“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
John 13:34-35
How lovely was it to be reminded on Sunday just how well God has loved us.
In particular, hearing Grace' testimony of how the Emotionally Healthy Discipleship course has helped her move into a life of forgiving others/self in a deep way!
"Sadly, our failure to recognize what is going on in our interior worlds causes us to miss many gifts from God."
- Pete Scazzero
If you want to find out more info about how you can cultivate a deeper love for Jesus, check out details below and join us for the Info Night.
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This Sunday we explore a super-practical and easily misunderstood teaching of Jesus about dealing with personal offence - something we all deal with on a regular basis!
It will be a great reminder that:
a) Faith in Jesus frees us from condemnation for sin, but also that,
b) We still need to learn from him how to deal with the sin around, within, and in-between us all!
May God Bless you this week as you seek to the Fully Alive experience he invites and empowers us for.
God Bless and see you Sunday!
Dan
Emotionally Healthy Discipleship - Term 2
In Term 2 Renee, Matt McClymont and myself are leading the Emotionally Healthy Spirituality course which is the first part of the Emotionally Healthy Discipleship program.
The courses are all about learning to cultivate a deeper love for Jesus. In the 8 week course, Pete and Geri Scazzero help to unpack core biblical principles to guide into an experience of lasting below the surface transformation in your relationship with Jesus.
Info Night - Monday March 3rd 7-8pm
Find out more about the course, meet with Renee, Matt and myself and others who are interested.
Check out a brief overview of the course below
The spiritual shallow-ness this course attempts to address
Coming Up
February
Sun 23 Feb - Beach Gathering at Moffats
March
Sun 02 Mar - Worship Gathering - Venue TBC
Mon 03 Mar - Information Night - Emotionally Healthy Discipleship, 7-8pm Sun 09 Mar - Beach Gathering at Moffats Sun 16 Mar - Beach Gathering at Moffats - Baptism Sun 23 Mar - Beach Gathering at Moffats Sun 30 Mar - Beach Gathering at Moffats
Our Mission
To help people find and follow Jesus.
Our Rhythms
Get to Know Jesus: how are you getting to know Jesus this week?
Invite people into your life: who can you intentionally open up your life to?
Gather and get involved: who can you connect, listen, share or pray with this weekend?
Our Giving
We are slowly being led to needs for our giving kitty! Please take time to ask God if there is someone in need around you whom God wants you/us to help!
Last month's giving: $19,739 Last month's expenses: $11,014
Balance: $85,005 Giving Kitty Oct 23- Jan 25: $5,000
Giving out Oct 23-Feb 25: $8,386
"Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed." - Proverbs 19:17
If you would like to support what we are doing and our giving to those in need, you can get started giving to Open Road to meet the needs of our church or get in touch with any questions you may have.
All Prayer Needs!
We are still encouraging each other to start sharing your prayer needs with the church. It’s a practice all Christians have sought to cultivate and one that every single individual and family really needs!
So, please share any needs in your life on the link below so we can pray for and followup with you as time goes by: https://forms.gle/PbQAVjjMLuD4ASmWA
Find more prayer resources and the above prayer link at https://www.openroad.church/prayer/
Good or God
Got a "good story" or a "God story"? Bring it with you on Sunday and share it with others, even with the whole group, if it's brief and encouraging!
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