Sermons List by series
The Gospel of Mark is the story of a King who carries a cross. Jesus comes as the King of God's Kingdom, but instead of raising an army and battling with a sword, he gathers some disciples and carries a cross. The power of this King was used to heal, forgive, comfort and counsel. For all who met him they either bowed down to his sovereignty or angrily plotted to kill him. Nobody was neutral about Jesus. In this study we will examine the life of Jesus and then our response to him. |
The series we will be doing for Advent and Christmas 2011 is called The Invasion of Divinity. The world was dark with sin and needed an invasion of Divinity to bring it light and save it. This series looks at how this invasion of divinity was promised, how it was prepared for, how it was born of a virgin, how there was an attempt to prevent it, and finally how it was a premiere of the plan of redemption. |
The Gospel is one of the simplest yet misunderstood truths in the world. The Gospel, in its truest form, is simply God’s grace. We are saved by grace alone. Yet we constantly struggle, even as Christians, to accept that grace and live in that grace. This series of messages, with resources from Tim Keller’s book, Gospel in Life, teaches us how to live a life of grace, not only applying it to ourselves but also bringing it to the world in which we live. |
God created us to live in families. Our families can be a great source of comfort and joy for us; but, unfortunately, because of sin, they are often a source of pain and frustration too. This series of messages looks at various aspects of family life that we may encounter and even struggle with in our homes -- from commitment to our spouses, to blessing our children, to dealing with brokenness and pain. This series reminds us that we are a part of the family of God too, and that we have certain commitments and responsibilities to that family as well. |
The book of Joel is a prophecy of both judgment and grace, both for God’s people in the Old Testament, but also for all people, even to the end of time. We see that God is a judge, but that he is a perfectly just judge. But even beyond his justice, we also see that he is a God of forgiveness and grace who desires to see us repent and gives us opportunities to do so. Ultimately this prophecy points to Christ who is the source of all judgment, justice and grace; and through whom we, as followers of Christ, will have hope even on the day of judgment. |
When we think of Jesus’ parable of the prodigal son as found in Luke 15 we may tend to think of the younger son as the one who was the most lost and in need of salvation; and we like to compare ourselves most to the older son who seems to have it all together. In this sermon series, however, we learn that the truth of this parable goes a lot deeper than just the plight of the younger brother and that ultimately both brothers are lost and that only the younger one truly repents and comes home. We also learn how Jesus took on the role of the truly good elder brother, one whom we should pattern our lives after. |
Even though we are followers of Christ, this doesn’t mean we have all the answers or understand all there is to know about God. In fact, until we see God face to face, we will never know the answers to some of the questions we struggle with. But, that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t wrestle with some of these questions and try to learn all we can about who God is and what he has done and continues to do in our lives. This series examines some of the most pressing Faith Questions as submitted by our own Trinity congregation. Questions such as: How was the world created? Is Jesus really the only way? Why do Christians suffer? and much more. |
In the season of Advent we generally focus on the events associated with the first advent of Jesus -- his incarnation through his birth to Mary. But Advent can also be a time for looking forward to the second advent of Jesus, when he returns to earth once again to make everything new and to reign here forever. By examining some of the parallels between the pains and joys experienced in Jesus’ first advent with his expected second advent, we can celebrate Christmas not only in the joy of Christ’s birth, but also in the expectation of future victory and complete joy that will one day be ours as Christ is formed in us. |
There is the me that I am and the me that I want to be, or that I know God wants me to be, but how do I move from being the me that I am to the me that God intends for me to be? How do I become a person from whom, as John wrote in his gospel, rivers of living water spill out of the depths? How do I become more flourishing? How do I become a masterpiece of God who is focused on God, who is standing firm for him, who is faithful in prayer, who is busy encouraging and loving others, and who is making a difference in the world with faith and determination? This series of eleven sermons, with references to John Ortberg’s book entitled, The Me I Want to Be, helps us to make those changes that will help us to be all that God created us to be. |
This series of messages will open your eyes to the sin of idolatry, a sin that is vastly more pervasive than most of us tend to realize. An idol is not just some inanimate object that someone reveres; rather, it can be any thing, any thought, any ambition, or any ideal that comes between us and God. In fact, it has been said that idolatry is the sin that really underlies all the other sins. The three most common categories that idolatry falls into are money, sex, and power, all of which are discussed in this sermon series. |