June 8, 2025 Ten days after Jesus ascended, the disciples waited—obedient, prayerful, and expectant. What they received changed everything. The Holy Spirit came not just with wind and fire, but with power and purpose—fulfilling the promise of Joel and birthing the Church. As they gathered in unity, God came to dwell in them—no longer distant, but present. The Spirit…
In this special service, in which one of our adult congregation members was baptized, Peter reminded us that “God had always wanted a people of His own; a holy nation, a kingdom of priests. Not a people far off, quaking in fear at the bottom of a mountain, receiving the law on tablets of stone.”…
On Pentecost Sunday Francis spoke his congregation from all over the world about recognising the Holy Spirit. That might sound simple but as if a consequence of Babel, the words ‘Spirit’ and ‘Holy’ are understood in very different ways. This message tries to make it Biblical and simple.
Paul talks to the Galatians about what takes us off track and away from freedom and what keeps us on track. The words are familiar but how they relate may not be? Freedom, Service, Law and Spirit. This three course meal of a sermon sets them out so we can do it. Due to a…
On Advent 4 we move from the hairy man in the wilderness baptising the repentant and calling for straight roads to the very feminine Advent story of expectant mothers with leaping babies and prophetic songs. It’s a story of the Holy Spirit exciting bodies to signal His activities. What might this mean for us? The…
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…
On Pentecost Sunday we continued our May month theme of the Holy Spirit. God has always been about giving life to humanity. Pentecost marks a new season or mode of delivery. Francis maps this out and encourages all to live in the Pentecost season for what God is giving now.
As we approach the days marking Ascension and Pentecost Francis offers a small series on Embracing the Holy Spirit. This message begins by asking what we understand by ‘spirit’ and then considers what power we need for the intended purpose of witnessing to Jesus.