CLASSES:  From 6:30 to 8:00pm, you can choose from: Equipping Kids to Face Today’s World: This Focus on the Family teaching will help you to guide your child’s transition into adulthood. Have a teen or preteen? Need lessons on how to peacefully transition from dependent child to independent adult? Don't miss this one. 4 Keys to Hearing God's Voice: God intended our relationship with Him to be a two way communication. Come discover the other half of the conversation. Please note: there is a book required for this class and it can be purchased for under $15 here. How to Study the Bible: Easy enough to engage the new covert, but rich enough to confound the scholar, the Bible can feel like a mystery at times. This class offers techniques for gaining more out of your Bible reading time. Women’s Study / Prayer: Continuing the long-standing women’s prayer gathering, come "Play with Fire: Discovering Fierce Faith, Unquenchable Passion, and a Life-Giving God" by Bianca Juarez Olthoff. Please note: there is a book required for this class and it can be purchased for under $15 here.  Youth are released after the blessing and meet in Pastor Mashtare’s office from 10:30-11:30 AM on the 2nd & 4th Sundays.  This fellowship is open to new believers as well as lifelong Christ lovers. The evening message is topical with scriptural backing. We help students understand the Bible and live it out in their every day lives. Change will forever be with them, but how they handle that change is what’s important and God is always with them through the change. High school students and young adults (just out of high school) are invited for a bit of time outdoors, then sharing dinner together before transitioning into a game followed by worship and large group message. Afterwards, we split up into small groups for about 45 minutes. Small groups are split up as follows, 9/10th grade girls, 11/12th grade girls, boys small group, and young adult small group. | EVENTS:  This Saturday from 11am to 1pm at the Chase's home, the women of Our Father's House will gather to fellowship together over an International Potluck. Bring a dish representing your heritage or if that doesn't fit your schedule, a dessert or beverage to share. Don't let lack of time to cook keep you from coming out. Please note childcare is not available.  Easter is Sunday, April 21st! Mark your calendars for our annual egg hunt and ice cream social. All are welcome including neighbors and friends! We will begin collecting candy for the egg stuffing THIS Sunday, March 24th. Baskets for drop off will be available in the lobby.  Pornography affects your brain actually rewiring your natural pathways. Your pathways can be so deeply rooted that change is difficult, but attainable over time. Renewing of the mind, creating new pathways to a “cleaner” you is a life worth pursuing. Sexually compulsive behaviors are behaviors that start as choices, but quickly become addictive. It goes from a moral problem to a brain problem to an addiction before we know it. We then use that addiction to medicate our lives. As it says in Romans 12:2, “...but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” Trying harder does not work. Our choices affect our children to the 3rd and 4th generation. This is not just about you, it affects all those around you. Start your walk of renewing your mind and breaking the generational curse today!  It's time for Spring Training! Care Net SoMD will be holding Spring Training for new volunteers beginning April 2nd. If you've ever thought about volunteering at Care Net, if you want to be a part of your community and see lives changed - this is the training for you. Care Net SoMD is looking for both men and women who want to put their faith into action and be a part of the good work we are doing. Morning and evening sessions are available, to sign up call 301-737-4604 or 410-326-6866.   At 8:00am on April 13th, AlignMENt will share breakfast and Extraordinary Lessons from an Extraordinary Passing. Join Tim as he shares a few of the things he learned over the last six months as he walked his precious Molly home. | GET INVOLVED: There are many ways to get involved at OFH. Click on a link below to learn more. For more information please contact churchoffice@ourfathershouseag.org. Connection Groups are all about giving you an opportunity to build relationships with others and connect on a deeper level. Growth Groups are focused on your personal and spiritual growth. If you have the passion for worship music, then we have a place for you. Come pick up an instrument or a microphone and help us to lead worship! If you have a heart for ministry to children OFH Kids is the place for you.   On Thursday evenings, Our Father's House hosts a recovery support group where you can find help and healing for the hurt of separation and divorce. Through April 25th from 6:30-8:30pm, learn the path forward. The cost is $20 for the workbook and sessions. Childcare is available upon request. |