As you read this Bob Lowery will be finishing up his mission trip to Nicaragua, the youth mission trip to Arizona will be just a month away and Vacation Bible School is upon us. That means a lot of activity and considerable expense all hitting at once. The Lord has been gracious and we are in good shape but we still need some special gifts to get us through the next month. We need to raise $4,900 in addition to what was budgeted for the youth mission trip. If you’ve already given to the trip, THANK YOU! If you are planning to give but just haven’t done so yet please do so as soon as possible to help our cash flow. We also do not want to hinder our Bible School effort by not being able to fund everything. This is an exciting year with Carbondale and Garden City joining us. Please be in prayer for all these activities over the next month.
On a personal note, Rheadon and I would appreciate your prayers as wedding number 2 approaches. Boy, things are really getting quiet around our house.
I hope to see you and your family as we gather this coming Lord’s Day.
Sunday Evenings: Jeremiah
- 06/03/07: God’s Good and Gracious Provision, from Jeremiah 1:1-10
- 06/10/07: Strength for the Task, from Jeremiah 1:11-19
- 07/01/07: God’s Patient Love for His Unfaithful Bride, from Jeremiah 2:1-3:5
- 07/08/07: The Way Home, from Jeremiah 3:1-18
- 07/22/07: The Cure for Boring Worship, from Jeremiah 3:19-4:4
- 07/29/07: The Terror and Wonder of the Gospel, from Jeremiah 4:5-31
- 08/05/07: A Nation on the Brink of Destruction, from Jeremiah 5:1-19
- 08/12/07: God’s Righteous Hatred of Sin, from Jeremiah 5:20-6:15
- 09/09/07: But I Thought Grace Was Infinite?, from Jeremiah 6:16-30
- 09/16/07: I Didn’t Go to Church for That, from Jeremiah 7:1-15
- 09/23/07: Resting In, Or Presuming Upon?, from Jeremiah 7:16-29
- 09/30/07: The Horror of Godless Religion, from Jeremiah 7:30-8:8
- 10/28/07: The Heartbreak of Gospel Ministry, from Jeremiah 8:4-9:1
- 11/04/07: Torn Between Two Loves, from Jeremiah 8:18-9:11
- 11/11/07: Born to Boast, from Jeremiah 9:12-24
- 11/18/07: Idols, Scarecrows, and the King, from Jeremiah 9:25-10:16
- 01/06/08: Faith in the Midst of Fire, from Jeremiah 10:17-25
- 01/13/08: Hope in the Face of Righteous Judgment, from Jeremiah 11:1-17
- 01/27/08: Living Godly Lives in an Ungodly World, from Jeremiah 11:18-12:6
- 02/03/08: Love and Judgment, from Jeremiah 12:7-17.
- 02/10/08: Girdles, Wine, Fallen Crowns & Loose Women, from Jeremiah 13:1-27
- 02/17/08: Lessons from the Dark Days, from Jeremiah 14:1-22
- 02/24/08: [We apologize, due to technical difficulties, this message was missed.]
- 03/09/08: Weddings, Funerals and Parties, Oh My!, from Jeremiah 16:1-21.
- 03/30/08: Remembering the Sabbath, from Jeremiah 17:19-27.
- 04/13/08: Comforting & Terrifying Truths, from Jeremiah 18:1-23
- 04/20/08: Jeremiah’s Garbage-Dump Sermon, from Jeremiah 19:1-15
- 04/27/08: Emboldened Confidence and Debilitating Discouragement, from Jeremiah 20:1-18
- 05/11/08: It’s A Little Too Late for That Miracle, from Jeremiah 21-22
- 05/18/08: A Note of Beauty in the Midst of Discord, from Jeremiah 23:1-8
- 06/01/08: Lying Preachers and Deceitful Guides, from Jeremiah 23:9-40
- 06/08/08: Good Figs, Bad Figs & Sovereign Justice, from Jeremiah 24:1-25:14
- 06/29/08: The Cup of Wrath, from Jeremiah 25:15-38
- 07/27/08: So You Didn’t Like the Sermon?, from Jeremiah 26:1-24
- 08/03/08: Maybe Jeremiah Wasn’t So Crazy After All, from Jeremiah 27:1-22
- 08/17/08: No Yoke? Well Then, The Yoke Is on You! from Jeremiah 28:1-14
- 08/24/08: A Word to Exiles, from Jeremiah 29:1-32
- 09/07/08: God’s Grace Doing the Impossible, from Jeremiah 30:1-17
- 09/21/08: Resting on the Promises, from Jeremiah 30:18-31:6
- 09/28/08: Joy Comes in the Mourning, from Jeremiah 31:7-26
- 10/05/08: The Glory of the New Covenant, from Jeremiah 31:31-40
- 10/19/08: When Obedience Seems Foolish, from Jeremiah 32:1-27
- 10/26/08: Power, Righteousness, Grace and Peace, from Jeremiah 32:26-46
- 11/02/08: I Love a Secret, from Jeremiah 33:1-10
- 11/09/08: Grace Toward Sinners, from Jeremiah 33:10-16
- 11/23/08: Grace Reassuring the Troubled Heart, from Jeremiah 33:17-26
- 11/30/08: From Bad to Worse, from Jeremiah 34:1-26.
- 01/11/09: Sobering Lessons from Teetotalers, from Jeremiah 35:1-19.
- 01/18/09: A Scriptural Understanding of the Scriptures, from Jeremiah 36:1-32
- 02/01/09: Be Careful What You Pray For, from Jeremiah 37:1-21.
- 02/08/09: Faithful Ministry in Unfaithful Times, from Jeremiah 38:1-13.
- 02/15/09: Fear v. Faith, from Jeremiah 38:14-28.
- 02/22/09: The Coming Judgment, from Jeremiah 39:1-18.
- 03/08/09: A Remnant Theology, from Jeremiah 40:1-41:18
- 03/15/09: When the Safe Choice Is Anything but Safe, from Jeremiah 41:16-43:13
- 04/05/09: Lessons from a Battle-worn Prophet, from Jeremiah 44:1-30.
- 04/19/09: A Word to Whiners, from Jeremiah 45:1-5.
- 06/07/09: Sovereign Ruler, Righteous Judge & Gracious Savior, from Jeremiah 46:1-47:7.
- 06/28/09: God’s Sovereign Yet Gracious Response to Sinners, from Jeremiah 48:1-47.
- 07/19/09: A Comforting Yet Troubling Truth, from Jeremiah 49:1-39.
- 07/26/09: Amazing Reversals, from Jeremiah 50:1-46.
- 08/02/09: Babylon’s Fall: Important Lessons & Sober Warnings, from Jeremiah 51:1-64.
- 08/09/09: A Not-So-Happy Ending, from Jeremiah 52:1-34.
June is shaping up to be a busy month. Rheadon and I will be leaving Monday, June 11, for the Southern Baptist Convention meeting in San Antonio. We will get back on Thursday evening late and I’ll leave with the youth on Saturday for Arizona. I’ll fly back the following Saturday in order to be here for the morning worship on the 24th and we’ll start Vacation Bible School that evening. In my absence Val Smith will bring the messages on Wednesday June 13 & 20. Val will be doing presentations on Noah’s Ark and Sodom and Gomorrah for the two nights. This will be a great opportunity to bring lost friends who might not attend a traditional service but would find these presentations intriguing. Billy Parker will be bringing the messages on Sunday the 17th.
There is still opportunity to give toward the youth mission trip. As you know we needed to raise an additional $4900.00 above what was budgeted so that we could send them on a chartered bus. To date we’ve received $1335.00. So I would ask you to prayerful consider a gift to help underwrite this mission effort.
Continue to pray for our area Vacation Bible School. For the first time we will be joining with two of our sister churches in an effort to reach the children of our community. If you can help with decorative items or volunteer your time to help decorate we would really appreciate it!
I look forward to seeing you Sunday as we gather in celebration of the Gospel and our life together in Christ.
Rod
material drawn from Discovering God’s Will for My Life, by Ray Pritchard.
As I write this we are in the process of finishing up our packing, loading the car and hitting the road for San Antonio for the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention. Before leaving I wanted to write to say to you how grateful I am to be part of such a loving and giving fellowship! Thanks to your generosity yesterday (Sunday) we were able to exceed our goal for the youth mission trip. Every chance we get we remind our youth how blessed they are to have such a supportive church family. Thank you for loving them and sacrificing so that they can go and give themselves in service next week in Phoenix.
Don’t forget our other mission project our Vacation Bible School. We are joining with two sister churches, Carbondale and Garden City, to reach the children of our area with the Gospel. On Saturday, June 16, we’ll meet at the church at 10:00 a.m. to distribute flyers in the surrounding neighborhoods. If you can come, your help will be greatly appreciated. Stacy Narrin has done a good job organizing and working with the other churches but getting the word out is critical to having success. Each church is covering their area with flyers so please come help us get the word out in our neighborhood.
Due to a change in the schedule we’ll be leaving for Phoenix after the morning service Sunday the 17th. Bill Parker will still bring the message on both Sunday morning and evening but this will give us an opportunity to “commission†our missionaries at the end of the service.
I’m looking forward to seeing you and your family as we gather in celebration this coming Lord’s Day.
Rod
The Trinity Youth will be leaving on Saturday morning, June 16, for Glendale, Arizona to participate in a massive, children’s vacation Bible school. They will return on Sunday evening, June 24. Remember to be in prayer for our youth: preparation leading up to the trip, safety coming and going, and most of all, pray that God’s spirit will move in saving grace in the lives of many of the under-privileged children who will be attending the Bible school. Pray also that our youth will receive a vision of the glory and majesty of God, and the need to go and tell the world of the love of God in Christ.
6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. nightly June 24-28
