Holy Trinity Rathmines Podcast

In part 3 of Habakkuk: An Honest Faith, Dilys walks us through God's answer to the prophet's laments and woes he expressed in honest frustration and confusion. God's answer is to wait in faithfulness. But how do we wait well? Dilys directs us to wait with connection, contentment, and courage. To faithfully wait on God's perfect timing we need to fill our time with prayer and praise to create a connection with God, learn to be content with where we are and what we have in the present moment, and to remain confident that the Lord will deliver His promises to His people. He is in His holy temple, you need only to be still and silent while He does the rest.

In Part 2 of Habakkuk: An Honest Faith, Rob explores what it means to be honest with God, which includes bringing Him your raw, honest questions in your anger, confusion, or grief. The prophet Habakkuk demonstrated this type of honest faith in his prayers to God and promised to stand at his watch post and listen for God's response. Rob explained that faith means watching and waiting in hope, trusting God even when He seems silent.

This new series, Habakukk: An Honest Faith, will explore how the prophet Habakkuk brought his honest questions and struggles before God and how God's answers encourage Habakkuk to trust in God's ultimate plan. In Part 1 of this series, Scott leads us through the beginning of Chapter 1 of the Old Testament book and breaks down the meaning of the word 'lament,' an honest expression of protest and sorrow to God. Scott tells us that lamenting is important because it deepens our relationship with God, transforms our pain, not transmits it, and is the only appropriate response to innocent suffering in the world. Scott shows us that God's answer to Habakkuk, and to us, demonstrates His presence with us and His purpose for us.

Wrapping up the Making Space series, Dilys explores what it means to make space for the stranger. Looking at Jesus’ example and His interactions in the Bible, especially with Samaritans, she shows how hospitality isn’t just something we do, but part of who Jesus is. When we welcome strangers, we’re also welcoming Him. But the idea of caring for the stranger doesn’t start with the Gospels. Dilys also looks to the Old Testament, where the Israelites knew what it felt like to be foreigners in a strange land. They experienced both the hardship of that and the hospitality of God in their deliverance to Egypt - and were commanded to reciprocate God's gracious care to others.

In this message, Ruth continues the Making Space series by focusing on the theme of hospitality, specifically, what it means to make space for your neighbour.She challenges us, as Christians, to be intentional about creating connection, making a difference in our communities, and living as everyday examples of Christ’s love. Drawing from the Gospels, Ruth highlights how Jesus modelled what it means to be a good neighbour through how He spent his own time visiting with others, and through His parables and teaching moments. Sometimes, being a good neighbour starts with something as simple as a smile, a wave, or a friendly hello. These small gestures can brighten someone’s day and open the door to deeper connection. Whether it’s someone at the bus stop, a barista handing you coffee, or a stranger you pass on the street, we’re all called to show kindness and warmth in our everyday encounters.Each of us may express this differently, but the call remains the same: to live lives of hospitality and make space for those around us.

Continuing with the Making Space series on hospitality, Rob’s message this Sunday explores examples in the Gospel where Jesus sat at a table with others. One of the most powerful examples is the Last Supper, a meal Jesus shared with his disciples, a group of very broken people — and yet he still broke bread with them.Creating space at our tables isn’t just about food. It’s about making room for connection through presence, belonging, reconciliation, and joy.When Jesus shares meals, he invites, connects, and transforms guests. And when we make space at our tables, we’re living out the Kingdom of God in real, tangible ways.

In Part 2 of the sermon series Making Space, Scott challenges us to prioritise people over projects, embrace vulnerability, and practice hospitality through friendships. Jesus served as the ultimate example of friendship through his relationships with Mary, Martha, Lazarus and His disciples. Christ continues to connect with us through friendship today and we are encouraged to value our relationships, making space in our lives for the people around us.

Colin introduces a new sermon series called Making Space. The discussion in Part 1 breaks down how Christian hospitality creates places of radical inclusion, transformation, and invitation. Jesus used hospitality to make a statement and symbolise the Kingdom of God, because hospitality is rooted in love for one another!

This week, Revd. Rob continues the People & Presence series and explores the invitation to spend time in God's living presence. Rob dives into what it means to be in God's presence and why we may struggle to experience this. We are called to accept the invitation to step into God's presence by stepping out of the cave, bringing our emptiness with us into the light.

Exploring our priorities as a community for the term ahead, Colin unpacks what it means for us to be a people of worship, care and space.

Mark Boobyer finishes our summer series sharing on Matthew 11, exploring our expectations and how Jesus is the one who can fulfil.

Kathleen McAllister continues our Summer series, sharing on Psalm 103, leading us to engage with our failures, our frailty and the unchanging, steadfast love of God in their midst.

As part of our August series, Jacob Reynolds shares some reflections on the Creation story in Genesis and what is means for us to be a people who walk in there presence of God.

On his final Sunday with us in Holy Trinity, Scott Evans reflects on Paul's letter to the Ephesians and what it means for us to be a people according to God's purposes.

Rob shares his reflections on Acts 17:16-34, exploring the teachings of Paul in Athens and how we move forward in sharing our faith in the season ahead.

Rebecca wraps up our 10 week deep dive into Paul's letter to the Galatians, looking at chapter 6 in particular exploring (some of) Paul's top tips to living life in The Spirit.

Scott Hill takes the penultimate section of our Galatians series, exploring how we can grow in faith and freedom.

On Sunday, 6 July, we heard from Ruth as she spoke on the end of chapter 5 in Galatians, the comparison of Hagar and Sarah, and living in freedom. 

Dilys continues our teaching series through the letter of Paul to the Galatians, encouraging us to keep moving forward, no longer falling back into ways of living and enslavement from which we are now free.

Colin unpacks Galatians 3:23-4:7, exploring our new identity in Jesus as children. We are no longer slaves, but children who by the Spirit cry "Abba Father"