Trinity Fremont

In Week 1 of our parables series, Jesus opens the Kingdom of God to us through the Parable of the Sower. Parables are not moral lessons about how to be better people. They are stories Jesus tells to reveal what He is like as King and what His Kingdom is like. Here, we see His extravagant generosity as He scatters His Word widely, offering His gifts even where they will be rejected. Jesus also diag...

The other side of Christmas.  Reality hits doesn’t it?  The brokenness of the world that has been cursed because of sin hits doesn't it?   The other side of Christmas for Joseph, Mary and toddler Jesus hit too didn’t it?  Enraged King Herod desires only one thing.  Death to the new born king.  Instead of tidings of joy on Christmas crying and wailing from the mothers whose baby boys were murdered...

As we approach Christmas, we slow down and listen again to familiar Scriptures, discovering a promise we may have overlooked. In Revelation 21, Isaiah 65, and Matthew 1, God reveals that His greatest promise is not simply the removal of sorrow, pain, and death, but the removal of separation between Himself and His people. In this sermon, we explore the ache that reminds us something is not yet who...

This week in our Advent series Between Two Advents, we turn to Isaiah 11 and the sharp words of John the Baptist. Scripture shows us a world cut down like a stump and a people tempted to trust in false security. But Jesus calls us back to Himself, the true Branch who gives life. As we stay connected to Him, He produces fruit in us and fills us with the hope of the peaceable Kingdom He will bring i...

This week we begin our Advent series, Between Two Worlds, by stepping into Paul’s words from 1 Corinthians 1:1–9. Advent is a season of waiting for Jesus’ arrival. We look back to His birth in Bethlehem and look ahead to His final return. But Paul reminds us we don’t wait empty-handed. God has already poured out every gift we need in Jesus. He sustains us. He equips us. And He sends us into the wo...

Have you ever been desperate?  Desperate not from someone else’s doing, but because of your own.  This is Samson in Judges Chapter 16.  His unnatural strength from God led to a life of getting what he wanted, when he wanted it.  Ultimately, Samson’s wanting of women that were not his wife led to his desperate situation.  Which brings us back to our own desperation stories.  Stories of desperation...

This week we see how gratitude isn’t just for the good days. In Philippians 1, Paul writes with joy and thanksgiving, not from comfort, but from prison. He shows us that joy isn’t about how life is going for us, but about how the Gospel keeps moving forward through us. We see that when we look through the eyes of the Spirit, even hardship becomes a place where Jesus is at work.   Genesis 50:15-21...

This week we kick off our new series, The Gratitude Challenge, by taking a closer look at something we usually overlook, our breath. In Genesis, God breathes life into dust. In Ezekiel’s vision, His breath turns dry bones into living people. And in John 20, Jesus breathes His Spirit into His followers. We’ll talk about how gratitude starts with things that we might overlook, like the everyday gift...

All Saints Day.  It can tug at your heart in a variety of ways.  Our senses can quickly bring us back to one of our loved ones can’t they?  It could be a smell, something we see, something we smell or something or something we hear and we instantly have a loved one in our minds and also in our hearts. All Saints Day is a time to remember them fondly, but it isn’t always easy.  There is most certai...

If you’ve ever had heart burn, you know it isn’t a burning that feels good.  “Plop, plop, fiz, fiz.  Oh what a relief it is. ” Or at least we hope. The heart burn that the two of the disciples felt as Jesus walked with them on the day he was resurrected was not a burning that needed relief.  It was a burning from being in the presence of  Jesus, the Word of God himself. Being in the presence of th...

This week in our Light of the World series, we move from being obviously transformed by the light to walking in it. Psalm 119 reminds us, “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” God’s Word doesn’t always show us the whole road ahead. It often only lights the next step. But we can walk with confidence because we know who the Light is: Jesus! That same Light still shines in our live...

In this story from Exodus 34, Israel is encamped at Mount Sinai while Moses has gone up the mountain to spend time with God. This is the time when Moses delivers to Israel the Ten Commandments, written by the finger of God. In this encounter with God, Moses receives more than the Law from God. When he comes down from Mount Sinai, his face is shining.   The Hebrew word translated “shone” ( qaran )...

This week we begin a new series, Light of the World, with the very first words of Scripture: “Let there be light.” In Genesis 1, God doesn’t just flip a switch so we can see what was already there, He speaks light into chaos and brings order where there was none. That same creative Word becomes flesh in Jesus, who steps into the brokenness and despair of our lives. On the cross and in the empty to...

It is one thing to “talk the talk.”  It is another thing to “walk the walk.”  The apostle Paul makes it very clear in his letter to the Ephesians that walking in the light of Jesus and bearing fruit for His Kingdom is not only a suggestion, it is indeed what Christians are to do - Bear fruit by walking as children of the light - Jesus.   Two questions: 1) What are you reflecting in this world? 2)...

At Trinity, we don’t just learn who we are in Jesus or love because He first loved us, we also Lead. In Ephesians 4, God equips His people so the whole body of Christ may grow. We lead by showing Jesus through our actions, by investing in God’s mission with the gifts He provides, and by telling others who Jesus is. This is our calling as His children, and this is our joy as His Church. Exodus 18:1...

At Trinity, we learn who we are in Jesus so that His love flows through us. This week we focus on Love, because God loved us first, we are called to love others, forgive freely, and serve with joy. In 1 John 4, we hear that God’s love was made visible in Jesus. Now that love shines through us to our families, our church, our school, and our community.   Leviticus 19:9-18 1 John 4:7-12 John 13:1-15...

Series: Learn. Love. Lead. Title: Learn.   Trinity’s mission is clear: Learn. Love. Lead. Equipped to Reflect the Light of Jesus. It starts with the foundation - Learn. Before we can love or lead, we need to know who we are. In 2 Timothy 3, God’s Word is described as breathed out by Him, making us wise for salvation and equipping us for every good work. At Trinity, we learn by worshiping and prayi...

The powerful truth that Jesus is our Living Hope—a hope made alive through His resurrection. Because He lives, we are not only forgiven by mercy but welcomed into a lasting inheritance that can never fade. Lamentations 3:19-24 I Peter 1:3-9 John 14:1-7

He who was rich became poor for our sake. By Christ’s poverty we have become rich – rich in God’s grace.  God gives.  He gave his Son’s life.  We receive – receive this gift of grace, undeserved forgiveness. We respond.  What does that response look like for you – response to this inexpressible gift of grace?  Are you a cheerful giver or a reluctant giver – giver of gifts that are not even ours? E...

Preaching   In worship, God gives His living Word, read and preached. He speaks to form us, not just inform us. From 2 Timothy 3:16–4:2 we see Scripture as God-breathed and preaching commanded. Isaiah 55 promises His Word won’t return empty. Luke 24 centers it all on Christ crucified and risen. This message invites us to listen actively, take one simple step of obedience, and share what Jesus has...

Prayer isn’t just something we do for God. It’s a gift God gives to us. In this message, we explore how prayer fits into the rhythm of worship, not as a private ritual, but as a shared response to God’s generosity. The early church was devoted to prayer. Jesus prays for us. The Spirit intercedes on our behalf. And now, we’re invited to join in, together.     Acts 2:42-47 Philippians 4:4–7 Matthew...

What language does God speak to you  through music?  Hymns?  The Lutheran Service Book’s liturgies?  Contemporary songs?   In them all, God is inviting us to “enjoy him.”   C.S. Lewis said, “In commanding us to glorify Him, God is inviting us to enjoy Him.” Yes, enjoy Him through by making a joyful noise to the Rock of our Salvation.  That’s Jesus.  Worthy to be praised.   “For the LORD is a great...

Worship.  What does that mean exactly?  What IS worship?  Is worship about me or about God or both?  Most people would treat worship as praising God with affection and giving him the glory.  BUT worship is so much more.  Although those things can be part of worship, the CHIEF PART of worship is the LORD Jesus giving -  giving gifts.  Gifts like mercy, kindness, love, blood, forgiveness, promises,...

In this second chapter of our “If God Is For Us” series, we tackle Paul’s big question: “Who can separate us from the love of Christ?” We’ll explore how even good gifts—health, family, finances—can become barriers when we trust them more than the Giver. From Genesis to Malachi to Jesus Himself, we’ll see how God warns us against serving money and idols. But this isn’t just about what trips us up—i...

We’ve all heard the words: “If God is for us, who can be against us?” But what happens when it doesn’t feel that way? When life is heavy, shame lingers, and doubt creeps in? In this first part of our two-week series, we trace the sweeping story of Romans 1–8, through guilt, grace, struggle, and hope, so that we can hear Paul’s bold question the way he meant it. This isn’t a cliché. It’s a promise....