Ruf At Tcu (reformed University Fellowship)

In Memory of Wes Smith

A guest sermon from TCU RUF's intern Walt Horton

Gen 3:8-24 | After the Fall, Gen 3:15 gives us the first word of the gospel and points us to a greater marriage between Jesus and his Church. 

Gen 3:1-7 | Because of the Fall, sin has entered the world and death through sin-- leading to shame, fear, and our desperate need to hide from God. 

Gen 2:4-25 | God uses covenants to order his relationship with humans, but the fall of Adam creates a need for a new and greater covenant representative: Jesus. 

Part one of a three part series on justification from this year's Ranchopalooza youth retreat. 

Part two of a three part series on justification from this year's Ranchopalooza youth retreat. 

Part three of a three part series on justification from this year's Ranchopalooza youth retreat. 

Gen 2:1-3 | In creation, God models work and rest for us, and gives us a special kind of rest in the Sabbath. 

A preview of our Spring '23 series in Genesis, based on Gen 1:1-- "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth."

Gen 1:1-31 | In the first chapter of Genesis, God makes promises-- and he never makes promises that he doesn't intend to keep. 

Luke 18:1-8 | Guest Preacher Rev. Brian Davis of Trinity Pres in Fort Worth opens up the story of the unjust judge and the persistent widow. 

Luke 18:9-14 | Through repentance and faith in Jesus, God gives us the verdict of "Justified" for all time. 

Luke 15:11-32 | The Prodigal Son and his older brother both find different ways to run from their father. 

Luke 11:14-28 | Jesus has overcome the kingdom of darkness for us

Luke 9:28-36 | At the Transfiguration, Jesus cracked open the door to another world. 

Rev. 22: 1-5, 14-21 | Jesus has not forgotten us. He will come for us soon, swallowing up Death forever. 

Rev. 21:1-5, 16, 22-27 | God work, all along, has been to put back together "all things."

Rev. 19:6-10 | Heaven itself is imaged/put on display as a great feast, a wedding feast even. But, we're not just there as *participants*, the people of God are there as *Bride*. How does seeing this about our future shape the way we live now?

Rev. 17:1-6, 15-18; 18:1-4, 9, 11, 13 | In this selection of verses, we learn of the Symbolic City-Prostitute: Babylon...what she means and where she is headed.