Open Circle Community Church

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Open Circle Community Church

3304 Henderson Mill Rd, Atlanta, GA 30341
770-938-8333 We are imperfect and recognize that we don’t have all the answers.

Open Circle Community Church (formerly known as Northeast Baptist Church) is
an inclusive, community of people seeking to follow the Way of Jesus together. But it is our
heartfelt desire and intention to express and share Love with others, the kind of
Love we believe God has for the world. As our name implies, we are welcoming of all, regardless of personal
characteristics of race, background, soc

ioeconomic status, or sexual orientation. Though historically Baptist, we are essentially a gathering of Jesus followers, for
whom denominational identity is of lesser importance than our commitment to
live according to the teachings of Jesus. We believe that many barriers have been
erected that keep people apart unnecessarily. It is our hope that we can be part
of a movement to remove those barriers. We seek to follow Jesus’ teachings by gathering each Sunday for worship and
regularly at various times during the week for fellowship, teaching, and service. We would be delighted if you chose to worship with us.

05/31/2026

Our annual "wearing o'the red" for Pentecost! ❤️

05/29/2026

We're looking forward to seeing ALL of you on Sunday morning in the chapel of Embry Hills United Methodist Church at 10a.

Pastor Jonathan was taking a well deserved break with his family last weekend, so we are honoring the tradition of Pentecost this Sunday. Our Scripture will be Acts 2: 1-21. We hope all of you will join us. Come as you are, but make sure to wear red! 😉

If you are unable to join us in person, click on the link below for the online service:

https://www.youtube.com/-atl-live

Grace & Peace!

05/22/2026

Happy Memorial Day weekend!

We hope ALL of you will join us for worship this Sunday at 10am in the chapel of Embry Hills United Methodist Church. Come as you are! 😊

Pastor Jonathan is enjoying some time away with his family this weekend, so we will be blessed by having his longtime friend, Rev. Lanny Peters with us to bring us God's message.

If you are unable to join us in person, you can join us online at:

https://www.youtube.com/-atl-live

We're looking forward to seeing you!

05/21/2026

"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much." Luke 16:10
"Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth." 1 John 3:18

Dear friends,

Today you get a "two-fer" of scripture references. :)

The verses above, the first spoken by Jesus, and the second by the writer of First John, emphasize the importance of integrity and honesty, not so much with words, but with actions. There's an expression, "Words are cheap." To be sure, this expression is a bit of an exaggeration because words can and do have great and important meaning. But the point is, of course, that our actions must be consistent with our words, otherwise the words have little or no value. Once we lose a reputation for honest and integrity, it's hard to get it back. And as the verse spoken by Jesus says, it starts with how we do with the so-called "small things."

We live in an age where we witness a great deal of dishonesty, sometimes from people in positions of authority. This can be very disheartening to witness. Let us seek, with the help of the Spirit, to be people whose words and actions can be trusted. We can't control what other people do. We are only responsible for our own actions. And when we fall short (and we will) it's important to admit it, ask forgiveness, and carry on with the goal of doing better next time.

Grace & Peace!

Pastor Jonathan

05/15/2026

This would be a great week for you to join us for Sunday morning worship in the chapel of Embry Hills United Methodist Church at 10a.m. Come as you are! ALL are welcome! ☺️

This week, we will read John 17:1-2, 10-11, and consider how we can glorify Jesus in our lives.

If you are unable to join us in person you can view the service on our new YouTube channel at:

https://www.youtube.com/-atl-live See less

05/14/2026

"When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars that you have established, what are human beings that you are mindful of them, mortals that you care for them? Yet you have made them a little lower than the angels, and crowned them with glory and honor." Psalm 8:3-5

Dear friends,

The verses above plainly state that God specifically created human beings (that's us!) "a little lower than the angels" and that we have have been crowned with "glory and honor." Wow. I don't know about you, but that shakes me up a bit when I think about how imperfect I am. But it does make me want to try to do a little bit better today. Better in how I treat people. Better in how I do my job. Better in how I express love. Better in how I think of myself. Better in how I practice gratitude for the goodness and faithfulness of a loving God.

Imagine a world where we more consistently lived in the awareness of this understanding. May it be so.

Grace & Peace

Pastor Jonathan

05/08/2026

Sunday is Mother's Day and we would love for you to join us for worship in the chapel of Embry Hills United Methodist Church at 10a.m. Come as you are! ALL are welcome! ☺️

This week we will consider John 14:15-21 and consider how keeping the commandments of God means loving God and our neighbor.

If you are unable to join us in person you can view the service on our new YouTube channel at:

https://www.youtube.com/-atl-live

05/07/2026

"I am my beloved's, and his desire is for me." Song of Solomon 7:10.

Dear friends,

The verse above is from the Old Testament book of the Song of Solomon, also known as the Song of Songs. It's a poetic book that essentially celebrates the love between two people, often in language that is intimate and descriptive. Some people are uncomfortable with the presence of this book in the Bible and many have struggled to understand why it is there. Let's be honest. Some are embarrassed by it.

But the fact that the Song of Solomon is in the Bible reminds us that love, including physical love, is one of God's wonderful gifts to us. After all, God thought it up and God created it!

We can also understand the Song of Solomon as a metaphor, a picture of the love between God and humanity. Here's good news: God loves us not because of anything we have done to make God love us. God just loves us. As lovers of God, we can strive to love in the same way, with the help of God's Spirit. We love because we love. Like God does.

Grace & Peace!

Pastor Jonathan

05/01/2026

Please join us this coming Sunday for worship in the chapel of Embry Hills United Methodist church at 10a. We are looking for to seeing you. ALL are welcome. Come as you are! 🙂

This week we will read Acts 7:55-60, which tells the story of the martyrdom of Stephen, and consider the question, "Are we expected to live up to the examples of 'spiritual heroes?'"

If you are unable to join us in person you can view the service on our new YouTube channel at:

https://www.youtube.com/-atl-live

04/30/2026

"Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or a sister is a liar. For whoever is does not love their brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen." 1 John 4:20

Dear friends,
The verse above makes it as clear as it can possibly be. If we say we are lovers of God, but don't practice loving our fellow our human beings, then we are not telling the truth.

If we fail to love someone because of their beliefs, opinions, nationality, religious affiliation, race, gender, political philosophy, appearance, language, or any other outward factor, then we contradicting ourselves when we say love God.

Sometimes I just love how plainly scripture speaks truth.

Grace & Peace!

Pastor Jonathan

Address

3304 Henderson Mill Road
Atlanta, GA
30341

Opening Hours

9:30am - 11am

Website

http://www.nebcatl.org/

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