On a scale of 1-10, how would you describe your generosity? “I Will Give Generously,” is the title of Chapter 6 of Thom Rainer’s book I Will. It was the core of our Connect Group’s discussion today at Trinity Baptist Church. The chapter focuses on several tough sins many of us don’t even realize we struggle with. The sin of
What are you most devoted to? That’s the question Pastor Andy Coats posed on Sunday during his message at Trinity Baptist Church. Figuring out where your devotion lies is fairly easy. Look at your schedule and see where the majority of your time is spent. Your idols will quickly become apparent. As I look at my schedule for this week,
This week I saw one of the saddest things I’ve seen on social media in a long time. A friend of mine was going in for surgery. He wrote, “If you choose to pray for me, please do not share it with me. It brings me stress. If you know me, then you know why. If not, get to know
Have you ever found yourself: 1. Worried about something that didn’t happen? 2 Unable to let go of the past so you stayed stuck in the land of “…but remember when” instead of the land of “…let’s try this again”? 3. Convinced others were using you because you’re always giving more than you get? 4. Stuck with a heart full
Have you ever said (or privately thought), “I hate people!” I’m guilty of it. People let us down. People disappoint us. People sin. People aren’t worthy of our forgiveness. People make us angry. People do bad things to other people. This week in our Connect Group at Trinity Baptist Church, Josh Mudford led us in a discussion of Chapter 4
Have you ever started a new job, joined a new group, or maybe found a new set of friends and realized, “Because of things that happened long before my time, I stepped into something great”? That was the core of Pastor Andy’s message today at Trinity Baptist Church as we discussed how each one of us was “Made for Victory”!
My daughter is making improvements and getting a bit braver at playing basketball. At practice last night, she got to throw the ball in once. That helped increase her excitement. At bedtime last night, she told me she’s scared of the ball hitting her in the face when it comes down, and she’s afraid of having the ball 🏀 because
Have you ever crawled out of the bed in the morning, your heart full of anger, anxiety, or sadness, and you didn’t know how to overcome it? Have you ever been in a social situation where you conformed to the notion, “When in Rome, do as they Romans”, and you compromised your integrity to feel socially accepted? Have you ever
Why worry? That was the question behind the fantastic message Pastor Marcos Bellamy delivered today at Trinity Baptist Church. Can worry help your situation? Does worry help bring about a desired result? Jesus already knows the things you are experiencing. The average person’s anxiety is focused on:40% things that will never happen30% of things that have already happened12% things others
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but it’s okay to say “No!” Recently, I listened to the Confessions of a Crappy Christian podcast where Karen Ehman, author of “When Making Others Happy is Making you Miserable” was a guest. She said “we cannot fulfill our divine purpose if we’re too busy living everyone else’s.” She went on to
