O Lord, show me how to fan into a white hot flame the spiritual gifts that you have given. O Lord, give me grace to endure all things for the sake of those whom You have chosen here in my city so that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with … Continue reading Scripture Praying from 2 Timothy
Devotional Thoughts
Submitting to the God Who Turns Calamity into Blessing
It is easy to submit to God's will when everything is going well... when you are walking in sunshine and feeling good. But when you find yourself walking in the shadows, it is then that submission to God's will find its severest test. The Psalmist states, "He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his … Continue reading Submitting to the God Who Turns Calamity into Blessing
Priming the Pump to Pray for Your Church – Acts 24-26
Pray that someone you know would be confronted with the reality of the resurrected Christ and that Jesus would change the whole direction of his/her life. Pray that we would become a church who daily repents and turns to God and performs deeds in keeping with repentance - honesty, integrity, purity, generosity, hospitality, etc. Pray … Continue reading Priming the Pump to Pray for Your Church – Acts 24-26
Acts 24-26 – Amidst the Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Fortune
Vespers Guide - Amidst the Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Fortune Click on this link for the complete devotional guide. To be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And … Continue reading Acts 24-26 – Amidst the Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Fortune
Ministry Progress Report
Here are a sampling of evidences of fruit borne in our midst by your investment in the Lord’s work at Trinity. Your gifts have helped us in fulfilling our mission of gathering more worshippers for the Lord. We regularly see 400+ worshippers during at our Sunday services at Trinity. Our desire in the future is … Continue reading Ministry Progress Report
Here’s the Best, Heart-Warming, Joy-Filled, Rest-Inducing Summary of TULIP
Recently my 18 year-old daughter ask me for a summary of what we call the doctrines of grace. I love the summary below because it is pastoral, practical, God exalting, man humbling, and, most of all, true to Scripture. Total Depravity: “We all struggle with our total depravity that reminds us that we are not … Continue reading Here’s the Best, Heart-Warming, Joy-Filled, Rest-Inducing Summary of TULIP
If You Ever Wonder What To Pray for Our Church
Here's a bullet point list of things we prayed for our church at this week's vespers service. Paul’s words to the Sanhedrin in Acts 23:1 remind us that a “clean conscience” is available to even the worst sinner who trusts in Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins and the cleansing of his conscience. Pray that … Continue reading If You Ever Wonder What To Pray for Our Church
Coram Deo – Devotional Guide through Acts 23
Coram Deo - Acts 23- Click on this hyperlink to the left for a pdf file of this devotional guide. Coram Deo is a Latin phrase which translated means "in the presence of God." To live coram Deo is to live one’s entire life in God’s presence, under God’s authority, and for God’s glory. Coram … Continue reading Coram Deo – Devotional Guide through Acts 23
What kind of Christians are we attempting to develop at Trinity
Christians whose lives display the following features: Doxology, the habit taught and modeled by Paul of constantly praising God and giving him thanks; Humility, the downward growth that comes by dwelling on the free, boundless,, almighty grace of God that achieves the salvation of sinners, including oneself, through the atoning death of the Lord Jesus … Continue reading What kind of Christians are we attempting to develop at Trinity
The Kingdom Use of Unrighteous Mammon (Luke 16:9)
The below is taken from Richard Foster in his book The Challenge of a Disciplined Life: Christian Reflections on Money, Sex and Power. How do we use mammon (all of our material resources) to serve God? How do we master mammon and serve God? How do you make your money count for the kingdom of God? Resolve … Continue reading The Kingdom Use of Unrighteous Mammon (Luke 16:9)
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