November 22, 2015

Our Mission Equipping Christians

to Engage and Evangelize

our World

LIFE

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Ronnie W. Rogers, Senior Pastor

Ext. 101 / ronnie@trinitynorman.org / Ronniewrogers@TBCNorman /

www.ronniewrogers.com

Randy Presley, Pastor of Worship

Ext. 103 / randy@trinitynorman.org

Ryan Polk, Associate Pastor

Ext. 105 / ryan@trinitynorman.org

Chris Haynes, Collegiate Minister

Ext. 107 / chris@trinitynorman.org

Jim White, International Ministries Pastor

Ext. 108

Kathy Presley, Elementary Ministry Director

Ext. 128 / kathy@trinitynorman.org

Gina Rogers, Preschool Ministry Coordinator

Ext. 114 / hereigrow@gmail.com

Kara Polk, Preschool Ministry Director

Ext. 109 / kara@trinitynorman.org

Anita Charlson, Pastors’ Assistant

Ext. 101 / anita@trinitynorman.org

Kim Pitt, Financial Secretary

Ext. 102 / kim@trinitynorman.org

Mandy Latham, Church Secretary (wed-fri)

Ext. 100 / mandy@trinitynorman.org

Nancy Wood, Church Secretary (mon-tues)

Ext. 100 / nancy@trinitynorman.org

TRINITY STAFF AND MINISTRY LEADERS

Although we have many staff and volunteer ministry leaders, below is a

list of our staff that may be able to help you if you are new to Trinity.

Call the Church Office at 405.321.2000 and request the appropriate

person, or visit our website at www.trinitynorman.org.

To contact the Here I Grow Learning Center, call 405.321.0736.

Trinity Pastors:

Max Barnett, Ronnie W. Rogers, Randy Presley, Larry Toothaker, and

Billy Wolfe

November 22, 2015

WELCOME

We extend a warm greeting of Christian fellowship to you. May you

feel Christ’s presence, hear His Word proclaimed, and be blessed. Pray

for Ronnie Rogers as he speaks in the morning worship, and Randy

Presley as he leads us in Praise and Worship.

The Trinity of God

Verbal, Plenary Inspiration of Scripture

Total Depravity of Natural Man

The Virgin Birth of Jesus Christ

His Blood Atonement

His Bodily Resurrection

Personal and Imminent Return of Christ

Person and Work of the Holy Spirit

Eternal Security of the Believer

Freedom of Religion

The Autonomy of the Local Church

Worldwide Missions—the Obligation of Every Church

A Regenerated Church Membership

Personality of Satan

Justification by Faith

The Reality of Heaven and Hell

The Priesthood of the Believer

Two Ordinances Only: Baptism by Immersion and the Lord’s

Supper

Church Discipline

WHAT WE BELIEVE

HEARING IMPAIRED

Pocket-sized receivers with ear buds are available to be checked out

during the Worship Service from the sound booth at the rear of the

sanctuary.

ELDER INVITATION

Following morning worship, the elders will be available to members

and guests for prayer and ministry. Simply come to the front of the

sanctuary where we will be glad to: pray for your personal needs, lead

you in receiving Jesus Christ as your Savior, discuss church

membership.

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ESPECIALLY FOR OUR GUESTS

We are glad to have you worship with us today. You

are worshiping with people who experience the

same difficulties of life as you. We have nothing to

boast about except the God we worship. Please relax

and focus upon the Lord Jesus who loves you and

desires for you to follow Him. While God has surely

led you here, you likely still have a number of im-

portant questions about us; how to get more involved and connected in

meaningful relationships, or about your own personal or spiritual needs.

If so, please allow us to help you by completing the guest registration

inside the back cover or by coming forward during the invitation time.

—Ronnie W. Rogers

Requirements for membership

at Trinity Baptist Church

—Receive Jesus Christ by faith

—Attend all four Discovering

Trinity sessions

—Be baptized by immersion

—Be presented to the church

—Turn in membership

commitment form

SERMONS

Do you want to hear a sermon

again? Did you miss a sermon?

You can listen several ways:

•Purchase a CD / cost is $3

To purchase a CD, use the enve-

lope located in the back of the

pew or in the Welcome Center.

Place the request in the offering

plate.

•Listen online/ trinitynorman.org

For helpful information on a

variety of current issues, visit

Pastor Ronnie’s blog:

www.ronniewrogers.com

DISCOVERING TRINITY 101

Interested in joining or learn-

ing more about how Trinity

functions or what we believe?

Discovering Trinity is

designed for anyone consider-

ing joining Trinity. Attending

the class is for your infor-

mation and does not obligate

you to join, but is a prerequi-

site to becoming a member.

You must attend all 4

sessions.

Upcoming sessions of

Discovering Trinity 101 are:

Saturday, December 12,

8:30 a.m.-noon, library,

sessions 1-4

November 22, 2015

WEDNESDAY EVENING MEALS Did you know you can eat dinner here

on Wednesdays from 5-6?

Menu this Week:

Noodle casserole, salad, bread, and

cherry cheesecake for dessert.

PRICES

Adult: $3.00

Baked potato or salad only: $1.50

Child (under 12): $1.50

Max $12 for immediate family

College: free—paid by college ministry

FINANCIAL UPDATE

ADULT VOLUNTEERS

SAFETY TEAM

November 22—Team 7

James Branscum

Doug Gray

November 29—Team 8

David Haynes

Mike Smith

Von Elmegreen

GUEST SERVICES

November 22

Welcome Ctr.: Linda Woodfin

North: Shannon Snowdon, CJ

Haynes

After service: Barnett family

November 29

Welcome Ctr.: Mandy Latham

North: Howard Yokley, Gunnar

Colvin

After service: Shaw family

CHURCH INFORMATION

DEACON OF THE WEEK The New Testament

describes the role of

a deacon as a servant.

Deacons serve by

meeting needs so that

elders can equip and the church

body can be prepared to minister.

Needs can be someone’s car won’t

start after church, someone asks

for help, or any of a variety of

issues. For November 22-28, Hal

Clary will be the Deacon of the

Week. You can locate him in the

building.

11/15/15 Offering $14,653.01

Offering for Month $45,675.70

Offering YTD $765,894.05

Budget YTD $763,535.14

Balance $2,358.91

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WEEKLY SCHEDULE SUNDAY

9:15 a.m. Campus Groups/Sunday School

10:40 a.m. Morning Worship—worship center

K!Dz Worship—room 201/205

Preschool Praise & Worship—room 211

5:30 p.m. Missions Banquet—gym

Elementary Meal—FH

5:50 p.m. AWANA

Childcare

7:15 p.m. Prayer Time—FH3, led by Greg Hughes

THANKSGIVING DONATIONS FOR

FOOD PANTRY DUE TODAY!

MONDAY

7:00 p.m. Prayer Time— Colvin home

TUESDAY

6:30 p.m. Zumba—gym

7:00 p.m. Prayer Time—Pray at home

WEDNESDAY

CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED AT NOON

THURSDAY

CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED

FRIDAY

CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED

SATURDAY

8:00 a.m. Prayer Time—FH3, led by Gary Norman

November 22, 2015

LATE BREAKING NEWS

CELEBRATE MARRIAGE Congratulations on these

wedding anniversaries:

Ronnie & Gina Rogers-41 years

Gene & Nancy Peavler-40 years

“Prayer—secret, fervent, believing prayer—lies at the root

of all personal godliness.” William Carey

CAN YOU GIVE ONE

HOUR THIS WEEK TO

PRAYER? Sunday 7:15 p.m., FH3, led by

Greg Hughes

Monday 7:00 p.m., led by Jason

Colvin

Tuesday 7:00 p.m., Pray at

home

Wednesday 7:15 p.m., Pray at

home

Thursday 7:00 p.m., Pray at

home

Friday 7:00 p.m., Pray at home

Saturday 8:00 a.m., FH3, led by

Gary Norman,

To listen to sermons on your

smart phone, download the free

SermonAudio app, use

“trinitynorman” as your member

i.d., and listen anytime, any-

where!

Copies of the proposed 2016

budget are available in the Wel-

come Center. The process for

consideration and adoption by the

church is as follows:

1. Anyone may interact with an

elder concerning the budget at

any time between now and

December 6.

2. There will be a time of Q & A

at 5:00 p.m., December 6 for

those who may still have unan-

swered questions.

3. There will be a vote, without

discussion, at the conclusion of

the evening service December 6.

Missions Emphasis Sunday This evening, we will share a

meal together and then have some

time to focus on missions. The

meal will begin at 5:30 in the

gym, but elementary

(kindergarten through 5th grade)

will eat pizza in the Fellowship

Hall until 5:50. For the rest of us,

meat is provided by the church.

Please bring a side dish to share.

The program starts at 6:00. Mark

and Mary Fuller will be speaking,

and we will have others talk about

some upcoming mission trips.

Bring your dish and we will be

ready to serve at 5:30.

KIDS Awana kids will leave

FH at 5:50 and finish at 7:00. No

game time. There will be child-

care starting at 5:50 for kids not in

Awana.

We packed 210 shoeboxes

for Operation Christmas

Child! We still need to

ship them, and are accepting

donations for that expense. To

ship all of them, it will cost $1400.

Please contact Candice Dickinson

for more info.

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Do you shop online? You can

make an effortless donation to

Trinity Baptist Church at the

same time. Simply go to

smile.amazon.com and search for

Trinity Baptist Church, Norman,

OK and select our church. And

then just shop as usual. If you

had picked another charity, it

will show when you’re logged

onto smile. You can change it by

logging into your account and

going to Settings and Change

Your Charity. Then just log onto

smile.amazon.com for future

shopping

MINISTRY OPPORTUNITY!!

The Nursing Home

Ministry encourages

everyone who is able

to participate in our

blanket ministry.

We need simply made lap quilts,

blankets, or afghans, about

40”x40”, to bless the nursing

home residents. If you sew, knit,

or crochet, or can donate scraps

or yarn to be used by others, let

the Campbells know. There is

now a box behind the Welcome

Center where you may place

blankets for donation.

Sunday School Teacher Need

The preschool department needs 2

people (either a couple or 2 ladies)

to lead our younger 3's during

Sunday School. We already have

curriculum in place that is very

easy to plan. Please contact Kara

Polk kara@trinitynorman.org

ASAP if you are interested or if

you have any questions.

LADIES’ CHRISTMAS BRUNCH All women of TBC are invited to the Christmas Brunch, Saturday,

December 5, 9:00 a.m.-noon. There is a sign up

sheet by the welcome center. Sign up to be a table

hostess, bring a dish, or just to join us as we wor-

ship and hear Kara Polk speak on “The Gift.” We

will also have a time of fellowship, games, door

prizes, and a Marketplace will be available for

some Christmas shopping. For more info, contact

Dee Burdick

UPCOMING MISSION TRIPS

Haiti—Spring Break, will

cost around $1800

Idaho—June 18-25, spor ts

camp working with church

plant in Kuna, Idaho. 30

spots open to all adults and

youth. Costs around $750.

Haiti—July 9-16, will cost

around $1800.

See Chris for more information.

November 22, 2015

TEC FALL 2015—SUNDAYS 5:00 p.m.

Introduction to Christian Apologetics — Fellowship Hall 6 & 7

Dates: 9/27—12/13, facilitated by Ryan Polk

The Atonement Thread — Fellowship Hall 5

Dates: 9/27—12/13, facilitated by Chris Haynes

Motivate Your Child — Choir Room

Began 9/27, led by Kathy Presley

Becoming God’s True Woman — Fellowship Hall 2 & 3

Began 9/27, facilitated by Emily Winkle and Kara Polk

Youth TEC — Youth Room (3rd floor)

Began 9/27, facilitated by Tristan Martin

The Armor of God (DVD study for women) — room 116

Began 9/27, facilitated by Nancy Peavler

CHRISTMAS TREES

The nursing home ministry wants

5-6 gently used Christmas trees to

provide some holiday spirit for

the residents of the Rambling

Oaks Assisted Living Center. If

you can help, contact Janice

Campbell or Ryan Polk.

DISCIPLESHIP

If you are interested in more disci-

pleship materials that Max talked

about in his sermon October 25th,

go to discipleshiplibrary.com.

Dear Trinity Family,

We want to express our most sincere appreciation and thanks to all of

you who have done so much in expressing your love and support to our

family upon hearing about the passing of our beloved Karen. Thank

you to all the servants who provided the food and served during the

funeral service dinner. You went beyond the call of duty. Thank you

also to those who brought food to our homes. Many thanks to you who

have sent cards of encouragement and to those who have given us hugs

to show you care. Most of all, thank you for your continued prayers as

the days go by.

We consider it a privilege and a blessing to worship together with you.

The Peetoom Family

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MISSIONS MINISTRY UPDATES

November 22, 2015

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH

Verse of the week:

Daily Bible Readings for the Week:

Sunday: Ezek. 14-15, Ps. 119:113-120, Eph. 5-6

Monday: Ezek. 16, Ps. 119:121-128, Phil. 1-2

Tuesday: Ezek. 17-18, Ps. 119:129-136, Phil. 3-4

Wednesday: Ezek. 19-20, Ps. 119:137-144, Col. 1-2

Thursday: Ezek. 21-22, Ps. 119:145-152, Col. 3-4

Friday: Ezek. 23, Ps. 119:153-160, 1 Thess. 1-2

Saturday: Ezek. 24-26, Ps. 119:161-168, 1 Thess. 3-5

“No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God

is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able,

but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, that you may be

able to endure it.” 1 Corinthians 10:13, NASB

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PURSUIT COLLEGE MINISTRY

www.trinitypursuit.org chris@trinitynorman.org

SUNDAY MORNING CLASSES,

9:15

Theology—Terry Garner

Hosea—Richard Carpenter

Song of Solomon—Adam

Westerman

I’m Glad You Asked—Greg

Hughes

Life in Community—Chris

Haynes & Stephen Tomlinson

ENGAGE YOUTH MINISTRY

YOUTH BREAKFAST

Weekly need is 5 dozen donuts and

4 two liter bottles of drinks.

November 22—Wilson

December 6—-???

December 13—???

December 20—???

To sign up to bring donuts, contact

mandy@trinitynorman.org.

ENGAGE School Year Schedule

6:00 p.m.—Engage Family

Groups

7:15 p.m.—Engage Bible Study

We are going to begin

sponsoring a young

boy from the ministry

in Guatemala, CASA

ALELUYA. We will

be asking the youth to each bring

$1 on the first Sunday morning of

each month. This will pay for

the $35 per month sponsorship

fee.

SKI TRIP—January 4-8, Red

River, NM. $75 deposit. Sign up

NOW! See Chris for more info.

Youth will be decorating Ram-

bling Oaks Nursing Home for

Christmas on Saturday, Decem-

ber 5, 9:00 a.m. to noon.

November 22, 2015

H!Z K!DZ! ELEMENTARY MINISTRY

ETC—EXTENDED TEACHING CARE

PRESCHOOL MINISTRY

November 22

109-Bee Wright & Eliana Presley

107-Briton & Kay Heitt

105C-Dagan & Krista Flowers

101-The Shropshire family

102-Adam & Lisa Wilmoth

103-Dian Han

211-Kara Polk & the Schroeder

family

November 29

109-Harrison & Kathy Pennel

107-Cheryl Malone

105C-The Branscum family

101-Carol Lawrence & a youth

102-Jamebo & Brenda Wilson

103-Gene & Nancy Peavler

211-Kara Polk

K!DZ WORSHIP WORKERS:

Kathy Presley, Don & Lori

Gordoni, Shoshanna Presley

NO PLAY DATE 11/23/15—

Happy Thanksgiving!

AWANA at 5:50 tonight.

Puggles—room 103

Cubbies—room 211

Childcare for ages 1-2 will not

begin until 5:50 tonight!

AWANA TONIGHT, 5:50-7:00

p.m. Tonight is a church-wide

missions emphasis meal.

AWANA children will go to the

FH for pizza at 5:30, then head to

AWANA at 5:50 so they can say

their verses.

NO AWANA-November 29

Christmas Party-December 13

There will be no AWANA after

December 20. It will resume Jan-

uary 10.

Preschool needs a couple or 2

ladies to lead younger 3’s during

Sunday School. Curriculum is

already in place, and it’s easy to

plan. Contact Kara ASAP at

kara@trinitynorman for more

information.

STARZ! K!DZ CHOIR for

K-5th graders is working,

Wednesdays 6-7 p.m., on our

annual Nativity in the choir room.

It will be performed on Sunday,

December 13, 10:40 a.m. in the

Worship Center. Even if you

don’t normally come to choir,

we’d love to have you join us this

two-month period. It will be a

beautiful portrayal of Jesus’ birth!

No Honeybees this week.

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PRAYER CHAIN MINISTRY

We invite you to join the Prayer

Team Ministry of Trinity. If

you would like to join, call the

Church Office at 321-2000, Lois

Pickard at 329-7129, or Jenny

Wheeler at 527-0029. When a

prayer request is received, the

next person on the list is called.

If the caller reaches an answer-

ing machine, the request is giv-

en; but the caller continues until

reaching a person who continues

the request. Prayer Partners

November 22, 2015

Or send your prayer requests by email—

prayerministry@trinitynorman.org

GUEST REGISTRATION November 22, 2015

Thank you for being a guest of Trinity Baptist Church. Help us get to

know you better by providing us with some information about yourself:

Name____________________________________________________

Address___________________________________________________

City, State, Zip_____________________________________________

Home Phone Cell Phone__________________

Birth date____________________ Single or Married (please circle)

Undergraduate Student _________ Graduate Student ______________

e-mail address ____________________________________________

Names and ages of children and grades if school age:

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

I am interested in visiting with a member of Trinity about the topic

I’ve checked below:

__ becoming a Christian __ being baptized

__ joining Trinity Baptist __ joining a Bible Study group

__ other (please describe) __ being contacted by a pastor

Please fill out this form or the guest form in the back of the pew and

place in the offering plate. We’re so glad you joined us for worship

today!

Prayer Requests: If you have a prayer request, please fill out this form

and place in the offering plate.

Please pray for:

Prayer request:

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SERMON NOTES