Overflow Church

2010-11-28T17:56:00.005-05:00

In the month of November at Overflow (as I write this on 11/28/10) we have seen God answering prayers and opening the “flood gates” in many ways. We are so humbled and grateful to be a part of how God is touching and transforming lives, and we want to share this with you as something we can all be thankful for this year! Here is what has happened in November:

• 11 people have received Christ as their Lord and Savior (all of this has happened outside of public worship in relationships with people from Overflow leading others to Christ). God is moving on their hearts in the services and then the follow-up is where we are seeing people coming into the kingdom!
• 6 people were baptized in November at our Thanksgiving service.
• I share this next bit of information so you can see the radical nature of what God is doing here through Jesus. Out of this group of people in November are:
o 3 people that have not been in church in 10 years or more
o 2 people who were baptized Catholic who have been nominal in their faith over the past 30+ years
o 1 former life-long Muslim
•Growth is happening at Overflow numerically as well:
o October 2007: 8 people in Bible study
o October 2008: 93 people in worship
o October 2010: 146 people in worship. 55% growth since 2008 (2 short years with much difficulty, but much fruit as well)

All this has happened DESPITE the facility issues we have been facing. We are continuing to pray and wait on God for clear direction with the miraculous provision of the former Sears facility. Please be encouraged that this building is a very large miracle that God will reveal His purpose for soon....it is also a very small part of the Overflow Church story and how God is touching and transforming lives here!

Please be in prayer for us this week for the following items:
• Praise for the incredible way God is working to bring people to Himself
• Praise for Kendra Neilson receiving her R1-Visa and returning to join the Overflow Church staff January 2, 2011!
• Prayer for God to help the new believers in the first steps in following Him and in the discipleship journey
• Prayer for wisdom and clarity as we meet in the coming week regarding our former Sears facility and potential Overflow Church home. We trust God will continue to reveal Himself and His purpose, and our hope and desire is that Overflow will have a permanent home in 2011.

Thank you for your continued prayers and support....."His story, His glory"!

In Pursuit,

Pastor Brian Bennett

What is happening at Overflow...

2010-10-22T15:33:00.001-04:00

H3: Hoops, Hot Dogs, Hip-Hop July 3

2010-08-11T13:37:00.010-04:00

Friends,

Hi, it has been a very busy summer with God moving all around us! We look forward to sending out our next "Overflowing Newsletter" soon. Quick highlight from the past week: 3 people have come to Jesus, 2 more re-committed, and 21 were baptized on Sunday! We are truly in awe of God and give Him all the glory and cannot thank you enough for your prayers and support!

Here is a run-down of our H3: Hip-hop, hoops, and hot dogs" event that we did in Broadway Park in Benton Harbor on July 3, 2010.

Celebrating God's hand on H3:
People: 360+
Water Bottles: 826
Hot Dogs: 620
Volunteers: 60+
Churches Represented: 6

What an incredible God we serve!

2010-06-21T15:51:00.003-04:00

Friends,

Hi, I am in awe of who God is and all that He is capable of and want to share with you some cool highlights from the past few days:

Today the OCCDA's Harbor Shine ministry (www.harborshine.com) and Mosaic ministry (www.overflowccda.org/mosaic) through partnerships with other organizations in our community, were able to put 23 high school students to work! These students will be led by one of our youth pastors/staff leaders and one of our college interns along with receiving a one-on-one mentor from Overflow. Students will be invested in spiritually, with life skills, and with on-the-job training in lawn care, landscaping, and retail operations.
It was such a surreal moment for me today to see our leaders working with these students and to watch our interns interacting. We have been blessed to have 4 interns with Overflow and another intern with Harbor Shine. God is truly providing great help and giving us the opportunity to invest in next generation leaders!
This week one of our partner churches will be coming to Benton Harbro to paint a house, help support our backyard VBS, and will be doing work projects and prayer walks in a local basketball park. God is moving us to the community and into the streets to share Him in some very practical ways!
Thursday nights each week our Splash Children's Ministry is running a reading program called "Bedtime Stories" at a local emergency shelter. Cindy boldly shared her story and the word last week and a great time of worship happened with one woman giving her life to Christ at the end of the night!

We are so thankful for all of your prayers and support and hope that it is evident we are celebrating the hand of God and "His story, His glory" here at Overflow!

Please keep each of our students this summer in prayer --as I believe that as we pray for them, God will work mightily in their lives. If you would like a list of names to pray over please send me an email requesting the list: bbennett@overflowchurch.org

Have an awesome day!

Brian

His Story, His Glory. Look what God has done!

2010-05-23T21:50:00.002-04:00

God WE praise you today for ALL you've done:

June 2007, the Bennett’s finish their staff position at a church in Battle Creek, MI and begin officially planting Overflow Church. Within the first few weeks there is no money for bills and God miraculously provides a check in the mail the same week. God has always provided and Overflow has never missed a bill.
Fall 2007, the Overflow office/lounge opens in Orchards Mall and the first Bible study is held in the mall community center with 6 people . To help us start, the mall donates the use of the community center. Partnership with Berrien Homes begins with a Halloween outreach event that draws more than 700 people to Orchards Mall. God provides unique space for the church to begin and negotiations are underway with Celebration Cinema for future worship services.
Winter 2007, Brian and Cindy are raising support every Sunday morning. In this first year alone they speak in more than 30 churches and God uses this intense season to provide everything from computers, to finances, to a wood floor for the office, and connections to people in the community—including traveling 4 hours to Croswell (east side of the state) to learn about the Suttons who, at that time were looking for a church.
Winter 2008, the Overflow launch team meets for the first time with 40 adults in attendance and an excitement about a vision for the future. The time line for starting worship celebrations moves up six months and preview services begin in January of 2008. God has clearly gone ahead of the team and prepared the way for the start of Overflow!
March 16, 2008 the first public worship celebration is held and Overflow Church kicks off! The month leading into worship, a bus is donated to the church, a driver becomes a part of launch team, and another person donates the paint job!
Summer 2008, Overflow’s first intern arrives from Bethany Bible College in Canada, along with a few mission teams, to serve. Overflow is able to partner in developing new leaders and provide mission teams with a place to serve-- a blessing to our community. As of summer 2010, we will have had 20 teams on site and 8 interns.
Fall/Winter 2008-09, a time of growth as a church and dealing with the harsh realities of the economy at the same time. Leadership slashes 1/3 of the budget around Christmas and miraculously God blesses the decisions by the church finishing the year in the black and with money to put towards the Overflow Coffee Café.
Fall 2009, the Overflow Coffee Café is put into Orchards Mall as an outreach and is fully paid for by donations from supporters. The Café is blessed with a great volunteer team and the outreach begins in full force.
From day one, 6 families have relocated to the Benton Harbor/St. Joseph area to help with Overflow. For almost 2 years now, Carolyn O’Connor, has faithfully traveled from Holland to serve as administrative assistant for Brian and the church.
Winter 2009, the former Sears facility adjacent to Orchards Mall is donated completely free of charge to the church along with 10.5 acres of land. This miraculous donation of 130,000 square feet of space provides the church with the possibility of a future home and a story to celebrate for years to come!

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE! (PUBLIC HEARING RESULTS)

2010-03-23T06:56:00.005-04:00

Overflow Friends and surrounding community,

Thank you for your prayers, support, and encouragement as we have continued to walk out the necessary steps with the Overflow Center (former Sears building). We are celebrating today the first step, which was a favorable decision from the planning commission and a recommendation to the Board of Trustees for a "special use permit". We are truly grateful, and humbled, by all who attended the public hearing from our community and the words you shared. We are here for our community and we look forward to continuing to partner and work with others, including those in the marketplace, to
see our community move forward.

Thank you again. The next step will be the Board of Trustees vote in April and we will keep you posted on the details.

In the meantime, let's all continue to apply these words, "He has shown you, O man, what is good;
And what does the Lord require of you
But to do justly,
To love mercy,
And to walk humbly with your God? (Micah 6:8, NKJV)

Let's continue to walk in, and share, in a way that gives God the glory and demonstrates His incredible, and unconditional love!

In Pursuit,

Brian

www.overflowchurch.org
www.overflowccda.org

How God is working at Overflow.....2/28/10

2010-03-01T10:58:00.003-05:00

Friends,

Thank you so much for your prayers, support, and encouragement! We hope this encourages you today as much as it has our leadership team. We are currently in our series on 1 John "Unconditional Love" (see above image) and here are a few of the ways in which God has been working in and through Overflow:

* A high school senior was there and it was the first time in 8 years he had been in church....he came as a result of the cafe outreach and two of our volunteer's "connecting conversations"!
* A faithful couple's persistence of inviting a friend to church (for 2 years...) During closing prayer at the end of service, their friend stood to receive Christ! I will sit down with him this week to talk more about his new decision. (God moved and a family that could have given up on inviting a friend did not and was able to see the results).
* A woman who is being used by God to reach into the Benton Harbor community on behalf of special needs children shared that while she faced blatant discrimination/racism this week in the community (towards her) she was not giving up. God has called to her to be a change agent, and while it is not easy she knows and believes that God is with her. One step at a time God is helping people to realize that with Him all things are possible....even loving others unconditionally when they are trying to hurt us.

God is truly moving among us and we need to "keep walking in faith". Faith works (Heb 11:1, 6)

In Pursuit,

Brian

Overflow Center is official and Our New Home

2009-12-30T16:54:00.003-05:00

We truly serve a very BIG God that has a plan for each of our lives and our region! See below for a press release and FAQ regarding the transition of the former Sears building in Benton Harbor to the Overflow Center. We look forward to sharing this facility with our community and those of you who pray for us and support us from a distance!

December 30, 2009

For Immediate Release

Contact:

Rose A. Hunt, Board President, OCCDA, (269) 277-7286

Brian Bennett, Lead Pastor, Overflow Church, (269) 861-4497

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Former Sears Building to Become Overflow Center

Overflow Christian Community Development Association (OCCDA) new owners of the Sears Building

Benton Harbor, Michigan— The Overflow Christian Community Development Association (OCCA), a 501 (c3) non-profit organization, and Overflow Church, has been given the former Sears facility, 1860 Pipestone Rd, Benton Harbor, Michigan, by a generous, anonymous donor to further the work of the OCCDA. The OCCDA is incredibly humbled by the opportunity and potential of the “Overflow Center” to assist in the fulfillment of their mission to “seek the peace and prosperity of our region through transformational initiatives and partnerships that encourages, equips, and empowers our community to reach its greatest potential.” Rose A. Hunt, Board President for the OCCDA, says “This is an extraordinary opportunity for our area. It is my hope and dream to witness the emergence of the vast, untapped potential of our communities to unprecedented levels of productivity and prosperity. God continues to smile on us!”

The Overflow Center will be a mixed-use facility, housing the OCCDA and Overflow Church (www.overflowchurch.org) with multiple tenants in the years to come. “We have believed that the God-given vision of Overflow would someday lead to these kinds of transformational partnerships, and we are humbled and in awe of what God has done with the Overflow Center and the OCCDA,” says Brian Bennett, Lead Pastor of Overflow Church. “We’re really excited to have the opportunity to move our Worship Celebrations to the new facility in 2010 and provide a great environment for all people from all walks of life to come together. Truly with God all things are possible!”

The OCCDA is a non-denominational, faith-based organization committed to partnerships in the community, the region and beyond that help generate resources and best practices to help people move forward in life. The OCCDA’s philosophy is centered on the belief that all people are created with a plan and a purpose and are valuable. We believe that lasting change happens through people that have been reconciled to themselves (emotionally/forgiveness), God (spiritual balance), and each other (socially) and that a community can be transformed through the rebuilding of relationships, leading to the equipping and empowering of all people. Overflow’s belief is that the community of Benton Harbor and St. Joseph, and the surrounding county, holds within itself incredible people and potential. As the people of this region are shown true hope and a love that transcends all perceived boundaries, we believe that the Benton Harbor/St. Joseph community will become a model for change, reconciliation, and healing for other parts of the world. We look forward to the years ahead and seeing our community change one life at a time as the bridges of division are overcome and the disadvantaged are empowered to live their life with hope, dignity, safety, and financial security.

For more information, please see www.overflowchurch.org, www.overflowccda.org or www.overflowccda.blogspot.com.

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Frequently Asked Questions – The Overflow Center

(former Sears Facility @ 1860 Pipe Stone Rd., Benton Harbor, MI)

1. Why is Overflow doing this?

a. Answer: God has provided this “Overflow Center” as a donation from a very generous donor. As we have done all the proper inspections it has become clear that God’s hand is on this and it will be an incredible tool to help us fulfill our vision and mission in our region and beyond.

2. How did this get started?

a. Answer: We truly believe that this is God’s plan and not ours (His Story, for His Glory). Our leadership team was not planning for a facility, but had through prayer sensed that God was asking us to talk with the owner’s of the Sears facility as it was closing. The rest of the story has been one of seeing God’s hand continually putting the pieces in place for this incredible donation to happen. The initial conversation between Overflow and the owner’s occurred in late August of this year.

3. Is the Overflow Center (former Sears Facility) a part of the Orchards Mall?

a. Answer: The Sears Facility has been privately owned for more than 31 years and is not owned by Orchards Mall. The Overflow Center is adjacent to Orchards Mall and will work in partnership with the mall in as many ways as possible to help benefit the community and the region.

4. What role has prayer played in this decision?

a. Answer: Overflow is a prayer saturated movement and church. We have been and will continue to make prayer part of what we do every day, every where, and in every place. Our leadership team has been continually praying, and even fasting, over this incredible opportunity and invites you to join us this January to start the new year with a church wide 21-day time of prayer and fasting.

5. When will the building be open? And what will be in it at first?

a. Answer: The Overflow Center is in excellent shape , but will require interior adjustments in order to accommodate Overflow Church, Mosaic, and other tenants in the near future. We will begin work projects immediately and hope to have Overflow Church and Mosaic operational in the Overflow Center by Spring 2010.

6. Where will the church offices and prayer room be?

a. Answer: Offices and Prayer Room will continue to be housed in the Overflow Warehouse (behind the Overflow Coffee Café) @ Orchards Mall at this time.

7. What exactly will be in the Overflow Center?

a. Answer: Overflow Church, Splash Children Ministries, OCCDA Offices, Mosaic, Harbor Shine, All Youth Center, and other possible partnerships and tenants to be named in the future.

8. What is the timeline for Overflow’s Worship Celebrations Moving to the Overflow Center?

a. Answer: Spring 2010.

9. Will the Overflow Coffee Café remain in the spot it is in now?

a. Answer: Yes, Overflow Coffee Café was placed where it is today due to its strategic location for outreach. It will remain there with a possible smaller extension in the Overflow Center.

10. How can I get involved with the Overflow Center?

a. Answer:

i. Prayer: Please praise God with us and ask for His guidance and provision as we move forward.

ii. Financial Support: Chairs, Tables, Projectors, Screens, Doors, Walls, Etc. are needed and will have to be purchased or donated. Your support (above and beyond normal tithes/offerings) is greatly appreciated.

iii. Volunteer Support: Many projects will need to be completed to transition Overflow Church to the Overflow Center and to open Mosaic . Please sign-up today to be on a projects team!

Still have questions? Feel free to see any of the Overflow staff or leaders or call 269.861.4497

Media: A Press release & this document is available at: www.overflowcommunity.blogspot.com

HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM OVERFLOW!

2009-11-22T20:33:00.004-05:00

Friends,

We have so much to be grateful for this year as we celebrate God's work in and through our lives and Overflow! I hope you are all doing well and look for our latest update letter to be in the mail in early December! Here a few quick highlights from an incredible week last week that left me with such a sense of who God is and wants to be in our lives.

Monday, November 16: We had the opportunity to partner with Hungry for Christ ministries (Hamilton, MI) and be the recipients of the incredible generosity of Request Foods, Inc (Holland, MI) who provided as a donation 272 turkey dinners/dressing for our local community! It was truly amazing to see how in just a few short days our leaders rallied to find homes in need, organizations in need, and even a local school in need in order to share generously the meals that were provided. What a reminder of God's power to provide when we are simply open to be a vessel (2 Cor 4:7).
Wednesday, November 18: We have been partnering with the local Emergency Shelter in the past year and were asked to bring volunteers, our bus, teaching, and music for their program called "Friends Night". We have done this a number of times and truly enjoy the sense of community and friendship the night provides across all economic and racial "barriers" as God's love is shared and experienced. This past Wednesday was truly a moving experience as we shared food, music, stories, and the teaching of the word. What a reminder for all of us that we need to be ready and willing to share Christ and His love anywhere and everywhere we are asked and find ourselves....we are His witnesses (Acts 1:8).
Friday, November 20: Our Overflow Coffee Cafe outreach (www.overflowcafe.org) continues to grow as more and more people hear about it in the community. As I was getting my hair cut the hair dresser shared that she had heard from a number of her clients about the cafe and how much they liked it. It was so encouraging to hear that our staff is doing such an awesome job with those that come into the cafe and that the word is spreading in the community. Thank you for your prayers and support as we have launched this outreach. I also had the opportunity this Sunday at our service to: 1) pray with a woman from Benton Harbor who had connected with us in the cafe and heard about the church, and 2) to talk with a family after service who had heard about the cafe through an article in the local paper. God is already confirming that this Coffee Cafe is His and is a "well" where thirsty people will find Jesus (John 4).
Sunday, November 22: Today we had the opportunity to see 6 beautiful children dedicated and to celebrate the 3 families that took a stance for Christ and for their children. While I would love to share pictures with you I am going to instead share that this group included 5 African-American children. It is truly a picture of the kind of vision and heart for all people that God has given Overflow. It is such an incredible thing to see how God is drawing people together here and to know that our Splash Children's Ministry is growing and doing an incredible job (they have had as many as 43 children on a Sunday). Please keep Cindy and her leadership team in your prayers as they remind us each week how important it is to reach the next generation and to love and welcome the children as Jesus did (Matthew 19:14).

So, this is just a glimpse of how God is working here and I pray that you, too, are seeing the hand of God and His movement in your lives as well! Thank you for continuing to journey with us and HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
In Pursuit,

Brian

Overflow Cafe is Now Open @ Orchards Mall!

2009-10-28T14:58:00.003-04:00

www.overflowcafe.org

October Overflow Events & Happenings

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Be sure to click "play" on the video below for a funny look at our new coffee cafe!

Thank you for your continued prayers and support!

Overflow Summer 2009 Baptism Video!

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Please click on play below to view video....thank you for your prayers and support!

Baptism Pictures from today (08.09.09)!!!

2009-08-09T21:52:00.004-04:00

Friends,

What an incredible day today! We had awesome weather for our 2nd Annual Lake MI Baptisms and picnic. Above is a group shot of those Baptized today (also pictured Pastor Todd Johns and myself). Thank you for your prayers and continuing to believe in the work and ministry that God has called us (and Overflow) to in Benton Harbor/St. Joe! Look for the August Bently Update Letter soon as well and have a great week!

In Pursuit,
Brian
John 6:28-29

Baptism this Sunday, August 2nd!

2009-08-04T12:26:00.005-04:00

Friends,

Can you believe July is already gone! It is hard to believe how fast summer is moving and I hope yours has been one that has been full of life and life to the full (John 10:10)! We have had an incredible summer (difficult at times, but well worth the lessons learned) and one that has left us an awe of all that God is continuing to do here in Benton Harbor/St. Joe and with Overflow!

We want to invite you to join us this Sunday for:

Worship Celebration @ 10:31am (Celebration Cinema)
Picnic & Baptisms @ 12:30pm (Lion's Beach in St. Joe)

We have a great group of people taking their next steps with Baptism this Sunday and they would love it if you can celebrate with them and encourage them in their journey!

God Bless and thank you for your prayers and support.

In Pursuit,

Brian

Here is a video of last year's Baptisms at the Lake (pray it is a littler warmer this year!).

Overflow Summer Community Events!

2009-07-02T16:07:00.006-04:00

Coffee Cafe Project Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj940P4wfdM

"Summer Sunshine, Blue Skies"

Summer sunshine and blue skies have finally burst on the scene here in southwest Michigan and in a lot of ways this is what’s been happening in the life of Overflow. As summer is now upon us with the warmth of the sun beating down on us and the cool breeze coming off the lake and as people gather at the beaches, picnic areas and recreational hot spots, we find ourselves becoming more and more the beautiful community and bride that Christ has called and commissioned us to be in our world!

There are many wonderful things going on this summer in the life of the church and wanted to give you all a sneak peak at “the happenings” that are taking place over the next couple of months.

• July 12: Overflow Community Picnic and Worship Concert at Riverview Park
• July 31- Aug. 1: Local Camping Trip; Bonfire, Camp food and Good Times!
• Aug. 8: World Pulse Music Festival; Free Concert! Come one, Come all!
• Aug. 9: Summer Baptisms and Picnic at Lake Michigan.
• All Summer: Tidal Wave of Serving (call 269.861.4497 for details)

Even in the midst of all that is taking place this summer, it’s so very important that we remember that in everything that takes place and in all the things that we do, it never equates for who we are in Christ, individually and collectively as the body. We are His bride, his workmanship, his spotless unblemished bride, because of who He is and His righteousness that has been bestowed upon us through the cross. So as the sun shines this summer and as the warmth of the days and the cool breeze of the air refreshes our bodies and mind, let us not forget the one and only true source that brings forth light and refreshing airs to each one of us and those around us, the one and only true Son who radiates his love from the throne room of Heaven at the right hand of God, Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.

In Christ,
Todd Johns (Community Life Pastor)

Video: Backyard VBS & Neighborhood Serving

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Summer Serving Tidal Wave 2009!!!

2009-06-08T13:36:00.005-04:00

Overflow Friends,
Hi, hope you all are doing well and enjoying a great start to summer! Pictured above is the brochure we produced for our summer of outreach and serving (for an email copy: bbennett@overflowchurch.org). We are pretty excited about what is ahead this summer as we continue to grow as a local church and seek to really meet the needs of our community in practical ways. We have the privilege this summer of partnering with a number of youth groups and mission organizations that are coming to join us in helping to paint houses, clean, landscape, build fences, do 4 vacation bible schools, etc. and wanted to ask that you consider any of the following as ways of joining this "tidal wave of serving" this summer:

Pray for us
Serve with us (contact us for more information)
Donate towards a project

I have continued to be amazed at how God works through partnerships and the understanding of the larger "Kingdom" picture of life and ministry. It is such a beautiful thing to see people banding together for a common cause and purpose and to know that there are more than enough resources to do the work....when we work together!

God Bless and thank you again for journeying with Overflow and our family! We look forward to sharing our next "Bently" newsletter with you soon and all that God is doing here in our community!

In Pursuit,

Brian

Unstoppable Joy! May sermon series wraps up this Sunday, May 31.

2009-05-26T23:36:00.005-04:00

Unstoppable Joy: "Peace and Generosity"
Join us as we finish our study of the book of Philippians.
Sunday's @ 10:31am in Celebration Cinema (1468 Cinema Way, Benton Harbor)
www.overflowchurch.org

A Tribute Video for all of Overflow's Volunteers: Thank you!!!

2009-04-28T20:59:00.004-04:00

The following video was produced by our very own Dan Page-Wood and was shown on Sunday, 4/26 as a part of our volunteer appreciate Sunday. We are so blessed and thankful for all the many people who help make the outreach and ministry of Overflow possible!

*Just click play below on the black screen to see the video

Thank you again!

In Pursuit,
Brian

Jesus Prayed for You and Me!

2009-04-21T16:21:00.004-04:00

Overflow Friends,

Hello, I want to take a moment to share something from the word really impacting me today. So I am reading John 17 today and trying to let it really sink in and marinade within me. If your not familiar with John 17 it is Jesus prayer where He prays for Himself, His Disciples, and future believers (you and me). It is amazing to hear the simplicity of this prayer and the cry of Jesus' heart that God would get the glory, that His followers would be full of JOY in the face of trials, would be ONE in their interactions, and would be set apart by God's WORD in order to stand against a world bent on destruction and evil.

As I think about this I cannot shake the idea that Christ prayed that we would be in His word, full of joy, and unified in our interactions with each other in the bod

y of Christ. It seems like all 3 of these are a real challenge for me as I live in a world that is fallen and doing its best to make sure I miss out on the great plan God has for me and it.

I wonder what would happen if I focused more on Christ and the things He wanted for more life and less on the things I want, or even the things I don't want in my life?

Think of how simple it is when we focus on what Christ prayed for us...

Eat His word (so I spend more time with Him)
Be filled with Joy (so I enjoy Him and what He has given me)
Be one with those around you (so I love others and strive for unity)

Simple, but profound. May Jesus prayer for you and me become a reality as we focus on Him and what He has

for us!

Hope to see you soon and thanks for sharing this journey with Overflow!

In Pursuit,

Brian

HAPPY EASTER! JESUS IS ALIVE!!!!

2009-04-10T09:15:00.000-04:00

Final Bennett House Update!!! 04.02.09

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Please click on the box below to play the video from our family sharing how God has worked over the past 2 years to miraculously sell our house on 3/27/09! Thank you for all of your prayers, support, and encouragement!

Love, the Bennett's!

Overflow is ONE & Baptism Pictures!

2009-03-24T21:44:00.008-04:00

Here are a few pictures from an incredible celebration on 3/15/09 of our first year at Overflow Church!

The 1 Year Birthday night included a potluck, worship, testimonials from the first year (laughs and tears), and 5 people "taking the plunge" and being Baptized! We also had the awesome opportunity to see one woman in her twenties pray to receive Christ as a part of the night and were once again amazed at how God works in the most mysterious ways!

Thank you for all of your prayers and support this first year and know that God is "flowing" through them into the Benton Harbor/St. Joe region!

In Pursuit,

Brian

Spiritual Gifts Class 03.25.09

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Sign-up for this great class by calling: 269.861.4497 or email: bbennett@overflowchurch.org

OVERFLOW 1-YEAR BIRTHDAY PARTY: 03.15.09

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FOR MORE INFORMATION: 269.861.4497
South Shore Health Club (for address and location): www.sshrc.biz