June 29, 2025 Welcome to Trinity!
Basic Theme:
Our church is a family of faith where‘ You Belong Here,’ united in God’ s love as a place for all. Rooted in scripture, we reflect our shared identity in Christ, deepening our connection through support and welcome. We long for others beyond these walls to experience this love, inviting them into a family that reveals God’ s embrace— a belonging that grows within us and shines outward. Our underlying scripture for this series is Ephesians 4:15-16,“ Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.” This passage ties our shared identity to a family growing in love, where“ You Belong Here” invites all to experience God’ s embrace.
Sermon Snapshot( Key Points):
Our shared identity whispers‘ You Belong Here’ through hospitality in this family of faith. Genesis 18 shows Abraham hosting strangers— angels— with food and rest, a belonging we share. Luke 10 blends Martha’ s service with Mary’ s presence, a welcome we live. In church, it’ s lunch with a newcomer or a study night, our collective‘ You Belong Here.’ Beyond, it’ s a chat with a neighbor or help for a stranger. Practical steps: add a dinner plate, greet on Sunday, or host a community meal. This isn’ t just warmth— it’ s who we are, a family in Christ saying everyone belongs, echoing God’ s embrace here and out there.
So What? 11:11am Service Information:
Why do you belong here, at Trinity Church? How can you extend‘ You Belong Here’ to someone new in our church or your community? Opening Music: What does welcoming others look like in today’ s context?
Hope of The Ages I Lose My Ability
Scripture Reading: Genesis 18:1-8; Luke 10:38-42( NIV)
1 Let It Begin The Lord appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre
Communion Song:
Hillsong Worship Jon. D. & Melissa Helser
Big Daddy Weave
while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day. 2 Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground. 3 He said,“ If I have found |
How Marvelous / I Stand Amazed
Closing Song:
The Power of His Love
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Chris Tomlin
Josh Baldwin
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favor in your eyes, my lord, do not pass your servant by. 4 Let a little |
Bill Maetschke, Praise Team Leader |
water be brought, and then you may all wash your feet and rest |
under this tree. 5 Let me get you something to eat, so you can be |
refreshed and then go on your way— now that you have come to your servant.”“ Very well,” they answered,“ do |
as you say.” 6 So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah.“ Quick,” he said,“ get three seahs of the finest flour and |
knead it and bake some bread.” 7 Then he ran to the herd and selected a choice, tender calf and gave it to a |
servant, who hurried to prepare it. 8 He then brought some curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, |
and set these before them. While they ate, he stood near them under a tree. |
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As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’ s feet listening to what he said. 40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked,“ Lord, don’ t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!” 41“ Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered,“ you are worried and upset about many things, 42 but few things are needed— or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”