ROUTE 55 LUNCH AT LANTZVILLE PUB
Route 55 (TMP's 50+ social group) is meeting at the historic Lantzville Pub for lunch on Sunday, February 15th at noon. RSVP online here or at the info table by February 12th so we can make a reservation.

SEND A KID TO CAMP
You can help make a difference in a kid's life by sending a kid to camp. Maybe you know a family or single parent in your neighbourhood or community with a child who would benefit from going to Camp Qwanoes, but they aren't able to send them. Fill out the simple application with a few details and we’ll take care of the rest. Please let us know ASAP as the camps are already beginning to fill up!

COLDEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR
The Coldest Night of the Year is Saturday, February 28th. This 2 kilometre walk benefits the Island Crisis Care Society in support of the vulnerable and homeless in our community. You're invited to join the TMP Trekkers or sponsor the team financially HERE.

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're doing a 24 week group video study on the Bible's book of Hebrews with the theme "Jesus is better". There are two options:
Wednesdays,10:00am at a home in the Rutherford area. We watch the videos together and have discussion and coffee. (Meets weekly.) -OR-
every other Thursday, 5:30pm at the McDonalds on Rutherford Rd. near Nanaimo North Town Centre. You watch the videos at home and we meet in person for discussion and coffee.  (Meets every other week.) 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?
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DONATIONS RECEIVED
* The week of January 25, 2025 - $6,552.25
* The week of February 1, 2025 - $5,075.11
* 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.

Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. - Ephesians 5:21

Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. - Ephesians 5:22

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. - Philippians 2:3-4

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her… Ephesians 5:25

Husbands, go all out in your love for your wives, exactly as Christ did for the church—a love marked by giving, not getting. Christ’s love makes the church whole. His words evoke her beauty. Everything he does and says is designed to bring the best out of her, dressing her in dazzling white silk, radiant with holiness. And that is how husbands ought to love their wives. They’re really doing themselves a favor—since they’re already “one” in marriage.
No one abuses his own body, does he? No, he feeds and pampers it. That’s how Christ treats us, the church, since we are part of his body. And this is why a man leaves father and mother and cherishes his wife. No longer two, they become “one flesh.” This is a huge mystery, and I don’t pretend to understand it all. What is clearest to me is the way Christ treats the church. And this provides a good picture of how each husband is to treat his wife, loving himself in loving her, and how each wife is to honor her husband. - Ephesians 5:25-33

1. If you had a warning label like a product, what would it say? (“Caution: leaves shoes everywhere”, “May become hangry”, “Requires coffee before conversation”, etc.)

2. Garry talked about how disappointment often comes from unmet expectations. How have expectations (spoken or unspoken) impacted your relationships?

3. Read Ephesians 5:21. We are called to “submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.” What do you think mutual submission looks like in everyday life–not just in marriage, but in friendships, family, and other relationships?

4. Read Philippians 2:3–4. Those words challenge us to value others above ourselves. What is one practical way you could put your spouse’s (or another important person in your life) needs ahead of your own this week?

5. The message emphasized sacrificial love rather than self-serving love. Why is sacrificial love so difficult, and what can help us grow in it?

6. Marriage is meant to reflect the relationship between Jesus and the church. How does seeing marriage as a “living illustration of the gospel” change the way we approach commitment, forgiveness, and serving one another?

Think about a relationship that needs attention and take one step this week - initiate a conversation, offer forgiveness, express appreciation, or pray for that person daily.