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church for the beaten up, the burnt out, and the just plain bored with church
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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?
Each year 3,500 to 4,000 churches close their doors forever; yet only as many as 1,500 new churches are started.
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Bridge Rewind
Psalm 23:1
"The Lord is my Shepherd; I have all that I need."
The 23rd Psalm is so special
to so many people because God, in His wisdom, had David write it in
such a way that the ideas contained in it are immediately owned by
the reader...the
Lord is MY Shepherd.
It's immediately personal, it's immediately mine.
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Upcoming Events & Information
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November 16
 WORSHIP
Topic: Psalm 23:2-3 -
He Restores My Soul
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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SERVING AT THE BRIDGE
.As we prepare to officially launch the Bridge in early February, we are using the Bridge Builders' Matrix (above) as a tool to help people plug into 5 key areas to get the Bridge off the ground and running on Sunday mornings. The 5 areas are:
- Interecessors/Prayer
- The Crew - Set up and tear down
- 1st Impressions - Greeters, information, coffee, snacks
- Worship/Healing - Music, sound, performance, healing
- Bridge Kids - Children's Ministry & Nursery
If you are would like to commit to one of these areas or get more information please contact us or call 269-509-6458.
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LIFE TRANSFORMATION GROUPS
LTG's are "Life Transformation Groups" and they do just what the
name says - they help transform your life! The are based on the concept
by author Neil Cole.
Each LTG is made up of two-three same sex friends and meets
weekly. Adding a fourth is okay for a short while before splitting
into two groups of 2. Each LTG participant carries an LTG Card with discussion questions dealing with 3 areas: -
Confession -Ten accountability questions covering
integrity, sexuality, generosity, etc., are discussed to keep each
other's character in line.
- Reading - The group agrees to
read and discuss 20-30 chapters of the Bible each week. If one
participant fails to read it all, they all re-read it for next week.
- Prayer - Each participant prays for 2-3 people who do not know Jesus using ten Biblical texts..
Download a copy of the LTG Card._________________________________________
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Answers to what you've already prayed...
- We continue to have great gathering on Sunday mornings.
- We have more and more new people showing interest in the Bridge, and more and more regular folks who are considering the Bridge their church home.
- Our Church on Wheels package has been ordered!!! It will be delivered mid January..
Stuff that still needs praying for...
- We would like to raise $20,000 to help offset the cost for our Church on Wheels
package that we have just ordered. From now to the end of the year all of the offering to the Bridge will go toward Church on Wheels..
- Bridge staff (i.e. Roger and Lisa) are required to raise 25% of their salaries through folks that believe in the mission of the Bridge. Pray that God would raise up generous individuals to come along side them and help provide the funding they need.
- The Birds are praying for an economical car to help with gas costs traveling back and forth to Allegan. We know that the car is out there somewhere, please pray that God would provide it!
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Contact Info
Equipping Team:
Roger Bird
269-509-6458
email
Lisa DeKryger
269-720-2103
email
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