YAM eNews Week of October 5, 2003
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IN THE eNEWS THIS WEEK
REGULAR HAPPENINGS—Worship, Eat, The Gathering, Bible Study
NEWS ALERT!!!—TFB Mission-Vision-Values discussion October 7
STUDYING ROMANS WITH PASTOR CHARLIE
NUGGETS FROM THE SDGs
YAM SERVICE TEAM— OK, here's the short form Service Team Application
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REGULAR HAPPENINGS—Worship, Eat, The Gathering, Bible Study
WORSHIP @ 8:45 am—Main Worship Center
EATING TOGETHER, 4th Sunday @ 11:45 am
Next EATING TOGETHER is October 26
Usually at Joe’s Crab Shack
(and, yes, they have MEAT!)
SDGs (SPIRITUAL DISCUSSION GROUPS)
The Gathering @ 10 am—YAM room
Current Study: “What not to wear” Colossians 3:1-17, led by Laura and Tom
An online summary is available weekly at http://tfbyam.blogspot.com/
Bible Study @ 7:30 pm on Tuesdays—YAM room
Current Study: The Kingdom of Heaven is like… (starts October 14)
An online summary is available weekly at http://tfbyam.blogspot.com/
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NEWS ALERT!!!—TFB Mission-Vision-Values discussion October 7
On Tuesday, October 7, YAM Bible Study will not meet. Instead, we will be attending the Mission-Vision-Values discussion with Pastor Charlie, Pastor Rog, and Chairman Bob.
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STUDYING ROMANS WITH PASTOR CHARLIE
The Christian View of Life, Part 24
GOD’S WAY OF SALVATION
Romans 10:1-21
SOME KEY REASONS PEOPLE MISS OUT ON GOD’S
SALVATION THROUGH CHRIST
THEY ARE MISGUIDED BY RELIGIOUS ENTHUSIASM (v. 2, 3).
Philippians 3:4-6
THEY INSIST ON TRYING TO SAVE THEMSELVES (v. 3, 4).
THEY REFUSE TO SUBMIT TO GOD (v. 3, 18-21).
John 1:6-11
GOD’S WAY OF SALVATION
GOD’S SALVATION REQUIRES A RESPONSE FROM EACH PERSON (v. 9-10).
To confess that Jesus is Lord.
Titus 1:16
EVERYONE SAY WITH ME –
JESUS CHRIST IS LORD!
JESUS CHRIST IS THE BOSS
JESUS CHRIST IS THE OWNER
JESUS CHRIST IS THE KING
JESUS CHRIST IS GOD ALMIGHTY
To believe that Jesus was resurrected.
I Corinthians 15:14
GOD’S SALVATION IS AVAILABLE TO EACH PERSON (v. 11-13).
John 3:16
GOD’S SALVATION BRINGS A RESPONSIBILITY TO SHARE THE GOOD NEWS (v. 14-15).
Matthew 28:18,19
Luke 15:4-7
“The quickest and easiest way to become ineffective for God
is to stop reaching out to the lost.”
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NUGGETS FROM THE SDGs
[more is available at http://tfbyam.blogspot.com/]
The Gathering… What not to wear, Part One
If you were to ask your friends, “What does it take to be truly spiritual?” how do you think they would answer? How would you answer?
Today we started our study of Colossians 3:1-17. Today we took a whirlwind tour through Paul’s letter to the Colossians. In this letter, he answers the question, “What does it take to be truly spiritual?”
The letter to the Colossians was written to a small church in a very small, unimportant town. The church was planted—most likely—by Epaphras after he hear Paul preach in Ephesus, some 100 miles away. Colossae was located on a major East-West trade route and had been the largest town in the area. At the time this letter was written—AD 61-62—it had decreased significantly in both size and importance. Epaphras was very concerned about this church plant, because empty philosophy and legalistic religious practices were infiltrating the congregation. The Colossians were being drawn away from Jesus and his grace. Epaphras made the very long trip to Rome, where Paul was under house arrest, to get Paul’s help in dealing with this dangerous situation. Paul’s letter to the Colossians is the result of Epaphras’ trip.
There are two key points in the letter. First, Jesus is absolutely, without any doubt, God Almighty, Ruler of all, Creator of all, Lord of all. He is the boss of everything. Second, real spirituality comes from the believer’s intimate connection with Jesus, not from empty philosophy or legalistic religious practices.
Take a few minutes to review Colossians 1:15-20; 2:8-12; 2:18-19; and 4:5-6. What do these passages teach about Jesus? What do they teach about Christianity?
How do you think Paul would answer the question, “What does it take to be truly spiritual?”
Next week we’ll preview Colossians 3:1-17. This passage deals with Christian life day by day. It deals with our relationships with each other and with God.
Going Deeper
Start reading through the letter to the Colossians, reading about a paragraph each day. After you read, spend a few minutes talking with God about what you’ve read. You may want to keep a journal of your discoveries and questions.
Even Deeper…
Read through Colossians 3:1-17 three times, using a bible with paragraph divisions.
Write a headline/title for each paragraph.
- Laura
TUESDAY BIBLE STUDY-- The book of Beginnings: Genesis 1-11
September 30, we took a mad dash through Genesis 1-11, topping it off with a discussion of Genesis 12:1-3, the call of Abram
Here’s the flight plan…
The structure of Genesis:
1:1-2:3 …God created
2:4-4:26 The story of the heavens and the earth
5:1-6:8 The story of Adam
6:9-9:29 The story of Noah
10:1-11:9 The story of the sons of Noah
11:10-26 The story of Shem
11:27-25:11 The story of Terah (we stopped at 12:3)
Skim through these stories and look for clues to answer the following questions:
- What sort of person is God?
- What does God value?
- What is God’s purpose—his project?
Now read Genesis 12:1-3. How does God’s calling Abram fit into what God is doing? Note especially verse three—the last line is a preshadowing of the Messiah Jesus, the one who blesses people from every tribe and nation (see Revelation 7:9-10)
God is expanding his kingdom, but what, exactly, is his kingdom? October 14 we start a new series looking at the Kingdom parables in Matthew’s gospel. Prepare by looking up “kingdom of God” and kingdom of heaven” in a concordance (you can use http://www.biblegateway.com), skimming though some of the passages, and defining “kingdom”—you might want to check the American Heritage Dictionary too
--Laura
NOTE: As always, there is way more on the web, so check it out: http://tfbyam.blogspot.com
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YAM SERVICE TEAM— OK, here's the short form Service Team Application
Unlike the 'essay test' version, this one is more like short answer. Since we are already in October, let me know ASAP. Please answer all three questions.
1. Are you interested in serving on YAM leadership (commitment is three months--oct-dec--with an opportunity to renew)
2. Why?
3. When should we meet? (answer: NO, AM, NOON, PM) --we'll probably meet formally once a month and informally whenever--but this can change if the leadership decides.
Sunday?
Monday?
Tuesday?
Wednesday?
Thursday?
Friday?
Saturday?
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