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OWNit365 - How One Church Is Using It

Here's an email from a pastor about what OWNit365.com is doing for an entire church!!!

Hey Pastor Tim,

Just wanted to say thanks for creating OWNit365 and for sharing it with everyone else!  We are launching a new church in Louisburg, KS called The Porch Community Church.  We will start OWNit365 NT+ about a month after we launch in Feb!

Some of my favorite things are:

• You only read one chapter a day (not too overwhelming)
• You get one day off every week to rest or catch up
• You still get some Old Testament every week
• The family discussion is an added bonus. 

Our vision is "seeing lives change."  The Word of God is what changes lives as we read and apply it to our lives together! Reading the Bible is SO important because it is one of the main forms God uses to talk to us and transform us! Deut 6:7 tells to talk about the scriptures all the time!  This is a lot easier when we are all reading the same thing. Plus, we can help keep each other on track!

Our goal is to saturate ourselves in the Word of God, let it change our lives and do it together!

Pastor Curtis Riley
The Porch Community Church

OWNit365 - A Story from Randi

We just heard from a brand new Christian on what OWNit365.com has meant to them. Check it out!

"Thank you for giving everyone ownit365 as a study guide. As a new Christian this year, I tried to pick up The Bible and read as if it is one of my novels. You shouldn't speed through it just to get to the end. This tool helps me to focus on each amazing word. I realize now how important it is to start with John. This isn't a reading race, it's a daily discovery into the meaning of life."

"I am the Good Shepherd"

This weekend was a blast to continue unpacking the incredibly rich "I am" statements of Jesus -- this time, we looked at "I am the Door of the sheep" and "I am the Good Shepherd" (John 10).

We showed a clip from a video this weekend. Here's the full video:

Here's another video I watched this week, but didn't show. Interesting story of shepherds in Idaho

Another great resource on this topic is the book, "A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23" by Phillip Keller. It's a quick & easy read that's become a classic.

OWNit365 - From Charles & Andrea

The stories just keep rollin' in!!! Here's what Charles & Andrea had to say about OWNit365.com and its impact on their family:

"We just want to say how wowed and thankful we are for what God is doing at Grace. The ownit365 for 2012 is very exciting. As parents, we are pumped about the tools to teach our kids daily as well as the tools for our own personal study. Thank you for your diligence and commitment.- Charles and Andrea"

OWNit365 - A Story from Ned

This OWNit365.com comment came from Ned just after New Year's:

"Own It 365 -- Kim and I are so PROUD that we started and completed Own It 365 [in] 2011.  We look forward with the new challenge of Own It 365 NT+.  Our goal is to grow more in our faith day after day.  I thank the Lord for guiding us to Grace Church. Happy New Year"

 

OWNit365 - Comment from Wisdom

Wisdom tweeted this to the world last week on OWNit365.com:

"Our 2yr old is excited about the new Bible reading plan @ownit365. @babusaada @timhowey picplz.com/zWbMF"

OWNit365 - Thanks from Brian

We received this thank you & pic from Brian about what OWNit365.com has done in his family's lives:

"Just thought I would share this picture with you guys.  I just put on the new braclet today and was amazed at how much the old one had faded and thinned out after wearing it for an entire year and not taking it off once.  Thanks again for all of the time and effort you have put into the plans as it has really helped Peggy and I to grow this year. Brian"

OWNit365 - Thank You from Doug

We recently received this story about what OWNit365.com has done in a man's life:

"Hi Tim, I want to give you some feedback on what OWNit365 did in my life. I've always heard the phrase "The Bible is alive". Even as a Believer in Christ I wasn't seeing that. I dedicated myself to God's Word via OWNit365 and oh my Lord it is alive and it has changed my way of thinking and living. The number one burden the Lord has laid on my heart are those who don't believe. HE has provided FB as a tool for me and many others to get the message out. Just like I tell people, if I didn't pay for my own college I would never had finished. Same goes for OWNit365 I would never had read God's Word all the way through in 2011. I can't explain it but He is really there. Thanks Tim, you don't even know the impact OWNit365 had on all the people's lives in 2011. I now have the direction I've never had before.  I do still have a ways go. Doug"

OWNit365 - Encouragement from Keelie

We recently received these comments about OWNit365.com from a Bible teacher:

"May I admit I was surprised -- even a little disturbed -- by the new OWNit website? After a successful year in reading thru the entire Bible with OWNit last year, I was looking forward to spending more time in the NT this year, really discovering what God has to say. So when I arrived at the site to see the new "Help With Struggles" emphasis, I was dismayed. Is this now all about what God can do for me? Still, I trust Pastor Tim Howey and the rest of the leadership at Grace Church of Overland Park, so I was sure there was something I was missing. Sure enough -- the truth is in the Help With Struggles videos. They're a quick-reference resource to particular portions of the Bible to pay attention to when struggling with a certain issue. So, if --like me -- you're not sure that OWNit365 is for you, I encourage you to check out the videos in order to understand what OWNit is all about. Then, sign up!"

OWNit365 - Thank You from Lisa

We received this story about what OWNit365.com has done in a lady's life:

"Dear OWNit365 Team,

Thank you so much for all you've done this year to make this plan available to me.  I'm not a poster child for the stats.  I did not make it all the way thru, nor did my family read along with me.  I've made it well past half-way but typically lose ground when routines change. The younger version of me would have naturally and legalistically forced myself to read double & triple readings to finish by today.  When I faced the reality that I would not check all the boxes by the deadline, the Holy Spirit challenged me to yes, stay the course and finish the race.  But, He also showed me that the taste I've aquired for His delicious daily bread would rather savor it slowly.  
 
My "success" as I "OWN it" is that I have fallen so much more deeply in love with the Word of my Lord.  I have written all over the margins as He speaks to me in both whispers and shouts.  (Once I journaled for seven straight hours as the Israelites stood at the crossroads of their Promised Land.) Please be encouraged that in at least one Grace member, this plan has grown an orchard of fruit in my heart.  I celebrate the grace I've come to know as I'd honestly rather focus on the WHO I'm walking with instead of how fast I'm running.  Words (nor numbers) cannot describe what OWNit has accomplished in my spiritual formation.
 
Thank you a million times.  See you in the New Testament!
 
Lisa"