Trinity Church Chester: Sermons

In the famous list of characteristics that the Apostle Paul refers to as ‘the fruit of the Spirit,’ ‘goodness’ is sixth and next in our series. What does it mean to refer to God as ‘good?’ And what difference does the fact that God is good make to our lives?

In Luke 5:1-11 Jesus commissions Simon Peter. What does this teach us about our ‘mission’ as Christians?

In the famous list of virtues that the Apostle Paul referred to as the fruit of the Spirit, the virtue of kindness appears fifth in the list. What is kindness? Where do we find it? And how do we then show it? In this sermon we consider these questions.

In the famous list he refers to as the fruit of the Spirit, the Apostle Paul lists patience the fourth virtue. We’re often aware of our lack of patience, but why is patience so valuable? And how can we become more patient? In this sermon we consider these questions.

Third in what the Apostle Paul famously lists as the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22-23 is ‘peace.’ What does the Bible teach about peace, how do we get it, and what difference does it make in our lives?

Second in the famous list of virtues that the apostle Paul famously refers to as the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22-23 is ‘joy.’ What is joy? Why is it often the case that there is an absence of joy in our lives, and how can we experience it?

First in the list of virtues that the apostle Paul famously referred to as the fruit of the Spirit is ‘love.’ But what does Paul mean by love? And how can we love like this?

In Galatians 5:22-23, the apostle Paul famously lists nine virtues that he refers to as “the fruit of the Spirit.” We can’t help but long for more of this fruit in our lives as we read the list. The question is: how can we live lives that bear more of this fruit? In this sermon we consider the context of these verses and the environment in which a fruitful life can be lived.

In Luke 15, Jesus told what is now a famous parable about a man who had two sons. In this sermon, Rev. Ben Peterson considers what this parable teaches us about ourselves and about God.

In John 21, Jesus appears to his disciples after his resurrection from the dead and he does so particularly for Peter’s sake. In this sermon, Rev. Paul Wells considers Jesus’ response to Peter’s earlier betrayal.

Many of us try to avoid thinking about death, but it remains the ultimate statistic: one in one die. How can we face death with confidence and peace? And what awaits us after death? In this sermon we look at what Psalm 17 teaches us about this significant subject.

In Colossians 2, the apostle Paul outlines how a person becomes a Christian and how a person continues as a Christian by drawing our attention to the source, the symbols, and the security of the Christian life.

In 1 Samuel 15, the demise of Israel’s first king continues. King Saul fails to obey the command given to him by God, and in doing so betrays an attitude of self-governance rather than submission to God. But his disobedience takes place in the context of an instruction which we might find peculiar: God commands Saul to wipe out a neighbouring nation, the Amalekites. What are we to make of this? An...

1-2 Samuel is all about the king. At the beginning of 1 Samuel, Israel’s first king had been appointed, King Saul. His reign had started well but there were some warning signs that it wouldn’t always be that way. In chapters 13-14, these warning signs are realised as King Saul’s sin is highlighted.

At the end of 1 Samuel 11, Samuel calls a renewal ceremony to renew the relationship between God and his people. Proceedings then revolve around one key issue: faithfulness. Who has been faithful, who has been unfaithful, and what can be done about it? In this sermon we look at these questions as we look at 1 Samuel 12.

At the beginning of 1 Samuel, life for God’s people had been miserable. They suffered as a result of circumstances outside of their control as well as their own choices. In 1 Samuel 11, God delivers his people and this deliverance teaches us about how God continues to deliver his people today.

In 1 Samuel 9-10, preparations are made for Israel’s first king, Saul. God himself explains why it is that he is choosing Saul to be king, and the reason is: mercy. Even through this appointment, God was being merciful to his people.

In 1 Samuel 8, God interprets his people’s request for a king as a rejection of him. In this passage we learn a lot about how God governs his people and how we ought to trust him as we look at why the request was a rejection.

The resurrection of Jesus Christ is clearly of huge significance to the Christian faith. But why? What’s so important about it? In this sermon we look at what the apostle Paul teaches on the resurrection in Colossians 3:1-4.

One of the marvels of the Christian faith is that God himself stepped down from heaven to earth. Christians have often referred to this as Christ’s “humiliation.” But why is this put forward as a reason to praise God? In this guest sermon, Rev Ciarán Kelleher (Free Church of Scotland) considers this subject in Psalm 113.

At the end of Ephesians 2, the apostle Paul wants to give us a big picture view of what God is doing: he is bringing peace. It is almost always important to keep the big picture in view in many aspects of life, and it’s no different when it comes to being a Christian. In this sermon we look at how God brings peace.

In this guest sermon, Rev Brian Peterson (Surfside PCA, SC) takes us through Jesus’ healing of a deaf and mute man and what we can learn from it.

At the begging of his letter, the apostle Paul has been outlining the many ways that God has blessed the Christian. The natural question to ask in light of this is, why? In chapter 2 Paul answers this question by explaining the significance of God’s grace, which we look at in this sermon.

In Ephesians 1:15-23, the apostle Paul outlines three things he prays that Christians would know. The third of the three things relates to God’s power. What do we need to know about God’s power? In this sermon we answer this question as we look at Ephesians 1:19-23.

The Apostle Paul wrote a letter to relatively new Christians in relatively new churches which we have in the Bible as Ephesians. In the first chapter he explains what he prays for when he prays for them, and his prayer revolves around knowledge. So, what does he want Christians to know? In this sermon we look at this subject in Ephesians 1:15-23.