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discovering who we are, who God is, and His purpose for our lives
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To find out more about the Bridge, click here to visit
crossingtogether.com
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Did You Know?
There are 195 million non-churched people in America, making America one of the top four largest "unchurched" nations in the world.
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A Thought for Crazy Times
Jeremiah 29 is the account of Israel being defeated and carried off to a humiliating and frightening exile at the hands of their Babylonians conquerors because of their unfaithfulness to God.
Then, God gives a word to the prophet Jeremiah to give to His people. Israel, I'm sure, is expecting to hear, "You brought this on yourselves! You are getting what you deserve, now sleep in the bed you made for yourselves!" I can picture them cringing as they prepare to hear from Jeremiah what God has to say.
Then come the word from God. God tells them, you are still my people, settle in and live life in Babylon for a while, but this is temporary. I will restore you again, "for I know the plans I have for you,' declares the LORD, ' plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11
In the midst of their heart ache, in the middle of their discipline God speaks words of kindness and hope to His people.
As we go through this turbulent and scary time in our world God is still speaking words of kindess to us. He still has plans to prosper us and give us a hope and a future. Just ask Him.
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October 19
 WORSHIP
Topic: Born to Reproduce
Every creature created by God is told to reproduce its own kind.
Sunday at 10:30am at Allegan High School. Unplugged music, casual worship, prayer and hanging out together. Coffee and snacks are provided.
Kids are welcome! Kids will worship with the adults and then preschool - 4th grade will be excused for some supervised fun time in the adjacent gym while the adults and teens hang around for teaching and prayer.
Come and check us out!
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October 19CRANE'S APPLE ORCHARD
This week right after church we'll head over to Jaycee Park for a little tailgating (bring your picnic baskets) and then we'll caravan over to Crane's Apple
Orchard in Fennville to pick apples, go through the corn maze (we hear
from other Bridge members that it's tougher than you think!), or just
walk around their gorgeous orchards with other folks from the Bridge.
It will be a great time to get to know each other better and have some fun!
Crane's is located at 6017 124th Ave, 1.5 miles west of Fennville
on M-89 on the north side of the road. Or, if coming from I-96,
take exit 34 (the Fennville exit) and continue east 4.5 miles. It will be on your left. Watch for the barn pictured at right
with large apples and peaches on it.
Click here for a map.
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October 24 & 25
Healing Weekend with Dr. Roger Sapp
October 24, 7 pm - A time of healing for anyone who needs it.
October 25, 10am to 6pm - A seminar teaching the Biblical issues of healing.(there is a $10 fee for this seminar. If you cannot afford the $10, but would like to attend, the Bridge can help! Give us a call.
Location:
Gun Lake Community Church
12200 W M-179 Hwy
Wayland, 49348
Contact the church office for more information 269-795-7903 or visit their web site.
Bio on Dr. Sapp
In
1993, Dr. Sapp had a breakthrough that changed his understanding of
healing by focusing him on Christ as the perfect example of healing
ministry. Since that time, more than 20,000 healings, deliverances, and
creative miracles have accompanied his ministry. For more than ten
years he he's been successfully equipping believers to do Christ-like
healing. He's the author of numerous books including Performing Miracles and Healing, a comprehensive biblical guide to developing a Christ-like supernatural ministry, Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt, a book dealing with the doubts that block healing.
He
has served local churches as an elder, assistant pastor and pastor. He
has been an Army Artillery officer, a prison, hospital, troop and
pastor chaplain. He honorably retired from the U.S. Army in 1993 and
was a theology professor for 5 years until he began to travel in
ministry. He holds a Bachelor, a Master of Divinity and Doctor of
Philosophy degrees.
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Answers to what you've already prayed...
- Another great Sunday meeting!
- More reports from Bridge folks of connections with hurting people in Allegan who needs to know how much God loves them..
- God has opened the door for Roger to become part of the City Council's Downtown Development Authority giving us more opportunity to help Allegan as a church and to impact the community.
Stuff that still needs praying for...
- Unity, patience, and love - which covers over a multitude of sins.
- We would like to raise $20,000 to help pay for our Church on Wheels
package that we need for our official launch in January. Pray that God
would raise up the givers.
- More workers for the harvest who share the vision God has given for the Bridge..
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Contact Info
Equipping Team:
Roger Bird
269-509-6458
email
Lisa DeKryger
269-720-2103
email
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