Welcome . . .
As we reach out to the world around us with the life-transforming truth of God’s love and grace, we reach out to you, as well.  Our doors are open and our hearts are open, too.  So if you’ve been thinking, praying, searching and hoping for a place to belong, welcome to our family!!

It is our desire to be a lighthouse of the Gospel to our community by developing a worshiping fellowship of praying believers who hold forth the Word of truth.
Trinity Evangelical Free Church
900 S. Wabasha - PO Box 505
Plainview, MN 55964
Phone: (507) 534-4147
Sunday Schedule
Welcome to Trinity! 
We look forward to having you worship with us!

Pre-service Prayer:  8:45 a.m.

Sunday School (ages 2 - adult):  9:30 a.m.

Coffee Fellowship:  10:15 a.m.

Sunday Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.
     Nursery:  Birth-3 yrs.
     Children's Church:  Ages 3 - K

ONEighty Youth Group:  6:30 p.m. Sunday evenings


The Wisdom Challenge
January 1 - February 4, 2012

There are 31 chapters in Proverbs, so we urge you to read and meditate on one chapter each day during the month of January.

Proverbs contains a gold mine of biblical theology packaged for practical life skills. It will challenge the way you think, live, and manage your daily life in light of divine truth. 

Proverbs is one of the few biblical books that clearly spells out its purpose. In chapter one we are given a two-fold purpose for the book: 1) to impart moral discernment and discretion (1:2a, 3-5); and 2) to develop mental clarity and perception (1:2b; 6). The words "wisdom and instruction" (1:2a) complement each other because wisdom (hokhmah) means "skill," and instruction (musar) means "discipline." No skill is perfected without discipline, and when a person has skill he has freedom to create something beautiful. Proverbs deals with the most fundamental skill of all: practical righteousness before God in every area of life. This requires knowledge, experience, and a willingness to put God first (3:5-7). Proverbs as a whole is meant to both prevent and remedy ungodly life-styles. This book has served as a manual to impart the legacy of wisdom, prudence, understanding, discretion, knowledge, guidance, competence, correction, counsel, and truth from generation to generation.

The theme of Proverbs is: "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge" (1:7a). To fear God is to revere Him as holy and sovereign, and to trust Him with humble dependence. There is a reciprocal relationship here, because "the fear of the Lord is the beginning [foundation] of wisdom" (9:10), but wisdom leads to the knowledge and fear of God
(2:1-5).
     
  
Key Verses for The Wisdom Challenge

Prov. 2:2-7  
    2 Make your ear attentive to wisdom,
    Incline your heart to understanding;
    3 For if you cry for discernment,
    Lift your voice for understanding;
    4 If you seek her as silver
    And search for her as for hidden treasures;
    5 Then you will discern the fear of the LORD
    And discover the knowledge of God.
    6 For the LORD gives wisdom;
    From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
    7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
    He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,


Memory Verses

You may choose from the following verses to memorize or select verses from your daily readings that are significant to you.

Prov. 3:5-7   
    5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart
    And do not lean on your own understanding.
    6 In all your ways acknowledge Him,
    And He will make your paths straight.
    7 Do not be wise in your own eyes;
    Fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

Prov. 4:23  
    23 Watch over your heart with all diligence,
    For from it flow the springs of life.

Prov. 9:10
    10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom,
    And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

Prov. 14:27 (cf. 19:23)
    27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life,
    That one may avoid the snares of death.


Sunday Schedule
Monthly Scripture Challenge
Encouragement
For Today
from Pastor Ty



January 17, 2012
Proverbs 17
Audio Books of the Bible


Advent Challenge
Matt. 1:18-2:23
Luke 1:1-2:40
John 1:1-18



1 Thessalonians

1 Timothy

1 John (NASB)
(w/2 John & 3 John)

1 John (NLT)
(w/2 John & 3 John)

1 Peter

Galatians

Philippians

Ephesians

Colossians

James