YAM eNews Week of November 2, 2003
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IN THE eNEWS THIS WEEK
REGULAR HAPPENINGS—Worship, Eat, The Gathering, Bible Study
GOD’S RULE IS LIKE A SOFTWARE COMPANY…
ELCO
STUDYING ROMANS WITH PASTOR CHARLIE
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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 November 23
Meet in the TFB patio
SDGs (SPIRITUAL DISCUSSION GROUPS)
The Gathering @ 10 am—YAM room
Current Study: “What not to wear” Colossians 3:1-17, led by Laura
An online summary is available weekly at http://tfbyam.blogspot.com/
Bible Study @ 7:30-9:00 pm on Tuesdays—YAM room
Current Study: The Kingdom of Heaven is like…
An online summary is available weekly at http://tfbyam.blogspot.com/
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GOD’S RULE IS LIKE A SOFTWARE COMPANY…
God’s Rule is like a software company that started in a dorm room, but grew into a multi-national, billion-dollar corporation that changed the face of computing.
God’s Rule is like a Gibson Les Paul that a musician found in a pawnshop, then went away and emptied out his bank accounts to buy it.
Join us for Tuesday Big Rocks (8:00 at TFB) if you’d like to morph some stories.
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ELCO
Did you know that over 27,000 students attend El Camino College?
Did you know that over 1,200 new first-time freshmen attend every year?
That’s a whole bunch of people.
Let’s start with prayer.
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STUDYING ROMANS WITH PASTOR CHARLIE
The Christian View of Life, part 28
HOW TO GROW A LOVING CHURCH
Romans 12:9-21
"By this all men will know that you are My disciples,
if you love one another."
John 13:34-35 (NIV)
BE GENUINE (v.9)
Genuine love means sometimes taking a stand against
something.
Proverbs 6:16-19
Genuine love means rejecting sin without rejecting
people.
BE CARING OF OTHER S NEEDS. (v.10)
Show tenderness and affection.
Express appreciation and affirmation.
BE CONTAGIOUS WITH ENTHUSIASM (v.11)
Revelation 3:15-16
Colossians 3:23
BE POSITIVE, PATIENT, PRAYERFUL (v.12)
Stay optimistic - Be joyful in hope
Stay composed - Be patient in affliction
Romans 5:3,4
Stay dependent - Faithful in prayer
OPEN YOUR HEART AND HOME TO OTHERS (v.13)
NEVER SPEAK EVIL OR NEGATIVE OF OTHERS (v.14)
James 4:11-12
BE SYMPATHETIC TO OTHER S FEELINGS. (v.15)
AVOID PRIDE AND PARTIALITY (16)
HOW TO RESPOND WHEN WRONGED
COUNTERACT YOUR NATURAL INSTINCTS (v.17)
WORK FOR PEACE (v.17)
LEAVE ALL REVENGE TO GOD. (v.19)
Revenge is a worthless emotion.
God’s revenge is true justice.
OVERWHELM THEM WITH GOOD. (v.21)
Galatians 6:9-10
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