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IN THE eNEWS THIS WEEK

REGULAR HAPPENINGS
UPCOMING EVENTS--Next: Movie Night, AFI top 100: thrillers and mysteries, Nov 17
GOING DEEPER--What's coming in November?
SERMON NOTES--Revelation 14

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Staff:
Pastor G (TFB Youth Min Pastor)
gbenjamin49 AT gmail DOT com
Laura (college ministry teacher and tangentrider; eNews editor)
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Leadership team:
Administrator: JJ
Tuesday Leadership: Jeff, JJ, Jonathan, Megan, and Shaena

Pictures on Flickr

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REGULAR HAPPENINGS

SUNDAYS
WORSHIP GATHERING @ 9:15 am--Main Worship Center

“COFFEE HOUSE” @ 10:30ish

COLLEGIUM @ 11 am--TFB College Room
Currently: 1 John

TUESDAYS
TUESDAY GATHERING @ 7:45-9:00 pm--TFB College Room
Currently: 2 Timothy

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UPCOMING EVENTS—Next: Movie Night, AFI top 100, Nov 17

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

Movie Night, AFI top 100: thrillers and mysteries, Nov 17 @ 7 pm to Nov 18 @ whatever time God wakes you up

Christmas Soiree/Hanukkah Celebration, Jeff's house, Dec 15 @ 7 pm

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GOING DEEPER--What's coming in November?

Tuesday Gathering: Coming in November: A People of the Table

The Doctrine of the Trinity is confusing. How can God be one God and Three persons? Plus, even if we can get a hold on the idea of the Trinity, what does it have to do with following Jesus day after day? Starting in November, the Tuesday Gathering will be considering the amazing truth about relationship, following Jesus, and theology.

For those wanting to go deeper:

Trinity on theopedia
Bedrock Beliefs post on the doctrine of God
HIGHLY recommended book: It Takes a Church to Raise a Christian (much of the lesson material will be drawn from Tod Bolsinger's excellent work).

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SERMON NOTES--Revelation 14

WHY WE CAN SING
The Book of Revelation, part 8
October 29, 2006
Pastor Charlie

* THE LAMB (v.1) John 1:29
Revelation 5:9, 10, 12
Revelation 7:16,17

Who are the 144,000?

1. The 144,000 are Jews who have accepted Jesus as their Messiah during the Great Tribulation.
2. The 144,000 symbolize all those who have accepted Jesus as their Savior during this great tribulation period.

The voice
* It is like the roar of rushing waters. Revelation 1:15,17,18
* It is like thunder.
* It is like harpists playing.

What about ‘Mt. Zion’?
Mt. Zion in Jerusalem or in heaven Hebrew 12: 22; John 4:19-23

* THOSE WHO SING - THE REDEEMED

Redeem is a term meaning ‘to ransom’,
* Our debt is all of our sins, Romans 3:23
* Our payment is the death of Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God. Romans 6:23; 1 John 2:1,2
* Our release is from bondage to sin and its penalty of death Romans 3:24-25
* Our restoration is to a relationship with God as our Father and Jesus Christ as our Savior and Master. John 1:10-13; Philippians 2:9-11; Revelation 5:9; 1 Corinthians 6:19.20

Why we can sing! Romans 8:23-24; Romans 8:28-31; Romans 8:38-39

QUALITIES NECESSARY FOR LIVING IN AN EVIL WORLD (v.4, 5)
* Keep Self Pure – Staying Faithful To God.
* Being First Fruits – Belonging To God Leviticus 23:10
* Found Blameless – Living In Integrity Romans 3:23; 1 John 1:8; 1 Thessalonians 5:22-23; Jude 24-25
* Following The Lamb – Living Out Jesus’ Purposes For Life Mark 8:34-35; Hebrews 12:2

THE ANGELS (v.6-13)
* Angel #1 – The Gospel Proclaimed (v.6, 7); Gospel is a word meaning ‘good news’ Matthew 24:14
Angel #2 – Satan’s Reign Ends (v.8)
Angel #3 – Eternal Torment (v.9-11)

* THE HARVEST (v.14-20) Matthew 13:41-43

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The Doctrine of the Trinity is confusing. How can God be one God and Three persons? Plus, even if we can get a hold on the idea of the Trinity, what does it have to do with following Jesus day after day? Starting in November, the Tuesday Gathering will be considering the amazing truth about relationship, following Jesus, and theology.

For those wanting to go deeper:

Trinity on theopedia
Bedrock Beliefs post on the doctrine of God
HIGHLY recommended book: It Takes a Church to Raise a Christian (much of the lesson material will be drawn from Tod Bolsinger's excellent work).

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SERMON NOTES--Revelation 13

COUNTERFEITS
The Book of Revelation, part 7
October 22, 2006
Pastor Charlie

Prophetic Revelation: God clearly revealing what is going to happen
Prophetic Interpretation: Ideas on how God’s clear revelation may happen
Prophetic Speculation: Guessing the “what” or “how” of God’s unclear revelations.

THE BEAST OUT OF THE SEA 13:1-10

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Physical appearance (1-2): Daniel 7:17; Daniel 7:23-27

Insight: This beast is symbolic of both a government and a ruler.

Conduct (5-8):
* He blasphemies God.
* He wages war against the saints.
* He rules all the nations.

Insight: This beast is symbolic of the strongest political leader the world has ever known and he hates God and His followers.

WHO IS THIS BEAST?
* This beast is the government and emperors of Rome.
* The beast is any power and ruler in any age that sets itself up as anti-God in the world.
* The beast is the great final ruler of the world and the government from which he rules.

Insight: This beast seems to possess the complete package of evil rulers and governments of this world.

WHO IS THIS RULER?

Insight: No math magic will prove who he is, and we cannot know who he is with any clarity.

WHAT ABOUT THE SEVEN HEADS, TEN HORNS AND CROWNS?

Insight: possibly ten world leaders from seven nations

WHAT ABOUT THE WOUND TO THE HEAD?
* It is a picture of the weakness of this ruler or kingdom.
* It is a picture of a nation that falls and rises again.
* It is a picture of an individual that falls and rises to global power.

WHAT ABOUT THE 42 MONTHS?

The Jewish calendar was lunar and contained 30 days in each month.
So 42 months would be 1260 days, which would be 3-½ years of our calendar.

Different views of the 3½ years:
* The 3½-year period is just a number.
* The 3½-year period is symbolic of the time the church is persecuted.
* The 3½-year period is literal and means this exact period of time.

PEOPLE’S RESPONSE TO THE BEAST (v. 3, 4): John 3:19-20

Insight: Many people’s hearts are easily swayed away from God and toward Satan.

Summary: Daniel 12:9-10

Many pieces of God’s plan have been kept hidden, many people will turn to God and wickedness will continue until the end. There will be an increase of an anti-God and Christ passion near the end with a very strong ruler and government empowered by Satan.

The beast of the earth 13:11-18

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Physical appearance (v .11):)
* two horns like a lamb
* spoke like a dragon

2 Corinthians 11:14

Revelation 16:13 - a false prophet. Matthew 7:15; Matthew 24:24

Insight: The first beast is a political leader that rules through intimidation. The second beast is a spiritual leader that rules through deception.

Conduct (v. 12ff):
* Exercises political authority
* Exercises religious authority performing miraculous signs (v. 14, 15) Matthew 7:22-23
* Exercises economic control requiring everyone to receive the mark

What will this mark be?

Insight: You must choose to worship the beast to receive the mark of the beast.

Summary:

If they can control the political, religious and financial aspects of society, they have control over the people of the world.

THE COUNTERFEITS OF CHAPTER 13
* A counterfeit god
* A counterfeit resurrection
* A counterfeit worship
* A counterfeit ruler
* Counterfeit miracles
* A counterfeit mark

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“Unless otherwise noted Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.” http://www.esv.org/

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Download a free mp3 of Psalm 78 (for those who can't squeeze in reading...)
Read it on the NETBible (footnotes galore)
Interpreting Biblical Poetry (Unlike letters and stories, the Psalms are poetry. Get a grip on the genre.)

Tuesday Gathering: Coming in November: A People of the Table

The Doctrine of the Trinity is confusing. How can God be one God and Three persons? Plus, even if we can get a hold on the idea of the Trinity, what does it have to do with following Jesus day after day? Starting in November, the Tuesday Gathering will be considering the amazing truth about relationship, following Jesus, and theology.

For those wanting to go deeper:

Trinity on theopedia
Bedrock Beliefs post on the doctrine of God
HIGHLY recommended book: It Takes a Church to Raise a Christian (much of the lesson material will be drawn from Tod Bolsinger's excellent work).

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SERMON NOTES--Revelation 12

THE COSMIC CONFLICT
The Book of Revelation, part 6
October 15, 2006
Pastor Charlie

SATAN IS REAL.

DESCRIPTIONS OF SATAN:

The Dragon (v. 3) John 12:31, Ephesians 2:2, Matthew 4
The Serpent (v. 9)
The Devil (v. 9) The word “devil” literally means “slanderer. 1 Peter 5:8
Satan (v. 9) The word “Satan” means “adversary” Ephesians 6:12
Leading the whole world astray (v. 9)
The Accuser (v. 10) Romans 8:1-2
His time is short (v. 12).

GOD WILL NEVER BE DEFEATED.

Who is this woman?

Mary
Israel
The Church
Followers of God throughout history

The male child – Jesus Christ Psalm 2: 8-9

NO VICTORY WITHOUT A BATTLE

The battle against Jesus (v. 4) Genesis 3:15
The battle in heaven (v.7-9)
The battle against the woman (v.13-16) Exodus 19:4
The battle against believers

SATAN’S BATTLE TACTICS:

Satan instigates betrayal. John 13:2
Satan tempts the righteous. Matthew 4:3ff
Satan inflicts suffering on the innocent. Job 2:7
Satan sows discord among believers. Matthew 13:37ff; Galatians 5:15-26
Satan hinders reception of the gospel. Mark 4:15
Satan blinds the eyes of unbelievers. 2 Corinthians 4:4

WINNING THE BATTLES – LIVING VICTORIOUSLY (v. 11)

Rely on the blood of the Lamb – Jesus Christ.
Possess a clear testimony.
Sacrifice yourself.

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“Unless otherwise noted Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.” http://www.esv.org/

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If you would like to contribute to the eNews or converse with the editor,
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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: Spruce Up TFB, Saturday, Oct 28, 2006
DEVOTIONALS AND OTHER STUFF
SERMON NOTES--Revelation 10-11

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Staff:
Pastor G (TFB Youth Min Pastor)
gbenjamin49 AT gmail DOT com
Laura (college ministry teacher and tangentrider; eNews editor)
lkspringer AT gmail DOT com

Leadership team:
Administrator: JJ
Tuesday Leadership: Jeff, JJ, Jonathan, Megan, and Shaena

Pictures on Flickr

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REGULAR HAPPENINGS

SUNDAYS
WORSHIP GATHERING @ 9:15 am--Main Worship Center

“COFFEE HOUSE” @ 10:30ish

COLLEGIUM @ 11 am--TFB College Room
Currently: 1 John

TUESDAYS
TUESDAY GATHERING @ 7:45-9:00 pm--TFB College Room
Currently: 2 Timothy

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UPCOMING EVENTS—Next: Spruce Up TFB, Saturday, Oct 28, 2006

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

Spruce Up TFB, Saturday, Oct 28, 2006

What is Sukkoth? Tuesday, Nov 7 @ 7:45 pm

Movie Night, AFI top 99, Nov 17 @ 7 pm to Nov 18 @ whatever time God wakes you up

What is Hanukkah? Tuesday, Dec 2 @ 7:45 pm

Christmas Soiree/Hanukkah Celebration, Jeff's house, Dec 15 @ 7 pm

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DEVOTIONALS AND OTHER STUFF

del.icio.us link pages connecting to Laura's Writings on 1 John and 2 Timothy

...for all you read/write learners...
Sunday Collegium: on 1 John
Tuesday Gathering: on 2 Timothy
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SERMON NOTES--Revelation 10-11

GOD’S WORD AND WITNESSES
The Book of Revelation, part 5
October 8, 2006
Pastor Charlie

The superiority of God’s word

Revelation 10

THE ANGEL (v.1)
“robed in a cloud” – God’s presence, Exodus 40:34-35
“a rainbow above his head” – God’s faithfulness
“face was like the sun” – God’s ?
“legs were like fiery pillars” – God’s guidance, Exodus 13:21-22
“he planted his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land” – God’s ownership, Psalm 95:5

This mighty angel from God reminds us that:
* God is a covenant God – keeping his promises, both of salvation and judgment
* God is a caring God – providing guidance, especially in dark times
* God is the all mighty God – owner, ruler of the universe

THE SECRET (v. 4-7) Deuteronomy 29:29

Principle: God has revealed to us all we need to know.
“there will be no more delay”
“the mystery of God will be accomplished”
“mystery” refers to a divine secret. Ephesians 3:6; Ephesians 1:9-10

Principle: God’s redemptive plan will be fulfilled through Christ alone. 2 Peter 3:9

GOD’S WORD (v. 8-9) Ezekiel 2:7-3:3; Psalm 119:103-104
* God’s word is sweet – it satisfies our souls. Psalm 19:10; Ephesians 2:8-9; Matthew 11:28-29; Isaiah 40:28-31; Galatians 5:22-23
* God’s word is bitter – it reveals the judgments of God. Romans 8:1-2
* God’s word is to be eaten – to be internalized, to be digested.

Ways to eat God’s word:
* Read the Bible.
* Study the Bible. 2 Timothy 2:15
* Meditate on Bible truths.
* Apply Bible truths to life. James 1:22-25

THE PERSEVERANCE OF GOD’S WITNESSES

Revelation 11

THE TEMPLE (v. 1-2)

Interpretations of Ezekiel’s vision of a new temple (Ezekiel 40-42):
1. The temple of Ezekiel’s vision should have been built in 520BC, but was not. So we are still waiting for fulfillment of this vision.
2. This temple will be built during the thousand year reign of Christ.
3. This is a symbolic temple – representing true worship of God by His church today
4. This is a symbolic temple – representing the future and eternal reign of God, when His presence and blessing fill the earth.

Interpretations of John’s vision (Revelation 11):
1. The temple is literal and the focus is on the Jews and their place in these final days.
2. The temple is symbolic and refers to the “true Israel,” the church, consisting of all believers in Christ.

Principle: God will re-build His temple, re-establish His kingdom, and once again live among His people.

THE TRAMPLING (v. 2)

THE WITNESSES (v. 3-12) Malachi 4:5-6

Principle: God provides a witness right up until the end to offer people a chance to receive His forgiveness and love and be rescued from His wrath and judgment.

THE SHOUT (v. 15-19) Romans 8:22-23; Daniel 2:44; Zachariah 14:9

Principle: God’s Kingdom will come.

Some lessons learned:
* God desires all to be saved. John 3:16
* God holds back judgment for the last one to repent. Ezekiel 18:32; 2 Peter 3:9
* We are to keep on witnessing even in the midst of strong opposition. Acts 4:19-20

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“Unless otherwise noted Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.” http://www.esv.org/

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