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October 22, 2026 • 3 Minute Read
Week of October 25
Welcome to the weekly roundup 👋 This is your one-stop spot for everything happening in our church family. From kids to adults, and special events, here's how you can get connected this week. Happy Pastor Appreciation Month! Sunday, October 25th 9 a.m. Sunday School Classes - Classes for Adults, Youth, and Kids 10 a.m. Worship Gatherings - Join us for Sunday service in person or online. Children’s Ministry - Age-specific classes during the service for birth-5th grade Great Mattress Run Faithful & True- 6:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall Wednesday, October 28th Youth Group - 6:30 p.m. in the Youth Building Wednesday Night Prayer - 7 p.m. on Zoom Saturday, October 31st Last Day of Daylight Saving Time Upcoming Events Membership Class Sun. Nov. 1, Fellowship Hall, Following the Service In a world where avatars, anonymity, and loneliness are prevalent, Scripture calls believers to know and be known in authentic community. The church is the community where you belong in family, because you belong in Christ. Twice a year TCBC offers a membership class to instruct you about what church membership is and how to become a member. If you discern you are called to belong in our congregation, we invite you to our next Membership Class Lunch where you will learn about our vision, leadership, ministry and your role as a member. You’ll receive a packet of info which Pastor Bryan will teach through, and he will explain the subsequent steps of the membership process if you desire to move forward. Please register at tcbc.cc/connect for the lunch so that we can get a headcount.Register Baptism Class Sun. Nov. 1, 2:30 p.m., Sanctuary Scripture teaches that water baptism is the outward expression of and the sign of living in the spirit. Everyone who is in Christ, is called by our Lord Jesus to be baptized. If you are a believer and have not been baptized, we invite you at attend our next baptism class to learn more and consider taking that step. Our next baptism service will be Sunday, November 16th. If you cannot attend but want to be baptized, contact Pastor Bryan, office@tcbc.cc to arrange an alternate time. This Week's Message Pastor Jon Weatherly | God’s Judgement & Mercy | Genesis 4:8-16 In creation, we see God’s intent for all things. In the Fall, we see how sin negatively impacts humanity and creation. Through it all we see God’s plan for redemption beginning to unfold. Seeing God as creator enhances our worship of him and scuttles endeavors to worship the created. Watch last week’s sermon 👇Watch OnlineSubscribe To Our PodcastRead the latest update here Giving Your generosity makes our mission possible. We’re so grateful for you. New to our community? No pressure. Today, just be our guest.Give Now Here Campus Ministers of the Week: Patrick & Katie Centeno Check out our 2026 Missionary Directory to learn more Stay Connected 📸 Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. ⛪ Sign in to Church Center 💬 Pastoral care or questions? Connect with us here. 🙏 Prayer Wall & Wednesday Evening Prayer Birthdays of the Week Jarrod Scheunemann - Oct 23
Elaine Wagner - Oct 25
Mia Crescini - Oct 26
Peter Davis - Oct 27
Deb Kurz - Oct 28 Anniversaries of the Week Drew & Sierra Silveus - Oct 26 Find Us Sunday Mornings Sunday School: Sundays at 9 a.m.
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October 20, 2026 • 3 Minute Read
Reading & Praying Week 3
Weekly Devotional – Starting Mon. Oct 19, 2026 This Week’s Readings Monday - Genesis 37-38 Tuesday - Genesis 39-40 Wednesday - Genesis 41-42 Thursday - Genesis 43 Friday - Genesis 44 Saturday - Genesis 45 Sunday - 1 John 3 Monthly Prayer Focus - Psalm 51 Welcome to week 3 of Reading and Praying the Bible. First, how’s your praying going? Don’t worry if it’s not as regular and fulsome as you’d like. It’s happening. God hears. He grows us from where we are to where he is taking us. But if you are sincerely expressing your sense of inadequacy and failure to God but then relying on and rejoicing in his mercy all the more, God is definitely taking you to a good place. This week’s sermon text is the first part of the story of Cain and Abel. This narrative begins a theme that runs through Genesis: conflict between brothers. What we see between Cain and Abel we see again in Ishmael and Isaac, Esau and Jacob, and finally in Joseph and his brothers. To that last epic story we will turn for much of the week. Notice how the story of Joseph develops. Young Joseph is a bit insufferable about being Dad’s favorite. We understand his brothers’ resentment (and we blame Jacob, who is not unlike his father and grandfather in the way he has a favorite), but of course that resentment shouldn’t lead to what it does. Like Cain, some of the brothers want to kill Joseph. But others talk them down: they will abandon him or finally sell him into slavery. Thus begins Joseph’s journey of pain. He seems abandoned by God, but in fact God protects him at every point. And we see his insufferable personality yield to something much more noble. Meanwhile, God is working on the other brothers, especially Judah. His continued duplicity leads him to an outcome of guilt and shame, which he remarkably owns up to. Finally a crisis leads the brothers to seek help in Egypt, where they meet Joseph, who conceals himself from the brothers. We sense Joseph is conflicted: he wants vengeance, but he also longs for reconciliation. When he presses the point by demanding Benjamin, now his father’s favorite, as a hostage, Judah, transformed by repentance, offers himself as a substitute. That is enough for Joseph to reveal himself. “You intended it for evil, but God used it for good,” is Joseph’s interpretation of these events. In Genesis and especially in the story of Cain, conflict between brothers is a microcosm of conflict among humans in general. Cain’s violence spreads from Genesis 4 to Genesis 6, in which people care about nothing but violence. It continues after the flood with Ham’s shameful treatment of his father, and in the story of Babel, as people band together to build a tower, a structure used to project power over other people. Remarkably, God promises to reverse all this with his blessing on all nations that comes through Abraham’s seed (Genesis 12:1–3), and it’s that very seed who continue the legacy of brotherly conflict. We await the one seed of Abraham, who surrenders himself willingly as the victim of sinful violence so that sinners can be free of sin’s penalty, power, and ultimately its presence. That’s what 1 John 3 will remind us: we are tempted to be like Cain, but we are called to be like Jesus, loving others to the point of laying down our lives for others. It’s a rich and challenging story! Be blessed as you read and pray.More Reading & Praying the Bible Info
October 16, 2026 • 3 Minute Read
Week of October 18
Welcome to the weekly roundup 👋 This is your one-stop spot for everything happening in our church family. From kids to adults, and special events, here's how you can get connected this week. Happy Pastor Appreciation Month! Sunday, October 18th 9 a.m. Sunday School Classes - Classes for Adults, Youth, and Kids 10 a.m. Worship Gatherings - Join us for Sunday
service in person or online. Children’s Ministry - Age-specific classes during the service for birth-5th grade Fall Festival Faithful & True - 6:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall Wednesday, October 7th Youth Group - 6:30 p.m. in the Youth Building Wednesday Night Prayer - 7 p.m. on Zoom Upcoming Event The Great Mattress Run
Sun. Oct. 25, 4 p.m. Students, bring your friends and meet at the Youth Building at 4 pm to form teams, pick up your mattress, and get instructions. The race will end at 6 pm with pizza at the Youth Building for all teams. Students can be picked up at 7 pm.
Parents, siblings, and anyone else no matter what age are encouraged to be Mattress Race Cops. These "cops" get to patrol campus, looking for teams with mattresses and attempt to detain them and make them do "fun" things (like serenade strangers). Cops should meet at 3:45 at the McKinley Parking Lot for instructions and are invited to join the students for pizza at the youth building afterwards. This Week's Message Pastor Bryan Scott | Giving to Worship the Creator | Genesis 4:1-7 In creation, we see God’s intent for all things. In the Fall, we see how sin negatively impacts humanity and creation. Through it all we see God’s plan for redemption beginning to unfold. Seeing God as creator enhances our worship of him and scuttles endeavors to worship the created. Watch last week’s sermon 👇Watch OnlineSubscribe To Our PodcastRead the latest update here Giving Your generosity makes our mission possible. We’re so grateful for you. New to our community? No pressure. Today, just be our guest.Give Now Here Campus Ministers of the Week: Austin & Katie Berger Check out our 2026 Missionary Directory to learn more Stay Connected 📸 Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. ⛪ Sign in to Church Center 💬 Pastoral care or questions? Connect with us here. 🙏 Prayer Wall & Wednesday Evening Prayer Birthdays of the Week Abby Fischer - Oct 19
Bryan Scott - Oct 19
Beverly Hillmer - Oct 20
Kylan Valentine - Oct 20
Tucker Anderson - Oct 20
Hannah Li - Oct 21 Anniversaries of the Week Daniel & Kendra Jones - Oct 17
Kerry & Mary Grubb - Oct 22 Sunday School: Sundays at 9 a.m.
Service: Sunday at 10 a.m.
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October 9, 2026 • 3 Minute Read
Reading & Praying Week 2
Weekly Devotional – Starting Mon. Oct 12, 2026 This Week’s Readings Monday - Genesis 3 Tuesday - Psalm 76 Wednesday - Ecclesiastes 12 Thursday - Isaiah 24 Friday - Matt. 7:1-27 Saturday - John 5:1-46 Sunday - Genesis 4 Monthly Prayer Focus - Psalm 51 Hi, friends! How was your first week of Reading and Praying the Bible? I hope you gained insight into the way we all participate in the fallen world but how God’s mercy is even more abundant than our stubborn rebellion. In response to the sermon text for October 11, which narrates God’s judgment and promise for Adam and Eve, we will reread Genesis 3, considering both the act of willful rebellion and God’s response. Then as the week continues, we will read more widely to reflect on God’s judgment and our response. Some of our texts will be descriptions of God’s judgment. Psalm 76 is such as text, reminding us that God stands alone as judge. He alone is to be feared, not human authorities with all the power they wield, for even kings must bow to him. Isaiah 24 will take that thought further. This chapter describes in vivid imagery God’s judgment against those who rebel against him. The prophet Isaiah had in the preceding chapters detailed the sins of Israel and her neighbors. Here he warns of the judgment their rebellion warrants. They had relied on their economic and military power, and so the judgment against them is pictured as a deprivation and defeat. In the Creator’s moral world, the punishment fits the crime. But Genesis 3 is about more than judgment. It is also about victory: the woman’s seed will crush the snake’s head. Matthew 7 and John 5 remind us of this. Here we see Jesus presenting himself as divine judge and as the one who gives divine mercy. In Jesus, God fulfilled the promise to bring life where sin has brought death. By turning to him in faith, we not only escape sin’s deadly punishment but receive God’s blessing of power to overcome sin and live in true righteousness. So what do we do with all this? Ecclesiastes 12 tells us to remember the Lord while we’re young, and to realize that all of life points us to the only way of life, to fear God and keep his commandments. Every other alternative means judgment. Finally, it preparation for the coming week, we will read Genesis 4. The story shifts from parents to children, but sadly the issues remain the same: refusal to submit to God, with all the terrible consequences such rebellion produces. Yes, Lord, have mercy on us, for we are sinners, as we pray in Psalm 51. But as you remind us in that text, your mercy is far greater than our sin. Amen!More Reading & Praying the Bible Info
October 8, 2026 • 3 Minute Read
Week of October 11
Welcome to the weekly roundup 👋 This is your one-stop spot for everything happening in our church family. From kids to adults, and special events, here's how you can get connected this week. Happy Pastor Appreciation Month! Sunday, October 11th 9 a.m. Sunday School Classes - Classes for Adults, Youth, and Kids 10 a.m. Worship Gatherings - Join us for Sunday
service in person or online. Children’s Ministry - Age-specific classes during the service for birth-5th grade Faithful & True - 6:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall Wednesday, October 7th Youth Group - 6:30 p.m. in the Youth Building Wednesday Night Prayer - 7 p.m. on Zoom Upcoming Events Fall Festival Sun., Oct. 18, 11:30 a.m. Fellowship Hall You are invited to our Fall Festival! This annual tradition is a highlight of the fall semester. Following service, warm up with a hearty chili lunch and enjoy hot cocoa and apple cider as you mingle. Play classic yard games designed for both kids and adults. This is more than just a fall celebration — it’s a chance to connect, laugh, and make memories with your community. Invite your friends, bring the kids, and join the fun! We can’t wait to see you there. If you'd like to contribute, please bring a chili to share, and a side if you can. (BRING ALL THE CHILI!) This Week's Message Pastor Bryan Scott | Judgement, Wrath & the Gospel | Genesis 3:8-24 In creation, we see God’s intent for all things. In the Fall, we see how sin negatively impacts humanity and creation. Through it all we see God’s plan for redemption beginning to unfold. Seeing God as creator enhances our worship of him and scuttles endeavors to worship the created. Watch last week’s sermon 👇Watch OnlineSubscribe To Our PodcastRead the latest update here Giving Your generosity makes our mission possible. We’re so grateful for you. New to our community? No pressure. Today, just be our guest.Give Now Here September Financial Update
YTD Cash Flow Update through 9/30/26
Income $172,738
Spending $189,699
$16,961 overspent
Annual Budget of $827,267 ($68,939 per month)
Income needed to make budget YTD $206,817
Actual income received YTD $172,738
$34,079 short of meeting budget Missionaries of the Week: Steve & April Volle Check out our 2026 Missionary Directory to learn more Stay Connected 📸 Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. ⛪ Sign in to Church Center 💬 Pastoral care or questions? Connect with us here. 🙏 Prayer Wall & Wednesday Evening Prayer Birthdays of the Week Lori Frey - Oct 10
Sean Black - Oct 10
Betsy Alderman - Oct 11
Josiah Scott - Oct 11
Rebecca Risinger - Oct 13
Liz Touchstone - Oct 14
Lynette Olson - Oct 14 Sunday School: Sundays at 9 a.m.
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October 2, 2026 • 3 Minute Read
R&P Week 1
Weekly Devotional – Starting Mon. Oct 5, 2026 This Week’s Readings Monday - Genesis 1 Tuesday - Genesis 2 Wednesday - Genesis 3 Thursday - Exodus 32 Friday - 2 Samuel 11 Saturday - 2 Samuel 12:1-26 Sunday - Ephesians 2:1-10 Monthly Prayer Focus - Psalm 51 Welcome to Week 1 of Reading and Praying the Bible! Each week you will receive an email like this one introducing the texts we will be reading. This week we are reading the first three chapters of Genesis, reminding ourselves of the lessons of the creation story from chapters 1–2 and setting the context of chapter 3. These texts are so full of important insights. Note especially God’s care for his creation, how humans are at the center, and how God provides for humans in all he does. That in turn helps us understand the tragedy of humans turning away from God, seeking their own autonomy over dependence on their loving Creator. This isn’t just Adam and Eve’s story; it is ours, each of us and all of us. Other stories of the Bible are classic examples of people turning from God to find security in themselves or something they control. Exodus 32 will show us Israel during the exodus from Egypt, impatient as Moses hears from God atop Mt. Sinai, demanding that the priest Aaron make a god for them. This god of their own making is an act of rebellion against the God who liberated them. Adam and Eve’s story is also Israel’s story, and ours. Another classic story of abandoning God is the account of David’s sin with Bathsheba in 2 Samuel 11. But here we also have a story of profound repentance, as God reveals David’s sin in 2 Samuel 12. This also is the narrative context of the text we are praying in October, Psalm 51. As God promised our first parents forgiveness through the seed of the woman, so David receives forgiveness as he confesses and repents. The week wraps up with Ephesians 2:1-10. This text summarizes what the previous stories have told us. Whether we are Israelite or non-Israelite, we have rebelled against God, and as rebels, we’re under the rebel’s sentence given our first parents: death. But despite our unworthiness and offenses against him, God’s rich mercy reaches us through Christ, who gives life to our dead selves and restores us to life and fellowship with him, even restoring our role in creation as his co-regents as we are “seated with Christ in the heavenly places.” All this is God’ doing in Christ, not the result of being observant of the Mosaic law or any other moral code. But through it God re-creates us to begin a journey of restoration to joyful obedience, exercising our role in God’s rule though the good work he gives us to do as his people. This week’s readings are about sin. But where there is sin, God’s grace abounds. Let the grace of God abound in your heart and mind as you read and ponder his word.More Reading & Praying the Bible Info
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