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September 25th, 2025

Q3 Newsletter

One Clear Message: Christ and Him Crucified

The Apostle Paul begins chapter two of First Corinthians with these words,

“And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom.  2  For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.  3  And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling,  4  and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,  5  so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.”

Why does Paul, a highly educated Pharisee trained under the influential Jewish authority Gamaliel (Acts 22:3) and one with clear oratory gifts, tell this young church at Corinth that he has no lofty speech or wisdom to offer but is constrained to the message of Christ and the cross? Certainly, Paul taught this church plant many things of the faith. In this letter alone he will address the need for unity among the believers, warning against sexual immorality, lawsuits, principles of marriage, what to do with food offered to idols, among other topics. Paul is not short on things to discuss. The key here is that in verse 2, Paul says he, “decided to know nothing among you….” It is not as if Paul was unable to share beyond Christ and Him crucified, but rather “decided” means that Paul was resolved, was determined, to make the Gospel the central focus of his ministry.

At Trinity Biblical Institute, we cover the whole range of topics for pastoral training, but like all Biblical missionary efforts, there is but one central message: Jesus Christ and Him crucified. Let us remain thorough in our instruction of the whole counsel of God, but let us remain decided in our clear proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, as we rest upon the Spirit and power of God.

-Ben Nelson, Vice President for Teaching and Curriculum

WE NEED YOUR HELP

Many of you responded to our email request to help fund our fall classes, and we thank you and give praise to the Lord for His provision through various ministry partners.

However, we are still in need of $12,000 to completely fund the remaining courses for this year. Could you help fund these remaining expenses so that we may continue on in the work set before to take the Gospel to the Nations? Join us in praying for the students who will come to our campus in Kapchorwa on Monday, October 6th, 2025!

Donations may be made using the link above or sent to PO Box 580, Dahlonega, GA 30533.

Praise the Lord!

Time and time again, the Lord reminds us of His faithfulness. We want to encourage you by sharing of some of places we have seen His faithfulness!

1 - Christ tells us in Matthew 9, “The harvest is plentiful,” and we continue to see this more and more. We give thanks to the Lord for the 458 pastors and ministry leaders who have showed up this quarter with eagerness to further their education so that they may become better equipped to reach the harvest!

2 - By God’s grace, we are preparing for our third annual Trinity Biblical Institute graduation which will take place this December! Please join us in praying for the students who are preparing to return home to their villages and towns with zeal and eagerness to share of Christ and Him crucified.

3 - Many of you have been in prayer for and financially supported one of our TBI teachers, Pastor James Lonyera, who was involved in a serious car accident. The Lord has been so gracious and kind as Pastor James continues to make a gradual recover from the critical state in which he had been in the recent past.