Dear Trinity Family & Friends,

I’m grateful to share the final message before the Thanksgiving holiday, and Advent, with you on Sunday November 24!

Our two scriptures for the day, Daniel 7:9-14 and John 18:33-37, give us two radically different images of the nature of a king. Daniel’s vision: the heavenly throne room, a river of fire flowing from God’s presence, thousands worshiping the Lord! John’s depiction: a Nazarene healer and teacher, beaten down, humiliated, seemingly at the mercy of Roman imperial power.

As we prepare to enter these two throne rooms, consider these questions:

1. What images pop into your mind when you hear the word “king”? Do they match up with either vision from Daniel or from John?
2. In the United States, we are no longer ruled by a king at the head of our government. But local officials, state officials and even the office of the President may be influenced by the examples set in the scripture of how kings govern. What Christ-like attributes do you look for in someone with authority? What qualities of our King would you like to see more leaders embody?
3. It may cause us pain to see how our Lord was treated by a Roman official. 

I sincerely hope that you will join us to worship our one true King, at 9 am or 10:30 am, in person or online. We’re grateful when you take the time to worship with us!

In Christ,

Pastor Dale