Ethical Issues Do Matter

Beginning at the end of June, and continuing on through the first couple of weeks of September our sermon series will focus on ethical issues that we are confronted with day by day as we try to live out our Christian lives in this world. If you read the book of Ecclesiastes you get a sense of the brokenness of man, and of his longing for purpose. These things go hand in hand. If one has knowledge of brokenness, then he must also acknowledge, by inference that he was made for a purpose. If there is no purpose, there can be no brokenness.

And so, according to Ecclesiastes 12:13, the conclusion of the matter is that we must fear God and keep his commandments. God created us with a purpose, and if we don't fulfill that purpose, we are broken. Proper obedience to God keeps us in line with his purpose for us and this is what will heal all brokenness. But, what we hope to learn as we look at ethical issues is that simply obeying commands alone is not enough. It is the spirit in which we obey God, a spirit of awe and amazement and wonder at his love, mercy and holiness, that is so essential. It is doing what is right because we stand amazed at his Gospel of grace, and obeying him because we are in awe of the wisdom of his commands.

Kingdoms in Conflict

February 17 will mark the first Sunday of Lent, a time of recognizing our own sinfulness and lostness so that by the time we reach Easter week we are truly humbled, grateful, and ready to celebrate the wonderful sacrifice of our Lord Jesus Christ on our behalf, and be filled with joy over the victory of His resurrection.  Our Lenten sermon series is called, "Kingdoms in Conflict". This series will trace the ongoing story of two opposing kingdoms, that of Satan and that of Jesus Christ.  We will look at the origin of evil and its warrior, Satan, the resulting fall of man, the hope of a Messiah, the Messiah's arrival on to the battlefield, the inauguration of His Kingdom, and the resulting defeat of Satan and his kingdom of darkness.  In the weeks directly following Lent and Easter, we will examine the future of Christ's Kingdom, what this means for us now, and the hope this gives us for our future. 

Trinity Introduction

What is Trinity Christian Reformed Church?  A better question to ask would be, “Who is Trinity Christian Reformed Church?” because a church should not just be seen an inanimate object; but rather, if it is fulfilling its God-given purpose, it is both alive and life-giving.  At Trinity CRC, our mission is to be a community of servants called by God to become fully devoted followers of Christ, committed to knowing God, growing relationships, showing God’s love, and sowing God’s Word.  In terms of where we fall theologically, we are of the Reformed/Presbyterian tradition and part of the Christian Reformed denomination.  

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Partnering with Others

For those who have grown up in Western Michigan we only really know the Detroit area by the numbers, interstate numbers that is.  But now we are committed to getting to know and love the brothers and sisters at Rosedale Park Baptist Church, just a few blocks from exit 182 on I-96.  There in this community we have found a home away from home and find that we have mutually grown in so many ways, the most important being that the Kingdom of God is so much bigger than race, politics, economics, culture and prejudices.  Find out more about this partnership here: