Jeremy Simpkins, who leads the apostolic team serving the Christ Central family of churches, will be speaking at Trinity Central on Sunday 24 August. Jeremy and his wife Ann are visiting from the UK, in time to join Trinity Central on our church weekend away, Thirst 2014, over the Labour Day weekend. In advance of…
Week three in Esther, and we meet the final two protagonists – Mordecai and Haman. Mordecai is a Jew, living in exile in Susa, in the kingdom of Xerxes. He appears to have a position at the palace, working at the palace gate. When his aunt and uncle died he took in their daughter, Esther,…
In chapter two of Esther we are introduced to the namesake of this book, Esther. Esther, also known as Hadassah, is a young Jewish girl from the tribe of Benjamin. Following Queen Vashti’s refusal of his command to humiliate herself in front of his men, King Xerxes puts on a hunt for a new wife,…
The book of Esther is a short book in the Old Testament, set at the time when the Jewish nation had been conquered and many of its people taken away into exile. The first main character we are introduced to in Esther 1 is King Xerxes. Xerxes was a rich and powerful king who conquered…
‘Money makes the world go round’ – or at least, that’s how the saying goes! Certainly money – how much of it I have, whether it’s ‘enough’ and where I spend it – not only affects many of our daily decisions and choices but can be a source of identity for us, or an idol…
This Sunday we have the excitement of a baptism service, where we may be baptising as many as five believers! We’ll gather together as usual at 10.30am for worship and the Word. After the meeting, we hope you’ll stick around for coffee and a chat, get to know a few new people. Then we’ll head…
Have you ever been intrigued by the book of Revelation or had questions about End Times? The final book of the Bible, full of rich visions and symbolic language, Revelation has often been a source of both fascination and confusion. David Campbell, who will be visiting us from Trinity Christian Church, Owen Sound, at the…
Being part of a church is like being part of a family. You don’t just go to church, like going to a club; you belong to a church, part of the family. This is great news. But we have to be honest and accept that many people have not had such a great family experience…
As we start Part 3 of A People Prepared we’re looking at what are the distinctive marks of a member – starting with believer’s baptism. Baptism has been inextricably linked with the life of Christians right from the first days of the Church, as described in Acts. But what is baptism, and why do we do…
Don Smith visits Trinity Central church, Vancouver We’re so looking forward to having Don and Lisa Smith with us on Sunday. Don leads the eldership Team at Firm Foundations, a church in Centreville, Michigan. He has a massive appetite for adventure, and a passion for God’s Kingdom breaking out! Come and join us at 10:30 at…