Trinity Ky Sermons

The prophet Joel describes the coming day of the Lord, as God brings his judgment and wrath on his people because of their sins.  Joel calls the people to repent with fasting and weeping and promises that as they turn to God and change their ways, God will send his Spirit to fill them in a new and fresh way.  Join Pastor John as he helps us unpack the Major Truths from the book of Joel!

Today we begin a series on Major Truths from the Minor Prophets.  Pastor John starts with Hosea's story, which shows us that God sees himself as a lover who has been betrayed and cheated on, yet his relentless, loyal and jealous love is more powerful than our sin.  God is all-powerful, yet allows himself to be hurt, and still loves us.  What a wonderful God. 

Pastor John wraps up his sermon series on Discipleship/Apprenticeship to Jesus by talking about how disciples seek to do the things Jesus did, and what he calls us to as individuals.  We have many general commands of Jesus to follow, but we also all have unique giftings that God gives us to fulfill his calling to bring flourishing in his world.  As Disciples, our doing flows directly out of our in...

First-century disciples wanted to be just like their Rabbi, and so we must learn from them what it means to become like Jesus.  This happens as we open up our lives to God's influence and allow him to shape us into Christ-likeness, Holy Love. 

Our working definition of a disciple of Jesus is someone who organizes there entire life around the goals of 1. Being with Jesus, 2. Becoming Like Jesus and 3. Doing as Jesus did.  Today Pastor John shares about Being With Jesus, and treasuring God above all else. Do you desire God above all else? or is there something else you seek? 

In our world, it is common for people to identify as Christians, even those who do not attend church.  Yet Jesus never invited people to become Christians; he was a first century Rabbi who invited people to become disciples.  What does that mean for us?  To start with... it means we are invited to apprentice under him. 

God wants to speak to you... And He wants to direct and guide your life.  Today, Pastor John uses his experience identifying trees as an analogy for learning to hear from God.  We won't miss God's voice... if we are consistently in his word and allowing Christian community to speak into our lives. 

David Shaffer shares the beauty of God's creation from Genesis 1 and how, when humans turned their backs on God, God did not turn His back on us. 

We are saved by grace through faith.  Salvation isn't just about being forgiven and avoiding hell, it's about being healed from the disease of sin that has broken the image of God within humans and broken the intimate relationship that God and humans shared before sin entered.  Thus, grace works not only to forgive us, but to fill us with God's holy love, shaping us to be more like...

Scripture tells us that we are made in the image of a Trinitarian God and that relationships are good for us and our growth in Christlikeness.  Today Pastor John encourages us to stretch ourselves to become a little more relational, and to grow in our listening and attention skills as we seek to love others the way that God loves us. 

People around us seem to be getting more and more lonely as our culture moves more toward individualism and isolationism.  Our Scriptures teach that our Loneliness reminds us that we are made for relationship with an infinite God and other humans.  Jesus, who was in perfect relationship within the Trinity, came down and experienced our loneliness, so that we could be made right with him and others...

To finish out our series on Wealth and Money, Pastor John discusses the parable of The Rich Man and Lazarus as well as what the bible generally says about generosity, especially toward the poor. We challenge you to ask God how he is inviting you to grow in your generosity!

Today we continue discussing a biblical view of money as Paul teaches Timothy to find contentment by seeking God.  The human drive for more and more is inside of us and is extremely prevalent in the culture, and so we must turn to the Lord for help in counteracting the pull of these powerful forces in our lives. 

We begin our sermon series on Wealth and Generosity.  Pastor John talks about the parable of the dishonest steward and the lessons we can learn from this teaching of Jesus. 

Today Charlotte and John talk about how folks in Denmark are changing the color of streetlights to help bats, and the practice of simplicity!

Today we discuss Jesus' answer to the Pharisee who asked him what the greatest commandment was.  Loving God and Neighbor are deeply intertwined and cannot be separated. Too often in our world today, Christians allow fear and/or a desire not to take responsibility for loving others to get in the way of loving others.  Pastor John contrasts what he sees as 'Fear the World Christianity&apos...

Today we discuss the Christian Value of Religious Liberty and how that has developed through church history, as well as advocate for Christian Tolerance in our times, despite raising intolerance of others.  We as Christians need to stand up for other's right to disagree with us even when we deeply disagree with their faith or lifestyle.  

John and Charlotte share a little bit about Annual Conference and their recent vacation and how different organizations are seeking to practice evangelism during the World Cup!

Today, Pastor John shares a bit from his time at the Global Methodist Annual Conference, including their emphasis on the Global nature of the church.  He used some images that were helpful, so sorry to those who are just listening!

Today, Susan Travis and Gigi Hall share a little bit about what God has been teaching them in their lives. 

Today John and Charlotte share their thoughts on how Southwest has banned robots on flights as well as discuss how individualism has broken our social fabric and community life.  We are looking at the work of David Brooks today and are reflecting on the call to love our neighbors and invest ourselves deeply in our communities. 

Today, Jesus finishes his most famous sermon by differentiating between people who hear his words and do not start to practice his teachings and those who do practice what he teaches.  Often we think to differentiate between people who agree with Him or call Him Messiah or not, but he does not do that here... here he emphasizes living differently and learning to live the life he calls us to. 

Today we introduce our Summer Podcast series, talk about a whale showing gratitude, and share how scripture teaches us that God comes here to renew us.  Too often Christianity is taught with an escapist view... that God will whisk us off this planet, so we talk about a proper and biblical view to replace this.  1. Tangled Whale story: Tangled Whale Gives His Rescuers The Best Thank You Ever - The...

Today is Pentecost, and we discuss the teamwork within the Trinity as Jesus hands the baton off to the Holy Spirit and the church.  When the Holy Spirit falls, he doesn't just fall on one or a few, but he falls on all. This is instructive for us and the way we live our lives together on mission with Him. 

In our passage today, folks are telling Jesus how much they've done for him, yet he rejects them as evil doers, because he doesn't know them.  It's easy to slip into thinking of our relationship with God in transactional terms; God's done this for me, so I need to do this for him.  But that is not what God is after.  He is after you and relationships WITH you.