We are the people of Trinity United Methodist Church in Las Vegas, NV. We seek to worship God and to follow the example of Jesus in order to be a transforming presence in our community. All are welcome! Come as you are! To learn more about SOSS, click here.
Worship Service 9:30AM (PST) in the Sanctuary.
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November 8, 2025
Our 15th Annual Golf Tournament was a huge success! Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers, golfers and sponsors! We can't wait to do it again next year!
Upcoming Events:
Fourth Sunday in Advent: Love
December 21, 2025, @ 9:30 am
"The Living Nativity" during our worship service
Beth Britt is hosting our next Family Fun day! We will be seeing the movie, "David" in theaters on December 20, 2025. If you are interested in attending please contact Beth directly! Thank You!
Upcoming Christmas Services:
Christmas Eve Service: Communion and Candlelight @ 7:00 p.m.
December 24, 2025.
Pinecrest Academy Springs Upcoming Info:
Winter Break for school: December 22, 2025-January 5, 2026
Kids return Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Scripture Reading:
6 “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
2 “So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.
"No room in the inn!"
"Placed him in a manger!"
"Take the Child and flee to Egypt!"
Those were the kinds of words to describe the birth of Jesus, the Son of God, and our Savior, whose earthly parents were powerless and poor by the world's standards. Our LORD was born into a world that played favorites and often despised the poor and powerless.
So often today, we also play favorites with the rich, beautiful, powerful, famous, and prestigious. Isn't it interesting that God revealed himself as the defender of the widow, the orphan, and the foreigner (Psalm 68:5; Isaiah 1:17; Zechariah 7:10) and then entered the world as the child of a Jewish carpenter and a young virgin from a small town. God wants us to notice those in need around us. He wants it to be more than an annual good gesture at Christmas. He wants us to be advocates for folks like Joseph, Mary, and Jesus. We're not just told to be fair; we're told to defend and to plead the rights of those in need. When we do, we do it for him and to him. Jesus said, "Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me" (Matthew 25:40).
Please soften my heart as you make me more aware, Holy Father, of those around me who need your love and grace. Please use me as your person of grace to defend the powerless and serve those in need. Open my eyes to see Jesus in the faces of those in need and bless them as I would my LORD. In the name of my Jesus, my Savior, and Savior of all peoples, I pray. Amen.
The Thoughts and Prayer on Today's Verse are written by Phil Ware. You can email questions or comments to phil@verseoftheday.com.