Thank You for Visiting Our Website!
We've been waiting for you! It's true, because we believe that every person who comes into the circle of this special fellowship was sent by God Himself. It's not by accident that you have visited our website. So, above all else, we want to express Christ's love to you with genuine, heartfelt warmth. We're eager to know you, and we're excited to share with you the marvelous ways God is working in our church.
If you visit us, it won't take long for you to discover that this is truly a family, rich in the relationships that matter most. Growing together, we worship, we serve, we laugh, we cry, we learn, and we reach out to our world with life-transforming truth. We reach out to you, as well. Our doors are open. Our hearts are open, too. If you've been thinking, praying, searching, and hoping for a place to belong, we say again -
Welcome!
Sunday: A Gathering for Worship that includes Children's Church & Sermon Application Groups - 10:00 AM
Wednesday: AWANA & WOL Student Ministries - 6:15 PM
Click Here to view the New City Catechism video for this week.
Children's Answer: Christ triumphed over sin and death so that all who trust in him are raised to new life in this world and to everlasting life in the world to come.
Quiet Time Reflections
Our weekly Sunday Morning Gathering includes a time of sharing during which our folks reflect on the passages we’ve read and studied over the last week of personal devotions from the WOL Quiet Time Diary.
The devotion passages for the week of December 8-14, 2024 are:
Sunday: John 19:23-30 - Monday: John 19:31-42
Tuesday: John 20:1-10 - Wednesday: John 20:11-18
Thursday: John 20:19-31 - Friday: John 21:1-14
Saturday: John 21:15-25
Let's all get involved! You may download the Quiet Time App online at www.wolstore.org.
Or see Bob Blair for the spiral-bound WOL Quiet Time Diary.
Announcements
Sundays in December
Christmas Sermon Series
Our OBC Christmas Sermon Series is entitled "What's in a Name". Be sure to be here each Sunday in December for this heart-focused look into the names of Christ from Isaiah 9:6.
Dec 10
Ladies' Christmas Tea
Our Ladies' Christmas Tea will be Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at 6:30 PM. We will meet at Patty Waldier's house. Please bring your favorite snack or dessert to share.
Dec 15
Church Family Meeting
Next Sunday, December 15, 2024, we will have our quarterly Church Family Meeting immediately following the Sunday Morning Worship Gathering, at 11:00 AM.
Dec 18
Children's Christmas Program
Invite your friends and family to this year's charming Children's Christmas Program, Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at Open Bible Church at 7:00 PM.
Wednesdays
AWANA & WOL
Click Here to Register! AWANA & Word of Life Student Ministries are at the church each Wednesday, during the school year, at 6:15 PM. There are Bible Study, games and treats. Students, grades K-12 will love it!
FYI: When the schools have a holiday or cancel due to inclement weather, our AWANA & WOL Student Ministries are also cancelled.
Dec 31
New Year's Eve Party
Join us on New Year's Eve to celebrate the goodness of God in 2024 and pray for the New Year ahead. See Becky Starett if you can help plan this simple celebration for our New Year's Eve Party.
Jan 26
Last Sunday Lunch
Due to the Holidays, we will not have Last Sunday Lunch in November and December. Join us for our next Last Sunday Lunch, Sunday, January 26, 2025, at 12:15 PM, at a place yet to be determined. You can sign up on the bulletin board at church. This is a great time for fellowship and meeting new people.
Have you ever felt that something was missing from your life?
CLICK HERE to get God's answer to that question.
If you have questions about salvation, Biblical counseling or discipleship, baptism or church membership, please contact one of our elders:
Pastor Larry Starett, Bob Blair or Wayne Vanderwier
OPEN BIBLE CHURCH
1401 Porter Avenue
Chesterton, IN 46304
219.921.0033
pastor@openthebible.com
Facebook: Open Bible Church of Chesterton
