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Trinity StreetsvilleControversy, Conflict, Culture: Reading Paul | Trinity Talks PodcastPaul writes about women, slavery, marriage, Jews, and so much more. But even his fellow church leaders found his writing confusing. On this podcast, New Testament Scholar Dr. Stephen Chester unpacks some of the biggest challenges we face when reading the Apostle Paul’s letters. We touch on some hot topics like women, slavery, marriage and singleness. But, we also work through some of the complicated theology of Paul’s writings including conflict between Jewish and Gentile followers of Jesus and the connection between our good works and our salvation. Dr. Chester also dives into the history of Pauline scho...2025-07-021h 06
Trinity Church Chester: SermonsHeidelberg 8: The TrinityLord’s Day 8 of the Heidelberg Catechism in our Teaching the Christian Faith series, looking at what the Bible teaches regarding the Trinity.2024-11-2524 min
St Michaels Church PodcastA taste of the Trinity | Elizabeth Berridge | 26.05.24A taste of the Trinity | Elizabeth Berridge | 26.05.24 by St Michael's Church, Chester Square2024-05-2727 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsDoing the Will of GodIn Matthew 21:28-32, Jesus told a simple parable in order to communicate the significance of doing the will of God. What is it to do the will of God? And why is it so important? In this guest sermon, Ed Rowett (Trinity Church York) considers this subject.2024-03-1029 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsChurch History (0-499AD): Part 3Occasionally at Trinity, we run a series of Sunday Seminars as an opportunity to learn more about the Bible’s teaching and the history of the Christian church. In this series, Phil Andrews will be introducing us to the ways in which the Church developed in the first five centuries.2023-10-1545 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsChurch History (0-499AD): Part 2Occasionally at Trinity, we run a series of Sunday Seminars as an opportunity to learn more about the Bible’s teaching and the history of the Christian church. In this series, Phil Andrews will be introducing us to the ways in which the Church developed in the first five centuries.2023-10-0854 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsKindnessIn the famous list of virtues that the Apostle Paul referred to as the fruit of the Spirit, the virtue of kindness appears fifth in the list. What is kindness? Where do we find it? And how do we then show it? In this sermon we consider these questions.2023-08-2730 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsPatienceIn the famous list he refers to as the fruit of the Spirit, the Apostle Paul lists patience the fourth virtue. We’re often aware of our lack of patience, but why is patience so valuable? And how can we become more patient? In this sermon we consider these questions.2023-08-2032 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsPeaceThird in what the Apostle Paul famously lists as the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22-23 is ‘peace.’ What does the Bible teach about peace, how do we get it, and what difference does it make in our lives?2023-08-1333 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsJoySecond in the famous list of virtues that the apostle Paul famously refers to as the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22-23 is ‘joy.’ What is joy? Why is it often the case that there is an absence of joy in our lives, and how can we experience it?2023-07-3032 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsLoveFirst in the list of virtues that the apostle Paul famously referred to as the fruit of the Spirit is ‘love.’ But what does Paul mean by love? And how can we love like this?2023-07-2329 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsA Fruitful LifeIn Galatians 5:22-23, the apostle Paul famously lists nine virtues that he refers to as “the fruit of the Spirit.” We can’t help but long for more of this fruit in our lives as we read the list. The question is: how can we live lives that bear more of this fruit? In this sermon we consider the context of these verses and the environment in which a fruitful life can be lived.2023-07-1632 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsTwo Sons, One Gracious FatherIn Luke 15, Jesus told what is now a famous parable about a man who had two sons. In this sermon, Rev. Ben Peterson considers what this parable teaches us about ourselves and about God.2023-07-1131 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsJesus and PeterIn John 21, Jesus appears to his disciples after his resurrection from the dead and he does so particularly for Peter’s sake. In this sermon, Rev. Paul Wells considers Jesus’ response to Peter’s earlier betrayal.2023-07-1135 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsThe Christian’s DeathMany of us try to avoid thinking about death, but it remains the ultimate statistic: one in one die. How can we face death with confidence and peace? And what awaits us after death? In this sermon we look at what Psalm 17 teaches us about this significant subject.2023-06-2533 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsThe Christian LifeIn Colossians 2, the apostle Paul outlines how a person becomes a Christian and how a person continues as a Christian by drawing our attention to the source, the symbols, and the security of the Christian life.2023-06-0430 minTrinity Church Chester: Sermons1 Samuel 15: LifeIn 1 Samuel 15, the demise of Israel’s first king continues. King Saul fails to obey the command given to him by God, and in doing so betrays an attitude of self-governance rather than submission to God. But his disobedience takes place in the context of an instruction which we might find peculiar: God commands Saul to wipe out a neighbouring nation, the Amalekites. What are we to make of this? And what does it reveal regarding God’s attitude towards human life?2023-05-2335 minTrinity Church Chester: Sermons1 Samuel 13-14: Folly1-2 Samuel is all about the king. At the beginning of 1 Samuel, Israel’s first king had been appointed, King Saul. His reign had started well but there were some warning signs that it wouldn’t always be that way. In chapters 13-14, these warning signs are realised as King Saul’s sin is highlighted.2023-05-1436 minTrinity Church Chester: Sermons1 Samuel 12: FaithfulnessAt the end of 1 Samuel 11, Samuel calls a renewal ceremony to renew the relationship between God and his people. Proceedings then revolve around one key issue: faithfulness. Who has been faithful, who has been unfaithful, and what can be done about it? In this sermon we look at these questions as we look at 1 Samuel 12.2023-05-0738 minTrinity Church Chester: Sermons1 Samuel 11: DeliveranceAt the beginning of 1 Samuel, life for God’s people had been miserable. They suffered as a result of circumstances outside of their control as well as their own choices. In 1 Samuel 11, God delivers his people and this deliverance teaches us about how God continues to deliver his people today.2023-04-3032 minTrinity Church Chester: Sermons1 Samuel 9-10: Persistent MercyIn 1 Samuel 9-10, preparations are made for Israel’s first king, Saul. God himself explains why it is that he is choosing Saul to be king, and the reason is: mercy. Even through this appointment, God was being merciful to his people.2023-04-2341 minTrinity Church Chester: Sermons1 Samuel: Rejecting GodIn 1 Samuel 8, God interprets his people’s request for a king as a rejection of him. In this passage we learn a lot about how God governs his people and how we ought to trust him as we look at why the request was a rejection.2023-04-1632 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsEaster: ResurrectionThe resurrection of Jesus Christ is clearly of huge significance to the Christian faith. But why? What’s so important about it? In this sermon we look at what the apostle Paul teaches on the resurrection in Colossians 3:1-4.2023-04-0932 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsEaster: HumiliationOne of the marvels of the Christian faith is that God himself stepped down from heaven to earth. Christians have often referred to this as Christ’s “humiliation.” But why is this put forward as a reason to praise God? In this guest sermon, Rev Ciarán Kelleher (Free Church of Scotland) considers this subject in Psalm 113.2023-04-0633 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsEphesians: PeaceAt the end of Ephesians 2, the apostle Paul wants to give us a big picture view of what God is doing: he is bringing peace. It is almost always important to keep the big picture in view in many aspects of life, and it’s no different when it comes to being a Christian. In this sermon we look at how God brings peace.2023-03-2633 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsMark 7:31-37: A Deaf and Mute ManIn this guest sermon, Rev Brian Peterson (Surfside PCA, SC) takes us through Jesus’ healing of a deaf and mute man and what we can learn from it.2023-03-2238 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsEphesians: GraceAt the begging of his letter, the apostle Paul has been outlining the many ways that God has blessed the Christian. The natural question to ask in light of this is, why? In chapter 2 Paul answers this question by explaining the significance of God’s grace, which we look at in this sermon.2023-03-1236 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsEphesians: God’s Power, For YouIn Ephesians 1:15-23, the apostle Paul outlines three things he prays that Christians would know. The third of the three things relates to God’s power. What do we need to know about God’s power? In this sermon we answer this question as we look at Ephesians 1:19-23.2023-03-0532 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsEphesians: What You Need to KnowThe Apostle Paul wrote a letter to relatively new Christians in relatively new churches which we have in the Bible as Ephesians. In the first chapter he explains what he prays for when he prays for them, and his prayer revolves around knowledge. So, what does he want Christians to know? In this sermon we look at this subject in Ephesians 1:15-23.2023-02-2632 minTrinity Church Chester: Sermons1 Samuel 7: Repentance & RenewalAt the beginning of 1 Samuel, God’s people were in a sorry state. Yet there was hope and it centred on a man named Samuel. For the last few chapters, Samuel had been absent. But in chapter 7 he shows up. What does he do when he shows up? How will God restore and renew his people through Samuel? Well, he begins with one thing: repentance. In this sermon we look at what repentance is and how we get it.2023-02-2233 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsGuest Sermon: Glory and BeautyIn Exodus 28, God gives instructions regarding what the priest was to wear in the time of the Old Testament. When we look back on this knowing all that we know from the New Testament, we see that those instructions teach us something about who Jesus is and what he does. In this guest sermon, Rev David Thomas from Christ Church Romford (IPC) helps us understand these important things.2023-02-2246 minTrinity Church Chester: Sermons1 Samuel 6: HolinessIn 1 Samuel chapter 6, the ark of the Lord is returned to Israel. The journey of the ark and its treatment teaches us one fundamental lesson: God is holy. So, what does it mean that God is holy? And how can we possibly stand before him? In this sermon we consider these matters.2023-02-0534 minTrinity Church Chester: Sermons1 Samuel 4-5: HumiliationThey were dark days for God’s people at the beginning of 1 Samuel, and before things get better, they get worse. In 1 Samuel 4:1-5:12, Israel suffers a humiliating defeat. Yet in the midst of it there are fundamental lessons to be learned. Why does God allow his people to be humiliated?2023-01-2941 minTrinity Church Chester: Sermons1 Samuel 3: Then God SpokeIn the midst of apparently hopeless days for God’s people, God spoke. In the Bible, we are repeatedly taught that God speaks to his people. But why does he speak? How does he do it? And how should we respond? In this sermon on 1 Samuel 3:1-4:1, we consider this subject.2023-01-2730 minTrinity Church Chester: Sermons1 Samuel 2: Hopeless LeadersIn 1 Samuel 2:11-36, God removes leaders of his people from their office after they show total contempt for his worship. What’s the problem with bad leaders in the church? How does God deal with it? And how should we respond? In this sermon we consider these questions.2023-01-1535 minTrinity Church Chester: Sermons1 Samuel: A Hopeless Place1-2 Samuel is all about Israel’s king and the kingdom. Yet it begins not with royalty or anybody influential, but with one Israelite woman unable to have children. Why does it begin here? In this sermon we look at Hannah’s problem, Hannah’s prayer, and Hannah’s people in 1 Samuel 1:1-2:11.2023-01-0838 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsChrist: Our KingOne way the Bible guides us in understanding who Jesus is and his significance for us is by showing us that he occupies all three of the important Old Testament offices: the offices of prophet, priest, and king. In this week’s sermon we consider what it means that Christ is our King.2023-01-0223 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsChrist: Our PriestWhat does it mean that Christ is our Priest? In this sermon we consider this important question.2022-12-2529 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsChrist: Our ProphetHow does the Bible present Jesus to us? In the Old Testament, there were three significant roles that God appointed people to serve in: the prophet, the priest, and the king. When we get to the New Testament it becomes clear that Jesus occupies all three role. He is our Prophet, our Priest, and our King. What does this mean? In this sermon we look at Jesus as our Prophet.2022-12-1830 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsTenth CommandmentIn the final of the Ten Commandments, God instructs us not to covet. What does it mean to covet? And why is it so serious? In this sermon we look briefly at these issues.2022-12-1820 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsNinth CommandmentIn the Ninth of the famous Ten Commandments, God regulates our speech by commanding us to “not bear false witness against our neighbour.” In this sermon we look at what the boundary is, why God gives it, and what hope there is for those who stray beyond it.2022-12-0432 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsEighth CommandmentAlmost every human being would agree that stealing is wrong, even the person who steals for a living is offended when stolen from. But what does the Bible class as stealing? And why does God treat it with such significance? In this sermon we consider these questions.2022-11-2731 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsSeventh CommandmentContinuing in our series on the Ten Commandments, we look at the command, “You shall not commit adultery.” What is adultery, and why does God forbid it? We consider these issues in this sermon.2022-11-2025 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsSixth Commandment“You shall not murder” is perhaps the commandment we find easiest to rush past. But what does the Bible consider to be murder? And what does this command teach us about God? In this sermon we consider these questions.2022-11-1328 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsFifth CommandmentThe Fifth Commandment is all about showing honour, particularly in relation to authorities God has placed in our lives. Who are we to honour? And what does that look like? In this sermon we consider these questions.2022-11-0658 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsGethsemaneIn the New Testament, all four of the Gospels mention one dark night in the garden of Gethsemane, shortly before Jesus’ death. Why is it so significant? And what took place in that garden? In this sermon we seek to answer these questions.2022-10-2427 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsFourth CommandmentIn the fourth of the famous Ten Commandments God gave his people to live by, he commands that a weekly Sabbath day be observed. In this sermon we consider what the Sabbath is, why it is significant, and how we can keep it.2022-10-0936 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsThird CommandmentThe Third of the well known Ten Commandments is all about God’s name. Whilst the Second Commandment shows us that God does not make himself known to us through man-made images, the Third Commandment teaches us how God does make himself known: through his name. So, what is God’s name? And how can we keep or break this commandment?2022-10-0231 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsSecond CommandmentIn the moral law that God famously gave us to live by, the Second Commandment relates to making images and worship. What exactly are we being commanded to do and not do? Why is it important? In this sermon we consider these questions.2022-09-2538 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsFirst CommandmentThe Ten Commandments were famously given as the law to govern how we live. If we are to understand these commandments rightly, we need to understand the context in which they were given. In Exodus 20:1-17, we see that this law was given in the context of God showing grace to his people, which helps us understand the First Commandment not to have any other gods before Him.2022-09-1832 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsSongs of Life: Psalm 119In the Book of Psalms we find several psalms that focus on God’s law. Rather than portraying it in a negative way, these songs are overwhelmingly positive about the law. Why is that? And how should we understand the law? In this sermon series we look at Psalms 1, 19, and 119 to consider these questions.2022-09-1136 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsSongs of Life: Psalm 19In the Book of Psalms we find several psalms that focus on God’s law. Rather than portraying it in a negative way, these songs are overwhelmingly positive about the law. Why is that? And how should we understand the law? In this sermon series we look at Psalms 1, 19, and 119 to consider these questions.2022-09-0432 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsSongs of Life: Psalm 1In the Book of Psalms we find several psalms that focus on God’s law. Rather than portraying it in a negative way, these songs are overwhelmingly positive about the law. Why is that? And how should we understand the law? In this sermon series we look at Psalms 1, 19, and 119 to consider these questions.2022-08-2828 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsThe Kingdom, Power, and GloryAt the end of the famous prayer that Jesus taught his disciples to pray, the Lord’s Prayer, Christians have traditionally included a conclusion: “For yours is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever, amen.” What do these words teach us about prayer, and specifically where we find confidence that our prayers will be heard and answered? In this sermon we consider these questions.2022-08-2229 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsLead Us Not Into TemptationThe final request in the famous prayer Jesus taught his disciples to pray - the Lord’s Prayer - is, “lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” What is temptation, why do we experience it, and how should we respond to it? These are the questions we look at in this message.2022-08-1429 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsForgive Us Our DebtsIn the famous prayer that Jesus taught his disciples to pray, the Lord’s Prayer, the fifth request he teaches is “forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors.” Forgiveness is a huge subject, impacting everyone one of us. So what does Jesus have in mind here? And why does he teach his disciples to continue to pray for forgiveness - aren’t they already forgiven? In this sermon we consider these questions.2022-08-0732 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsGive Us This Day Our Daily BreadIn the famous prayer that Jesus taught his disciples to pray, the Lord’s Prayer, the fourth request is that God would “give us this day our daily bread.” What is Jesus referring to? And what are we to pray for when we pray this? In the next sermon in the Lord’s Prayer series we look at these questions and more.2022-07-2430 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsYour Will Be DoneIn the famous prayer Jesus taught his disciples to pray, the Lord’s Prayer, the third request is “your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” What is God’s ‘will’ in this context, and what does it mean for it to be done? This is what we look at in this sermon.2022-07-1731 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsYour Kingdom ComeIn the famous prayer Jesus taught his disciples to pray, the Lord’s Prayer, the second request he teaches them to pray is “may your kingdom come.” What kingdom is Jesus referring to? And what does it mean to “come”? In this sermon we look at answers to these questions as w e continue to look at the Lord’s Prayer.2022-07-1032 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsHope in the Face of DeathWe tend not to think much about death, never mind thinking about how death ought to give us great hope here and now. In 2 Corinthians 4-5, the apostle Paul outlines how death does indeed give the Christian great hope. What is it? And how should it affect us? In this guest sermon, Rev Ian Hughes looks at this passage.2022-07-0544 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsThe Christian’s ArmourIn Ephesians 6, the apostle Paul lists items of armour that belong to the Christian for the spiritual battle that exists. What’s the significance of the armour? And what’s the significance of the battle? In this guest sermon, Rev Adam Wilson from Trinity Church York (IPC) answers these questions.2022-07-0543 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsHallowed be Your NameIn the famous prayer that Jesus taught his disciples to pray, the Lord’s Prayer, the first thing Jesus teaches them to ask is that God’s name would be “hallowed.” What does that mean? And how does it happen? In this sermon we look at these questions in our Lord’s Prayer series.2022-06-1227 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsOur Father in HeavenAt the centre of Jesus’ famous teaching - The Sermon on the Mount - is The Lord’s Prayer, a prayer Jesus taught his disciples. In the first line of the prayer Jesus taught his disciples to address God with the words, “Our Father in heaven.” What do these words teach us, and how do they shape our praying?2022-06-0525 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsThe Lord’s SupperJesus have two practices to be practiced in the Church throughout the ages: baptism and the Lord’s Supper. In this sermon we look at what the Lord’s Supper is all about as we look at why meals in the Bible are significant, and what’s significant about this particular meal.2022-05-2929 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsBaptism: God Names UsWhat should we think about when we think about baptism? Who’s baptism really about? And what happens when we’re baptised? In this sermon we look at Jesus’ command to baptise in the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.2022-05-2230 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsThe Thieves on the CrossWhen Jesus died, two thieves were crucified either side of him and spoke with him in their dying moments. What do we learn from Jesus’ interaction with them?2022-05-2227 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsBaptism: WaterWhilst a Christian baptism sometimes looks slightly different - a sprinkling, pouring or immersion - the common feature is water. So, what’s significant about water in baptism? In this sermon we look at the themes of creation and judgment in the Bible to help us answer this question.2022-05-0828 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsJohn: Jesus Loves His Faltering Followers - Part TwoHow does God respond to us when we fail him? At the end of John’s Gospel, Jesus addresses one of his followers who had promised him loyalty and courage, but had delivered on none of his promises. How will Jesus respond? And what can we learn from his response?2022-05-0130 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsJohn: Jesus Loves His Faltering Followers - Part OneThomas, one of Jesus’ disciples, wasn’t there when Jesus first appeared to the disciples after his resurrection. He couldn’t bring himself to believe that Jesus had risen. Why not? And what changed? In this sermon we look Jesus’ response to Thomas and what it teaches us about belief.2022-04-2430 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsJohn: A New Day“Tomorrow’s a new day,” we’ll sometimes say, in the hope that something will change. At the end of John’s Gospel, we see that Jesus’ resurrection really does change everything - it is the new day we long for.2022-04-1730 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsJohn: Jesus Loves His FatherIn John’s Gospel Jesus is frequently described as loving. In John 14, he himself says that he loves the Father and does all the Father commands him. What does it mean for the Son to obey the Father? And what does it mean for us?2022-04-1029 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsJohn: Jesus Loves His FollowersIn one of the New Testament introductions to Jesus Christ, the Gospel of John, Jesus is frequently described as a person who loves. This week we look at Jesus’ love for his followers in John 13.2022-04-0432 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsJohn: Jesus Loves His FriendsIn one of the New Testament introductions to Jesus Christ, the Gospel of John, Jesus is frequently described as a person who loves. In this sermon we look at a passage in which Jesus is described as loving his friend Lazarus and his sisters Martha and Mary.2022-04-0431 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsThe Great ShepherdAt the end of the letter to the Hebrews, Jesus is described as the great Shepherd of the sheep. What does this mean? And what does it mean for us? Brian Peterson from one of our partner churches, Surfside PCA, looks at these questions in this guest sermon.2022-04-0441 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsUnity, Joy, PeaceIn the New Testament we have a letter that the Apostle Paul wrote to a church close to his heart in the Roman city of Philippi. The church faced opposition from without and potential division within, and so in Philippians 4 Paul addresses three issues that were particularly pertinent: Unity, joy, and peace that endure no matter what your circumstances are.2022-03-1634 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsEphesians: The Blessed God SealsIn Ephesians 1, the Apostle Paul outlines what it is to be a Christian - to be blessed, adopted, redeemed. What guarantee do we have that these things are true for us? The answer Paul gives is: the Holy Spirit is our seal and guarantee.2022-02-2128 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsEphesians: The Blessed God RedeemsWe all know what it feels like to want redemption, to be freed from the feeling of being held down. In Ephesians 1, the Apostle Paul briefly outlines what Christian redemption is and how we can know it.2022-02-2131 min
CFBC Sermons"666 The Satanic Trinity" (Revelation 13) Revelation Series Season 2 Ep.6This weekend we had some technical difficulties, but this message takes us to Revelation 13 in our God Wins II sermon series. You’ll be exposed to a right now word about The Dragon (Satan), The Antichrist, The False Prophet, and The Mark of the Beast. As Christians, these prophecies are fascinating and give us no reason for timidity or fear. For the lost, these same prophecies will mean wholesale terror. If Biblical Prophecy of the more spectacular nature is your interest, you gotta hear the message, “Satanic Trinity”, this weekend. Hope you enjoy!👍2022-02-2149 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsEphesians: The Blessed God ChoosesIn Ephesians 1:4-6, the Apostle Paul explains the ultimate reason why anyone is a Christian. In this sermon we look at what that is and why it ought to give us confidence in our faith.2022-02-0729 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsEphesians: The Blessed God BlessesEphesians is a letter written by the Apostle Paul to newly planted churches and new Christians. In 1:1-3 Paul introduces us to what it means to be a Christian by writing about the God who blesses us.2022-02-0732 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsPsalms 42-43: Drowning in DroughtIn another guest sermon, Rev. Andrzej Stelmasiak preaches on two psalms that express a particular difficulty Christians have faced throughout the ages. What are we to think when we feel far from God? And what hope is there?2022-01-2641 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsPhilemon: The Lord’s WayIn this second of two guest sermons on Philemon, Rev. Pete Gower considers how the Apostle Paul shows us by his example how to do the Lord’s work in the Lord’s way.2022-01-2634 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsPhilemon: The Lord’s WorkWhat is it like to be a part of an authentic Christian community? How does God intend us to live with one another? In this guest sermon, Rev Pete Gower shows how the short New Testament letter Philemon helps us answer these questions.2022-01-0934 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsThe Gospel of John: Why He Came DownOne of the ways the Gospel of John introduces us to the person at the centre of the Christian faith, Jesus Christ, is by presenting him as the One who came down from heaven. In chapter 12, John records a speech given by Jesus that explains why he came and what it means for us.2022-01-0331 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsThe Gospel of John: Not of This WorldIn the Gospel of John, Jesus is repeatedly referred to as the One from heaven. In this sermon we consider what significance this gives to his death, which in John 8 is again described as him being “lifted up.”2021-12-2622 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsThe Gospel of John: The Bread from HeavenOne of the ways the Gospel of John describes Jesus’ origin is to describe him as the one who came down from heaven. It’s a theme that comes up several times throughout the Gospel and it sheds light on who Jesus is and what he came to do. In John 6, Jesus describes himself as the bread that has come down from heaven to satisfy our spiritual hunger and give us life.2021-12-2132 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsThe Gospel of John: The One from HeavenHow can we gain real understanding of what is true? How can we truly know God? In today’s sermon we look at a conversation Jesus had with a man named Nicodemus as we see that true understanding requires humility, requires God to come down, and requires God to be lifted up.2021-12-1428 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsThe Gospel of John: Grace and TruthThe Gospel of John introduces us to the Christian faith by introducing us to the person at the centre of the Christian faith, Jesus Christ. What changes when Jesus comes on the scene? What’s new about the New Testament? In 1:14-18 John highlights two things: where God dwells, and how we receive grace.2021-12-0825 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsThe Gospel of John: The Word Became FleshThe Gospel of John introduces us to the Christian faith by introducing us to the person at the centre of the Christian faith, Jesus Christ. In 1:14 John emphasises that Jesus’ humanity is true humanity, and this has implications for how we view the physical world and our own physical bodies.2021-11-2821 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsThe Gospel of John: The WordThe Gospel of John is an early introduction to the Christian faith. It’s author, John, introduces us to a person who we must understand and who should change our lives. This sermon looks at the opening verses, 1:1-5.2021-11-1534 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsGuest Sermon: The God Who Cannot LieThis week’s sermon is from our guest speaker, Rev Mark Thomas, on Titus 1.2021-11-0745 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsOur Creed: Life EverlastingThat feeling that you know too well, the feeling that something is missing. What do we do with it? And how will our desire for a wholeness in life be truly satisfied? In Revelation 21 we are given a vision of the future home for the Christian, where our longings for home will be finally met.2021-11-0231 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsOur Creed: The ChurchOften we can find ourselves lacking a sense of belonging as we go through life. God’s design for the church is that it be a place of belonging, where those inside the community know they belong and those outside are invited in. How does such a community come into existence? And how do we remain faithful to the design? The Apostle Paul wrote a letter to the church in Ephesus to lay out God’s design for the church. In this sermon we look at what Ephesians 2:11-22 teaches us about this.2021-10-2429 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsOur Creed: The Holy SpiritIt’s difficult to overestimate the significance of the Holy Spirit’s role throughout history and in our lives. On a personal level, the Bible teaches us that there is a new birth that we each need to experience if we are to know God. In John 3, Jesus makes it clear that it is the Holy Spirit who brings about this new birth.2021-10-2424 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsOur Creed: Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord (3)In the Bible we see Jesus Christ’s journey from heaven to earth as he takes on human flesh and suffers and dies for our sins. We also see him gloriously exalted, beginning with his resurrection from the dead. In this sermon we consider the Apostle Paul’s teaching on the resurrection from 1 Corinthians 15.2021-10-1031 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsOur Creed: Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord (2)Why did Jesus die? In this episode we look at the significance of Jesus’ role as our priest, from Hebrews 5:1 and 10:1-25.2021-10-0338 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsCommissioning: The Christian MinisterThis sermon was preached by our guest speaker, Rev Dr. Eryl Davies, at the commissioning service for Rev Deiniol Williams. It focuses on the role of a minister in the Church as we see it described in 1 Thessalonians 2.2021-10-0332 minTrinity Church Chester: SermonsOur Creed: Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord (1)The centre of the Christian faith is Jesus Christ, and so if we want to understand what it means to be a Christian, we need to ask the question: who is Jesus? The Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament is an early biography of Jesus Christ, and Matthew invites us readers to ask this very question. In today’s passage, Matthew 1:18-25, we consider what Jesus’ names reveal about his identity and what his birth teaches us about how God works.2021-09-2132 min
Trinity Church Chester: SermonsOur Creed: God, the Father, AlmightyIn the book of Job in the Old Testament, Job wrestles with why it is that he has suffered. After several rounds of back-and-two with his friends, he refuses to accept their explanation that he has suffered because he has sinned. He declares his innocence and demands that God provide an explanation. In chapters 38-42, God does answer Job, and in this week’s sermon we consider what God’s response teaches us about God, about us, and about our relationship with God.2021-09-2129 min
Providence Church | West Chester SermonsGod as Creator and Trinity"Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers."
1 Timothy 4:16 (NIV)
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The Trinity gives us a new picture of what relationships saturated by God can be like– as...2020-01-1200 min