Light of the World is this Sunday!

Christmas in the City: Advent is Here

For advent this year, we are doing a series going through Zechariah called "Christmas in the City". After four years, our beloved stump is being retired as our advent wreath, to be replaced by something which befits our current city-centric focus during Advent and beyond. This pic is a sneak preview!

Forged to Follow Series Overview

Happy Friday! Here is an overview of our 8-week series on discipleship, which we've divided into two parts (The Disciple's Vision and the Disciples' Formation).

The Disciple’s Vision:
Sept. 27 // Forged in Spiritual Practice // Luke 18:1-14
Oct. 4 // Forged for Evangelism // Acts 8:26-40
Oct. 11 // Thanksgiving Potluck Communion
Oct. 18 // Forged for Kingdom Mission // Luke 4:16-21; 31-44

The Disciples’ Formation:
Oct. 25 // Forged by Learning and Doing // Matthew 28:16-20
Nov. 1 // Forged by the Mentoring Cycle: The Mentoring Process // John 14:13-31
Nov. 8 // Forged by the Mentoring Cycle: Healing Mistakes // John 21:15-19
Nov. 15 // Forged by the Sacraments // Romans 6:1-5, 1 Corinthians 11:17-26

New Series Sunday | Forged to Follow

Photo by: Armin Hanisch

This Sunday- September 13 | Commissioning

This Sunday, we're going to have an evening dedicated to commissioning the TILT community to their vocation. We'll be using a model based on a book called "Faith Goes To Work". It relates our vocation to God's character and work in this world. As the Church, we are the Body of Christ, and so we thought it most suitable that we commission one another based on how we reflect God's character in our work.

Read the summary through and reflect upon which type of work in which God has placed you to prepare for Sunday night Sept 13.

Stations from Sunday Night

We finished our "Shorts" series this sunday by doing stations for 2nd Peter.
Check the 'booklet' out of the stations under the teaching blog here.

Please continue to pray

Please continue to pray for some of the requests from Sunday night. You can find them here on the community boards.

Upcoming Four-Week Series!

We'll start a new series next Sunday, called "Shorts: the New Testament letters that get left out on the line".

Reminder | BBQ Communion Sunday!

Just a quick reminder that Sunday is BBQ Communion - in other words, we'll be sharing a meal over the grill and communion as a community. Hopefully we will be outside. We'll provide meat and buns, and if you can bring a salad, dessert or beverages, that would be superb. If not, don't worry about it and just come! If you have specific preferences meat-wise, feel free to bring your own.

See you Sunday!

Sunday Night's Meditation

If you are interested in watching the meditation video from Sunday night again, check it out here on the TILT art blog.

You can always view prayers done at TILT under the TILT daily blog, such as this one from a couple of weeks ago on Colossians 2.

I hope to catch up on teachings...soon...

Colossians

We have begun our series on Colossians!
This week we'll be reading Colossians 1:15-23.

Urgent Prayer Request!

As many of you know, Aindrea and Hannah have left for Uganda and have arrived safely. However, Aindrea has fallen ill. Please pray for her. Read Hannah's update on the community prayer board here.

Upcoming Sundays!

MAY 31	JUNE 7
Sunday is BBQ Communion - in other words, we'll be sharing a meal over the grill and communion as a community. Hopefully we will be outside. We'll provide meat and buns, and if you can bring a salad, dessert or beverages, that would be superb. If not, don't worry about it and just come! If you have specific preferences meat-wise, feel free to bring your own.

TILT Mission

We recently spent two Sunday evenings expanding upon and putting 'flesh' on the mission statement which had been drafted over the last few months. If you'd like to check out our mission statement, read it here.

New SERIES! TONIGHT!

Sunday Night | WHERE ARE WE GOING?!

About three months ago, the TILT leadership team gathered together to seek God's direction for us as a community. Since that time, we've been drafting a statement that speaks to who we are and where we are headed.

On Sunday night, when we gather together, we will be exploring this statement together and trying to put "flesh" on it - i.e. what will this look like for us as a community?

The statement is as follows!
TILT will serve our city by fostering a growing, authentic, diverse community that will holistically encounter the mystery and healing of God together through worship and mission.

Easter Celebration

Thanks for a wonderful Easter gathering. Christ is Risen! May your week be filled with hope and renewal.

Also, let us know how your lenten journeys were! Did God reveal anything to you through your fasting? Check out the Lent board here.

EASTER SUNDAY

Easter Sunday Celebration!

Join us at 6:30 am for a Sunrise Celebration followed by a light breakfast. Spring Garden's morning gathering will happen at 10:00 am and our TILT "Stories of Life" will be at 6:30 pm.

On Sunday night, we'll be sharing with each other stories from our own lives where we have seen God alive, at work. Or it could be a new way God has revealed himself to you. Or perhaps you see the Resurrection story in a new light this year. We'd like those stories to be heard!

Sunday | STATIONS OF THE CROSS

Each year on Palm Sunday, we gather together to journey with Jesus through the final moments of his life. This week, our stations will focus on the last week of Jesus' life. Come and invite for your friends!

Oops!!

Our apologies for the gooey frozen gluten-free bread on Sunday evening for communion! I (Scott) take full responsibility for not taking the bread out of the freezer early enough in the day and forgetting to check on it...