A Collection of Testimonies from Sunday, July 28, 2024

The opportunity to work with the Master Gardeners at the Crisis Center SOS garden.  We hope it offers peace and respite to those who need it.

I will sing and praise God with new songs!

The Lord has always provided for me! Many times before I even knew that I needed it. Praise him! 

I am blessed by my wife's faithfulness. She is faithful in many ways. She is faithful to God, spending time almost every day in study, prayer or devotions. She is faithful to family, always putting us in front of herself, building trust that she will always be there for us. You can see it with how she cares for her mother, spending time with her every day that we are in town. She is faithful to friends, remembering their birthdays and making sure she sends a card to let them know she is thinking about them. And, she is faithful to herself, having created a routine of exercise and (mostly) good nutrition that she sticks to, not becoming complacent with them.

I smile when I watch chickadees, tufted titmice, cardinals, Carolina wrens and woodpeckers all sharing the food in our bird feeder.  

I'm thankful that my daughter knows God is watching over her at night.

My son lost his job on Friday. Sunday he was called and offered his dream job which lead to other good things he realized these occurrences have to be divine gifts. His faith has returned. He deserves all he got yet gives God the glory

Praise God for the love of friends as well as family

I give praise for our study of the Psalms in our Sunday School class (Misty Mornings). We are writing our own Psalms.

God never stops pursuing us!

God has been calming my heart during this time political chaos. 

God blesses my Mom and helps in all she does!

He has given me years beyond my comprehension and people for me to enjoy in this life He has given me

I am blessed by the Lord in the Peace found in being still and listening to Him 

God helps me all day everyday

So thankful for Steve and the choir coming to bless mom and I with praise in the hospital - Christie 

I praise God for Steve & Marisa & for Trinity. 

Thank you Lord for blessing you provide my family. I feel your love when I hold my 2 year old grandson. I feel your grace when I hold the hand of my 94 year old mother. I feel your compassion each and every day. 

God is peace.  During my devotion I find peace as I pray that God’s will be done in my living.

I am blessed  each day by the power of the thunder storms, the rain that refreshes everything, and the beauty and peace that follows.

God blessed me over me through the months of change - Chase

The Lord saved my husband's soul. 

God provided healing and growth from emotional damage.

To offer compassion to the hurting

Praise God for the power of family in times of great loss - Sheila

My great grand daughter Grace experienced a heart surgery positively 

Reminded of the beauty of God’s gift of nature when there was an amazing chorus of song from frogs after our rain! 

To witness to Jesus lifting burdens in my life 

I give praise and thanksgiving for God always showing up when I need him most. 

Oh God your rain brings life to our world. Its freshness permeates our world!

For the moments when all 5 members of our family experience joy together about and with each other.  

I praise God for healing of family relationships after years of prayers. 

My Sisters-in-Christ gathered in worship and fellowship learning new ways to find God together in Lake Mary last weekend

In my travels I have the chance to explore God’s beautiful creation. I find myself wondering why God has set humanity into such an awesome environment. Such a blessing!

God has granted me with patience.

Thank you God for this beautiful world and giving me life to enjoy it - Mark

Blessed with spouse willing to work to cover for me in illness. 

The Lord has provided me with my health and ability to provide for my family. I recently came back from maternity leave and was in need of a job. I have had an over abundance of offerings that have come my way in the past weeks. I look forward to using my talents in the health field to help others and extend the love and grace of God. 

God has healed my family who were experiencing Covid the last few weeks.

Supporting my friend passing through the firsts during the year of his wife’s passing.

God has given me love that never falters. Forgiveness through love - Daniel

I praise God for music we can sing to express joy - Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee. My favorite hymn. 

My precious family.  I am so grateful for them 

God brought me here after a few years at another church, this is my family church and I have missed it so much. Thank u  

In all doubt and despair God gave me hope and mercy with a second chance at life - Jason

Joy in God’s creation

Joy in the children who have so much to teach us!

I’m so very blessed and grateful for the never ending love the Lord has shown me everyday!

And so very preciously through the eyes of my beautiful children and grandchildren !

Some of my thankfulness and growth is expressed in some of my “Photopoetry” 

on display on the art walk on the 2nd floor of the education building - Linda

My grandson (5 months old) recently underwent a major liver transplant surgery.  He is still in the hospital fighting to recover and stabilize so he can come home.  Complications have continued to arise but God is there beside him to fight every battle.

We are always grateful to hear you preach Steve. Your creativity and sincerity almost always moves us. Thank you for sharing your calling.

God showed up when I was on a trip with my son out west on motorcycles. We were going down a mountain hill where the side of the road dropped off thousands of feet. There was a three foot gravel area before the drop off. In a curve at about 70mph my son got off the road into the gravel, I prayed out loud for God to save him, without divine intervention, he was surely going to die. Thank you Father for saving him. We both stopped and got on our knees

Watching my young family grow to be well rounded and purposeful. Know that they have God and Jesus in their lives 

God is seeing me through debilitating mental health issues. I think I finally got the right doctor and the right treatments that will allow me to live in praise and honor of the Lord despite my broken brain.

My Trinity family is a constant source of love, strength. Spiritual growth and a grounding presence in my life. 

God has placed people in my life who have helped me move forward in my spiritual journey.

I see moments of connection and joy with strangers. God is bringing his children together amid the racial tension in our country. 

Elder parent came to decision to move into next chapter of life by moving closer to family after hearing sermon 2 weeks ago. 

My wife Kellie being brought back safely from New York after the terrible software issue. So much more! 

So happy we got home safe from Jasper, Canada's wildfires. Praying for all the people in Jasper and surrounding areas.

A moment of joy during gray times was holding my friend's one-month-old son yesterday

I have seen and felt God daily in my workspace. Blessing upon blessing has come into what I am doing. So many things have come together in ways beyond any manner I could have orchestrated.

At Captain D's in Starke, one night it was raining and we were heading home with 5 out of the 6 in our family. The server there was so sweet and talked with our family, and we found out she had fostered 50+ kids and teens over the years. My husband told her we had wanted to foster one day but how could she afford it? She said well, you hear my music. And pointed upward. The Joy FM Christian station was playing. It was our reminder that God is always providing.

God continues to lead our daughters growth into happy, healthy, and loving young adults - 

my grown kids’ working to love each other - partly for my sake

Nice dreams that included a loved one who recently died 

Going through a difficult period with pregnancy complications, home permitting issues, death of a family member, among others. God is teaching us to have faith in this season and let go of our need for control.

I have seen God show up in my Life Group as we lifted up and continue to lift up our friend who lost her husband this week. It happened too  fast and she has let us know when she needed us to hug her and be with her. God had shown up to comfort her - Lisa

We celebrate our neighbors in watching over and caring for each other - Holly

As various transitions of life have occurred and are occurring in my family, I’ve seen the roots of faith that those God has placed in the life of my family have placed. This community of faith - Trinity - has poured God’s love in our lives. I’m seeing the fruits of that in action in our lives. 

In the smiles of my two little grandchildren when they welcome me with hugs

In the eyes of our friend Kim and Lauren who remembered the kindness and strength of their husband and father Ty—- a friend to all as he worked for 35 years at Publix!

My baby brother was born - Tessa

The cardinal that appears in my yard the exact time I'm thinking of my Dad.

I've healed from my divorce

I thank the Lord for firefighters. I pray for the people of Jasper British Columbia

A stray dog showed up in our lives who hopefully will help heal my son from the death of our last dog.

Praise God that my brother has gotten into and will soon be starting his Master’s program at UF

My friend, a good Christian woman, who has had dozens of miscarriages is having a baby! God has blessed her I guess. 

Friends bringing home their Premie baby from the NICU healthy and the father being present for the birth after missing his firstborn’s birth due to military deployment. Family, unity, joy, and love on display.

My son has come to the light and has been helped through a very difficult time in his life. He was saved.

Seeing my students excel and mature in their craft.

Tommy's ongoing recovery from leukemia 

God blessed me by filling my life with work. 

God has given me a new beginning from my old life.

My daughter got a job last week - Jacqueline 

My brother was diagnosed with a brain tumor, we saw God when we found out it was benign. He will have surgery in January.

I am grateful for my recovery!

What a thrill it was to hear Marisa's beautiful voice this morning. - Jan