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Easter Celebration!April is a great month. We will be having our easter Celebration

service as well as many special events designed to strengthen your family and reach out to our community. help us by inviting

those you know who are un-churched to come with you to one of these special events.

Children’s Celebration: Saturday April 7th, from 11:00 am-1:00 pm. There will be a Gospel presentation, easter egg hunt, games and food for everyone.

Easter Service: April 8th, at 9:30 am. invite someone to hear the dramatic story of the resurrection and to see what Christianity is all about.

Family Movie Night: Sunday April 15th at 5:00 pm we will be showing Courageous in the sanctuary. Courageous is a movie that will challenge families to put God at the center of their home. This is a great chance to invite anyone that wants to be a better parent or wants their children to see what a godly home looks like. There will be light food in Davis hall following the movie.

Building a Better Marriage - Marriage Conference: April 20th at 6:30 pm and April 21st at 9:00 am. This year our annual marriage conference is called Building a Better marriage. Two of my favorite people in the world are coming to lead two days of intense fun as we learn how to have happy, healthy, biblical marriages. Dawn and David phelan counsel pastors and missionaries around the world when their marriages struggle. We have the awesome opportunity to learn from them and hear what they have to teach after years of helping marriages grow and be restored.

Trinity has Talent: April 29th at 6:00 pm. This is a fun night where we will get to laugh and enjoy the talents God has given to the numerous members of our church. Come and enjoy what God has gifted others to do, or allow him to use you to be a blessing as you share his love through the gift he has given you.

every one of these events is meant to be a blessing for you as well as an opportunity for you to invite someone to hear the Gospel. please pray that God will use you this easter season to bring someone into a relationship with Jesus. Finally, remember that on Easter Sunday we will be taking up a special offering. This offering will help propel us into the summer so please be praying about what God would have you give.

For Christ and his Kingdom,

Pastor Eddie

Discovery Classes!April 22nd, 29th, and May 6th

in Room 232 at 11:00 am

Got Questions? Get answers. learn what it means to be a member of Trinity’s faith family and much more!

if you would like to attend, call the church office (791-0440) or email pastor Jim smith, jsmith@tbccayce.com or Cynthia scheeser, cscheeser@tbccayce.com

Pastor Eddie’s Family Devotionals are now available under

“Next Steps” @ TBCcayce.com!

Church ConferenceWednesday, April 18th @ 6:30 pm

We will be discussing our annual church budget during this conference. We will be voting on the budget on Sunday morning, April 22nd.

Community Easter Celebration & Egg Hunt!Saturday April 7th - 11:00am - 1:00pm

Come enjoy a time of fun for the entire family. There will be free food, bouncy houses, an egg hunt, and a walk-through the life of Jesus display. Bring your family, friends, and neighbors for a fun time of celebrating this easter season. We are also in need of lots of cheerful volunteers to make this event great for everyone who attends. email micah at: mmerchant@tbccayce.com to find out how you can serve!

“Building a Better Marriage” Marriage ConferenceFriday April 20th & Saturday April 21st

The cost is $20 per couple. Friday evening begins at 6:30 pm and saturday begins at 9:00 am. David and Dawn phelan will be here for an incredible time of growth and fun.

Please sign up by April 15th if you need childcare.

Family Movie Night Sunday April 15th @ 5:00 pm

Come join us on sunday april 15th at 5:00 pm in the Worship Center for the movie “Courageous” from the makers of “Facing the Giants” and “Fireproof”. We will be having ice cream in Davis hall immediately following the movie.

Leadership TrainingSunday, April 22nd @ 5:00 pm

Training for sunday school teachers for the adult classes will meet in room 229. Teachers for the children and preschool departments will meet in the children and preschool areas. other areas of training will be announced. (Childcare will not be provided.)

We live in a world in which to believe in Christ alone for salvation is of the highest offense to so many people. even much of “the church” has come to believe that

God is so loving he would never allow anyone to suffer in a place called hell. This has led many in our day and age to proclaim a universalistic approach to salvation, a belief that maintains that in the end Christ’s sacrifice on the cross will be applied to everyone. on the other side of the issue we hear some proclaim the “good news” of the cross in such negative light and with such animosity one has to wonder who would want to accept such an offer.

The first of these positions places so much emphasis on the love of God that they completely fail to see the clear teaching in scripture, God is love, but he is also holy and just. This view fails to recognize the extreme gravity and seriousness of sin. it is for these reasons we need to present the cross of Christ for what it is, “good news” for sinners of which we all are. This good news however must be acted on. it forces a decision, to accept the gift of Christ’s cross is to change from darkness to light, from self to him as lord. one of my favorite verses in scripture is 2 Corinthians 5:19. This passage tells us of the great love of God to provide salvation for sinners while honoring both his love and justice. it teaches us that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, we often loose sight of the Father’s role in the cross of Christ. We speak of the Father as judge and the son as savior. The truth is that both the Father and the son were in perfect unity. This would bring about salvation to all who believe. Christ’s sacrifice allows you and me to have fellowship and be reconciled (brought into his family) due to Jesus

carrying our sins and bearing our punishment so we might have everlasting life.

of all the sayings Jesus uttered from the cross the one that has always haunted me the most is when he said “my God, my God why have you forsaken me?” Clearly this is a crying quote of psalm 22. how can God forsake God if the incarnation is true, of which i believe it is. We see in this cry that Jesus was fulfilling all scripture as israel’s true messiah. in fact it is because Jesus the only begotten son of God was to die for the sins of his people and for all who would place their trust in him that it necessitated God coming in flesh in the first place, since immortality belongs to God. The perfect mediator between God and man, the God-man would show how deep the Father’s love for us is in the laying down of his life. no matter how long or short the separation upon the cross was in this God forsakenness, the truth is that it was the first time in all eternity past that there was a brokenness in the Trinity, but even then there was complete unity. The Father felt the loss of the son and the son that of his Father. after his cry of dereliction came the great proclamation that it was finished…all the work he had been sent to do.

i hope this easter season you will focus on the gift that God has so richly given. The offer is placed before us to accept or reject, to choose life or death. let us choose wisely. “God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth on him shall not perish, but have everlasting life”.

love in Christ,

Pastor Jim

God So Loved.

2012 Summer Day CampTrinity Baptist Church Day Camp is now enrolling for summer! We accept rising 1st graders- rising 6th graders. We are a full time day camp with different themes each week. your grade-schooler will learn about Jesus in a fun, interactive way with our trained staff. you may pick one week to attend or all 11!

For more information call Kristine hoskins at 791-0440, ext. 233, or check out our website at: tbccayce.com/trinitydaycamp

Trinity Baptist Weekday Preschool

Fall 2012 Registration

Trinity Baptist Weekday preschool is enrolling for Fall! We are a half-day weekday preschool program for ages birth - 4K. spaces fill up quickly so call today to find out how to reserve a space for your preschooler! Call Kristine hoskins at 791-0440, ext. 233.

Vacation Bible SchoolJune 25th – 29th

9:00 am to 12:00 pm

now is the time to sign up to help with this very important outreach. Check the bulletin boards up in the children’s area for volunteer needs or see Brenda Willis or Kristine hoskins for more details on how you can help.

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Trinity HealthStatisticsYEAR TO DATE AVERAGE ATTENDANCE

sunday school/Bible studies 565morning Worship Gathering 829

YEAR TO DATE CONTRIBUTIONSGeneral Budget needs $1,091,056

General Budget received $1,132,552

over (under) Budget + $41,496

Debt retirement off ering* $768,862

Debt Remaining $322,086

Contributions accurate through 3.18.12

*Debt Retirement off ering is amount given since campaign began.

SympathiesPlease keep these families in your prayers...

Mary Lovett, sister of Benny austin(TBC member) • 2/22/12Melvin Carter, father of susan schohn (TBC member) • 2/28/12Alma Camp, mother of Jane Thorne (TBC member) • 3/5/12Junelle Cook (TBC member) • 3/11/12Ed Pearce, father of Jennie Bingham (TBC member) • 3/17/12Mary Ruth Bashore, mother of rodney Krantz (TBC member) • 3/18/12

Trinity’s Got TalentSunday, April 29th at 6:00 pm

Trinity celebrates our great God through the artistic gifts he has given his people. sing, play, act, Create…

Contact Jeremy hansard to be a part! 791-0440 or jhansard@tbccayce.com

Annual Yard Sale for Children & Youth Camps

Saturday, April 28th beginning at 7:00 amSolomon’s Porch

items donated need to be brought to solomon’s porch no earlier than sunday afternoon, april 22nd. parents and youth planning to work need to sign up with Brenda. We welcome help from you even if you don’t have children or youth, but just want to have fun!

Welcome the Newest Membersto the Trinity Family!

• Joined via letter • • 3/4/12 •

Caroline BruceMatt & Angela Garrison

Todd CokerPeggy Kunsman

Herman Harrington

• Joined via statement • • 3/4/12 •

Andy & Kathi Cook

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Marriage Conference • Movie Night • Easter Service • Trinity’s Got Talent • Leadership Training • VBS

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