TLU Christian Fellowship

01/04/2025

This passage blew me away today for a couple of reasons. One, the words used to describe Jesus are light, glory, and knowledge, which were the most important values to three separate cultures at the time: Romans valued glory, Jews valued light, and Greeks adored knowledge. What Paul is saying here is that Christ is the complete fulfillment of all three of those virtues, causing us to need nothing else.

Secondly, jars of clay are very easy to break. Even easier to break than glass. God chooses to use jars of clay (us) to store the light and knowledge of Christ. We are fragile, are bodies can break, we often fall and have moments of weakness, but that doesn’t stop God from showing His light through us and to us because he can be exalted in our weakness. Even a brand new believer that has a lot to work though can show Jesus’s light because Jesus is greater than the sin and weakness we work through. “He is greater than the one who lives in the world” 1 John 4:4 and any darkness that tries to interject our lives.

Thirdly, in the rest of this passage Paul is giving no credit to himself for the gospel. He is saying he is fragile to, but God holds him together anyways and because the light he spreads is based on Christ and not himself, Paul doesn’t have to make a face of strength or “try” to be and look holy, because God’s light is working through him already.

Jesus, the light of the world gave himself in place of our darkness. Let’s spread his light together. Mark 16:15

01/03/2025

We are partakers of God’s glory, meaning there is nothing that holds us back from seeing who He is and this seeing His glory. The holiness of God is beautifully terrifying in that without Jesus we couldn’t even stand in his presence, but with Jesus we get to see Him clearly and reflect him without shame, which is something the old covenant covenant would have never allowed us to do fully. That’s why we can live without shame, and trust God to bring about anything in our lives that will glorify himself in spite of our shortcomings.

01/25/2024

By no means was Jesus, the son of God, a weak Man. True love isn’t weak. He was a soldier. Following His father’s will on the battlefield. Loving all, He fought for them. And to love means to die. To die to one’s self, to die for others, even for those who hated Him. Even those He knew He wouldn’t end up with. Even those who truly knew Him and in the end would forsake Him in the end. He knew who they were. And He loved them anyway. Not simply to be fair, not to just be an example. But because thats what true love is. Its hard. It hurts. It brings life, And yet can even kill you. And inspite of it, you love anyway. And because Jesus did this He won. He won the world. Now more than just a soldier. He is the king. And now in our battlefield, our King is with us.

10/25/2023

09/15/2023

Topic today is overcoming worry.

09/08/2023

Christian fellowship is canceled today.

08/31/2023

Hello, I hope the beginning of your semester has been going well so far. Tomorrow’s topic is God’s identity.

08/24/2023

We’re almost done with the first week of school and I understand a lot of y'all are feeling stressed and overwhelmed so I pray this helps.

“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you” Matthew 6:33

This weekend I felt God speaking to me through this verse. The verses before mention how God will supply our needs, mentioning cares enough for to give birds food and water, how much more does He want to give us because He created us in His image?

Let’s be real, it’s hard to not worry. I’ve spent a lot of time worrying, more than I’d want to admit, but each time I let worry distract me, God reminds me how much bigger He is than whatever I am worrying about wether it is school, family, being liked, a relationship, situation etc.

However, if we put God first he’ll work us through our worries. utting him first looks like being intentional with God, such as scheduling time each day to spend with Him, continuing to work out the sin in my heart he has pointed out, continuing to pray through situations he has given to me to deal with, and spending time with fellow believers. Through Christ you can truly do anything he calls you to (“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me” Philippians 4:13) so don’t be afraid to call on His name when you need help,“He (the believer)will call upon me and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honour him.” Psalm 91 :15

God answers those who know Him, if you want to have a relationship with Jesus you have to surrender your life to Him and hold nothing back, no relationship, plan, or sin. You have to trust in Him alone to save you, and he will give you enteral life. “For God so loved the world he gave his only Son (to die for us so we don’t have to suffer external death) that whosoever believes in Him will not perish” John 3:16

05/26/2023

https://fb.watch/kLXPXksiKc/?mibextid=YCRy0i.

This message convicted me of God’s love in less than 30 seconds

05/03/2023

This is our last meeting! Please join if you can!

04/26/2023

Christian fellowship is meeting with Athletes in Action tonight in the Party Barn at 6:30! Can’t wait to hear some testimonies tonight!