Our Vision for You

For the past two weeks we have been talking about what we believe is God's vision for the church.  In the first week we talked mostly about the universal church. Last week we covered God's vision for the local church.

This Sunday we are going to get more personal as we discuss what we believe to be God's vision for you. Since God has ordained that each of His children be part of a local expression of His body in the earth -- He must have a purpose and a plan for each person as it relates to the local church.

If God has a purpose and a plan for you in the local church -- then we should have a purpose and a plan for you here at The Bridge. Well, we do and that is what we will be exploring this Sunday.

Church Membership

As we have been announcing each week, this Vision Series is serving as our membership class.  If after listening to this series, either in person, online or by CD, you will be given the opportunity to become a member of The Bridge by completing a brief form that will be made available to you on Sunday.

If you are not able to be present this Sunday or next to pick-up and complete this form, please contact Linda Bode to request that a form be sent to your home. Linda's email is linda.bode@thebridgenky.com

Linda's phone number is 859-380-5532.  Feel free to call any time of the day or night! (I'm joking).  Please don't call after 9 p.m. or else Linda will be justifiably upset with me for making her cell phone number public!

You can view the first two messages online by going to:  https://www.facebook.com/thebridgenky?filter=1

See you Sunday!

Bo

The Vision Series continues this Sunday

You've probably learned by now that churches, like people, have a distinct personality.  This, to a large extent, is the product of a church's values, those things that a church holds up as being most important. This Sunday we will be talking about the values at The Bridge, as well as our mission and vision. If you were with us last week when we discussed God's intention for The Church you know this is not your typical membership class!  And if you missed last week you can pick-up a CD of last week's message at the Welcome Center on Sunday, or watch online by going to going tohttps://www.facebook.com/thebridgenky. So, if you consider The Bridge your church, or if you want to learn more about us in order to make an informed decision about making The Bridge your home church, be sure to join us Sunday at 8:30, 10:00 or 11:30 A.M. Habitat for Humanity Opportunity I'm sure you've heard of Habitat for Humanity, the Christian organization that repairs and builds houses all over the world in order to help provide suitable housing for people in need. But did you know Habitat builds houses right here in the Tri-State, too?  In fact, there is a family in our church that has been selected for a Habitat house. This is not a free house, but a house provided with an interest-free loan.  The receiving family is also required to provide 500 hours of labor on the project. If you would like to help on this or another Habitat project, please contact me atbo.weaver@thebridgenky.com and I'll put you in touch with the appropriate people to help you get your hands dirty for a good cause. God bless!   Bo

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The Most Important Hour of the Week!

We've gotten off to a great start in our Wednesday Night Prayer Service at The Bridge.  We had thirty people show up to pray the first week and twenty-six or so the second week.

If you are not currently attending a Connect Group on Wednesday night, I invite you to join me this Wednesday as we petition God to move mightily in and through our church.

We begin each week with a brief time of instruction/encouragement from God's Word, and then spend some time in worship before launching into prayer.

We follow a simple outline of praying first for our own personal needs before praying for the church, the community, our nation and then conclude by praying for the World.

No one is required to pray aloud, so don't be intimidated if you don't feel you are that proficient at prayer.  This is a great place to come and learn by listening to others.

We start promptly at 7 p.m. and conclude by 8 p.m.

Even if you can't make it every week, do your best to join us whenever possible for as one church leader has written:

"The true church lives and moves
and has its being in prayer."

                                      - Leonard Ravenhill

Blessings

The Vision Series Starts Sunday

Many people who have trusted Christ struggle with relating to church.  Some of the frequently asked questions and/or objections about church are expressed below.

If Christianity is based on a personal relationship with God through Jesus, do I even need this thing called the church?  If I can relate to God on my own, get to heaven through faith in Jesus without the mediation or assistance of a church -- then why bother with attending church, let alone joining one? Besides, I did the "church thing" before and it didn't work out very well.  I ended up getting hurt by people I had trusted.  Who needs that?

The first thing we are going to do in our Vision Series which starts this Sunday at The Bridge is address the big picture idea of the church.  What place does the church play in God's redemptive plan?  Is the church just an addendum to what God accomplished when He sent Jesus into the world to die on a cross -- or was the church the purpose for which Jesus came and died?

By posing these questions in this way I believe I'm giving away the answers!  But that's okay because I have a lot more to say on this all-important subject.

I believe you will leave church Sunday with a whole new perspective of what the church is all about.

In addition to talking about the universal church, we will be discussing the mission, vision and values of The Bridge; those distinctions that make us what we are as a church.

This is all very important stuff so be sure to join usSunday for the first part of this series at 8:30, 10:00 or 11:30 a.m.!

Band of Brothers at the Church Saturday-- 9 a.m.

Attention all men.  Band of Brothers -- a breakfast meeting for men will be kicking off this Saturday at 9 a.m. at The Bridge (disregard notice in Connect Group Catalogue that states we are meeting at the home of Louise Zetterberg).

Join us for a time of food, fellowship and encouragement!  No charge!

See you Sunday!

 

Bo 

P.S. For those who are considering making The Bridge your church home church, this series will serve as our Membership Class.  At the conclusion of this series you will be given the opportunity to let us know if you would like to make The Bridge your church family.