Trinity Reformed Baptist Church

Pastor Brandon F. Smith
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  1. Sep 27

    Judgment, Mercy, and God's Provision

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  2. Sep 27

    New Covenant-Better Promises

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  3. Sep 20

    Biblical Stewardship, Contentment, and the Eternal Portfolio

    • Prioritize corporate worship giving as first-fruits—cheerful, intentional, aligned with gospel mission. • Audit formative "money classroom" influences; confess anxiety/presumption; re-anchor trust in God's sovereignty. • Use budgets and diligence as second causes under God's first cause—to serve faithfulness, not self-sufficiency. • Evaluate spending/giving by eternal criteria: does this cultivate worship, love of neighbor, and kingdom witness? • Practice learned contentment: resist the "more" narrative by setting sufficiency thresholds and generosity goals. • Identify one tangible action this week to align a budget/checking account with heavenly treasure (restore a generosity line item, support a ministry, host a neighbor).

  4. Sep 20

    The Regulative Principle of Worship - The Apostles' Teaching

    • Worship is governed by God's commands, not human sincerity or innovation. The story of Nadab and Abihu serves as a stark warning against introducing unauthorized elements into worship. • The apostles' teaching is preeminent. It has priority over all other elements of worship because worship is fundamentally God's self-revelation to which humanity responds. Its preeminence also dictates the proportion of time dedicated to it and its role as the interpretive key to the Old Testament. • The apostles' teaching is a finished, foundational deposit of truth. As the "foundation" of the church (Ephesians 2:20), the apostolic office was an unrepeatable, revelatory role. With the death of the apostles, the canon of Scripture closed. Therefore, the church does not receive new revelation and cannot invent new elements of worship. This is directly tied to the principle of Sola Scriptura. • The public ministry of the Word has two commanded modes: public reading and public preaching. Citing 1 Timothy 4:13 and 2 Timothy 4:2, the speaker asserts that these are not suggestions but divinely mandated elements. The command is for a specific mode of delivery (reading and heralding), not just for the transmission of content. • The regulative principle liberates the conscience. By adhering only to what God has commanded, believers are freed from the "tyranny of human wisdom" and the burden of man-made rules and traditions in worship.

  5. Sep 13

    Baptism and the Great Commission

    The sermon focuses on the Great Commission in Matthew 28:16-20, defining what a disciple is and explaining how disciples are made, with a strong emphasis on the role of the local church. The main points are: • Jesus Possesses All Authority: The command to make disciples is grounded in Jesus' declaration that "All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth." This authority is absolute, granted by the Father, and rooted in His divine nature. While not yet fully recognized by the world, it is the real and ultimate authority under which the church operates. • The Central Command is to Make Disciples: The sermon corrects a common misinterpretation, emphasizing that the primary verb is not "go," but "make disciples." The command is better understood as, "As you are going, make disciples," meaning disciple-making is a continuous purpose to be carried out wherever a believer is. • The Nature of a Disciple: A disciple is defined as a person saved by God's grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. This involves recognizing one's sinfulness and trusting in Christ's finished work. Disciples are not perfect but are characterized by a wholehearted commitment to following Jesus' commands, which are based on God's moral law. They are sensitive to their sin and actively seek repentance and growth. • The Method of Disciple-Making: The primary method for making disciples is the preaching of the Gospel. This leads to the formation of churches, which are the visible expression of God's kingdom on earth. • The Role of Baptism and the Church: Baptism is presented as the authoritative sign of the New Covenant and a crucial part of making disciples.

  6. Sep 13

    Christ’s Superior Priesthood and the New Covenant

    General Summary of Main Points • Christ's unique person as the God-Man grounds a priesthood and glory no creature can attain; He ministers in the true, heavenly tabernacle and reigns as priest-king at the Father's right hand. • Earthly priests and sacrifices are copies and shadows; Jesus offers Himself and, through His ascension, conducts the necessary eternal intercession in heaven. • The ascension is indispensable: our problem is fundamentally spiritual; only a heavenly, eternal intercessor secures believers perpetually so that none are lost. • The old covenant's inadequacy lies in human failure; Christ fulfills every type and shadow, thereby obtaining a more excellent ministry as Mediator of the better, new covenant enacted on better promises. • Jesus, unlike Israel, resists temptation, refuses wilderness grumbling, obeys perfectly, defeats Satan, and conquers death—functioning as true Israel and the last Adam. • The new covenant brings a people who truly know the Lord; its membership is constituted by genuine faith rather than merely physical descent or external inclusion. • The church era, empowered by the Spirit, advances the gospel globally; Christ's ascension aligns with God's plan for worldwide mission and ongoing heavenly mediation.

  7. Sep 6

    Achan’s Sin, Divine Accountability, and the Gospel

    The sermon provides a detailed analysis of Joshua chapter 7, using the story of Achan as a case study on the seriousness of sin, the necessity of divine accountability, and the ultimate solution found in the Gospel. The speaker contrasts biblical justice with modern culture's emphasis on rehabilitation, arguing that society often downplays the need for severe consequences. The sermon unfolds by tracing the progression of Achan's sin, as framed by James 1:14-15. It began not with God's tempting, but with Achan's own lust or covetousness. This internal "greed of the heart" escalated into the external acts of stealing and hiding forbidden items, a direct violation of God's recent and historical commands. His single act is shown to be a breach of multiple aspects of God's moral law. A key point is Achan's confession. It is portrayed as genuine and theologically significant, akin to David's in Psalm 51, because he acknowledges his sin as primarily an offense "against the Lord." His detailed admission of where the loot was hidden is seen as evidence of true repentance. However, the sermon strongly emphasizes that repentance does not always remove temporal consequences. Achan's private sin had devastating public effects—the death of 36 men and the defeat of Israel—and thus, judgment was still necessary and just within the old covenant's theocratic context. This principle of accountability is extended to the New Testament church. The speaker uses the story of Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5) and Jesus' teachings in Matthew 16 and 18 to argue that God's holiness is unchanging and that the church has a God-given responsibility to address sin for its own health and purity.

  8. Sep 6

    Christ’s Superior Priesthood and the New Covenant

    The sermon centers on Hebrews 8:1-6, explaining the superior nature of Christ's high priestly ministry. The speaker emphasizes that the "main point" of the letter is that Christians have a high priest, Jesus, who has taken His seat at God's right hand. The core of the message is built on the dual natures of Christ: 1. His Deity: Christ's majesty is inherent to His divine nature; it is not something added to Him. He was never removed from His throne, even during His incarnation. He can remain in the Father's presence because He is co-equal in essence with the Father. This divine nature was necessary for His sacrifice to be sufficient to satisfy the holy wrath of a holy God, which has been "so offended" by human sin. 2. His Humanity: Christ's humanity is equally essential. By assuming human flesh, He was able to serve as a mediator, live a perfect life, and offer Himself as the final sacrifice. He "obtained" a more excellent ministry and glory through His obedient work on earth. This superior ministry makes Christ the mediator of a "better covenant." The Old Covenant, with its priests and sacrifices, was merely a "copy and shadow" pointing forward to Christ. It was never designed to provide salvation. The New Covenant is truly new because it is enacted on "better promises" and actually accomplishes the salvation and preservation of God's people, making the old ceremonial system obsolete.

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  • Creator
    Pastor Brandon F. Smith
  • Years Active
    2011 - 2026
  • Episodes
    103
  • Rating
    Clean
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