“For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” (1 Samuel 16:7)
Ahoy Church,
I hope you’re having a great week so far! If you haven’t yet chatted to someone about what you’re reading in the Bible, why not reach out to someone today?! If you haven’t identified anyone yet…HIT REPLY and share with me! 🙂
I’ve got a few important, but administrative, items to share with you all.
As a church, we are a legal entity. One of our legal obligations is to have an active and engaged membership, along with an annual AGM, which is coming up after our worship gathering on Sunday 1st December from 4pm.
While this may sound at odds with our simple approach to following Jesus together, in our culture membership is required for our existence. However, membership brings a transparent opportunity to have “a voice and a vote” in the future of our church community.
While the history of the early church in the Bible gives no indication that modern-day membership is required nor recommended, in Acts 6 and 15, the church leaders got together to prayerfully consider the needs and challenges that arose within their community. Our AGM is our equivalent of this kind of meeting.
So…
1 All are welcome to join our AGM
Whether you’re a member or not, you’re welcome to join our AGM and listen/share about the previous and coming 12mths!
2 If you’d like to be a member
If you’d like to apply for membership, it’s not complicated. Simply visit our website and fill out the membership form. We will be in touch once you fill it out!
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One simple reminder to close off this email - we regularly have people attending our church who’ve never been to church before, or for whom our church is the only church they’ve been a part of regularly in their life.
This is obviously wonderful, but it also presents a need for each of us to welcome and embrace each of these people with warmth and grace.
Your short welcome or conversation will go a long way to helping them Find + Follow Jesus - the reason we’re all here!
Cheers, God Bless and see you Sunday!
Blokes, Bibles & Bonfires
On Saturday 7th Dec, Jesse is opening up his family’s backyard in Maleny for blokes, young and old, to connect, learn and grow in following Jesus around a bonfire. It’ll be a relaxed, open-invite night.
Time: TBA, Early evening
Address: 286 North Maleny Road
Coming Up
November
Sun 17 Nov 3pm Moffat Gathering & Baptism Sun 24 Nov 3pm Moffat Gathering
December
Sun 1 Dec 4pm Worship (Stories, Communion, Xmas Party - TBC)
Sun 8 Dec 4pm Moffat Gathering Sun 15 Dec 4pm Moffat Gathering & Baptism Sun 22 Dec 4pm Moffat Gathering Wed 25 Nov 4pm Moffat Gathering Sun 29 Dec 4pm Moffat Gathering
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: $15,966 Last month's expenses: $8,303
Balance: $$76,414
Giving Kitty Oct 23- Oct 24: $5,000
Giving out Oct 23-Oct 24: $6,286
"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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