THE GREAT TMP CHILI CHALLENGE (& POTLUCK)
The Great TMP Chili Challenge (& Potluck) is TODAY! Come on over to Beban Social Centre (2300 Bowen Rd.) at noon--we'll eat at 12:15. Everyone is welcome. See you there!

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.

WOMEN'S BIBLE STUDY
Join us on Monday mornings at 10am in north Nanaimo as we learn about the last book of the Bible, Revelation. We're reading and discussing "The Book of Revelation Made Clear" by Douglas Connelly. Email admin@themeetingplace.org for more info.

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. 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 April 7, 2024 - $7,779.39
* The week of April 14, 2024 - $6,049.42
* 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.

Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be. Your eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is filled with light. But when your eye is unhealthy, your whole body is filled with darkness. And if the light you think you have is actually darkness, how deep that darkness is! No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money. - Matthew 6:19-24 (NLT)
 
Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life. - 1 Timothy 6:17-19 (NIV)
 
But when you give to the needy, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. - Matthew 6:3-4 (NIV)
 
But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. - Matthew 6:6 (NIV)
 
My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. - John 15:12-15 (NIV)

Here are some questions to help you process this message and apply it to your life:  

1. Have you ever had an investment turn out poorly? What happened?

2. Jesus talked about storing up treasures in heaven. What do you think about that?

3. Russ said, “Where you spend your time ends up being what you treasure, and what you treasure is likely where you’ll spend your time.” What do you think about this statement?

4. If you had to answer honestly, what would you say is your one ultimate priority in your life?

5. What are some ways you could give away some of your time? How about your talent? Your treasure?

6. Russ told a story of how a guy named Bill invested in him, and how Russ invested in a guy named Jon, and how Jon ended up being a pastor to Bill. Who is someone that invested in you? What did they do, and how did that impact you?