Message of the Open Bible

01/01/2025

🚨 New Issue Alert! 🚨
The latest issue of The Message is here! 📖✨ Dive into inspiring stories, powerful testimonies, and updates from Open Bible Churches around the globe. 🌍
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11/13/2024

Pastor Rob Bray shares how joining Open Bible has transformed his church plant and how God is moving to reach the lost in the Mountain Plains region. From doubling in size to holding powerful evangelistic events, Spirit + Truth Church continues to see lives transformed as they spread the gospel and engage their community. Read more 👇

Spirit and Truth Church began as a dream amidst the stormy backdrop of January 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the challenges that the world faced, we found ourselves thriving, anchored by the belief that God’s plans always prevail. As we say on our website, we are passionate about hel...

11/01/2024

The latest issue of the Message is live now! See what God is doing through our Open Bible family 🙌 All new articles are now available in Spanish!
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10/25/2024

🎉Special Early Edition!
As we head into an unknown political season, President Nortune encourages us to be prayerful and lean into the presence of God, trusting that He uses both the righteous and unrighteous to fulfill His purpose. While we are called to engage responsibly, ultimately our confidence is in Christ and His unshakable kingdom.

As we approach another election season, we find ourselves once again in an environment bringing tension, division, and uncertainty to people, including those within the Church. It is during times like this, however, that we as the Church can shine brightly. In the face of debates, advertisements, an...

10/24/2024

While many associate France with wealth and extravagance, Mark Hornback reveals this country’s true vulnerability: spiritual poverty. Discover the inspiring journey of Pastor Michel Marvane, the rise of the Antioch Network, and the plans to expand God's kingdom across France and beyond, culminating in a bold new partnership with Open Bible Churches.

When the Global Missions Board announces travel plans to meet with our pastors, missionaries, or field directors, we get very little pushback when we visit countries such as Mexico, nations in Central America, or the Caribbean islands. It is expected we will visit impoverished nations. However, when...

10/10/2024

Erika VanArtsdalen shares the raw journey of church planting, highlighting the challenges and unexpected lessons learned when expectations collide with reality. Through personal struggles and steadfast faith, she illustrates the power of surrendering to God's unique plan, even when it leads to unforeseen paths. Read Erika's story 👇

Church planting always starts with a “yes.” We say yes and step out in faith to build a church – His church. The words of my collegiate pastor echo in my mind: “There will come a time when you have the chance to write God a blank check for your life.” My husband and I […]

09/26/2024

What if saying “yes” to God hurts, sometimes? Editor Hannah Bemis recalls a pivotal time in her faith, pushing her beyond comfortable Christianity into a life of daring obedience. Join Bemis as she explores the challenges and profound rewards of answering Jesus’ call to go, even when it means stepping into the unknown. Read her story 👇

My life was forever changed a few years ago when I read a book called The Insanity of God. Written by Nik Ripken, a missionary who has given his life to take Jesus to some of the darkest, most dangerous corners of the world, this book calls Western Christians out of the casual faith many […]

09/19/2024

Get ready for an incredible testimony! Spanning from a life of addiction and incarceration to founding Cultivate Church in St. Louis, discover how God’s grace transformed this pastor’s darkest moments into a powerful ministry that is changing lives through church gatherings, street ministry, and the "Kingdom Minded" podcast.

I am Shane Blackledge, and my wife Amber and I are the founding pastors of Cultivate Church in St. Louis, Missouri. My story is one of transformation and God’s grace, showing how He can use anyone to build His kingdom.  I was born in Colorado at the Air Force Academy Hospital. My father served in...

09/12/2024

Cala Dickey recounts the daring adventure of planting a church in New Orleans, facing violence and hardship while trusting in God's plan. This powerful story showcases the profound impact of unwavering faith and the unexpected blessings that follow a courageous "yes" to God's call. Read more 👇

Church planting isn’t for the faint of heart. All church plants require faith, but it takes a special kind of crazy to “parachute plant,” where church planters “parachute” into a new place, starting from nothing with few resources or contacts. After seven years of pouring our hearts and so...

09/01/2024

A new issue of the Message is live! Read how Open Bible churches and leaders are making an impact for Jesus.
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When the Global Missions Board announces travel plans to meet with our pastors, missionaries, or field directors, we get very...

07/23/2024

From turning their churches into candy shops, to holding “Curry Nights” and English classes for kids, Japan’s Open Bible churches are doing whatever it takes to reach the next generation for Jesus. Read how Japan’s ministry to and through its children is helping fulfill the Great Commission in this nation 👇

Discipling the next generation has been a value of Open Bible since its inception, and this commitment has been shown through a variety of Global Missions initiatives worldwide. From orphanages in India, to schools in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Cambodia, to feeding kitchens throughout Latin America,...

07/17/2024

Wing-eating contests? Dunking your pastor? There might be several fundraisers you’ve never considered! These youth pastors share five ways to make fundraising fun, successful, and a blessing to the community. Learn more 👇

Every student should have an opportunity to encounter Jesus beyond the walls of a church. Most students further their relationship with Christ at special events like church camps or mission trips. But the reality of these intentional events is that they cost money, and sometimes a lot of money, for....

07/09/2024

Natalie Larson had a good plan for her life: marriage, kids, then adoption one day. But when a struggle with infertility took her plans in a different direction, she never imagined she would be mom to three baby boys within the year! Read her story 👇

When my husband and I married in July of 2019, it was with a firm understanding of our shared life goals and dreams, and kids were a big part of our plans. In our minds we would have our biological children first, and then when we were ready, we would pursue adoption. But the Lord […]

07/01/2024

When Taneasha and Dyecol Walker moved to Lehigh Acres, Florida seven years ago, they had no idea they were walking into a calling beyond pastoring. Ten children later, Taneasha shares how God reshaped her heart to be a foster parent for the next generation. Read the whole story 👇

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In 2017, my husband Dyecol and I were asked to be the interim pastors of Word of Life Open Bible Church in Lehigh Acres, Florida. Little did we know that our two weeks as interim pastors would turn into seven years and counting. After accepting the call to be the permanent pastors, we moved to […]

06/28/2024

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06/19/2024

For the first time ever, fifty leaders and church planters from all five regions of Open Bible gathered for unified training at Exponential Conference in Florida. Read about the fresh passion for church planting being birthed in our movement 👇

In March of 2024, fifty church planters and leaders from Open Bible gathered in Orlando, Florida, along with approximately 5,000 others for Exponential, a global conference equipping leaders with resources...

06/11/2024

Amid steep inflation and scarcity of food and medicine, Cuba is experiencing a powerful move of the Holy Spirit. Read how Open Bible churches are flourishing in the face of Cuba’s grave economic reality. Click the link below to read more 👇

Attend one worship service at Pastor David Moreno’s Open Bible church in Guanajay and you’ll quickly find there are no limitations or “embargoes” on God’s presence in Cuba. Rich worship,...

06/05/2024

It’s easy to get excited about a new assignment in our walk with God, but this author gives a few reasons why it is imperative to finish the current season well before moving on to the next one. Read more 👇

It’s easy to get excited about beginnings: the birth of something new, the start of a fresh place. But we often forget that both the beginning and end have a...