Trailview Church

The Bible is the truest story of redemption. Redemption is the act of rescuing from one from bondage or slavery.  Where does this story begin?  Genesis, literally meaning beginning is where the story of redemption starts. It’s where  your story of redemption starts.  From the first sin of our first parents every person has been in bondage to sin and that very sin leads to our eternal death.  But t...

The Lord has tender care for people - even those who turn away from him. What does the heart of God do when his people turn away from him? God has steadfast, faithful love - to call, care, raise, teach, train, provide for, and to nurture his people. But their response to the tender love of God is to turn from him and go after other lovers. God’s steadfast love is not willing to let his precious ch...

The nation of Israel prospers but along with their prosperity comes more sin, more rebellion, and self-reliance. It leads to the question, "Does more mean better?"

The love of God moves him to act in discipline to intervene on the path of sin and destruction. As the nation of Israel has progressed into deeper and darker sin God speaks and tells them the discipline of their sin is coming in the destruction of the nation.

What happens when ordinary people are filled with extraordinary power? In Acts 2, we see the Holy Spirit come like wind and fire, turning fearful disciples into bold witnesses who change the world/ The same Spirit who moved at Pentecost is still moving today — in our church, in our homes, and in our lives.

How does someone, or a nation of someones, progress from sin to full-blown rejecting God? There is a predictable pattern of rebellion and sin that the nation of Israel followed, which remains as the natural downhill slope of rebellion that people follow today. It starts by rejecting God’s way and giving in to sin and evil. Progresses to rejecting God’s rule - he is no longer your king, and you pla...

As a kid, we all know what it's like to hide from the discipline of our sins. And the children of Israel are no different. Today, we dig into the true reason for discipline. Discipline is the steadfast love of God drawing us out of sin and back to Him.

How far is God willing to go to bring you back to himself? The story of Hosea is a story of redemption. Redemption meaning to purchase something to take as your own. As the story continues, God instructs Hosea to redeem his wife Gomer, purchasing her back from slavery and restoring her as his wife. After all that Homer has done to hurt, cheat, leave and abandon Hosea - he is told to go and love he...

If you've ever hurt or offended someone and had to come back and apologize, it's very common to have anxiety and worries about how they will respond. The same can be true with God. He has been faithful to us, and we have betrayed him with each and every sin along the way. This week as we continue in the book of Hosea, we see that God's response to us when we come back to him is to show...

God, as a loving husband, will not sit idly by watching his bride continue down a destructive path of whoredom. God's love is active, motivated by love and a desire to see her return. He sends word and warning . When she ignores his word and warning, he doesn't stop. Through purposeful discipline, he began to work by blocking her from her lovers, stripping her of all the blessings he has g...

All of us, at some point, have turned away from the Lord and chased after the endless buffet of sins the world offers. the Bible calls this idolatry - often described as spiritual adultery. But the real question is : how does God respond when His people are unfaithful to Him? The book of Hosea gives us the answer. Even when we wander, rebel and run headlong into sin, God remains steadfast in His l...

Psalm 105

God is the glorious king of the universe. This truth can either be terrifying or comforting, and all of that depends on your relationship with him. Psalm 24 paints a beautiful picture of God's sovereign rule over all things and then poses this question : "Who can ascend to the hill of the Lord?" Who gets to go up into the presence of the king of the universe. For some, the presence o...

We all have a deep desire to belong, feel loved, to be at rest, to feel at home. We are all longing for "home" and we grasp at all types of ways to get there - places, people, status, success...the list goes on. Psalm 84 sings of our longing to be with God -- is that what your soul sings? Today we pack ways of being with God, and putting your trust in Jesus.

Join us as we examine Psalm 73. Psalms are often emotionally packed. We will discover how our emotions reveal two things about us. First, the condition of our hearts and souls. Secondly, our emotions reveal what we believe about our Heavenly Father. By examining the emotions of our heart and soul, we can draw closer to the Lord and His eternal perspective.

When life feels dry, distant and overwhelming - where do we turn? Psalm 42 gives voice to our soul's deepest thirst and reminds us that even in the depths of despair, hope in God is never misplaced.

An idol is something that we put our hope and trust in other than God. In the 21st century there are other religions that have idol-like images of their deities, but rarely are we faced with the temptation to trust in a man made object. So how does idolatry play into our lives in culture that is dominated by a naturalistic world-view? Psalm 115 is a song that intended to remind us that God alone i...

The loudest voice gets the most attention. This resonates in so many ways in life, but sometimes that voice is actually a quiet whisper in the depths of your heart. That quiet whisper is where temptations begin and grow into sin. When you are in the face of temptation or failure in sin - what do you do? Psalm 36 guides your heart to run to the Lord in the quiet whisper of temptation, and in the af...

God is the good shepherd.

The collection of songs and prayers in the Bible, called Psalms, is a wonderful place to rest your soul. Like all songs, they have a way of blending truth, confession of the heart, and real emotion, truth and lifting our eyes up to hope in God. God cares about you! He cares so deeply that he wants your life to be filled with joy, delight and pleasure. He wants that for you so deeply that he gives...

This week we wrap up Jonah with an overview.

This week as we continue through the book of Jonah we see God's mercy towards Jonah. God uses discomfort to reveal Jonah's idol of comfort. We hope this podcast will be helpful to you.

This Sunday is not only Mother's Day, but Child Dedication Sunday! Jonah's story is a crazy journey. He runs from God and ends up in a hurricane. He gets tossed overboard and eaten by a giant fish. Then he is spat out on the beach and goes to Nineveh to tell them the message of God. To everyone's surprise, they turn from their sin and God relents from destroying them. But now we see an unexpected...

Join us as we walk through Jonah 3:1-10.