SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2026
HEY BROTHER: IF THE SKY COMES FALLING DOWN FOR YOU,
THERE'S NOTHING IN THIS WORLD I WOULDN'T DO
~ SERVICE ORDER ~
HEY BROTHER
WHAT I WOULDN'T DO
MESSAGE
ALWAYS
ROOFTOPS
HAPPY DAY
~ QUICK UPDATES ~
WAGON-LOAD OF FOOD
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DONATIONS RECEIVED
* The week of August 23, 2026 - $5,112.56
* The week of August 30, 2026 - $1,865.96
(Church in the Park week)
* 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.
THANKS for filling Wagon-Loads of Food this August in support of Loaves & Fishes. Your donations matter!
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.
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 August 23, 2026 - $5,112.56
* The week of August 30, 2026 - $1,865.96
(Church in the Park week)
* 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.
~ FROM THE MESSAGE ~
Look here, you rich people: Weep and groan with anguish because of all the terrible troubles ahead of you. Your wealth is rotting away, and your fine clothes are moth-eaten rags. Your gold and silver are corroded. The very wealth you were counting on will eat away your flesh like fire. This corroded treasure you have hoarded will testify against you on the day of judgment. For listen! Hear the cries of the field workers whom you have cheated of their pay. The cries of those who harvest your fields have reached the ears of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. You have spent your years on earth in luxury, satisfying your every desire. You have fattened yourselves for the day of slaughter. You have condemned and killed innocent people, who do not resist you.
Dear brothers and sisters, be patient as you wait for the Lord’s return. Consider the farmers who patiently wait for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They eagerly look for the valuable harvest to ripen. You, too, must be patient. Take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near. Don’t grumble about each other, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. For look—the Judge is standing at the door! For examples of patience in suffering, dear brothers and sisters, look at the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. We give great honor to those who endure under suffering. For instance, you know about Job, a man of great endurance. You can see how the Lord was kind to him at the end, for the Lord is full of tenderness and mercy. But most of all, my brothers and sisters, never take an oath, by heaven or earth or anything else. Just say a simple yes or no, so that you will not sin and be condemned.
Are any of you suffering hardships? You should pray. Are any of you happy? You should sing praises. Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord. Such a prayer offered in faith will heal the sick, and the Lord will make you well. And if you have committed any sins, you will be forgiven. Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. Elijah was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for three and a half years! Then, when he prayed again, the sky sent down rain and the earth began to yield its crops. My dear brothers and sisters, if someone among you wanders away from the truth and is brought back, you can be sure that whoever brings the sinner back from wandering will save that person from death and bring about the forgiveness of many sins.
(James 5:1-20)
Dear brothers and sisters, be patient as you wait for the Lord’s return. Consider the farmers who patiently wait for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They eagerly look for the valuable harvest to ripen. You, too, must be patient. Take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near. Don’t grumble about each other, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. For look—the Judge is standing at the door! For examples of patience in suffering, dear brothers and sisters, look at the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. We give great honor to those who endure under suffering. For instance, you know about Job, a man of great endurance. You can see how the Lord was kind to him at the end, for the Lord is full of tenderness and mercy. But most of all, my brothers and sisters, never take an oath, by heaven or earth or anything else. Just say a simple yes or no, so that you will not sin and be condemned.
Are any of you suffering hardships? You should pray. Are any of you happy? You should sing praises. Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord. Such a prayer offered in faith will heal the sick, and the Lord will make you well. And if you have committed any sins, you will be forgiven. Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. Elijah was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for three and a half years! Then, when he prayed again, the sky sent down rain and the earth began to yield its crops. My dear brothers and sisters, if someone among you wanders away from the truth and is brought back, you can be sure that whoever brings the sinner back from wandering will save that person from death and bring about the forgiveness of many sins.
(James 5:1-20)
~ COFFEE QUESTIONS ~
1. Sometimes Canadians answer questions with “Yeah, no.” Have you ever heard anyone say that? Or do you sometimes say that?
2. In this fifth chapter of James, he wrote about people enduring suffering like Job and Elijah. What kinds of suffering have you endured in your life? What has that suffering taught you?
3. James pretty much said “Let your yes be yes, and your no be no.”, and Russ talked about the idea of Don’t write cheques your butt can’t cash. When you say yes to something that’s asked of you, do you come through with doing it?
4. Russ talked about the Irish goodbye. Have you ever done an Irish goodbye?
5. If you’ve gotten this far in the Coffee Questions for this message, how about sending an email to Russ (russ@themeetingplace.org) to say “I got this far in the Coffee Questions!”?
6. The one point we zeroed-in on from this last part of James’ letter is: If the sky comes falling down for them, you DO the things you DO for love for them. Who comes to your mind that you might be able to help this week?
7. What stood out to you the most from this last part of James’ letter?
8. What main point from this series has stuck with you?
2. In this fifth chapter of James, he wrote about people enduring suffering like Job and Elijah. What kinds of suffering have you endured in your life? What has that suffering taught you?
3. James pretty much said “Let your yes be yes, and your no be no.”, and Russ talked about the idea of Don’t write cheques your butt can’t cash. When you say yes to something that’s asked of you, do you come through with doing it?
4. Russ talked about the Irish goodbye. Have you ever done an Irish goodbye?
5. If you’ve gotten this far in the Coffee Questions for this message, how about sending an email to Russ (russ@themeetingplace.org) to say “I got this far in the Coffee Questions!”?
6. The one point we zeroed-in on from this last part of James’ letter is: If the sky comes falling down for them, you DO the things you DO for love for them. Who comes to your mind that you might be able to help this week?
7. What stood out to you the most from this last part of James’ letter?
8. What main point from this series has stuck with you?