eNews 051406
Know the story…Be the people…Expand the Kingdom
05-06 Priorities: Inreach...Outreach...Worship
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A fresh eNews is posted each Sunday
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IN THE eNEWS THIS WEEK
REGULAR HAPPENINGS
UPCOMING EVENTS--Next: Listening to the Bible--May 16
COLLEGIUM--Next Lectio: 1 John 2:1-7
TANGENTRIDER BLOG--I Don't Care What The Bible Means To You!
SERMON NOTES--How to Relate Wisely to Others
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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
Conversation, Lectio Divina, and Creativity
Currently: Holy Worldliness
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: Listening with respect and Deciding with wisdom
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UPCOMING EVENTS—Next: Listening to the Bible—May 16
Online calendar http://lkscurriculum.wikispaces.com/calendar
Listening to the Bible—May 16
EAT!—May 28
LAST TUESDAY—May 30
Classic Movie Night (AKA, really bad "B" movies)—date and time TBA
Getty Center—date and time TBA
Freshman Drag—Sunday, June 25, 2006 @ 11 am
COLLEGE BRIEFING—September 1-4
URBANA MISSIONS CONFERENCE—December 27-31
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COLLEGIUM—Next Lectio: 1 John 2:1-7
Spend time this week praying through our next passage:
My little children, I am writing these things to you
that you might not sin
and if anyone may sin
we have a helper before the Father
Jesus Messiah the Good One
and he is the way of reconciling
concerning our sins
and not only concerning ours only
but also concerning (those) of the whole world.
And by this we know
that we have known him
if his laws we keep
the one who says
that he has known him
and his law does not keep
he is a liar
and in this one there is no truth;
and whoever may keep his word,
truly in him the love of God has been made complete,
by this we know
that we are in him.
the one saying in him to remain
he ought,
as that one walked, also he in the same way should walk.
Beloved, I do not write a new command to you
but an old command
which you were having from the beginning;
the old command is the word which you heard.
[lks translation]
*see the Collegium wiki for Lectio instructions
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TANGENTRIDER BLOG--I Don't Care What The Bible Means To You!
I think one of the most common 'bible study' questions is, "What does this passage mean to you?" To be honest, every time I hear it I bristle. Why? Because I care deeply what the Bible means. You see, there is a vast difference between the two. The first one cares most about personal perception. The second one cares more about what the Bible intends to communicate. And if the Bible truly is the Word of God, then its intended meaning is crucial.
That’s why I care so much about what the Bible means. I believe the Bible is the actual Word of God. First, the Bible is the most well-attested ancient document in existence. We have manuscript portions from within a decade or so of the original writing. No other ancient document can say that. Second, the Bible gives the best explanation for the condition we find ourselves in. Think about the people you know—or about yourself. Each one of us is a bizarre mixture of goodness and badness. The Bible explains that humans are created by God to be like God. This is why each human is good. The Bible also explains that humans chose to go their own way and try to make themselves like God. This explains why humans are bad. Third, the Bible gives the best solution to humanity’s problem. Try as we might—and we have tried a lot—we cannot get rid of our badness. It pops up at the most inconvenient times and leaves destruction in its trail. If you survey the religions of the world they all offer a fix that involves human effort. But human effort has not worked. The Bible explains that God took it upon himself to solve the problem. He only asks that we stop trusting ourselves—which has not and does not work—and trust him.
That is why I don’t care what it means to you. It’s nothing against you. Rather it’s something about the Bible. Your perception—or my perception—is not master. The Bible is master. The Bible tells us what we mean. We do not decide what it means. Rather, we discover what it means.
Tuesday, May 16, we will be talking about how to discover what the Bible means.
Originally posted on the blog at Tangentrider's MySpace.
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SERMON NOTES--How To Avoid Arguments
A LIFE TRANSFORMED BY FAITH, Part 10
James 4:1-10
Pastor Charlie
May 14, 2006
THE CAUSE OF ARGUMENTS IS CONFICTING DESIRES (v. 1).
* THE DESIRE TO HAVE (v. 2).
* THE DESIRE TO FEEL (v. 3). 1 Timothy 6:17
* THE DESIRE TO BE (“you”). Proverbs 13:10
Key reasons are desires are not fulfilled (v.2, 3).
1. We do not ask God to meet our needs.
2. We ask God but with selfish motives. Philippians 4:19
THE CURE FOR ARGUMENTS IS HUMILITY
How to diffuse conflict
* GIVE IN TO GOD. (vs. 7a) Colossians 3:15
* GET WISE TO SATAN (vs.7b) 2 Corinthians 2:11; Proverbs 13:10
* GROW CLOSER TO GOD(vs. 8a) Isaiah 26:3
* ASK FORGIVENESS (vs. 8b) (vs. 9)
"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit,
but in humility consider others better than yourselves.
Each of you should look not only to your own interest
but also the interest of others.
Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus”
Philippians 2:3-5 (NIV).
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