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Send us Fan Mail Mary and Joseph always went to Jerusalem for the Passover feast. It was a yearly trip. It might be easy to focus on the fact that they didn't know Jesus was with them when they left to go back home, but what we really need to focus on is what Jesus said to them when they finally found them. "Didn't you know I had to be in my Father's house?" This is a big...

Send us Fan Mail How do you learn? By listening? By being shown how to do something? In the beginning of John, he not only tells us about Jesus, but SHOWS us what exactly his birth means to us, and how it leads to our own Rebirth, giving us the ability to become one with God again and have the confidence of his love and forgiveness. Merry Christmas from all of us here at Trinity.  1 In the beginni...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening today! Pastor Cherney talks about if and when it's okay to not be okay. The Israelites were not okay during Micah's time, but they THOUGHT they were, and that was dangerous! Their justice system was corrupt, and they looked endlessly for people who would tell them it was okay that they were doing things against God's command. Micah's messag...

Send us Fan Mail Thank you for listening to this, our final midweek Advent service. Tonight, we continue our exploration of the angel visits! When the angels appeared to the shepherds, they were filled with fear. They were TERRIFIED! Pastor explores different types of fear, and how the shepherds felt all of those things. The angels ease their fears with the words, "Do not be afraid!" and...

Send us Fan Mail Good morning! Thanks for listening today! In our families, we all have obligations. We are obligated to go to Thanksgiving or Christmas, even if we aren't excited about it. What about our relationship with God? Are we doing things out of obligation? Do we think we are being good Christians if we simply show up to church on Sunday or try to be a "good" person? The pr...

Send us Fan Mail Thank you for listening! We hope this midweek service can enrich your week. Tonight we hear about the angel appearing to Joseph. After finding out she was pregnant, Joseph was feeling pretty sure that Mary had been unfaithful. Instead of planning revenge or publicly disgracing her, he was going to quietly divorce her. The angel came and told Joseph what was really going on, and it...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening this morning!  We are all busy getting ready for Christmas. Whether you are one who gets ready in November or someone who waits till the last minute, we are all preparing. What if you didn't know when Christmas would come? When company would show up at your door? We would be ready as soon as possible, with that uncertainty!  What is the meaning of Christm...

Send us Fan Mail Good evening! We are excited to embark on a series of midweek services this advent season that focus on different visits by angels in the time before the birth of Jesus. Tonight we hear about Gabriel visiting Mary. Mary was human, just like the rest of us, and she was from a small town, too. She was not expecting an extraordinary life, but she sure got one. Gabriel greets her, say...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening today! We are blessed to start yet another year of Advent, which is a time of preparation before Christmas. It is a wonderful time to remember what Christmas is really all about, and focus on Christ and the salvation won for us by him on the cross. In today's sermon, Pastor Cherney talks about reaping what we sow. Normally, if you put a rose bush in the g...

Send us Fan Mail We were blessed with a guest preacher tonight, Professor Kenneth Cherney. Pastor Cherney talks about the Israelites giving their first fruits to the Lord, and how it was more than a basket of fruit, but it stood for a promise kept. The Lord promised the Israelites that he would alway be with them, and never forsake them, and he kept that promise! As you gather with your friends or...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for joining us today! In today's sermon, Pastor Cherney helps us dig deep into what the last phrase of the Lord's Prayer actually means and how we feel about it: Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen. If we really think about it, this may make us a little uncomfortable, because it takes away any control we have in this life. We l...

Send us Fan Mail Thank you for joining us this morning! When Daniel wrote this, things were looking up. They were still in Babylonian captivity, but they knew it was coming to an end. The thought that they'd soon be able to go back to Jerusalem, rebuilt the temple, and worship together again was very encouraging. In this vision that God gave to Daniel, he reminds us that things in this life w...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for joining us today, Last Judgement Sunday! Did you know the end of the world has been predicted at least 154 times? Of course, each of those dates has come and gone. Sometimes, it's easy to forget about it, because it seems like it will never come. Pastor Cherney talks in today's sermon about God's message to the Israelites that he gave through Malachi. He...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Reformation Sunday! In today's sermon, Pastor talks about the familiar story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, and a few parallels that their story has with that of Martin Luther. Neither were trying to start a revolution or start an uprising, but both were standing up in the face of oppression and staying true to the One True God. And in both stories, we see that Shad...

Send us Fan Mail In today's sermon we hear about our relationships with others and  we are encouraged to rethink our relationships. Recognition is important in relationships. Jesus came down from heaven despite our having nothing to offer Him. With Jesus as our example, and out of thanks for His example, we are challenged to rethink our relationships as one of service to others. Thank-you for...

Send us Fan Mail In today's reading, a man asks Jesus what he can do to be saved. Pastor Cherney explores why this is the wrong question to ask, and takes us to the amazing reminder that we are saved by God's perfect love, grace, and forgiveness, not by our own works. God is good, God is the best, God is all we need. Enjoy this sermon and be refreshed by the peace and love we have in our...

Send us Fan Mail In today's sermon, Pastor Cherney helps us decipher between different ways we choose to listen to God. Are we listening to him for permission to continue in our ways? Or are we listening to him to improve our relationship with him and truly learn from him? Jesus tackles the tough issue of divorce as the Pharisees came to him with questions. Were they looking for permission to...

Send us Fan Mail How is GREATNESS defined? We all have slightly different ideas about what makes a person great. In fact, even the disciples were talking amongst themselves in today's reading about which of them was the greatest.  In today's text Jesus again tells his disciples about his upcoming suffering and death. This time, they keep silent. How is suffering and death GREAT? They don...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening to our sermon today! In this sermon based on Mark 8:27-35, Pastor Cherney helps us discern between love for God and a sense of possession, where we are only looking for Jesus to be what we WANT him to be. Peter falls into this trouble in this section of Mark. We hope you listen and learn something new! Join us in-person every Sunday. Check out our website for...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for joining us today! We hope you enjoy this sermon based on Mark 7:31-37. In this section of scripture, we see Jesus heal a deaf and mute man. He performed this miracle and many others in his ministry. Are you waiting for a miracle? Instead of waiting for a miracle, let's remember and rejoice in the miracle Jesus has already performed in your life: He died on the cros...

Send us Fan Mail Thank you for listening in to today's sermon! Listen to Pastor teach about the lesson from Mark 7. In this passage, the Pharisees were upset with Jesus because he and the disciples were eating without washing their hands. See how this relates to our lives today and how, in the end, Jesus is the reason for everything we do, not traditions or habit. Thank you for saving us, Jes...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for joining us for today's sermon, based on John 6:60-69. In this sermon, Pastor Mike talks about Jesus' controversial message that caused many to stop following him. Listen to learn more about this and the comfort he gives. Learn more about us at www.trinityelpaso.org  60 On hearing it, many of his disciples said, “This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?” 61...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for joining us this morning! Enjoy this sermon based on 1 Kings 19:3-18. Do you ever feel depressed? Whether it's situational or neurological, most of us have felt depressed at one time or another. In this sermon, Pastor Cherney reminds us that God is HERE. God loves you. God cares. And God has done it all... for you! He has silenced our inner critic that is always tel...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening to our sermon today! Enjoy this sermon based on John 6:24-35 and see how God is generous and always gives more than we're ready to get. He gives us not just earthly needs, but more importantly, all our spiritual needs. John 6:24-35 24 Once the crowd realized that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum in...

Send us Fan Mail Thank you for tuning in to our weekly sermon podcast! This week Pastor Cherney focuses on a portion from the Apostle Paul's letter to the Church in Corinth. The text is posted below.  2 Corinthians 9:8-11 8 And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. 9 As it is written: “They have f...