Sermon Audio from Trinity Presbyterian Church
Current Year
May 19, 2013 The Heavens Ripped Open: The Christening of Christ (Mark 1:1-13)
May 12, 2013 Family of God or Friends with the World? (1 John 2:12-17) -- Jimmy Gill
April 28, 2013 Till the Full Light of Day (1 John 1:5-2:11) -- Jimmy Gill
March 28, 2013 Maundy Thursday: Thank God It's Thursday! (John 13:1-35)
March 24, 2013 Christ the Victim, Christ the Priest (Luke 17:1-4, 19:28-48) -- David Smolin -- no audio
March 17, 2013 The Ironic Gospel: When Mark Winks at the Reader (Mark 3:1-6, 14:53-72)
February 24, 2013 Pardoning Sin and Purging Bitterness (1 John 1:1-2:2) Jimmy Gill
February 17, 2013 Love: God's Intolerable Compliment (1 Jn. 1:1-2:6) -- Jimmy Gill
February 13, 2013 Ash Wednesday: Jesus Died to Make You Holy (Heb. 12:14; Rom. 6:1-23; Jn. 15:9-17)
January 13, 2013 The Effects of the Gospel, Part 1: Generous Giving (1 Cor. 15:58-16:12). For sermon follow-up, click here.
January 6, 2013 The Birth of the Rival King and the Slaughter of the Innocents (Matt. 2:1-23)
Last Year
December 30, 2012 Songs of Salvation, Part 3: The Gloria in Excelsis (Lk. 2:1-20)
December 16, 2012 Songs of Salvation, Part 2: The Nunc Dimittis (Lk. 2:21-39)
December 9, 2012 Songs of Salvation: The Bendictus (Lk. 1:1-25, 57-80)
December 2, 2012 Advent Spiritual Preparation: Failures of Love -- David Smolin (Lk. 15)
November 18, 2012 Labor 'til the Master Calls (For Your Labor is Not in Vain!) (1 Cor. 15:50-58)
November 11, 2012 David Smolin
November 4, 2012 Ambrose for Bishop! -- Jimmy Gill
October 28, 2012 Alfred the Great: The White Horse King (Prov. 14:34, 20:28)
October 21, 2012 Death on the Run: The Last Enemy Vanquished (1 Cor. 15:50-58)
October 14, 2012 Good Grief: The Sorrowful Hope of the Gospel (1 Cor. 15:50-58; 1 Thess. 4:13-18)
October 7, 2012 Jimmy Gill (no recording)
September 23, 2012 Imaginations and Speculations: Resurrection Life in a Resurrected World (1 Cor. 15:35-49). For sermon follow-up, click here.
September 16, 2012 My Life For Yours: Finding Freedom in Forgiveness (1 Peter 4:1-11) - Jimmy Gill
September 9, 2012 Life After Life After Death (1 Cor. 15:35-49)
September 2, 2012 Follow the Thread: How to Suffer and Die Like a Christian (1 Cor. 15:29-38)
August 26, 2012 Dying to Live (1 Cor. 15:29-34)
August 19, 2012 The Storyline of the Kingdom: A Smashing Victory (Psalm 110)
August 12, 2012 The Victory of God Through the New Adam (1 Cor. 15:20-28)
August 5, 2012 The Integrated Gospel: Facts, Doctrine, Experience (1 Cor. 15:1-20)
July 29, 2012 Jesus, He Is God! - Ernest Clark
July 22, 2012 Besieged (Isa. 36) - Peter Leithart
July 15, 2012 Good Arguments for the Good News (1 Cor. 15:1-20)
July 8, 2012 The Last Things Are of First Importance (1 Cor. 15:1-20)
July 1, 2012 Job and Wisdom: Can Suffering Transform Us Into Sages? (Job 28)
June 24, 2012 Job and Jesus: Two of a Kind? (Job 1:1-2:13, 42:7-17)
June 17, 2012 The Paradigm of Fatherhood: A Trinitarian Perspective (Matt. 3:13-17)
June 3, 2012 Missional Feasting (Luke 24:13-49)
May 27, 2012 David Smolin (no recording)
May 20, 2012 The Jesus Revolution: Reversing the Flow of Death (Luke 8:40-56)
May 13, 2012 Worship That Is Masculine, Missional, and Militant (1 Cor. 14:1-40)
May 6, 2012 The Down to Earth God - Dr. Timothy George, Dean of Beeson Divinity School
April 8, 2012 Easter Call to Arms: What It Means To Be a Christian in Today's World (Matt. 28:1-20)
April 1, 2012 The Greatest of These Is Love (1 Cor. 12:13-13:13)
March 25, 2012 Paul's Epistle to the Church at Birmingham: A Call to Faith, Hope, and Love (1 Cor. 13:8-13). For sermon follow-up, click here.
March 18, 2012 What Is Love? (And What Is Love Not?) (1 Cor. 12:31-13:13)
March 11, 2012 The More Excellent Way: Love Is As Love Does (1 Cor. 12:31-13:13)
March 4, 2012 Cataloging the Gifts: Prophecy and Tongues (1 Cor. 12:1-11, 27-31; 13:8-13; 14:20-25; Deut. 28:45-49; Isa. 28:11-16). For a related Sunday School class, click here. COMING SOON: For sermon follow-up, click here.
February 26, 2012 Feeling God's Pleasure: The Final Judgment According to the Gospel (Rom. 2:1-29). For sermon follow-up, click here.
February 22, 2012 Ash Wednesday Homily: King's Cross (Mark 15:21-41)
February 19, 2012 The God Who Justifies the Wicked (Rom. 3:27-4:25)
February 12, 2012 Moses Meets I AM (Ex. 3:1-4:17). Preached at St. Mark Reformed in Nashville, TN.
February 12, 2012 The Spirituality and Significance of Children -- David Smolin
January 29, 2012 Moses Meets God: The Story of a Sinner Finding Grace on Holy Ground (Exodus 3:1-4:17). For sermon follow-up, click here.
January 15, 2012 Guts, Grace, and Glory: The Story of the First Christian Martyr (Acts 6:8-8:2)
January 8, 2012 Epiphany: The Mission of the Messiah (Luke 4:14-30)
Previous Years
2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004
2011 Sermons
December 25, 2011 The Infinite Infant: Celebrating the Birth of the Baby Who Rocked the World (Luke 2:1-20). For sermon follow-up, click here.
December 18, 2011 Prophecies of the Messiah: The Invading King and His Peaceable Kingdom (Isa. 2:1-4). For sermon follow-up, click here.
December 11, 2011 The Gift That Keeps on Giving: The Spirit of Mission and Service (1 Cor. 12:4-11, 27-31). For sermon follow-up, click here.
December 4, 2011 One Spirit, Many Gifts: What It Means To Be Members of One Another (1 Cor. 12:1-31). For sermon follow-up, click here.
November 20, 2011 The One and the Many: The Church in the Image of the Trinity (1 Cor. 12:1-31)
November 13, 2011 The Details of 'Do This': Wine and Weekly (1 Cor. 11:17-34)
October 23, 2011 A God Worth Waiting For (Psalm 27; Matt. 6:24-34; 1 Peter 5:5-11)
October 16, 2011 Sickness and Suffering, Part 2 -- David Smolin
October 9, 2011 Sickness and Suffering, Part 1 -- David Smolin
September 25, 2011 The Way Things Really Ought To Be: Getting the Supper Right (1 Cor. 11:17-34)
September 18, 2011 Not the Way It's Supposed To Be: Getting the Supper Wrong (1 Cor. 11:17-34)
September 4, 2011 A Table Prepared in the Presence of My Enemies (Lk. 9:1-22; Ps. 23; Isa. 25:6-9)
August 28, 2011 The Rhythms and Routines of Faithful Parenting (Deut. 6:1-9, 20-25)
August 21, 2011 The Life You Save May Be Your Own (Luke 7:31-50)
July 31, 2011 What Does Hair Length Have to Do with Angels?: Hard Questions and Loose Ends (1 Cor. 11:2-16, 14:34-35; 1 Tim. 2:8-15; Gen. 2:18-25). For sermon follow-up, click here.
July 24, 2011 Peter Leithart -- The Shoot and Root of Jesse (Isaiah 10:33-12:6)
July 17, 2011 Men and Women in the Plan of God: Mutual Dependence, Mutual Service (1 Cor. 11:2-16). For sermon follow-up, click here.
July 3, 2011 Men and Women in the Plan of God: Mutual Good, Mutual Glory (1 Cor. 11:2-16)
June 26, 2011 For God and the Gospel: Glorifying God Through Worship and Mission (1 Cor. 10:23-11:1). For sermon follow-up, click here.
June 5, 2011 Ascension - David Smolin
May 29, 2011 Triumphing Over Temptation: Warning and Assurance (1 Cor. 9:24-10:15)
May 15, 2011 The Politics of Jesus - David Smolin
May 1, 2011 The Pattern of the Kingdom: Living in the Shadow of the Cross and the Light of the Resurrection (Mark 8:22-38). For sermon follow-up, click here.
April 24, 2011 Easter Triumph, Easter Joy: Death Trampled Underfoot (Matt. 28:1-20). For sermon follow-up, click here.
April 21, 2011 Maundy Thursday Meditation -- Feasting and Fellowship: A Family That Eats Together Stays Together (Jn. 13:1-36). For sermon follow-up, click here.
April 17, 2011 The Triumphal Entry and Temple Cleansing: Symbolic Actions That Encode the Kingdom (Matthew 21:1-17). For sermon follow-up, click here.
April 10, 2011 Fleeing Idolatry: Escaping the Cultural Captivity of the Church (1 Cor. 10:14-22). For sermon follow-up, click here.
April 3, 2011 You Are What You Eat: How the Eucharist Makes the Church (1 Cor. 10:14-22)
March 27, 2011 A Type of Warning (1 Cor. 10:1-13). For sermon follow-up, click here.
March 9, 2011 The Day God Died: A Lenten Journey to the Cross (Jn. 12:20-36; 1 Cor. 2:1-10). Click here for sermon follow-up.
March 6, 2011 The Jesus Experience: Not Just Sight, But Insight (Jn. 9) For sermon follow-up, click here.
February 27, 2011 Grace at Work (Part 2): Naaman's Calling (2 Kings 5)
February 20, 2011 Grace at Work (Part 1): Naaman's Cleansing (2 Kings 5)
February 13, 2011 Ministry at the Margins (2 Kings 4)
February 6, 2011 The Emotional Life of Jesus (Matt. 26:36-46) -- David Smolin
January 30, 2011 Cosmic Salvation: From Silent Planet to Singing Planet (Col. 1:15-23)
January 23, 2011 Jesus Loves Me, This I Know, For My Baptism Tells Me So (Lk. 3:1-22)
January 16, 2011 I Beg Your Pardon (Lk. 7:36-50). For sermon follow-up, click here.
January 2, 2011 Keeping "Mass" in Christmas (Rom. 15:1-33)
2010 Sermons
December 26, 2010 The Christmas Story: When God Came Down (Lk. 2:1-20)
December 19, 2010 A Personal Calling - David Smolin (John 21)
December 12, 2010 Missionaries in Training (1 Cor. 9:23-27)
December 5, 2010 Learning to Live Like a Missionary (1 Cor. 9:19-23)
November 21, 2010 Love Trumps All (1 Cor. 8)
November 14, 2010 The Samaritans (Lk. 10; Jn. 4) -- David Smolin
October 24, 2010 True Spirituality: Holy Worldliness (1 Cor. 7:17-40)
October 17, 2010 Calling, Crisis, and Contentment (1 Cor. 7:17-40)
October 10, 2010 Divorce: When Man Separates What God Has Joined Together (1 Cor. 7:10-16; Matt. 19:1-10). For sermon follow up, click here.
September 26, 2010 The Goodness of Singleness (1 Cor. 7:7-9, 25-40). For sermon follow-up, click here.
September 19, 2010 The Goodness of Children (1 Cor. 7:12-16). For sermon follow up, click here.
September 12, 2010 The Goodness of Marriage (1 Cor. 7:1-9)
September 5, 2010 New Exodus, New Temple (1 Cor. 6:19-20)
August 30, 2010 Heritage Academy Faculty Meeting: Parental Wisdom and the Cross of Reality
August 29, 2010 The Lord for the Body and the Body for the Lord (1 Cor. 6:12-7:9). For sermon follow up, click here.
August 22, 2010 Knowing Who You Are: The Dynamics of Grace and Obedience (1 Cor. 6:9-11). For sermon follow up, click here.
August 15, 2010 Such Were Some of You: A New Way of Being Human (1 Cor. 6:9-11). For sermon follow up, click here.
August 1, 2010 Reading Paul Between the Lines: Church as Nation, Culture, and Movement (selected texts from 1 Corinthians). For sermon follow-up click here.
July 25, 2010 The Corinthian Crisis: Love vs. Litigation (1 Cor. 6:1-11)
June 27, 2010 The Burdens of Church Discipline (1 Cor. 5:1-13). For sermon follow-up, click here.
June 20, 2010 Ephesians 4 -- Blake Johnson
June 13, 2010 The Blessings of Church Discipline (1 Cor. 5:1-13). For sermon follow-up, click here.
May 30, 2010 Who Judges Whom? (1 Cor. 4:1-21). For sermon follow-up, click here.
May 23, 2010 When Having It All Isn't Enough (1 Cor. 3:18-23)
May 16, 2010 Celebrating the Ascension of the Son of Man (Dan. 7)
May 9, 2010 Church as Land and Temple, Part 2 (1 Cor. 3:5-17). For sermon follow-up click here.
May 2, 2010 Church as Land and Temple, Part 1 ( 1 Cor. 3:5-17)
April 25, 2010 Pastors as Planters and Builders (1 Cor. 3:1-17)
April 18, 2010 Grow or Die (1 Cor. 3:1-4)
April 11, 2010 Easter Triumph, Easter Joy (Luke 24)
April 4, 2010 A Theory of Everything (Col. 1:15-20)
April 1, 2010 Maundy Thursday: From the Table to the Cross (Jn. 13)
March 28, 2010 Palm Sunday: A Different Kind of King (Lk. 19:28-40)
March 21, 2010 The Treasures of Christ (1 Cor. 1:30; 2:2)
March 7, 2010 Christmas, Lent, Ordinary Suffering, and Extraordinary Joy -- David Smolin (Lk. 1)
February 21, 2010 The Form and Content of Gospel Ministry and Mission (1 Cor. 2:1-5). For sermon follow up, click here.
February 17, 2010 Ash Wednesday (Isa. 52-53) -- Dan Claire
February 14, 2010 The Core of the Gospel: Union with Christ (1 Cor. 1:30-31)
February 7, 2010 God Is Not a Darwinist (1 Cor. 1:26-31)
January 31, 2010 The Craziness of the Gospel (1 Cor. 1:18-25)
January 24, 2010 Church Unity as Gift and Task (1 Cor. 1:10-17). For sermon notes, click here.
January 17, 2010 One Church Under God, Indivisible (1 Cor. 1:10-17)
January 10, 2010 Psalm 136 — Faris Paxton
January 3, 2010 Live the Life That Unfolds Before You (Ecc. 12). For sermon follow-up, click here.
2009 Sermons
December 27, 2009 David Smolin
December 20, 2009 From the River to the Ends of the Earth (Ps. 72)
December 13, 2009 The Skull-Crushing Savior (Gen. 3:15) For sermon follow-up, click here.
December 6, 2009 Engaging Corinth (1 Cor. 1:1-9)
November 29, 2009 Giving Thanks for Each Other (1 Cor. 1:1-9)
November 22, 2009 Diaconal Charge: God, Birmingham, and the Gospel (Acts 18:1-11). For sermon follow-up, click here.
November 15, 2009 Maturity (Ecc. 1:1-18)
November 8, 2009 Identity, Death and Discipleship -- David Smolin
November 1, 2009 An All Saints Day History Lesson: The Legacy of John Calvin
October 25, 2009 A Reformation Sunday History Lesson: The Life of John Calvin
October 18, 2009 Ordination Charge for Jeremy Sexton: Pastoral Suffering, Pastoral Friendship (Acts 20:17-38). Preached at Christ Church, Atlanta, GA.
October 18, 2009 Jeremy Sexton
October 11, 2009 Mission (Luke 10:1-20). For sermon follow-up, click here.
September 27, 2009 John 2:1-11 Blake Johnson
September 27, 2009 The Amazing Grace of the Gospel (Lk. 15:1-3, 11-32). Preached at Trinity Covenant Church, Santa Cruz, CA.
September 20, 2009 Hospitality (Heb. 13:1-2) For sermon follow-up, click here.
September 13, 2009 Suffering (2 Corinthians 12:7-10). For a follow-up Sunday School class, click here.
September 6, 2009 Obedience (Titus 2:11-14). For sermon follow-up, click here.
August 30, 2009 Culture (Matt. 5:13-16; Col. 3:23-24; 1 Thess. 4:1-12). For sermon follow-up, click here.
August 23, 2009 Forgiveness (Gen. 50:15-21; Matt. 18:21-35; Eph. 4:31-5:2; Col. 3:12-15). For sermon follow-up, click here.
August 16, 2009 Family (Ps. 128). For sermon follow-up, click here.
August 9, 2009 Prayer (Lk. 11:1-13; 18:1-14). For sermon follow-up, click here.
August 2, 2009 John 6 – Blake Johnson
July 26, 2009 The Sound of Many Waters (1 Chron. 29) – Peter Leithart
July 19, 2009 Victory (Psalm 72). For sermon follow-up, click here.
July 12, 2009 Unity (Psalm 133; John 17:20-26; Phil. 2:1-4). For sermon follow-up, click here.
July 5, 2009 – David Smolin (Job 1)
June 28 2009 Gospel (Rom. 1:1-6; 1 Cor. 15:1-11)
June 21 2009 PM Special Presentation: Rick Hagans and Harvest Evangelism Ministries. (Bobby Nix did the introduction. The sermon, which has far better audio quality than the rest of the recording, begins at the 14 minute mark. You can learn more about Rick’s ministry and HEM here: http://www.harvestevangelism.org.)
June 21 2009 AM Mercy (1 Timothy 6:6-10, 17-19). For sermon follow-up, click here.
June 14 2009 PM Building Thanksgiving/Dedication Service. (This recording is only the prayers, readings, and exhortation, not the singing or slide show. To see the slide show online, go here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l0FPYjB7V8.)
June 14 2009 AM Liturgy (Heb. 10:19-25; 12:18-29). For sermon follow-up, click here.
June 7, 2009 Trinity (Galatians 4:4-7). For sermon follow-up, click here.
June 3, 2009 The Lost Sons and the Loving Father (Lk. 15:1-3, 11-32). This sermon was preached at Greater Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Birmingham (http://www.greatershiloh.org/index.php) during their Wednesday night service.
May 31, 2009 Community (Acts 2:40-47). For sermon follow-up, click here.
May 24, 2009 Holy War as Mission (Joshua 1:1-9). For sermon follow-up, click here.
May 17, 2009 Giving Thanks (selected texts from Colossians)
May 10, 2009 The Beginning of Something New (Joshua 1:1-9)
April 26, 2009 Resurrection Implications: New Creation, New Culture (Ps. 90; Isa. 60; Rom. 8:17-25; 1 Cor. 15:55-58). For sermon follow-up, click here.
April 19, 2009 Resurrection Epilogue: Mark 2.0 (Mk. 16:9-20). For sermon follow-up, click here.
April 12, 2009 The Unfinished Gospel? (Mk. 16:1-8)
April 9, 2009 Maundy Thursday Homily: The Words We Most Want to Hear (Jn. 13:1-35)
April 5, 2009 The Parable of the Crazy Father (and his Prodigal Sons) (Luke 15:1-3, 11-32). For sermon follow-up click here.
March 29, 2009 Asaph’s Doubts Answered: The Problem of Evil, the Problem of Good (Ps. 73) For sermon follow-up click here.
March 22, 2009 Lenten Basics Part 2: Confession, Repentance, and Forgiveness (Ps. 32). Click here for a related Sunday School class.
March 8, 2009 Mark 1:1-13 – Blake Johnson
February 25, 2009 Ash Wednesday: David’s Cry for Mercy (Ps. 51)
February 22, 2009 Being a Missional Church in the Christ-Haunted South (1 Peter 2:4-12). For semon follow-up, click here.
February 8, 2009 War in Heaven: The Politics of Epiphany (Rev. 12:1-17). For sermon notes, click here. For a follow-up Sunday School lesson, click here.
February 1, 2009 Luke 2:22-35 – Jeremy Sexton (sorry, no audio available)
January 25, 2009 The Boy Who Lived (Mt. 2:1-23). For sermon follow-up, click here. For a follow-up Sunday School lesson from February 1, 2009, click here.
January 18, 2009 Joshua and the Great Commission (Josh. 1:1-9)– Wes Baker
January 11, 2009 The God of the Crib and the God of the Cross (Phil. 2:5-11). For sermon follow-up, click here.
January 4, 2009 Blake Johnson (Gen. 12:1-9)
2008 Sermons
December 28, 2008 Jesus’ Family Tree, Part 2 (Matt. 1:1-17). For sermon follow-up, click here.
December 21, 2008 Jesus’ Family Tree, Part 1 (Matt. 1:1-17). For sermon follow-up, click here.
December 14, 2008 David Smolin (Lk. 1:46-56)
December 14, 2008 Ordination Charge for Steven Wedgeworth -- Authority and Church Culture (Mark 10:35ff). Preached at Immanuel Presbyterian in Clinton, MS.
December 7, 2008 Mary’s Son, Mary’s Song: The Implications of the Incarnation (Lk. 1:26-56). For sermon follow up, click here.
November 30, 2008 Advent in the Psalter: When God Comes (Psalm 97). For sermon follow up, click here.
November 23, 2008 In the Arena (Gen. 32:22-32). For sermon follow up, click here.
November 2, 2008 An All Saints Sunday History Lesson: The Spectacular Rise and Growth of the Early Church (Acts 2:42-46). For a related Sunday School class, click here. For sermon follow-up, click here.
October 26, 2008 The Cross in the Spirituality of the Reformers– David Smolin
October 19, 2008 Taking Up Your Cross: The Cross in the Life of the Christian (Matt. 16:21-27) – David Smolin
October 12, 2008 Marrying in the Lord, Part 2: Marrying and Giving in Marriage (Num. 30:1-16, Prov. 30:18-19, 1 Thess 4:1-8, 1 Tim. 5:1-2, 2 Tim. 2:22). For sermon follow-up, click here.
September 28, 2008 What Singles Have to Teach the Church: Towards a Biblical Theology of the Single Life (Matt. 19:8-12, 1 Cor. 7:7-9, 25-35). For sermon follow up, click here.
September 21, 2008 The Gift of Singleness: Towards a Practical Theology of the Single Life (1 Cor. 7:1-9, 32-35). For sermon follow up, click here.
September 14, 2008 Honoring Mother and Father from the Cradle to the Grave (Ex. 20:1-21; Mt. 15:1-9; Eph. 6:1-4; Prov. 1:8, 4:10-27; Col. 3:20). For sermon follow up, click here.
September 7, 2008 Raising Culturally Savvy Kids (1 Cor. 10:23-31) For sermon follow up to the last three sermons, click here.
August 31, 2008 Raising Counter-Cultural Kids (Rom. 12:1-8; Phil. 4:8)
August 24, 2008 Raising Culturally Responsible Kids (Isa. 60; Rom. 12:1-2; Phil. 4:8)
August 17, 2008 Tiny Christians (Gen. 17:1-14; Acts 16:25-34) For sermon follow up, click here.
August 10, 2008 The Kingdom of God Is a Party: Feasting with Jesus (Mt. 9:9-13). For sermon follow up, click here.
August 3, 2008 - sermon not available
July 27, 2008 Spanning the Horizons: Christ's Epiphanies and the Shape of Christian Obedience (Titus 2:11-14). For sermon follow up, click here.
July 20, 2008 Peter Leithart (Mt. 1:1, 28:16-20)
July 13, 2008 Baptism, Church and Salvation (Rom. 6:1-14; 1 Cor. 12:12-13; Gal. 3:27; Titus 3:4-7)
June 8, 2008 The Shape of the Kingdom (Matt. 11:1-6). For sermon follow-up, click here.
May 25, 2008 God’s Promise to Abraham and the Gift of the Spirit (Gal. 3:1-14). For sermon follow-up, click here.
April 27, 2008 The Pharisee and the Tax Collector, Part 2: A Parable of Grace (Lk. 18.9-14). For sermon follow-up click here.
April 20, 2008 The Pharisee and the Tax Collector, Part 1: Going Home Vindicated (Lk. 18:9-14)
April 13, 2008 A Tax Collector Gets Saved (Lk. 19:1-10). For sermon follow-up click here.
April 6, 2008 - sermon not available
March 30, 2008 Easter Triumph (II): Implementing Christ's Victory (Col. 3:1-11)
March 23, 2008 Easter Triumph (I): Visions of the New Creation (Col. 3:1-11)
March 16, 2008 Raising Mature Kids (Gal. 4:1-7; Eph. 6:1-4; Heb. 12:5-11). For sermon follow-up, click here.
March 9, 2008 Raising Faithful Kids (Matt. 18:1-14; 19:13-15)
March 2, 2008 Raising Kingdom Kids (Matt. 18:1-14; 19:13-15)
February 24 Raising Missional Kids (Jer. 29:1-7; Gen. 18:17-19; Eph. 6:1-4; Lk. 18:15-17). For sermon follow-up, click here.
February 17, 2008 New Covenant Parenting -- David Smolin
February 10, 2008 Praying for the Salvation of the City (Gen. 18:16-33)
February 6 Ash Wednesday Homily -- Lenten Themes: Repentance, Suffering, and the Cross (Jonah 3:1-10; 2 Cor. 12:7-10; Lk. 9:23-26). For sermon follow-up, click here.
February 3, 2008 Praying for the Shalom of the City (Ps. 122)
January 27, 2008 Seeking the Shalom of the City (Jeremiah 29). Click here for sermon follow-up.
January 20, 2008 The Politics of Psalm 98, Part 3: He Comes to Judge the Earth. Click here for sermon follow-up.
January 13, 2008 The Politics of Psalm 98, Part 2: In the Sight of the Nations. Click here for sermon follow-up.
January 6, 2008 The Politics of Psalm 98, Part 1: Singing in the Reign. For sermon notes/follow-up, click here.
2007 Sermons
December 30, 2007 The Purpose of His Coming: God's New Humanity (Rom. 15:1-13)
December 23, 2007 The Purpose of His Coming: Patience, Comfort, and Hope (Rom. 15:1-13)
December 9, 2007 Charging the Gates of Hell (Mt. 16:13-27)
December 2, 2007 Be Warned! (Deut. 6:10-19). For sermon notes, click here.
November 25, 2007 Christ the King Sunday: The Shape of Christ's Kingdom (Psalm 2)
November 18, 2007 Forgetting to Remember (Deut. 6:1-25)
November 11, 2007 Loving God and Raising Kids (Deut. 6:1-9, 20-25)
November 4, 2007 For All the Saints: Unity and Community (Psalm 133). For sermon follow up, click here
October 28, 2007 A Reformation Lament (1 Cor. 3:1-4)
October 27, 2007 Memorial Service for Alvin Wyse
October 21, 2007 Psalm 128, Part 3: Blessed Man, Blessed Family
October 7, 2007 Psalm 128, Part 2: Blessed Man, Blessed Family
September 30, 2007 Psalm 128, Part 1: Blessed Man, Blessed Family
September 23, 2007 John 4, part 2 -- David Smolin
September 16, 2007 John 4, part 1 -- David Smolin
September 16, 2007 The Fullness of Salvation (Mark 1:35-2:12). Preached at Church of the King, Sacramento, CA.
September 9, 2007 Towards a Biblical Theology of the Family, Part 2 (Ps. 127) For sermon follow up, click here.
September 2, 2007 Towards a Biblical Theology of the Family, Part 1 (Ps. 127)
September 2, 2007 The Christian Mission (Lk. 10:1-20). Preached at St, Mark Reformed in Nashville, TN.
August 26, 2007 To Have and to Hold, Part 7: Living Together as Husband and Wife -- Three Case Studies (Gen. 2:18-25; Eph. 5:21-33) For sermon follow-up, click here.
August 19, 2007 To Have and to Hold, Part 6: Completion (Gen. 2:18-25; 1 Cor. 11:1-16; Eph. 5:21-33; 1 Pt. 3:1-7) For sermon follow-up, click here.
August 12, 2007 To Have and to Hold, Part 5: Children (Gen. 18:17-19; Deut. 6:1-25; Mal. 2:14-15; 4:4-6; Lk. 18:15-17; Eph. 6:1-4) For sermon follow up, click here.
July 29, 2007 To Have and to Hold, Part 4: Celebration (II) (Eph. 5:21-33; Heb. 13:4-5; 1 Pt. 3:1-7) For sermon follow-up, click here.
July 22, 2007 To Have and to Hold, Part 3: Celebration (I) (Prov. 5:15-23, 30:18-20; Eph. 5:21-33; 1 Pt. 3:1-7) For sermon follow-up, click here.
July 15, 2007 To Have and to Hold, Part 2: Companionship (Gen. 2:1-25; Eph. 5:21-33; 1 Pt. 3:1-7) For sermon follow up/notes, click here.
July 8, 2007 To Have and to Hold, Part 1: This Is That (Gen. 2:21-25; Mt. 22:23-33; 1 Cor. 7:1-9; Eph. 5:21-33). For sermon follow up/notes, click here.
July 1, 2007 The Religious Politics of Jesus -- David Smolin
June 24, 2007 The Seven Deadly Sins, Part 7: Lust (Gen. 39:1-23; Mt. 5:27-32; Eph. 5:22-33; Heb. 13:4-5). For sermon follow up/notes, click here.
June10, 2007 God's Way of Being God (John 17:20-26) For sermon notes, click here.
June 3, 2007 The Fruit of Pentecost (Acts 2:40-47)
May 27, 2007 The Phenomena of Pentecost (Acts 2:1-13, 36-47)
May 20, 2007 Ascending to Reign (Lk. 24:44-53; Acts 1:1-11). For sermon follow up/notes, click here.
May 6, 2007 Jesus Serves Breakfast (Jn. 21:1-25). For sermon follow up/notes, click here.
April 29, 2007 The Wounds of God (Jn. 20:24-31). For sermon follow up/notes, click here.
April 22, 2007 How the Resurrection Gives Rise to Ministry and Mission (Jn. 20:19-23). For follow-up/sermon notes, click here.
April 15, 2007 The Original Skeptics (Jn. 20:1-31) For follow-up/sermon notes, click here.
April 8, 2007 The Risen Lord Opens Eyes (Lk. 24:13-35)
April 5, 2007 Maundy Thursday Homily: The Upper Room Model of Life (Jn. 13:1-17, 34-35)
April 1, 2007 The Seven Deadly Sins, Part 6: Gluttony (Num. 11:1-15; 1 Tim. 4:1-5; Matt. 4:1-11) For follow-up/sermon notes, click here.
March 25, 2007 Spiritual Pride - David Smolin
March 11, 2007 The Seven Deadly Sins, Part 4: Sloth (Deut. 1:19-46; 1 Cor. 15:50-58; Mt. 25:14-30)
March 4, 2007 The Seven Deadly Sins, Part 3: Anger (Gen. 4:1-15; Psalm 7; Heb. 12:14-17; Mk. 3:1-6) For follow-up/sermon notes, click here.
February 25, 2007 The Seven Deadly Sins, Part 2: Envy (Ex. 16:1-36; Jn. 6:1-59)
February 21, 2007 Ash Wednesday Sermon: The Seven Deadly Sins, Part 1: Pride (Dan. 4:19-37; Lk. 18:9-14; 2 Cor. 10:17-18) For follow-up/sermon notes, click here.
February 18, 2007 Through the Church the Song Goes On (Part 2): The Ministry of Sacred Song (Psalm 149). For a related Sunday School class, click here.
February 11, 2007 Through the Church the Song Goes On, Part 1: Joining the Cosmic Hymn (Psalm 150) For follow-up/sermon notes, click here.
February 4, 2007 Prayer and the Human Predicament (Psalm 90) For follow-up/sermon notes, click here.
January 28, 2007 The Security and Adventure of Following Jesus (Mt. 19:16-30) For follow-up/sermon notes, click here.
January 21, 2007 The Fullness of Salvation (Mk. 1:40-2:12) For follow-up/sermon notes, click here.
2006 Sermons
December 24, 2006 Wise Stewardship and Gracious Generosity (Part 4): Gospel-Driven Giving (2 Cor. 8:1-24) For follow-up/sermon notes, click here.
November 26, 2006 A Thanksgiving Song - The Jubilate Deo (Psalm 100)
November 19, 2006 The Christian Community's Warfare (Part 2): Sacrificial Service and the Coals of Kindness (Rom. 12:1-21) For follow-up/sermon notes, click here.
November 5, 2006 For All the Saints: The Reformed-Catholic Vision of Nevin and Schaff (Eph. 4:4-6). For a short addendum to the sermon, click here. For follow-up/sermon notes, click here.
October 29, 2006 Mercy Ministry Case Studies: Beginning In Antioch..... (Acts 11:19-30)
October 15, 2006 Diaconal Charge to the Congregation: Living Lives of Mercy (Mt. 25:31-46)
October 8, 2006 To Know and Be Known (Psalm 139)
October 1, 2006 Creation, Christ, and Re-creation (Psalm 8)
September 24, 2006 Morning Prayer with the Lord's Anointed (Psalm 5)
September 10, 2006 Throne Room Perspective and Throne Room Power: Prayer and the Church's Holy War (Heb. 4:14-16) For follow-up/sermon notes, click here.
September 3, 2006 The Priestly Prayer Priorities of Jesus (Jn. 17:1-26)
August 27, 2006 The Sovereignty of God and the Potency of Prayer: Persuading the Unchanging God to Change His Mind (Ex. 32:11-14; Jer. 18:5-10; Amos 7:1-3). For related Sunday School audio, click here.
August 20, 2006 What Is Prayer? (Part 3) (Lk. 11:1-13). For related Sunday School audio, click here.
August 13, 2006 Baptism and Identity (Rom. 6:1-14). For related Sunday School audio, click here.
July 30, 2006 An Exposition of 2 Kings 19 (Peter Leithart)
July 23, 2006 What Is Prayer? (Part 2) (1 Jn. 5:14-15)
June 25, 2006 A Practical Theology of Community: Living with Insiders and Reaching Outsiders (Eph. 4:1-16) For follow-up/sermon notes, click here.
June 11, 2006 The Life of God and the Life of the Church: Triune Community (Jn. 15:13-15; 17:20-23)
May 28, 2006 Easter Aftershock, Part 3: The Church and the Mission of God (Mt. 28:16-20)
May 21, 2006 Easter Aftershock, Part 2: A Kingdom of Missionaries (Mt. 28:16-20)
May 14, 2006 Easter Aftershock, Part 1: Resurrection and Mission (Mt. 28:11-20)
May 7, 2006 The Gospel Changes Everything (Part 4): Living as the Mature Son of God (Gal. 3:19-4:11) For follow-up/sermon notes, click here.
April 9, 2006 Lent Series, Part 2: The Anatomy of Sin -- The Tangled Web We Weave (and the Way Out) (Jer. 2:19-34, 6:13-16). For related Sunday School class audio, click here.
March 26, 2006 The Visionary Church, Part 8: The City in the Sky and the Glorified Garden of Eden (Rev. 21:1-22:5) For follow-up/sermon notes, click here.
March 19, 2006 The Visionary Church, Part 7: God's Cutting Edge (Rev. 21:1-22:5)
March 12, 2006 The Visionary Church, Part 6: God's New Humanity (Rev. 21:1-22:5)
February 26, 2006 (1): Elder Charge (Mt. 5:3-10) - David Smolin
February 12, 2006 The Visionary Church, Part 4: The Gates of the Mountain-City (Rev. 21:9-21)
January 29, 2006 The Visionary Church, Part 2: Living In and As God's New Creation (Rev. 21:1-22:5)
January 22, 2006 The Visionary Church, Part 1: Introducing the New Jerusalem (Rev. 21:1-22:5)
January 1, 2006 Christmas in Isaiah (Part 2): The Promised Prince of Peace (Isa. 9:1-7)
2005 Sermons
December 25, 2005 Christmas in Isaiah (Part 1): Prophetic Sonograms (Isa. 11:1-16)
December 11, 2005: Advent in Isaiah (Part 2): The Church's Culture of Feasting (Isa. 25:1-12)
December 4, 2005: Advent in Isaiah (Part 1): Feasting on the Mountain of God (Isa. 25:1-12)
November 27, 2005: Baptism and the Body of Christ (1 Cor. 12:13)
November 13, 2005: The Sin Behind the Sin: The Folly and Futility of Idolatry (Jer. 2:1-13)
November 6, 2005 Another History Lesson: Medieval Myths (Eph. 4:13-14)
October 30, 2005 Reformed Myths (Jer. 6:16)
October 23, 2005 Justification and
Community: Accept One Another as Christ Has Accepted You (Rom. 14:1, 7-12; 15:7)
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October 2, 2005 Communion and Community: Learning to Live as God's One Loaf (1 Cor. 10:14-22)
September 18, 2005 The Church and Her Rivals, Part 1: Against the Family (Mt. 10:21, 34-39)
September 11, 2005 Gospel Suffering, Gospel Glory (2 Cor. 4:16-18)
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September 4, 2005 Only A Suffering God Will Do (Psalm 69:1-4, 6-28; Mt. 16:21-23)
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August 28, 2005 Covenant Story, Covenant Future, Part 3: It Takes a Church . . . (Psalm 78:1-8)
August 21, 2005 Learning to Swim (Acts 2:37-39; Rom. 6:1-6; Gal. 3:27)
August 14, 2005 Covenant Story, Covenant Future, Part 2: The Story and Our Children (Psalm 78:1-8)
August 7, 2005 God Help the Fish! (Acts 22:14-16; Gal. 3:27; 1 Peter 3:18-22)
July 24, 2005 Prayer (I Kings 17:1-24) – Peter Leithart
July 17, 2005 Covenant Story, Covenant Future, Part 1: Becoming a People of Hope (Psalm 78:1-8)
July 10, 2005 Burden-Bearing and Law-Fulfilling in the New Israel, Part 2 (Gal. 6:2-5)
June 26, 2005 Burden-Bearing and Law-Fulfilling in the New Israel, Part 1 (Gal. 6:2-5)
June 19, 2005 Life in the Father’s House: Under Loving Discipline (Heb. 12:3-11)
May 29, 2005 God and Work, Part 1: The Gospel-Driven Pursuit of Excellence (Col. 3:22-24)
May 22, 2005 A Baptismal Exhortation: Be Who You Are! (Rom. 6:1-14)
May 15, 2005 The Mother of Us All, Part 2: Back to Basics (Rev. 12:1-17)
May 1, 2005 The Grace of Obedience (Titus 2:11-14)
April 24, 2005 A Theology of the Resurrection, Part 4: Resurrection Witnesses (1 Cor. 15:1-11)
April 17, 2005 A Theology of the Resurrection, Part 3: The Resurrection as Gospel (1 Cor. 15:1-11)
March 13, 2005 (2) Diaconal Ordination Service: What Are Deacons For? (Mt. 11:1-5)
March 13, 2005 (1) Installation Service for Pastor Rich Lusk by Pastor Doug Petersen (1 Tim. 1)
March 6, 2005 Liturgical Sacrifice as a Way of Life, Part 2 (Haggai 1:1-11)
February 27, 2005 Liturgical Sacrifice as a Way of Life, Part 1 (Rom. 12:1-2) (pdf transcript only)
February 20, 2005 Jesus Our Champion (Matthew 4:1-11)
February 13, 2005 What’s In a Name: Why “Trinity Presbyterian Church”? (John 17:1-26)
February 6, 2005 Staying Saved (Heb. 6:4-6)
January 30, 2005 Kings and Priests, Part 2 (1 Peter 2:4-10). For sermon follow-up, click here.
January 23, 2005 Kings & Priests: Part 1 (1 Peter 2:4-10)
January 16, 2005 Jesus' Baptism: For Us and For Our Salvation (Mk. 1:9-11) (pdf transcript only)
January 9, 2005 The Gospel in Symbols (John 2:1-12)
2004 Sermons
December 26, 2004 Christmas: The Invisible Made Visible (Jn. 1:1-18) (pdf transcript only)
December 19, 2004 Christmas: A Day in the Life of God (Jn. 1:1-18) (pdf transcript only)
December 12, 2004 Root and Branch, Stump and Shoot (Isa. 11:1-10) (pdf transcript only)
December 5, 2004 Israel's New Beginning (Joshua 1:1-9) (pdf transcript only)