Trinity Ky Sermons

The prophet Habakkuk cries out to God, lamenting the evil and injustice in Israel, as well as in the world at large.  God says he will come and judge evil, and yet, we will have to wait till final judgement day.  In the meantime, we are called to remain close to Him and wait!

Today we celebrated All Saints Day, remembering those who have passed away this past year. Pastor John shares the hope that Paul gives us of Jesus' Second Coming and Resurrection.  As Christians we grieve, but not as those without hope!

The book of Amos is a scathing review of the sin of the Israelite nation.  Amos calls out their idol worship and especially their treatment of the poor.  Through it, God says he hates the worship of the Israelites because it's all a sham.  To rightly worship God means to let justice and righteousness pervade our lives and the community of God in such a way that it flows down into the world. 

The prophet Joel describes the coming day of the Lord, as God brings his judgment and wrath on his people because of their sins.  Joel calls the people to repent with fasting and weeping and promises that as they turn to God and change their ways, God will send his Spirit to fill them in a new and fresh way.  Join Pastor John as he helps us unpack the Major Truths from the book of Joel!

Today we begin a series on Major Truths from the Minor Prophets.  Pastor John starts with Hosea's story, which shows us that God sees himself as a lover who has been betrayed and cheated on, yet his relentless, loyal and jealous love is more powerful than our sin.  God is all-powerful, yet allows himself to be hurt, and still loves us.  What a wonderful God. 

Pastor John wraps up his sermon series on Discipleship/Apprenticeship to Jesus by talking about how disciples seek to do the things Jesus did, and what he calls us to as individuals.  We have many general commands of Jesus to follow, but we also all have unique giftings that God gives us to fulfill his calling to bring flourishing in his world.  As Disciples, our doing flows directly out of our intimacy with him, and his transformative work in our lives. 

First-century disciples wanted to be just like their Rabbi, and so we must learn from them what it means to become like Jesus.  This happens as we open up our lives to God's influence and allow him to shape us into Christ-likeness, Holy Love. 

Our working definition of a disciple of Jesus is someone who organizes there entire life around the goals of 1. Being with Jesus, 2. Becoming Like Jesus and 3. Doing as Jesus did.  Today Pastor John shares about Being With Jesus, and treasuring God above all else. Do you desire God above all else? or is there something else you seek? 

In our world, it is common for people to identify as Christians, even those who do not attend church.  Yet Jesus never invited people to become Christians; he was a first century Rabbi who invited people to become disciples.  What does that mean for us?  To start with... it means we are invited to apprentice under him. 

God wants to speak to you... And He wants to direct and guide your life.  Today, Pastor John uses his experience identifying trees as an analogy for learning to hear from God.  We won't miss God's voice... if we are consistently in his word and allowing Christian community to speak into our lives.