YAM eNews Week of January 5, 2004

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IN THE eNEWS THIS WEEK

REGULAR HAPPENINGS—Worship, Eat, The Gathering, Bible Study
COMING UP
SUNDAY GATHERING: Nurture as Community Practice
THE STORYLINE: Read through together

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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 January 26
Meet in the TFB patio


THE GATHERING @ 10 am—TFB College Room
Current Study: The two commitments, led by Laura
An online version is available weekly on The YAM Discussion Blog

BIBLE STUDY @ 8:00-9:00 pm on Tuesdays— TFB College Room
Current Study: Probably the storyline. We’ll talk about it Tuesday
An online version is available weekly at The YAM Discussion Blog

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COMING UP

MIDNIGHT BOWLING, January 30, contact Laura Salzar for details

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SUNDAY GATHERING: Nurture as Community Practice
Acts 2:42 (2:41-47)

Nurture is a community practice. There are two commitments involved in nurture. Look at Acts 2:42. The first commitment is to the teaching of the apostles, the Gospel. Paul gives a capsule version of the Gospel in 1 Corinthians 15:1-8. The gospel has two basic parts: Jesus died according to the Scriptures and Jesus rose according to the Scriptures. Very basic. Very powerful. Everything in the Bible relates to this truth somehow. The Gospel is what believe and why we do what we do. It’s necessary, just like water to Spongebob. The second commitment is to the life together. There are two parts to life together. First, life together involves eating together—hanging out together. Second, life together involves the prayers—regular worship together. So how are we doing in YAM? How are you doing in YAM? We took a short evaluation. Here are the average results. Scale: 1 = Strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = agree, 4 = strongly agree

3.17 (1) YAM actively strengthens my commitment to learning the content of the gospel.
2.83 (2) YAM actively strengthens my commitment to living life together with my fellow collegians.
2.54 (3) I actively strengthen my friends’ commitment to learning the content of the gospel.
2.77 (4) I actively strengthen my friends’ commitment to living life together.

As you can see from the average scores, we have some areas to work on, both as a group and as individuals, especially statement 2, 3, and 4. What does this mean for YAM? Here’s our list of “life together” stuff:

Wednesday Bingo
Horse racing
Bowling night
Food night
Vegas
Summer at a lake
Camping at Catalina
Road Trip
Super bowl
Baseball
Hockey
Basketball
El Capitan
Yosemite
Mini-Golf

Here’s a list of individual together stuff (a bit of an oxymoron, I know):
Phone
Email
Lunch
Blog

Now, take it on the road. We’ve got a couple people planning a bowling night for January, but the rest of the year is open. So, if you’d like to step up to the plate, let Laura Springer know.

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THE STORYLINE: Read through together

Read through the Storyline of Scripture in 2004.
This week’s reading:
Storyline: Genesis 1:1-9:29
Worship and Wisdom: Psalms 1-3

Here are a couple of options:
1. For those with lots of time, hunger, or both, read through all the passages.
2. For those with less time, skim the Storyline passage, pick one story to concentrate on and read that, then read the Worship and Wisdom passages during a personal time with God.

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