Trinity PCA Sermons

Speaker: Rev. Mike Malone, Pastoral Associate at Independent Presbyterian Church in Memphis, TN. Reverend Malone's Bio: Mike Malone is a longtime friend and mentor of Pastor Chris Harper. Mike is originally from Niles, Michigan. Following graduation from high school, he began attending the University of Michigan. It was during his college years that he became aware of his sin and need of a Savior....

Speaker: Rev. Mike Malone, Pastoral Associate at Independent Presbyterian Church in Memphis, TN. Reverend Malone's Bio: Mike Malone is a longtime friend and mentor of Pastor Chris Harper. Mike is originally from Niles, Michigan. Following graduation from high school, he began attending the University of Michigan. It was during his college years that he became aware of his sin and need of a Savior....

Who You Are, Who You Were, and Why - Ephesians2:1-7 October 2, 2022 - Reverend Mike Malone

We Have Seen His Glory - John 1:14-18 September 25, 2022 - Reverend Steve Johnson I.  The Glory We Have Seen (vv. 14-15) II.  The Grace We Have Received (vv. 16-17) III.  The God We Have Known (v. 18)

“Lost and Found: Three Parables of God’s Boundless Pursuit and Joyful Rescue of His Wayward Children” - Luke 15 July 10, 2022 — Reverend Steve Johnson I. Context and The Critique of the Pharisees (Luke 15:1-2) II. Jesus Response: Three Parables A. The Parable of the Lost Sheep (Luke 15:3-7) B. The Parable of the Lost Coin (Luke 15:8-10) C. The Parable of the Lost Son: Part 1, The Return of the You...

“The Parable of the Ten Minas” — Luke 19:11-27 July 3, 2022 — Reverend Chris Harper I. Why did Jesus tell this parable? (11) II. What was the parable he told? (12-27) III. So what? 1. The King is generous (17, 19) 2. The kingdom grows by its own power (16, 18) 3. The King is coming back (12, 15-27) (A) The reality (B) The response

“The Parable of the Good Samaritan” - Luke 10:25-37 June 26, 2022 — Reverend Chris Harper I. The questions (25-29) 1. Question 1 (25-28) 2. Question 2 (29) II. The story (30-37) 1. Parable (30-35) 2. Response (36-37) III. The “so what?” 1. Be a good neighbor (37b) 2. We can’t be good neighbors (27-28; Mt 5:43-48; Gal 3:10; James 2:10) 3. How we can be a good neighbor

“The Parable of the Great Banquet: Discipleship is Costly” Luke 14:1, 12-33 June 19, 2022 — Reverend Chris Harper I. What the parable says & means 1. Context (1-15) 2. The invite (16-17) 3. The rejections (18-20) 4. The invite expanded (21-23) (A) Expanded (21) (B) Expanded more (22-23) 5. Jesus’ warning (24) II. What we must do in response 1. Come to the banquet 2. Participate in the Great Co...

“Some Questions About Biblical Repentance” Jonah 3:1-10 April 24, 2022 — Reverend Chris Harper I. What does Biblical repentance look like? (5-9) 1. Conviction of sin 2. Humility 3. Sorrow for sin 4. Turning away from sin 5. Turning back to the Lord II. Does our repentance change God’s plans? (10; Jer 18:7-10; Mal 3:6) 1. No – and we should be glad it doesn’t 2. Yes – and we should be thankful it d...

“The Sign of Jonah” Matthew 12:38-42 April 17, 2022 — Reverend Steve Johnson I. A Disingenuous Request (Matt. 12:38-39, cf. Matt. 16:1-4) 1. The Request for a Sign 2. Jesus’ Condemnation of the Request 3. The Fundamental Reason Why People Do Not Believe II. Jonah is like Jesus: The Sign of Jonah (Matt. 12:40, cf. Jonah 1:17-2:10, Luke 11:29-30, John 2:18-19) 1. What is the Sign of Jonah? 2. What W...

“The Experience of, Example of, and Response to God’s Grace” Jonah 3:1-5 April 10, 2022 — Reverend Chris Harper I. Experience of God’s grace (1-2) 1. Prayer answered 2. Status restored 3. Calling restored II. Example of God’s grace (3) III. Response to God’s grace (3-5) 1. Jonah (3-4) 2. Ninevites (5) 3. Us (A) Unbelievers (B) Believers

“Jonah in and Out of the Fish” Jonah 1:17-2:10 April 3, 2022 — Reverend Chris Harper

“The Irony Jonah Faced” Jonah 1:11-16 March 27, 2022 — Reverend Chris Harper I. The story (11-16) 1. The question to Jonah (11) 2. Jonah’s response (12) 3. The sailors’ initial reaction (13) 4. The sailors’ final response (14-16) II. The questions 1. About Jonah (12) 2. About the sailors (14, 16) III. So what? 1. Who is in charge? (11, 13, 15) 2. What is the greatest kind of love? (12, 15; Mt 12:4...

“But the LORD Hurled a Great Wind Upon the Sea” Jonah 1:4-10 March 20, 2022 — Reverend Steve Johnson I. The Extent and Effects of Sin (1:4-7) II. The Exposure of and Repentance from Sin (1:8-10) III. The Extent of God’s Patience, Mercy, and Power (v. 4, cf. Mark 4:35-41)

“A Bad Beginning” Jonah 1:1-3 March 13, 2022 — Reverend Chris Harper I. The command (1-2) II. The response (3) 1. What Jonah did 2. Why Jonah did it III. So what? 1. Sovereignty of God 2. Grace of God 3. Obedience to God

“Loving and Walking in Truth” 3 John March 6, 2022 — Reverend Chris Harper I. What it does look like (1-8, 12-15) 1. John (1-4, 10, 15) 2. Gaius (5-8) 3. Demetrius (12) II. What it doesn’t look like (9-11) III. So what? 1. To love well we must know how well we’ve been loved 2. Denial of selfishness 3. Love-motivated hospitality

“Winning Our Full Reward through Truth, Love, and Watchfulness” 2 John February 27, 2022 — Reverend Steve Johnson I. The Situation: Deceivers and Antichrists (v. 7) II. The Instruction: Watchfulness A. Watchfulness in Truth (vv. 1-4) B. Watchfulness in Love (vv. 5-6) C. Watchfulness in Hospitality (vv. 10-11) D. Watchfulness with Presence (v. 12) III. The Goal: Winning Our Full Reward (vv. 8-9)

“To See God’s Face” Numbers 6:22-27 February 20, 2022 — Mr. Dick Keyes

“What We Know With Certainty” 1 John 5:13-21 February 13, 2022 — Reverend Chris Harper I. We know God hears our prayers (14-17) 1. How we are to pray (14) 2. What we are to pray (14) 3. An example of praying (16-17) II. We know that we must not continue in sin (18, 21) 1. Why not? 2. How not? III. We know that we must be different than the world (19) IV. We know that we are in Christ (20)

"Testimony" 1 John 5:6-12 February 6, 2022 — Reverend Chris Harper

“Unashamed” Romans 1:16-17 January 30, 2022 — Reverend Art Sartorius

“The Meaning and Marks of Faith” 1 John 5:1-5 January 23, 2022 — Reverend Chris Harper I. If you want to know, you need to have faith (1, 5; Eph 2:1-5) 1. Object (1, 5) 2. Source (1; 4:10; Eph 2:1-5) II. If you want to know, you need a working faith (1b-4) 1. Love (1b-2) 2. Obedience (2b-3) 3. Victory (4)

“Perfect Love Driving Out Fear and Hate” 1 John 4:12-21 January 16, 2021 — Reverend Chris Harper

“Love: Experienced and Practiced” 1 John 4:7-12 January 9, 2022 — Reverend Chris Harper I. Requirement of love (7-8) II. Demonstration of love (9-10) III. Practice of love (11-12)

“Don’t Believe Everything You Hear” 1 John 4:1-6 January 2, 2022 — Reverend Steve Johnson I. A Command and Warning: Don’t Believe Everyone, but Test for False Teachers (v. 1, cf. Proverbs 14:15) II. A Speech Test: What Do They Confess? (vv. 2-3) III. A Hearing Test: Who’s Listening? (vv. 4-6) A. Who’s Listening to Them? B. Who’s Listening to Us? IV. A Gospel Promise: Why We Will Overcome False Tea...