Sermons

Below you can find links to sermons from Trinity Church offered as streaming audio, and text in PDF format (not all sermons may have audio).

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Discipleship Jesus' Way

Recorded on Sunday, June 27, 2010

As Jesus turns his face towards Jerusalem his disciples receive two lessons in discipleship. Firstly they are rebuked for wanting to call down fire upon a Samaritan village that rejects Jesus. Then three would-be followers of Jesus are challenged to be the sort of followers Jesus wants. Barbara draws out the implications of these events for how we follow Jesus on his mission today. 

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God's Word Is Sometimes Resisted

Recorded on Sunday, June 20, 2010

The readings for today [1 Kings 18:17-40 & 1 Kings 19:1-15a] cover the climactic events of Elijah's Ministry as a messenger of Yahweh and his battles with false prophets and one vicious enemy of the Word in Jezebel.  They reflect one template or pattern for how the ministry of God's Word is at times resisted and attacked. Christians must not be naive to this.  Francis introduces this reflection and teaching by first viewing the Word of God as the sharp double edged sword described in Hebrews 4:12.

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Being A Friend Of God

Recorded on Sunday, June 13, 2010

In the context of an ALL AGE service Francis opens up two ways people commonly relate to God, either as Friends of God or as Users of God.  The message begins with some Radio-Drama to illustrate the issue and encourages listeners to relate to God as a freind seeking to know his concerns and not just see him as the solution to our own.

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