Sunday Sermons At Trinity

Jesus says that God is at work to make his kingdom grow far beyond what the disciples can do or imagine. Build God's kingdom and know that God is at work. - Mark 4:26-34

How listeners hear the word is important because listeners are in danger of losing it. Use God's Word in your life or lose it. - Mark 4:1-25

Jesus says his family is whoever does the will of God. Family members follow the will of God. - Mark 3:7-35

The disciples don't fast like the other religious renewal movements because the start of a new relationship is a time to feast, not fast. Either your religion is about rules or it's about a relationship--and a new relationship is a reason to rejoice! - Mark 2:18-22

Jesus says that he has come to call sinners who know they are sick, as opposed to the righteous who don't believe they are sick. God's kingdom is full of surprises because it's filled with forgiven sinners. - Mark 2:13-17

Jesus heals the paralytic to show that he is the one with the authority to forgive sins (as he is God). When Jesus says "forgiven", we are transformed. - Mark 2:1-12

Jesus responds to the man's faithful request to be made clean by healing him in compassion and anger and telling him to go quietly to the priest to be declared clean. God's touch is present in the outer reaches. - Mark 1:40-45

Jesus' teaching, exorcism, and healing on the Sabbath indicate that Jesus has the power and authority to bring in Sabbath rest (the kingdom). When Christ reigns in our lives, the rule of Satan is routed and the kingdom takes root. - Mark 1:21-39

Simon, Andrew, James, and John respond to the news that the kingdom of God is near by repenting, believing the good news and following Jesus. Answer the kingdom call in your life and make him Lord of all. -Mark 1:14-20

Jesus, whom the Spirit thrusts into the wilderness to confront the powers of evil, is King, beloved of God, the suffering servant who brings justice, filled with God's reconciling Spirit; Jesus is God who will confront and defeat all the powers of evil. Jesus is perfectly equipped by God to defeat sin and Satan. - Mark 1:9-13

John prepares the people for the coming of Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God, the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit, by preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. A fresh start begins with a repentant mind and heart. - Mark 1:1-8

Knowing Jesus helps us understand everything else in our life. As you consider getting back to following Jesus, what is something that is weighing you down that you need to leave behind? - Philippians 3:12-16

It's never too late to get back into the habit of following Jesus. When following Jesus gets hard, avoid the temptation to fall back into doing what is familiar or comfortable. - John 21:1-14

As followers of Christ, we find the strength we need to stand against the schemes of the devil and live the life God offers us by putting on God's full armor and by constantly praying for ourselves and one another. - Ephesians 6:10-24

As followers of Christ, we find the strength we need to stand against the schemes of the devil and live the life God offers us by putting on God's full armor and by constantly praying for ourselves and one another. - Ephesians 6:10-24

Practice submission to Christ because submission honors God and benefits all who participate in it. - Ephesians 5:21-6:9

Abandon your old life and adopt the new life Christ provides because the old life’s activities do not please God and arouse his wrath. - Ephesians 5:3-14

Because the new life in Christ is superior to the old way of life, aggressively pursue the new life God offers us in Christ. - Ephesians 5:15-20

God provides specific instructions for healing and strengthening the unity of the Spirit when it becomes strained or fractured. - Ephesians 4:25-5:2

God insists that we Christians stop living like non-Christians, renew our thinking, and start to live the new life he has enabled us to live. - Ephesians 4:17-24