Topeka Bible Church EXTRA
Weekly sermons with staff commentary and a monthly "extra" EXTRA featuring teaching segments with members of our pastoral staff, inspiring stories of life change, and encouraging tips for growing your faith and dealing with life's challenges – through a scriptural lens.
Episodes
247 episodes
Onward - Making a Team
When we work together, we’re able to go farther, faster, and deeper than we can alone. This week, Pastor Connor continues our “Onward” sermon series with a comparison between the International Space Station (ISS) and the local church. Like the ...
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Season 11
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Episode 4
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1:14:37
Onward - Houston!
How do we recover when our faith encounters a severe crisis? Pastor Jim continues our Onward sermon series this week with “Houston, we have a problem.” He talks about what it looks like to have a mid-faith crisis and draws lessons from The life...
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Season 11
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Episode 3
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1:29:25
Onward - Looking Back
Feeling lost after accepting Christ? You're like an astronaut in a new world. Discover what it means that you're dead to sin and alive to God. Learn how your past no longer defines you and explore the beautiful mission God has prepared specific...
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Season 11
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Episode 2
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56:45
Onward - Liftoff
What does it look like to move closer to God, one step at a time? Pastor Connor will explore that question in our new sermon series, “Onward.” This week’s message looks at the beginning of our journey, the launchpad we take off from. Like a 5,0...
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Season 11
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Episode 1
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1:25:01
Summer in the Psalms - Psalm 16: The Fullness of Joy
Where is God when the circumstances around us seem impossibly grim? King David addresses this question in Psalm 16. Even though deadly danger surrounds him, the Psalmist rests in God’s faithfulness, both in life and beyond the grave. In this fi...
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Season 10
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Episode 7
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1:16:57
Summer in the Psalms - Psalm 15: Who Can Stand Before God?
As followers of Jesus, we are called to live righteously. But the Bible also teaches that no one is righteous; we all fall short of God’s perfect standard. How can we reconcile these teachings? This week, Pastor Connor continues our Summer in t...
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Season 10
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Episode 6
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1:17:32
Summer in the Psalms - Psalm 14: The Surrendered Soul
Psalm 14 describes a special kind of fool: Someone who knows the truth about God and still decides to live like He doesn’t exist. This week, guest speaker Dr. Corey Schliep continues our Summer in the Psalms with a look at control and surrender...
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Season 10
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Episode 5
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1:04:10
Summer in the Psalms - Psalm 12: A Lying World
Our culture’s trust in institutions is eroding. Everyone from politicians to podcasters is playing fast and loose with facts. Even the egg cartons in the grocery store are plastered with questionable claims! How should we respond to a world whe...
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Season 10
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Episode 4
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1:13:16
Summer in the Psalms - Psalm 11: A Place of Refuge
Where can we take refuge when life is overwhelming and the whole world seems broken and hopeless? This week, we continue our Summer in the Psalms with a message from guest speaker Dr. Dale Johnson. He guides us through Psalm 11, where King Davi...
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Season 10
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Episode 3
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1:03:32
Summer in the Psalms - Psalm 10: Waiting on Justice
Is it OK to bring our frustrations to God? In Psalm 10, King David does exactly that. He asks where God is when the wicked are victimizing the afflicted people in the land. This week, Pastor Connor continues our Summer in the Psalms with a look...
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Season 10
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Episode 2
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1:20:54
Summer in the Psalms - Psalm 9: Worship while Waiting
How is it possible to praise God with a whole heart, even in the midst of difficult circumstances? That’s the question Pastor Connor tackles in this year’s first installment of Summer in the Psalms. King David knew what it was like to be surrou...
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Season 10
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Episode 1
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1:08:56
Getting Over It - Getting Over Bitterness
Bitterness and resentment deal deadly blows to our mental and physical health, our unity with other Christians, and our relationship with God. In this week's installment of our "Getting Over It" sermon series, Pastor Jeremy McGrath tackles this...
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Season 9
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Episode 4
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1:14:58
Getting Over It - Getting Over Anxiety
We humans desperately want to know what the future holds. We also plan ahead so we’ll be ready for it. So when life catches us by surprise or our careful plans fall short, we often become frustrated and anxious. This week, we continue our serie...
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Season 9
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Episode 3
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1:16:36
Getting Over It - Getting Over Grief
Grief is unavoidable in our fallen world. Sorrow, suffering, and death surround us, but so does the compassion of Christ. This week, Pastor Connor continues our series, Getting Over It, with a look at how Jesus shares the grief of Mary and Mart...
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Season 9
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Episode 2
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1:14:31
Getting Over It - Getting Over Guilt
What enemy did King David describe as bone-rotting and strength-sapping? Unconfessed sin. In this first installment of “Getting Over It,” Pastor Connor talks about the importance of confessing our sins to God. We often shy away from confession,...
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Season 9
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Episode 1
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1:04:39
Palm Sunday
The Passover crowds were looking for a deliverer, a son of David who would rise up and throw off the shackles of Roman oppression. So imagine their disappointment when Jesus entered Jerusalem peacefully on the back of a gentle donkey. They didn...
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1:17:06
Joshua - Get rid of the Gods!
Like Moses, Joshua had reached the end of his journey with the people of God. And like Moses, Joshua left them with a life-defining choice. This week, Pastor Connor concludes our series on Joshua with the showdown at Shechem: Would the Israelit...
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Season 8
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Episode 11
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1:20:00
Joshua - Hold Fast to the Lord
Last words are a big deal. This week, Pastor Connor looks at Joshua’s farewell address to the leaders of Israel. One particular message was so important that Joshua repeated it three times: God has kept His promises to you in amazing ways! But ...
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1:07:30
Joshua - The Blessing of Obedience
Discover the beautiful balance of trusting God's promises while embracing obedience. Through Caleb's inspiring example and Israel's missteps, we learn how following God's path leads to the rich, fulfilling life He lovingly designed for us.<...
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Season 8
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Episode 9
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1:10:12
Joshua - Promised Rest
God promised the children of Israel that they would have peace and rest in the Promised Land. This week, Pastor Connor talks about what that rest looked like. He also discusses the rest that we can have in Christ today, as well as the dangers o...
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Season 8
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Episode 8
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1:20:17
Joshua - When the Sun Stands Still
Have you ever been in terrible trouble where escape seemed impossible? This week, Pastor Connor continues the story of the Gibeonites, the tricky tribe that scammed Joshua into forming an alliance. When the Gibeonites are attacked by their neig...
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Season 8
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Episode 7
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1:12:37
Joshua - Ebal and Gibeon
Joshua and the Israelites have entered the promised land. They’re ready to embark on a military campaign through the southern part of Israel. So why do they take a detour to the north? And why do they fall for a scam afterwards? Join Pastor Jim...
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Season 8
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Episode 6
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1:18:25
Joshua - Ach'n at Ai
Sometimes our greatest triumphs are followed by great defeats. That’s one theme of this week’s sermon from Joshua, where Pastor Jim tackles the story of the Israelites’ defeat at Ai. After seeing God’s power on full display at the battle of Jer...
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Season 8
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Episode 5
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1:06:36
Joshua - Jericho and Spiritual Battles
Through a study of the unconventional "battle" at Jericho, Connor explores the reality of spiritual warfare and why our daily struggles are often part of unseen forces at work in the spiritual realm around us. Learn how God has already secured ...
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Season 8
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Episode 4
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1:31:58
Joshua - Crossing the Jordan
The crossing of the Jordan introduced a new era for the people of Israel. This week, Pastor Connor continues our series in Joshua, discussing how God accomplished this miracle and how He instructed His people to memorialize it. We learn about t...
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Season 8
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Episode 3
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1:02:55