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Tanglewood Bible Fellowship
Expository sermons by Pastor David Shields through books of the Bible presented weekly at Tanglewood Bible Fellowship in Duncan, OK. TBF is an independent church made up of people from a wide variety of denominational backgrounds, united by their faith in Christ and a desire to grow spiritually via study of the Bible.
Episodes
Tanglewood Bible FellowshipMicah, A Levite, and Dan: Twisting God's Word in Judges 17-18
1. We want success without submission. 2. We seek significance among men instead of service to God. 3. We want inheritance without obedience.
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Samson: A Tragic End in Judges 15-16
1. Our gifts are not for ourselves only (15:1-16:3). 2. God is the secret to success (16:4-21). 3. It's never to late for Grace (16:23-31).
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Samson: Off Mission in Judges 13-14
1. We all have a call and mission from God (13:1-25). 2. We can follow God's mission or our own (14:1-20). 3. God's plan does not depend on you staying on…
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Gideon The False King Judges 7:23-8:35
1. Gideon is a false king who rules for himself. 2. Jesus is the true king who rules for us. 3. Which king are you like?
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Gideon: The Cowardly Judge - Judges 6:1-7:22
1. Fear limits our obedience (6:1-40). 2. God's puts us in fearful situations to build our faith (7:1-22). 3. Hold onto faith in the midst of fear.
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Deborah & Barak: Jael & Jesus Judges 4-5
We are invited to participate in God's work in the world. Our participation reveals the Gospel.
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Ehud: Left-handed or Underhanded? Judges 3:12-31
Don’t take matters into your own hands, be obedient and leave it in God’s hands. Your small obedience matters.
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Othneil: No Grandchildren Judges 2:6-3:11
God has no grandchildren. A faithful remnant always remains. Will you be faithful?
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Half-Hearted Obedience Judges 1:1-2:5
Jesus is the true hero of the story. Half-hearted obedience is disobedience. Disobedience leads to judgement.
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True Faith – First John 5
True faith overcomes selfishness, sinfulness, and overcomes the world. True faith believes God. True faith prays for sinners.
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Testing Spirits – First John 4
God’s Word today is the same today as God’s Word yesterday. Jesus embodies what true love is. Belief in God’s love for us leads to confidence…
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Whose Child Are You? First John 3
Our practice reveals our parentage. Our actions reveal our love. Our confidence comes from the Gospel, not our obedience.
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Becoming an Antichrist First John 2
Antichrists deny the apostle’s teaching about Jesus. We deny the Bible because we love the world. We love the world because we hate our neighbor. We hate…
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Are You Walking in Darkness? – First John 1
Have you seen Jesus? Do you walk with Jesus? Have you been cleansed by Jesus?
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The Tale of Two Women – Proverbs 9
Wisdom and folly daily invite us to follow them. Whose invitation will you accept?
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The Secret to a Blessed Life – Proverbs 3: 1-12
We should pursue faithfulness not blessings. God will bless the faithful. God is faithful even when we are faithless.
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How to Gain Wisdom – Proverbs 1:1-7
The goal of the book of Proverbs is to make us wise. Wisdom comes from fearing God. Wisdom without Jesus is worthless.
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Praying When You’re Desperate – Psalm 22
How should we pray when we are desperate? How can we pray when we are at the end of our rope? We get an example of such a prayer from the prayers of David and…
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Praying When You Doubt – Psalm 73
We should pray the Psalms. We should honestly pray our doubts. We should pray eschatologically/with the end in mind.
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The Call of Christian Freedom – 1 Corinthians 9
In America we love our freedom. But what does the Bible say about our Christian freedom? The way that Paul talks about freedom is not exactly what we would…
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The Two Stories of Easter – Matthew 28:1-15
There are two basic stories of what happened to Jesus on Easter. The story of the world and the story of the Word of God. The story that we choose to believe…
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Body Image Problems – 1 Corinthians 6
Unfortunately we all have a body image problem. Like the church in Corinth we tend to view our Church and Physical bodies incorrectly. Pastor David preaches…
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What is Church Discipline? – 1 Corinthians 5
Church Discipline has gone the way of the dodo bird. No one seems to practice it anymore let alone know what it the world it is. Pastor David shows us the…
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Leadership Crisis in Corinth – 1 Corinthians 4
Leadership development is a $366 billion dollar industry. Thousands of leadership books are published every year. Clearly the world has a lot to say about true…
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The Church Who Wouldn’t Grow Up – 1 Corinthians 3
The problem with the church in Corinth is that they will not grow up. They should have become spiritually mature, but they are acting like spiritual babies…
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Man’s Wisdom vs. God’s Wisdom – 1 Corinthians 2
The Corinthians have begun to trust more in the wisdom of man than God. Pastor David illustrates the difference between man’s wisdom and God’s…
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Gospel – 1 Corinthians 1
The church in Corinth finds themselves in the midst of a crisis. Paul begins his letter to this church with good news, bad news, and the ugly gospel. Pastor…
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The Church is on a Mission – Matthew 28:13-20
The Church is many things, but ultimately it has a mission to make disciples. Pastor David walks through what the mission of the church is and how we can be…
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The Story of Bathsheba – 2 Samuel Chapter 11
The story of David and Bathsheba is a well known story, but it is not always a well understood story. Bathsheba is often portrayed as a seductress, but does…
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The Story of Ruth – Ruth 1-4
The story of Ruth is not primarily a love story, but actually a story about loyalty. Pastor David shows us what the story of Ruth teaches us about Jesus.
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The Story of Tamar – Genesis 38
Here is the first sermon in our Advent series looking at the life of Tamar in Genesis 38. This is a passage that most people tend to skip over because of how…
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Joshua’s Last Words – Joshua 23 & 24
Joshua has reached the end of his ministry and gives one last message to the people of Israel. He wants them to choose what god they will serve.
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The Case of the Massive Altar – Joshua 22
How are believers supposed to act when we hear about other believers sin? What should a confrontation look like? What about when someone confronts us about our…
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Not a Word – Joshua 10:16-21
It can be often hard to know who to trust. Politicians and people break their promises all the time. But Pastor David shows how Joshua chapters 10-21 reveal a…
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Gibeonites Like Us – Joshua 9-10:15
Pastor David unpacks a tricky passage about a tricky group of people called the Gibeonites. He shows us how God is so merciful to the Gibeonites and us.
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No Hiding Place – Joshua Chapters 7-8
Pastor David shows us in the story of Achan how there is no place that our sin can hide.
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“Going Around in Circles” – Joshua 6
Have you ever felt like you were just going around in circles and not getting anywhere? Maybe even your obedience to God has felt like a waste of time. Pastor…
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“The Right Side of the River” – Joshua Chapter 5
The people of Israel find themselves on the right side of the river and ready to conquer the land. But God’s plan to prepare them for battle is not what…