Give thanks to the LORD
“It is good to give thanks… to the LORD,” It’s noticeable in our culture that thanksgiving has gone horizontal....
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A Long-awaited Answer to Prayer
In Trinity's early days, others joined that prayer. Today, with nearly 120,000 people living in North Lakeland—and only a small fraction of churches located there—the need is clear....
Officer Elections, 3-1-26
We noted the prerequisites that needed to be true already of the person(s) you would nominate....
An amazing legacy of service
Who notices the people who clean your hotel room? Or bellmen, or wait staff in large venues? It’s not without warrant that in so many spy stories, operatives pose as waiters or kitchen staff when they want to infiltrate a facility unseen....
Who missed it and why?
And from centuries before Christ, we have considered not just the positive lessons but also what we can learn from the negative ones. In this season leading up to Christmas, lots is written and said about Mary, Joseph, the shepherds, and the faithful who responded to the revelation of God in Christ. But what can we also learn from the people who missed it? How we positively gain insight from those who got it wrong?...
What are you leaving behind? And what are you pursuing?
We have goals, pursuits, or what we desire to gain, and we certainly know what we want to evade, abstain from, or give a wide berth....
Please join us for MCM this Sunday at 4
Back at the end of August, I wrote to you about our plans to resume a regular meeting where leaders can meet for training, but also that anyone can attend to get the clearest sense of our most strategic work as an entire ministry....
Going Above and Beyond
Or possibly they have some kind of athletic training or sport they maintain on top of all the other things that most of us do? And likely, you have said (or you’ve heard someone say), “How do they do that?”...
Please consider joining us on the 14th
The concept is simple enough: have a monthly 2-hour meeting where, in the first hour, we welcome anyone — we will sing, pray, cast vision, share and celebrate changed lives and how the Lord is working in our midst. In the second hour, where leaders are urged to be, each respective ministry team (or community) will regularly train and support their team members — for instance, every ministry (staff-led or volunteer-led) will gather in the second hour for prayer, goal-setting, problem-solving, and personal support....
Reminder for members: Congregational Meeting tomorrow after worship
Because of our belief in the dignity of every believer being claimed directly by God as His child and indwelt by His own Spirit in Christ, a congregational vote is a time of real significance. What you believe matters....
Invitation to Congregational Meeting to call Brown Peterson as an Associate Pastor
“What can Brown do for you?” is an ironic tagline from a recent UPS ad campaign. As I consider what Brown Peterson can do for our church and our entire movement of the Gospel in Lakeland, I am excited and grateful....
Trinity's strategy for outreach
I was asked recently, “Trinity is obviously growing, so what is your strategy for outreach?” And I believe the answer is three basic aspects of our culture. We want to know the Gospel. We believe we need the Gospel. And we seek to be related to people in our city who do not yet know Jesus....
Keep ReadingWhat is in your bottle?
Imagine a bottle about the size of your average water bottle in front of you, full of clear liquid. And you’re thirsty. So would you just pick it up and drink it? ...
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