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Gene's teaching is up! Check out the teaching blog. Any responses to Gene's teaching? Post a comment on the teaching post here.

What's Goin' On | June 26

Here's your weekly provision of the usual TILT website fare...
:. Weekly Resources here. This is an opportunity for us to read Scripture and pray together as a community. The Once-A-Day approach is more of a devotional for the day, while the Divine Offices are short readings and prayers throughout the day (say 2 minutes per time, 8x per day). Check them out! Let us know if you are using them and post any comments you might have about what God is speaking to you through the readings.

:. Community life and prayer here. Again, another way for us to connect through the week by praying for one another. Post anything we can pray for here, as well as any stories you might have!

:. Thank you to everyone who prayed for us yesterday as the leadership team met all day. It was a good day and brought us all together on the same page. Gene will speak to everyone on Sunday night about some of the things we prayed through and discussed!

:. The "prayer map" that Scott talked about on Sunday night will be up and running as soon as possible (in other words, after the paper due Wednesday is done!).

:. Are there any stories of God working in your life, in your community, at your workplace, at TILT that you would like to share? We would love to here from you. Email tilt.toronto@gmail.com and we can post it on the website.

Acts | A New Series

This Sunday we are beginning a series going through the book of Acts, which is the story of Christ's followers after the Resurrection. Gene will be preaching on Acts 1:1-12

In my first book I told you, Theophilus, about everything Jesus began to do and teach until the day he was taken up to heaven after giving his chosen apostles further instructions through the Holy Spirit. During the forty days after his crucifixion, he appeared to the apostles from time to time, and he proved to them in many ways that he was actually alive. And he talked to them about the Kingdom of God.

Once when he was eating with them, he commanded them, “Do not leave Jerusalem until the Father sends you the gift he promised, as I told you before. John baptized with water, but in just a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”

So when the apostles were with Jesus, they kept asking him, “Lord, has the time come for you to free Israel and restore our kingdom?”

He replied, “The Father alone has the authority to set those dates and times, and they are not for you to know. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

After saying this, he was taken up into a cloud while they were watching, and they could no longer see him. As they strained to see him rising into heaven, two white-robed men suddenly stood among them. “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why are you standing here staring into heaven? Jesus has been taken from you into heaven, but someday he will return from heaven in the same way you saw him go!”
Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, a distance of half a mile.

The Daily | Scripture & Memorization

Check out this quote from Dallas Willard in the Daily. As I've been reading the Psalms in the Divine Offices, it is so evident how the Psalmists always had the Word of the Lord before them, in their hearts and on their minds. We continue to affirm the incredible power of a life of prayer and Scripture, especially reading together as a community. There are a couple of us that do the Divine Offices, and some who do the Once-A-Day approach. If you are on a computer a lot, the Divine Offices Calendar literally makes it two clicks away to read a short section of Scripture and say a prayer. You can also print either out when the resources posting in Urban Monks every week.

A couple of us (well, Kate and I) have begun weekly Scripture memory and if anyone is interested in joining in, let us know!! We are starting with Colossians 3, about 4 verses a week.

All of these things are not ends in and of themselves. They are merely practices that train us in becoming more and more like Jesus - becoming his disciples. It is sometimes easy to forget that!

What's Goin' On | June 18

All the regular fixin's are up...
:. Laura's teaching is here.
:. Community resources are here.
:. We still want to hear from you!
:. Community Prayer posting as always on urban monks.

Partial Update | June 18

Goooooooooood morning, everybody! It's probably not morning by the time you are reading this, but nevertheless...a few announcements:

:. COMMUNITY PRAYER post is up for the week. Check it out. Add to it. Pray through the things on it.

:. We are still looking for people to join the community connections trip in August. More info here. If you are interested, leave a comment on that post or email tilt.toronto@gmail.com

:. IMPORTANT! TILT Leadership is meeting on June 25th for a day of prayer and evaluation/visioning/all that good stuff....we need to hear from you! More info and ability to give input here.

:. If you haven't seen them yet, baby shower pictures are here!!

TILT Leadership Meeting | Community Voice

As Greg mentioned tonight during announcements, the TILT leadership team is dedicating a day on June 25th to praying through and discussing anything and everything regarding the TILT community. We believe leadership exists within the community and does not stand over and above it. In other words, leadership does not dictate. SO, we would like to give anyone and everyone an opportunity to put "items" up for discussion for this day. They can be concerns about the community, a vision of where God wants it to go, encouragements about what TILT is doing well, ideas to integrate into our worship gathering, thoughts about becoming more of a "sent-out" community rather than inward-focused...anything! We would really appreciate your input on this. You can provide input in one of three ways:

• Post a comment by clicking "# COMMENTS" below;
• Post a comment by going here;
• Email tilt.toronto@gmail.com.
• NOTE: all comments must be published by someone on the TILT leadership team. Therefore, you can actually post a comment that nobody will ever see (please state this as your desire if you would like your comment to be private). You can also post a comment as anonymous too!
  

Photos | TILT Baby Shower!

	Sorry these took a wee while to get posted. But if you missed the TILT Baby Shower celebrating Rylie and Chloe, now you can see all the action in still photos!! Note: anything that looks like chocolate is chocolate, even if it is somewhere that it normally wouldn't be. The photos are here, or click on the picture or the link at the bottom of the picture. Options, baby!
From TILT Baby Shower

Martin Dewar | Operation Mobilization

Our friend Martin is headed to France in July as part of a team being sent by Operation Mobilisation. He will be part of the Hope for the West Campaign, doing evangelism work in partnership with local churches. Read his prayer letter here. Learn more about Operation Mobilization here.

New Music Wednesday | Songs at TILT

As you are wittling time away at work or cruising the streets, you can now listen to the two most recent songs we have been singing at TILT, written by Greg. Both are rooted in Scripture from the Gospel of Matthew. Listen here.

What's Goin' On | June 12

Good Tuesday morning to one and all! Your regular updates as always:
:. Community life & prayer is posted.
:. Weekly resources are posted.
:. Greg's new song "Outcast (This Is Our God)" is under TILT art.
:. Bill's sermon is in teaching.
:. (Note the picture is of Rylie McIntyre and Chloe Kay from Friday's shower...more pictures to be posted later!)

Sunday Sampler | 1 Timothy 6

The words of Paul to Timothy: "Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth". Read the whole Scripture for Sunday here. Bill will be preaching again this week!

Teachings are up! And Other Reminders

Baby shower on Friday evening!! Details and RSVP info below.

You can listen to the teachings from the last month of the Moth & Rust series in the Teaching Blog. (Thus inspiring some good ol' painting of Jesus teaching.)

As always, Community Life & Prayer is posted in urban monks. Post!

Community Connection | Moose Deer Point Reserve

As we have been announcing for a couple of weeks now, we have the opportunity to connect with the community at Moose Deer Point (click on the name for info about the community). We will be running a day camp for the children and youth of the community for the week of August 12-18.

If you are interested (not committed definitely necessarily!), just interested, please let Bill know. Email Bill AT springgardenchurch.ca, or post a comment here!

Here are some off-the-cuff thoughts on doing this trip within the context of our friends at Small(r) Blog.

What's Goin' On | June 4

Depending upon how much I procrastinate, things will be appearing throughout the day!

Check out the Communion Liturgy from yesterday under the Daily.

Resources for today and this upcoming week are now posted under Urban Monks.

Community Life & Prayer is now posted!

Images for the theme "Moth & Rust" are posted under TILT Art.