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05-06 Priorities: Inreach...Outreach...Worship



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IN THE eNEWS THIS WEEK

REGULAR HAPPENINGS
NEW ONLINE SPACE: MySpace
UPCOMING EVENTS—Next: Super Bowl Party—February 5 @ 12:30ish
SERMON NOTES—Our Core Beliefs
ONE YEAR BIBLE—January 29-February 7
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Staff:
Pastor G (TFB Youth Min Pastor) gbenjamin49@gmail.com
Laura (college ministry directoresque, teacher, AKA the mad tangent rider; eNews editor) lkspringer@gmail.com

Leadership team:
Administrator: JJ
Communication:
Last Tuesday Planner: Dylan and ??? (maybe you!)

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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.
Up Next: Jesus: Who was he?

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NEW ONLINE SPACE: MySpace

http://groups.myspace.com/tfbcollege

“An online space for the college ministry of Torrance First Baptist, talking about God, life, and what ever else comes up.”

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UPCOMING EVENTS—Next: Super Bowl Party—February 5 @ 12:30ish

Online calendar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tfbcollegium/cal

Super Bowl Party—February 5 @ 12:30ish
Location: TFB

Jesus: Who is he?
Worship Experience—February 7
Learning Party—February 14

Off Campus Collegium... February 26 @ 11 am
EAT! (leadership kickoff and pizza feed) February 26 @ 12 noon

LAST TUESDAY—February 28

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SERMON NOTES—Our Core Beliefs

The truths we stand upon
Pastor Charlie
January 29, 2006

Key perspectives in our approach to beliefs:

  • Unity in our core beliefs
  • Diversity in our non-core beliefs
  • Respect towards everyone

CORE BELIEFS
  • God Is The Creator And Ruler Of The Universe. Genesis 1:1; Psalm 90:2; Daniel 4:34-35
  • Jesus Christ Is The Son Of God And The Only Savior For Humanity Philippians 2:6-8; Colossians 1:15-17; 1 Peter 2:24-25; Acts 1:3; 9-11; Acts 4:12

“You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God; or else a madman or something worse. You can shut Him up for a fool, you can spit at Him and kill Him as a demon; or your can fall at His feet and call Him Lord and God. But let us not come with any patronizing nonsense about His being a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us. He did not intend to.” (C.S. Lewis)


The Holy Spirit Is God’s Presence in Every Believer’s Life.
  • The Holy Spirit works alongside God the Father and God the Son to fulfill the plan of God in our lives. 1 Peter 1:2; John 14:16-17; 1 Corinthians 2:12
  • The Holy Spirit lives in every Christian. Ephesians 1:13; 1 Corinthians 3:16
  • The Holy Spirit provides the Christian with power for living Acts 1:8
  • Christians seek to live under His control daily. Galatians 5:25

The Trinity?

The Bible Is God’s Written Word.
  • Unity – 66 books, written over a period of 1500 years with 40 different writers, yet consistent
  • Authority – over 2,000 times in the Old Testament it says: ‘This is what the Lord says” or “The word of the Lord came to…”
  • 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21
  • Historical integrity and verifiability
  • Salvation Emphasis

People Are God’s Supreme Creation But Are Separated From God By Sin. Genesis 1:27; Romans 3:23; Romans 3:20; Matthew 5:21-22; 27-28
Sin means “missing the mark.”
Salvation Is God’s Free Gift To Every Person Who Receives Jesus Christ. Romans 6:23; Ephesians 2:8-9; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Romans 10:9
Salvation means “to rescue.”
Eternity Consist Of Living With God In Heaven Or Apart From God In Hell.
  • Heaven is used to refer to the material universe beyond earth.
  • Heaven is used to refer to the eternal dwelling place of God. Matthew 6:9-10
  • Hell is used to depict the final place of eternal punishment. Matthew 25:41; Revelation 20:10; 12; 15
  • Every person will face God’s judgment. Hebrews 9:27
  • Every person decides their eternal destiny. John 3:36

Summary
When God created human beings, He shared His own image and likeness with them. This gift makes each individual far too significant to live a brief, solitary life, and then cease to exist. Each human being will exist beyond his or her physical death, to find a destiny in eternity. The gift God gave man also brought with it personal responsibility. Man was given the capacity to choose, and with that capacity the possibility of making wrong, and even disastrous, choices. Sin brought mankind under God’s wrath, for justice demands that sin be punished. Yet human beings were too precious to God to be abandoned, so through Jesus’ suffering and death, God provided salvation for everyone who responds with faith to God’s offer of salvation; “God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him” (John 3:18). God has acted, at great personal cost, to free every person from the threat of eternal punishment. Only refusal to respond to God’s revelation of Himself can now condemn an individual. The choice of each person’s destiny is his or hers alone.


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ONE YEAR BIBLE—January 29-February 7

Visit the One Year Bible Blog and join up

Sunday, January 29
Exodus 8:1-9:35 ~ Matthew 19:13-30 ~ Psalm 24:1-10 ~ Proverbs 6:1-5

Monday, January 30
Exodus 10:1-12:13 ~ Matthew 20:1-28 ~ Psalm 25:1-15 ~ Proverbs 6:6-11

Tuesday, January 31
Exodus 12:14-13:16 ~ Matthew 20:29-21:22 ~ Psalm 25:16-22 ~ Proverbs 6:12-15

Wednesday, February 1
Exodus 13:17-15:18 ~ Matthew 21:23-46 ~ Psalm 26:1-12 ~ Proverbs 6:16-19

Thursday, February 2
Exodus 15:19-17:7 ~ Matthew 22:1-33 ~ Psalm 27:1-26 ~ Proverbs 6:20-26

Friday, February 3
Exodus 17:8-19:15 ~ Matthew 22:34-23:12 ~ Psalm 27:7-14 ~ Proverbs 6:27-35

Saturday, February 4
Exodus 19:16-21:21 ~ Matthew 23:13-39 ~ Psalm 28:1-9 ~ Proverbs 7:1-5

Sunday, February 5
Exodus 21:22-23:13 ~ Matthew 24:1-28 ~ Psalm 29:1-11 ~ Proverbs 7:6-23

Monday, February 6
Exodus 23:14-25:40 ~ Matthew 24:29-51 ~ Psalm 30:1-12 ~ Proverbs 7:24-27

Tuesday, February 7
Exodus 26:1-27:21 ~ Matthew 25:1-30 ~ Psalm 31:1-8 ~ Proverbs 8:1-11

Posted by Laura Springer at Sunday, January 29, 2006