The eNews Week of July 25, 2004
If you would like to contribute to the YAM eNews or converse with the editor, send an email to tfbyam1@hotmail.com.
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IN THE eNEWS THIS WEEK
REGULAR HAPPENINGS
COLLEGE BRIEFING!!! September 3-6
HOLY WORLDLINESS—What do salt and light do anyway?
THE WEEKLY CHALLENGE
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REGULAR HAPPENINGS
WORSHIP @ 8:45 am—Main Worship Center
SUNDAY GATHERING @ 10 am on Sundays—TFB College Room
BIBLE STUDY @ 7:15-9:00 pm on Tuesdays— TFB College Room
Current Study: Learning Jesus in the Gospel According to Mark
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COLLEGE BRIEFING!!! September 3-6
Cost: $160
Place: Forest Home (we’re staying in Main Camp this year!!)
Speaker: Bryan Loritts
Host: Jason Djang
Band: Plumbline
See Laura to sign-up
For details click here.
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HOLY WORLDLINESS—What do salt and light do anyway?
What's the point of being a light in a lighted room when there is so much darkness outside?
July 25
John 9:5 Who’s the light now?
Matthew 5:13-16 What do salt and light do, anyway?
What does the passage emphasize about salt? Taste. So, what does it mean to have your life taste like Jesus?
What does the passage emphasize about light? It reveals. So, what does it mean to have your good works reveal God’s glory?
As you think about these questions, move past the easy church answers and the lofty “holy” answers, and be basic.
What does it mean to taste like Jesus and shine God’s glory
...with the people in your life?
...using your skills and talents?
...in the places you go?
...in your schedule?
...in fulfilling your motivations?
WHAT’S COMING
August 1
This is where we’ve been; where do we go next?
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THE WEEKLY CHALLENGE
This week’s challenge is to start being salt and light in your ‘zones’
What are the zones?
Who? People in your life?
What? Skills, hobbies, talents.
Where? Places you go
When? In your own schedule
Why? You motivations and values
Spend some time this week thinking through the six zones. Where can you be salt and light in these zones?
Bring your story next Sunday.
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The eNews Week of July 18, 2004
If you would like to contribute to the YAM eNews or converse with the editor, send an email to tfbyam1@hotmail.com.
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IN THE eNEWS THIS WEEK
REGULAR HAPPENINGS
COLLEGE BRIEFING!!! September 3-6
HOLY WORLDLINESS—What does righteousness look like when it’s not in church?
THE WEEKLY CHALLENGE
SUNDAY SERMON NOTES—Living And Giving Abundantly
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REGULAR HAPPENINGS
WORSHIP @ 8:45 am—Main Worship Center
EAT, Last Sunday @ 11:45 am
Next EAT is July 25
Meet in the TFB patio
SUNDAY GATHERING @ 10 am on Sundays—TFB College Room
BIBLE STUDY @ 7:15-9:00 pm on Tuesdays— TFB College Room
Current Study: Learning Jesus in the Gospel According to Mark
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COLLEGE BRIEFING!!! September 3-6
Cost: $160
Place: Forest Home (we’re staying in Main Camp this year!!)
Speaker: Bryan Loritts
Host: Jason Djang
Band: Plumbline
See Laura to sign-up
For details click here.
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HOLY WORLDLINESS—What does righteousness look like when it’s not in church?
What's the point of being a light in a lighted room when there is so much darkness outside?
July 18
What does righteousness look like when it’s not in church?
What does righteousness look like?
How does Christian culture answer that question? How do those outside Christian culture answer that question?
Words are filled with cultural baggage. Most often, this baggage helps us understand what the words mean. Sometimes, though, the cultural baggage hinders our understanding. The cultural baggage that fills the word ‘righteousness’ is like that. Christian culture says that righteous people go to church, study their bibles, pray (especially before meals), and stuff like that. Those outside the church often think that righteousness means perfection—or hypocrisy, because people fail. So, here’s the question: What does God say? Three passages tell us a lot about God’s view of righteousness. It’s not the whole picture, but it is a major part—and a part God is VERY passionate about.
Isaiah 58:1-9
Matthew 25: 31-46
James 2:14-20
The bottom line seems to be that righteousness treats persons as if they were Jesus. Sometimes this is easy. Other times, it is incredibly difficult.
Who are your persons? Here’s some steps to figure out how you might take righteousness outside of church this week.
1. List the places you go to regularly (work, school, fun places, eating places, shopping, etc.)
2. Pick one of those places on which to concentrate this week.
3. List the persons you usually interact with in that place.
4. For each person, ask yourself, “What might righteousness look like towards those persons this week?”
5. Commit yourself to showing God’s righteousness to at least one of those persons before Sunday, July 25.
WHAT’S COMING
July 25
John 9:5 Who’s the light now?
Matthew 5:13-16 What do salt and light do, anyway?
August 1
This is where we've been. Where do we go next?
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THE WEEKLY CHALLENGE
This week’s challenge is to show God’s righteousness towards one of the persons in a place you go regularly.
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SUNDAY SERMON NOTES—Living And Giving Abundantly
2 Corinthians 8 & 9
Pastor Charlie
REASONS WE SHOULD GIVE
Giving expresses appreciation to God for past blessings. 2 Cor. 9:7; 8:9; 8:8
Giving helps you maximize your God-centeredness. Luke 12:16-21; Matthew 6:33; 2 Cor. 8:1,2; 8:5
Giving helps you trust God with anticipation for the future. 2 Cor. 9:6; Matthew 6:19-20; Proverbs 19:17; Malachi 3:10;
There are two kinds of giving: giving by reason and giving by revelation.
3-STEP PROCEDURE FOR GIVING
1 Corinthians 16:1-2; Deuteronomy 16:17
1. Give regularly. “On the first day of every week…”
2. Give with a plan. “…set aside a sum of money…”
3. Give proportionately to your earnings. "... in keeping with his income..."
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The eNews Week of July 11, 2004
If you would like to contribute to the YAM eNews or converse with the editor, send an email to tfbyam1@hotmail.com.
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IN THE eNEWS THIS WEEK
REGULAR HAPPENINGS
COLLEGE BRIEFING!!! September 3-6
DIG DEEPER—What does the bible say about marriage, divorce, and remarriage?
HOLY WORLDLINESS—How’s our religion? Where are our poor?
THE WEEKLY CHALLENGE
SUNDAY SERMON NOTES—God's Investment Strategy
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REGULAR HAPPENINGS
WORSHIP @ 8:45 am—Main Worship Center
EAT, Last Sunday @ 11:45 am
Next EAT is July 25
Meet in the TFB patio
SUNDAY GATHERING @ 10 am on Sundays—TFB College Room
BIBLE STUDY @ 7:15-9:00 pm on Tuesdays— TFB College Room
Current Study: Learning Jesus in the Gospel According to Mark
NOTE: no Bible Study on July 13. Next study is July 20, in Mark 10
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COLLEGE BRIEFING!!! September 3-6
Cost: $160 ($20 non-refundable down-payment)
Place: Forest Home (we’re staying in Main Camp this year!!)
Speaker: Bryan Loritts
Host: Jason Djang
Band: Plumbline
Sign-ups NOW
For details click here.
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DIG DEEPER—What does the bible say about marriage, divorce, and remarriage?
At Tuesday Bible Study last week we talked about marriage and divorce. If you would like to do some more reading on the topic, check out the article on Sundoulos.
DIVORCE
What is the Biblical teaching on divorce? Is divorce always a sin? If divorced people get remarried, do they commit adultery? Is this adultery a perpetual sin (i.e., is it continual, for as long as they remain married to their new spouse)? Are divorced people restricted from leadership in the church?
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HOLY WORLDLINESS—How’s our religion? Where are our poor?
Principle One: Religion is the outward practice of inward reality: to serve on behalf of those who are socially powerless and to avoid conforming to the world’s values. James 1:26-27
Principle Two: God takes our treatment of the believers and the oppressed in our community very seriously! Isaiah 3:14-15
Think about it: Who are the socially powerless and oppressed in our communities?
What should we do? See THE WEEKLY CHALLENGE below.
WHAT’S COMING
July 18
Isaiah 58:6-9 What does righteousness look like when it’s not in church?
July 25
John 9:5 Who’s the light now?
Matthew 5:13-16 What do salt and light do, anyway?
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THE WEEKLY CHALLENGE
This week’s challenge is to search out one socially powerless or oppressed person and take at least one step to bring justice, mercy, and faithfulness into their life.
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SUNDAY SERMON NOTES—God's Investment StrategyLuke 16:1-13, Selected
Pastor Charlie
July 11, 2004
SMART MANAGEMENT
1. You look ahead. (v. 3)
2. You plan ahead. (v. 4)
3. You act in a timely manner. (v. 5, 6)
Principle #1: You are to invest your money in ways that impact people for eternity. (v. 9) Matthew 6:20-21
Principle #2: Your dimes are a test from God to see if you can handle His dollars.
(v. 10)
Principle #3: God blesses your life based, in part, on how you handle money. (v. 11)
Principle #4: You are to serve God not money. (v. 13): When it comes to money management, the heart of the problem is really a problem of the heart.
I must choose what I will love most in life. Money is a great servant, but a lousy god.
Money is to be used not loved. Deuteronomy 14:23
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The eNews Week of July 4, 2004
If you would like to contribute to the YAM eNews, send an email to tfbyam1@hotmail.com.
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IN THE eNEWS THIS WEEK
REGULAR HAPPENINGS
CARE Food Packing
COLLEGE BRIEFING!!! September 3-6
HOLY WORLDLINESS— Who are we?
OUR DECLARATION OF DEPENDENCE
SUNDAY SERMON NOTES—Do This In Remembrance Of Me
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REGULAR HAPPENINGS
WORSHIP @ 8:45 am—Main Worship Center
EAT, Last Sunday @ 11:45 am
Next EAT is July 25
Meet in the TFB patio
SUNDAY GATHERING @ 10 am on Sundays—TFB College Room
BIBLE STUDY @ 7:15-9:00 pm on Tuesdays— TFB College Room
Current Study: Learning Jesus in the Gospel According to Mark
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CARE Food Packing
Seven of us went to the LA Regional Food Bank yesterday and packed hundreds of food boxes for hungry people in LA. It was great fun!
They do food packing every Saturday—spend a few hours; make a difference.
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COLLEGE BRIEFING!!! September 3-6
Cost: $160
Place: Forest Home (we’re staying in Main Camp this year!!)
Speaker: Bryan Loritts
Host: Jason Djang
Band: Plumbline
Sign-ups begin June 6
For details click here.
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HOLY WORLDLINESS— Who are we?
What's the point of being a light in a lighted room when there is so much darkness outside?
WHAT’S COMING
July 11
James 1:27 How’s our religion?
Isaiah 3:14-15 Where are our poor?
Isaiah 58:6-9 What does righteousness look like when it’s not in church?
July 18
Discussion Panel—what does God’s work look like in real life?
July 25
John 9:5 Who’s the light now?
Matthew 5:13-16 What do salt and light do, anyway?
This summer, our focus is ministry. Here’s the initial list:
Film Team
LA Food Bank, CARE box packing (July 3)
TFB Shut-in Ministry
TFB Loaves and Fishes
TFB Vacation Bible School Staff
YAM Summer weekend planners (yeah, Erin!)
TFB Awesome Adventure (children’s outings) volunteers
YAM Ministry Hunters (add to this list!)
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OUR DECLARATION OF DEPENDENCE
Charlie Rice
When in the course of human events, it is necessary to dissolve allegiance to self and give allegiance to the Lord Jesus Christ, it is appropriate to declare the reason that compels us to do so:
“For God so loved the world, that He gave
His one and only Son, that whoever believes
in Him, will not perish but have eternal life”
(John 3:16)
We therefore, as the King’s ambassadors to the world, gathered together in general assembly, do solemnly declare that we absolve all allegiance to our way of living and whatever may be self-serving and surrender our lives to our Lord and King, Jesus Christ. With a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we support this declaration by pledging to each other our love, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.
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SUNDAY SERMON NOTES—Do This In Remembrance Of Me
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
REMEMBER THAT GOD GAVE HIS SON FOR YOU! John 3:16; Acts 2:23
REMEMBER THAT CHRIST GAVE HIMSELF FOR YOU! John 10:18;Philippians 2:8
REMEMBER GOD AND CHRIST DEEPLY CARE FOR YOU! Hebrews 4:15
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