Trinity Church Chester: Sermons

The final request in the famous prayer Jesus taught his disciples to pray - the Lord’s Prayer - is, “lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” What is temptation, why do we experience it, and how should we respond to it? These are the questions we look at in this message.

In the famous prayer that Jesus taught his disciples to pray, the Lord’s Prayer, the fifth request he teaches is “forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors.” Forgiveness is a huge subject, impacting everyone one of us. So what does Jesus have in mind here? And why does he teach his disciples to continue to pray for forgiveness - aren’t they already forgiven? In this sermon we consi...

In the famous prayer that Jesus taught his disciples to pray, the Lord’s Prayer, the fourth request is that God would “give us this day our daily bread.” What is Jesus referring to? And what are we to pray for when we pray this? In the next sermon in the Lord’s Prayer series we look at these questions and more.

In the famous prayer Jesus taught his disciples to pray, the Lord’s Prayer, the third request is “your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” What is God’s ‘will’ in this context, and what does it mean for it to be done? This is what we look at in this sermon.

In the famous prayer Jesus taught his disciples to pray, the Lord’s Prayer, the second request he teaches them to pray is “may your kingdom come.” What kingdom is Jesus referring to? And what does it mean to “come”? In this sermon we look at answers to these questions as w e continue to look at the Lord’s Prayer.

We tend not to think much about death, never mind thinking about how death ought to give us great hope here and now. In 2 Corinthians 4-5, the apostle Paul outlines how death does indeed give the Christian great hope. What is it? And how should it affect us? In this guest sermon, Rev Ian Hughes looks at this passage.

In Ephesians 6, the apostle Paul lists items of armour that belong to the Christian for the spiritual battle that exists. What’s the significance of the armour? And what’s the significance of the battle? In this guest sermon, Rev Adam Wilson from Trinity Church York (IPC) answers these questions.

In the famous prayer that Jesus taught his disciples to pray, the Lord’s Prayer, the first thing Jesus teaches them to ask is that God’s name would be “hallowed.” What does that mean? And how does it happen? In this sermon we look at these questions in our Lord’s Prayer series.

At the centre of Jesus’ famous teaching - The Sermon on the Mount - is The Lord’s Prayer, a prayer Jesus taught his disciples. In the first line of the prayer Jesus taught his disciples to address God with the words, “Our Father in heaven.” What do these words teach us, and how do they shape our praying?

Jesus have two practices to be practiced in the Church throughout the ages: baptism and the Lord’s Supper. In this sermon we look at what the Lord’s Supper is all about as we look at why meals in the Bible are significant, and what’s significant about this particular meal.

What should we think about when we think about baptism? Who’s baptism really about? And what happens when we’re baptised? In this sermon we look at Jesus’ command to baptise in the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

When Jesus died, two thieves were crucified either side of him and spoke with him in their dying moments. What do we learn from Jesus’ interaction with them?

Whilst a Christian baptism sometimes looks slightly different - a sprinkling, pouring or immersion - the common feature is water. So, what’s significant about water in baptism? In this sermon we look at the themes of creation and judgment in the Bible to help us answer this question.

How does God respond to us when we fail him? At the end of John’s Gospel, Jesus addresses one of his followers who had promised him loyalty and courage, but had delivered on none of his promises. How will Jesus respond? And what can we learn from his response?

Thomas, one of Jesus’ disciples, wasn’t there when Jesus first appeared to the disciples after his resurrection. He couldn’t bring himself to believe that Jesus had risen. Why not? And what changed? In this sermon we look Jesus’ response to Thomas and what it teaches us about belief.

“Tomorrow’s a new day,” we’ll sometimes say, in the hope that something will change. At the end of John’s Gospel, we see that Jesus’ resurrection really does change everything - it is the new day we long for.

In John’s Gospel Jesus is frequently described as loving. In John 14, he himself says that he loves the Father and does all the Father commands him. What does it mean for the Son to obey the Father? And what does it mean for us?

In one of the New Testament introductions to Jesus Christ, the Gospel of John, Jesus is frequently described as a person who loves. This week we look at Jesus’ love for his followers in John 13.

In one of the New Testament introductions to Jesus Christ, the Gospel of John, Jesus is frequently described as a person who loves. In this sermon we look at a passage in which Jesus is described as loving his friend Lazarus and his sisters Martha and Mary.

At the end of the letter to the Hebrews, Jesus is described as the great Shepherd of the sheep. What does this mean? And what does it mean for us? Brian Peterson from one of our partner churches, Surfside PCA, looks at these questions in this guest sermon.

In the New Testament we have a letter that the Apostle Paul wrote to a church close to his heart in the Roman city of Philippi. The church faced opposition from without and potential division within, and so in Philippians 4 Paul addresses three issues that were particularly pertinent: Unity, joy, and peace that endure no matter what your circumstances are.

In Ephesians 1, the Apostle Paul outlines what it is to be a Christian - to be blessed, adopted, redeemed. What guarantee do we have that these things are true for us? The answer Paul gives is: the Holy Spirit is our seal and guarantee.

We all know what it feels like to want redemption, to be freed from the feeling of being held down. In Ephesians 1, the Apostle Paul briefly outlines what Christian redemption is and how we can know it.

In Ephesians 1:4-6, the Apostle Paul explains the ultimate reason why anyone is a Christian. In this sermon we look at what that is and why it ought to give us confidence in our faith.

Ephesians is a letter written by the Apostle Paul to newly planted churches and new Christians. In 1:1-3 Paul introduces us to what it means to be a Christian by writing about the God who blesses us.