Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; today, I declare that I will restore to you double. Zechariah 9:12 ESV
Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; today, I declare that I will restore to you double. Zechariah 9:12 ESV
● If you’re looking for an adult Bible study class during the summer months, Pastor Dorn and Pastor Lonnie are offering a class during the Discipleship Hour each Sunday in Room 123. You may find a complete list of our classes here, or you can find a brochure in the Narthex, Foyer or Gathering Space
● You won’t want to miss the Hymn Marathon starting at 9:00 am on Saturday, August 12th at Trinity. Organist Benjamin Kolodziej will play all 635 hymns in the Lutheran Service Book! It’s a “come and go” affair, and you may join either in-person or via video streaming.
● LINC, one of Trinity Downtown’s strategic mission partners, has a job opening for a Communications Coordinator. Interested individuals can contact LINC’s Houston City Director Abel Araya at aarya@linc.org.
● Thank you for praying for the High School Mission trip that concluded last Sunday. See the images of some of their activities below.
● You may see the online worship folder by clicking here, or by scanning the QR code in the pew pocket. Since we have multiple services this week, the online worship folder will be periodically updated for the upcoming worship service(s)
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Sit back for a moment and imagine this with me — what would happen if YOU suddenly developed the ability to reliably predict the future? Just that one talent would bring Wall Street investors, Pentagon war planners, talent scouts and business tycoons racing to your doorstep. You’d be treated to a free lunch every day, or more likely, sequestered by the FBI as a national security threat!
And for good reason. The ability to REALLY see into the unknown would be priceless. Few of us would turn down the opportunity to learn “what’s coming next” so we could position ourselves accordingly.
That’s because we are often tempted to imagine a grim future, to worry about what’s coming next or “batten down the hatches” fearing trouble is just around the corner.
This Sunday at Trinity Downtown, one of our Scripture readings will be from the writings of the prophet Zechariah, whose ministry focused on the time AFTER the return of the Babylonian exiles. It was a time filled with fear, war, uncertainty and malaise. Zechariah exhorted the returning Jews to break out of their prison of fear and become “prisoners of hope”. He saw the future that God revealed to him, and it wasn’t something to be feared, but something to be welcomed; the Messiah was coming!
Isn’t that a great image? Instead of being a prisoner to our fears, we choose to become prisoners of hope; to resist the chains of worry and return to the stronghold of Jesus’ grace and love for us.
This Sunday, come join the throng of beloved worriers who will gather to hear the Holy Spirit’s whispers of hope. It will make a world of difference in your life.
You can watch the “live stream” of our Sunday morning worship service by clicking here. Of course, you may also participate by watching the “on demand” video of any of our previous services by clicking here. You can enhance your worship experience by viewing the current week’s service 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 Discipleship Hour studies held at 10:15 am on Sunday. Your kids will enjoy learning more about their faith in Discipleship Hour classes appropriate for kids ages 2 through 12th grade.
I am looking forward to experiencing what God will do in our hearts as we celebrate His mysterious yet powerful work in our lives this Sunday.
Thankful to be your Pastor,
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.
You can watch the “live stream” of our traditional worship service on Sunday at 9:00 am by clicking here. And, of course, you may also participate by watching the “on demand” video of any 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.