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December 28, 2014 Our Mission Equipping Christians to Engage and Evangelize our World LIFE
December 28, 2014
Our Mission Equipping Christians
to Engage and Evangelize
our World
LIFE
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WHAT’S INSIDE TRINITY LIFE
Trinity Staff and Ministry Leaders ............................ 3
Core Beliefs ............................................................... 4
Guest Information ..................................................... 5
Campus Group Directory .......................................... 6
Trinity Map ............................................................... 6
Church Information ................................................... 7
Adult Volunteers ....................................................... 7
Weekly Schedule ....................................................... 8
News .......................................................................... 9
Women’s Ministry .................................................... 10-11
Missions Update ........................................................ 12
Pursuit College Ministry ........................................... 13
Engage Youth Ministry ............................................ 13
H!z K!dz Elementary Ministry ................................. 14
Preschool Ministry .................................................... 14
ETC—Extended Teaching Care ............................... 14
Guest Registration ..................................................... 15
Sermon Notes ............................................................ 16
December 28, 2014
Ronnie W. Rogers, Senior Pastor
Ext. 101 / [email protected] / Ronniewrogers@TBCNorman
Randy Presley, Pastor of Worship
Ext. 103 / [email protected]
Ryan Polk, Associate Pastor
Ext. 105 / [email protected]
Chris Haynes, Collegiate Minister
Ext. 107 / [email protected]
Jim White, International Ministries Pastor
Ext. 108
Kathy Presley, Elementary Ministry Director
Ext. 128 / [email protected]
Gina Rogers, Preschool Ministry Coordinator
Ext. 114 / [email protected]
Kara Polk, Preschool Ministry Director
Ext. 109 / [email protected]
Anita Charlson, Pastors’ Assistant
Ext. 101 / [email protected]
Kim Pitt, Financial Secretary
Ext. 102 / [email protected]
Mandy Latham, Church Secretary
Ext. 100 / [email protected]
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
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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 Billy Wolfe as he speaks in the morning worship, and for 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.
December 28, 2014
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 or in the Suggestion box in
the Welcome Center.
•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 will
be announced after the
holidays.
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CAMPUS GROUP DIRECTORY
PRESCHOOL room
Newborn to Non-crawlers 109
Crawlers 107
Walker to 24 months 105C
Younger Twos 101
Older Twos 102
Threes and Younger Fours 104
Older Fours/Pre-K Fives 208
ELEMENTARY
Transition and Kindergarten 210
1st Grade 201
2nd Grade 205
3rd Grade 207
4th and 5th Grade Boys 206
4th and 5th Grade Girls 209
Elementary office 204
YOUTH Youth (6th –12th) 312
COLLEGE
College 309
ADULT room
Family Discipleship FH 2
Generations FH 1
Roots FH 4
Adult 301 FH 5
Connections FH 6
Artios: Equipped FH 3
Persuasive Faith FH 7
The Bereans 115
Adult 501 112
Senior Saints 111
Hearts On a Journey 116
Growing in Your Devotion
to Christ 226
DiscipleMakers 302
Foundations for Marriage 304
Iron Sharpens Iron TCF Office
Young Adults Loft
INTERNATIONAL
International Choir rm.
Youth
Entrance
December 28, 2014
FINANCIAL UPDATE
ADULT VOLUNTEERS
SAFETY TEAM
December 28
Noble Paddyaker
Doug Gray
Mike Smith
January 4
Howard Yokley
William Baumann
Greg Hughes
GUEST SERVICES
December 28
(w) David Bendure
(s) The Latham family
(n) Justin & Natalie Devero
K!Dz: Allison Wilson & Nisha
Blackford
After the service: Chris &
Valerie Haynes
January 4
(w) Dave & Linda Woodfin
(s) Howard Yokley
(n) Bo & Christina Maynes
K!Dz: Melody Gibbs
After the service: Stephen &
Randee Tomlinson
CHURCH INFORMATION
DEACON OF THE WEEK The New Testament
describes the role of
a deacon as a servant.
Deacons serve by
meeting needs so el-
ders 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
December 28-January 3, Harrison
Pennel will be the Deacon of the
Week. You can locate him in the
building. 12/21/2014 Offering $15,030.31
Offering for month $53,713.75
Offering YTD $850,344.25
Budget YTD $812,460.09
Balance $37,884.16
Lottie Moon $46,706.75
Trinity’s 2014
Lottie Moon
offering goal:
$50,000
No
Wednesday
night meal
this week!
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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 children sit with parents in service
NO EVENING ACTIVITIES
MONDAY 7:00 p.m. Prayer time—Pray at home
TUESDAY 6:30 p.m. Zumba—gym
7:00 p.m. Prayer time—Pray at home
WEDNESDAY
CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED
THURSDAY
CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED
FRIDAY
CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED
SATURDAY 8:00 a.m. Prayer time—Pray at home
December 28, 2014
LATE BREAKING NEWS
CELEBRATE MARRIAGE Congratulations on these
wedding anniversaries:
Dwayne & Wynema Hildebrand-
47 years
Bill & Pam Kennedy-27 years
“Much with God alone is the
secret of knowing Him and of
influence with Him.”
EM Bounds
CAN YOU GIVE ONE
HOUR THIS WEEK TO
PRAYER? PRAYER TIME
Sunday 7:15 p.m., Pray at
home
Monday 7:00 p.m., Pray at
home
Tuesday 7:00 p.m., Pray at
home
Wednesday 7:15 p.m., pr ay at
home
Thursday Happy New Year !
Friday 7:00 p.m., Pray at home
Saturday 8:00 a.m., Pray at
home
WILBERFORCE INITIATIVE The Wilberforce Initiative is a
ministry of TBC that helps equip
believers on cultural and current
issues from a biblical perspective.
We address many topics including:
the family, pro-life, marriage, race,
science, religious liberty, and
many others. Check us out regu-
larly at wilberforceinitiative.org If
you have any questions please
visit with Ryan Polk or Curtis
Winkle.
THE ACADEMY
The Academy is a training minis-
try that tries to give believers a
well rounded biblical foundation
in several key areas of the Chris-
tian life. This is accomplished in
monthly meetings through reading
one book a month, presentations,
interaction with TBC staff and
elders, and discussion, all with the
goal of trying to use what we are
learning to help others know
Christ better. This is a challenging
but rewarding equipping oppor-
tunity that nearly 75 members of
TBC have already participated in.
If you are interested or have ques-
tions please talk to Ryan Polk.
The 2015 Academy group will be
determined by mid December and
the first meeting will be mid Janu-
ary 2015.
The FOOD PANTRY will be
closed December 31. It will
reopen January 7.
Don’t forget to pass
out your cards!
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Trinity Women’s Ministry - Winter 2015 Bible Studies
Monday nights, January 19– March 2, 6:15 p.m.—8:30 p.m.
Led by Gina Rogers
Why Do You Believe That?
Author Mary Jo Sharp is a former atheist from the Pacific North-
west, who thought religion was for the weak-minded. She is
now a Christian author and apologist. She holds a Masters in
Christian Apologetics from Biola University and is the first
woman to become a Certified Apologetics Instructor through the
North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Conven-
tion. Mary Jo is a clear communicator with a heart for people,
and she finds great joy in sharing the deep truths of her Lord and
Savior, Jesus Christ.
How confident do you feel in talking about matters of faith? Do
you wish you could express your beliefs with more effectiveness? Join us in a practi-
cal seven-session study and gain understanding and skills to share Jesus effectively
with others. You will also understand your own faith better. Answer your doubts,
build your confidence, and start changing lives. Do not be afraid to ask, “Why do I
believe that?”
Tuesday mornings, January 20--March 3, 9:30 a.m.—11:30 a.m.
Led by Gina Rogers
COLD-CASE CHRISTIANITY
You can believe because of the evidence, not in spite of it.
Christianity could be defined as a “cold case”: It makes a claim
about an event from the distant past for which there is little foren-
sic evidence. In Cold-Case Christianity, J. Warner Wallace uses
his nationally recognized skills as a homicide detective to look at
the evidence and eyewitnesses behind Christian beliefs. Includ-
ing gripping stories from his career and the visual techniques he
developed in the courtroom, he uses illustration to examine the
powerful evidence that validates the claims of Christianity. The historic truth claims
of Christianity are under attack from every direction. If ever there was a time to study
the case for the eyewitness reliability of the gospels, the time is now.
“Jim Wallace was an angry atheist for many years. Today, he is one of the most
thoughtful and winsome apologists for the gospel I know. Cold-Case Christianity is
packed with insights to share with skeptics and will give you the confidence to share
them.” Dr. Rick Warren, author of The Purpose Driven Life.
This is a 7-week study which will include two 50-minute videos from Cold-Case Res-
urrection.
December 28, 2014
Tuesday mornings, January 27—April 14, 9:15 a.m.—11:30 a.m.
Led by Phan Do
Ephesians— The Church: Rooted in Love, Walking in Power
Chosen in Christ before the foundation of the world, targeted by
grace, sons of God united in a single family, inheritors, holy, re-
deemed, forgiven, raised from the dead and seated with Jesus Christ
in the heavenlies! How can you not study Ephesians?!
Before Paul even hints at how believers should live, he lays a rock-
solid foundation: who we are in Christ! If you think you’re just a
cog in a machine, if you don’t know your true identity, then this
study is for you. Praise God for what He planned in eternity past and is waiting to
reveal to you now...through the study of His Word. Learn who and what you are in
Christ, and you’ll want to walk God’s ways the rest of your life.
Precept Upon Precept Bible Studies provide a way to study the Bible in a focused,
verse-by-verse manner. Precepts uses inductive study, which involves seeing truth
for yourself, discerning what it means, and applying the truth to your life.
Tuesday mornings, February 3—March 24, 9:30 a.m.—11:30 a.m.
Led by Nancy Peavler
Gideon: Your Weakness. God’s Strength.
Gideon’s story is so much bigger than any one man and his mark
on Israel’s history. Like everything else in the Bible, this is a
story about God and His people, His love for them, as well as
His strength operating in spite of their weakness, even through
their weakness. And because God’s people includes you and
me, Gideon’s story is also about OUR lives, doubts, struggles,
and our possibilities as believers. From a state of fear, weak-
ness, and insecurity, Gideon emerged as Israel’s hero, filled with
God’s presence and passion for deliverance. This study will
encourage you to recognize your weakness as the key that the
Lord gives you to unlock the full experience of His strength in your life.
What lies ahead in your journey is not nearly as critical as where you are right now.
Wherever you are now is where you are meant to serve now. These innermost circles
are often the ones that offer the least amount of recognition. This is why so many peo-
ple try to circumvent them. Yet your greatest impact will be done here, in the ordi-
nary rhythms of your daily living.
Trinity Women’s Ministry - Winter 2015 Bible Studies
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MISSIONS MINISTRY UPDATES
Dagan and Krista Flowers are
with Student Mobilization
(StuMo for short) and work on
the OU campus with sororities
and fraternities. Some 129 OU
student leaders have signed up for
the Winter Conference at the Cox
Convention Center in OKC. They
are expecting 2300 students from
many campuses. Everyone will
attend six main sessions and their
choice of four workshops, each
challenging them in different
aspects of their relationship with
God. Please pray that these stu-
dents will impact their campuses
for Christ when they return.
Neil and Sommer B. left from
Norman December 26th to serve
in Italy.
Jason, Jennifer and their seven
children will be leaving Norman
January 9th and driving to Virgin-
ia for IMB training. They plan to
leave for their new country di-
rectly from Virginia so they can
be at a meeting with co-workers.
Several concerns need to be ad-
dressed for their new country’s
government to open its door to
them.
The photo is of Pastor David and
his follow-up team from Antioch
House Church. They recently
visited the village where John
Long and Jim Han Dong discov-
ered the first village of Christians
among our adopted people group,
the Red Yi or Naisu.
December 28, 2014
www.trinitypursuit.org [email protected]
PURSUIT COLLEGE MINISTRY
SUNDAY
9:15 a.m. Youth Life groups
NO WEDNESDAY
ACTIVITIES
ENGAGE YOUTH MINISTRY
YOUTH BREAKFAST
Weekly need is 5 dozen
donuts and 4 two liter
bottles of drinks.
December 28—Burdick
January 4—???
January 11—???
January 18—Hansel
To sign up to bring donuts, con-
tact the church office, 321-2000,
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H!Z K!DZ! ELEMENTARY MINISTRY
K!DZ WORSHIP WORKER
SCHEDULE
December 28 Teaching: Kathy Presley (3-5),
Cameron& Polly Harp (K-2)
Music: Kathy Presley
Volunteer: Mary Donnell,
Shylin Presley, Jessica Pennel
Mark your calendar for our annu-
al K!DZ LOCK-IN! J anuary
16, 8:00p.m. until January 17,
8:00a.m.
ETC—EXTENDED TEACHING CARE
PRESCHOOL MINISTRY
December 28 109-Candice & Grahm Dickinson
107-The Carpenter family
105C-Eric & Becky Vaughn
101-Aaron & Debbie Mauterer
102-Manuel & Cristina Ramirez
103-Evan & Angie Bushey
211-Children are in the service
with their parents
January 4 109-Curtis & Beth Corcoran
107-Kuyler & Caitlin Johnson
105C-TBA
101-BJ & Lin Goldston
102-Curtis & Emily Winkle
103-Tori Straughn & Tim
Blackford
211-The Gray family
AWANA Puggles and Cubbies
will meet again on January 11.
Until then, childcare will be of-
fered for preschoolers only from
6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
This morning there will be
NO Preschool Children's
Church. All of the children who
usually go into 211 on Sunday
morning will need to sit with their
parents for the worship service.
AWANA will resume January
11. See you then!
PLAY DATE—JANUARY 5—
We’ll meet at McDonald’s on the
west side at 11:00 for lunch and
play time.
December 28, 2014
Or send your prayer requests by email—
GUEST REGISTRATION December 28, 2014
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.
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__ 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
