Week of November 7, 2004
Know the story…Be the people…Expand the Kingdom.
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IN THE eNEWS THIS WEEK
REGULAR HAPPENINGS
EVENTS—next up: TFB 90th anniversary
THINK! – What is true mercy?
MEMORIZE!! Galatians 6:2
BEING COMMUNITY— The Front Porch is a place to serve together
BUILDING A FRONT PORCH…
JUST AROUND THE CORNER—“Holy Vocab!” What does THAT mean?
REVIEWS—Put yours here…
SERMON NOTES—Serving Together
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REGULAR HAPPENINGS
WORSHIP GATHERING @ 9:15 am—Main Worship Center
“COFFEE HOUSE” @ 10:30ish—TFB Courtyard
SUNDAY COLLEGIUM @ 11 am—TFB College Room
TUESDAY BIBLE STUDY @ 7:15-9:00 pm on Tuesdays— TFB College Room
Paul’s Letter to the Philippians
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EVENTS—next up: TFB 90th anniversary
Torrance First Baptist, 90th anniversary celebration, November 21 @ 6 pm
(complete with a film by our own Dan P)
Bowling, December TBA
Christmas Party, December TBA
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THINK! – What is true mercy?
“…he who loves men must needs hate with a burning hatred all that does wrong to human beings, and that, in point of fact, Jesus never wavered in his consistent resentment of the special wrong-doing which he was called upon to witness… the paradox [is] that true mercy is no less the product of anger than of pity.” by B.B. Warfield, The Person and Work of Christ, p. 122
What wrongs do humans do to each other?
What do you think are the greatest wrongs happening today?
How do you feel about it?
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MEMORIZE!! Galatians 6:2
THIS WEEK
The Front Porch is a place to serve together: Galatians 6:2
UPCOMING
The Front Porch is a place to worship: Leviticus 23:3
SHOULD BE MEMORIZED
The Front Porch is all about Love: John 13:35
The Front Porch reaches out streetside: Colossians 4:5
On the Front Porch, it’s easy to belong: Romans 12:5
The Front Porch is a place to grow: 1 Thessalonians 5:11
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BEING COMMUNITY— The Front Porch is a place to serve together
November 7: The Front Porch is a place to serve together, Luke 10:25-37
Core Truth: The life full of eternal life loves God completely and loves others by freely giving mercy.
v.25-28: The life full of eternal life loves God completely and loves neighbor necessarily
v.29-37: The parable of the Good Samaritan teaches that one is neighbor to whomever one shows mercy.
Read v.30-37 and create a mime or skit of the story. Perform your skit for friends, then discuss:
What did it feel like to be the man/robbers/priest/Levite/Samaritan/innkeeper?
Why do you think he did what he did?
How did Jesus’ story answer the lawyer’s question?
COMING:
November 14: The Front Porch is a place to worship, Psalm 22:23-29
November 21: Building the Front Porch
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BUILDING A FRONT PORCH…
A front porch is the transitional space between the personal/intimate space of the house and the public/social space of the street. It is a space where perfect strangers are free to interact and join in community, if only for a moment between sips of iced tea.
We’re working on two front porch projects:
1. A Front Porch event in December: bowling
2. A Front Porch space: creatively thinking about how we might help the 10:30 TFB "coffee time" to be a front porch space.
LOVE
buddy love
family love
sacrificial love
REACH
front porch streetside events
front porch houseside events
BELONG
comfy
refuge
conversation
GROW
hang out
love-walk-keep
SERVE
Mercy = a real need + a real solution
What are the real needs of our community (in and out)?
What are some real solutions?
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JUST AROUND THE CORNER—“Holy Vocab!” What does THAT mean?
Coming in December, we’ll take a closer look at some biblical/theological terms that we often take for granted. Here’s the list so far:
The List
apostasy
yearn
sin
majesty
glory
fear
awe
holiness
trespass
judgment
discipline
righteousness
justice
mercy
faith
propitiation
sovereignty
peace
grace
repentance
hope
joy
blasphemy
unity
immanent
contingent
transcendent
heteropraxy
orthopraxy
heterodoxy
orthodoxy
love
forgiveness
salvation
blessed
wisdom
heresy
Any to add???
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REVIEWS—Put yours here…
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SERMON NOTES—Serving Together
Pastor Charlie
“…agree with each other, loving one another,
and working together with one heart and purpose”
(Philippians 2:2, NLT).
WHY SERVE TOGETHER?
We are family. 1 Corinthians 3:9
We need each other. Romans 12:5
We get more done. Ecclesiastes 4:9; 1 Corinthians 3:8
WHAT IT TAKES TO SERVE AS A T.E.A.M.
T RUST 1 Timothy 6:20; Proverbs 20:6
BEING CONSISTENT Luke 16:10
BEING CONFIDENTIAL Proverbs 11:1
BEING CLOSE Proverbs 17:17
E MPATHY. 1 Peter 3:8
SLOW DOWN. James 1:19
ASK QUESTIONS. Proverbs 20:5
SHOW EMOTIONS. Romans 12:15
A CCOMODATE 2 Timothy 2:22; Romans 12:18
EACH OTHER’S NEEDS Romans 15:2
EACH OTHER’S IDEAS Proverbs 18:15
EACH OTHER’S FAULTS Ephesians 4:2
M ISSION. Philippians 2:2; Hebrews 10:2; Philippians 1:27; Genesis 11:6
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