Trinity Talks

Pastor Judith Fulp-Eickstaedt preaches on the text from Luke 14:1. 7-14 and relates modern day challenges of concert and cafeteria seating to the Jesus parable of taking the humblest seat and inviting those that we expect nothing from rather than expecting a reciprocal invitation.

Dir. of Spiritual Formation, Ben Stewart, preaches on Luke 13:10-17 and Exodus 20:8-11.  He discusses the Sabbath, Jesus healing on the Sabbath, and what it means in our world today.

Pastor Emeritus Rev. Jim Atwood preaches on Genesis 1: 27-31 and how people have misused the theological doctrine of being born in the image of God and how instead it can be interpreted to use it for love, justice, compassion of God for our planet and for each other.

Guest speak Rev. Nancy Neal, from Bread for the World, preaches on the text from Luke 9:10-17 Jesus feeding the 5000.  She challenges us to consider how God is with us to make transformative changes in the world today.  There is a short music transition between segments.

Guest speaker Elder Le Quan Turner examines the parable of the Rich Fool (Luke 12:13-21) in light of the current environment and asks what is your desire.  Does it put you or God first?  There is a short music interlude between sections.

Guest preacher Rob Vaughan continues his two part sermon series on How to Pray.  Rob examines the Lord's Prayer and the scripture from Luke: 11:1-13.  There is small music interlude between sections.

Some Trinity college students sit down with Ben, to talk about their experience of High School and College.

Guest speaker Rob Vaughan talks about the heat, air conditioning, and how it is related to prayer, based on the scripture from Matthew 6:5-15. There are short music interludes in between segments.

Guest preacher, Elder Le Quan Turner, spoke about what it means to be a good neighbor to all, based on the Good Samaritan Parable in Luke 10:25-37.

Guest preacher, Rev. Nancy Neal, preaches on Amos 5:23-24, letting justice roll down like waters. Nancy is the director of church relations at Bread for the World and has been a leader in the organization's efforts toward racial equality.

Pastor Judith concludes her Acts sermons series with Acts 27:13-44 on the shipwreck with Paul and how it speaks to not being afraid of change or discernment for God has been this way before.

Judith preaches about Paul and Silas from Acts 16:16-34 and explores spiritual freedom--a liberation of the soul that frees us from these sorts of things that hold our hearts and minds in bondage, a freedom  that allows us to live more fully into who have been created and redeemed to be as followers of Jesus, a soul freedom that can be present even in those who do not enjoy political liberty and m...

Judith continues her sermon series on Acts and preaches on the Acts 8:26-40 text and how it takes practice to see past other labels to the unique individual created in the image of God.  

Judith preaches on Acts 2:1-21 through the lens of Trinity's history for this special 75th anniversary celebration worship.  

On the Sunday of confirmation and gradate recognition, Judith preaches on the blessing, sending, invitation, and promise of Jesus kind of prayer found in Acts 2:42-47.  Due to a full service with communion and confirmation, this podcast sermon is an excerpt.  To read her full sermon, please go to the website www.trinityarlington.org/recentsermons

Judith preaches about both sides of Saul's conversion to Paul.  "People can do great harm, sometimes when they are trying to do good, which means we have to check our own responses when someone disagrees with us."  Scripture reading: Acts 9:1-20 including a dramatic reading.

Pastor Judith and Ben answer a question from one of Trinity's circles about what to say when people are going through a rough time.

On Mother's Day, Pastor Judith preached on the story of Peter and Tabitha and prayer.  That the "power of God is not just a Jesus thing.  The power of God is alive and at work in the world all the time, always has been and always will be."  Scriptures: John 10:22-30; Acts 3:1-11; Acts 9:36-43.

Pastor Judith and Ben talk about the sermon series on the book of Acts.

Scriptures (Acts 5:27-32; Acts 7:54-8:3) and Judith's sermon which explores the Biblical message and historical reality, both good and bad, of people following human authority over God's authority.  

The scriptures from Easter (Acts 10:34-43 and Luke 24:1-12) and sermon.  The music interludes are from the choir, Trinity brass, and organ.

Depression is surprisingly common.  Many of us wonder if it something we have, or have had. Are there different degrees of depression?  Are there different ways to treat it? In this forty minute presentation, Dan Campbell and Rich Long discus what depression is and the options for treating it.  They talk about what has changed in treatment and how medication, therapy, and lifestyle can work togeth...

Ben Stewart gives a sermon on God's Reckless love and what it might look like.  Scriptures:  Philippians 3:4b-14  and   John 12:1-8.    

A special worship service invites us to enter into the story of Holy Week through a series of story-tellers about the Passion of Christ.  Judith's sermon then explores the question of "Why" of Christ's crucifixion. The liturgy is in storytelling format, but is based on Luke.

Pastor Judith and Ben talk about what is going on at Trinity during Holy Week.