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05-06 Priorities: Inreach...Outreach...Worship
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IN THE eNEWS THIS WEEK
REGULAR HAPPENINGS
UPCOMING EVENTS—Next: The Church has left the building—November 27, 2005, 11 a.m.
TUESDAY GATHERING—Revelation 8:6-9:21
SUNDAY COLLEGIUM—How do we worship?
SERMON NOTES—God’s Extreme Makeover – Spiritual Edition—Part 2 – Four Phases God Uses
RESOURCES
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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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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
SUNDAY GATHERING @ 7:30 pm—place varies
Contact MattC for details
TUESDAYS
TUESDAY GATHERING @ 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: Revelation
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UPCOMING EVENTS—Next: The Church has left the building—November 27, 2005, 11 a.m.
The Church has left the building—November 27, 2005, 11 a.m.
We’ll be doing a prayer walk in our immediate neighborhood (see map, courtesy Google Map Pedometer) so wear comfortable shoes and a prepped soul.
Christmas Soiree—December 21, 6:30 pm
Worship Experience—January
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TUESDAY GATHERING—Revelation 8:6-9:21
Worship Space
Study Space
Revelation 8:6-9:21
One-Minute Paper Questions
To Ponder
Why was John chosen to be the author of Revelation?
What does Jesus look like? How tall was he?
Why so much emphasis on 7?
Who are the 24 elders representing?
Why is it a woman who is evil?
Answered
What is the purpose of Revelation?
- According to Walt Russell’s excellent book, Playing With Fire, the purpose of Revelation is “to encourage and exhort us to overcome through continued faith and faithfulness in the difficult times by revealing God’s ultimate triumph over Satan in establishing Christ’s kingdom and the new heaven and new earth.”
What is the overall thing we should get from Revelation?
- God is in control.
- God is worthy of worship.
- God will bring justice.
- God’s people are always safe, even when life sucks.
- The planned end date is December 27. And, yes, that means we’ll be flying at top speed in the coming weeks.
- That’s an excellent question. Any thoughts?
Prep for November 27. Read Revelation 10:1-11:19.
If you want to ask questions, go deeper, or just post some thoughts go to http://lauraswritings.blogspot.com/2005/11/gathering-prep-trumpets-six-and-seven.html
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SUNDAY COLLEGIUM—The Vocabulary of Worship
What are the words and actions we use to express worship?
How can we improve our worship vocabulary?
The Collegium decided the first step in improving our vocabulary would be to take a look at where we are. To that end, we will be doing an analysis of the TFB first service on December 4.
Sunday, November 27, the Collegium hits the street for a prayer walk through our neighborhood. See details under Upcoming Events.
Read more on Laura’s Writings: http://lauraswritings.blogspot.com/2005/11/collegium-112005-vocabulary-of-worship.html
December 4: Making space for worship
How does a worship planner/curator go about making space for worship in a gathering?
Prep online: http://lauraswritings.blogspot.com/2005/11/collegium-120405-making-space-for.html
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SERMON NOTES—God’s Extreme Makeover – Spiritual Edition—Part 2 – Four Phases God Uses
Genesis 32:22-32
Pastor Charlie
November 20, 2005
Phase #1: A Crisis – Struggling With God Genesis 32:24, 25; Hosea 12:3
Phase #2: A Commitment – Meaning Business with God Genesis 32: 26; Galatians 6:9
Phase #3: A Confession – You Admitting That You Are the Problem Genesis 32:27
Jacob: ‘Supplanter,’ Manipulator, Deceiver, Schemer
Phase #4: A Conversion – Gaining a New Identity Genesis 32: 28; 2 Corinthians 5:17
Israel: Persevere With God
Personal Questions
- In what areas are you struggling with God?
- In what areas have you felt like giving up?
- What do you need to admit about yourself?
- Will you let Christ give you a new identity?
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RESOURCES
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Working Through a Passage
1. Grab a pen, a highlighter, a Bible, and a notepad
2. Prayerfully read the section twice, listening for God’s voice. After each reading, write down your thoughts.
3. Get a handle on the basics:
o Who are the main characters?
o What are the main issues?
o Where does this take place?
o When did/does/will this take place?
4. Look over the passage. Are there any historical, cultural, grammatical, or literary details that should be investigated? Using the Bible and tools (bible dictionaries, commentaries, study notes), investigate those details.
5. Look over the passage once again, ask the following questions, and then discuss the answers.
o Why does the author shape the message this particular way?
o How does he want the readers to respond?
6. Look over the passage once again and ask:
o What is God saying to us?
o How does God want us to respond?
Bible study helps can be found at
http://bible.crosswalk.com/
http://www.blueletterbible.org/
