Trinity United Presbyterian Church

"Love"

The word "love" gets used to describe everything from our favorite food to our deepest relationships, but in 1 Corinthians 13, the Apostle Paul strips away every shallow definition and reveals what love truly is in the Kingdom of God. This message dives into the richness of the biblical understanding of love — patient, selfless, enduring, and rooted not in feeling but in intentional choice — painting a picture of love that looks radically different from what our culture so often celebrates. As followers of Jesus, we will explore what it practically looks like to live out this kind of love every day, allowing the fruit of love to grow in us and flow through us into every relationship and every corner of our lives.

"Gentleness"

We live in a world that rewards volume and power. What does the counter-cultural value of gentleness look like, and how can we better express it in our lives and our speech?

"Peace", Galatians 5:22-23

"The Fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control."

"Joy", Philippians 4:4-7

This Sunday, we will explore how to grow the fruit of joy in our lives. Pastor and author Paul David Tripp notes, “A joyful life of grace towards others grows best in the soil of gratitude.” We bear the fruit of joy when we thank the Lord for being the “giver of immortal gladness.” He has turned mourning into dancing, shame into glory, and graves into gardens.

"Joy"

Our happiness varies according to circumstance, but deep joy remains even when life is hard. This Sunday, we'll talk about the Joy Takers and Joy Makers in our lives.

"Learning to Tend"

Spiritual growth isn't about trying harder or doing more — it's about tending your inner life so that who you are on the inside starts to show up on the outside as a real, visible reflection of God. The fruit Paul talks about isn't something you manufacture; it's something that grows when you stay close to Jesus. It's really about laying that foundation and inviting people into that kind of deeper, inside-out walk with God.

"Embracing God's Future"

Celebrating 150 YearsMeditation: “Remember”Rev. Gary Watkins, Former Associate PastorRemembrance videoRev. George Munzing's Prayer for Trinity's future.Meditation: “Embracing God's Future”Rev. Dr. Doug Rumford, Former Lead Pastor#TUPCSA #TrinityTrinity United Presbyterian Church

"Character Witness"

In this passage from 1st Peter chapter 5 we see that Peter is speaking first to an elder audience about how it is that they are to shepherd the flock and the character that they are to exhibit while they are shepherding. Second, there is the call to those who are younger people in the life of the church to put on humility rather than pride. Third, Peter then encourages the church as to how they manage adversity, anxiety, and demonic attack. Forth, there is also a final encouragement of how God's grace and healing will restore them after they have lived faithfully.

"Character Witness"

"When It Hurts"