Wonder Junction Wrap Up

 Our Theme Verse was Psalm 113:3 - "From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the LORD is to be praised."

At Trinity Baptist Church, we want to help families praise the LORD.  Three of the ways we do this is Gospel-Focused,  Bible Teaching, and Connection with Others.

Gospel Focused Everything

These Five Colors were purposefully placed throughout the decorations.

God - The Greatest Treasure

Sin- Our Biggest Problem
Jesus and His Shed Blood - The greatest gift
Salvation/Purity - Our Greatest Need, a right relationship with God, found only in Christ.
Spiritual Growth - Growing into the Image of Jesus.

We need to understand God, and a right relationship with Him is the best thing, but because of our sin, we have a broken relationship with God.  Here's the amazing part: we couldn't have addressed this problem on our own.  God did so by sending His Son, Jesus Christ, to die for your sins.  By confessing your sin and trusting in Jesus as your Lord, you have a right relationship with God and need to continue growing in Jesus' strength.

While the VBS decorations are not up all year round, the call to confess your sin and trust in God is constant at Trinity.

Non-Stop Bible Lessons

We offer Bible-based Sunday School (9:45 am) and Children's Church (11:00 am) Lessons on Sunday mornings.

Our AWANA mid-week children's ministry starts in the fall.  Check back here in August for more information.

Get Connected with the Church

Pastor Brett preached a sermon on June 15, 2025, titled "Gather Together." In the message, he shares the importance of Gathering Together.  You can watch or listen to that sermon at https://tbcgr.org/sermons-os.html

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Wonder Junction Thursday

Thursday Night's Bible Verses

Matthew 6:30

This Week's Gospel Focus

These colors are throughout the decorations and the closing Time

God 

The greatest treasure

Sin

Our biggest problem

Jesus and His Shed Blood 

The greatest gift

Salvation

Our greatest need, a right relationship with God, is only found in Christ

Growth

Growing into the image of Jesus is our life goal

For more about what each of these means, go to www.spitfireministries.org/

Thursday Night's Lesson

Tuesday's lesson was "Jesus is coming again." 

"The return of the King of kings will be a wonder.  What should we be doing in the meantime?"

Jesus, who wore a crown of thorns (thorns were the result of the curse God placed on his creation after Adam sinned), will wear a crown of gold! Jesus, who was in a tomb, will be on a throne! Jesus, who was rejected and disrespected, will be Ruler over ev…
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More lesson notes coming soon.

• Be a Living Light
• Jesus Can Help Us Love Each Other, Even When It Seems Hard
• Let’s Talk about Heaven
• The Real Jesus
• What Is Jesus Doing Now?

HERE is the conversation starter sheets in the snack room each night.

This Week's Ministry Focus

We are raising money to help Alpha Grand Rapids

Thank you from the staff at Alpha!

You can find out more at alphagrandrapids.org/

 Our Songs for the Week

  Spotify Playlist - More Songs Coming Soon

Wonder Junction Wednesday

 Be sure to join us Thursday night for the session at 7:55 and for dessert after!

Wednesday Night's Bible Verses

John 20:31

This Week's Gospel Focus

These colors are throughout the decorations and the closing Time

God 

The greatest treasure

Sin

Our biggest problem

Jesus and His Shed Blood 

The greatest gift

Salvation

Our greatest need, a right relationship with God, is only found in Christ

Growth

Growing into the image of Jesus is our life goal

For more about what each of these means, go to www.spitfireministries.org/

Tuesday Night's Lesson

Tuesday's lesson was "Jesus dies and lives again

More lesson notes coming soon.

• The Body Was Moved
• Christ’s Resurrection—Four Accounts, One Reality
• Documentary Displays Jesus' Family Tomb?
• Jesus’ Crucifixion
• Pizzly or Grolar Bear?
• Resurrection
• The Resurrection of Jesus Christ: An Introduction
• Why Did Jesus Have to Die?

HERE is the conversation starter sheets in the snack room each night.

Tonight's Craft was tie-dye bandanas.  Here are some talking points.

• Jesus came to the world and brought us joy and hope.
• Look around the room, list 3 things you can see, and thank Jesus for providing for you.
• Talk to God and thank him for sending Jesus to be the Savior who can save us from the punishment of sin, so we can go to heaven someday.

This Week's Ministry Focus

We are raising money to help Alpha Grand Rapids

You can find out more at alphagrandrapids.org/

 Some of Wednesday's  Songs

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  Spotify Playlist - More Songs Coming Soon

Wonder Junction Tuesday

Tuesday Night's Bible Verses

John 21:25

This Week's Gospel Focus

These colors are throughout the decorations and the closing Time

God 

The greatest treasure

Sin

Our biggest problem

Jesus and His Shed Blood 

The greatest gift

Salvation

Our greatest need, a right relationship with God, is only found in Christ

Growth

Growing into the image of Jesus is our life goal

For more about what each of these means, go to www.spitfireministries.org/

Tuesday Night's Lesson

Tuesday's lesson was "Jesus does wondrous things."

Tonight, we fast-forwarded to Jesus’ ministry years when he was around the age of 30. We talked about His wonder-working power and how He showed compassion for people. He performed miracles that revealed He is truly God.

We explored four Gospel stories that highlight the different things Jesus has power over:

1. Power over sickness and disease – Jesus healed a woman with a fever (Mark 1:29–31)
2. Power over nature – Jesus calmed a violent storm (Mark 4:35–39).
3. Power over sin – Jesus forgave and healed a paralyzed man (Mark 2:1–12).
4. Power over death – Jesus raised a young girl back to life (Mark 5:21–24, 35–42).

These miracles matter because the same Jesus who performed them over 2,000 years ago is still at work today. He cares about every detail of our lives, and nothing is too difficult for Him!

More lesson notes coming soon.

• Did Miracles Really Happen?
• The Divinity of Jesus Revealed in the New Testament
• The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes Not So Miraculous Say Scientists
• Supernatural or Science: How Do We Explain Miracles?
• Was Jesus Married?
• Where Did Jesus Say, “I Am God; Worship Me”?
• Why Did Jesus Weep?

HERE is the conversation starter sheets in the snack room each night.

This Week's Ministry Focus

We are raising money to help Alpha Grand Rapids

You can find out more at alphagrandrapids.org/

 Some of Tuesday's Songs

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Spotify Playlist - More Songs Coming Soon

Wonder Junction Monday

Monday Night's Bible Verses

 

This Week's Gospel Focus

God 

The greatest treasure

Sin

Our biggest problem

Jesus and His Shed Blood 

The greatest gift

Salvation

Our greatest need, a right relationship with God, is only found in Christ

Growth

Growing into the image of Jesus is our life goal

For about what each of these mean go to www.spitfireministries.org/

Monday Night's Lesson - Jesus' Birth

Monday's lesson was "Jesus is Born."  The Bible passages were Matthew 1 and 2 and Luke 2.

The most important person ever to be born was Jesus. Jesus is God, and he came down to be fully human because he loves us and knew we needed a savior. 

4 Wonders Surrounding Jesus' Birth:

1. The angel Gabriel visited Mary and told her that she would have a son named Jesus.
2. Shepherds were visited by an angel who brought good news of a savior born in Bethlehem, followed by a group of angels filling the sky praising God.
3. A special star appeared to the wise men who followed the star all the way to Bethlehem, where they brought Jesus expensive gifts and worshipped him.
4. The fact that Jesus came! He left a perfect heaven and came to live in a fallen world as a human. He revealed to us his glory through a perfect life and ministry. Biggest take-away: When we 'wonder' at something, that means it makes us say, "WOW!" These four wonders really happened. Jesus' birth was the most important birth of all time, and we wonder at the truth revealed in God's word that tells us the miraculous things that took place surrounding his birth. 

Here are some additional resources from Answers in Genesis

• Born in a Barn (Stable)?
• Christmas
• Hark! The Herald Angels Said?
• Incarnation
• Jesus
• Jesus’ Birth“Jesus Did Not Exist”
• Why Do Mark and John’s Gospels Not Mention Jesus Was from Bethlehem?
• Why the Timing of the Messiah’s Birth Matters

This Week's Ministry Focus

We are raising money to help Alpha Grand Rapids

You can find out more at alphagrandrapids.org/

Some of Monday's Songs

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Spotify Playlist - More Songs Coming Soon

Jungle Journey Thursday

A summary of the whole week will be posted Sunday night.

Our Final Night's C was Consummation.

At the end of the Bible, in Revelation, we see the return of Christ, the end of sin and the curse.

This week, we learned about Jesus humbly coming to earth as a baby in a manger and humbly dying on the cross and then rising from the dead.

In Revelation, we see that one day Jesus will return gloriously!

Our memory verse, Revelation 21:4, summarizes this truth.

Our final total for Faith In Deeds offering was over $800.  Thank you so much for giving to this home for orphaned and abandoned children.

Despite having lower numbers than in previous years, we are excited about the opportunity to minister to the children and families brought to VBS this year.

Singing 

Serving

Thank you to everyone who served in so many different ways.  It was great to see church members serving children, praying, and singing praises to God.    

For pictures and more, go to www.facebook.com/trinitybaptistgr/

For all our Jungle Journey post, click HERE

Jungle Journey Wednesday

TONIGHT, C'S ARE CHRIST AND THE CROSS!

The answer to our sin problem is JESUS!  

In our Opening Session, we used a verse from Faith In Deeds' VBS a couple of weeks ago - Ephesians 2:8,9

We wanted to show the kids at the very beginning of the night - before anything else - that salvation is a gift from God through Jesus Christ. 

We didn't sing this Seeds Family Worship song, but it is a great Ephesians 2:8 reminder. 

Our memory verse tonight is John 1:12

For the 2nd -6th graders

For the Toddlers through 1st graders

Tonight, our offering for Faith in Deeds went OVER $500!!

Praise the Lord, and thank you, boys and girls, for helping orphaned and abandoned kids in India.

Think about how they could earn money to bring in for the offering. 

For pictures from VBS, go to our Facebook page - www.facebook.com/trinitybaptistgr/

Prayer Requests and Ideas for tomorrow will be shared later.

The C for our final night is Consummation.

Once again, some verses to help you focus on the Bible, Thursday's theme of Consummation.

Acts 2:1-6

Ephesians 2:19-22

1 Timothy 3:14-15

Revelation 21:1-4

Revelation 21:22-27

Things to pray for

• Thanks 
• for God's provision in creation, and especially in Christ.
• for the families that God brought to VBS.
• Ask
• for teachers to faithfully teach God's Word
• for group leaders to make the most of conversation opportunities with the kids.
• for kids to have open ears and hearts, especially during the Bible story and verse times.
• for opportunities to follow up with families who don't have a home church.
• that every serving this last night of VBS would glorify God and help others do the same.

For all our Jungle Journey post, click HERE

 

Jungle Journey Tuesday

 We had a great second night with a bad theme.

Man is sinful.  (Corruption - Adam and Eve sin; Catastrophe - The Judgment of the Flood; Confusion - The Tower of Babel)

The memory we learned tonight is Psalm 14:3.

For the 2nd -6th graders

For the Toddlers through 1st graders

These are pictures from the 4th - 6th grade lesson.

However, in our closing session, we wanted to leave them with the hope we can have in Christ because of what He did for us on the cross.

We sang two songs, Jungle Jam, from the year's VBS set of songs, and Nothing But the Blood by CityAlight.

Pray for Wednesday night as we share Christ and the Cross!!

Regarding our offering for Faith In Deeds, the girls won, but even more importantly, we raised more than $200 for Faith In Deeds, and we still have two nights left.  We encouraged the kids to think about how they could earn money to bring in for the offering.  

Some prayer requests and praise...

It has been a blessing to know that a group of men and women prays in the church building throughout the week. If you want to join the prayer time, please ask at the registration desk or follow the signs.

Parents, know that at some point during this week your child will be prayed for by name.
Volunteers, know that you are being prayed for.

Here are some verses to help you focus on the Bible, tonight's theme of Christ and the Cross, and prayer.

Gen 3:15:
Isaiah 53:5-6
Matthew 28:8-10
Mark 10:30-32
Luke 8:22-25
John 21:24-25
Hebrews 4:14-16

Thanksgiving to God

For His Provision
We are thankful that the story doesn't stop with we have a big problem - SIN. 
We are thankful that the story doesn't stop with we have to figure out to fix our problem. 
We are thankful that God's Word shows us God's provision of God's Son for Our Sin Problem. 

For His Character

For the families that are involved with VBS

Pray for children you know at VBS, at Trinity or elsewhere.
Pray that they would hear the truth shared.
Pray that their hearts and lives will be changed by God's grace.
Pray that the lessons learned would reach beyond the 6:15 to 8:15 time at 2050 Aberdeen. 
Pray that families would be impacted with the BIblical truth shared.

Pray for the teachers and other volunteers.

• Tonight's teachers are Kaelynn Clark and Sierra Anthony.
• Pray for these station leaders and the workers in each area:  Janna Figg (crafts), Geoffrey Ford (games), Memory Verse (Deb Knoll), Snacks (Barbara Ford and Cindy Osborne)
• Pray that we will not merely transfer what we have learned to others but out of an overwhelming desire to share what we have taken to heart about God.

For all our Jungle Journey post, click HERE

Jungle Journey 2024

Our Theme Verse for the Entire Week is 1 Timothy 1:17

Here is the link to the Theme Song

Genesis 1:1 is our Memory Verse for the night.

If the kids memorize this verse for they will be helping 

us raise money for Faith In Deeds

in India (faithindeeds.org)

Our first night was filled with 

God's Word, specifically a look at the creation account

Lots of fun, pudding snacks, birdhouses, 

and A LOT OF RAIN in a very little bit of time.  

We are thankful for a very flexible, creative Games team.

Each night we have a group of people downstairs, praying for
 your children and the volunteers.

You can join this group during the VBS time to pray with others
Ask at the registration table

OR 
You can pray these verses and things on your own

Tuesday's Cs are Corruption, Catastrophe, and Confusion
The BIG IDEA is "mankind is sinful and in need of a savior.
Yesterday (Monday) was Great News about our good and perfect creator.
Tonight (Tuesday) is the Really Bad News about our Sin Problem.

Here are some verses to get your thoughts focused on the Bible and Prayer.

Genesis 3:8
Genesis 6:5-6
Genesis 11:7-9
Exodus 32:1-2
Judge 21:25
Psalm 53:1-3
Romans 3:10-11; 23
1 John 3:4

Here are some things you can be praying for

Thanksgiving to God for His Provision and His Character
The many different values involved with VBS.

Some general things to pray for the children

Retention, Provision, Heart Change, Safety,
For God’s provision in their lives, For their families

Some general things to pray for the teachers:

Perseverance, Wisdom, Insight, Training

For all our Jungle Journey post, click HERE