eNews 121805
Know the story…Be the people…Expand the Kingdom
05-06 Priorities: Inreach...Outreach...Worship
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IN THE eNEWS THIS WEEK
REGULAR HAPPENINGS
UPCOMING EVENTS—Next: Christmas Soiree—December 21, 6:30 pm
TUESDAY GATHERING—Revelation 13:11-14:5
SUNDAY COLLEGIUM—Prayer Walk
SERMON NOTES—Experiencing the Joy of Christmas
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Yahoo! Group: TFB Collegium
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
Sort of like idea potluck, but with a theme
Currently: Worship
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: Christmas Soiree—December 21, 6:30 pm
December 25—COMBINED SERVICE, 10 AM, no Collegium
Last Tuesday: All-Nighter—December 27, 7:00 pm to the crack of dawn
January 1—COMBINED SERVICE, 10 AM, no Collegium
The Church has left the building—January 22, 2005, 11 a.m.
We’ll be doing a prayer walk in our immediate neighborhood
Worship Experience—January
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TUESDAY GATHERING—Revelation 13:11-14:5
Rumination on Revelation 13:11-14:5
choose
God
fake god
one or the other
worship
follow
be marked
outside
inside
deep differences
worship the beast
worship the Lamb
choose
Posted on tangentrider's xanga and myspace
Prep for January 3. Read Revelation 14:6-18:24.
Discussion info is online at http://ministryhandbook.wikispaces.com/revelationstudy
COMING (hopefully in mid-January???): “non-Christian” Beliefs—What do they say about themselves and how does it compare with biblical Christianity?
If you’d like to investigate ahead of time, check out the links on tangentrider’s del.icio.us:
http://del.icio.us/tangentrider/beliefs
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SUNDAY COLLEGIUM—Prayer Walk
Join us January 22, 2006 at 11 am. Meet in the TFB patio.
Next Collegium is January 8.
Join the discussion at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tfbcollegium/
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SERMON NOTES—Experiencing the Joy of Christmas
Luke 2:8-20
Pastor Charlie
December 18, 2005
“Always be joyful”
I Thessalonians 5:16, NLT
WHAT KEEPS US FROM SEEKING JOY
The Bad That Should Not Happen
The Good That Does Not Happen
CHOICES THAT BRING JOY TO LIFE
Choosing To Hear The Good News. Luke 2:10; Romans 1:16; James 1:2-3; Hebrews 10:34
Choosing To Do What God Says. Luke 2:15; Psalm 19:8; Psalm 97:11; John 16:24
Choosing To Share What God Does. Luke 2:17; (Psalm 107:22; Luke 15:7; Philippians 4:4
