SUNDAY, JULY 21, 2024
DOG DAYS OF SUMMER (3 THINGS I LEARNED ABOUT GOD FROM MY DOG): LEAVE IT
~ SERVICE ORDER ~
SAVE ME
LEAVE IT ALONE
MESSAGE
RUN TO THE FATHER
BREAKTHROUGH
AMAZING GRACE (MY CHAINS ARE GONE)
HIS MERCY IS MORE
~ QUICK UPDATES ~
ROUTE 55 DINNER @ DINGHY DOCK
We're getting together for dinner this Wednesday, July 24th at the Dinghy Dock Floating Pub! We'll take the 5pm foot-passenger ferry from downtown Nanaimo over to Protection Island for good food, great conversations, and terrific views. Click HERE for lots more info. The ferry runs once per hour and is $7 cash only per person each way. You can let us know you're coming by registering HERE or by signing up at the info table on Sunday. (We'd love to know who to watch for.) Looking forward to it!
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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.
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.
HELP WANTED
If you're not scared off by early Sunday mornings, and you'd like to get your steps in for the day, our Setup Team can use your help as we turn the theatre into a church. This behind-the-scenes team is a critically important one. If you'd like more details, check at the info table or email us at admin@themeetingplace.org. It's summertime, and Kidz Place could use your help! Hang out with kids (play games, do crafts, listen to stories and share snacks) a couple Sundays this summer. Email sylvia@themeetingplace.org. If you've been around TMP for a while, you know we love a reason to party! Whether it's a BBQ, a Valentine's dessert & games afternoon or a chili contest, bringing people together to connect, laugh, and eat together is something we really enjoy. We're looking for more people to join our Events Team. If you're someone who enjoys planning parties and organizing events, stop by the info table in the lobby or email admin@themeetingplace.org
DONATIONS RECEIVED
* The week of July 7, 2024 - $9,293.30
* The week of July 14, 2024 - $4,566.77
* Required weekly giving to meet budget - $6,903
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.
We're getting together for dinner this Wednesday, July 24th at the Dinghy Dock Floating Pub! We'll take the 5pm foot-passenger ferry from downtown Nanaimo over to Protection Island for good food, great conversations, and terrific views. Click HERE for lots more info. The ferry runs once per hour and is $7 cash only per person each way. You can let us know you're coming by registering HERE or by signing up at the info table on Sunday. (We'd love to know who to watch for.) Looking forward to it!
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.
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.
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.
HELP WANTED
If you're not scared off by early Sunday mornings, and you'd like to get your steps in for the day, our Setup Team can use your help as we turn the theatre into a church. This behind-the-scenes team is a critically important one. If you'd like more details, check at the info table or email us at admin@themeetingplace.org. It's summertime, and Kidz Place could use your help! Hang out with kids (play games, do crafts, listen to stories and share snacks) a couple Sundays this summer. Email sylvia@themeetingplace.org. If you've been around TMP for a while, you know we love a reason to party! Whether it's a BBQ, a Valentine's dessert & games afternoon or a chili contest, bringing people together to connect, laugh, and eat together is something we really enjoy. We're looking for more people to join our Events Team. If you're someone who enjoys planning parties and organizing events, stop by the info table in the lobby or email admin@themeetingplace.org
DONATIONS RECEIVED
* The week of July 7, 2024 - $9,293.30
* The week of July 14, 2024 - $4,566.77
* Required weekly giving to meet budget - $6,903
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 ~
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats their foolishness. - Proverbs 26:11 (NLT)
The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure. - 1 Corinthians 10:13 (NLT)
With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. - James 3:9-10 (NIV)
The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure. - 1 Corinthians 10:13 (NLT)
With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. - James 3:9-10 (NIV)
~ COFFEE QUESTIONS ~
1. What are some things in your life that maybe God is telling you: “leave it”?
2. Out of all those things that you feel like God is telling you to “leave”, which one are you going to do something about? Since you know you “ought to” leave it, which one will you “fight” to leave?
3. Remember this Bible verse from the message: The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure. - 1 Corinthians 10:13 (NLT)
Maybe the “way out” that God provides for you is to “leave it” or even run (“Run, Forrest, run!”) from those temptations. From your past, what are some ways out of temptation that God provided for you? (Or, in the past, how did you “leave” or “run” from temptations?)
4. In the message we looked at the “hand” illustration and how memorizing some Bible verses can be helpful because they might come to mind (or God might bring them to mind) when you’re in a tempting situation. What’s a Bible verse that you could memorize? [How about: Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. James 3:9-10 (NIV)]
5. We already talked about this, but seriously: That thing you keep going back to–what if this week you decided to “leave it”? You know you ought to, so what if you fought to?
2. Out of all those things that you feel like God is telling you to “leave”, which one are you going to do something about? Since you know you “ought to” leave it, which one will you “fight” to leave?
3. Remember this Bible verse from the message: The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure. - 1 Corinthians 10:13 (NLT)
Maybe the “way out” that God provides for you is to “leave it” or even run (“Run, Forrest, run!”) from those temptations. From your past, what are some ways out of temptation that God provided for you? (Or, in the past, how did you “leave” or “run” from temptations?)
4. In the message we looked at the “hand” illustration and how memorizing some Bible verses can be helpful because they might come to mind (or God might bring them to mind) when you’re in a tempting situation. What’s a Bible verse that you could memorize? [How about: Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. James 3:9-10 (NIV)]
5. We already talked about this, but seriously: That thing you keep going back to–what if this week you decided to “leave it”? You know you ought to, so what if you fought to?