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God grants His covenant promises not only to believers but also to their children. No one should hinder them from coming to God and receiving His covenant blessings. When the disciples of Jesus rebuked the parents who brought their children to be blessed by Him, they quickly learned that the Kingdom of God also belongs to children. In fact, it belongs only to those who receive it like a child. Thi...

In ancient Israel, a leprous person was ostracized from society. Even family members avoided them, fearing infection. When such a person approached Jesus seeking healing, He did the unthinkable. Instead of withdrawing, He showed compassion and touched him, restoring him. Our sins are even more repulsive, yet Jesus shows us mercy and heals us by taking our place on the cross, the place of a leprous...

Jesus loved to pray. No matter how long and tiring his day was, he woke up early in the morning and prayed in a solitary place. A praying Master like Jesus cannot have prayerless servants. If Jesus Christ, though he himself was without weakness or sin, depended on God daily, how much more should we, as weak and sinful beings, depend on God through daily prayer? Through this sermon, we understand t...

As we come to the end of another year, Rev Christopher David considers why and how we need to give thanks to God through Psalm 100. This sermon was preached by Rev Christopher Poshin David on December 28, 2025, at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Chennai. Visit our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.trinitypresbyterianchennai.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube ⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠for more resources!

In the seventh and final antiphon, we consider the title of Jesus Christ, O Emmanuel , meaning “God with us.” For us to truly appreciate what it means for God to be with us, we need to understand the distance between humanity and God, as his very nature sets him apart from us. However, God chooses to descend to earth through the person of Jesus Christ in order to save us from sin and dwell with us...

In the sixth antiphon, we address Jesus Christ by the title 'O Rex Gentium' or King of the Nations. Jesus, the maker of man, rules over all of mankind by virtue of creation. The hope of Israel that God is the king of the nations is fulfilled when Jesus is born as the child of Abraham to bring God’s blessing of salvation to the nations! To call Jesus the King of the Nations means that He is...

In the fifth antiphon, the church addresses Jesus Christ as O Oriens, which is translated into English in many ways such as Morning Star, Rising Sun, Radiant Dawn or Dayspring. Since the fall, mankind has always yearned for the true light of God to arise and dispel the darkness. The day of Christ brought the dawn of deliverance for people living in the darkness, and though the Light shines in the...

In the fourth antiphon, we are introduced to Christ as the Key of David, referring to the authority, amnesty and assurance of the King. Jesus continues to assure us through the word of the Gospel that he who is the Key of David has opened wide for us the gate to heaven. In this sermon, we consider what this messianic title from the book of Isaiah means and how Jesus fulfils it, even today. This se...

The people of God had waited years for the tree of Jesse to be revived and replenished. After centuries of deadness, new life sprouts forth miraculously as God himself now comes to his people in the person of Jesus. But Jesus Christ is not only the shoot of Jesse but also the root (Radix) of Jesse, fulfilling what the prophet Isaiah said 700 years before. In this sermon, we see what this implies,...

This sermon was preached by Rev Christopher Poshin David on November 23, 2025, at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Chennai. Scripture Lessons: John 8:34-59; Exodus 3:1-15 Advent Series: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (on the O Antiphons) The O Antiphons, an ancient church tradition, are a series of seven prayers addressed to Jesus Christ, and sung in the season of Advent. These prayers are relevant for us i...

The search for wisdom (sapientia) spans the human experience across time because we are created to seek wisdom. In seeking after wisdom, mankind is seeking Him who is the source of all wisdom – the only wise God. However, since the fall, the children of Adam and Eve have embraced the foolish ways of sin and have sought wisdom apart from God. Christ alone is the fulfilment for the human yearning fo...

All sicknesses of our body point to the reality that our hearts are sick, stained with sin. If the kingdom of God has broken through into this world, then Rabbi Jesus will not only deliver fallen humanity from the oppression of the evil One but also the suffering from sickness. Jesus Christ comes into this world to bring God’s healing into our diseased lives, for He is the great physician. This se...

In the first snapshot of the ministry of Jesus in the book of Mark, we see our Lord teaching at a synagogue at Capernaum on the Sabbath Day. Jesus spoke with authority from Himself for He is the Living Word. But the words of Jesus not only carried authority but also immense power to enforce His will, as his mere word was enough to rout a demon. In this sermon we see how the words of Jesus ought to...

Words actually hurt us, more than the physical blows we receive in our lives. They tend to leave scars on our hearts. As we glean wisdom from the books of Proverbs and James in this sermon, Rev John Rakshith Prabhakar shares how we can engage them in three steps: Words matter, words scatter and words gather. This sermon was preached by Rev Prabhakar (Pastor of Redeemer Church, Bengaluru) on Octobe...

Baptism testifies entirely of God’s grace and not our works. We read repeatedly in the New Testament that the practice of the primitive church was to baptise not only those who believed in Jesus, but also their households. This is because the Bible tells us that God's grace of salvation is not only for the individuals who believe but also to their families. In this sermon we see that God inclu...

Psalm 3 deals with the emotion of fear; it helps us understand what to do when we are under threat or when we live in fear. The Psalm was written by King David when he was fleeing from his son, Absalom. Through this Psalm we learn that we worship a God who delivers us from the fear of threats, of uncertainty and of our vulnerability. This sermon was preached by Rev David Gnanadhas (New City Fellow...

What does the apostle Peter mean when he says "baptism now saves you"? For so many evangelicals today, such language can be disconcerting and disturbing as baptism is considered a mere sign of conversion. The Bible tells us that baptism is not just an empty sign of salvation, since God is at work in the sacraments. In this sermon, we see that in baptism, a Christian is saved from the wat...

What happens when a church makes it a priority to love one another? Rev Akshay Rajkumar says that when love matters most, we will measure it, mature in it and marvel at it. Rev Rajkumar is pastor of Redeemer, New Delhi. This sermon was preached on September 28, 2025, at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Chennai. Visit our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.trinitypresbyterianchennai.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube ⁠...

Everything we have is by the grace of God. But what is the role of God's grace in the life of a believer? In this sermon, we consider six functions of grace that we find in the Bible. This sermon was preached by Mr Seraph McGregor, Lecturer of Church History at Bible Presbyterian Council College, Visakhapatnam, on September 21, 2025, at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Chennai. Visit our website ⁠...

More than a dictionary definition of love or the numerous examples of love that we see in our lives every day, God gives us a clear description of what love is in His word. 1 Corinthians 13 is one of the few passages in scriptures where the Christian ethics of love is clearly stated with no ambiguity. Ultimately, in Jesus, God gives us the perfect picture of love. This sermon was preached by Rev C...

The Gospel of Mark gives us special insight into how Jesus gathered his first disciples into his kingdom. In doing so, Mark shows us what discipleship, or following Jesus, is all about. This sermon was preached by Rev Christopher Poshin David on September 8, 2025, at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Chennai. Series: The Servant King, on the Gospel of Mark In a world that prizes power, prestige and sel...

The gospel of God is all about the kingdom of God and what its king, Jesus Christ, has done for his people. Thus, the greatest of all the preachers is the very one who is the foundation of the church — Jesus Christ. In the passage for this sermon, Mark tells us about the beginning of Jesus’ ministry and his preaching of the gospel of the kingdom. This sermon was preached by Rev Christopher Poshin...

The wilderness in scripture is a desolate place, a place of judgment. Yet we read that Jesus, the perfect Son of God, had to endure temptation in the wilderness, just like we do in our daily lives. The Spirit pilots Jesus into the wilderness so that he will be proven as the new Adam and the new Israel of God. In this sermon, we consider how the temptation of Jesus can aid in our Christian walk of...

Mark wants us to look at the baptism of Jesus and ask ourselves, “Who is this Jesus?” For Mark, the baptism of Jesus reveals everything you need to know about the Son of God and His mission. This sermon was preached by Rev Christopher Poshin David on August 17, 2025, at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Chennai. Series: The Servant King, on the Gospel of Mark In a world that prizes power, prestige and...

The Gospel of Jesus is nothing but the continuation of the story of Exodus. In fact, it is the culmination of the exodus. Jesus is the climax of the story of God’s covenant with Israel. In this passage from the Gospel of Mark, we see how John the Baptist is the fulfilment of ancient prophecies as he prepares the way for the Messiah. This sermon was preached by Rev Christopher Poshin David on Augus...