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08 Nov
[19-02-10] Weekend Away Talks Online
All the main sessions from our weekend away are now online for you to listen to.[09-02-10] Luxuries for Life
During Lent (17th Feb – 27th March) Open Heaven is taking on the Simplify challenge.[14-01-10] Think Big Update - Jan 2010
We’re getting closer and closer to seeing St.[16-12-09] Union Bog
Union bog came out from a desire to raise both awareness and money for a programme that CORD run in Burundi called Toilet Twinning whilst continuing the outward focus of the Open Heaven Society (OH Soc); loving students on campus.[15-11-09] Sloshout
Sloshout is basically a spirit lead prayer and worship event put on by the Open Heaven Society.[08-11-09] Stacey got baptised!
Stacey was baptised last weekend.[05-11-09] Giving to 'Think Big'
(Listen to the Think Big vision ready for the launch of our giving adventure on Sunday 22nd November!) There’s been lots of words about St.[03-11-09] Healings at OH1
This Sunday at OH1 we were looking at Healing Grace.[31-10-09] Encounter Day
If you have heard of or been on an Open Heaven Encounter weekend, then the Encounter Day 09 is its little brother.[29-10-09] Reflecting on a week of 24-7 prayer
It seems a bit premature to start reflecting on all that happened during the 24-7 week, sensing that the prayers prayed, hearts changed, people softened and breakthroughs encountered in that place, are not over.
Stacey got baptised!
Stacey was baptised last weekend. This was part of our termly baptisms meeting.
Baptism is a sign of initiation into the lifelong journey of following God. It confirms someone’s decision to follow Christ-a fundamental part of the conversion process.
Baptism has been central to the practice of the church right from its start eg Peter’s instructions on the Day of Pentecost were “Repent and be baptised” (Acts 2: 38). Jesus himself was baptised and set the model for us.
At Open Heaven, we do baptisms by full immersion as this was the normal mode of baptising in the New Testament. The actual word ‘baptise’ means to immerse, to saturate and to submerge. There is also great symbolism in full immersion baptism – a dying to past and sin, being buried with Christ and then rising again with him out of the waters into a new life (Romans 6: 4).
Posted by: Sam Huggill on Sunday Nov 8th, 2009
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