YAM eNews Week of November 9, 2003

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IN THE eNEWS THIS WEEK

REGULAR HAPPENINGS—Worship, Eat, The Gathering, Bible Study
GOD’S RULE IS LIKE GARDETTOS…
ELCO MISSION
STUDYING ROMANS WITH PASTOR CHARLIE

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REGULAR HAPPENINGS—Worship, Eat, The Gathering, Bible Study

WORSHIP @ 8:45 am—Main Worship Center

EATING TOGETHER, 4th Sunday @ 11:45 am
Next EATING TOGETHER is November 23
Meet in the TFB patio

SDGs (SPIRITUAL DISCUSSION GROUPS)

The Gathering @ 10 am—YAM room
Current Study: “What not to wear” Colossians 3:1-17, led by Laura
An online summary is available weekly at http://tfbyam.blogspot.com/

Bible Study @ 7:30-9:00 pm on Tuesdays—YAM room
Current Study: The Kingdom of Heaven is like…
An online summary is available weekly at http://tfbyam.blogspot.com/

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GOD’S RULE IS LIKE GARDETTOS…

The Kingdom of Heaven is like Gardettos. You open the bag, pick out all the rye crackers and toss out the rest.



The Kingdom of Heaven is like mixed Cheezits. You eat all the regular ones and get rid of the funny flavored ones



Join us for Tuesday Big Rocks (8:00 at TFB) if you’d like to morph some stories.

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ELCO MISSION



Did you know that over 27,000 students attend El Camino College?
Did you know that over 1,200 new first-time freshmen attend every year?

That’s a whole bunch of people.

Let’s start with prayer.

El Camino Prayer Walk #1
November 15
10 am

Meet in front of the Campus Police station

If you cannot make this time, pick up a flyer, call a friend, and arrange a time on your own.

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STUDYING ROMANS WITH PASTOR CHARLIE
The Christian View of Life, part 29
GOD, THE GOVERNMENT, AND ME
Romans 13:1-7
Charlie Rice

I. THE NATURE OF GOVERNMENT

CIVIL GOVERNMENT IS A PART OF GOD’S PURPOSE FOR THE WORLD (v.1,2)


GOVERNMENT LEADERS ARE SERVANTS OF GOD (v.3,4)
Isaiah 10:1-3

CIVIL GOVERNMENT IS ONLY TEMPORARY
1 Corinthians 15:24


II. THE PURPOSES OF GOVERNMENT

TO PROTECT HUMAN LIFE.
Genesis 9:6

TO PROTECT PERSONAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

TO HANDLE DISPUTES BETWEEN PEOPLE.
Deuteronomy 1:12

TO PUNISH LAWBREAKERS (v.4)


III. MY RELATIONSHIP TO THE GOVERNMENT

I AM A CITIZEN OF TWO WORLDS
Philippians 3:20
Ephesians 2:19
Luke 20:22-25

MY PRIMARY OBEDIENCE IS TO GOD.
Acts 4:13-20
Acts 5:27-29

I AM TO OBEY THE LAW WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
Titus 3:1

God has established authority.
Romans 13:1
For my own good. (v. 3)

To maintain a clear conscious (v.5)

To maintain a good testimony
I Peter 2;13-15

I AM TO PRAY FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS
1 Timothy 2:1-3

I AM TO PAY REQUIRED TAXES (v.6,7)


I AM TO INFLUENCE THE GOVERNMENT FOR GOOD
Matthew 5:13-16



ACTION:
Pray for our government leaders.
White House
US Senate
US House
California Governor
California Senate
California Assembly

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