Trinity Chippenham

Christmas soon passes and the wonder of it fades away quickly. But for Christians, Christmas is in the DNA of our faith. Is it possible to not lose the thrill of the Incarnation? The eternal Son of God became human. One extra word can stop this thrilling truth from fading for us this year!

Do we really need a saviour? How bad is the situation? How good is the rescuer sent to rescue us? This pre-Christmas message points our hearts toward Christ.

The traditional image of the Nativity scene may be traditional and familiar, but it is still strange. What would bring such diversity of people together? Heavenly invitation and the global goal of God's goodness bringing people into the most special kind of unity, that's what!

Isaiah's Jesus trailers anticipated the coming Messiah. Years turned into centuries, but eventually the fulfillment arrived in person. When he did, his presentation of Isaiah 61 stirred violent anger against Him, even though he came to give all God's good gifts. Ultimately God's good gifts are offered globally, to all people. And the Messiah was prepared to give everything in order...

Isaiah 53 is the very centre of the biblical message. Once we grasp two truths about human existence, then this passage is so clear that it will explode our hearts in humility and praise for God's ultimate solution to our great sin problem.

It is amazing to think of the Servant of the LORD being discouraged. It is even more amazing to see the bigger task the LORD gave Him to accomplish . . . and he did it!

In Isaiah 42 we get to see a different kind of servant. This Servant of the Lord represents God fully - not only in what he achieves, but also in the way he does it. Isaiah 42 is a powerful Jesus trailer, it makes us want to know Jesus more!

Why is Christianity a singing faith? In the context of death, how come we sing? Isaiah looked beyond the birth of Christ to the day when the earth will give birth to the dead. The end of the story is not bleak judgment, but judgment for the sake of establishing life as God intended it to be!

In dark times it is tempting to trust ourselves, but God works in the now to point us to the hope that is in the future. Immanuel, God is with us. Now, living after the first Christmas, we know who that boy really was. In these dark times, will we look to God for hope and anticipate Jesus coming again to put things right? Isaiah 7-12 . . . a flurry of Jesus Trailers.

Isaiah's great prophecy shows us the extremes of Jesus . . . on the throne, and on the cross. In his presence even our strengths count for nothing, but thankfully He is willing to do what it takes to deal with all our sin! This is the first part in our new series, The Jesus Trailers, taken from Isaiah 6.

How can a God of love also be a God of judgment? And what if we are the ones who deserve to be judged? Andy Cordle takes us to Psalm 7 to get some answers!

Guest Speaker Dick Papworth takes us to the ancient book of Jonah to consider the contemporary relevance of God's heart of mercy for the undeserving.

Christians often use the language of "salvation" and "saved." Why? Is this all about God helping those who help themselves? Is it all about believing in Jesus and going to heaven when we die? Or is it much richer, and even more thrilling than that?

Most people see sin as something other people do, and God's great obsession. In this message Peter takes us to Luke 18:9-14 to see that sin is not what we think it is. One of sin's greatest effects is that it makes us misunderstand sin. But we will never understand sin with our brains. For clarity we must be broken and so could God be at work in our challenging circumstances? God is not...

Everyone is living for something, but do we know what life is really about? David Searight invites us to consider two verses in the book of Jeremiah that bring a whole new perspective on what it is to be truly human and really alive!

Everyone knows what God is like. Or do they? Andy launches our new series by inviting us to get to know the God who reveals himself in the Bible.

Peter's message from the Sunday morning of our Church Weekend Away in Chepstow. Apologies for the sound quality. This message offers the massive encouragement of the sermon to the Hebrews as a backdrop for our weekend theme of prayer.

The Bible doesn't expect us to "have it all together." It expects us to be rocked by the explosions of life, and to struggle with the daily aches of life. But since God is a refuge for us, we can trust Him and pour out our hearts to Him. He is both compassionate and capable of handling the biggest and most persistent struggles we face. Let's be a church that is real with our st...

After the challenging experience of life in the wilderness, this Psalm of Moses offers much needed perspective as we also feel the shortness and difficulty of life. What does it mean to number our days? What does it mean to have the work of our hands established by God? Together we were invited to lift our gaze up to our loving God in this short and hard life.

This Psalm was composed by David at a time when he faced death from a couple of directions. Instead of looking to control his situation, or even question God's plans, he found security in God's presence. From the secure place of dependence upon God, David invited others to taste and see the LORD's goodness that he enjoyed in difficult times.

What happens when a worship leader struggles? Life was hitting Asaph hard because he was dwelling on the prosperity of the wicked and starting to slip away from God. We are all capable of drifting, and we are all people with a tendency to hide our inner turmoil. But what turned Asaph around? Something radically transformed his whole perspective from despair to delight. We can experience the same,...

Sometimes our sense of stability gets rocked and fear starts to take hold of our hearts. Psalm 46 offers great hope and comfort in the midst of impending military threat - God is our refuge and fortress and always accessible help. As we watch what is happening in the world today, there is reason to be fearful on a human level. But our God is the LORD of hosts and He will bring all war and conquest...

Jesus called an eclectic group of disciples to participate in his ministry, but his own family and the religious leaders opposed him and thought he was mad. What does that mean? It means that those of us who are Jesus followers get to be part of his family business - we get to join Jesus in caring for people and proclaiming the gospel, and we get to face opposition in the process.

Jesus created tension with religious folks. They were passionate about the law, but missed the heart of it. Jesus had come to give life, not law. They didn't appreciate that back then and so plotted to kill him. What is our response? Are we focused on keeping laws as if our holiness depends on our own performance? Or do we receive the life that only Jesus can give? Jesus came to give life, an...

This is Matthew/Levi's testimony from Mark 2:13-22. He reflects on the revolution that is Jesus and how being called by Jesus changes everything. Suddenly Jesus becomes the priority in your life, you start to share his values and follow him wherever he goes. Matthew urges us not to slip back into self-driven religiosity, but instead to get really close to Jesus and go where He goes - to the m...