Ever feel emotionally exhausted from the things going on in life? Ever wish you had a crystal ball so you could see into the future? You’re not alone! A LESSON FROM HISTORY In the book of Lamentations, we find Jeremiah writing at a time when Jerusalem has been captured. The Israelites are living in exile….
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3 Ways to Get to Truly Know God & Discover Your Purpose
Have you ever felt like you’re just going through the motions daily, but your life just feels like it lacks a bigger purpose? Maybe it’s because you haven’t yet decided to take an active role in God’s masterplan for your life. In his message today at Trinity Baptist Church, Pastor Andy Coats dove into Ephesians…
Read more2022 New Year’s Resolution: To Know God
My New Year’s Resolution for 2022 is simple. I want to grow deeper in my knowledge of God, so that I may become more like Him. At the end of the year I want people to see a transformation in me. I want to be seen as: More patient More humble More generous More compassionate…
Read moreDeveloping a Toolbox for a Successful Marriage
At the end of May, we made the decision after more than a decade together to start going to church. That first sermon, I heard the pastor say, “The best of intentions, based on lies, lead to self righteousness.” My first moment of conviction took less than an hour and planted a seed that would…
Read more4 Lessons on Parenting from Incident Command Training
Last night, as I was cooking dinner, I heard a crash, quickly followed by tears of panic and pain. My seven year old had once again crawled into her toy shopping cart, and once again, she found herself the victim of “48 pounds of one poor choice meets gravitational pull”. I instantly turned around and…
Read moreHow to Grow by Finding Life’s Lessons in the Valleys of Life
Ever had a situation you wish wouldn’t have happened? One of those moments where you secretly long for a magic wand to wave over to erase it, so you could just go back to the way things were? I used to. Like seriously, who doesn’t think life would be so much better if the Staples…
Read moreEverlasting Father: Tips for Parents
Have you been debating what to give your family for Christmas this year? As Pastor Andy Coats was preaching today on Isaiah 9:6, “Hope Has a Name: Everlasting Father”, I couldn’t help but let his words ring in my ears. “…that’s why it is so important for men to be involved in their kid’s lives…
Read moreYou Don’t Need to Be Perfect | How to Make the Breakthrough
More than a decade ago I took a class called “Leadership from the Heart”. Part of the class involved identifying one thing in your life that held you back and then making a commitment to “break through it”. Symbolically, each class participant wrote our area of struggle on the front of a board. On the…
Read moreHow to Overcome Fear and Anxiety
Ever have moments of insomnia at night caused by stress you’re facing? While you’re laying in bed, you overplay every scenario you could possibly think of happening in your head? Ever have to walk into a situation where your level of anxiety is super high and you wish like anything you could just avoid it…
Read moreManaging Expectations: Mighty God, Plan, Power and Promise
Have you ever been in a situation where you expected something to happen, and you ended up experiencing something entirely different? Have you ever found yourself disappointed with God’s timing, response (or apparent lack thereof) to your prayers? In today’s message at Trinity Baptist Church, Pastor Andy Coats continued our study of Isaiah 9:6 in…
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