031807 update

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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
at tfbsanctify AT gmail DOT com

Posted each Sunday (or Monday if the editor's Sunday is nutty.)

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CONTENTS

REGULAR HAPPENINGS
UPCOMING EVENTS--Next: DINNER and a MOVIE, March 23 @ 7:00 pm
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--Genesis: The Fall, part 3

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Laura (teacher and tangentrider; website editor)
lkspringer AT gmail DOT com


Leadership team:
Leadership Team: Jeff, JJ, Jonathan, and Shaena
tfbsanctify AT gmail DOT com


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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: DINNER and a MOVIE, March 23 @ 7:00 pm



DINNER and a MOVIE (On the Waterfront), March 23 @ 7:00 pm
EAT! April 15 @ 12 noon
Summer Resurgence, $50, date TBA (maybe July??)

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WEEKLY LECTIO DIVINA

Amos 4:13
  1. Lectio--Reading, savoring the text, listening for the voice of God
  2. Meditatio--Meditation, thinking about the passage (like a cow chewing its cud)
  3. Oratio--Prayer, conversing with God about the passage and how God wants us to respond
  4. Contemplatio--Contemplation, resting silently in God's presence
  5. Journal your experience of the text and the Lectio Divina
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TUESDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY
Verse by verse bible study: homework, curiosity, and participation expected.

Current Study: The Prophecy of Amos

Prep Homework, due Mar 27
  1. Read Amos 3:1-4:13 at least three times.
  2. Ask who, what, where, and when questions, and then search the passage and other scriptures for answers.
  3. Summarize the significance of the segment in a few sentences.
  4. 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)
  5. Prepare to share your findings at the Tuesday Night Bible Study.
Laura's Amos Ponderings
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 Mar 25
  1. Read at least pages 61-74.
  2. Write a short summary of the reading.
  3. Be prepared to discuss your questions and/or significant portions of the reading at the Collegium.
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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.

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SERMON NOTES--Genesis: The Fall, part 3
Genesis 3-4
Pastor Charlie

Review:
CREATION (1-2)
FALL (3, 4)
FLOOD (6-9)
TOWER (11)
PATRIARCHS (12-50)
Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph


WHAT LEADS TO SIN, Genesis 3:1-6

“…but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin;
and sin, when it is full grown, gives birth to death” (James 1:14-15, NIV).

* Doubt - “Did God really say…”
* Deception – “You will not surely die…” “You will be like God….”
* DESIRE - “When the woman saw…”
* DECISION - “she took some and ate it…and he ate it” Romans 5:14
* DEATH: Spiritually, they died; Physically, they started to die. Romans 5:12, 14


OUR RESPONSE TO SIN, Genesis 3:7-13

* Shame – so we cover up
* Fear – so we hide, John 3:20
* Guilt – so we blame others

GOD’S QUESTIONS, Genesis 3:9-11

* Where are you?
* Who do you believe?
* What have you done?



“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins
and purify us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9, NIV).

THE IMPACT OF SIN, Genesis 3:14-20

* The Relationship with God is broken resulting in separation of mankind from their creator.
* The Process of decay and death begins resulting in mankind toiling while on earth and life ending in death.
* The Disease of sin infects the whole human race resulting in a hopeless state of sinfulness.



“All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23, NIV).


GOD’S RESPONSE OF GRACE TO MANKIND’S FALL, Genesis 3:21-24

* God made them garments.
* God banned them from the garden.

“Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me’” (John 14:6, NIV).

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