!” It’s misunderstood and abused in our age. This verse is trotted out anytime someone supports a politician they believe will lead their country in a better direction. So what does scripture mean by this? And what should we be concerned about, with respect to this passage? We need to remember who gives a country good leaders, and who curses a nation with worse ones. Listen as Elder Wes Keene exhorts the congre...
Christian Baptism is a treasured gift from God to his Church. Though many disputes have arisen in our modern day, believing all that God's word has to say about Christian Baptism is the most important commitment we can make. We are, in fact, free to speak as Scripture speaks about the water rite of initiation into the Faith. Listen as Elder Glenn Jones leads the TRC Sunday School in a thorough discussion of the topic of Baptism in ...
1 Timothy 2 contains many teachings that a lot of ministers in the church would like to avoid talking about. Many of them offend the god of feminism. But we need to take Paul’s exhortations to heart…even the ones that are difficult to understand the reasoning behind. Listen as Rev. David Beckmann preaches this week’s sermon at TRC Chattanooga.
The Psalmist prays that the word of truth not be taken out of his mouth. So he at least acknowledges the possibility that it could happen. The Christian ought to value the opportunity to not only study and meditate on God’s words, but also talk about them. Taking the word of God in our mouth is a privilege reserved for God’s children. Listen as Elder Wes Keene exhorts the congregation at TRC Chattanooga on Psalm 119:43.
Baptism is to be administered to both young and old. If we believe that God's covenant is entered into by whole households (and Holy Scripture says it is), then children must certainly be part of that arrangement...even infants. Sacraments are a work of God, and men are the beneficiaries of them - including children. Listen as Fred Thompson leads the Sunday School class in a helpful discussion on the topic of infant Baptism.
Elder Glenn Jones preaches a lamentation for Charlie Kirk, warning of God's judgment on our rebellious Christian nation and how we, as Christians, must respond in this present moment. Listen soberly to the wisdom of Scripture and understand the times in which we live and the disposition of our hearts that must become bolder and stronger if we are ever to see America restored to God in Christ.
King Jehu did well in wiping out the worship of Baal from Israel, yet he did not go far enough, because he tolerated the remaining demons being worshipped as golden calves in Bethel and Dan. The martyrdom of our Christian brother, Charlie Kirk, has revealed just how much idolatry our rulers must still wipe out here in America. Listen as Elder Glenn Jones exhorts the congregation, with 2 Kings 10:28-29, to petition our leaders and o...
Baptism is not just a New Testament practice. There were many Baptisms in the Old Testament, and they offer great insight into the purpose and fulfillment that comes to us in New Covenant, Christian Baptism. Listen as Elder Glenn Jones leads the Sunday School class in a fruitful and enlightening discussion on the topic of Baptism in the Old Testament.
Luke 14:25-35 has some very difficult words from our Lord for us to hear. Not everything in Holy Scripture is easily digestible. Our Lord helps us to keep our priorities straight with respect to the relationships we have in our lives. But then Jesus offers us some unexpected advice about the business of setting out to be his disciple. Is it possible that if we try to follow Christ and fail, we may actually end up worse off? Listen ...
As Christians, we know we are to continually be in repentance. But what does that really mean? Moreover, what can we learn from Scripture about the necessities and benefits associated with repentance? Listen as Elder Wes Keene exhorts the congregation at TRC Chattanooga.
God is hospitality. We show hospitality to one another because God first showed it to us. At Trinity Reformed Church hospitality is central to our life as a congregation and it creates the context and viability for building one another up in the faith and using the gifts God has graciously given to each of us. If you want to better understand this doctrine and how it applies to us in 2025, consider the words of Christ in Luke's Gos...
The New Covenant clearly teaches that all Christians throughout all times and places are to practice hospitality, but this command even comes with a bit of twist to it in the letter to the Hebrews. Consider what it means to not neglect hospitality, especially to strangers, and listen as Elder Glenn Jones exhorts the congregation with Hebrews 13:2.
We live in a world with almost unlimited danger. Multiple hot wars are taking place right now, a third is always threatening to break out, and we have rampant violence in our cities. It’s easy to see why someone would be fearful. But as Christians, that’s not an option that is available to us. The Christian is to live without fear, and be confident before the Lord - because the God we worship is the true God and he is...
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