SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 2025
YOU'RE NOT THE BOSS OF ME: MORE? oR LESS?
~ SERVICE ORDER ~
PRICE TAG
IF I HAD $1,000,000
MESSAGE (AND COMMUNION)
ENOUGH
MOUNTAIN
SING WHEREVER I GO
YOUR GRACE IS ENOUGH
~ QUICK UPDATES ~
BAPTISMS & TMP HANGOUT NEXT WEEK
Sunday, July 6 at Pipers Lagoon @ 12:00pm, bring a lunch and join us as we celebrate some baptisms and a time to hang out together. Baptism is a powerful symbol and confirmation of stepping out of an old life and into a new God-centered way of living. Thinking about taking your own step of faith? Drop us an email at admin@themeetingplace.org
TUESDAY MEN'S GROUP
Come hang out with us for an hour every Tuesday morning from 7-8am. Right now we're meeting on Zoom. Email men@themeetingplace.org to get the link. Can’t make it every week? That’s ok, join us when you can.
WOMEN'S COFFEE & CONNECTION
For May until the end of August, we're turning our Women's Bible Study into Women's Coffee & Connection. Drop in to McDonald's at 1835 Bowen Road in Nanaimo at 10:00 am on Wednesdays for some conversation and encouragement! We'll be returning to our Wednesday Bible study in September.
TMP CARE TEAM
When you, or someone you know are in need of practical, spiritual, or emotional help, please reach out to the TMP Care Team by emailing support@themeetingplace.org or by filling out the form online.
SUFFER FROM FOMO?
Do you have a Fear Of Missing Out on what's going on at TMP? Join our email update list--it's only one email per week, max, and it'll help keep you "in the know" around here. Sign up here.
DONATIONS RECEIVED
* The week of June 15, 2025 - $5,622.75
* The week of June 22, 2025 - N/A
* Required weekly giving to meet budget - $6,379
Our Vision: to be people who are all about unleashing God's extravagant love on this city and around the world.
Our Mission is simple: to equip people to love God and love others - everyday, everywhere.
Sunday, July 6 at Pipers Lagoon @ 12:00pm, bring a lunch and join us as we celebrate some baptisms and a time to hang out together. Baptism is a powerful symbol and confirmation of stepping out of an old life and into a new God-centered way of living. Thinking about taking your own step of faith? Drop us an email at admin@themeetingplace.org
TUESDAY MEN'S GROUP
Come hang out with us for an hour every Tuesday morning from 7-8am. Right now we're meeting on Zoom. Email men@themeetingplace.org to get the link. Can’t make it every week? That’s ok, join us when you can.
WOMEN'S COFFEE & CONNECTION
For May until the end of August, we're turning our Women's Bible Study into Women's Coffee & Connection. Drop in to McDonald's at 1835 Bowen Road in Nanaimo at 10:00 am on Wednesdays for some conversation and encouragement! We'll be returning to our Wednesday Bible study in September.
TMP CARE TEAM
When you, or someone you know are in need of practical, spiritual, or emotional help, please reach out to the TMP Care Team by emailing support@themeetingplace.org or by filling out the form online.
SUFFER FROM FOMO?
Do you have a Fear Of Missing Out on what's going on at TMP? Join our email update list--it's only one email per week, max, and it'll help keep you "in the know" around here. Sign up here.
DONATIONS RECEIVED
* The week of June 15, 2025 - $5,622.75
* The week of June 22, 2025 - N/A
* Required weekly giving to meet budget - $6,379
Our Vision: to be people who are all about unleashing God's extravagant love on this city and around the world.
Our Mission is simple: to equip people to love God and love others - everyday, everywhere.
~ FROM THE MESSAGE ~
Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. - Proverbs 4:23
Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents. Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.” - Mark 12:41-44
She went away and did as Elijah had told her. So there was food every day for Elijah and for the woman and her family. - 1 Kings 17:15
"Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?" - Matthew 6:26
On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with your income… - 1 Corinthians 16:2
You can be sure that God will take care of everything you need, his generosity exceeding even yours in the glory that pours from Jesus. - Philippians 4:19
***COMMUNION***
For I pass on to you what I received from the Lord himself. On the night when he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and said, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, he took the cup of wine after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant between God and his people—an agreement confirmed with my blood. Do this in remembrance of me as often as you drink it.” For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are announcing the Lord’s death until he comes again. - 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents. Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.” - Mark 12:41-44
She went away and did as Elijah had told her. So there was food every day for Elijah and for the woman and her family. - 1 Kings 17:15
"Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?" - Matthew 6:26
On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with your income… - 1 Corinthians 16:2
You can be sure that God will take care of everything you need, his generosity exceeding even yours in the glory that pours from Jesus. - Philippians 4:19
***COMMUNION***
For I pass on to you what I received from the Lord himself. On the night when he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and said, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, he took the cup of wine after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant between God and his people—an agreement confirmed with my blood. Do this in remembrance of me as often as you drink it.” For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are announcing the Lord’s death until he comes again. - 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
~ COFFEE QUESTIONS ~
1. If you suddenly won $10 million in the "Spain International Lottery" (or some other real lottery), what’s the most ridiculous or over-the-top thing you'd spend money on first? (a gold plated bbq, rent a private tropical island for a couple of weeks, etc.)
2. In the message Garry illustrated how giving gets harder the more we have. Why do you think having more money often makes it harder to give, not easier?
3. Read Mark 12:41-44. Jesus says that this woman, even though she was poor, gave all she had. We heard how it was because of her belief and trust in God she was able to do that. How does trust in God connect to this kind of radical generosity?
4. Garry shared the story of his friend who gave when it didn’t seem logical. Have you ever felt prompted to give when it didn’t seem logical or easy? If so, what happened? What did you learn about yourself - or about God - in that experience?
5. Read 1 Corinthians 16:2. Paul explains how setting aside some of our money each week is a spiritual discipline, and how planned giving is the way to grow both our generosity and our relationship with and trust in God. What’s one way you could stretch your generosity this month?
2. In the message Garry illustrated how giving gets harder the more we have. Why do you think having more money often makes it harder to give, not easier?
3. Read Mark 12:41-44. Jesus says that this woman, even though she was poor, gave all she had. We heard how it was because of her belief and trust in God she was able to do that. How does trust in God connect to this kind of radical generosity?
4. Garry shared the story of his friend who gave when it didn’t seem logical. Have you ever felt prompted to give when it didn’t seem logical or easy? If so, what happened? What did you learn about yourself - or about God - in that experience?
5. Read 1 Corinthians 16:2. Paul explains how setting aside some of our money each week is a spiritual discipline, and how planned giving is the way to grow both our generosity and our relationship with and trust in God. What’s one way you could stretch your generosity this month?