Moving Forward

The past few months have been turbulent, challenging, rewarding, wonderful and very difficult.

That’s a lot of adjectives…

But it has been all those things and more as we’ve transitioned in quite a few ways.  Leadership has shifted.  Our methods are shifting.  Our gatherings have shifted.  Our mindsets are shifting.

Our priorities, however, are very much intact.  We are here to connect people to Jesus, one another, and their unique roll in God’s mission.  And I’ve never been so excited about that!

Those who are going on this journey and those who will come along are going to see and experience God in some unique and very powerful ways in the coming months.  We have only just begun!  This movement is one that is happening throughout the world, and we are just a part of it.  There is truly no telling how far this can and will reach in the coming years.

And I am excited to see it all unfold as God uses the network of Open House to accomplish His mission on the earth.

Stay tuned…it’s going to be a wild ride!

Super Bowl!!!

So, you may have gathered that we are not the most fundamental church you’ve ever seen.  Keeping that in mind, we are going to gather at the Henwood’s home this week on Super Bowl Sunday around 6:00 pm for a few hours.  Bring food and we will have a great time together!  I would encourage everyone to be at the Bridge Community on Sunday morning for our first corporate worship time.  I know we aren’t yet a “network” just yet, but the time is coming very soon!  We need to begin building these monthly corporate worship times into our regular routine.

Look forward to seeing everyone there!!!

Acoustic Cafe

Open House Community Church EventsKeep it tuned here for the latest updates on our upcoming Acoustic Cafe event!  We will be collecting all sorts of food as the cover charge in order to really beef-up (see what I did there?) the food pantry here at the Nexus Building.  Everything is TBA for now, but we will update this in the coming weeks.

Also, we will be serving together for Thanksgiving day, helping to get hungry people fed…destination TBA!

Texts for 10.15.11

As a part of our weekly worship gathering, we take the words of The Bible very seriously.  What this has translated into on a week in, week out basis is taking time to read four passages each week.  Some we read.  Some we reflect on.  Some we teach on.

These texts are pulled each week from the Revised Common Lectionary that, if followed, will lead us through a full survey of the entirety of scripture within 3 years.  What that means for us as a community is the gift of struggling through the passages that are both easy and hard on the hearer.  Instead of picking and choosing what parts of scripture we will deal with, we must deal with all of it.  By doing so, we hope to hear from God in some very, very incredible ways.

The texts for this week will be:

 

Service Project!!!

One of the best parts about summertime is the ability for us to go to places where people are and simply serve them.  In a few shortweeks, we’ll have the unique ability to go as a group to Saunders Springs in Radcliff to serve some fresh-cooked hamburgers and hotdogs to whoever shows up that day.  It will be a great time to bless anyone who decides to come by and will provide a great time for us to meet some folks we may never have the chance to cross paths with otherwise.  If you can make it out, we’d love to spend the day with you!  Here are the details:

  • Where:  Saunders Springs (map it)
  • When:  11:00a – 3:00p on Sunday, August 21st
  • What:  Serving food, making conversation, generally having a good time serving!
  • Who:  Anyone willing and able!  Contact Robby (robby@openhouseky.org) for details on what you can do to help!

Texts for 8.6.11

As a part of our weekly worship gathering, we take the words of The Bible very seriously.  What this has translated into on a week in, week out basis is taking time to read four passages each week.  Some we read.  Some we reflect on.  Some we teach on.

These texts are pulled each week from the Revised Common Lectionary that, if followed, will lead us through a full survey of the entirety of scripture within 3 years.  What that means for us as a community is the gift of struggling through the passages that are both easy and hard on the hearer.  Instead of picking and choosing what parts of scripture we will deal with, we must deal with all of it.  By doing so, we hope to hear from God in some very, very incredible ways.

The texts for this week will be:

Hope For Tomorrow

As a community, we are always looking for ways to help those in need.  This month, we have the opportunity to host two great events to raise money for Deana Blevins who is fighting an aggressive form of Hodgkins Lymphoma.  Check out the flyer and be sure to mark your calendars so you can join in the events!  By the way…the featured movie will be Toy Story 3!!!

Texts for 7.16.11

The texts for this week’s gathering will be:

Texts for 7.9.11

The texts for this weeks worship gathering will be:

Texts for 7.2.11

Scriptures being read this week: