Bravery

Good Morning Trinity Tribe!

Happy Monday to you! I hope you had a wonderful weekend! Our new Sunday School classes are going well. The Teen class doubled in size over the weekend. The new adult class had a lively discussion of Roman Catholicism. Adam Hamilton, the leader of our video series, suggests that we can learn things from the Roman Catholic Church: a renewed sense of reverence and an appreciation of ritual.

This morning I have been thinking about bravery. Cindy and Sean did something brave yesterday. They invited people who were visitors to our church to the home group meeting they hosted at her home last night. I am not sure I would have been that bold. But, what great fruit was born from that boldness! Judy and Jerry contributed greatly to our conversation. Plus, I now know both of their names!

Where can be do simple but bold things in our everyday lives to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ? Who can we spread the Good News to? In 1 Corinthians 1:17 Paul writes, "For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel—not with words of human wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power." How can we preach the gospel without using words? What actions of our everyday lives show what we believe in?

Please continue to be in prayer for those who have lost loved ones. Please pray for Terry's son, Trey, as he faces surgery tomorrow in Alabama (and he is nervous about it.)

Bobbie Lou has shared this prayer request: Would you please ask the congregation tomorrow to remember my sister, Brenda in prayer. She will undergo knee replacement(left) on Tuesday, the 21st, at Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst; then will go to Rehab before coming home. Also, her mother-in-law, Bobbie, who many will know, is critically ill at her home in Ocean Isle Beach, and Hospice is there. Brenda's son and his wife are living there with her. We will be away for a few days. Thank you!!

Thank you for your prayers, your presence, your gifts, your service, and your witness to the gospel of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!

Have a great Monday!