Trinity Church Messages

Pastor Nick and Pastor Paul are studying Mark 1:14-39. They're taking an in-depth look at the exciting beginning of Jesus' ministry and exploring how it reveals the kind of King He will be.

In our world today, we tend to think of fear as something negative and something to be avoided. This week, we are taking a closer look at what Jesus teaches us about fear in three separate stories. In these stories, we see that fear can give way to faith and that a lack of fear can become a barrier to trust in Jesus. Join us this weekend for worship and see how Jesus shows us that he is, ultimatel...

Sometimes our problem with Jesus is not that we don’t know anything about Him, but rather that we are too familiar with Him. Which is why the parables of Jesus become so important. These stories invite us to take a closer look at Jesus, by subverting our assumptions and surprising us with the truth about Jesus and the nature of His Kingdom.

The central message of this passage is “Good News is coming!” The question is, “Are you ready?” For many of us, we go about our daily lives longing for good news, but rarely take time to consider whether or not we are ready for it when it comes.

Jesus loved spending time with spiritual seekers: listening to their stories, answering their questions, and inviting them to follow him. In fact, he was so passionate about this that he told his disciples to go and do likewise. As a church, we recognize that we have people in our lives who don’t yet follow Jesus, and God desires that we would be the kind of people who lovingly point them to him....

Jesus spoke about money extensively because he believed it reflected our deepest values.  Practicing generosity as a spiritual discipline means having an open heart and seizing opportunities to give cheerfully whenever possible.  While tithing, or giving 10% of our income, is one method of showing generosity, it's essential to remember that generosity is more than just meeting a specific perce...

In Mark 10 Jesus tells us clearly how He viewed Himself: as a servant. Likewise, the apostle Paul tells us to " Have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as...

Did you know the New Testament contains 59 "one another" statements? We were never meant to live our life of faith alone. God intended us to live and grow in community. Everyone needs a community where they can feel loved, known, and encouraged in their growth.

The dictionary defines worship as "to regard with great or extravagant respect, honor, or devotion."  It means considering something so valuable that we shape our lives around it.  However, many of us end up worshipping the wrong things, which results in a life that becomes increasingly void of meaning.

As we make resolutions for change, we often struggle to keep them. Statistics show that almost half to two-thirds of Americans fail to stick to their resolutions.  Many need to turn their goals into habits or seek accountability.  How can we form habits that transform our lives in 2024 as a church family? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join us for our upcoming series, "5 Habits fo...

Plenty of sources will tell us that in the New Year, we lack something or that we need something to get ourselves back on track. What if the secret to really living a full life is not in looking for what we lack but hoping for what we have?

What makes for a great gift? The angels declared one of the greatest gifts in the person of Jesus: peace. This King would come to bring his shalom. This is not just the absence of conflict but a total wholeness. If you feel looked over and like you don’t belong, this peace is for you. If you feel like your time of grieving and waiting will never end, God’s word assures us that Joy will come in the...

Trinity's Senior Pastor, Nick Price, and Trinity's Director of Worship Arts, Erica Mertz, talk about the role worship plays in our walk with God.

On Sunday, we will explore Mary's story and song, "The Magnificat," in the advent narrative. While Mary plays a crucial role in this story, her song highlights God's character. It shows that God uplifts the distressed into his greater plans and purpose. Mary is well aware of her low status, challenges, and even loneliness. But when the creator of the universe remembers her, she c...

Silence can be uncomfortable for many of us, but it has a way of preparing us for what's to come. Before Christ's arrival, God had been silent for 400 years, and His people had been waiting for a word from a prophet. Join us this weekend to see how God's servant, Zechariah, responded to this silence.

The Lord your God is in your midst,     a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness;     he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with  loud singing. ~ Zephaniah 3:17 (ESV)

We have reached the end of the Book of Exodus, and now we witness the story's climax: God has come to dwell with His people. The purpose of the Exodus narrative was not solely to rescue the Israelites from slavery but to lead them toward a relationship with God. He is not just a  distant  God but  present  with us. This is the true essence of salvation.

Thanksgiving Message - Jesus Heals Ten Men With Leprosy

As we delve deeper into the book of Exodus, we witness Moses pleading for his people.  This encounter with God reminds us of the true meaning of experiencing God's glory and the path to establishing a lifelong relationship with a compassionate, gracious, and loving God.  From the burning bush to this conversation, we are inspired to seek and experience the glory of God in our own lives.  It ca...

Pastor Nick and Pastor Roy dig deeper into the problem with Idols.

Idolatry poses a grave threat to our relationship with God.  However, the passage for this weekend serves as a reminder that we have the potential to break free from the idols that reside in our hearts with the aid of a mediator who intercedes for us before God.  The story is incredibly powerful and can encourage us to turn to Jesus, the only one capable of liberating us from our constraints. 

We are continuing our exploration of the book of Exodus.  In this week's section, we come to the famous giving of the  10 Commandments . The 10 Commandments are a law code that Western society has looked to through the ages as the basis for  all   laws and morality. Sadly, this has led to the impression among many that this is ultimately what God came to do: to give us laws to obey so that we...

In the second half of Exodus, we begin to learn that although God has gotten His people out of slavery in Egypt, He still has to get the slavery  out of them . There is still much that holds them in their old way of life, and where this shows up is in the wilderness when the people find themselves running short of food and water. Though they have been freed from Pharaoh, their selfish hearts lead...

The story of the parting of the Red Sea is seen by many as the climax of the book of Exodus. It is the final escape from slavery in Egypt and the moment in which the Israelites are finally freed from the rule of Pharaoh. And what it reveals to us is that we  all  need rescue. Specifically this encounter reveals  what  we need rescue  from ,  how  we can escape it, and  who  makes it possible. We n...

Dr. John Walton joins Pastor Nick in discussing how we should approach reading the plague narratives in the book of Exodus. 00:00 - Intro 00:25 - The Plague Narratives 03:09 - Are the plagues an answer to a question? 05:05 - Significance of each plague 07:08 - The end of the sequence 09:29 - The significance of the passover 11:16 - Action required 12:57 - How do the plague narratives reveal who Go...