eNews 010106
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05-06 Priorities: Inreach...Outreach...Worship
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IN THE eNEWS THIS WEEK
REGULAR HAPPENINGS
UPCOMING EVENTS—Next: The Church has left the building—January 22, 2005, 11 a.m.
ONE YEAR BIBLE—January 1-10
TUESDAY GATHERING—Revelation 14:6-18:24
SUNDAY COLLEGIUM—Not meeting until Jan 8
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Staff:
Pastor G (TFB Youth Min Pastor) gbenjamin49@gmail.com
Laura (teacher, AKA the mad tangent rider; eNews editor) lkspringer@gmail.com
Leadership team:
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REGULAR HAPPENINGS
SUNDAYS
WORSHIP GATHERING @ 9:15 am—Main Worship Center
Intergenerational worship gathering with indy-folk-rockish music and good preaching… too fun!
“COFFEE HOUSE” @ 10:30ish
Coffee, conversation, and donut holes in the TFB Courtyard.
COLLEGIUM @ 11 am—TFB College Room
Sort of like idea potluck, but with a theme
Currently: Worship
SUNDAY GATHERING @ 7:30 pm—place varies
Contact MattC for details
TUESDAYS
TUESDAY GATHERING @ 7:15-9:00 pm— TFB College Room
Hangout and conversation, guided by a teacher-facilitator; often resembles Mr. Toad’s wild ride, but with bibles.
Currently: Revelation
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UPCOMING EVENTS—Next: The Church has left the building—January 22, 2005, 11 a.m.
The Church has left the building—January 22, 2005, 11 a.m.
We’ll be doing a prayer walk in our immediate neighborhood
Last Tuesday—January 31 @ 7:15 pm: see Dylan for details
Invite those who are interested in God but who may not be comfortable in a study
Worship Experience—January
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ONE YEAR BIBLE—January 1-10
Visit the One Year Bible Blog and join up
Sunday, January 1
Genesis 1:1-2:25 ~ Matthew 1:1-2:12 ~ Psalm 1:1-6 ~ Proverbs 1:1-6
Monday, January 2
Genesis 3:1-4:26 ~ Matthew 2:13-3:6 ~ Psalm 2:1-12 ~ Proverbs 1:7-9
Tuesday, January 3
Genesis 5:1-7:24 ~ Matthew 3:7-4:11 ~ Psalm 3:1-8 ~ Proverbs 1:10-19
Wednesday, January 4
Genesis 8:1-10:32 ~ Matthew 4:12-25 ~ Psalm 4:1-8 ~ Proverbs 1:20-23
Thursday, January 5
Genesis 11:1-13:4 ~ Matthew 5:1-26 ~ Psalm 5:1-12 ~ Proverbs 1:24-28
Friday, January 6
Genesis 13:5-15:21 ~ Matthew 5:1-26 ~ Psalm 6:1-10 ~ Proverbs 1:29-33
Saturday, January 7
Genesis 16:1-18:15 ~ Matthew 6:1-24 ~ Psalm 7:1-17 ~ Proverbs 2:1-5
Sunday, January 8
Genesis 18:16-19:38 ~ Matthew 6:25-7:14 ~ Psalm 8:1-9 ~ Proverbs 2:6-15
Monday, January 9
Genesis 20:1-22:24 ~ Matthew 7:15-29 ~ Psalm 9:1-12 ~ Proverbs 2:16-22
Tuesday, January 10
Genesis 23:1-24:51 ~ Matthew 8:1-17 ~ Psalm 9:13-20 ~ Proverbs 3:1-6
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TUESDAY GATHERING—Revelation 14:6-18:24
Well, we've started the final run. Tuesday, January 3, we did a low flyover of 5 chapters. Here are some details notes:
REVELATION 14:6-13
The eternal good news is announced. One last call to repent and fear God, and then rejection makes the judgment complete. To drink of the beast's passion (thumos; 14:8) is to drink of God's wrath (thumos; 14:10). This is the law of retribution: what one gives to God, one receives from God. If one gives rejection, then one receives rejection. If one gives loyalty, then one receives loyalty. This truth gives the believer reason to endure by keeping God's commands and by remaining loyal to Christ (even when evil seeks to tempt and destroy).
REVELATION 14:14-20
Here continues the law of retribution from 14:6-19. Two harvests take place. The first (a harvest of 'wheat') is the ingathering of the people of God. The second (a harvest of grapes) is the judgment of the God-rejecters. God shows mercy towards his people and justice toward those who choose to reject him.
REVELATION 15:1-8
The expected response to plagues and wrath is sadness and/or distress. That is not not the case here. Verses 2-4 depict the celebratory praise of the people of God. God's worth is so clear that the people wonder "Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify your name?" (15:4a). To them it is inconceivable for anyone to reject God. This praise song puts in context the announcement of the seven angels with the seven plagues. They carry out the wrath of God and this is cause for celebration. With these seven plagues "the wrath of God is finished" (15:1).
REVELATION 16:1-21
In the book of Exodus, Moses reports how God used plagues--in sequence, one after the other--to judge the Egyptians and deliver his people. In Revelation, John reports how God will use plagues--cumulatively, one upon the other--to finalize judgment of his enemies and deliverance of his people. Here the wrath of God is poured out full strength and his enemies get drunk on it. Rather than repent, they curse God's name and in so doing prove his judgment to be just. In the middle of this the people of God are told to keep awake and ready, for no one knows the time.
REVELATION 17:1-18
In a show of sovereignty, God uses his enemies to accomplish his purposes. The prostitute--Babylon the Great (Rome, the world system)--serves the beast and the beast's vassal kings. God uses the beast and the kings to destroy the prostitute. Even when things seem out of control God is in control and his will shall be accomplished.
REVELATION 18:1-24
Surrounded by an inclusio of the heavenly perspective (vv. 1-8 and 21-24), the final judgment of Babylon is mourned by the kings, merchants, and sailing men who benefit from her immorality and luxury. It is worth noting that, while they mourn her, they also stand far off so they will not be caught up in her judgment.
Prep for January 10. Read Revelation 19-22.
Discussion info is online at http://ministryhandbook.wikispaces.com/revelationstudy
COMING February 7: “non-Christian” Beliefs—What do they say about themselves and how does it compare with biblical Christianity?
If you’d like to investigate ahead of time, check out the links on tangentrider’s del.icio.us:
http://del.icio.us/tangentrider/beliefs
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SUNDAY COLLEGIUM—Not meeting until Jan 8
Join us January 22, 2006 at 11 am. Meet in the TFB patio.
Next Collegium is January 8.
Join the discussion at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tfbcollegium/
