Week ending May 8, 2005
Know the story…Be the people…Expand the Kingdom
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IN THE eNEWS THIS WEEK
THE STORY OF GOD—What it is we’re up to…
BIBLE DISCUSSION—Messy Spirituality, Psalm 44
SERMON NOTES—God’s Healing Grace
REGULAR HAPPENINGS
UPCOMING EVENTS
NOTE: the Bible Discussion section is updated on Wednesday.
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THE STORY OF GOD—What it is we’re up to…
The story of God runs from the creation of everything to the consummation of everything in God’s Kingdom and includes everything God is doing in the already-and-not-yet. The lives of God-followers today are vignettes in that continuing story, joining the millennia of God-followers who live out God’s story. The God-followers here in Torrance, at TFB, and in the TFB college group are part of the ongoing story that includes believers across the globe. God has commanded us to be his storytellers through our lives, through words, through media, through art, and through any means possible, spreading the Story of God to all who will listen.
Basic story is done through Abraham. May 8: Isaac, Jacob, Joseph.
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BIBLE DISCUSSION—Messy Spirituality, Psalm 44
TUESDAYS
7:15-9:00 pm— TFB College Room
Discussion is potluck style—everybody brings something to share,
so read ahead, pray a bunch, listen, and create.page 93 “Getting stuck can be the best thing that could happen to us, because it forces us to stop. …Sometimes being stuck is the low point and we say, ‘Okay, I give up.’ We cannot grow without first giving up and letting go. Getting stuck forces us to see the futility of our situation and to put life in perspective so that we can move on.”
Psalm 44:23-26 God’s hesed is the reason we can call on him in our stuckness even when we don’t feel like he’s there.
v.23-26 “Wake up, O Lord! Why do you sleep? Get up! Do not reject us forever. Why do you look the other way? Why do you ignore our suffering and oppression? We collapse in the dust, lying face down in the dirt. Rise up! Come and help us! Save us because of your unfailing love.
Lord, I’ve gotten myself stuck and I don’t know how long I’ll be this way. Help.
Tuesday Prayer, May 3, 2005
Thanks to JJ for being our worship leader!
If you’re stuck and need some help expressing that to God, try the Psalms written by Asaph:
Psalm 50
Psalm 73
Psalm 74
Psalm 75
Psalm 76
Psalm 77
Psalm 78
Psalm 79
Psalm 80
Psalm 81
Psalm 82
Psalm 83
Also helpful is a book by Brennan Manning
The Wisdom of Tenderness
For a summary and more information go to What I'm Reading, Laura1's book blog.
WHAT’S NEXT?
Mike Yaconelli’s Messy Spirituality-we’re on pg 98
Psalms ‘hesed’ passages—worship readings and prayer response
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SERMON NOTES—God’s Healing Grace
Pastor Charlie
May 1, 2005
“He heals the brokenhearted, binding up their wounds.” Psalm 147:3
GOD HEALS YOUR BROKEN HEART BY CHANGING THE WAY YOU THINK. Romans 12:2
HOW GOD SEES YOU THROUGH HIS GRACE:
You Are Accepted. Romans 15:7; 1 Peter 2:9; Psalm 27:10
You Are Valued. 1 John 4:4; 1 Corinthians 7:23; Isaiah 43:4
You Are Loved. Isaiah 54:10
You Are Forgiven. Isaiah 43:25; Ephesians 1:4
You Are Capable. Philippians 4:13; 2 Peter 2:10; Romans 15:13
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REGULAR HAPPENINGS
SUNDAYS
WORSHIP GATHERING @ 9:15 am—Main Worship Center
Intergenerational worship gathering with indy-folk-rockish music and good preaching… too fun!
“COFFEE HOUSE” @ 10:30ish
Coffee, conversation, and donut holes in the TFB Courtyard.
COLLEGIUM @ 11 am—TFB College Room
Fifteen minutes of random yapping,
followed by 45 minutes of tangent-surfing and bible searching
TUESDAYS
BIBLE DISCUSSION @ 7:15-9:00 pm— TFB College Room
Bible study meets hangout. Thirty minutes of random yap
followed by directed digging. Right now we’re going through
Mike Yaconelli’s Messy Spirituality and the OT ‘hesed’ passages.
We’re also working on the Story of God media project.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Kamper Kamp: June 3-5
College Briefing—Forest Home: cost $155
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