{"podcast":{"title":"Holy Trinity Silicon Valley - Homilies & Sermons","slug":"holy-trinity-silicon-valley-homilies-sermons-6465064","podcast_index_feed_id":6465064,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/holytrinitysv/feed.xml","website_url":"https://holytrinitysv.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/22115599/Holy_Trinity_Podcast_Logo_1400x1400_alsvv.jpg","author":"Holy Trinity Silicon Valley","episode_count":100,"summary":"Holy Trinity Church is a growing Anglican church in the heart of Silicon Valley, California. We value being an inter-generational community formed around Scripture, Spirit, and Sacrament—the foundation of Anglican spirituality. This podcast allows you to join us each week for our Homilies and Sermons, where we explore life in Christ together. 🌐 Learn more about Holy Trinity: https://www.holytrinitysv.org 📷 Instagram: @HolyTrinitySV","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T06:17:30.174683+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/holy-trinity-silicon-valley-homilies-sermons-6465064"},"episode":{"title":"\"Blessed Are the Merciful\" - Rev. John Gorin","slug":"blessed-are-the-merciful-rev-john-gorin","published_at":"2026-06-16T19:29:19+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/holy-trinity-silicon-valley-homilies-sermons-6465064/blessed-are-the-merciful-rev-john-gorin","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/holy-trinity-silicon-valley-homilies-sermons-6465064","url":"https://holytrinitysv.podbean.com/e/060726/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/tu2pubucv97h3pjq/060726_Sermon_John_Gorin_FINAL7d66v.mp3","summary":"We all know that feeling when our internal \"injustice radar\" goes off. Maybe it is a terrible call by a referee during a game, a favorite artist getting snubbed at an award show, or a painful personal betrayal that cuts deep. In this episode, Rev. John Gorin talks about our natural instinct to demand justice and explains how Jesus completely flips the script by introducing a radical, life-changing way to handle wrongdoing: mercy. Drawing from the Gospel of Matthew, Rev. John breaks down what happens when we stop judging everyone around us and start living from a place of real grace. What We Chat About in This Episode The Drama of Matthew's Career Change: We take a look at what tax collectors actually did back then (hint: it was basically legal extortion) and why Matthew's sudden choice to drop everything and follow Jesus was so shocking. Mercy Over Rules: Why did Jesus choose to hang out at a big dinner party with Matthew and his friends? We look at the cultural weight of that dinner and what Jesus really meant when he told the judgmental religious leaders, \"I desire mercy, not sacrifice\". Running on Empty (The \"Mercy Tank\"): Trying to force yourself to be merciful on your own willpower never works. Rev. John explains why our personal mercy tanks are pretty small and how we need to constantly refill them from God's endless supply. A Reality Check at Home: Rev. John shares an honest story about a major wake-up call from his wife, Vicki, during his busy tech-sales days. It is a great reminder of how easily we can lose patience with the people who matter most and how to course-correct. Key Reflection \"We can only show mercy to others with what we have received in terms of the mercy of the Lord.\" — Rev. John Gorin If you are holding onto a grudge or finding it tough to for…","meta_description":"We all know that feeling when our internal \"injustice radar\" goes off. Maybe it is a terrible call by a referee during a game, a favorite artist getting s…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1374,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/holy-trinity-silicon-valley-homilies-sermons-6465064/episodes/blessed-are-the-merciful-rev-john-gorin/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/holy-trinity-silicon-valley-homilies-sermons-6465064/blessed-are-the-merciful-rev-john-gorin.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}