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3/01/09, Sunday Worship, 10:30am @ Allegan High School
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3/03/09, Tues.Night Prayer, 7-8pm @ Lakeshore Pregnancy Ctr |
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Sunday Worship |
- dress is casual
- 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.
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This Sunday
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Matthew 28:19
Therefore go and make disciples of
all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit,
Acts 1:8
But you will receive power when the
Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem,
and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
In these two verses
Jesus is, on the one hand, telling us that the Church and membership
in the Church is organic. That it is a living organism that will
follow the same plan of all of the rest of His creation. And that
plan is that all healthy, living things should reproduce after their
own kind.
In the Matthew passage, He is saying, "Hey disciples, go
make more disciples!" And in the Acts passage He is saying, "Hey,
you guys are about to become the Church (when the Holy Spirit comes
on you) and after that happens I don't want you just huddling up on
Sunday mornings, I want you to get out and establish more churches in
your neighborhood, and in your region and all over the world".
Had He been talking
to us today (you think maybe He is???) He might have said, "you
will be My witnesses in Allegan, and southwest Michigan, ...and to
the ends of the earth."
We are taking this
mission seriously and are embedding it the DNA of the
Bridge from the very start. We will spend our time together this Sunday talking about how this mission will be lived out in the life of the Bridge in Allegan. Don't miss it!
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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.
We feel that LTG's will be the foundation of Bridge as we connect to
one another and to God - growing, healing and crossing together.
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Only One Allegan
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OnlyOneAllegan.comCITY OF ALLEGAN UNVIELS NEW MARKETING CAMPAIGN AIMED AT ATTRACTING NEW RESIDENTS Take
a guess at how many cities or towns exist in the United States named
Allegan? If you want to know, check the latest zip code directory or
simply Google "Allegan". You may be surprised to find that
there is only one city or town named Allegan in all of America. This
very fact is theme for a new marketing campaign for the City of
Allegan, located in West Michigan. To highlight Allegan, its people and businesses, the "Only One Allegan"
campaign was created by City of Allegan Downtown Coordinator Vicki Knuckles and a team of business professionals, school administrators, health
care representatives and other City Officials. The campaign hopes to attract, retain and inform potential and current
residents about why Allegan is a great place to live and work.
Additionally, the Only One Allegan campaign is a convenient way for
potential visitors to get a sneak peek of what Allegan has to offer to
them. The key aspect of the campaign is the Only One Allegan
video. Intended to attract people looking to move to West Michigan and
to encourage people who work in Allegan to move their families to
Allegan, video segments highlight the history, natural beauty and
resources, downtown, public health, education, public safety and more
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Stuff to pray about...
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Please pray for:- God-sized vision shared by all of the Bridge and the courage and strength to live into it
- Open doors in Allegan
- Prosperity in Allgen
- That we would give and receive grace in all interactions
- Life in the Body of Christ in Allegan
- Mission India
- God's protection over marriages
- Healing for the sick and freedom for the oppressed
- Peace and love to reign at the Bridge
- Blessing on the DeKryger's business
- A car for the Birds
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