Welcome!
Our Meeting Schedule
Our church community gathers throughout the week at different places on The Block, a neighborhood between downtown and the Lakewood area of Dallas, Texas, near the corner of Beacon and Columbia Ave. We'd love to have you join us!
Music!
We've posted a bundle of links to the songs of John Rutledge - including the Psalms of Ascent and the Hallel. Click on a song and sing along.
Audio Archives
If you can’t make it to The Block, you can listen to podcasts from the archive by our late elder, Ole Anthony, recorded at his daily Morning Bible Studies, available here. Sundays
Note: There are no Sunday Morning meetingsPotluck Meal: We gather together for a potluck meal at 4 p.m. Sunday at The Lair, our community restaurant, located at 5644 Columbia Ave., downstairs.
'Big Group': Then we all gather from 5 - 6 p.m. Sunday for worship, singing and Bible study at the home of John and Joysanna Rutledge next door at 5640 Columbia Ave., upstairs. Contact John Rutledge jhnrutledge@gmail.com or call (214) 385-0230.
Spanish-language Bible Study
There is a Spanish-language Bible Study led by Pete Evans, Sundays at 8 p.m. Contact Pete at pete@trinityfi.org or call (214) 738-3349.Tuesdays
We usually have a pot-luck meal at 5:30 p.m. in the Lair (5644 Columbia Ave.) followed by Bible study at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Gary and Judy Buckner's home at 5632 Columbia Ave. Contact Gary Buckner, buckner.construction@gmail.com or call (214) 682-8007.Fridays
At 7 p.m. Fridays, Bible Study taught by Pete Evans at 5640 Columbia Ave., downstairs. Contact Pete Evans, pete@trinityfi.org or call (214) 738-3349E-mail us: blockoncolumbia@gmail.com
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January 3, 2021 – Judges 1 – Failure to Possess the Land
After the death of Joshua, Israel fails to fulfill God’s command to take the Promised Land and dispossess the Canaanites. The Book of Judges documents Israel’s disintegrating faith and moral cohesion. Notes on Judges 1
December 27, 2020 – The Star of Bethlehem, the Magi and the Shepherds
What was the Star of Bethlehem, who were the Magi, and why were shepherds part of Christ’s birth announcement? Notes on the Star of Bethlehem Notes on Shepherds
December 19, 2020 – Hanukkah and Parasites
The Hanukkah season sometimes reveals parasitical relationships and tendencies, for which mistletoe is a type. The scripture focus is Luke 1:46-55. Notes on Hanukkah and Parasites
December 13, 2020 – Joshua 24:1-33 – ‘Choose you this day whom you will serve’
Joshua’s Final Address, Part 2: Just before his death, Joshua sketches a history of what God had done for Israel, then gives them a choice. Notes on Joshua 24:1-33
December 6, 2020 – Joshua 23:1-16 – Joshua’s Final Address, Part 1
Joshua, nearing his death, gives Israel words of exhortation, warning and prophecy. Notes on Joshua 23:1-16
November 29, 2020 – Joshua 22:1-34 – The Altar of Witness
The tribes of Reuben, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh build a controversial altar at the Jordan River that threatens Israelite unity and fellowship. Notes on Joshua 22:1-34
November 22, 2020 – Cities of Refuge and the Levite Cities – Joshua 20-21
The Cities of Refuge that offered sanctuary to fleeing manslayers are a type of Christ, as well as a type of the church. Notes on Joshua 20-21