Transformation Story and our 30 Day Initiative!
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Friends,
Transformation Story: A new sister in Christ!
Hey, a "God Moment" and Transformation story happened this Saturday (8/30) in the Overflow office/lounge and I wanted to share it with you as an encouragement to know that God is truly at work in and around us right now!
I received a call yesterday from someone who needed some counseling in regards to a new relationship (she has been previously married) and how to work through some of her past. Long story short....she has been attending Overflow for a few months now and had never made a personal decision for Jesus Christ (she was de-churched). She did on Saturday! We were sitting at the tables in the warehouse and she prayed to receive Christ right then and there and I was able to give her a brand new Bible (provided by a mall store--Factor Brand Shoes--whose staff provides a Bible each month for those in need)! God is AWESOME! Be encouraged today that He is at work and is FLOWING here in Benton Harbor/St. Joseph! Praise God for His work and your prayers!
30 Days of Transformation: Our September Initiative!
Overflow is embarking on a 30-day journey as a church that is asking each person that is a part of Overflow to take their next step forward with Christ. We are seeking to create "space" for God to invade and transform our lives in the next 30 days. Please consider joining us in this journey and/or praying for transformation to occur as we seek more of Him individually and corporately this month. We know that as He pours into our lives, transforming us, it will lead to the "overflow" into our community that brings a lasting transformation to this region. Keep us in your prayers and please consider joining us and let me know if you have any questions or need more information.
The 30 Day Brochure is posted below and can be downloaded here.
Enjoy your day and long weekend and thank you for serving Him and praying for His movement among us and being a part of the Overflow "team"!!!
In Pursuit,
Brian and Cindy
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Christ in a Coffee Shop & Baptisms in 4 foot waves!
Monday, August 11, 2008
What a week we have had here at Overflow! If there was ever a question to how much of this was God and how much was us then last week answered it loud and clear....it is all Him! Here is a short version of how God worked last week in a couple of pretty incredible stories that we are celebrating today:
- Last week we took 10 leaders to the Leadership Summit in order to learn how we could all grow and become more effective leaders. It is amazing to see how God is creating and building His team here!
- Ryan Anderson's story: I met Ryan six months ago at the mall when he wandered in to the office in a state of brokenness over a series of bad decisions he had made and that he was now paying for. We talked, prayed together, and agreed to stay in touch. Jump ahead five months and Ryan decided to come visit the church with his family a month ago and has been coming ever since. He is a drummer and joined our band and last Thursday night we decided to ask him to fill in for one of our leaders that could not go to the conference's last on Friday. He was excited and was able to go and it gave us plenty of time to talk about life and God. We ran into each other later in the day in the coffee shop at the host site and he prayed right there to received Jesus Christ for the first time. I happened to have my laptop with me with our Baptism class on it and asked him if he wanted to go through it right then and there. He did and so I took him through our class and he was Baptized yesterday in Lake Michigan! Doesn't God work in mysterious and amazing ways?
- Yesterday we had our Picnic & Baptism (look for pictures on the blog soon) service after Overflow on a Lake Michigan beach and it was incredible and very memorable! The wind was strong and led to 2-4 foot waves rolling in throughout. With the help of Todd Johns (our Community Life Pastor) we Baptized six people in the lake and celebrated how God has tranformed their lives! We had people from Coloma, Benton Harbor, and Stevensville and ages 16-50! It is so exciting to see the vision for a church for all people forming! Although, we were all soaked from the waves it was a true "overflow" moment!
In Pursuit, Brian
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