ComChurch Teaching and Discussion Audio
ComChurch is a collection of people in Bryan/College Station, Texas committed to the idea that the local church is not primarily an organization or a place, but a living, dynamic community of people devoted to one another and to the mission of Jesus in the world. That mission is simple, but not easy. It is a mission given to us by the one who ate with the characters on the margins of society, loved the people who good folks hated, and gave all of himself so that his friends and enemies could truly live. The tracks below are a reflection of our larger gatherings on Sunday evenings. Feel free to listen in.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 100
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2020
Matthew 6:1-18 / On not talking about your good deeds – Thad Norvell
Jesus insists that we should be careful not to advertise our good deeds, instead going out of our way to keep our devotion to God quiet and simple. In this passage, he issues a caution to us about ou…
Resurrection: when wounds are victory – Thad Norvell
When we face hardship and suffering, we naturally long for it to end. We look for God to step in when we’ve had enough and put a stop to it. But Paul says we “always carry around in our bodies the re…
Loving enemies and the way of the cross – Thad Norvell
Jesus wraps up the first part of the Sermon on the Mount by calling us to love our enemies. Through a series of provocative questions, Jesus challenges us to consider whether we are truly different f…
Matthew 5:38-42: Additional thoughts and discussion – Thad Norvell
With some additional teaching, plus helpful questions and thoughts from church members, we dive a bit deeper into the words of Jesus about retribution, violence, and generosity.
On turning the other cheek – Thad Norvell
Jesus acknowledges that the way we know is defending ourselves and making sure those who hurt us experience some sort of penalty or retribution. But without any ambiguity in his words, he says he is …
Matthew 5:27-37 – Thad Norvell
After declaring that he will fulfill the law rather than abolish it, Jesus sets out to illustrate what this means for his followers. The relationship between murder and anger (last week’s sermon) is …
Matthew 5:21-26 / Anger: trash fire of the soul – Thad Norvell
After insisting that he came to fulfill God’s law, Jesus launches into several examples, beginning with the law against murder. He goes a step further, telling his hearers that anger is just as destr…
Discipleship & Learning – Jeff Borcherding
When we say “Jesus Is Lord” we are saying that we intend to be his apprentices. This is the fundamental meaning of discipleship. Jesus mentors us through the agency of other Christians, who teach us…
Jesus and The Bible – Scot Stolz
A look at what Jesus taught about his relationship to scripture and what that means for us.
Matthew 5:13-16 / Light of the world – Thad Norvell
Jesus says we are the light of the world – that we are sent into the darkness and set on a hill for the world to see. Embracing that calling involves risk and vulnerability since we cannot be hidden …
Matthew 5:10-12 / Blessed are the persecuted – Jeff Borcherding
The beatitudes are the gateway to living the divine life. In the final of the beatitudes, Jesus reminds us that this life is one that is both counter-intuitive and counter-cultural. Because of this…
Matthew 5:8 / Blessed are the pure in heart – Thad Norvell
When he declares that the pure in heart will see God, Jesus does not mean that the really moral people will see God. The point is not that you get God as long as you avoid lying and cursing and exces…
Matthew 5:7 / Blessed are the merciful – Thad Norvell
Jesus often illustrated terms and ideas more than he explained, and his parable of the Good Samaritan gives us a deeper understanding of his meaning when he says, “Blessed are the merciful.” Contrary…
The Jesus of History is the only Jesus – Thad Norvell
It is possible for us to unintentionally veer away from a daily awareness of Jesus himself and into trying to create or maintain a comfortable life that seems reasonably Christian. But “reasonably Ch…
Jesus as He is: John 1 – Thad Norvell
John writes that Jesus is one with God and that he shows us exactly who God is, a claim Jesus himself later makes. If that’s true – if we only know who God is by knowing Jesus – it is of utmost impor…
Apologetics pt. 3: What Exactly is the Hope for which We Give Reasons? – Robert G
Psalm 27 Pt. 2 – Thad Norvell
We often think doubt is the opposite faith, but Psalm 27 sets fear against faith. While we can’t always control our doubt, we do have the capacity to choose to trust that there is a better story – a …
Psalm 27 Pt. 1 – Thad Norvell
Our world is overwhelmed with and then motivated by fear. When we allow fear to control us, even in small ways, it erodes our created purpose by causing us to forget that we live in God’s world and p…