Raising the Roof

Our open house this past Sunday was a blast!  We had a great turnout of people anxious see our new building and to help us dedicate our future home to the Lord.

A big "thank you" to those who served up the hot dogs and cupcakes!

Check out some great photos on Facebook by going to www.facebook.com/thebridgenky

When you do, you will also see some changes as this week we removed the ceiling tiles as the first step in Operation Transformation.

Rebuilding our Souls

Speaking of transformation, that's exactly what God wants to do in us -- transform us more and more into the image of Christ.  This will be our focus as we continue our study of the book of Nehemiah this Sunday.  Just as the walls around the city of Jerusalem were broken and the gates burned with fire, so too is our soul when we come to Jesus.

But just as God sent Nehemiah to rebuild the walls around the city, God has sent His Holy Spirit to superintend the rebuilding of our soul.  This Sunday we will be talking about how hurts and trauma we have suffered serve to break down the human soul and how God purposes to bringing healing and restoration to every one of His children.

10,000 Bibles for Zimbabwe

In light of our drive to purchase and renovate our new building, we haven't been saying a lot about our campaign to provide 10,000 Bibles for Zimbabwe, nevertheless we are nudging closer to our goal.  Here is the current count.

Total Bibles donated or purchased:  7,511

We have until April 1^st to reach our goal so if you have some Bibles at home you are not using, or if you want to donate toward this campaign, please do so by the end of the month.

We are able to purchase complete Bibles for $1.30 each, so a gift of $130 would provide 100 Bibles.  A gift of $65 would provide 50 Bibles and a gift of $32.50 would provide 25 Bibles, most of which will be distributed to school children.

If you have not yet done something to help spread God's Word in Zimbabwe, please do so soon!

And do continue to pray for our Operation Transformation, asking God to provide all we need in the way of finances, safety and wisdom for the project.

Thanks so much!

Bo

" Where Every Person Matters "

Open House is On!

The parking lot has been plowed and the forecast is calling for a balmy 48 degrees and so our long-awaited Open House at the new building is on for 1 P.M. tomorrow.

Join us for hot dogs, cupcakes and an opportunity to see the "before" picture before we begin the transformation of this former grocery store into a place of worship.

The address of our future home is 7906 Alexandria Pike in Alexandria.  From the AA highway turn right onto U.S. 27 (Alexandria Pike) and go south 2.5 miles.  The building is on the left behind the Burger King.

"Let us rise up and build"

The quote above comes from Nehemiah chapter two.  It followed Nehemiah's survey of the broken down walls around the city of Jerusalem and his address to the city officials when he told them how the hand of God had been upon him and how the king had dealt favorably with him regarding his returning to Jerusalem to rebuild the walls.

The book of Nehemiah shows what can be accomplished when the Spirit of God leads His people to action and the people have a mind to work.  But the book of Nehemiah also shows how God wants to re-build the broken down walls of our individual souls once we are restored to Him.

Tomorrow at The Bridge we are kicking-off a new series called "Restoring Your Soul."  In this series we will follow the story of Nehemiah and show how the physical rebuilding of the wall around the city of Jerusalem illustrates the work God wants to do in the individual lives of His people.  Many times when we hear a testimony of someone's conversion, the story ends with the person coming to faith in Jesus.  Rather than this being the end of the story, this is just the beginning of what God wants to do in the life of that individual.

I believe this series will not only help you understand the work God wants to do to make you the person He created you to be, but will provide us with practical wisdom for the physical building campaign we are about to begin.

Bo

" Where Every Person Matters "