This week is a very, very special week. We welcome as our preacher Rev. Ann Bilbrew. She is an amazing person who has touched several of our members with her passion for prayer, her compassion for people, and her over-flowing joy in the Lord. She will preaching on the Lord’s Prayer today.
Sunday School Snip-It (February 7, 2016)
Saul continued his pattern of sin. This week in The Gospel Project, your kids heard a story of how God responded to Saul’s continued failure. God had placed Saul in the position of king, but due to Saul’s folly and failure, God commanded that he would only rule for a short time until another was given his throne. Samuel delivered God’s …
Guest Preacher ~ Rev. Ann Bilbrew ~ Prayer
I’m pretty sure you’re going to laugh and cry and be deeply moved. I first met Rev. Ann Bilbrew at a dicsipleship training event in Dallas, along with Pastors Bob and Ben, and elders Michelle and Barb. Ann’s contagious love for Jesus, deep spirituality, and spunky prophetic voice encouraged our own journeys in rich ways. We love her so much, …
Funeral Help ~ Mert Vander Broek Service
We express our sympathies to Helen Vander Broek and family for the loss of her husband, Mert Vander Broek, who passed away on Thursday, February 4, 2016, at the Orange City Area Health System. There will be a memorial service on Monday, February 8, at 9:30am, at the Trinity Reformed Church in Orange City. A private burial will be held …
Sunday’s Coming ~ February 7, 2016
The words the Apostle Paul has for us this week are powerful. As with the previous sermons in our series on Romans 12, Paul lays out rules for living; instructions for how to get along with each other and how to thrive in a world of competing cultures and allegiances. And I hate to ruin the ending for you this week, but I just need to say this: the only way we have even a chance at living the way Paul suggests here in Romans 12, the only way we can make this work, is if we fall on the mercies of God in Jesus Christ and trust that the Holy Spirit will do a work in us that will produce the kind of lifestyle and community that’s prescribed in this passage. That’s the only way. We have to trust that the blood of Jesus is sufficient to do away with all our sin and that through God’s mighty act of reconciliation we can begin to realize a new kind of life – a life that has been transformed.
Uganda 2016 Summer Mission Opportunity
We’re making plans for a June 5 to June 20 mission experience with our partner in Uganda. Pastor Jon will be leading this group. Our primary purpose will be to walk with our brothers and sisters as they minister in the name of Jesus in Uganda. Our partner is Words of Hope Uganda, a radio ministry that broadcasts the Gospel …
Ash Wednesday Service
Trinity will be having an Ash Wednesday service on February 10, 2016 from 6:30-7:30pm in the sanctuary. All are welcome for a time of worship, confession, prayer, and the imposition of ashes. Children’s and Youth Ministry students will lead this service.
Sunday School Snip-It (January 31, 2016)
The people of Israel rebelled against God and demanded a king like other nations. Samuel was upset but at God’s insistence Samuel anointed Saul as the first king of Israel.
College In-Home Meal Opportunity
On Sunday, February 28, 2016 Trinity is hosting in-home meals for college students. We are looking for people / families who are willing to host 2-6 college students in their homes for a meal that Sunday. If you are a college student who would like to sign-up for an in-home meal, you can sign-up as an individual, or with friend(s). The …
Sunday’s Coming ~ January 31, 2016
Last week, Pastor Bob showed us what love does: love serves, love gives, love overcomes.
This week, we’ll see what love costs. If we are going to live and love like Jesus for the sake of others, it will eventually cost us something. But I am convinced the fruit of loving others like that will produce a church that welcomes people in from the cold; warms their lives with something kind; and draws them to experience true love in Jesus.