Trinity Talks
556 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWelcome to Trinity Talks podcast (formerly "Trinity Church Sermons"). Topics include: weekly sermons, human interest, pastor chats, mental health and more from Trinity Presbyterian Church (PCUSA), Arlington VA. Visit us on the web at www.trinityarlington.org!
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TPC Sermon 2020-01-19: All Creation Responds to the Presence of Christ
January 21, 2020 19:36 - 32 minutes - 24.3 MBPastor Judith preaches on the scriptures from John 1:29-42 and Luke 5:1-11. She discusses Epiphany meaning more than "God with Us" but "God with all creation."
Trinity Talks Baptism
January 21, 2020 16:16 - 18 minutes - 33 MBPastor Judith and Ben talk about John the Baptist, Jesus' Baptism and what Baptism means to Presbyterians.
TPC Sermon 2020 20202-01-12: The Voice of God Over the Waters
January 14, 2020 18:04 - 22 minutes - 18.5 MBPastor Judith preaches on Isaiah 42:1-9, Pslam 29, and Matthew 3:13-17. She speaks about the baptism of Jesus and relates it to natural disasters. Asking where is God in your life? When are you bathed in God's love and light?
TPC Sermon 2020-01-05: Holy Family, Refugee Family
January 07, 2020 17:52 - 24 minutes - 19.5 MBPastor Judith preaches on Jeremiah 31:7-14 and Matthew 2:1-23 on Epiphany. She concludes that our God is a God who can walk with us through an imperfect world.
TPC Sermon 2019: Jesus the Compassion of God
December 23, 2019 19:37 - 19 minutes - 16.2 MBOn the Fourth Sunday of Advent Pastor Judith explores how Mary and Joseph dealt with their family problems of the time. Her words remind us that God is with us always, he is not waiting for a better version of us, but is here right now. Scriptures: Colossians 1:15-23; Ephesians 1:3-4, 8-10; Matthew 1:18-25
TPC Sermons 2019-12-15 Joy To the World
December 17, 2019 18:59 - 21 minutes - 18.4 MBPastor Judith explores the third Sunday of Advent and the joy that can be found even after indescribable loss, such as the Chernobyl accident. She encourages us to be ready for little glimpses of joy that is on the horizon. The scriptures are Isaiah 35:1-10; Joel 2:21-27; James 5:7-10; and Luke 1:47-55.
TPC Sermon 2019-12-08 God's Dream of Creation
December 10, 2019 18:30 - 26 minutes - 22.8 MBOn the second Sunday of Advent, Pastor Judith explores Advent and the time of holy longing, when we look at improbable dreams, like the lion and the lamb, and wonder if they might one day come ture. The lectionary readings are: of Isaiah 11:1-10; Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 ; Genesis 1:26-30 ; Matthew 3:1-12.
The Christmas Story: the one with Jesus in it.
December 08, 2019 17:23 - 25 minutes - 42.9 MBPaul Mannes and Ben have a look at Matthew 1-2 and see if there is more going on than just a nice story about Jesus' birth.
Staff Picks Christmas Movies
December 06, 2019 14:44 - 7 minutes - 11.6 MBCourtney, Mike, Stuart, and Ben pick their top Christmas movies. Do you agree? Head to the Trinity website http://www.trinityarlington.org/staffpicks and vote for the list you think is best. Share your list on our facebook page @trinitypresbyterianarlington
TPC Sermons 2019-Dec-01: Light of the World
December 03, 2019 19:10 - 23 minutes - 19 MBPastor Judith welcomes in the Advent season with the scriptures from Isaiah 2:1-5; Genesis 1:1-5; Romans 13:11-14; John 1:1-18. Judith talks about the hope for Advent and about being the light during the Advent season.
TPC Sermon 20191124: Loving Our Neighbor
November 26, 2019 17:46 - 31 minutes - 27 MBThe Racial Justice Group led the worship service this Sunday. The scriptures wer Isaiah 58:6-12; Revelation 21:1-7; Luke 10:25-7. The sermon was given through three personal though provoking perspectives of Mary McClelland (growing up with segregation), Magda Rolfes (how we can do better to fight racism) , and Merrit Gillard (white supremacy's subtle permutations).
Mental Health and Wellness
November 25, 2019 15:34 - 41 minutes - 70.6 MBEver wonder where the line is between normal anxiety and anxiety that’s a problem? Dan Campbell LCSW and Rich Long, Ed.D., Trinity Mental Health Wellness Team members, talk about anxiety – especially how it touches adults and parents -for a 40-minute podcast. They answer questions raised after the screening of the documentary, “Angst,” including ideas on how to cope with anxiety and when to seek assistance. This is one in a series on the topic but is “free-standing” as one may listen in a...
TPC Sermons 2019-nov-17: Gratitude and a Theology of Abundance
November 20, 2019 15:24 - 24 minutes - 19.1 MBOn Commitment Sunday, Pastor Judith talks about tithing, living the Jesus way of life and building your life on a strong foundation.
TPC Sermons 2019-11-10: Gratitude and Trust
November 13, 2019 17:57 - 22 minutes - 17.4 MBPastor Judith preaches on Sirach 11:14, Luke 12:13-21, Matthew 6:19-21. She addresses 6 possible reasons why God called the landowner's response with the bumper crop "foolish." What do we do with the gifts God gave us?
TPC Sermon 2019-11-03: Gratitude and Humility
November 05, 2019 18:52 - 32 minutes - 24.4 MBPastor Judith preaches on two apocryphal readings: 2 Esdras 6:42-44; Sirach 11:1-6; and New Testament Readings: Ephesian 1:17-23; and Matthew 6:25-34. She talks about how do we live out the kingdom of God while bombarded with messages that provoke our anxiety? Note: The podcast concludes with a surprise postlude that was not even listed in the bulletin but had joyfully clapping.
Staff Picks
October 30, 2019 16:39 - 37 minutes - 58.6 MBBen, Stuart, Mike and Courtney come up with their list of the best Halloween Candy.
TPC Sermon 2019-10-27: Gratitude and Wonder
October 29, 2019 16:56 - 29 minutes - 22.5 MBOn an appropriately rainy Sunday, Pastor Judith preached on Psalm 65; Sirach 42:15, 43:13-22; and Matthew 5:45. Judith invited us to be defined by gratitude as God places wonder in our paths daily.
TPC Sermon 2019: Transforming Prayer
October 23, 2019 17:55 - 18 minutes - 14.9 MBGuest preacher, The Rev. Dr. Beth Ford Friend, speaks on Jeremiah 31:27-34, 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5, and Luke 18:1-8. She talks about how we are transformed through prayer in ways we may not even realize and encourages us to keep praying. "Who understands faithful action and persistence better than God?"
TPC Sermons 2019-10-13: A Spacious Place: The Mystery of Creation
October 15, 2019 17:37 - 23 minutes - 19.4 MBPastor Judith preaches on Psalm 66:1-12 and the Apocryphal reading: Sirach 42:15-23. She explores the world's biggest and unique creatures inspired by text from Sirach 42:17, "..The Lord has not empowered even his holy ones to recount all his marvelous works." God is at work in the processes of life and new life, death and rebirth.
Trinity Talks a year with Creation.
October 09, 2019 16:19 - 16 minutes - 32.1 MBPastor Judith and Ben sit down to talk about the new theme "a year with creation". They talk about the book of Sirach and the Irish Mystics. Pastor Judith also mentions her website Holymanna.net
TPC Sermon 2019-10-6: God is the All
October 08, 2019 16:46 - 25 minutes - 20.5 MBPastor Judith preaches on Sirach 42:15, 43:23-33 and Ephesian 4:1-6 and explores how God is high and holy but also near. She cites Mary Oliver's quote "Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell About it." to encourage us to be aware of the world around us.
TPC Sermons 20190929 Life that is Really Life
October 01, 2019 16:00 - 28 minutes - 29.7 MBPastor Judith preaches on the text from Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15, Isaiah 39:1-8a, and 1 Timothy 6:6-12, 17-19. She explores the theme of the year in light of the recent environmental protests and the value of life that looks beyond just our own time.
Trinity Staff Picks
September 26, 2019 16:36 - 18 minutes - 34.1 MBBen Stewart, Mike "MacGyver" Swineford, Stuart "New Guy" Mapes and Courtney "the 3rd most powerful person in Trinity" Desautels play a game of Staff Picks. Each person is trying to put together the best list in a "draft" style format. Will they get the list they want? Will their work colleague steal their picks? You get to decide which list is best by voting here: www.trinityarlington.org/staffpicks
Trinity Staff Picks
September 26, 2019 16:36 - 18 minutes - 34.1 MBBen Stewart, Mike "MacGyver" Swineford, Stuart "New Guy" Mapes and Courtney "the 3rd most powerful person in Trinity" Desautels play a game of Staff Picks. Each person is trying to put together the best list in a "draft" style format. Will they get the list they want? Will their work colleague steal their picks? You get to decide which list is best by voting here: www.trinityarlington.org/staffpicks
TPC Sermons 2019: Polarizing
September 25, 2019 16:30 - 17 minutes - 13.9 MBBen Stewart preaches on the polarization of our world in light of the text from Jonah 4:1-3. Ben's sermon reminds us of the power of love and prayer, which is healing for us as well as those we pray for.
TPC Sermons 2019 09 15: Creation Groaning
September 17, 2019 16:50 - 25 minutes - 20.3 MBPastor Judith discusses text from Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28; Psalm 14; and Romans 8:18-23 in light of the world's health and the hope that one person can make a change.
Trinity Talks - Stuart Mapes
September 10, 2019 19:14 - 48 minutes - 81.6 MBJudith and Ben sit down with the new youth director Stuart Mapes to find out a little bit more about his past and how he got to Trinity.
TPC Sermons 2019-09-08: God's Good Creation
September 10, 2019 16:50 - 14 minutes - 10.7 MBPastor Judith introduces the theme of the year "Creation," with a preview of the thought provoking questions about creation that she will be addressing. The scripture reading is from Genesis 1:1-2:2.
TPC Sermons 2019-09-01: We Belong to One Another
September 03, 2019 17:36 - 28 minutes - 23 MBPastor Judith Fulp-Eickstaedt preaches on the text from Luke 14:1. 7-14 and relates modern day challenges of concert and cafeteria seating to the Jesus parable of taking the humblest seat and inviting those that we expect nothing from rather than expecting a reciprocal invitation.
TPC Sermons 20190825: Sabbath
August 28, 2019 17:52 - 17 minutes - 18.8 MBDir. of Spiritual Formation, Ben Stewart, preaches on Luke 13:10-17 and Exodus 20:8-11. He discusses the Sabbath, Jesus healing on the Sabbath, and what it means in our world today.
TPC Sermon 2019-08-18: Resembling God and Taking Domain
August 28, 2019 17:48 - 27 minutes - 27.1 MBPastor Emeritus Rev. Jim Atwood preaches on Genesis 1: 27-31 and how people have misused the theological doctrine of being born in the image of God and how instead it can be interpreted to use it for love, justice, compassion of God for our planet and for each other.
TPC Sermon 2019-08-11: Give Them Something to Eat
August 13, 2019 15:48 - 19 minutes - 16.8 MBGuest speak Rev. Nancy Neal, from Bread for the World, preaches on the text from Luke 9:10-17 Jesus feeding the 5000. She challenges us to consider how God is with us to make transformative changes in the world today. There is a short music transition between segments.
TPC Sermon 20190804: What Is Your Desire?
August 07, 2019 14:43 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBGuest speaker Elder Le Quan Turner examines the parable of the Rich Fool (Luke 12:13-21) in light of the current environment and asks what is your desire. Does it put you or God first? There is a short music interlude between sections.
TPC Sermons 20190728: How To Pray
August 07, 2019 14:35 - 18 minutes - 20.3 MBGuest preacher Rob Vaughan continues his two part sermon series on How to Pray. Rob examines the Lord's Prayer and the scripture from Luke: 11:1-13. There is small music interlude between sections.
Trinity Talks College
August 06, 2019 15:26 - 1 hour - 117 MBSome Trinity college students sit down with Ben, to talk about their experience of High School and College.
TPC Sermons 2019-07-21 How Not to Pray
July 23, 2019 15:02 - 17 minutes - 15.2 MBGuest speaker Rob Vaughan talks about the heat, air conditioning, and how it is related to prayer, based on the scripture from Matthew 6:5-15. There are short music interludes in between segments.
TPC Sermons 2019-07-14: I am Your Neighbor
July 16, 2019 15:53 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBGuest preacher, Elder Le Quan Turner, spoke about what it means to be a good neighbor to all, based on the Good Samaritan Parable in Luke 10:25-37.
TPC Sermon 2019-0707 Let Justice Roll
July 10, 2019 17:11 - 19 minutes - 16.7 MBGuest preacher, Rev. Nancy Neal, preaches on Amos 5:23-24, letting justice roll down like waters. Nancy is the director of church relations at Bread for the World and has been a leader in the organization's efforts toward racial equality.
TPC Sermons 2019-06-30 How To Lose A Ship in 15 Days
July 02, 2019 16:30 - 39 minutes - 33.4 MBPastor Judith concludes her Acts sermons series with Acts 27:13-44 on the shipwreck with Paul and how it speaks to not being afraid of change or discernment for God has been this way before.
TPC Sermon 2019-06-23: Liberating Love and Narrow Escapes
June 26, 2019 16:45 - 25 minutes - 22.1 MBJudith preaches about Paul and Silas from Acts 16:16-34 and explores spiritual freedom--a liberation of the soul that frees us from these sorts of things that hold our hearts and minds in bondage, a freedom that allows us to live more fully into who have been created and redeemed to be as followers of Jesus, a soul freedom that can be present even in those who do not enjoy political liberty and may even be quite literally enslaved or imprisoned.
TPC Sermon 2019-06-19: Drive Through Baptism
June 19, 2019 13:40 - 27 minutes - 23.5 MBJudith continues her sermon series on Acts and preaches on the Acts 8:26-40 text and how it takes practice to see past other labels to the unique individual created in the image of God.
TPC Sermon 2019-06-09: Dreams and Visions
June 12, 2019 17:05 - 22 minutes - 21.7 MBJudith preaches on Acts 2:1-21 through the lens of Trinity's history for this special 75th anniversary celebration worship.
TPC Sermon 2019-06-02: Acts:Community of Love and Sharing
June 04, 2019 17:48 - 13 minutes - 11.3 MBOn the Sunday of confirmation and gradate recognition, Judith preaches on the blessing, sending, invitation, and promise of Jesus kind of prayer found in Acts 2:42-47. Due to a full service with communion and confirmation, this podcast sermon is an excerpt. To read her full sermon, please go to the website www.trinityarlington.org/recentsermons
TPC Sermon 2019-05-19 Chosen Instrument: Paul
May 21, 2019 17:50 - 20 minutes - 19.5 MBJudith preaches about both sides of Saul's conversion to Paul. "People can do great harm, sometimes when they are trying to do good, which means we have to check our own responses when someone disagrees with us." Scripture reading: Acts 9:1-20 including a dramatic reading.
Trinity Talks - Pastoral Care
May 15, 2019 16:56 - 29 minutes - 52.4 MBPastor Judith and Ben answer a question from one of Trinity's circles about what to say when people are going through a rough time.
TPC Sermon 2019-05-12: Signs and Wonders
May 14, 2019 16:27 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBOn Mother's Day, Pastor Judith preached on the story of Peter and Tabitha and prayer. That the "power of God is not just a Jesus thing. The power of God is alive and at work in the world all the time, always has been and always will be." Scriptures: John 10:22-30; Acts 3:1-11; Acts 9:36-43.
Trinity Talks - sermon series on Acts
May 08, 2019 14:39 - 14 minutes - 23.1 MBPastor Judith and Ben talk about the sermon series on the book of Acts.
TPC Sermon 2019-04-28: God and Human Authority
April 30, 2019 15:59 - 22 minutes - 22.1 MBScriptures (Acts 5:27-32; Acts 7:54-8:3) and Judith's sermon which explores the Biblical message and historical reality, both good and bad, of people following human authority over God's authority.
TPC Sermon 2019-04-19: I Come to the Garden
April 24, 2019 16:21 - 20 minutes - 20.1 MBThe scriptures from Easter (Acts 10:34-43 and Luke 24:1-12) and sermon. The music interludes are from the choir, Trinity brass, and organ.
Trinity's Mental Health and Wellness Team
April 19, 2019 19:20 - 38 minutes - 73.4 MBDepression is surprisingly common. Many of us wonder if it something we have, or have had. Are there different degrees of depression? Are there different ways to treat it? In this forty minute presentation, Dan Campbell and Rich Long discus what depression is and the options for treating it. They talk about what has changed in treatment and how medication, therapy, and lifestyle can work together to reduce the impact of this disease. Additionally, they give information on what to do if y...