Welcome to Trinity United Methodist Church in Duncanville, Texas. It's Easter Sunday. Christ the Lord is risen today! But what kind of victory is this? And how would you react if someone murdered your son? Our Easter Sunday worship service includes the final installment of the sermon series “If the Cross Is the Answer, What Is the Question?” Join us now for the message “Adopt the Murderers.”

Tonight we are going to revisit and ponder the meaning of the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ. We will contemplate the depth of evil that human beings can perpetrate and we will also contemplate the heights of love that God has poured out upon us.

We say that when Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit they fell into sin. Theologians call this The Fall. But what if The Fall did not make our spiritual ancestors so much evil, as it left them wounded? What if our suffering stems from the original wounds, not the original sin? And Jesus Christ came to heal us?

Centering Psalm: Psalm 34:1-8

Scriptures : II Corinthians 5:14-21 and Ephesians 2:11a, 12b-18

What do Jesus Christ, the cross, and castration have in common? More than you think! We believe that Christ died to take away our sins. But must blood be spilt in order for us to be saved? Did Jesus have to die in order for God to forgive us? Moral influence theory offers us a different way to understand the cross. Maybe God isn’t mad at us. 

We have been taught that the death of Jesus on the cross takes away our sin. But exactly how does that work? Does Jesus take our rightful place in order to placate an angry God? Or does somehow Jesus’ death break the power of death? These various ideas and images are called “theories of atonement.” During Lent we will examine many of the ways atonement and the cross have been understood throughout Christian history. We will find that each understanding sheds light on all the ways God loves and cares for us.

Why do I keep doing the same dumb thing over and over again? How can I be free? In the second sermon in our Lenten sermon series “If the Cross Is the Answer, What Is the Question?”, we explore how we find freedom in Christ. God has paid a King’s ransom for us!

Welcome to Trinity United Methodist Church in Duncanville, Texas. Today we had planed to start a new sermon series for the season of Lent.  However we’re postponing  it to next week due to the power outages and broken pipes that the winter storm has dealt many of us. When the floodwaters of life life threaten to overwhelm us  remember that God is with us. We are not being swept away. We are being baptized into new life. Join us now for our special sermon “Many Waters."  

Today’s centering Psalm is Psalm 32

Scripture readings:

Issiah chapter 43, starting with verse 1

Matthew chapter 3, starting with verse 13

Welcome to Trinity United Methodist Church in Duncanville, Texas. Today we’ll explorer "Christ’s Transfiguration on the Mountain."

Today’s centering Psalm is Psalm 99 

Today’s scripture readings:

24th chapter of Exodus starting with verse 12

Matthew chapter 17 starting with verse 1

Welcome to Trinity United Methodist Church in Duncanville, Texas. Today we conclude our sermon series “Proclaiming the Year of the Lord’s Favor” or, “How to Keep 2021 From Being the Hell that was 2020.  Join us know for the message, “Lakes, Lava, and Leviticus.”

Hi, This is Jane Graner, Pastor of Trinity United Methodist Church in Duncanville, Texas.  Welcome to the the forth in our sermon series “Proclaiming the Year of the Lord’s Favor” or “How to Keep 2021 From Being the Hell That Was 2020.”  Join us now for the message, “Forgiving What we Can’t Forget.” I hope you enjoy it