Because of You…

Trinity Presbyterian Church contributed $48 per week in 2007 to fund summer camp experiences for Trinity children and youth at Heartland Camp.

Matthew 19:16-24

Then someone came to him and said, “Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?” And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.” He said to him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, “You shall not murder; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness; Honor your father and mother; also, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” The young man said to him, “I have kept all these; what do I still lack?” Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be perfect, go, sell your possessions, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.” When the young man heard this word, he went away grieving, for he had many possessions.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I tell you, it will be hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”

(if the rich cannot part with their wealth, they are not following Christ)

Because of You

Trinity Presbyterian Church contributed $10 per week in 2007 to support the Iraq sub-committees efforts to increase awareness and raise funds for medical supplies for Iraq refugees.

Matthew 6:24

“No one can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.

(master money by serving God with it)

Because of You

Trinity Presbyterian Church contributed $19 per week in 2007 to support local peacemaking efforts.

Matthew 10:42

and whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple—truly I tell you, none of these will lose their reward.”

(no act of generosity done in His name will go unseen or unrewarded)

Because of You

Trinity Presbyterian Church contributed $46 per week in 2007 to support the community of Nuevo Calvario, El Salvador.

 Ecclesiastes 5:10

The lover of money will not be satisfied with money; nor the lover of wealth, with gain. This also is vanity.

(recognize that wealth is meaningless and unsatisfying)

Because of You

Trinity Presbyterian Church contributed $250 per week in 2007 to support education at Los Talpetates, El Salvador.

Malachi 3:8-10

Will anyone rob God? Yet you are robbing me! But you say, “How are we robbing you?” In your tithes and offerings! You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing me—the whole nation of you! Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in my house, and thus put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts; see if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you an overflowing blessing.

(refusal to tithe is robbing God; tithing will cause Him to bless the givers)

Because of You…

 Trinity Presbyterian Church contributes $58 per week to support the lunch program and other social services provided by Let’s Help.

Nehemiah 10:37-39

and to bring the first of our dough, and our contributions, the fruit of every tree, the wine and the oil, to the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and to bring to the Levites the tithes from our soil, for it is the Levites who collect the tithes in all our rural towns. And the priest, the descendant of Aaron, shall be with the Levites when the Levites receive the tithes; and the Levites shall bring up a tithe of the tithes to the house of our God, to the chambers of the storehouse. For the people of Israel and the sons of Levi shall bring the contribution of grain, wine, and oil to the storerooms where the vessels of the sanctuary are, and where the priests that minister, and the gatekeepers and the singers are. We will not neglect the house of our God.

(Nehemiah commanded all of Israel to give their tenth fastidiously)

Because of You

 Trinity Presbyterian Church contributes $58 per week to support the social services provided by Doorstep, Inc.

Deuteronomy 14:22,23

Set apart a tithe of all the yield of your seed that is brought in yearly from the field. In the presence of the Lord your God, in the place that he will choose as a dwelling for his name, you shall eat the tithe of your grain, your wine, and your oil, as well as the firstlings of your herd and flock, so that you may learn to fear the Lord your God always.

(always set aside a tenth for God)

Because of You…

Trinity Presbyterian Church contributes $731 per week to support the General Mission efforts of PC(USA)

Leviticus 27:30

All tithes from the land, whether the seed from the ground or the fruit from the tree, are the Lord’s; they are holy to the Lord

(the tithe belongs to the Lord and is holy to Him)

Because of You…

Trinity Presbyterian Church provides $293 per week in financial support to Topeka charitable organizations.

 Genesis 14:20

and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand!” And Abram gave him one tenth of everything.

(even in plundering an opponent, Abraham gave God 10 percent)

Because of You…

Trinity Presbyterian Church spends $42 per week for music and music supplies for  Sunday worship.

1 Timothy 6:18,19

They are to do good, to be rich in good works, generous, and ready to share, thus storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of the life that really is life.

(giving generously to those in need builds a treasure in heaven)

Because of You…

Trinity Presbyterian Church contributed $2,000 in 2007 to the Theological Education efforts of PC(USA).

2 Corinthians 9:6

The point is this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

(you reap what you sow; therefore, sow bountifully)

Because of You…

Trinity Presbyterian Church contributed $38,000 in 2007 to the General Mission efforts of PC(USA).

James 5:1-6

Come now, you rich people, weep and wail for the miseries that are coming to you. Your riches have rotted, and your clothes are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have rusted, and their rust will be evidence against you, and it will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure for the last days. Listen! The wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. You have lived on the earth in luxury and in pleasure; you have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. You have condemned and murdered the righteous one, who does not resist you.

(wealth distorts our values and lifestyles)

Because of You…

Trinity Presbyterian Church contributes $25.50 per member, or $10,455, as our 2007 "per capita" assessment to PC(USA).

Matthew 6:19-21

“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal; but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

(invest in the future by giving generously on earth)

Because of You…

Trinity Presbyterian Church contributes $73 per week in 2007 to support Theological Education by PC(USA) and a Theological Seminary student.

2 Corinthians 9:13

Through the testing of this ministry you glorify God by your obedience to the confession of the gospel of Christ and by the generosity of your sharing with them and with all others,

(because of your generosity, others will praise God)

Because of You…

Trinity Presbyterian Church contributes $58 per week in 2007 to support the lunch   program and other social services provided by Let’s Help.

2 Corinthians 9:1,2

 Now it is not necessary for me to write you about the ministry to the saints, for I know your eagerness, which is the subject of my boasting about you to the people of Macedonia, saying that Achaia has been ready since last year; and your zeal has stirred up most of them.

(giving generously may encourage other to do the same)

Because of You…

Trinity Presbyterian Church contributes $58 per week in 2007 to support the social services provided by Doorstep, Inc.

1 Timothy 6:6-10

Of course, there is great gain in godliness combined with contentment; for we brought nothing into the world, so that we can take nothing out of it; but if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these. But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and in their eagerness to be rich some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.

(always demonstrate integrity in giving)

Because of You…

Trinity Presbyterian Church  contributes $25.50 per member in 2007 to the Presbytery as our "per capita" assessment.

Philippians 4:10-13

I rejoice in the Lord greatly that now at last you have revived your concern for me; indeed, you were concerned for me, but had no opportunity to show it. Not that I am referring to being in need; for I have learned to be content with whatever I have. I know what it is to have little, and I know what it is to have plenty. In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret of being well-fed and of going hungry, of having plenty and of being in need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

(Paul was content in all situations, with whatever he had)

Because of You…

Trinity Presbyterian Church spends $8,427 each week to operate our church in 2007.

2 Corinthians 9:7

Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

(God loves a cheerful giver)

Because of You…

Trinity Presbyterian Church is providing $231 per week in financial      support to Topeka charitable organizations in 2007.

2 Corinthians 8:10-12

And in this matter I am giving my advice: it is appropriate for you who began last year not only to do something but even to desire to do something— now finish doing it, so that your eagerness may be matched by completing it according to your means. For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has—not according to what one does not have.

(God blesses those who give with an "eager willingness")

Because of You…

Trinity Presbyterian Church spends $8,427 each week to operate our church.

2 Corinthians 8:1-9

We want you to know, brothers and sisters, about the grace of God that has been granted to the churches of Macedonia; for during a severe ordeal of affliction, their abundant joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. For, as I can testify, they voluntarily gave according to their means, and even beyond their means, begging us earnestly for the privilege of sharing in this ministry to the saints— and this, not merely as we expected; they gave themselves first to the Lord and, by the will of God, to us, so that we might urge Titus that, as he had already made a beginning, so he should also complete this generous undertaking among you.

Now as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in utmost eagerness, and in our love for you—so we want you to excel also in this generous undertaking. I do not say this as a command, but I am testing the genuineness of your love against the earnestness of others. For you know the generous act of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich.

(Paul commends the Macedonian churches for their spontaneous,

generous giving, in spite of their limited means)

Because of You…

Trinity Presbyterian Church contributes $5 per week in 2007 to support Boy Scout Troop 172, which we sponsor.

Luke 12:16-21

Then he told them a parable: “The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he thought to himself, ‘What should I do, for I have no place to store my crops?’ Then he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, ‘Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.’ But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’ So it is with those who store up treasures for themselves but are not rich toward God.”

(the rich cannot buy God’s favor; recognize material good for what they are)

Because of You…

Trinity Presbyterian Church spends $196 per week to repair and maintain our church and this cost would have been even greater without the extraordinary donation of time and talents by the Property Committee and other volunteers.

 Mark 12:41-44

He sat down opposite the treasury, and watched the crowd putting money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums. A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which are worth a penny. Then he called his disciples and said to them, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the treasury. For all of them have contributed out of their abundance; but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.”

(the poor widow gave two coins)

Because of You…

Trinity Presbyterian Church is contributing $500 in 2007 to the Latch-Keyboard program highlighted in today’s Mission Focus.

 Acts 2:44,45

All who believed were together and had all things in common; they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds to all, as any had need.

(give to believers as they have need)

Because of You…

Trinity Presbyterian Church will contribute $35 per week in 2007 to support a          Presbyterian seminary student.

Deuteronomy 14:28,29

Every third year you shall bring out the full tithe of your produce for that year, and store it within your towns; the Levites, because they have no allotment or inheritance with you, as well as the resident aliens, the orphans, and the widows in your towns, may come and eat their fill so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work that you undertake.

(aliens, orphans and widows should be cared for by people of God, through their generous giving)

Because of You…

Trinity Presbyterian Church will contribute $38 per week in 2007 to the Theological Education efforts of PC(USA).

Matthew 6:1-4

“Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven. “So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your alms may be done in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

(give with the right motives, not calling attention to yourself for your good deed)

Because of You…

Trinity Presbyterian Church will contribute $731 per week in 2007 to the General Mission efforts of PC(USA).

2 Corinthians 9:6

The point is this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

(when we give generously, God repays us in like manner)

Because of You…

Trinity Presbyterian Church will contribute $77 per week in 2007 to support the VIDA Hispanic Ministry in East Topeka.

Luke 10:33-35

But a Samaritan while traveling came near him; and when he saw him, he was moved with pity. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, having poured oil and wine on them. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. The next day he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said, ‘Take care of him; and when I come back, I will repay you whatever more you spend.’

(the good Samaritan provides an example of generosity)

Because of You…

Trinity Presbyterian Church will contribute $15 per week in 2007 to support the Heartland Presbyterian Center operating budget and $10 per week to support their Capital Campaign.

Proverbs 11:24,25

Some give freely, yet grow all the richer;

others withhold what is due, and only suffer want.

A generous person will be enriched,

and one who gives water will get water.

(a generous giver will prosper)

Because of You…

Trinity Presbyterian Church will contribute $20 per week in 2007 to support the social services provided by Marian Clinic.

Psalm 37:21

The wicked borrow, and do not pay back, but the righteous are generous and keep

giving.

(generous giving is a mark of righteousness)

Because of You…

Trinity Presbyterian Church will contribute $39 per week in 2007 to support the social services provided by Topeka Rescue Mission.

Deuteronomy 15:7-10

If there is among you anyone in need, a member of your community in any of your towns within the land that the Lord your God is giving you, do not be hard-hearted or tight-fisted toward your needy neighbor. You should rather open your hand, willingly lending enough to meet the need, whatever it may be. Be careful that you do not entertain a mean thought, thinking, “The seventh year, the year of remission, is near,” and therefore view your needy neighbor with hostility and give nothing; your neighbor might cry to the Lord against you, and you would incur guilt. Give liberally and be ungrudging when you do so, for on this account the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake.

(give generously to those in need)

Because of You…

Trinity Presbyterian Church will contribute $24 per week in 2007 to support the social services provided by Mother-to-Mother.

1 Corinthians 4:2

Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found trustworthy.

(Paul exhorted those being trusted to prove themselves faithful)

Faithful Stewards

By God’s amazing grace, we’re receivers and givers.  To each of us God says,  “Give your lives to me.  Be my faithful stewards and servant church.  Be my non-timid and visionary people and I will bring forth from you the ministries to which you are called in Christ’s name.” Did you know that Trinity Presbyterian Church will spend $35 per week in 2007 to support a Theological Seminary student?  We’re grateful for pledgers who follow God’s call.

Faithful Stewards

By God’s amazing grace, we’re receivers and givers.  To each of us God says,  “Give your lives to me.  Be my faithful stewards and servant church.  Be my non-timid and visionary people and I will bring forth from you the ministries to which you are called in Christ’s name.“ Did you know that Trinity Presbyterian Church will spend $39 per week in 2007 to support Theological Education by PC(USA)?  We’re grateful for pledgers who follow God’s call.

Faithful Stewards

By God’s amazing grace, we’re receivers and givers.  To each of us God says,  “Give your lives to me.  Be my faithful stewards and servant church.  Be my non-timid and visionary people and I will bring forth from you the ministries to which you are called in Christ’s name.” Did you know that Trinity Presbyterian Church will spend $58 per week in 2007 to support the social services provided by Doorstep, Inc.?  We’re grateful for pledgers who follow God’s call

Faithful Stewards

By God’s amazing grace, we’re receivers and givers.  To each of us God says,  “Give your lives to me.  Be my faithful stewards and servant church.  Be my non-timid and visionary people and I will bring forth from you the ministries to which you are called in Christ’s name.” Did you know that Trinity Presbyterian Church will spend $58 per week in 2007 to support the social services provided by Doorstep, Inc.?  We’re grateful for pledgers who follow God’s call.

Faithful Stewards

By God’s amazing grace, we’re receivers and givers.  To each of us God says,  “Give your lives to me.  Be my faithful stewards and servant church.  Be my non-timid and visionary people and I will bring forth from you the ministries to which you are called in Christ’s name.” Did you know that Trinity Presbyterian Church has pledged $58 per week from our 2007 operating budget to support the mission trips?  We’re grateful for pledgers who follow God’s call.

Faithful Stewards

By God’s amazing grace, we’re receivers and givers.  To each of us God says,  “Give your lives to me.  Be my faithful stewards and servant church.  Be my non-timid and visionary people and I will bring forth from you the ministries to which you are called in Christ’s name.” Did you know that Trinity Presbyterian Church will pay $731 per week to support the General Mission efforts of PC(USA) in 2007?  We’re grateful for pledgers who follow God’s call.

Faithful Stewards

By God’s amazing grace, we’re receivers and givers.  To each of us God says,  “Give your lives to me.  Be my faithful stewards and servant church.  Be my non-timid and visionary people and I will bring forth from you the ministries to which you are called in Christ’s name.“ Did you know that Trinity Presbyterian Church will provide $293 per week in financial support to Topeka charitable organizations in 2007?  We’re grateful for pledgers who follow God’s call.

Faithful Stewards

By God’s amazing grace, we’re receivers and givers.  To each of us God says,  “Give your lives to me.  Be my faithful stewards and servant church.  Be my non-timid and visionary people and I will bring forth from you the ministries to which you are called in Christ’s name.” Did you know that it will cost $42 per week in 2007 for music and music supplies for Sunday worship? We’re grateful for pledgers who follow God’s call

Faithful Stewards

By God’s amazing grace, we’re receivers and givers.  To each of us God says,  “Give your lives to me.  Be my faithful stewards and servant church.  Be my non-timid and visionary people and I will bring forth from you the ministries to which you are called in Christ’s name.” Did you know that it will cost $168 per week in 2007 to repair and maintain our church and that this cost would have been even greater without the extraordinary donation of time and talents by the Property Committee and other volunteers?  We’re grateful for pledgers who follow God’s call.

Faithful Stewards

By God’s amazing grace, we’re receivers and givers.  To each of us God says,  “Give your lives to me.  Be my faithful stewards and servant church.  Be my non-timid and visionary people and I will bring forth from you the ministries to which you are called in Christ’s name.” Did you know that Trinity Presbyterian Church’s Workman’s Compensation insurance will cost $32 per week in 2007? We’re grateful for pledgers who follow God’s call.

Faithful Stewards

By God’s amazing grace, we’re receivers and givers.  To each of us God says,  “Give your lives to me.  Be my faithful stewards and servant church.  Be my non-timid and visionary people and I will bring forth from you the ministries to which you are called in Christ’s name.” Did you know that Trinity Presbyterian Church’s property insurance will cost over $72 per week in 2007? We’re grateful for pledgers who follow God’s call.

Faithful Stewards

By God’s amazing grace, we’re receivers and givers.  To each of us God says,  “Give your lives to me.  Be my faithful stewards and servant church.  Be my non-timid and visionary people and I will bring forth from you the ministries to which you are called in Christ’s name.” Did you know that Trinity Presbyterian Church will contribute $2,000 in 2007 to the Theological Education efforts of PC (USA)? We’re grateful for pledgers who follow God’s call.

Faithful Stewards

By God’s amazing grace, we’re receivers and givers.  To each of us God says: "Give your lives to me.  Be my faithful stewards and servant church.  Be my non-timid and visionary people and I will bring forth from you the ministries to which you are called in Christ’s name."  Did you know that Trinity Presbyterian Church will contribute $38,000 in 2007 to the General Mission efforts of PC (USA)? We’re grateful for pledgers who follow God’s call.

Faithful Stewards

By God’s amazing grace, we’re receivers and givers.  To each of us God says,  “Give your lives to me.  Be my faithful stewards and servant church.  Be my non-timid and visionary people and I will bring forth from you the ministries to which you are called in Christ’s name.” Did you know that it will cost $19 per week in 2007 for Trinity Presbyterian Church’s Sunday morning coffee and other kitchen supplies? We’re grateful for pledgers who follow God’s call.

Faithful Stewards

By God’s amazing grace, we’re receivers and givers.  To each of us God says: "Give your lives to me.  Be my faithful stewards and servant church.  Be my non-timid and visionary people and I will bring forth from you the ministries to which you are called in Christ’s name."  Did you know that Trinity Presbyterian Church’s  water bill will be $39 per week in 2007? We’re grateful for pledgers who follow God’s call.

Faithful Stewards

By God’s amazing grace, we’re receivers and givers.  To each of us God says,  "Give your lives to me.  Be my faithful stewards and servant church.  Be my non-timid and visionary people and I will bring forth from you the ministries to which you are called in Christ’s name. "Did you know that Trinity Presbyterian Church’s telephone service will cost $53 per week in 2007? We’re grateful for pledgers who follow God’s call.

Faithful Stewards

By God’s amazing grace, we’re receivers and givers.  To each of us God says,  "Give your lives to me.  Be my faithful stewards and servant church.  Be my non-timid and visionary people and I will bring forth from you the ministries to which you are called in Christ’s name." Did you know that all of  Trinity Presbyterian Church’s insurance will cost over $150 per week in 2007? We’re grateful to pledgers who follow God’s call.

Faithful Stewards

By God’s amazing grace, we’re receivers and givers.  To each of us God says:  "Give your lives to me.  Be my faithful stewards and servant church.  Be my non-timid and visionary people and I will bring forth from you the ministries to which you are called in Christ’s name."  Did you know that Trinity Presbyterian Church’s postage costs are expected to be $72 per week in 2007?  We’re grateful for pledgers who follow God’s call.

Faithful Stewards

By God’s amazing grace, we’re receivers and givers.  To each of us God says,  "Give your lives to me.  Be my faithful stewards and servant church.  Be my non-timid and visionary people and I will bring forth from you the ministries to which you are called in Christ’s name." Did you know that Trinity Presbyterian Church’s 2007 “per capita” assessment to PC (USA) is $25.50 per member, or $10,455? We’re grateful for pledgers who follow God’s call.

Faithful Stewards

By God’s amazing grace, we’re receivers and givers.  To each of us God says,  "Give your lives to me.  Be my faithful stewards and servant church.  Be my non-timid and visionary people and I will bring forth from you the ministries to which you are called in Christ’s name." Did you know that it is budgeted to cost $337 each week in 2007 to heat, cool, and light Trinity Presbyterian Church?  We’re grateful for pledgers who follow God’s call.

Faithful Stewards

By God’s amazing grace, we’re receivers and givers.  To each of us God says: "Give your lives to me.  Be my faithful stewards and servant church.  Be my non-timid and visionary people and I will bring forth from you the ministries to which you are called in Christ’s name."  Did you know that it is budgeted to cost $8,427 each week to operate Trinity Presbyterian Church in 2007?  We’re grateful for pledgers who follow God’s call.