The Trinity Community Church Podcast

Welcome to our new series - Elements! Over the next two weeks, we'll be diving into the building blocks of our faith. They're not just spiritual practices, they're how we grow as fully devoted followers of Christ. Today, we talk about prayer and the way it forms us, aligns us with God's heart, and empowers us to walk out our faith.

Today, we are joined by Dr. Linda Seiler. She is one of the leading voices in the AG movement addressing the challenges of culture. Listen in for a powerful testimony of radical transformation, healing, and restoration. God's design for you is to be free - from the bondage of sin and death - and alive in who God created you to be.

When you need water, your body gets thirsty. Thirst is how you know you need water - it's what drives you to seek it out.God made our souls to experience the same thing in our need for Him. Jesus is the living water we are made to crave, and with his work on the cross, we can drink deeply of the Living Water.

In the midst of all our busyness this Easter, we take time to reflect on a more sober part of what we celebrate - the suffering of Christ. His example of suffering well is one for us to learn from and follow. Today, we talk about what suffering well in the Kingdom looks like.

Before the faith was called "Christianity", we were called followers of "The Way". So, before "Christian" was a common label, what made this "Way" so different that it got its own name? The life that Christ calls us to is radically different than the way our sin nature wants us to live. That's why today, we're diving into Paul's description of the calling we receive when we accept Christ - one of gentleness, true humility, peace, and kindness.

John 15 shows us a beautiful picture of how Jesus tends to us as believers to help us bear good fruit. When we are broken, he lifts us up and puts us in a position to grow. If we are already bearing fruit, he prunes us further so we can bear even more fruit.

Our hearts don't change for the better (or for worse!) overnight. Real change starts as a seed and grows until it bears fruit.Our question today is what seeds are we allowing to be planted in our hearts? Seeds of sin, discouragement, and doubt? Or seeds of faith that grow into a lasting love for God and people?

As we continue our series "Thrive", we take a look at a key part of the rich, fulfilled life Christ came to give us: the soil of our hearts.Are our hearts healthy and ready to receive God's seeds? Or are they hardened, rocky, and thorny preventing our spiritual growth?Jesus himself gave us 4 great examples of what spiritual soil looks like: 3 bad, 1 one great. Today, we glean strong warnings and stronger encouragement from the parables of Jesus.

John Thompson led our congregation in corporate prayer for the crisis in Ukraine. We are sharing his prayer in podcast form to invite you to pray alongside us for the suffering to end.John is a member of our church & worship team who spent time in Russia and Ukraine during his younger days in the military. During that time, he formed deep friendships with the people of that region. John's relationships have been fueling his heartfelt prayers, and he opened our service to lead our church in an urgent time of prayer.

God made life to have seasons - both in nature and in our lives. We have highs and we have lows - and more specifically, sometimes our FAITH has highs and lows. But even through summer and winter, God's desire is for us to thrive in every season. If our faith runs deep, so can our sense of purpose and peace. Today, we learn what it takes to that have that kind of faith.