Trinity United Methodist Church Worship

Feeling overwhelmed this holiday season? Does anxiety have a seat at your table more often than peace? This Sunday, we’re diving into week two of our Advent series, “Gift Exchange,” where this week we explore how Jesus invites us to exchange our anxiety for peace. Life’s pressures don’t have to win. Come hear how the peace Jesus offers is unlike anything the world can give—it's real, lasting, and...

Life hands us difficult experiences that weigh us down: despair, anxiety, sorrow, darkness, and feelings of meaninglessness. In the midst of all this, God holds out precious and life-giving gifts–hope, peace, joy, love, light, and purpose. This Advent season, as we prepare for gift exchanges with friends and family, we will reflect on the gifts given to us by the greatest giver of all and how we c...

Hey Trinity, do you love Jesus? In our final week of 'Living by Simple Rules in Complex Times,' we’re focusing on John Wesley’s third rule:  Stay in Love with God. Why? Because  God loved us first.  Our love for God is a response to the unrelenting love that created us, calls us, and connects us. Staying in love with God is about staying plugged into our source because when we’re connected to God,...

As part of our sermon series, “Living by Simple Rules in Complex Times,” we’re exploring John Wesley’s timeless principles to guide us through today’s world. Last week, we talked about the importance of  Doing No Harm  and how avoiding harm can bring us closer together. This Sunday, we’re diving into the second rule:  Do Good.  In these challenging times, doing good can make a huge difference. We’...

Our new three-week sermon series: “Living by Simple Rules in Complex Times” begins this week. Join in as we embark on this transformative journey through John Wesley’s three simple rules: Do No Harm, Do Good, and Stay in Love with God. In the wake of the election as some are elated and others are hurting, these timeless principles offer us a path to unity, compassion, and spiritual renewal. Discov...

This Sunday, we will mark a special day in the life of our church: All Saints' Day. This day is dedicated to remembering and celebrating those who have gone before us in faith and have now found their eternal home. While reflecting on those we’ve lost over the past year can bring many emotions, All Saints' Day reminds us of our connectedness and the hope and promise of resurrection and eternal lif...

Join us this Sunday for the final message in our Generous series, "Generous: Abundance in Community." We'll reflect on how, just like the boy with five loaves and two fish, God invites us to offer whatever we have, no matter how small, and trust that God can turn it into something abundant. Don’t miss this week’s worship as we prepare for our 2025 ministry together!

Curious about the surprising ways generosity can transform your life? Join us this week as we explore *The Flow of Grace* in our Generous Series! We’ll explore how giving isn’t just about money—it’s about our relationship with God and the joy that comes from a generous heart. Let’s rethink what it means to invest in God’s Kingdom together!

It seems one of the things we all yearn for in our lives is contentment. There are lots of messages swirling around us to convince us how to find it.  As followers of Jesus, we grow in finding our ultimate contentment in God through Jesus. This week we explore "Finding our Contentment in God."

When it comes to being a generous person, it is often connected to our mindset. Do we operate out of mindset of scarcity or abundance? On this first week of our new series "Generous" we explore the difference.

When I (Pastor Wade) was an adolescent, I got my first pair of eyeglasses. I remember remarking to my parents when we walked outside, "I didn't know you could see leaves on trees!" I had no idea how much I was not seeing until I could see clearly. In Mark's Gospel we often see him using "sightedness" as an image for the spiritual life. This week's scripture is an example. Join us in this podcast a...

As our sermon series, Do Unto Others, draws to a close, we turn our attention to what might be the most important teaching of Jesus – the command to love God with all our heart, soul and mind and to love our neighbors as ourselves. Yet what does it look like to love God, our neighbors and ourselves in a world where we seem to disagree on so much and our animosity for those on the “other side” seem...

Polls have shown that our country is deeply divided. One of the ways of navigating this polarization is to look for things upon which we may agree. Yet what happens when we can't seem to find common ground with one another? Do we just write one another off? Do we have to come to agreement in order to faithfully follow Jesus and live out the Golden Rule in our lives? Our Scripture for this Sunday s...

This Sunday marks the mid-point for our Do Unto Others campaign! So far, Kindness and Compassion have led the way. This week we turn to a challenging one: Humility. What might it mean to lead with humility in the most difficult of conversations? Let's explore that in this podcast!

Ever have a gut feeling that moves you to action? Ever say you "have butterflies in your stomach?" There's an unexpected connection between those questions and the word "compassion." We'll make that connection in this podcast as we explore "Compassion" in our worship campaign called "Do Unto Others." See ya then!

Are you stressed out and troubled with the polarization and division in our society around the election season? Are you wondering how you can live out your Christian faith in a way that helps bring peace and healing? This week we begin a 5-week series called "Do Unto Others" based on Jesus' Golden Rule to explore these questions. This week we kick off with our focus on the word &quot...

Have you ever felt like you were surrounded by people, yet all alone? Invisible and inconsequential? Many of us know what it feels like to not be seen or heard. The good news is that there is one who notices us always. In this podcast we'll explore the story of the widow and the two coins and talk about what it means to really love our neighbors.

There’s a clear distinction between an imitator and an imitation. The Apostle Paul encourages us to be imitators of Christ. In this podcast we’ll explore his teaching for our own time.

Do you hang around through the rolling credits when you go to the movies just to see if there is an unexpected epilogue coming? The last chapter of the Gospel of John is like an epilogue sharing "one more thing." In this podcast we get that epilogue and are reminded that "love is something you do." Join us this week as we explore John's epilogue.

In an ancient Biblical time, King David found himself weighed down with the burden of leading the people. There was upheaval and unrest in the world. It was in the midst of this reality that he wrote Psalm 23, perhaps one of the most well-known passages of scripture. Maybe you feel the weight of life right now too. What, then, does it mean to pause and lean into the strength of God in such a time?...

We all have times in our lives when we have to make important decisions, and discernment isn't always easy. In this podcast we'll look at two different Scriptures that invite us to think about where and how God may be leading us. Join us as we explore the question - Should I stay or should I go now?

What's the "thorn in your side?" Have you prayed that God would take it away and it still persists? The Apostle Paul told the Corinthian Church about his thorn and gives us spiritual insight from it. Join us in this podcast for "Oh, That Thorn in My Side."

Jesus seemed to be always getting interrupted by people who were in need. When we experience interruptions in our lives, we sometimes feel the frustration of the distraction. Our reaction to them is varied and might just make us hesitant to interrupt others. This week's text has two interruptions, two different approaches, both end in the experience of Grace. Join us in this podcast as we expl...

Every road trip finally comes to the place where we have to head home. In the conclusion week of our Road Trip series this Sunday we explore what it means to "head home." There's no place like home! 

In one of Jesus' most well-known parables he tells the story of four men on the Jericho Road who come face to face with the reality that sometimes the roads of life can be difficult and dangerous. We too can face challenges on our journeys.  When that happens, we are presented with a choice. We can try avoiding the Jericho roads of life, or we can follow Jesus' lead. How do we do that? Joi...