The Trinity Bible Church Podcast

What do soil, weeds, a mustard seed, leaven, a hidden treasure, a pearl, and a net all have in common? Jesus spoke about each of these things to help His disciples understand the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. Over the next several weeks Pastor Sherm and I invite you to join us for a new teaching series called “The Kingdom of Heaven is Like...” As we walk through the stories Jesus shared in M...

Our hope for this series has been to encourage and challenge us to be a people of faith that advances the Kingdom of God in a culture riddled with fear and anxiety. With the book of Joshua as our guide, we’ve discovered that the source of our strength and courage is tied to the promise that God is with us wherever we go. During our final week of this study, we'll see how Joshua led the Israel...

I love sunrises and sunsets. They’re glorious... and there’s a rhythm to them - a fixed cadence that God established on the fourth day of creation. If that 24-hour cycle were ever to be interrupted, that would be the stuff of legends… and Joshua chapter 10 is the stuff of legends. I’m excited to share this true story with you and how it still impacts us as God’s people today.

I recently came across a book titled, The Story Behind (this is not a book endorsement). The book aims to share the history of some things that we use regularly. I was familiar with many objects like bubble wrap, paper clips, and trampolines, but I was not familiar with the story behind these things, which was fun to read and got me thinking. Many of us are familiar with the story in the Bible whe...

Several years ago, our staff went on a retreat. As part of our team-building exercise, we did a challenge course. When we were presented with the final challenge (crossing from one platform to another on a wire), I think we all said, “There’s no way!” But eventually, through faith and teamwork, we made it. Over 3,000 years ago, the people of God faced a major challenge – crossing the Jordan River...

You know fear is not hard to find. Our world is riddled with it. And although fear is not hard to find, it is hard to keep fear from lingering in our minds and hearts. Like uninvited guests, fear has a tendency to stay too long…way too long. So, as people of faith, how do we fight the fears we face while at the same time advancing the kingdom of God? Well, that’s the heart of our new teaching seri...

Beloved, Easter is upon us, and we are excited to gather with you and your family. This year's Good Friday and Resurrection services will center around the "Christ Hymn" found in the Apostle Paul's letter to the Philippians. We will focus our attention on the cross and crown of Jesus, we will take communion and witness baptisms, we will hear an amazing testimony and more...

Who is Jesus, really? That’s the question we’ve been examining in our current series, Jesus Unfiltered. It is an important question to answer because there are many opinions about who Jesus is. With the Gospel of Mark as our guide, we’ve read stories that highlight unique and unexpected encounters with Jesus. This Sunday, we close out this teaching series with a story that shows a side of Jesus no...

Have you ever been to the mountains? No one stands at the foot of a mountain and feels big. Mountains are just enormous. In the Bible, they often symbolize great obstacles or challenges. But God says that through believing prayer, He can move them. That’s how powerful He is; and that’s how powerful our prayers can be. This Sunday we’ll look at a rather curious encounter Jesus has with a fig tree a...

What does it take to be great at something? In whatever field, many times being great at something means putting in lots of hard work. It takes hours of practice and work to craft a skill or talent that people would consider great. What does it mean to be great in God’s Kingdom? Jesus’ disciples have a conversation with Jesus about what it means to be great in his kingdom. As you can imagine, it w...

According to pollster George Barna, “76 percent of Americans believe in heaven, and 71 percent believe in hell. But only 32 percent believe that hell is ‘an actual place of torment and suffering.’ And, while 64 percent believe that they will go to heaven, only 0.005 percent believe that they will be sent to the flames.” So, beliefs about heaven and hell are still widespread in our country. But, wh...

Traditions. Can you think of traditions that you or your family celebrate? Maybe you watch a favorite movie like  Elf  or  It’s a Wonderful Life  during Christmas, or your family goes on vacation to the same beach every summer. Maybe each person in your family gets to pick a favorite meal on their birthday, or every year you read through the Bible from beginning to end. Traditi...

Even though we were told by meteorologists to prepare for the epic weather we’ve had this week, as a long-time Texan, I just didn’t expect it to be that cold. In life, sometimes things happen that are unexpected. Such was often the case with Jesus and His ministry 2,000 years ago. Whenever I read through the Gospels with fresh eyes, I’m always amazed at the things He said and did which were unexpe...

One of the most important questions Jesus posed happened when He asked His disciples, “Who do you say that I am?” Now, if we asked culture, “Who is Jesus?” we would likely get a variety of responses. That’s because there’s the hipster Jesus, the feminist Jesus, and the homeboy Jesus. In animated shows like Family Guy, there is the divorced, action hero Jesus who drives a convertible with Chris Tuc...

William Clay Ford Jr. is the current Executive Chairman of the Ford Motor Company – making him the 5th generation of the Ford family to serve in the leadership of this iconic American company. The Fords are modeling for us all how to be intentional in passing on what we know to the next generation. That’s what we get to discuss this Sunday. And may I say, what we as believers in Jesus have to pass...

In this verse, I believe Solomon is saying that it’s better to go to a funeral than a party. That may sound strange, and I’m sure many would disagree with him, but it's attending the funeral of a family member or close friend that makes us give serious thought to how we are living out the rest of our days on earth. If you’re like me, and I imagine you are, don’t you want to make the most of y...

Harvard University conducted a rather infamous study over the course of nearly 80 years.  They monitored the lives of around 700 people in order to evaluate their personal happiness over the course of their lives.  What was their conclusion?  Warm, close relationships are the key.  And God’s Word has great instruction for us about those.

What if someone told you that you were made for God? Let’s be honest. Would you find yourself feeling joyful and thankful, or maybe unqualified and unworthy, or maybe even indifferent and disinterested? Regardless of how you would feel, I hope you'll make plans to join us this Sunday either in person or online. We'll kick off a new sermon series called Made For This that will help us align ourselv...