The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.
Lamentations 3:25 ESV
Are we there yet?
Here’s how you can participate:
- This Sunday is the deadline to join in Casa de Oracion’s “More Love at Christmas” gift campaign by donating $35 gift cards at the Welcome Desk, age-appropriate toys for children 2-16 in marked receptacles around campus, or via an online gift.
- Pastor Dorn’s annual Christmas movie Discipleship Hour class starts on this Sunday in room 123 during the Discipleship Hour. He’ll be discussing the “The Christmas Story”, and the class includes freshly-popped popcorn!
- You won’t want to miss the Houston Lutheran Chorale “Festival of Carols” concert being held at Trinity this Sunday afternoon at 4:00 pm. Use this as an opportunity to invite your friends and neighbors who may need to hear about the love and grace of Jesus during this season
- You can still turn in your “First Fruit” gifts for our “Magnify” Sanctuary refresh campaign this Sunday. If you haven’t yet had an opportunity to pledge, you may find a commitment card as you enter the Sanctuary, or you may record your Magnify pledge online here.
- If you have not yet recorded your 2023 Home Treasury pledge for planned giving next year, you can find a commitment card as you enter the Sanctuary, or you may use our online pledge form here.
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Dear Members and Friends of Trinity Downtown:
As we begin this year’s Advent season, we enter a time of waiting and anticipation. We plan the gifts that we might give our loved ones at Christmas. We anticipate the day we will be able to see family and friends that might not live in close proximity to us. Our children eagerly await the school holidays. And, of course, we look forward to celebrating the birth of Jesus, and exalting in all that His birth means to us. So, we wait.
I must admit there is a part of me that hates to wait. By nature, I’m a “let’s get it done now” kind of person.
Scripture, however, is brimming with examples of how God has frequently instructed His people to wait. The children of Israel waited 400 years for God to call Moses to lead them in the Exodus from Egypt. King Saul refused to wait on God (see chapters 9-13 of 1 Samuel) and his refusals eventually cost him his kingship. Jesus told the early Christians to go and wait in Jerusalem for the gift of the Holy Spirit (which probably caused some head scratching on their part!)
So, waiting of often a vital part of God’s plan. We would be wise to listen…and wait.
This Sunday at Trinity Downtown, we will be coming together in joyful waiting and anticipation for the arrival of Our Lord. Pastor Lonnie will be proclaiming the Word in both the traditional and contemporary worship services.
Come home to Trinity this Sunday; come learn how placing your doubts, suffering, distractions, hopes, fears, uncertainties in the hands of the Lord can lessen our stress load and bring deep transformation in our hearts. Celebrate with us the depth of Jesus’ love for us and find out how you can live a life of significance, filled with meaning. Discover how following Jesus can help you and your family navigate around the minefields of life. I promise you it will make a tremendous difference in your life.
This Weekend at Trinity Downtown
(December 4th)
You can join us in our traditional worship service on Sunday at 9:00 am, or the contemporary service at 11:15 am. Or, you can watch the “live stream” of either service by clicking here. And, of course, you may also participate by watching the “on demand” video of our contemporary or traditional services by clicking here. You can enhance your worship experience by viewing the traditional service’s worship folder by clicking here. Our weekly prayer list can also be found by clicking here.
You won’t want to miss attending one of our adult Bible studies held at 10:15 am on Sunday. Your kids will enjoy Kingdom Quest, our Sunday School program for children from age 2 through grade 4, and our Sunday morning Youth events.
Our doors will open 30 minutes before the start of each worship service, and you may enter from any door. As always, we ask that if you are not feeling well, please stay home and participate with us online.
You won’t want to miss attending one of our adult Bible studies held at 10:15 am on Sunday. Your kids will enjoy Kingdom Quest, our Sunday School program for children from age 2 through grade 4, and our Sunday morning Youth events.
Watch Online
You can watch the “live stream” of our traditional worship service on Sunday at 9:00 am OR our contemporary worship at 11:15 am by clicking here. And, of course, you may also participate by watching the “on demand” video of either service by clicking here. You can enhance your worship experience by viewing the traditional service’s worship folder by clicking here. Our weekly prayer list can also be found by clicking here.
Please take advantage of our nursery, which is now open to care for children 2 years old and younger on Sunday mornings.