http://www.trinitybaptist.org/blogBlog Updatesen-us (Luke 18: 9-14, 21: 1-4)  How everyone can become rich. What does it mean to be rich? Seeing God’s possibilities for others helps us better to see God’s possibilities for our own lives. Look in the mirror and see...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=118596Sun, 29 Apr 2012 15:00:00 Z I. MAIN IDEA : In God's hands, the seemingly insignificant becomes significant. Place yourself in God's hands to know your priceless and eternal worth. Then grow yourself into becoming that person of great significance. The God of wonders can...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=117362Sun, 04 Mar 2012 22:59:00 Z      Matthew 13:18-23      Jesus’ life and teachings show us how to live in the 21st century. He gives us a faith for life. God’s best for: family life; prayer; work; friendship; private and personal...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=117238Sun, 26 Feb 2012 16:33:00 Z Jesus promises us, “Ask and you will receive. Seek and you will find. Knock and the door will be opened to you.” (Matthew 7:7) So it is important that what you A.S.K. is connected to God’s best desires for your life and our world. http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=117144Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:16:00 Z      We step into a prayerfully prepared future on February 19th. We will honor God, meet the needs of many people, and have a lot of fun by our Trinity on Sunday mornings launch.   We will celebrate the day with...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=117043Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:46:00 Z "When God Calls You By Name"It's party time. Then Levi (Matthew) after being called out by Christ, "held a great banquet in honor of Christ at his house."  Luke 5:29   When God calls us by name, It means we can: ...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=116893Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:13:00 Z Matthew 8:21-27: 21 Another disciple said to him, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”   22 But Jesus told him, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.” Jesus Calms the Storm  23 Then he got into the boat and...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=116782Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:43:00 Z  We hunger to be at home with God. We thirst to know God’s love. We ache to know thetruth which sets us free. We yearn to love and be loved. We strain to know our place inthe world. All of this can come together by a trip to “Jerusalem”. Jesus,...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=116677Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:22:00 Z      Daniel Vestal has been a voice for Christian discipleship for more than 40 years. He is a leader within the Baptist denomination and has been involved in ecumenical efforts and interfaith dialogue. He has served on the...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=116586Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:15:00 Z  “Living the Jesus Way:Building to Last”Luke 2:25-40   Luke 2:25-40 http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=116433Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:27:00 Z “Living the Jesus Way:Building to Last”   Matthew 2:1-12 http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=116332Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:22:00 Z “ARE YOU - "Building an Eternal Day?"    Luke 2:12-20 http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=116238Sun, 25 Dec 2011 17:05:00 Z “Living the Jesus Way:Building a LOVE Story for the Ages” Micah 5:2; Matthew 1:16-25 http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=116239Sun, 18 Dec 2011 17:07:00 Z “ARE YOU - "Building JOY into Our World?"  Luke 1 http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=116011Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:49:00 Z “ARE YOU - "Building a FAITHful Life?"   Galatians 4:4; Matthew 1:1-3, 5-6, 16-17 http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=115790Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:48:00 Z “ARE YOU - "Building HOPE Into Your Life?" John 1:1-14; Micah 5:2 http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=115718Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:50:00 Z “Living the Jesus Way: Living a Grateful Life?”   Luke 17:11-19 http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=115666Sun, 20 Nov 2011 20:37:00 Z “ARE YOU - "Seeing as Jesus Sees....to Find Your Way in Life"  Luke 16:19-31 http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=115585Sun, 13 Nov 2011 16:53:00 Z“ARE YOU - "Claiming Your Life Mission?" Matthew 9:35-38 http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=115482Sun, 06 Nov 2011 17:08:00 ZHappy endings are God’s specialty. Write a happy ending for your life by daily living this Prayer of prayers. Live with the King in His Kingdom. Be empowered by His power. Know the glory that never fades. Amen. So be it!Matthew 5: 1-2; 6: 9-13; 28:...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=115406Mon, 31 Oct 2011 04:12:00 Z  We benefit from God trumping evil if we trust God during life’s dark days. Temptations are lures used by evil’s fishing attempts to hook us into thinking that bad is good, and good is boring. God exposes evil for what it is - boring, bad...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=115309Sun, 23 Oct 2011 15:37:00 Z Forgiveness is the biggest “game changer” we can make. When and why we choose to forgive or not forgive reveals our strength to build a future better than the past, or to doom ourselves to waddle in a failed past. The choice is ours to make. ...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=115207Sun, 16 Oct 2011 14:25:00 Z Immediately after teaching the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus highlighted bread. Why? What is the connection of daily bread to successful living through a day?   Luke 11:1-13 http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=115100Sun, 09 Oct 2011 13:26:00 Z Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done On Earth As It Is In Heaven?” -Understanding and living God’s will is possible but not easy. So we find ourselves asking, “Is it really possible to live a heavenly life on earth or is Jesus just messing with us?”....http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=114999Sun, 02 Oct 2011 16:33:00 Z9/25 “Name and Claim God’s Importance to You” - John 4:19-26 If we don’t worship God we will worship anyone or anything? Therefore, getting worship right helps us to get everything else right. How does God want to be worshiped? How do we want to...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=114872Sun, 25 Sep 2011 16:20:00 Z9/18 “Heaven: We Are Not Home Yet” - John 14:1-6 What is heaven like? How can I know whether or not I will be in heaven? When we die what happens to us? Jesus shows how these and other questions that we ask ourselves can be answered as we learn how...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=114799Sun, 18 Sep 2011 15:46:00 Z 9/11 “9/11: Will We Ever Be The Same?” - Matthew 6:9-13 During the crisis of 9/11/01, Americans found themselves praying The Lord’s Prayer. Why did this prayer become our nation’s prayer language? Also, on and after 9/11 Americans said, “We will be...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=114710Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:06:00 Z FALL 2011 SERMONS  “Everyday Faith Heroes: "Living the Lord’s Prayer”    Matthew 6:9-13  How on earth can we meet the demands of our daily life? Everyday faith heroes answer that question by trusting God in everything...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=114647Sun, 04 Sep 2011 16:16:00 Z David is forever known by how he defeated Goliath. You too, can defeat your "Goliath" to have a key victory which becomes a life-long reference point of what it means to succeed by being at your very best and by trusting God's best to be at work...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=114524Sun, 28 Aug 2011 16:20:00 ZThe young man Timothy learned the importance of giving to others what God had given to. http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=114329Sun, 21 Aug 2011 16:06:00 Z Job was stripped of everything that was dear to him - his faith, family, friends, freedom, wealth and health. Then Job discovered a life that was remarkably remade by humility. Life overwhelms us unless we give all we have and all of who we are to...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=114258Sun, 14 Aug 2011 15:59:00 ZAll of us know the pain of failing. Only by facing our “shadow”, our weakness within, can we be free to succeed - to fulfill our mission. Learning from our failures by leaning into God’s redemptive power enables us to finish strong. http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=114178Sun, 07 Aug 2011 14:14:00 Z God gives us the excitement of energy to do what we need to do, when we need to do it. We can then pray, 'only through You, Lord, can I do this and through You I can and will do this. http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=114106Sun, 31 Jul 2011 16:16:00 Z Caleb and Joshua looked into The Promise Land to see how the challenges set before them were God’s way for them to succeed. Ten others, looking at the same situation, only saw the challenges as obstacles that could not be overcome. What made the...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=113869Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:28:00 Z There are key moments in our life when we become forever different. For better or worse, our life is never the same after that turning point. From that point on we see God, ourselves, and our world in a different way. By trusting God, we can turn...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=113823Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:25:00 Z Luke 19:10-26 Living is hard work. So trust God and do the work. With our VBS children, we see that faithfulness is shown by our work ethic in trusting God with the talents He has given us to use on His behalf. http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=113686Sun, 26 Jun 2011 15:30:00 Z There are key moments in our life when we become forever different. For better or worse, our life is never the same after that turning point. From that point on we see God, ourselves, and our world in a different way. By trusting God, we can turn...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=113558Mon, 13 Jun 2011 03:40:00 Z Turning Points There are key moments in our life when we become forever different. For better or worse, our life is never the same after that turning point. From that point on we see God, ourselves, and our world in a different way. By trusting...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=113382Sun, 05 Jun 2011 12:18:00 Z Graduation is forward movement. There is no turning back. And when one person graduates, everyone in the family is affected. Consequently, building strong families requires families to have graduating events that move them forward in God's...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=112881Fri, 20 May 2011 21:32:00 Z 1. (Ruth 1:1-2) When drought robbed Naomi’s fields of their crops, she and her family moved from Bethlehem to the previously forbidden land of Moab. How can a family successfully make this move? 2. (Ruth 1:3-5) Naomi’s husband died,...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=112793Mon, 16 May 2011 02:54:00 Z Christians live with joy because Christ lives. Through our joy we become a proof of Christ's resurrection. We become a living message for others to see that Christ is alive in us, and for all who are willing to believe. Each time a seeker...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=112652Sun, 24 Apr 2011 16:04:00 Z On that day we now call Palm Sunday, Jesus entered Jerusalem. He took it all in, for what it was and was not. By our being grasped by Jesus, we can grasp what that day means for us today. John 12:12-19 12; Jesus always reports to...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=112579Sun, 17 Apr 2011 16:16:00 Z A blessed life is the best life. Living our best possible life is what God makes possible for each person. How, then, do we live a blessed life? We can learn four lessons about the blessed life from the John 12 story of Jesus' worship experience...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=112535Sun, 10 Apr 2011 15:57:00 Z Worship is the holy experience of encountering God. Worship begins by being aware of God's presence... Are you aware? Have you begun? Worship connects us to God's best for our lives as we give praise, thanksgiving, confes- sion and...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=112421Mon, 04 Apr 2011 03:44:00 Z Who is God? God cannot be fully described by one name. We know God's unity as: our Father who creates us, the Son who redeems us, and the Spirit who empowers us. Do you know God's fullness? How does the Holy Spirit work? The Spirit convicts us...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=112368Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:03:00 Z Heaven...is that place everyone wants to go BUT not yet. We want to arrive there in the distant future, like the perfect retirement plan. We find comfort in knowing that heaven is God's provided way for us to not be afraid of life after death. This...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=112361Sun, 13 Mar 2011 21:36:00 Z While in Louisville, praying to understand God's leadership about coming to Trinity, I received three distinct messages/signs. Once here, I received a fourth. And two of the four were directly related to Jesus' message in John 15. Their focus was...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=112360Sun, 06 Mar 2011 22:12:00 Z Jesus offers the way for any of us to live our best life. The offer comes into clear view during his concluding talk with Peter. Peter had publicly denied Christ three times, so three times Jesus asked him the same basic diagnostic question. Peter...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=112359Sun, 27 Feb 2011 22:07:00 Z Through prayer we can live a resurrected life by: Bringing our troubles to God (11: 1-4) Trusting God’s timing (11: 5-16) Engaging God’s presence (11: 17-37) Responding to God’s authority (11: 38-44) http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=112358Sun, 20 Feb 2011 22:03:00 Z Trinity’s leadership demonstrates our commitment to help people transform their lives. Because of your commitment, I am inviting you to an opportunity I think you will enjoy. Open Table is a can do approach to empower people, who are homeless...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=112356Sun, 13 Feb 2011 21:59:00 Z When Jesus did the unexpected by walking on the stormy sea to reach the disciples, He showed us His ability to calm our stormy lives. We can know that when our life conditions get stormy, we can see our way forward by trusting in God's presence,...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=112354Sat, 05 Feb 2011 21:55:00 Z A Little Boy Made a Big Difference One day on the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee, more than 5,000 men, women and children wanted to be fed physically and spiritually. With a mischievous humor, Jesus asked his disciple Philip—“How are we...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=112353Sun, 30 Jan 2011 19:33:00 Z A strong family life is important to all of us. Consequentially, we have designed a practical and excellent resource for you, and our community. We invite you to our January 30th "Building Strong Families Workshop". We have the right workshop...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=112352Sun, 23 Jan 2011 19:30:00 Z Miracle #2 -By learning the "how" to of Jesus' promise, that He is “the living water”, we can do as Jesus asked - "Drink of Me, and you will never thirst again", we can know how to thrive by allowing God to heal our life wounds. A desperate...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=112351Sun, 16 Jan 2011 19:21:00 Z (life lessons from the Gospel of John) The Gospel of John is fascinating. Reading or listening through these 21 chapters grabs us by the collar to deliver this message, "Pay attention. If you really want to live your best life then listen to my...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=112348Sun, 09 Jan 2011 19:01:00 Z We know that Christmas is an ongoing experience, not just an annual event. Like all the key players in the Gospel Christmas story, we know we have our part to play in God’s great love story. Their stories of faith and experience have become models...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=112347Fri, 24 Dec 2010 18:41:00 Z Luke 2: 9-20 No one likes to be fooled. We want to know if what we think is real, is really real. We use our eyes & ears to help us to know what is trustworthy. So during Jesus' ministry, He would say, "if you have eyes to see then see...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=111854Sun, 19 Dec 2010 06:26:00 Z Matthew 1: 18-25 Christmas Conversation with Family & Friends The Christmas season is a natural time of the year to visit with family & friends. Talking & listening is a natural part of what happens when we get...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=111853Sun, 12 Dec 2010 06:10:00 Z Luke 1:26-38 Trust is essential for faith to grow. Faith is the essential life line for salvation to flow in our soul. This Christmas, trustingly lean into God so your faith can grow. Which is why Mary's conversation's with God's messenger...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=111852Sun, 05 Dec 2010 06:01:00 Z JOHN 1: 1-18 Today is the first Sunday of Advent. The Latin word means “to come,” and is a celebration for the first coming of Christ and helps to prepare the Church for Christ’s second coming. The worshiping season of Christmas is...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=111848Mon, 29 Nov 2010 05:11:00 Z EXODUS 20:1-8, 12-17; MATTHEW 19:16-22 I remember when I was told that I needed glasses. Mrs. Perhamus, my 2nd grade teacher, told my folks that I had trouble seeing the board work. My eye sight certainly wasn't 20-20. I did not want to wear...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=111849Mon, 15 Nov 2010 05:51:00 Z Exodus 15: 22-16:4a; John 6: 47-51 Food, water, and shelter are necessary for physical survival. Faith, hope, and love are the life-line for spiritual living. The freed Hebrews needed all of these resources to make it through the...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=111851Mon, 08 Nov 2010 05:56:00 Z Exodus 15: 22-16:4a; John 6: 47-51 Food, water, and shelter are necessary for physical survival. Faith, hope, and love are the life-line for spiritual living. The freed Hebrews needed all of these resources to make it through the...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=111850Mon, 08 Nov 2010 05:54:00 Z Exodus 3: 1-14; John 8:12 The Burning Bush: God Reveals “I AM WHO I AM” Moses would be changed forever by the “burning bush” encounter. During that holy experience, God revealed Himself as I AM WHO I AM ( Yahweh). From that revelation,...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=111847Mon, 18 Oct 2010 02:52:00 Z "Living With God's Protection" God equips us to live successfully in this world. But we must live God's way to know God's success for our lives. The Apostle Paul explained how we can do this through the forceful images of Ephesians 6:10-20....http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=111795Sun, 26 Sep 2010 18:51:00 Z Ephesians 5:22-6:4 Graciously submitting means to trust and be trustworthy. The following guildelines enable us to form trusting relationships. The manuscript of my sermon is available at the Mulberry entrance door. CONNECTING God’s Love...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=111794Sun, 19 Sep 2010 18:40:00 Z David: Facing Our Fears, Living Our Faith "The 'So Can We' of David's Legacy" II Samuel 23:1-7; II Kings 2:1-4 Legacy is what we pass on from ourselves to others. So what can we learn and apply from how David "faced his fears & lived...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=111793Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:53:00 Z Focus: be a person of godly influence by championing noble causes, especially when the cause seems to be lost. Thirty men bonded together to champion the causes that King David pursued. What did they see in David that inspired them to bravely do...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=110172Sun, 22 Aug 2010 15:30:00 ZI. The Point - David's lament, "O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you," is among the most remorseful lines in the Bible. Understanding what caused this tragedy can help families avoid David's regret and/or...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=110107Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:30:00 Z I. Introduction Something is radically wrong! II. Reflection A. Why I worship God Reaction to who He is Reaction to what He has done B. How I worship God "The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the out- ...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=110053Sun, 08 Aug 2010 15:30:00 Z II Samuel 11:2-15; 12:1-13a Psalm 51: 8-19 Sin expands one's appetite for more sin. David's sinful trail began by coveting his neighbor's wife and was followed by adultery, lying, and murder. David's unraveling did not stop until the prophet...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=109998Sun, 01 Aug 2010 15:30:00 ZWhat made David successful? When at his best, David acted on past success to build future success. And when he failed, he typically learned his lesson and applied his learning. Consequently, he grew one God-provided success into another God-provided...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=109939Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:30:00 Z 1 Samuel 27:1-7; Psalm 22:1-5,11 Tough times come to all of us. How we respond to them define us. Are you currently going through a tough time? Or do you see storm clouds on the horizon? Have you just gotten through one? Tough times are so...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=109884Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:30:00 Z I Samuel 26:8-25; Psalm 18:1-2 TRINITY 2015 VISION Our vision, focused by 7 objectives, positions us to grow spiritually & numerically: 1) Worship for our multi-generational community. Our desired outcome is for people to worship with...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=109815Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:30:00 ZColossians 3:12-17 Mark D. Roberts, Ph.D. FOCUS: "And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him." (3:17, NIV) THEME: As God's special, dearly loved people, we are...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=109761Sun, 04 Jul 2010 15:30:00 ZWhile riding down the highway years ago, Ruth Graham noticed a sign beside the road: "End of construction - Thank you for your patience." With a smile, she said that those were the words she wanted on her gravestone. After she passed away,...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=109760Sun, 27 Jun 2010 15:30:00 Z When Fathers are among the constellation of heroes in our lives, God's best plans are working. God intended for fathers to be heroes for their children. Fathers do this best by living & modeling God's ways as the way for their children to live....http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=109656Sun, 20 Jun 2010 15:30:00 ZPromising to trust God's promises changes us. Because God's promises then mark the pathway we travel, which is what led David to confront Goliath. He entered the Valley of Elah as an errand boy for his father. He delivered food to his three oldest...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=109598Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:30:00 Z What did it mean for David to "be a man after God's own heart" and how can our hearts be shaped by God's heart? This life giving question is answered in the vast 42 chapters (I Samuel 16 - II Kings 2) the Bible devotes in telling us about David....http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=109599Sun, 06 Jun 2010 15:30:00 ZThe Outcome of Spiritual Transformation: Trinity's spiritual vitality is our essence. God graciously transforms us through the following disciplines of discipleship. 1) Love: by loving God with our whole being and loving others as we love...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=109486Sun, 30 May 2010 15:30:00 ZACTS 4: 32-37; 15: 25-40 Our Youthful Future God's renewal of Trinity Baptist Church takes a major step forward with the Youth Pastor Search Team's unanimous recommendation that Gavin Rogers be called to lead our Middle & High School...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=109481Sun, 23 May 2010 15:30:00 Z Acts 16: 1-5; 1 Timothy 6: 11-16; II Timothy 2:15, 3:14-16 CENTRAL PROMISE: God inspired the Bible to be written so we could live inspire3d lives by reading the Bible. And from this we can know how to share the good news of God's love with...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=109482Sun, 16 May 2010 15:30:00 Z Acts 27: 1, 27-36, 41-44 Central Theme: Because God loves you, God cares for you. And through His care, you are equipped to care for others. This "Jesus style" of caring is called compassion. And by Christ's compassion you can help to create...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=109348Sun, 09 May 2010 15:30:00 Z John 3: 4-9; 14: 25-27; Acts 13: 1-5 I. Understanding the Holy Spirit God is so magnificent & powerful that one name cannot fully describe God. Our church's name, Trinity, connects us to the three names that help us most to understand &...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=109312Sun, 02 May 2010 15:30:00 Z Acts 6: 8-15; 7:55-60 I. Christian character, as noted by Richard Foster, is formed by "the habit of moral excellence." From our character we make decisions which shape our life. From our character we choose how to use our time, spend our...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=109310Sun, 25 Apr 2010 15:30:00 Z ACTS 9:1-9; MATTHEW 6: 9-13 PRAYERFUL INTIMACY God's promises are released in our lives by prayer. The book of Acts, through 31 instances, passionately conveys the stories of early believers being transformed as they prayed. These accounts...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=109309Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:30:00 Z ACTS 1: 1-11; GALATIANS 2:20 I. BRIGHT SUNDAY Today is Bright Sunday. We wear bright clothes as a fun expression of living in the brightness of Christ's resurrection. The brightness also connects us to the historical practice for Christians to...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=109311Sun, 11 Apr 2010 15:30:00 Z JOHN 20: 1-18 I. What's at Stake Easter shows us God at work. The miracle comes through the power of the One who created the heavens and the earth. Touched by it, we sing-"Up from the grave He arose, With a mighty triumph over His foes." With...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=109313Sun, 04 Apr 2010 15:30:00 Z Mark 11:1-11; Revelation 1: 1-3 Holy week is the Hall of Fame week in world history. Why? Because Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday reveal God's power to give meaning to Every Day of our lives. Because of what...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=109336Sun, 28 Mar 2010 15:30:00 Z Ephesians 6:10-20 What would you write if you were unjustly jailed? The Apostle Paul, imprisoned for his faith, wrote a Spirit inspired letter to fellow believers in Ephesus. Martin Luther King's letter from a Birmingham jail ignited a Civil...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=109337Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:30:00 Z ACTS 16: 6-15 The Bible is God's storybook. God wants us to know His story. Not because He thought everyone would love Him because of the stories, though that was His hope. Not because He thought everyone would get it, though that was His...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=109338Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:30:00 Z John 11: 5-9, 16; 14: 1-6; 20: 24-29 Doubting Thomas is what most people call him. The nickname "doubting" stuck to the Apostle because three times, at key points in Jesus' ministry, he asked Jesus to explain himself. Does asking God to...http://www.trinitybaptist.org/default.aspx?p=48137&beid=109339Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:30:00 Z