Trinity Church of Lake Nona

As we continue our Mission series in Matthew chapter 10, we will see just how important it is to follow directions in order to live a mission-sent life.

Sometimes we find ourselves in situations we are not prepared for. In 1939 a Polish cavalry officer, and his horse, were sent to defend Poland against a division of German Panzer tanks during the Nazi’s invasion of Poland. The officer found himself in a helpless and hopeless situation as he was sent into a fight…

When Jesus began his ministry, he called his first disciples who were fishermen and told them to follow him and he would make them fishers of people. And he went from town to town teaching in the synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom. At that time there was an expectation that religion was something to…

One helpful way of thinking about Matthew’s gospel is that it is a training manual for discipleship. It is a curriculum for the Christian life. You could say that chapters 5 through 9 give us our first semester’s study of who Jesus is: the teaching and touching savior. We hear him teaching, giving us His…

One of the most famous psychology experiments of all time is the “invisible gorilla” test (You can take the test below). It is a funny test, that most people fail miserably…if they haven’t been tipped off in advance! But it shows us how much that is right before us that we don’t actually see. Matthew…

Matthew 9:18-26 In this sermon we will look at three different stories:  a 13-year-old girl who dreamed about being a broadway star,  a father who had to bury his daughter,  and a woman who silently suffered for 12 years.  And for each of them, what could have been the worst moment of their lives was…

Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Today’s Song: O The Wonderful Cross Today’s passage: Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Today we come to holy ground. Isaiah 52:13-53:12 is a 5 stanza song about the crucifixion.  Let us take off our shoes…for the place he is hanging is holy ground. Spend some time thinking about each of the stanzas in this song. For each…

Isaiah 63:1-6: A Day of Vengeance…a day of love? Today’s Song: Were You There? Today’s passage: Isaiah 63:1-6 Isaiah 63 brings us alongside the Lord’s Anointed and paints a picture of Him once He has completed His work of vengeance. We see him blood stained from the battle that brought salvation. And we see two realities together:…

Isaiah 61:10 – 62:12 Today’s Song: Man of SorrowsToday’s passage: Isaiah 61:10-62:12 Isaiah 61:10-62:12 is one long poem. It is a love song. It is a swelling celebration of the spreading joy that will be God’s and His Anointed One’s as they bring about salvation.  Hebrews tells us that it was the joy set before…

Isaiah 61: 1-4 Today’s Song: O’ Praise the Name Today’s passage: Isaiah 61:1-4 Isaiah 60 promises a new day will dawn when the Savior comes, but how will it happen? What will this new day bring?  This passage tells us it will come through the Spirit anointed ministry of the Word. Here we are given Jesus’ job description and we see a ministry…

To help prepare you for Holy Week we will be posting a daily devotional. There will be three parts: A Song A Scriptural Meditation A Prayer Today’s Song: Bless the Lord Today’s Passage: Isaiah 60 How many times had Isaiah seen the sunrise over Jerusalem?  It is a sight you can still marvel at today.…

We will be taking two weeks off of the podcast as we move! (it is within the neighborhood) Join Ben and Cynthia today as they share some exciting news about their new home! We will pick our Galatians study back up on October 26th. (So now would be a great time to catch up if…

Generous Dependence As we enter into the second part of the Lord’s Prayer, we turn our attention to our environment.  What would it be like to live in an environment of grace? Of generous hospitality? Of daily joyful dependence?  All week long we swim in a sea of anxiety. We are battered by the cultural currents…

Today we turn our attention to Psalm 4. One of the biggest challenges in times like this is establishing and maintaining healthy routines. And Psalm 4 and 5 give us the routine of evening and morning prayer.  In these Psalms, David finds himself in a time where: his future is uncertain,  his name is slandered,  his…

Today’s Verse: Galatians 3:10-14 Today’s Song: I Need Thee Notes:  We all know that it is more blessed to give than receive…but sometimes it is harder to receive than it is to give.  Receiving implies needing…and we often don’t like to be needy.  But Grace requires it.  And God gives it. 

Today’s Verse: Galatians 3:1-9 Today’s Song: Alas Did My Savior Bleed  Notes:  Don’t be bewitched!  Here is a question: what kind of car did George Washington drive?  Silly question, right?  Cars weren’t invented then…but this is the same type of error the Galatians were making.  In these verses, Paul argues that faith MUST proceed any type…

Today’s Verse: Galatians 3:1-5 Today’s Song: As The Deer  Notes:  Don’t be bewitched!  Here Paul challenges the Galatians with one forceful question: did they receive the Spirt by works of the Law or by hearing with faith?  As far as Paul is concerned every aspect of the Christian life grows out of and revolves around…

Today’s Verse: Galatians 3-5 Today’s Song: Leaning on the Everlasting Arms  Notes:  Today we move into a new section: chapters 3-5.  In the first two chapters, Paul has argued that grace is the gift of Christ. It is the amazing self-giving of Christ who has given himself for me, and now I no longer live but it…

Today we turn our attention to the book of Zechariah.  The restoration of Jerusalem after the exile happened in three key phases: Phase 1: The rebuilding of the temple (536-516 BC)  Phase 2: Ezra’s ministry of teaching (468 BC)  Phases 3: Nehemiah’s rebuilding of the walls (445 BC)  During the first phase, when they were…

Today’s Verse: Galatians 2:19 Today’s Song: Were You There? Notes:  “So, tell me about the day you died.”Has anyone ever asked you that…me neither. But here, Paul tells us about his death. He actually died with Christ and now lives a new life.  Today we think about that new life and what does it mean…

Today’s Verse: Galatians 2:16 Today’s Song: In Christ Alone  Notes:  Today we see that the most important thing about us…is not about us! And we begin to answer the three Massive questions that will shape, at the very least, how we understand Galatians…but also will shape how we understand all of life and reality:  What does Paul…

Today’s Verse: Galatians 2:15-16 Today’s Song: O Holy Jesus  Notes:  Today we dive into Galatians 2:15-21. This is one of the most compressed and dense sections of all of Paul’s letters.  Here Paul explains why he publically rebuked Peter and gives us the key steps to relational reconciliation.  Step 1: Embrace the “we” Step 2: Confront w...

One of our primary goals for our Friday prayer time is not only to pray but also to point you to resources to help you pray.  And one of the best is Matthew Henry’s A Method for Prayer, where he weaves together hundreds of scriptural phrases into a seamless garment of praise and petition. In today’s prayer,…

Today’s Verse: Galatians 2:11-21 Today’s Song: Cone to the Alter  Notes:  Today we look at verse 11-21. These are some of the most debated and difficult in all of Paul’s letters.  So, I am not sure how deep we will dive in, but for today, lets focus on the dynamic back and forth between the…

Today’s Verse: Galatians 2:7-8 Today’s Song: Before The Throne  Notes:  Today we look at the two different missions that Paul talks about in verses 7-8: Peter’s mission to the Jews and Paul’s mission to the Gentiles.  And we ask: where does real unity come from and what does it look like?