Romans 8:12–25
The Holy Spirit leads us in "growing up in Christ" as He confirms certain fundamental truths about who we are. It's hard to grow if we don't live out of who He says we are. Who are you?
Global Outreach Sunday: How God Is Reaching the Unreached
Romans 15:20–22
Global Outreach Sunday is our opportunity to realize we are a part of something a whole lot bigger than we are. God is at work in and through Trinity Church, and the church around the world, making known the glorious good news of Jesus Christ. Join in the work and see how He uses you to change lives!
Growing Up in Christ: Mind the Gap
Romans 8:1–13
For those who are growing up in Christ, there is a huge gap between how the world says we grow and how God says we grow. We need to mind the gap and stick with God's way.
Discussion Questions
Growing Up in Christ: Not On My Own
Romans 7:13–25
Where can we turn when the "victorious Christian life" doesn't feel so victorious? When we struggle to make it on our own, the apostle Paul tells us where we can turn.
Growing Up in Christ: That We May Bear Fruit
Romans 7:1–6
Rules are good and important, but keeping the rules isn't what brings a fruitful life, not even when they're God's rules! Fruitfulness depends on who we belong to, and we belong to another.
Real Freedom Is Standing Firm
Growing Up in Christ: No Turning Back
Romans 6:15–23
Through the Gospel, we've been set free from sin and death. Yet we're constantly tempted to turn back to old temptations and the old way of living. How do we hang on to our new identity in Christ?
Growing Up in Christ: It Starts Today
Romans 1:1–14
Proper nutrition is essential to healthy growth. In Romans 6:1-14, the apostle Paul feeds us the essentials of the gospel needed to grow up in Christ.
The Lord's Other Prayer: In Relationship with the World
John 17
Jesus wants us to be in the world but not be of the world, and He tells us how He's praying so that this is made possible. Pray for us, Jesus!
The Lord's Other Prayer: In Relationship with His Disciples
John 17
In hard times, it's often a comfort to know you're being prayed for. But think about this: Jesus is praying for you all the time. That's even more comforting. When you realize what it is that Jesus prays, well, now that's a game changer.
The Lord's Other Prayer: In Relationship with the Father
John 17
Who are you? There are many aspects of your identity that can go into answering that question. This week we listen to Jesus pray in order to hear what defines His identity, and what ought to define ours, as well.
The Lord's Other Prayer: Jesus Prays
John 17
We begin a new series listening in on the conversation at the center of the universe. The three major themes of Jesus's prayer to His Father emboldened us to live into and live out of His requests.
Why Is Faith in Jesus Real?
1 John 1:1–4
Our faith in Jesus, for those who trust Him, is real, because Jesus' life, death, and resurrection is based on eye-witness testimony of who Jesus was and is!
The Forgotten Women of Christmas: A Woman Clothed with the Sun
Revelation 12:1-17
There's one more woman in Jesus's genealogy worth mentioning. Matthew doesn't mention her, but John does. Let's not forget her. She's part of God's unfolding plan, too!
Discussion Questions
What Mary Ponders
Luke 2:15–19
With all that happens at the birth of Jesus, is it any surprise that Mary ponders? But Mary's not just thinking thoughts, she's letting the reality of this birth work deep into her life. Are you willing to ponder?
The Forgotten Women of Christmas: Bathsheba
2 Samuel 11:1-5, 14-17; 12:1-7
David and Bathsheba, another messy story in the genealogy of Jesus. No woman should have to experience what Bathsheba did. No person is beyond doing what David did. This is why we need Christmas.
The Forgotten Women of Christmas: Blessings Come with Faith
Ruth 1–4
The Book of Ruth is love story, but it’s also a story about reaping what one sows. Ruth chose to trust God and stay with her mother-in-law and see things through and in the end was blessed.
Discussion Questions
The Forgotten Women of Christmas: Rahab
Joshua 2:1–21
Rahab is willing to put her life on the line by showing kindness to two spies, but she does it because she's heard of the reputation of YHWH, the God of Israel. God's reputation leads us to take risks. Kindness can be risky business, how well do you know God's reputation?
The Forgotten Women of Christmas: Tamar
Genesis 38:1-30
Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba—four women in Jesus's lineage that are often forgotten when considering the Christmas story. This week we look at Tamar and see that, despite all our tangled webs of deception, hope still breaks through.
Comfort in Affliction (and vice versa)
Revelation 3:7–22
Christ's comfort to those just hanging on, and a warning to those who have found comfort elsewhere...
Discussion Notes