Trinity Church of Lake Nona

Sermon Text | Matthew 3:1-12 Repentance is Essential Preparation  Repentance’s Enemy is Presumption  Repentance’s End is Production

How can a cookbook, Shakespeare’s plays, and operating deadly machinery help you understand the law?

The wilderness is our spiritual training ground. But what are we supposed to learn? Here we learn that the God who delivers us is also the God who trains and sustains us. Study Notes: Exodus 13-18  Through the waters of judgment (13-14)  Song of salvation (15)  Through the wilderness up the mountain; (15:22-24:18) life— >…

I have a question for you:  What can an x-ray of Teddy Roosevelt’s lungs, a legal dispute with the Beach Boys, and jokes teach us about the Bible?  Sounds like the setup for a bad joke, doesn’t it? But it’s not. It’s the setup for (what I hope) is a good sermon.   Matthew chapter 2 is…

Join us for a late-night conversation about the plagues and the Passover. Sorry, this one is a little long, but I couldn’t get Cynthia to stop laughing.

Getting Going  1. Your mental pictures of this story of Israel’s slavery in Egypt and the raising up of Moses as a deliverer: Getting Clear 2. Our Mental Map: Plot: Gen 1 to Ex 40 as a complete narrative: a story about being expelled from God’s presence in Eden and then finally being brought back…

Don’t be alarmed. This Sunday we are talking about the wise men…and it is not Christmas. I hope that doesn’t disorient anyone too badly.  Chapter 1 of Matthew introduces us to the main characters of the story of the world: God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Father is overseeing history to bring about…

Welcome Back!! We are excited to get this new series rolling! We have moved from the dinner table down to the office. And it is a good thing because in this episode we chat about loving the law, children playing in the street, and punching husbands where the sun doesn’t shine. Enjoy! Below are some…

When was your last sleepless night? What caused it? A baby? Anxiety? Sickness? Sadness? Job loss? A job gained? Most of our days roll on with rhythmic sameness. We wake up, drink our coffee, go about our day’s work, eat dinner, go to bed… and repeat. But every so often we experience days that stop…

Jesus’ Genealogy  3 Stages of the Story: The Plotline of the Bible:  Act 1: From Abraham to David  Act 2: From David to Exile  Act 3: From Exile to Christ  3 Things this Teaches Us: The Line Was Right The Time Was Right The Design Was Right 

New Sermon Series on Matthew  I am really excited to begin a new sermon series in the Gospel of Matthew. Over the next year and a half, we will be working our way through this great book.  Now, why in the world would we want to spend so much time in such an old book?…

Advent 2019 Isaiah 9:1-7 | Part 2 Don’t Just Play with the Box  Introduction and Historical Setting  The Qualifications the King has (6)  He is the Wonderful Counselor (wisdom and wonder)  He is the Mighty God (strength and ability)  The Conditions the King brings (6)  He is the Everlasting Father (stability and structure)  He is…

The Hope Described (9:1-3) What God Does (1) What the People Enjoy (2) What Follows (3) The Hope Explained (9:4-7) What God Does (4) What the People Enjoy (5) What Follows (6-7) What will this King do when he comes? 1. He is the King who conquers the darkness.  2. He is the King who…

Luke 1:5- 25 When God is silent, he is not still.

Sermon Outline: 4 pictures to live by: Feed the ducks (11:1-2) Check the weather (11:3-4) Take care of the baby (11:5-6) Get outside (11:7) 3 practices to live out: Rejoice Remove Remember 2 presents from God Pleasure Pain 1 point

Dealing with life’s disappointments. In this section of Ecclesiastes we are given 3 rays of light and 3 areas of thankfulness to help us as we live between a rock and a hard place. The Rock (9:1-6) the one thing in life that is certain…death The Hard Place (9:11-18) there is a whole bunch of…

And you thought your family was crazy… Join us as we wrap up our study in Genesis and see how God brings redemption and healing to the sons of Jacob. And in doing so we see a powerful illustration of how to express and experience forgiveness.

Live Backwards Ecclesiastes 6:10-7:14  Life Under the Sun vs. Life Under the Son  1. Life Under the Sun  If you are going to be wise…you must keep your death in mind. (7:1-4)  If you are going to be wise…you must follow the path. (7:5-14)  The Voices You Hear (5)  Your Price (7)  Your Perseverance (8) …

“Can anything good come out of this?”  Have you ever asked that question? Joseph did. And it did.  Listen in as we unpack the story of Joseph in Genesis 35-48.  Ben and Cynthia again invite you around their kitchen table as they discuss chapter 9 of Nancy Guthrie’s The Promised One. 

Do you want to receive blessings or be a blessing? That is the question.  Listen in as we unpack the story of Jacob in Genesis 25-35.  Ben and Cynthia again invite you around their kitchen table as they discuss chapter 8 of Nancy Guthrie’s The Promised One. 

Live Backward Learning to live in light of the end: Ecclesiastes 4:9-5:7 Learning how to share  Your Partnerships (4:9-12) It is better to share than be selfish. Your Popularity (4:13-16) It is better to be wise than to be popular Learning when to speak  Your Praise (5:1-3) It is better to be silent than to…

Abraham and IsaacA transformation story from a man of fear … to a man of faith. And it didn’t come easily. (It generally never does.) Listen in as we unpack the amazing story of Abraham and Isaac in Genesis 16-22. You may also hear of how the former hit shows Fixer Upper and The Biggest Loser have anything to do with the life of Abraham...

Learning the Seasons: How we think about time is one of the most important things about learning to live well. Live Backward Learning to live in light of the end: Learning the seasons  Ecclesiastes 3:1-15One Poem (3:1-8)  Two Pictures (3:9-15)  1. A Lego Creation Life is like legos…but you don’t have the masterplan  2. A…

Chapter two of Ecclesiastes is more relevant than tonight’s news. It is scarier than any Halloween horror flick. Here Solomon paints a dark picture of a man on a quest.  A man searching and seeking.  A man always looking but never finding.  This week we will walk with Solomon as he lays out the four primary…

The beautiful balance between “I will bless you” and “be a blessing”… Join us as we unpack the story of Abraham and see how Genesis chapters 12-14 can display an engagement and how chapter 15 can depict a marriage between God and His people. We see how Abraham was ultimately powerless to bring about all the…