“Only you can prevent forest fires.” 🔥 Who knew the words Smokey Bear taught us as children could not only help us save a literal forest but could also help us save all of our relationships? In James 3:5, we read, “Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great
The Bible will keep you from sin, or sin will keep you from the Bible. In today’s message at Trinity Baptist Church, Pastor Andy Coats’ message focused around 2 Timothy 3:16-17, which reads: “All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete,
Fear and Faith are both contagious. Which are you spreading? Fear can cause us to act irrational. In the beginning of Genesis Chapter 12, Abram has complete confidence in his decision to have faith in God’s plan. The more we trust in God, the more he affirms our faith. But Satan will always try to destroy our confidence. In these
How can we believe in God if we can’t “prove” He is real? That was the question Pastor Andy Coats asked this morning at Trinity Baptist Church. As Christians, we believe in God. But we cannot prove who God is to someone else who doesn’t believe in Him, only God can reveal himself to others. Our responsibility is to introduce
Yesterday I was talking with a friend who was having a hard time dealing with one of the valleys (aka “down times”) he was going through. We all go through them. As my daughter and I were building a “Seasons of Change” Bible verse tree on her bedroom door (an idea from her daily devotional), one of the leaves had
Over the last several weeks as I have talked with friends about going to church, I have heard many say something similar to, “I would, but my husband won’t go with me” or “I do, but my husband never wants to go”, or “How can I talk my husband into believing in Christ?” In our ReEngage class this weekend, we
One of my biggest growth moments as an individual was the day I realized that pride and idolatry were a big part of my life … and that through my need to fill those things, I found significance in how others perceived me, instead of finding significance in how the Lord saw me. I wish I could say I realized
Have you ever heard someone say, “We marry our opposite, and then we spend the rest of our life trying to change them to be just like us?” Recently I read an article that said, “Never doubt God’s wisdom in putting you together. Your spouse is the exact person you need. The qualities you are missing, God has supplied in
Three important questions to ponder: 1. Do you know Jesus? 2. Have you been transformed by the truth? 3. Are you experiencing abundant life? If you answered yes to number 1, but you are struggling to answer yes to number 2 or number 3, rethink your answer to number 1. In his sermon today at Trinity Baptist Church, “God’s Only
Have you ever wondered, “How secure is my salvation?” Once you accept Jesus as your savior, is it possible to lose that salvation? The study of 1 John teaches us about the Triad of Assurance. 1. Faith 1 John 5:15 tells us, “And if we know that He hears us in what we we ask, we know that we have
