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



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IN THE eNEWS THIS WEEK

REGULAR HAPPENINGS
UPCOMING EVENTS—Next: Worship Experience--March 7
OPINION—Faith is not a warm fuzzy feeling, by tangentrider
SERMON NOTES—A LIFE TRANSFORMED BY FAITH: James 1:5-11
ONE YEAR BIBLE—March 5-14

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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: Shaena
Last Tuesday Planner: Dylan
Assistant Collegium Leader: Jonathan

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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: Service

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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UPCOMING EVENTS—Next: Worship Experience—March 7

Online calendar http://lkscurriculum.wikispaces.com/calendar

What do they believe? Listening with respect and Deciding with wisdom
Worship Experience--March 7
Learning Party--March 14, 21

Off Campus Collegium... March 26 @ 11 am

EAT! (leadership kickoff and pizza feed) March 26 @ 12 noon

LAST TUESDAY—March 28

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OPINION—Faith is not a warm fuzzy feeling
by tangentrider

Faith consists of both content and practice. It is ALWAYS both. The source of this content is the Bible (OT/NT). The source is not theology books. It is not pastors. It is not Sunday school teachers. It is not deep thoughts that may or may not pop into one's head while thinking about God. Truth may come from these places, but the source is the Bible. That being the case, ALL statements MUST be checked against scripture--no matter who makes the statement.

Faith itself has NO real power. It's like the wire connecting the lamp to the wall--in fact it's like the wires in the wall and over the street and across the state. The wires may carry electricity, but they are not the source of the electricity. The power is from the power plant. No connection. No power. Faith is like that. It's just a wire--a wonderfully designed, special wire, but just a wire. The real power of faith ALWAYS comes from the object of faith. If the object of faith has real power then faith has real power; otherwise the power is false.

Our prayers are answered not merely because we pray them but because the God who hears them is powerful and gracious. Yes, God answers silly "where in the world are my keys?" prayers, but sometimes his answer is, "I'm not going to tell you this time. Find them yourself and then figure out how not to lose them." I've had that answer to such a prayer. I don't lose my keys anymore. Funny that.

read the complete rant

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A LIFE TRANSFORMED BY FAITH: James 1:12-18

How To Win Over Temptation
Pastor Charlie
March 5, 2006

HOW CAN I WIN OVER TEMPTATION?

1. BE REALISTIC (vs.13a). I Corinthians 10:13; Hebrews 4:15
"when tempted ... "

2. ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY (vs. 13b).

3. GET READY (vs. 14-16). Matthew 26:41; Ephesians 6:11-12; 2 Corinthians 2:11

HOW TEMPTATION WORKS (vs. 14-15):

Step #1 ~ You give attention to your evil desires.
Step #2 ~ You deceive yourself.
Step #3 ~ You choose to disobey.
Step #4 ~ You feed your disease of death.

4. REFOCUS (vs. 17). Philippians 4:8

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ONE YEAR BIBLE—March 5-14

Visit the One Year Bible Blog and join up

Sunday, March 5
Numbers 4:1-5:31 ~ Mark 12:18-37 ~ Psalm 48:1-14 ~ Proverbs 10:26

Monday, March 6
Numbers 6:1-7:89 ~ Mark 12:38-13:13 ~ Psalm 49:1-20 ~ Proverbs 10:27-28

Tuesday, March 7
Numbers 8:1-9:23 ~ Mark 13:14-37 ~ Psalm 50:1-23 ~ Proverbs 10:29-30

Wednesday, March 8
Numbers 10:1-11:23 ~ Mark 14:1-21 ~ Psalm 51:1-19 ~ Proverbs 10:31-32

Thursday, March 9
Numbers 11:24-13:33 ~ Mark 14:22-52 ~ Psalm 52:1-9 ~ Proverbs 11:1-3

Friday, March 10
Numbers 14:1-15:16 ~ Mark 14:53-72 ~ Psalm 53:1-6 ~ Proverbs 11:4

Saturday, March 11
Numbers 15:17-16:40 ~ Mark 15:1-47 ~ Psalm 54:1-7 ~ Proverbs 11:5-6

Sunday, March 12
Numbers 16:41-18:32 ~ Mark 16:1-20 ~ Psalm 55:1-23 ~ Proverbs 11:7

Monday, March 13
Numbers 19:1-20:29 ~ Luke 1:1-25 ~ Psalm 56:1-13 ~ Proverbs 11:8

Tuesday, March 14
Numbers 21:1-22:20 ~ Luke 1:26-56 ~ Psalm 57:1-11 ~ Proverbs 11:9-11