The Bridge
THE BRIDGE
Church for the beaten-up, the burned-out, and the just plain bored!


February 19, 2009

Upcoming Events
2/22/09, Sunday Worship, 10:30am @ Allegan High School
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2/24/09, Tues.Night Prayer, 7-8pm @ Lakeshore Pregnancy Ctr
This Sunday

Bible
Mark 2:1-12

Mark records these amazing words about a group of guys who carried their friend to Jesus:

"When Jesus saw their faith," He forgave the paralytic and healed him. Their faith, not necessarily the faith of the paralyzed man; their faith prompted the forgiveness and the miracle of new life and healing.

Why? Because we who follow Jesus are meant to carry other people who can't follow on their own. Maybe, we who follow Jesus are even meant to believe for other people who can't believe
or won't believe or are too beaten-up or broken down to believe.

I mean, carrying others and even believing for
others when is a really strange part of what it means to follow Jesus as disciples.
 
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Sunday Worship
  • dress is casualgroup
  • worship is contemporary 
  • attitude is relaxed
You don't need to have it all together to come to the Bridge.  It's OK to just check things out.  Bring your beliefs, your doubts and your questions. 
You are welcome here.
 

Church Multiplication
mission india


 

We have talked over the last few months about the vision that God has given the Bridge and Gun Lake Community Church to plant 32 churches in southwest Michigan over the next 10 years.

Lately, I am feeling God's leading to also plant at least 32 churches in India, in that same time time frame, in order to participate in the great work that God is doing there. 

Through the ministry of Mission India, 3,000 people are coming to faith in Jesus Christ EACH DAY!  Not per year, not per month, daily. 

A Pentecost a day - can you even fathom it? And we have the opportunity to finance new church plants there too for a fraction of the cost of planting here in the United States.

We will talk more about that next Sunday, but please be praying for God to show us His plan for us in this.

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Stuff to pray about...
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Please pray:
  • that the vision that God has given us will remain at the forefront and that we will follow through on what we've said we'd do.
  • For Mission India
  • God's protection over marriages.
  • Healing for the sick.
  • Unity and love that covers over a multitude of sins (and shortcomings).

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Roger Bird
The Bridge
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Equipping Team

Roger Bird
269-509-6458
roger@crossingtogether.com
Call me if you need me!

Lisa DeKryger
269-720-2103
lisa@crossingtogether.com
 
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and His purpose for our lives.