Week of October 10, 2004
Know the story…Be the people…Expand the Kingdom.
If you would like to contribute to the eNews or converse with the editor, send an email to tfbyam1@hotmail.com
=============================
IN THE eNEWS THIS WEEK
REGULAR HAPPENINGS
THINK! What’s Love?
BEING COMMUNITY—what matters most
DREAMING AHEAD…
CHOOSING A TRANSLATION
DOING THE DAILY READER, THINKER, PRAY-ER
REVIEWS—Put yours here…
SERMON NOTES—“How We Can Help Each Other”
=============================
REGULAR HAPPENINGS
WORSHIP GATHERING @ 9:15 am—Main Worship Center
“COFFEE HOUSE” @ 10:30ish—TFB Courtyard
SUNDAY COLLEGIUM @ 11 am—TFB College Room
Coming October 10: Being Community
TUESDAY BIBLE STUDY @ 7:15-9:00 pm on Tuesdays— TFB College Room
Coming October 5: Being Community: Paul’s Letter to the Philippians
=============================
THINK! What’s Love?
There are four Greek words that are commonly translated “love”.
- eros- romantic/sexual love
- philia- love between friends
- agape- unconditional, possibly sacrificial/unreciprocated love
- storge-affection/familial love
Do some research on Wikipedia
What are some examples of each type of love?
=============================
BEING COMMUNITY—what matters most
October 10: What matters most, 1 Corinthians 13:1-11
Core Truth: All service and relationship find meaning and significance in the maturity of self-giving, freely offered love.
vv.1-3: Service and relationship are nothing without love.
vv.4-7: Love is giving self for the sake of the other.
vv.8-11: Love is maturity—completeness—that lasts forever.
After studying the passage, rewrite the core truth in your own words.
October 17: Reaching Out Together, Matthew 28:18-20
October 24: Belonging Together, 1 Corinthians 12:12-27
October 31: Growing Together, Deuteronomy 30:11-16
November 7: Serving Together, Luke 10:25-37
November 14: Worshiping Together, Psalm 22:23-29
=============================
DREAMING AHEAD…
If the TFB college group could be all God wanted it to be in three years, what would it look like?
This is what we had last week:
NOMADS: not here, out of this class, branch out, be missionaries where we are, bring back stories, electronic connectedness, snail mail, outpost at El Camino
ABOUT TO DIE: people come first, helping, be there, look out for each other, phone, do things for friends not expecting a return, spend time, create a front porch, plan events
INEPT: out of the box (we're here because we're afraid of discomfort and failure), be a place where risking and failure are safe.
Here’s this weeks pondering:
- In general, how would the college group look in three years if we practiced the God-type of love according to God’s command?
- Specifically, what specific action can we start during the 04-05 school year to begin to make this happen?
- How will we know we’ve succeeded?
=============================
CHOOSING A TRANSLATION
There are a lot of bible translations out there. Some are very similar and some are very different. Anchor your Life gives a good summary of the three major translation philosophies and a handy here for the full article, but here is a short summary:
“The Bible was originally written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek and has been translated into English… 1) Literal -- This is a ``word for word" translation… 2) Dynamic-equivalent --- This is a ``thought for thought" translation that translates the biblical words and phrases into clear and contemporary English equivalents… 3) Paraphrase or free translation -- These translations are more concerned with clarity than exact wording… Smart Bible students will take advantage of all 3 types of translations…”
If you have any questions about a certain translation, or if you’d like some recommendations, send a email to tfbyam1@hotmail.com
=============================
DOING THE DAILY READER, THINKER, PRAY-ER
[Email the editor if you want a copy!]
Journal it…
• After your reading for the day, spend a few moments writing what you’ve learned about God, about yourself, and about the faith community.
• Record any commitments, convictions, confusions.
Question it…
• Ask lots of questions: who, what, where, when, why, how (W5H)
• Ask: What does this passage tell us about our identity in Christ and about specific choices we should make to underscore that identity or enhance our unity and ministry as God's primary means of ministry in the world?
Rewrite it…
• Write the paragraphs in your own words.
Draw it…
• Draw pictures, diagrams, cartoons, etc. that help you explain the paragraph.
Story it…
• Write the story behind the letter.
• Write stories of people applying the truths from the letter.
Study it…
• Write a summary sentence for each paragraph.
• Answer the W5H questions you asked.
• Using commentaries and bible handbooks, research historical, cultural, and geographic information.
• Hunt down other bible passages that talk about similar subjects.
• List topics you might like to research further.
What are you discovering??
=============================
REVIEWS—Put yours here…
[this space left sadly blank…]
=============================
SERMON NOTES—“How We Can Help Each Other”
Pastor Charlie
“Since we are all one body in Christ, we belong to each other and each of us needs all the others” (Romans 12:5b, NLT).
I NEED OTHERS TO WALK WITH ME. Colossians 2:6
Community is God’s answer to LONELINESS. 1 Corinthians 14:26,30-31; Ephesians 4:16; 1 Peter 4:9
I NEED OTHERS TO WORK WITH ME. Ephesians 2:10; Ecclesiastes 4:9
Community is God’s answer to FATIGUE. Galatians 6:10
I NEED OTHERS TO WATCH OUT FOR ME. Philippians 2:4; Hebrews 13:1; Ecclesiastes 4:12
Community is God’s answer to DEFEAT. Ecclesiastes 4:10
I NEED OTHERS TO WAIT AND WEEP WITH ME. 1 Peter 3:8; 1 Corinthians 12:26
Community is God’s answer to DESPAIR. Romans 12:15; 1 Thessalonians 5:11
I NEED OTHERS TO WITNESS WITH ME. John 13:35
God’s answer to fear is COMMUNITY. Philippians 1:27
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
