Good Morning Trinity,

 

I hope and pray you are having a great week. Have you been asking the Lord to show you how He can use you in this community? It’s a tough decision to make on our own. There are many opportunities to choose from. Ask Him to show you where you could serve Him best and fulfill His calling for you. He does have a plan that you’re involved in. Trust Him in this decision. Here is your devotion for the week. It’s from Charles Stanley and it really seemed to fit where we are at in taking our first steps in the goals the Lord has set before us.

 

In His Service,

Pastor Dave

 

The Message the World Needs to Hear

 

Matthew 28: 16 – 20

 

Suppose I ask what the mission of the church is – how would you answer? Although the church accomplishes many tasks, its only message to the world is the gospel of Christ. Everything else we do is merely an extension of that primary goal. The gospel we offer the lost is superior to every worldly philosophy. Never outdated or in need of correction, it is always sufficient to meet humanity’s greatest need: reconciliation with the Creator.

 

Although the message is always the same, methods of making it known are many – including the spoken word, music, printed material, and electronic media. But all these avenues of communication require the individual involvement of God’s people. It is every Christians responsibility to use his or her spiritual gifts, talents, and abilities to help fulfill the Great Commission.

 

Some Christians think that this role is given only to pastors, missionaries, or other people with an “up-front ministry.” But all of us have the responsibility to be involved in whatever way we are able and in whatever opportunity God gives us. Not everybody is called to go abroad as a missionary, but we all can give, pray, and tell friends and family what the Lord has done for us.

 

When you’re truly committed to getting the gospel out, God will reveal what work He is calling you to do. He has a place for every one of us – nobody is insignificant or unusable. The limiting factor is not the Lord’s ability to use us but our availability to His call.

 

Announcements:

 

Friday – Trinity’s Most Fabulous Friday Night Fish Fry in Florida. Enjoy a great dinner that includes dessert and beverage for only $7.00. This is your chance to bring your friends or family or both and introduce them to your Trinity family.

 

Sunday – Sunday School 9AM and Worship 10:15. Bring the guests that you brought to the fish fry. They’ll figure anyone who can cook fish like that would have to have a great Sunday Service and they would be right.

 

Sunday – New Member Classes start for the month of February at 9AM in the Agape classroom in the education building.

 

Sunday – Ladies this is the last Sunday to sign up for the Ladies Retreat which will be held in the fellowship hall on Saturday February 8th