our purpose
| we understand that the Bridge (any bridge) is not a destination but a connection that is meant to be crossed.
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at the Bridge we are crossing together
to connect to:
God,
each other,
the community of Allegan
and new communities as we plant new churches
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don't miss it!
| 10/3/09 sunday a.m. worship
10:30 am @ Allegan High School
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| podcast | Bridge Podcast!
Click here to listen to messages at the Bridge.
Or now you can visit our blog or Facebook pages to hear them too!
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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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JOHN 4v.34-38
34 Then Jesus explained: "My nourishment comes from doing the will of God, who sent me, and from finishing his work.35 You
know the saying, 'Four months between planting and harvest.' But I say,
wake up and look around. The fields are already ripe* for harvest.36 The
harvesters are paid good wages, and the fruit they harvest is people
brought to eternal life. What joy awaits both the planter and the
harvester alike!37 You know the saying, 'One plants and another harvests.' And it's true.38 I sent you to harvest where you didn't plant; others had already done the work, and now you will get to gather the harvest."
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Jesus tells us in John 4 to wake up and go bring the harvest of people who are ripe and ready to be reconciled to God!
But the question that plagues all of us is:
"I want to, but how?"
This week we will talk about a simple, practical way to share the Good News of Jesus with people who are eager to know more about Him.
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this week in kidmo!
| Super U
Sunday, October 3
Episode #3:
World Changers live life on purpose. Abraham lived his life with purpose.
Hebrews 11:1
It's
time to unleash the Super-U inside. In these power packed episodes
Johnny Rogers will take you to God's action hero boot camp to raise up
the Superhero you were created to be. We'll discover how a World
Changer Chooses Wisely, Trusts God, Lives Life on Purpose, Hangs Tough
and Takes Risks for God. Yes Super Ones, God can use us in
Super-Incredible ways! We'll need to suit up against the enemy and take
action against distraction with the help of General Admission and his
twin brother Major Idea. You'll be fully equipped as Super-U delivers
the Compass Points specifically designed for heroes in the making. And
you'll hear the debut of Superhero, the powerful worship song from
K'MOTION. So man your stations and get ready to make your life count!
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 | new web address
thebridgeinallegan.com
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The Bridge has added a new web address - www.thebridgeinallegan.com.
The new web address still takes you to the Bridge web site and our old web address - www.crossingtogether.com
still works just fine...and will continue to do so. The only thing that has changed is that people have a new way to get to our web site.
The reason for the addition of the new address is that we felt like thebridgeinallegan.com was a clearer and more intuitive name for the Bridge's web site and that it might be easier for visitors to find.
So, enjoy! Tell your friends!
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| starting point class - take 2
sign up
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Our first "Starting Point" class last Sunday was a great success! But I have had several people tell me that, though they had other commitments last Sunday, they'd still like to take the Starting Point class this fall.
So, I will have a sign up sheet at church for the next few Sundays. If we get enough folks who would like the class then we will do another one in October.
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 | Lakeshore Pregnancy Center - volunteer opportunities
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Would
you like to impact lives here and for eternity? We need you! Lakeshore Pregnancy Center of
Allegan is looking for volunteer receptionists, women to work with our female clients,
and men to work with our male clients!
If you love God and want to
serve others, here is your opportunity! Our fall training is coming up,
evenings, late October and early November. Call Rachel at 686-7111 for
all the details.
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 | macatawa bank partners with Dave Ramsey to offer Financial Peace University classes FREE!
|   Want to Lower Your Debt? Increase Your Savings? Live Better While Spending Less?Macatawa Bank wants to help you get out of
debt, stay out of debt, and build wealth, so they have partnered with
Dave Ramsey to offer Financial Peace University classes. This package includes a Freedom Goal 4 It Savings account to build your
emergency fund, tied to a Freedom Checking Account. Offer available
while supplies last or through December 31, 2009. Stop by any Macatawa
Bank branch today! Go to daveramsey.com to find a Financial Peace
University class in your area, and be sure to check out the three
Macatawa Bank locations in Holland and Grand Rapids that will be
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ROAD BLOCKS!!!!
~ by Lisa
DeKryger
"Do you want to be healed?"
Jesus asks.
Why is it so hard for us to just say a
simple, "YES!" What are the roadblocks that hold us back from
responding to Jesus? We live so inhibited! You'd think the one
place we could respond to Him without feeling inhibited would be at a
worship service, but I'm guessing some were on the edge of their
seats wanting to come forward and be prayed for but never did.
So let's look at some of the road
blocks:
Control - I want to guide my
own life, to let go seems out of control.
Embarrassment - I don't want
to look like I've failed or am weak.
Comparison - Someone else has a
bigger need than mine.
Shyness - I don't want to
draw attention to myself.
Weirded out - the whole
"laying on of hands" thing makes me feel uncomfortable.
Rejection - If I reveal what's
going on in my life, people will reject and judge me.
Undeserving - Why would God
heal me? I've messed up.
Change - God might ask me to
change my ways.
Repetition - I don't want to
keep asking for prayer for the same thing.
I was talking to a woman this week
about this very topic. She said that her main road block was
control. She wanted to manage her own destiny. Her marriage was in
the dumps and on the brink of destruction and she tried to make it
better in her own power, but to no avail. Things kept getting worse.
When she finally let go, fell on her knees, humbled herself and
asked God to take over, she felt instantly liberated and since then
incredible healing has come to her marriage!
We need to become a little more like
the Dukes of Hazzard and bust through those road blocks!!!!!
Yeeeeeeeeee Haaaaaaaaaa!!!!! (Can you see the General Lee flying
through the air with the horn sounding?) Let's break through to
some FREEDOM!
Prayer Focus:
Take some time to identify road
blocks in your life and confess them to God. Ask God to remove
them.
If you are in an LTG, take some
time to confess your inhibitions or road blocks to each other and
pray for each other to break through them. If there are healing
needs, that didn't get addressed on Sunday, pray for them.
Pray that God would give you the
strength to be vulnerable and "walk in the light as He is in the
light".
"Is
any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let
him sing songs of praise. Is any one of you sick? He should call
the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in
the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the
sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he
will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray
for each other so that you may be healed." James 5: 13-16
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If you have prayer requests please email them to: prayer@thebridgeinallegan.com.
If the prayer request that you send in is about someone else, please make sure you have their permission first!
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| currently reading,
recently read
and/or highly recommended
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The Power of Team Leadership
by George Barna
on Amazon
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