062506 eNews

NOTE: the eNews editor is on vacation until July 9. If you are desperate for a tangentrider blog update, there is one on MySpace that will not make it here...go there and read (I know you want to...).

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: Freshman Party--Tuesday, June 27 @ 7:45 pm
FRESHMAN DRAG--Pictures!
TANGENTRIDER BLOG--We are in this thing together
SERMON NOTES--How to Develop Patience

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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

Pictures on Flickr

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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
Word, Prayer, and Conversation
Currently: 1 John

TUESDAYS
PRAYER GATHERING @ 7:15--Prayer Room (across from College Room)
TUESDAY GATHERING @ 7:45-9:00 pm--TFB College Room
Hangout and conversation, guided by a teacher-facilitator;
often resembles Mr. Toad’s wild ride, but with bibles.
Currently: 2 Timothy

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UPCOMING EVENTS—Next: Freshman Party--Tuesday, June 27 @ 7:45 pm

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

Getty Center—July 8 OR July 29...stay tuned

LA Zoo—July 8 OR July 29...stay tuned

Freshman Drag—Sunday, June 25, 2006 @ 11 am

LAST TUESDAY: Freshman Party--Tuesday, June 27 @ 7:45 pm

COLLEGE BRIEFING—September 1-4 (2005 pix)

URBANA MISSIONS CONFERENCE
—December 27-31

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FRESHMAN DRAG--Pictures!












More tfbcollege pix at http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/tfbcollege/

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TANGENTRIDER BLOG--We are in this thing together

2 Timothy 1:6-7
For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.


Tangentriders Paraphrase

Because of who you are--a person of sincere faith--do the thing that you already know to do. God has given you skills, passion, and calling, but right now, they are like embers. Do your part. Put in the tender and the kindling and fan those embers into flames. You are a part of this partnership. God gives the gift, more mature God-followers recognize the gift, and then you put in effort and bring the gift to its proper and effective use.

We are in this together. You must not be afraid to do what God has called and gifted you to do. God has given us fear. God has given us power--the capacity to act. He has given us love--the decision to act for the good of the other. He has given us self-control--the decision to place desires under Gods command.

This is who we are. We are in this together and we can only become who we are by doing our part together.



There are people in our lives who have shown us what it looks like to follow God. In fact, one of the most important ways we learn about God and his ways is by observing people and thinking about the meaning of their lives. Sometimes we remember an entire story in one name (ancestors 1:3). Other times, we must be more deliberate and make intentional connections (Lois and Eunice 1:5). Still other times, we are our own role models--this happens when someone reminds us who we truly are and challenges us to continue becoming that (2 Timothy).

I challenge you to consider the God-followers who have gone before you. Set out to learn what their lives are teaching. I also challenge you to be the sort of God-follower that others can look to and learn what it looks like to follow God.

Next week the freshmen join the college group. They will become part of the we who are in this thing together. To help that process, we will be doing some things to help us learn who we are and how God has gifted us.

It is time for us all to step up and do what God has called us to do.

Originally posted on the blog at Tangentrider's MySpace.

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SERMON NOTES--How to Develop Patience
A LIFE TRANSFORMED BY FAITH
James 5:7-12
Pastor Charlie
June 25, 2006


WHEN TO BE PATIENT:
* WHEN CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNCONTROLLABLE (v. 7).
* WHEN PEOPLE ARE UNCHANGEABLE (v. 10).
* WHEN PROBLEMS ARE UNEXPLAINABLE (v. 11b).

WHY BE PATIENT?
* BECAUSE GOD IS IN CONTROL (v. 8).
* BECAUSE GOD REWARDS PATIENCE (v. 11a). Matthew 5:13-14
* BECAUSE GOD IS WORKING THINGS OUT (v.11b).

HOW TO BE PATIENT: (What to do while you're waiting on God)
* WAIT EXPECTANTLY (vs. 7). Psalms 130:5; Isaiah 49:23
* WAIT QUIETLY (vs. 9). Lamentations 3:26; Habakkuk 2:3
* WAIT CONFIDENTLY (vs. 11b). Psalm 37:7-9

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