Trinity Community Church

Trinity Community Church - Knoxville, TN

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TCC exists to glorify God, follow Jesus, and make disciples. Loving God, and Loving People. Here, you can find sermons, audio of classes, and more. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, we serve the greater East Tennessee region and internationally through our mission partners by equipping and severing our communities and ultimately directing people to Christ. Learn more at tccknox.com

Sep 13

Faith, Hope, Love - Generational Faith

What if the most important thing you ever build is not a career, a home, or a reputation, but a line of faith that reaches beyond your lifetime? In this message from the Faith, Hope, Love series, Pastor Tyler Lynde walks through Hebrews 11:17–22 and follows the thread of generational faith from Abraham to Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. Through their lives, he asks a simple but searching question: do we trust God with the outcome of future generations? Tyler begins with Abraham’s test in Genesis 22, where obedience and surrender collide. Abraham was asked to place Isaac, the child of promise, on the altar, yet he moved forward believing that God was still able to keep His word. His faith was not passive optimism; it was trust expressed through obedience. For parents, grandparents, and spiritual mentors, this becomes a powerful picture of releasing control without abandoning responsibility. We are called to pray, speak, lead, and love faithfully while trusting that God can save, transform, and keep those we love. This message also challenges the way we speak about the next generation. From Isaac blessing Jacob and Esau to Jacob blessing Joseph’s sons, Scripture shows that faith is passed on not only through example, but through intentional words. Tyler reminds us that our mouths can bless or curse, and that constant criticism, pessimism, and despair are not the language of faith. Instead, God calls us to speak words of life over sons and daughters, grandchildren, young men and women, and those we disciple. Finally, Tyler points to Joseph, who finished his life with hope anchored in God’s promises. Joseph’s instructions concerning his bones were a declaration that Egypt was not the end of the story and that God would surely visit His people. His legacy looked forward to deliverance, promise, and the faithfulness of God. Even more, Joseph’s life points us toward Jesus, the beloved Son who suffered, was rejected, and became the Savior of the world. This message is an invitation to trust God for future generations, bless them on purpose, and leave behind a legacy worth carrying. Watch or listen and consider: what words of faith, hope, and love will you speak over the next generation today? We are Trinity Community Church in Knoxville, Tennessee. Subscribe to our Podcast & YouTube channel to find past sermons, classes, interviews, and more! Find us on Facebook & Instagram
Sep 6

Faith, Hope, Love - Faith that Obeys God

In the Faith, Hope, Love series, Mark Medley walks through Hebrews 11 and Genesis 12 to show what real faith looks like when God says, “Go,” but does not hand us the full map. Abraham’s story is unsettling because he obeyed without knowing where he was going, and it is hopeful because the true hero of the story is not Abraham’s perfect consistency but God’s steadfast faithfulness. Mark Medley reminds us that faith is not merely something we possess; faith is a way of life. It hears God, responds in obedience, steps into unknown places, and trusts the character of the One who leads. Abraham left comfort, security, family identity, and old definitions behind because God called him into a promise. That same “get thee out” may come to us as a call away from sin, fear, comfort, control, or a past that has shaped us more than God’s word has. This message also brings Sarah into focus. Hebrews says, “Sarah herself” received power because she considered God faithful. Her faith was not borrowed from Abraham. It was personal. Mark Medley challenges each of us to ask whether we are living off someone else’s faith or learning to trust God for ourselves. Faith is not hype, denial, or an attempt to command God; it is surrender to the God revealed in Jesus Christ, whose hands are strong enough to hold our future. Abraham and Sarah’s journey also teaches that our faith affects others. Obedience can release blessing into families, churches, and generations, while fear and compromise can open doors to pain. Mark Medley speaks honestly about fighting for family, needing the body of Christ in prayer, and trusting God amid grief, transition, financial uncertainty, and unanswered questions. If you are facing an unknown future, this message is an invitation to stop trying to control what only God can hold. The just shall live by faith—not faith in faith, not faith in our ability to figure everything out, but faith in the One who is faithful. Watch or listen and ask the Lord where He may be calling you to step out, obey, and trust Him with what comes next. We are Trinity Community Church in Knoxville, Tennessee. Subscribe to our Podcast & YouTube channel to find past sermons, classes, interviews, and more! Find us on Facebook & Instagram
Aug 30

Faith, Hope, Love, Faith that Fears God

In this message from the Faith, Hope, Love series, Pastor Tyler Lynde takes a grown-up look at Noah’s ark and Hebrews 11:7, reminding us that this account is not a sentimental children’s story but a sobering picture of faith, judgment, obedience, and salvation. Scripture says that Noah was warned by God about events not yet seen, and in reverent fear he built an ark for the saving of his household. Tyler walks through Genesis 6 to show the darkness of Noah’s generation: a world filled with corruption, violence, and hearts continually bent toward evil. Yet in the middle of that world, Noah found favor with God and walked with Him. Tyler explains that the fear of the Lord is not panic, dread, or religious performance. It is the highest honor, respect, and reverence we can give to the One who has every right to judge and every power to save. Noah’s faith affected his heart before it affected his hands, but it did not remain invisible. His reverence for God became costly, long-term obedience. For roughly a century, Noah built what God commanded, even when it looked foolish, lonely, and impossible to the people around him. This message challenges us to consider what our own lives are preaching. Noah’s obedience became a witness to his generation, and Tyler reminds us that we may be the only Bible some people ever read. The ark becomes a picture of faithful discipleship, family leadership, and the urgency of responding to God while the door is still open. When the flood came, the Lord shut Noah in, preserving a remnant and keeping His covenant promises. Tyler also connects Noah’s day to Jesus’ warning in Matthew 24: “As were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.” In a time when restraint is being cast off and hearts are growing cold, believers are called to live awake, repentant, courageous, and unashamed of the gospel. The ultimate “boat” of salvation is Jesus Christ, and the invitation is to enter by repentance and faith before the day of judgment comes. If this message stirs your heart, take time to reflect on this question: do we fear God enough to obey Him? We are Trinity Community Church in Knoxville, Tennessee. Subscribe to our Podcast & YouTube channel to find past sermons, classes, interviews, and more! Find us on Facebook & Instagram
Aug 23

Faith, Hope, Love - Enoch a Faith that Pleases God

In the Faith, Hope, Love series, Pastor Kelly Kinder turns our attention to one of the briefest and most mysterious lives recorded in Scripture: Enoch. In Genesis 5, a chapter marked by the repeated refrain “and he died,” one quiet line interrupts the pattern and changes everything: “Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him.” Kelly explores why Hebrews 11 lifts Enoch up as a model of faith that pleases God, not as a strange biblical footnote, but as a living picture of what it means to walk steadily with God in a dark and corrupt culture. Drawing from Hebrews 11, Genesis 5, and Jude, Kelly shows that Enoch’s faith was not merely private belief or religious sentiment. It was a life shaped by confidence that God is real, that God is good, and that God rewards those who seek Him. Enoch’s walk with God became his testimony. He lived with a singular focus: pleasing God. That kind of faith affected his home, his influence on the next generation, his response to a wicked culture, and his boldness to speak truth about judgment when others ignored God. Kelly also brings Enoch’s example into everyday Christian discipleship. Walking with God is not a vague spiritual feeling; it is a lifestyle of ongoing trust and obedience. It means acting on what we say we believe, agreeing with God about sin instead of minimizing it, aligning our lives with His purposes, and keeping in step with the Holy Spirit through Scripture, prayer, listening, and Christian community. A walk is not one dramatic step every few months, but a steady series of steps taken day after day with God. This message also reminds us that faith is not self-rescue, moral performance, or trying to earn God’s approval. We enter and continue the life of faith by grace through Jesus Christ. Enoch’s being taken without seeing death points beyond itself to the greater hope believers have in Christ: though we die, yet shall we live, and one day Christ will come for His people. Kelly closes with searching questions for every heart: Are we living to please God? Are we walking with Him in the days we have been given? And when Christ returns, will we be ready? The only way is to place our faith in the person of Jesus Christ. We are Trinity Community Church in Knoxville, Tennessee. Subscribe to our Podcast & YouTube channel to find past sermons, classes, interviews, and more! Find us on Facebook & Instagram
Aug 23

Faith, Hope, Love - Faith As an Offering

In the Faith, Hope, Love series, Pastor Scott Wiens looks at Hebrews 11:4 and Genesis 4 to examine Abel’s offering and the faith that made it acceptable to God. This is not a message about God being picky over religious rituals; it is a searching look at the heart behind what we bring to Him. Abel’s sacrifice still speaks because it flowed from faith, while Cain’s offering reveals the danger of half-hearted worship, wrong motives, and resistance to correction. Scott walks through the major ways Christians have understood why God accepted Abel’s sacrifice and rejected Cain’s. Was Cain’s offering rejected because it was not a blood sacrifice? Was the issue that he brought from the end of his harvest rather than the firstfruits? Or was the deeper problem the heart behind the gift? Hebrews points us to the central answer: “By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain.” Abel’s outward offering was evidence of inward faith, while Cain’s anger exposed a heart unwilling to repent. From there, Scott connects Cain’s response to the New Testament warnings about “the way of Cain.” When correction comes, Cain does not humble himself before God; he becomes angry, jealous, and eventually violent. His story warns us what can happen when we refuse repentance, let sin crouch at the door, and protect the parts of our lives we do not want to surrender. Scott then brings Abel’s example into everyday Christian life by asking what it means for us to offer ourselves to God in faith. Romans 12 calls believers to present their bodies as living sacrifices, holy and acceptable to God. That means our faith is not limited to church attendance or religious moments; it touches our marriages, parenting, work, relationships, finances, service, and even how we respond when obedience costs us something. This message also addresses giving with faith rather than compulsion, trusting God with our physical treasures, and using the gifts He has given for the common good of the body of Christ. If you sense conviction over areas where you have held back, Scott closes with a simple path forward: repent, ask God for increased faith, and immerse yourself in His Word, because faith comes by hearing through the word of Christ. Watch or listen and consider where God is inviting you to bring Him your best in faith. We are Trinity Community Church in Knoxville, Tennessee. Subscribe to our Podcast & YouTube channel to find past sermons, classes, interviews, and more! Find us on Facebook & Instagram
Aug 19

Equipped To Stand - Session 10 - Patty Clemons

If prayer has ever felt like pressure, a script, or something you keep failing at, this conversation reframes it as something simpler and far more personal: communion with God. We talk through the Lord’s Prayer as a daily blueprint for “daily bread,” mercy, grace, and forgiveness, then get brutally honest about what happens when your mind spins up fear and the lies get loud. Sometimes all you can say is “Jesus” and we explore why that still counts as real Christian prayer. We also share stories that put skin on the theology: years of panic attacks, a terrifying moment behind the wheel, and the way Philippians 4:6 becomes a lifeline when anxiety is not theoretical. From there, we move into what prayer does to the heart over time, especially when it comes to forgiveness. One of the most gripping moments is a testimony of being abused as a child and later finding the strength through prayer to forgive a dying abuser and point him toward repentance and faith. The episode closes with practical rhythms for a daily prayer life: no breaks, morning and night humility, asking the Holy Spirit for help, and refusing to quit when things look worse before they get better. If you care about spiritual growth, emotional healing, Christian discipleship, and peace that passes understanding, this is a powerful listen. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs hope, and leave a review with the one line that hit you hardest. We are Trinity Community Church in Knoxville, Tennessee. Subscribe to our Podcast & YouTube channel to find past sermons, classes, interviews, and more! Find us on Facebook & Instagram
Aug 12

Equipped To Stand - Session 9 - Matthew Atchley

A battle-ready Christian doesn’t just try to “be a good person” and hope for the best. Paul’s language in Ephesians 6 is blunt: we’re facing schemes, flaming darts, and spiritual pressure that targets our minds, our witness, and our courage. That’s why we slow down and take a hard look at the one piece of the armor of God that actually goes on the offense: the Sword of the Spirit, the Word of God. We connect Paul’s imagery to the Roman gladius, a short double-edged sword built for close combat, and we ask a practical question: what good is a sword you never train with? It’s easy to own a Bible, keep an app on your phone, and still feel stuck when temptation hits or when someone asks serious questions about Jesus. We share a real prison conversation that turned into a direct debate about who Jesus is, and why being able to open Scripture and speak clearly can change the whole moment. We also unpack the difference between logos and rhema, and why “a rhema word” is usually the Holy Spirit bringing to life what we’ve already studied and stored. If we want Scripture to come out naturally under pressure, we have to put it in intentionally. We end with a challenge that’s both honest and hopeful: drop the shame, reject condemnation, repent where your heart has grown cold, and get back into the Word so you’re ready for the Great Commission in everyday life. Subscribe, share this with a friend who wants to grow, and leave a review, what’s one Bible verse you want to have ready when you’re under pressure? We are Trinity Community Church in Knoxville, Tennessee. Subscribe to our Podcast & YouTube channel to find past sermons, classes, interviews, and more! Find us on Facebook & Instagram
Aug 9

Faith, Hope, Love - Faith Defined

Faith is one of the most familiar words in church, yet it can also be one of the most misunderstood. In “Faith Defined,” part of the Faith, Hope, Love series, Neil Silverberg opens Hebrews 10 and leads us into Hebrews 11 to give a clear, Scripture-shaped definition of biblical faith: “the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” From the beginning, he places faith in the context of Hebrews’ warning not to shrink back and its call to endure. True faith is not merely a one-time decision or a vague religious feeling; it is a steadfast posture of the heart that keeps trusting God when life is difficult, answers are delayed, and circumstances tempt us to depend only on what we can see or control. Neil also confronts two common distortions of faith. The first is “blind faith,” the idea that Christians are called to believe without reason, truth, or evidence. Biblical faith is not irrational or detached from reality; it is rooted in the trustworthiness of God and the promises He has spoken. The second distortion is treating faith like a spiritual force that can produce whatever outcome we desire if we simply speak the right words. Through Scripture and a memorable story about someone trying to “speak” a new car into existence, Neil draws an important distinction between faith and presumption. Faith responds to what God has promised; presumption demands what God has not said. From Hebrews, Genesis, Romans, Proverbs, Ephesians, and James, Neil lays out four marks of real faith: faith is fully persuaded, faith trusts, faith works, and faith endures. Abraham becomes the great example of being fully convinced that God is able to do what He promised, and that confidence leads into the foundational Christian doctrine of justification by faith. Neil shows how Paul and James are not contradicting each other: we are not saved by good works, but we are saved for good works. Genuine faith bears fruit. Finally, Neil emphasizes endurance. Hebrews 10 reminds believers that true faith perseveres rather than shrinking back. Faith holds fast to God’s promises even when suffering comes and even when the fulfillment is not yet visible. Hebrews 11 begins by lifting our eyes to creation itself, reminding us that God made the universe by His Word, ex nihilo, out of nothing. And Hebrews 11:6 calls us to believe not only that God exists, but that He rewards those who seek Him—with the greatest reward being God Himself. If you desire deeper, stronger, more resilient faith, join in the prayer: Lord, increase our faith. We are Trinity Community Church in Knoxville, Tennessee. Subscribe to our Podcast & YouTube channel to find past sermons, classes, interviews, and more! Find us on Facebook & Instagram

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TCC exists to glorify God, follow Jesus, and make disciples. Loving God, and Loving People. Here, you can find sermons, audio of classes, and more. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, we serve the greater East Tennessee region and internationally through our mission partners by equipping and severing our communities and ultimately directing people to Christ. Learn more at tccknox.com

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Trinity Community Church - Knoxville, TN
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2022 - 2026
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