Martinskirk: Recent Episodes
Trinity Reformed Church of Martinsburg
Weekly Lord's Day sermons from Trinity Reformed Church in Martinsburg, WV (CREC). Trinity Reformed exists to declare the victory of Jesus Christ through worship and practice to the ends of the earth. For more information about our congregation, visit us at www.martinskirk.com.
“Can the weak give his fellow weak brethren strength? Paul becomes like the weak that he might pull them out of their weakness.”
Sermon text: 1 Corinthians 9:19-27
“The resurrection proves that our bodies are marked for different purposes.”
Sermon text: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20
“This is pure religion — not only to help the orphan and widow but to keep ourselves unstained from the world.”
Sermon text: 1 Corinthians 5:1-8
“And what do you have that you did not receive? Now if you did indeed receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?”
Sermon text: 1 Corinthians 4:6-21
“The kingdom is only ours if we know that it is Christ’s.”
Sermon text: 1 Corinthians 3:18-4:5
“There are no shortcuts to true wisdom and strength. You have to die first.”
Sermon text: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25
“Worry is imagination used in futility” - Rev. Gregg Strawbridge
Sunday school lesson, March 13th, 2022
“Anger rests in the bosom of fools” - Ecclesiastes 7:9
Sunday school lesson, March 20th, 2022
“Though the world may ridicule us, we know that true glory is found at the cross of shame.”
Sermon text: Philippians 3:17-4:1
“Lent is not just about giving something up. It is about preparing ourselves for the feast.”
Sermon text: Luke 4:1-13
“The Cross of Christ is a non-negotiable. Our lives are cross-shaped. We cannot expect to be glorified without first dying.”
Sermon text: Luke 9:28-36
“When the world hates us for Christ’s sake, we are to count it joy. We are to enjoy it. We are to laugh.”
Sermon text: Luke 6:17-26
“The call to ascend to the heavenly city is a call to enter into eternity.”
Sermon text: Psalm 122
“Blood brings peace between God and man just as wine brings peace to the body.”
Sermon text: John 2:1-11
“Peace has come to all men because Christ Jesus is Lord over all.”
Sermon text: Acts 10:34-38
“True repentance is not an outward appeal with no inward change.”
Sermon text: Luke 3:7-20
“This world is yours because it is Christ’s. So what do you have to fear?“
Sermon text: Revelation 1:4-8
“Beware of those who glory in themselves. Beware of them, lest you also follow in their footsteps.”
Sermon text: Mark 12:38-44
“We are adopted into the family of God and given His name to imitate Him — and that is the only path to life.”Sermon text: 3 John
“Any true love that is experienced in the world comes from Him — and any so must be defined by who He is and not the other way around.”
Sermon text: 1 John 4:7-13
“There’s a way for the church to spot wolves in sheep’s clothing — and every Christian has the ability to discern who is false & who is true.”
Sermon text: 1 John 4:1-6
“It is not enough to profess love for your brothers. You must put it into action.”
Sermon text: 1 John 3:17-24
“Jesus is the Word made flesh. Being united to this Word, we will most certainly be shaped by it, into His image.”
Sermon text: 1 John 3:1-6
“When we live out our anointing by faith, we become witnesses of the truth and we bolster the faith of those around us.”
Sermon text: 1 John 2:26-29
“We are called not to continue in the desires of the world, but to walk in the light of Christ.” | Sermon text: 1 John 2:15-17
“The Holy Scriptures are given to us that we might have fellowship with God and fellowship with one another.”
Sermon text: 1 John 1:1-4
“There are no pleasures in the world that are more pleasurable than Christ.”
Sermon text: Psalm 128
“Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones: ‘Surely I will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live.’”
Sermon text: Ezekiel 37:1-14
“Without the ascension of Jesus Christ, there is no Good News.”
Sermon text: Ephesians 4:7-10
“Our creation and our union in Christ are for a purpose: to make His world new.”
Sermon text: Acts 10:44-48
“The fruitless gentile is welcomed into the new earth... to live in the land of the living.”
Sermon text: Acts 8:26-40
“We serve the One from Whom all authority stems, and we live in His resurrected world.”
Sermon text: Acts 4:5-12
“We are being made perfect in Christ Jesus. We are converted each Sunday — and this conversion should go out into our everyday life: every day, every morning, you convert.”
Sermon text: Acts 3:11-19
“Love for one another shows the unity of the kingdom of God.”
Sermon text: Acts 4:32-37
“Jesus has come to conquer sin and death and lead His people into glory.”
Sermon text: Mark 11:1-11
“To look upon Christ crucified is to die to yourself, and in dying you receive the life of Christ.”
Sermon text: Numbers 21:4-9
“Those who belong to Christ grow up in the faith through obedience.”
Sermon text: Hebrews 5:5-10
“Our Lord has no patience for the distortion of His commands or the defiling of His temple.”
Sermon text: John 2:13-22
“The way of the cross is necessary to inherit the kingdom of heaven.”
Sermon text: Mark 8:31-38
“We must meet death face-to-face by faith. We are to follow Christ through death faithfully.”
Sermon text: Mark 1:9-15
“Fasting trains us to rely on the promises of God above the comforts below.”
Sermon text: Matthew 9:14-17
“Song is foundationally a weapon of the church — a weapon we are to wield wisely and often.”
Sermon text: Colossians 3:16
“Prayer is necessary because without approaching Him in prayer, we will not see the grace and spirit to persevere to the end.”
Sermon text: Matthew 6:5-13
“The table is a table of promise. And our Lord does not turn back on His promises.“ | Sermon text: Acts 2:46
“Holy baptism is the entrance into God‘s kingdom on earth. It contains the promise of salvation and inheritances to those who receive it.“
Sermon text: Galatians 3:26-29
“The foundation for our worship is that God has taken poor lowly sinners like us and exalted us.“ | Sermon text: Luke 1:46-55
“Revelation is meant to be understood by the Christian who reads it and knows their Bible.“
Sermon text: Revelation 1:1-20
“Helping your child find a godly spouse is critical to their usefulness in the Kingdom of Christ.“
”The power is not in John‘s declaration or baptism. The power of the Gospel of God is in the King himself.“
Sermon Text: Mark 1:1-8
“Our Lord‘s warnings are for your life and my life — because everywhere the Head goes, the body follows.“
Sermon text: Mark 13:24-37
“If you love one another, you will keep each other from the path of destruction.“ | Sermon text: James 5:19-20
“Do not be consumed by your plans and aspirations without first considering what the Lord requires of you.”
Sermon text: James 4:13-17
“If you judge a brother or sister with arbitrary rules, you too will be judged with arbitrary rules.”
Sermon text: 4:11-12
“We were made to rule over creation. But the one thing we cannot tame is our own tongue.”
Sermon text: James 3:5-12
“Those who declare themselves to be teachers will be judged by what they teach.“ | Sermon text: James 3:1-4
“The blessed man is one who lives out true faith that has been give to him for the sake of others.”
Sermon text: James 2:14-17
“When we show partiality, we show that we long for the glory of men over the Lord of glory.”
Sermon text: James 2:1-9
“Christianity is most certainly a religion — it is the true religion.”
Sermon text: James 1:26-27
“You have been bought with a price — and your new family demands all of you.” | Sermon Text: James 1:22-25
“This is the purpose of the Church: to be food for the world. In our trials, we lay the groundwork for the world to be blessed.”
Sermon text: James 1:16-21
Wisdom is what aids the believer through trials and suffering.
Sermon text: Sermon text: James 1:5-8
Beginning our study through the Epistle of James, we are admonished to respond to hardships and persecution with joy.
Sermon text: Sermon text: James 1:1-4
What is the purpose of education? How ought the Christian to approach education? | Sermon Text: Deuteronomy 6:4-9
If the family is within the Church, what authority does it have in society? | Sermon Text: Gen. 1:27-28
What is the purpose of the civil government? How are the state and church to live with one another? | Sermon text: Romans 13:1-7
“Christianity isn’t just about being saved as much as it is about being glorified in His life, death, burial, resurrection, and ascension.”
"The ascension is the coronation of Jesus as King over heaven and earth." | Sermon text: Luke 24:44-53
Text: Song of Solomon 2:10-13
When you lack belief, remember the word of the Lord: "Rise up, my love."
Elder Richard Wilburn of Pilgrim Presbyterian (PCA) visits to deliver a timely sermon in troubled times.
In our rebirth, we are given eyes to see the glory of the kingdom of God – that is, to see Christ Jesus.
Deacon Lucas Dorminy continues us through a series on the minor prophets, stopping this week in the Book of Jonah.
Elder Jonathon Dorminy continues leading us through the book of 1 Peter (1:13-25), focusing on the joy lived in submission to Christ.
Elder Jonathon Dorminy leads us through 1 Peter (1:1-12), emphasizing the importance of faithfulness in trial to cultivating a pure faith.