Trinity United Presbyterian Church

"Grace at the Table"

This is the most important question ever asked. Jesus wants us to go deep within ourselves to ask who Jesus is – why are still talking about him today. Jesus begins with an easier question – “Who do people say that I am?” Once answered (with many divergent opinions), Jesus zeroes in on the question that eternity demands: “Who do YOU say that I am?” When Peter answers, Jesus tells him two shockingl...

For over 350 years, Americans haven’t stopped arguing about the role that faith plays in public life. How do we, Christians whose ultimate authority is God, interact with a government that doesn’t always have God-honoring policies or politicians? How do we expect to pay allegiance and taxes to a country that is often more sinful than sacred? How should a Christian mix political and religious life?...

Here is a clash between legalism and love. How can we as Christians hold true to God’s standards while still loving others? How will love triumph over law?

We live in a noise-addicted, continually distracted culture. Our pace affects our intimacy with Jesus, we waste time, and our bodies run ahead of our souls, Question: Are there not twelve hours of daylight? In this text it appears Jesus is “late” in getting to Lazarus, yet we see in this text and throughout the Gospels, of Jesus moving purposefully because he understood his mission.

To use a modern term, Jesus is multitasking. He has just spoken with a synagogue official named Jairus, whose daughter needs healing (Mark 5:21-23, 36-39). Then Jesus allows his journey to be interrupted by a person as different from Jairus as possible – a destitute woman with a flow of blood who touches Jesus’ cloak (Mark 5:24-35). The woman’s touch – and the story itself – intrude on a potential...

On what will you build your life?

It’s always tempting to superimpose human categories and characteristics on God. But what if His love is different? What if it’s a love that can never give us up?

Life's purpose - and how to find it.

To be human is to care for others. What do we do when sin comes knocking on the door of our hearts? The Bible tells us that sin will either master us, or we will master it. Unchecked sin can lead to dire consequences. For Cain, it led to him murdering his brother out of jealousy and anger. Cain knew the right thing to do but chose to do otherwise. We'll explore tactics the enemy uses to tempt us a...

Even before God pronounced punishment to Adam and Eve, their sin caused them to hide – from God, from one another, from even themselves. We still hide, still try to convince others that we are better, different, more than we really are. And our preoccupation with hiding worsens when we listen to voices that lie to us about our real selves. Because God is…grieved by my rebellion and rejection of Hi...

God seeks after us.

God is the source of our identity.

A deep dive into the spiritual discipline of fasting as we explore the encouragement that we receive directly from Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount. We are called to fast and seek the Lord because it is one of the best ways we can hear from Him when we are seeking direction and intimacy. 

Prayer is an investment in the future that God has for the world. And so, prayer often is an act of risk and faith. As the Babylonians are besieging Jerusalem, God commands Jeremiah to buy a field(!), as a description of how God will bring health and life to the area after God uses the Babylonians to enact judgement on His people. When we pray as Christ and the prophets taught, we place ourselves...

Merry Christmas

A family-friendly candlelight service with Christmas carols, children’s lesson, choir, and sermon. Childcare for ages 5 and under.

The birth of the Christ-child is provocative. It demands a response. What will yours be?

Can you remember the last time you experienced complete and utter awe? Temple Shepherds were out in the field, tending to sheep that were set aside for temple sacrifice. One angel appears in front of them; encompassed in the shekinah light of God’s glory. He proclaims good tidings of great joy. And what is his message? That the Messiah has come! Then a chorus of Angels appear and sing a hymn of pr...

What are we to do when we face impossible situations? Mary receives a visit from the angel Gabriel, the same angel that appeared to Zechariah. The appearance to a Priest in the temple made sense, but appearing to a young girl, with no title, from an obscure town? That would have been jarring to a person in the first century. Gabriel informs Mary that she is going to give birth to the promised Mess...

God does some of his best work in us while we wait. Throughout the Old Testament, the people of God are waiting for Messiah to come; the one they believed would restore Israel’s fortunes, deliver them from their enemies & bring God’s salvation in ways that would bless the entire world. We will look at the story of Zechariah and Elizabeth, and what God did in their lives as they waited for their so...

Commit to inviting someone to attend church with you!

At this point in our “One New Step” series, we have heard about the may new steps that we could take on our discipleship journey. Still, it can be easy to get stalled out by fear or to stay back in comfort. In Matthew 14:22-36 we see an incredible picture of what it looks like to take a new step of faith--literally. Often, we give Peter a hard time for sinking into the sea, but there are so many t...

We explore the story of Mary anointing Jesus’ feet, and consider what it would look like to live a life of extravagant generosity.