SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2025
DIFFERENT - THE NEW NORMAL
~ SERVICE ORDER ~
ORDINARY WORLD
WHEN I LOOK AT THE WORLD
MESSAGE
BECAUSE OF CHRIST
GOD I LOOK TO YOU
CHRIST OUR HOPE IN LIFE AND DEATH
OPEN THE EYES OF MY HEART
~ QUICK UPDATES ~
BLANKET NANAIMO
During the month of November we're collecting sleeping bags, tarps, emergency blankets, and items such as gloves, socks, toques--things to help people living on the street stay warm during cold weather. Please no comforters or afghan-style blankets (they take a long time to dry and end up being abandoned.) You can bring donations to the Galaxy lobby on Sunday mornings or drop them off during the week at 5665 Dustin Place in Nanaimo. Simply leave them on the front porch, no need to knock. Thanks in advance for your generosity, TMP!
TUESDAY MEN'S GROUP
Come hang out with us for an hour every Tuesday morning from 7-8am 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 BIBLE STUDY
We'll be looking at some of the parables (stories Jesus told) in the Bible. This study is great for new Bible readers as well as those very familiar with it. We'll learn a lot about Jesus through his parables, and get to know each other better, too. Please bring: a Bible & a copy of "Parables: The Mysteries of God's Kingdom Revealed Through the Stories Jesus Told" by John MacArthur. It costs $25 and is available on Amazon. Worksheets will be provided.
TWO opportunities! Monday evenings, 6:30 to 8:30pm and Wednesday mornings, 10:00am to noon. Questions? Email otterfox4@hotmail.com
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 usually 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 October 19, 2025 - $7,909.76
* The week of October 26, 2025 - $4,740.80
* Required weekly giving to meet budget - $6,400
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.
During the month of November we're collecting sleeping bags, tarps, emergency blankets, and items such as gloves, socks, toques--things to help people living on the street stay warm during cold weather. Please no comforters or afghan-style blankets (they take a long time to dry and end up being abandoned.) You can bring donations to the Galaxy lobby on Sunday mornings or drop them off during the week at 5665 Dustin Place in Nanaimo. Simply leave them on the front porch, no need to knock. Thanks in advance for your generosity, TMP!
TUESDAY MEN'S GROUP
Come hang out with us for an hour every Tuesday morning from 7-8am 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 BIBLE STUDY
We'll be looking at some of the parables (stories Jesus told) in the Bible. This study is great for new Bible readers as well as those very familiar with it. We'll learn a lot about Jesus through his parables, and get to know each other better, too. Please bring: a Bible & a copy of "Parables: The Mysteries of God's Kingdom Revealed Through the Stories Jesus Told" by John MacArthur. It costs $25 and is available on Amazon. Worksheets will be provided.
TWO opportunities! Monday evenings, 6:30 to 8:30pm and Wednesday mornings, 10:00am to noon. Questions? Email otterfox4@hotmail.com
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 usually 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 October 19, 2025 - $7,909.76
* The week of October 26, 2025 - $4,740.80
* Required weekly giving to meet budget - $6,400
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 ~
...be holy in all that you do, just as God who called you is holy. The scripture says, “Be holy because I am holy.” - 1 Peter 1:16
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God - this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world…- Romans 12:1-2
So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life - your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life - and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. - Romans 12:1-2 MSG
..people make fun of me. I am the favorite topic of town gossip and all of the drunks sing about me. - Psalm 69:11-12
Fearing people is a dangerous trap, but trusting the Lord means safety. - Proverbs 29:25
Of course, your former friends are surprised when you no longer plunge into the flood of wild and destructive things they do. So they slander you. - 1 Peter 4:4
"God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are my followers. Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven." - Matthew 5:11-12
“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it." - Matthew 7:13-14
Walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble. - Proverbs 13:2
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. - Philippians 4:8
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God - this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world…- Romans 12:1-2
So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life - your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life - and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. - Romans 12:1-2 MSG
..people make fun of me. I am the favorite topic of town gossip and all of the drunks sing about me. - Psalm 69:11-12
Fearing people is a dangerous trap, but trusting the Lord means safety. - Proverbs 29:25
Of course, your former friends are surprised when you no longer plunge into the flood of wild and destructive things they do. So they slander you. - 1 Peter 4:4
"God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are my followers. Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven." - Matthew 5:11-12
“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it." - Matthew 7:13-14
Walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble. - Proverbs 13:2
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. - Philippians 4:8
~ COFFEE QUESTIONS ~
1. Share something quirky about yourself that makes you different from most people (you put ketchup on everything, you don’t like coffee, etc.)
2. In the movie clip from Wonder we heard Auggie’s sister say, “You can’t blend in when you were born to stand out.” When in your life have you felt pressure to “blend in”? How easy or hard was it to stay true to who you are, or who God made you to be?
3. Proverbs 29:25 says, “Fearing people is a dangerous trap, but trusting the Lord means safety.” What are some of the “traps” people fall into today when it comes to trying to please others in order to fit in? How can trusting God free us from those traps?
4. We talked about how crabs pull each other down when one tries to climb out.
Have you ever experienced “crabs in a bucket” moments — when others tried to pull you down because you were trying to make a change or live differently? How did you respond?
5. Romans 12:2 says, “Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking.” What are some ways followers of Jesus can stand out in a positive way in today’s culture? What’s one area in your own life where God might be calling you to live differently?
6. Read Philippians 4:8. Garry talked about how where you look–where you focus--is where you’ll end up going even if it’s not where you want to go. What are you currently “fixing your attention on”? What would it look like this week to refocus your attention on God and let Him shape how you think and live?
2. In the movie clip from Wonder we heard Auggie’s sister say, “You can’t blend in when you were born to stand out.” When in your life have you felt pressure to “blend in”? How easy or hard was it to stay true to who you are, or who God made you to be?
3. Proverbs 29:25 says, “Fearing people is a dangerous trap, but trusting the Lord means safety.” What are some of the “traps” people fall into today when it comes to trying to please others in order to fit in? How can trusting God free us from those traps?
4. We talked about how crabs pull each other down when one tries to climb out.
Have you ever experienced “crabs in a bucket” moments — when others tried to pull you down because you were trying to make a change or live differently? How did you respond?
5. Romans 12:2 says, “Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking.” What are some ways followers of Jesus can stand out in a positive way in today’s culture? What’s one area in your own life where God might be calling you to live differently?
6. Read Philippians 4:8. Garry talked about how where you look–where you focus--is where you’ll end up going even if it’s not where you want to go. What are you currently “fixing your attention on”? What would it look like this week to refocus your attention on God and let Him shape how you think and live?