BAPTISMS & TMP HANGOUT AT WESTWOOD LAKE
After the service on July 5th, bring a lunch and join us at noon at Westwood Lake as we celebrate some baptisms and a time to hang out together. Baptism is a powerful symbol and confirmation of stepping out of an old life and into a new God-centered way of living. Thinking about taking your own step of faith? Drop us an email at admin@themeetingplace.org We'll also be honouring Peter and Emily Bird and sending them off as they follow God to their next place of service!

CRAM THE PRAM
Thanks for helping to  "Cram the Pram" with supplies for the Crossroads Pregnancy Centre in Nanaimo to assist women and families in crisis, and for your donations of diapers, formula (unexpired), baby wipes. maternity and baby clothes (new & gently used), and unopened baby toiletries. Thanks 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.

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.

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DONATIONS RECEIVED
* The week of June 7, 2026 - $5,734.26
* The week of June 14, 2026 - n/a
* 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.

“Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh. Announce my judgment against it because I have seen how wicked its people are.” - Jonah 1:2

And the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land. - Jonah 2:10

Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time: “Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.” Jonah obeyed the word of the Lord and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very large city; it took three days to go through it. - Jonah 3:1-3

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. - Romans 6:23

Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord. - Romans 8:35, 38-39

Jonah obeyed the word of the Lord and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very large city; it took three days to go through it. Jonah began by going a day’s journey into the city, proclaiming, “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overthrown.” - Jonah 3:3-4

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. - 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth. When Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust. This is the proclamation he issued in Nineveh: “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Do not let people or animals, herds or flocks, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink. But let people and animals be covered with sackcloth. Let everyone call urgently on God. Let them give up their evil ways and their violence. Who knows? God may yet relent and with compassion turn from his fierce anger so that we will not perish.” When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented and did not bring on them the destruction he had threatened. - Jonah 3:5-10

1. What's the best second chance you've ever been given? (a job, driver’s test, getting a warning for speeding, etc) How did that second chance affect you?

2. Jonah 3 begins with "The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time." Why do you think that simple phrase is so encouraging? 

3. Garry described grace as "getting what we don't deserve" and mercy as "not getting what we do deserve." Which of those concepts is easier for you to accept? Which one is harder to believe applies to you, too?

4. Jonah's experience inside the fish prepared him and became part of his credibility when speaking to the people of Nineveh. How have difficult experiences, failures, or mistakes in your own life helped you better understand or encourage someone else?

5. The Ninevites responded with repentance - a change of heart that led to a change of direction. What's the difference between feeling sorry for something and genuinely repenting? Is there an area of your life where God may be inviting you to make an about-face?

6. Garry ended the message with this question: "What second chance is God offering you?" As you reflect on your life right now, is there an area where God may be inviting you to trust him, return to him, or take a step of obedience?

This week, ask God: "How can you use my story to help someone else?" Pay attention to opportunities to share a lesson you've learned, a way to encourage someone who's struggling, or to offer hope from an experience you've lived through.