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Forgiven, from Ephesians 1:7

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This message by Pastor Rod Harris was delivered at Trinity Baptist Church on Wednesday evening, January 6, 2021.

What is the most pressing need in the world today? An end to the virus? Racial harmony? An end to political in-fighting? A return to moral decency? Or is the answer closer to home? Maybe the greatest need is to restore the family. Build stronger relationships between husbands and wives. Between parents and kids, brothers and sisters. Well, all of the above and many others are worthy objectives but they don’t belong at the top of the list. The great need is peace with God.

If the Bible is reliable – and I believe it is – we’ve got a big problem. We are sinners. By nature and by choice. We are living in rebellion against the Creator. We live in rebellion against His law. And we are going to answer to Him. That is not a pleasant thought. “The soul that sins, it will die” (Ezekiel 18:20). I qualify. In fact I’m over qualified. The Bible says that, in our sin, we are the enemies of God. There are some people that you don’t want to be mad at you. Put God at the top of that list.

Some Thoughts Following the Election

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This message from Hosea 10:1-15 by Pastor Rod Harris was delivered at Trinity Baptist Church on Wednesday evening, November 4, 2020.

Stakes are high in this election. Both sides in the presidential race made statements about not “accepting” the results and “lawyered up” weeks before. Now, we are faced with possibly not knowing the outcome for days or weeks.

I just want to share some thoughts about how we, the Church, relate to the nation. We have a responsibility to speak to the nation – both the government and its citizens. We must not allow partisanship to distort our vision or silence our voice. Corruption is corruption, evil is evil and injustice is injustice regardless of who is in “power.” And we must not fail to hold the moral rope. We must not fail to point to a higher standard. We must speak the truth with passion and conviction. We must fulfill our prophetic role.

Overcoming Life’s Storms

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This Bible study by Pastor Rod Harris from Job 42, was delivered at Trinity Baptist Church on Wednesday evening, October 28, 2020.

It was the only thing he could do. When you’re flat of your back the only thing you can do is look up. Beaten, battered and bruised Job looked to heaven. He had gone from “riches to rags.” He lost his family, wealth, influence and his respect. His friends despised him and his wife urged him to curse God and die. He became an unwitting participant in an experiment…

Early on Job’s faith shines bright, “Shall we receive good from God and not receive evil?” Job was trusting in the sovereignty of God. This is not “blind fatalism” it is trust in the goodness God and His sovereign purposes. Thus the biblical text says, “In all this Job did not sin with his lips” (Job 2:10).

The Fear of God, part 2

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The TBC Tulsa Podcast

This message from Isaiah 40:12-31 by Pastor Rod Harris was delivered at Trinity Baptist Church on Wednesday evening, October 21, 2020.

“There is no fear of God before their eyes.” That was Paul’s conclusion regarding those who were “outside of Christ.” It is equally appropriate today. In fact it is increasingly true among those “inside the church!” God has definitely been made “user friendly.” He has been made safe. We need not fear the Almighty. But is that true? Is that a safe position?

I would argue it is an extremely dangerous position. In fact I am becoming convinced that until you learn to fear God – you cannot trust God. You can only trust Him to the extent you have learn to fear Him. I think there is biblical precedent for such a belief.

2000 Baptist Faith and Message – Revisited, 2020

This Wednesday evening study of the 2000 Baptist Faith and Message by Pastor Rod Harris began on May 27, 2020, and concluded on October 7, 2020. To listen to a sermon simply click on one of the titles below. The most recent message is cued up and ready to play at the top of the list; to begin listening to it, simply click the little grey triangle in the upper left hand corner of the playlist. Pastor Harris delivered a study of the 2000 Baptist Faith and Message in 2005. All 18 messages can be listened to from TBC Tulsa’s website at this link.

View/download the PDF of each message’s outline.