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A fresh eNews is posted each Monday and updated on Wednesday.
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IN THE eNEWS THIS WEEK
SUNDAY COLLEGIUM: Advice to freshmen…and others
THE STORY OF GOD—What we’re up to…
SERMON NOTES—Some Key Principles for Fathering
REGULAR HAPPENINGS
UPCOMING EVENTS—Next: EAT! Independence Day BBQ: July 3
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Staff:
Pastor G (TFB Youth Min Pastor) gbenjamin49@gmail.com
Laura (teacher, AKA the mad tangent rider; eNews editor) lkspringer@gmail.com
Leadership team:
TBA
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SUNDAY COLLEGIUM: Advice to freshmen…and others
June 19 The freshmen have arrived! What next?
Advice highlights
From Erin C:
1. Sometimes you have to make sacrifices... it won't be fun at the time, but in the end it will all be worth it! =)
2. Include the Lord in decision making about steps to take in college and classes to take.
3. Relationships are important and the strong bonds you form in college may last a lifetime!
4. Manage stress by doing things you enjoy, treating yourself to ice cream, or participate in random acts of kindness
from Danny S:
1. Don't schedule classes on Fridays... 3 day weekends are A LOT better than 2 day weekends
2. Don't go into work on the same day you go to school
3. Choose your major early
4. If you're not a morning person, don't schedule classes early under any circumstances
5. Don't do drugs
from Stef M:
1. Make friends with people who have cars :) BUT offer to help pay for gas and/lunch
2. Don't whine about the cafe food...be creative!
3. Don't leave any unspoken problems between you and your roommate- you'll have to live with them for AT LEAST a semester
4. Find a couple of friends to keep you accountable and have a Bible study...even at a Christian school it’s EXTREMELY easy to become comfortable and lazy
5. DO NOT overlook opportunities to ask help from professors, T.A.s, and tutors...the intent of college is not to struggle alone
from Megan E:
1. The most important thing you can do in college (especially if you are away from home) is to go out and meet people! Unless you put yourself out there and attempt to be friendly you will sit alone in your room and you will be miserable.
2. Also...muy important...you must get connected with a Christian group of some form or another on campus.
3. On the academic side of things...don't slack! College is a big adjustment. It is possible to overstudy but you definitely need to work 10 times harder than you ever had to work in high school.
4. Finally, I submit this piece of advice. This will probably not be applicable your freshman year but at least once in your college career get your own apartment. It is amazing and it really gives you an idea of how to be on your own.
5. College is amazing...a lot of work but amazing! Really enjoy it because once you're done you have to be an adult for the rest of your life so have fun...but don't have so much fun that you and the academic advisory board know each other on a first name basis if you know what I mean.
from JJ P: Make the most of your opportunities
from Ann P:
1. Never take core courses or major courses during summer school; take general education courses instead.
2. Even in commuter schools it’s important to be involved in campus life. Join a club—particularly a Christian fellowship.
3. Develop relationships with professors. You’ll need them for transfer and job references.
4. If you are not a morning person, don’t take morning classes.
5. Don’t stay out to late. Your full time job is being a student. Get good grades and get out of there before you’re eligible for Social Security.
6. Do not eat turkey sandwiches and have afternoon classes. Tryptophan makes you sleepy and it’s bad to fall asleep in class. This is not high school.
7. Sometimes professors make homework optional. Don’t fall for it; do the homework anyway because it will help you learn.
8. College life is often full of bumps. Do your best and realize you are competing against many others who are doing their best.
9. Take advantage of all the student facilities, such as tutoring, library, student union, free medical care, athletic facilities, and career assistance.
10. Fully utilize the placement office and career development; they offer resume assistance, career counseling, on-campus interviews, contacts with major employers, and job fairs.
11. Instant freedom can be a great source of temptation. Remember who you are and that even when your parents aren’t watching, God is.
12. Don’t go crazy in the café and don’t rely on vending machines. Eat real food.
13. Park legally. If parking is a nightmare, take public transportation.
14. Buy used general education textbooks and sell them back, but you may want to buy your major textbooks new and keep them for reference in your career.
15. If you’re transferring from a community college and have a chance to earn an Associate degree, do it. Walk through commencement because there may be gifts and money as your reward.
from Laura S:
1. If you are at a junior college and planning to transfer to a four-year, contact the four-year school and find out exactly what courses will transfer for your intended major.
2. Some time in your college career, take at least one non-general education class outside your major.
3. Even if the administration is grouchy and mean, be polite, know your responsibilities as a student, and treat the staff with respect. When you have a problem—and you probably will—good relationships with them go along way in giving you the benefit of the doubt.
4. Like it or not you are actually responsible, so you must act responsibly. Get and track a curriculum chart for your major, even if your major is the ever popular “undecided.”
5. Colleges and universities have tons of cheap-to-free cultural opportunities. See the bands. Visit the art gallery (even if you dislike art). Go to the opera. Hear the chamber orchestra. Go to the theatre. Go to athletic games. Classroom learning is important, but education happens outside the classroom as well.
June 26 A little check up before we go on…
July 3 No Collegium, EAT Sunday PM at the new Pribble abode
July 10 new series: Who are we and why are we here? taught by the ever popular Prib1
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THE STORY OF GOD—What 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.
Movements:
Beginnings, Genesis 1-12
Israel, Genesis 13-Malachi
Christ, the gospels
Church, Acts –Jude and church history
Endings, Revelation and other passages
Working on the logline
What is the problem? The problem is self-worship--God's creatures trusting themselves more than they trust him. The angel Lucifer has this problem and was cast from the presence of God, earning himself the name "Satan" (the deceiver). Humanity has this problem and was cast from the garden of Eden, earning death as the payment for our choice. There is an important difference between Satan and humanity. Satan's choice is now eternal. He cannot change his mind. Humans can still be saved--thank God for that.
How is God working in time to solve the problem? Only God himself is able to solve the problem because the problem is eternal in size. Only a human can pay the price of death for humans. So, God's solution is Jesus Christ. Jesus is 100% God, so he is able to pay the price of death. Jesus is 100% human, so he his payment applies to our account. Before Jesus came in flesh, God worked through his people, giving hints of the solution to come and calling them to put their trust in him and his ways rather than in themselves. Since the coming of Jesus and his life, death, and resurrection, God has been working through his people, the church, to spread the truth about the good news of the kingdom and to expand the kingdom by graciously calling humans to himself and by graciously maturing us to be more like Jesus.
How does Satan view this? Before the resurrection of Jesus, Satan probably thought he was making good progress. When Jesus gave his life on the cross, Satan was probably doing the dance of joy. On that fateful Sunday morning when the stone rolled away and Jesus emerged alive and glorified, Satan realized he had lost the war. He still fights against the work of God, but he now fights as someone with nothing to lose. He is a very dangerous enemy.
Psalm and Prayer
Psalm 52:1-7
1Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man?
The steadfast love of God endures all the day.
2Your tongue plots destruction,
like a sharp razor, you worker of deceit.
3You love evil more than good,
and lying more than speaking what is right. Selah
4You love all words that devour,
O deceitful tongue.
5But God will break you down forever;
he will snatch and tear you from your tent;
he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
6The righteous shall see and fear,
and shall laugh at him, saying,
7"See the man who would not make
God his refuge,
but trusted in the abundance of his riches
and sought refuge in his own destruction!"
Tuesday Prayer
Thanks to Laura S for being our worship leader
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SERMON NOTES—Some Key Principles for Fathering
Pastor Charlie
Father’s Day, June 19,2005
“The Lord does not look at the things man looks at.
Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart”
1 Samuel 16:7 (NIV).
Make God’s #1 Priority For Your Children Your #1 Priority For Them. Matthew 22: 34-40; John 15:9-11
Love And Respect Your Children For How God Created Them And Not For How You Wish God Created Them. Ephesians 6:4; Proverbs 22:6; Hebrews 5:14
Help Them Develop A Life Of Worship John 4:23; Matthew 4:10; 2 Chronicles 16:9; Galatians 2:20
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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
Collegial teaching time led by collegians
TUESDAYS
SPIRITUAL DISCUSSION SMALL GROUP @ 7:15-9:00 pm— TFB College Room
Hangout and conversation, guided by a teacher-facilitator; often resembles Mr. Toad’s wild ride, but with bibles.
Currently: Writing a screenplay for the Story of God media project
FRIDAY or SATURDAY
GATHERING AT G's (contact Pastor G for details)
Hang out, talk, bring your friends.
Friday, June 24 @ 7 pm=============================
Friday, July 1 @ 7:30 pm
UPCOMING EVENTS—Next: EAT! Independence Day BBQ: July 3
EAT! Independence Day BBQ: July 3, at the Prib abode
College Briefing: September 2-5—Forest Home: cost $155
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