032507 update
Know the story--Be the people--Expand the Kingdom
The Sanctify website is in flux, so please excuse the mess.
If you would like to contribute to the eNews or converse with the editor,
send an email to lkspringer AT gmail DOT com or to the leadership team
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Posted each Sunday (or Monday if the editor's Sunday is nutty.)
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CONTENTS
REGULAR HAPPENINGS
UPCOMING EVENTS--Next: EAT! April 15 @ 12 noon
WEEKLY LECTIO DIVINA--Amos 4:13
TUESDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY--The Prophecy of Amos
SUNDAY COLLEGIUM--Playing With Fire
2007 GLOBAL PROJECT--We're buying a farm for Christmas!
SERMON NOTES--
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REGULAR HAPPENINGS
NOTE: you will need a free Google account to access.
or if you prefer, see the wiki calendar http://lkscurriculum.wikispaces.com/calendar
SUNDAYS
WORSHIP GATHERING @ 9:15 am--Main Worship Center
PATIO GATHERING @ 10:30ish--Patio
COLLEGIUM @ 11 am--Room 202
TUESDAYS
TUESDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY @ 7:45-9:00 pm--Room 202
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UPCOMING EVENTS—Next: EAT! April 15 @ 12 noon
- EAT! April 15 @ 12 noon
- DINNER and a MOVIE (E.T.), April 27 @ 7:00 pm (see Jeff B)
- Summer Resurgence, $50, date TBA (maybe July??)
WEEKLY LECTIO DIVINA
Amos 4:13
- Lectio--Reading, savoring the text, listening for the voice of God
- Meditatio--Meditation, thinking about the passage (like a cow chewing its cud)
- Oratio--Prayer, conversing with God about the passage and how God wants us to respond
- Contemplatio--Contemplation, resting silently in God's presence
- Journal your experience of the text and the Lectio Divina
TUESDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY
Verse by verse bible study: homework, curiosity, and participation expected.
Current Study: The Prophecy of Amos
Prep Homework for Mar 27, Apr 3, Apr 10
- Read Amos 3:1-4:13 at least three times.
- Ask who, what, where, and when questions, and then search the passage and other scriptures for answers.
- Answer: What was Amos teaching Israel?
- Answer: What is Amos teaching you?
- OPTIONAL--Choose one or more: historical/cultural backgrounds, correlation within the TaNaKh and Bible as a whole, literary devices, genre, literary structure, or theological themes. (email Laura if you have questions about any of these)
- Prepare to share your findings at the Tuesday Night Bible Study.
Jeff's Amos Summaries
Prib's Amos Big Ideas
NOTE: You can get an mp3 of Amos for $3 here
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SUNDAY COLLEGIUM
Discussion of questions and issues brought by members of the Collegium. Open to all ages.
Current Topic: Playing With Fire, by Walt Russell
due Apr 1
- Read at least pages 75-96.
- Write a short summary of the reading.
- Be prepared to discuss your questions and/or significant portions of the reading at the Collegium.
2007 GLOBAL PROJECT: We're buying a farm for Christmas!
Goal: $2470
So far:
What do you get when you give two pigs, two alpacas, two sheep, two cows, and two goats? The satisfaction of providing new hope and lasting impact for up to 10 families in need around the world! These farm animals will bring smiles to the faces of moms and dads who will be able to feed their children and increase their family incomes, thanks to you. The next best thing to seeing a child milk, shear, or care for one of these animals is to share the joy of this gift with someone close to your heart.
Save your pocket change (even the paper kind!)
and bring it to Collegium or Tuesday Night Bible Study each week.
and bring it to Collegium or Tuesday Night Bible Study each week.
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SERMON NOTES--Genesis: THE FLOOD
The Foundation, Part 4
Genesis 6-9
March 25, 2007
Pastor Charlie
WHY THE FLOOD?
Cain and Abel - Genesis 4: 6-8
Condition of everyone’s heart – Genesis 6:5
Event #1: Noah builds an ark – THE POWER OF OBEDIENCE (6:8-22)
* Noah was righteous.
* Noah was blameless.
* Noah walked with God.
EVENT #2: NOAH ENTERS THE ARK – THE POWER OF TRUST (7:1-16)
* The flood was real. Matthew 24:37-39
* The flood was universal. Isaiah 54:9
o The animals all fit, 2 Peter 3:5-7
- 17,500 species, two of each = 35,000, double for extinct species = 70,000; add 5,000 for extra animals to sacrifice;
- total animals on the ark, around 75,000.
- Ark size – 450 feet by 75 feet wide by 45 feet high
- Gives it a capacity of 522 livestock railroad cars,
- if average size of animal is a sheep.
- 240 sheep per livestock car = 125,000 animals
- 125,000 animals could fit on the ark.
Principles of divine judgment:
* God’s judgment is never arbitrary.
* God always warns of His judgment.
* God always grants time for repentance. 2 Peter 3:9-10
* God always keeps His word.
EVENT #3: NOAH ON THE ARK – THE POWER OF FAITHFULNESS Hebrews 11:6-7
EVENT #4: Noah CAme out of the ark – THE POWER OF WORSHIP (8:15-9:17)
* Noah builds an altar.
* God makes a rainbow (9:12).
EVENT #5: NOAH GETS DRUNK – THE REALITY OF HUMAN SINFULNESS (9:20-23)
* Our sins do not remove our victories.
* Our victories do not remove our sins.
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