IT'S AGM TIME!
That's right, TMP's Annual General Meeting is right around the corner on Sunday, October 25th, 1pm at Oliver Woods Community Centre. Get all the details right here, and we'll see you there!

ROUTE 55 POTLUCK DINNER
Route 55 (TMP's 50+ social group) is getting together for a potluck at Sylvia C's home in the Westwood Lake area on Friday, November 6 at 5:30pm. RSVP, let us know what you're bringing to share, and we'll make sure you get the address. RSVP here or at the info table.

WOMEN'S BIBLE STUDY
We get together on Wednesday mornings in North Nanaimo from 10am to noon. We'd love to have you join us, fill out the contact form here for more information including the current location.

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.

THE CITY YOUTH
TMP's The City Youth (Grades 6 through 12) meets weekly on Thursday nights from 6:30-9:00pm at The Underground. Click here for more information to pass along to the youth in your life; including the current schedule, registration form, and other details.  

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DONATIONS RECEIVED
* The week of September 27, 2026 - $4,909.96
* The week of October 4, 2026 - $5,603.76
* 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 help people take their next step towards Jesus.

“Your name is Jacob, but you will not be called Jacob any longer. From now on your name will be Israel.” So God renamed him Israel. And God said to him, "I am God Almighty; be fruitful and increase in number. A nation and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will be among your descendants." - Genesis 35:10-11

"Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’), and upon this rock I will build my church” - Matthew 16:18

Then you will have a new name, which the Lord himself will give you. - Isaiah 62:2

If anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! - 2 Corinthians 5:17

1. What is a nickname or label you had growing up—or one someone gave you—that stuck with you? (It could be funny, positive, embarrassing, or completely ridiculous)

2. “That’s just who I am.” We often use that phrase to describe things about ourselves that we struggle to change, but sometimes we use it as an excuse not to change. What is the difference between recognizing a genuine weakness or tendency in ourselves and using it as an excuse to avoid change?

3. In the message we heard the difference between saying “I struggle with anger” and “I’m an angry person,” or “I’ve failed” and “I’m a failure.” Why do you think the words we use to describe ourselves can have such a powerful effect on how we live?

4. Jacob was known as a deceiver, and Peter was impulsive and eventually denied Jesus - yet God gave both of them a new name (Jacob to Israel and Simon to Peter). What does their story tell us about how God sees us compared with how we may see ourselves? 

5. Read 2 Corinthians 5:15. What do you think it means to be a “new creation”? How is that different from simply trying harder to become a better version of yourself?

6. We were given three practical steps to help us experience real, lasting change: 

1. Name It
2. Replace It
3. Believe It. 

Which of those three is hardest for you, and what might it look like to put that step (or all three) into practice this week?