SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2025
DIFFERENT: HOPE-FULL
~ SERVICE ORDER ~
CARRY YOU HOME
YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE
MESSAGE (AND COMMUNION)
HOPE OF THE NATIONS
RESURRECTION HOPE
LIVING HOPE
CHRIST OUR HOPE IN LIFE AND DEATH
~ 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 for your generosity, TMP!
CLASS 4
As Jesus followers, we've all got our own journey and history. How did you come to trust Jesus? In Class 4, we'll help you think through how to tell your story briefly and naturally to anyone who asks. This is not a public speaking class, it's more like sitting around a table chatting with friends. It's a low key, relaxed atmosphere, and there's no pressure. You'll enjoy hearing other people's stories, too. There's no charge, and lunch is included. It's happening next Sunday, December 7th at 12:30pm at The Underground. Sign up by Wednesday, December 3 right 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'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 November 16, 2025 - $8,487.37
* The week of November 23, 2025 - $7,787.61
* 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 for your generosity, TMP!
CLASS 4
As Jesus followers, we've all got our own journey and history. How did you come to trust Jesus? In Class 4, we'll help you think through how to tell your story briefly and naturally to anyone who asks. This is not a public speaking class, it's more like sitting around a table chatting with friends. It's a low key, relaxed atmosphere, and there's no pressure. You'll enjoy hearing other people's stories, too. There's no charge, and lunch is included. It's happening next Sunday, December 7th at 12:30pm at The Underground. Sign up by Wednesday, December 3 right 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'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 November 16, 2025 - $8,487.37
* The week of November 23, 2025 - $7,787.61
* 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 ~
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. - Romans 12:2
“My children, I will be with you only a little longer. You will look for me, and just as I told the Jews, so I tell you now: Where I am going, you cannot come.”
Simon Peter asked him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus replied, “Where I am going, you cannot follow now, but you will follow later.” Peter asked, “Lord, why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.” - John 13:33,36-37
“I’m going fishing.” The rest of them replied, “We’re going with you.” They went out and got in the boat. They caught nothing that night. When the sun came up, Jesus was standing on the beach, but they didn’t recognize him. Jesus spoke to them: “Good morning! Did you catch anything for breakfast?”
They answered, “No.” He said, “Throw the net off the right side of the boat and see what happens.” They did what he said. All of a sudden there were so many fish in it, they weren’t strong enough to pull it in. Then the disciple Jesus loved said to Peter, “It’s the Master!” When Simon Peter realized that it was the Master, he threw on some clothes, for he was stripped for work, and dove into the sea. The other disciples came in by boat for they weren’t far from land, a hundred yards or so, pulling along the net full of fish. When they got out of the boat, they saw a fire with fish and bread cooking on it.
Jesus then took the bread and gave it to them. He did the same with the fish. This was now the third time Jesus had shown himself alive to the disciples since being raised from the dead. - John 21:3-9
After breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” “Yes, Master, you know I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.” He then asked a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” “Yes, Master, you know I love you.” Jesus said, “Shepherd my sheep.” Then he said it a third time: “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was upset that he asked for the third time, “Do you love me?” so he answered, “Master, you know everything there is to know. You’ve got to know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my sheep." Then he said to him, “Follow me!” - John 21:15-17,19
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. - 1 Peter 1:3
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. - John 3:16-17
“My children, I will be with you only a little longer. You will look for me, and just as I told the Jews, so I tell you now: Where I am going, you cannot come.”
Simon Peter asked him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus replied, “Where I am going, you cannot follow now, but you will follow later.” Peter asked, “Lord, why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.” - John 13:33,36-37
“I’m going fishing.” The rest of them replied, “We’re going with you.” They went out and got in the boat. They caught nothing that night. When the sun came up, Jesus was standing on the beach, but they didn’t recognize him. Jesus spoke to them: “Good morning! Did you catch anything for breakfast?”
They answered, “No.” He said, “Throw the net off the right side of the boat and see what happens.” They did what he said. All of a sudden there were so many fish in it, they weren’t strong enough to pull it in. Then the disciple Jesus loved said to Peter, “It’s the Master!” When Simon Peter realized that it was the Master, he threw on some clothes, for he was stripped for work, and dove into the sea. The other disciples came in by boat for they weren’t far from land, a hundred yards or so, pulling along the net full of fish. When they got out of the boat, they saw a fire with fish and bread cooking on it.
Jesus then took the bread and gave it to them. He did the same with the fish. This was now the third time Jesus had shown himself alive to the disciples since being raised from the dead. - John 21:3-9
After breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” “Yes, Master, you know I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.” He then asked a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” “Yes, Master, you know I love you.” Jesus said, “Shepherd my sheep.” Then he said it a third time: “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was upset that he asked for the third time, “Do you love me?” so he answered, “Master, you know everything there is to know. You’ve got to know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my sheep." Then he said to him, “Follow me!” - John 21:15-17,19
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. - 1 Peter 1:3
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. - John 3:16-17
~ COFFEE QUESTIONS ~
1. What’s something you remember being absolutely convinced was going to go wrong, or turn out badly, but in the end, everything turned out fine? (family dinner, camping trip, a final exam, etc.)
2. Garry compared hope to a ladder in that just as we lean a ladder against something we trust will hold us up, we do the same with hope. In your day-to-day life, what are some things you tend to “lean your hope (ladder) against” – work, relationships, finances, abilities -- and how do you know when you’re placing your hope in the wrong things?
3. Share a time when something you were hoping for didn’t work out. In what ways did that experience shape the way you think about hope today?
4. “I’m going out to fish,” Simon Peter told them, and they said, “We’ll go with you.” So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. (John 21:3) Peter went back to fishing when life felt confusing and hopeless. Where do you tend to go (activities, habits, routines) when things in life get overwhelming?
5. “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” (1 Peter 1:3) What’s the difference between “hoping something turns out okay” and the kind of living hope we have because of Jesus’ resurrection?
6. If followers of Jesus are meant to live with a different kind of hope, what might that look like practically in your schedule, responses, words, relationships, or decisions this week?
2. Garry compared hope to a ladder in that just as we lean a ladder against something we trust will hold us up, we do the same with hope. In your day-to-day life, what are some things you tend to “lean your hope (ladder) against” – work, relationships, finances, abilities -- and how do you know when you’re placing your hope in the wrong things?
3. Share a time when something you were hoping for didn’t work out. In what ways did that experience shape the way you think about hope today?
4. “I’m going out to fish,” Simon Peter told them, and they said, “We’ll go with you.” So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. (John 21:3) Peter went back to fishing when life felt confusing and hopeless. Where do you tend to go (activities, habits, routines) when things in life get overwhelming?
5. “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” (1 Peter 1:3) What’s the difference between “hoping something turns out okay” and the kind of living hope we have because of Jesus’ resurrection?
6. If followers of Jesus are meant to live with a different kind of hope, what might that look like practically in your schedule, responses, words, relationships, or decisions this week?