What kind of heart do we carry—a forgiving heart or an unforgiving heart? We often remember the wrongs others have done to us, but we may not recognise how deeply those hurts affect our own hearts and lives. In this sermon, we explore Jesus’ teaching on forgiveness in Matthew 18, where Peter asks how many…
What does it mean to be the church? Jesus builds not simply a gathering of people, but a forgiving community—people who have received forgiveness from Christ and learn to forgive one another. Drawing from Matthew 18:15–20, this sermon explores three important practices of a Christ-centred community: confront lovingly, forgive endlessly, and reconcile intentionally. When someone…
Deep in the season of Advent as preparation for Christ’s coming, Pastor Francis dug into the prophetic message of “Prepare the Way of the Lord” first proclaimed by Isaiah and then echoed afresh by John the Baptist to bring out what he hears it saying to Trinity Church today. What is the church meant to be and what sort of the Church…
After 6 Sermons on the Gospel we came to the first Sunday of Advent and dived deep into the agenda of Advent as a season of preparation. This message looks at what that involves. We look firstly in general terms at preparation as seeking for holiness. Holiness is considered as being personal integrity. It is then considered in relation to one specific…
How do we manage holiness and forgiveness? In Jesus’ day that was the business of the Jerusalem Temple. On Palm Sunday we looked at how Jesus began his Jerusalem ministry by disrupting life and business at the Temple in its business of being a holy place and providing forgiveness. In this message we see the Temple as representative of religion and Jesus’…