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Ashley Ridge Church
Ashley Ridge Church is a growing church family in Summerville, South Carolina. We believe that life is better together, and we hope this podcast encourages you to grow closer to God and those around you. Each week we create intentional environments to engage everyone from our littlest ones to adults on their level. We invite you to experience church differently with us. For more information, visit www.ashleyridgechurch.org or find us on social media. #BetterTogetherSC #ForSVL
Scripture Reference: John 1:1-14 and 14:19-21
Give Me a Sign Series Wk 1
If you want to hear from God, start with Jesus. We all want to hear from God, but how? What should we be looking for? Give us a sign!
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Scripture Reference: Revelation 2:1-7
First Things First
Remember your first love and prioritize your life accordingly.
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Scripture Reference: Ecclesiastes 3:11-15
The Only Eternal Thing
Are you happy? How can you be happy? Is there more to life than your Career or Accomplishments? Wealth? Family? The eternal hope found in Christ is the only thing that can bear the weight of our meaning, purpose, and value. Set your focus on the only thing that is eternal: Jesus.
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Scripture Reference: Acts 21-26 and Romans
Mediterranean Postcards Series Wk 6
The journey of following Jesus isn’t easy, but we hold on to hope through prayer. Pack your bags and join us Sundays in June and July as we travel with Paul all around the Mediterranean on his missionary journeys, beginning with his conversion on the Damascus road. It’s a summer adventure complete with twists and turns you won’t want to miss! What we’re called to do is more important than where we’re called to go.
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Scripture Reference: Acts 18:23-21:16 and 1 and 2 Corinthians
Mediterranean Postcards Series Wk 5
An outward-facing church pays attention to who’s not here yet. Pack your bags and join us Sundays in June and July as we travel with Paul all around the Mediterranean on his missionary journeys, beginning with his conversion on the Damascus road. It’s a summer adventure complete with twists and turns you won’t want to miss! What we’re called to do is more important than where we’re called to go.
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Scripture Reference: Acts 16:22-32, Acts 17:24-25,29
Mediterranean Postcards Series Wk 4
What makes it easy for others may make it harder for us. Sometimes we view our circumstances as barriers preventing us from putting others first. When faced with the opportunity to escape from prison, Paul chose to spare someone else’s life over chancing his own fate. It didn’t make sense, but it changed everything for one person.
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Scripture Reference: Acts 15 and Galatians
Mediterranean Postcards Series Wk 3
Don’t make difficult what God made possible. Pack your bags and join us Sundays in June and July as we travel with Paul all around the Mediterranean on his missionary journeys, beginning with his conversion on the Damascus road. It’s a summer adventure complete with twists and turns you won’t want to miss! What we’re called to do is more important than where we’re called to go.
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Scripture Reference: Acts 13 and 14, Galatians
Mediterranean Postcards Series Wk 2
Jesus is the family tie that makes all of us fit. Pack your bags and join us Sundays in June and July as we travel with Paul all around the Mediterranean on his missionary journeys, beginning with his conversion on the Damascus road. It’s a summer adventure complete with twists and turns you won’t want to miss! What we’re called to do is more important than where we’re called to go.
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Scripture Reference: Acts 1:8 and 9:1-31
Mediterranean Postcards Series Wk 1
What we’re called to do is more important than where we’re called to go. Pack your bags and join us Sundays in June and July as we travel with Paul all around the Mediterranean on his missionary journeys beginning with his conversion on the Damascus road. It’s a summer adventure complete with twists and turns you won’t want to miss! What we’re called to do is more important than where we’re called to go.
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Scripture Reference: John 13:34-35
Redefining Messiah
First-century Israel expected a king who would overthrow Rome. Jesus offered a kingdom far bigger—and he had to redefine “Messiah” before they could see it.
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Scripture Reference: John 14:16-17, Acts 2:2-13
I Wish You Knew Series Wk 4
The Power and Presence of God is in you! God has empowered us with His Spirit, so why are we walking through life, thinking that He isn’t there?
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Scripture Reference: Ephesians 5:21-33
I Wish You Knew Series Wk 3
Until you pursue the marriage you have, you’ll keep searching for the marriage no one actually has. Mental health is having the right feelings at the right time and managing them effectively. Not constant happiness. Not perfect peace. Not being “above it all.” But emotional accuracy.
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Scripture Reference: Matthew 19:13-15
I Wish You Knew Series Wk 2
We want to partner with YOU to raise kids who love Jesus and love His church. Mental health is having the right feelings at the right time and managing them effectively. Not constant happiness. Not perfect peace. Not being “above it all.” But emotional accuracy.
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Scripture Reference: James 5:13-16
I Wish You Knew Series Wk 1
Life is better together. Mental health is having the right feelings at the right time and managing them effectively.
Not constant happiness. Not perfect peace. Not being “above it all.” But emotional accuracy.
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Scripture Reference: John 4:1-42
Starve the Algorithm, Feed Your Soul Series Wk 3
You need to feed your nephesh. Teenagers are confiding in chatbots. College students use AI to write their papers. Many of us trust our phones more than our faith. Some of us are worried our jobs could be replaced by a machine. We’re exhausted by the endless inputs into our brains. How do we know what’s true, and who or what is shaping your life and your faith? It’s time to talk about living with authenticity and faithfulness in an increasingly fake and postured world. It’s time to starve the algorithm and feed your soul.
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Scripture Reference: Colossians 3:1-17
Starve the Algorithm, Feed Your Soul Series Wk 2
We are formed by what we focus on. Teenagers are confiding in chatbots. College students use AI to write their papers. Many of us trust our phones more than our faith. Some of us are worried our jobs could be replaced by a machine. We’re exhausted by the endless inputs into our brains. How do we know what’s true, and who or what is shaping your life and your faith? It’s time to talk about living with authenticity and faithfulness in an increasingly fake and postured world. It’s time to starve the algorithm and feed your soul.
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Scripture Reference: Psalm 23
Starve the Algorithm, Feed Your Soul Series Wk 1
We’re starving not because of a lack of fuel, but because we’re overusing the wrong kinds of fuel to feed what feels demanding, not what’s truly necessary. Teenagers are confiding in chatbots. College students use AI to write their papers. Many of us trust our phones more than our faith. Some of us are worried our jobs could be replaced by a machine. We’re exhausted by the endless inputs into our brains. How do we know what’s true, and who or what is shaping your life and your faith? It’s time to talk about living with authenticity and faithfulness in an increasingly fake and postured world. It’s time to starve the algorithm and feed your soul.
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Scripture Reference: John 20:1-18 and John 21:15-17
Easter
Jesus coming back to life means the story isn’t finished when we think it is. It means your story isn’t finished.
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Scripture Reference: John 14:5-11 and John 15:1-13
The Fundamental List Series Wk 5
Jesus is the illustration and demonstration of who God is and how God works. What is central and necessary to what it means to be a follower of Jesus? Also, if these are some of the essentials, what are the non-essential elements we’ve confused as central, and why does it matter?
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Scripture Reference: Hebrews 10:19-25, Matthew 16:15-18, and 1 Corinthians 12:12-27
The Fundamental List Series Wk 4
Following Jesus is a team sport and we each have a position and role to play. What is central and necessary to what it means to be a follower of Jesus? Also, if these are some of the essentials, what are the non-essential elements we’ve confused as central, and why does it matter?
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Scripture Reference: 1 Corinthians 15:1-8, 14; 2 Timothy 3:10-17
The Fundamental List Series Wk 3
The Bible is essential to our faith because Jesus is the foundation of our faith. What is central and necessary to what it means to be a follower of Jesus? Also, if these are some of the essentials, what are the non-essential elements we’ve confused as central, and why does it matter?
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Scripture Reference: Romans 3:23, Matthew 22:36-40, Romans 5:7-8
The Fundamental List Series Wk 2
Sin is real, and grace is greater. What are the essentials of the Christian faith? What is central and necessary to what it means to be a follower of Jesus? Also, if these are some of the essentials, what are the non-essential elements we’ve confused as central, and why does it matter?
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Scripture Reference: Matthew 16:13-17
The Fundamental List Series Wk 1
As you separate the baby and the bathwater, hang on to baby Jesus! What are the essentials of the Christian faith? What is central and necessary to what it means to be a follower of Jesus? Also, if these are some of the essentials, what are the non-essential elements we’ve confused as central, and why does it matter?
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Matthew 18:21-35 and Psalm 27
The Response of a Lifetime Series Wk 3
Our responses can be so different from the world’s that even people who are skeptical about faith become curious about Jesus. Our "response-ability" is our hidden superpower - in a world of rapid response, how do we have a measured response, a grace-filled response, a faithful response, an expectant response?
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Scripture Reference: John 1:14 and 8:2-11
The Response of a Lifetime Series Wk 2
A measured response is full of grace and truth - we don’t get to pick one or the other. Our "response-ability" is our hidden superpower - in a world of rapid response, how do we have a measured response, a grace-filled response, a faithful response, an expectant response?
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Scripture Reference: Genesis 37-45
The Response of a Lifetime Series Wk 1
Our response-ability is our hidden superpower when deployed responsibly. Our responses shape our story and set the stage for what comes next. Our "responde-ability" is our hidden superpower - in a world of rapid response, how do we have a measured response, a grace-filled response, a faithful response, an expectant response?
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Scripture Reference: Romans 8:1-15, Jeremiah 31:33, and Ezekiel 11:19-20
When Good Becomes god Series Wk 4
You will make good things god things if you don’t make an intentional and consistent move toward God. We all do this, often without realizing it. We elevate good things—like success, family, relationships, and comfort—to god status in our hearts. The problem? They can never give us what only God can.
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Scripture Reference: Romans 8:1-15, Jeremiah 31:33, and Ezekiel 11:19-20
When Good Becomes god Series Wk 3
We can change what we believe and we can work on changing our behavior, but until we truly want something GREATER than whatever the thing is we’re settling for, it’s always going to be an uphill battle. We all do this, often without realizing it. We elevate good things—like success, family, relationships, and comfort—to god status in our hearts. The problem? They can never give us what only God can.
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Scripture Reference: Exodus 20:2-17 and Mark 12:28-31
When Good Becomes god Series Wk 2
Disordered love leads to disordered desires - and ultimately a disordered life. We all do this, often without realizing it. We elevate good things—like success, family, relationships, and comfort—to god status in our hearts. The problem? They can never give us what only God can.
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Scripture Reference: Acts 17:16-20, 22-31
When Good Becomes god Series Wk 1
We all worship something, but is what we worship worthy of it? We all do this, often without realizing it. We elevate good things—like success, family, relationships, and comfort—to god status in our hearts. The problem? They can never give us what only God can.
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Luke 2:1-20
Christmas 2025
Christmas gives us certainty that Jesus will show up for us. You can count on Him. Join us for Christmas Eve candlelight as we celebrate Emmanuel, God with us.
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Matthew 1:18-25
Great Expectations Series Wk 4
We want life to make sense. God has something greater to give us. Preparing for Jesus isn’t just a Victorian Dickens Christmas. It’s making space for the kingdom to break in and disrupt our lives and our priorities. And when we prepare for Jesus with that in mind, we get to have even greater expectations! Join us for Modern Lessons & Carols.
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Luke 1:26-38 and John 16:20-24
Great Expectations Series Wk 3
God doesn’t wait to take us to heaven; He brings heaven to us. Preparing for Jesus isn’t just a Victorian Dickens Christmas. It’s making space for the kingdom to break in and disrupt our lives and our priorities. And when we prepare for Jesus with that in mind, we get to have even greater expectations!
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Scripture Reference: Isaiah 2:1-5, Revelation 21:1-7, and Luke 17:20-21
Great Expectations Series Wk 2
Our great expectations need to be even greater expectations, and participation. Preparing for Jesus isn’t just a Victorian Dickens Christmas. It’s making space for the kingdom to break in and disrupt our lives and our priorities. And when we prepare for Jesus with that in mind, we get to have even greater expectations!
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Scripture Reference: Luke 1:5-7, 11-17, 25
Great Expectations Series Wk 1
The wait is worth it. Preparing for Jesus isn’t just a Victorian Dickens Christmas. It’s making space for the kingdom to break in and disrupt our lives and our priorities. And when we prepare for Jesus with that in mind, we get to have even greater expectations!
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Scripture Reference: Hebrews 12:22-24, 28-29
Blessed are the Spiraling Series Wk 4
Let us be thankful. Our chaos can lead to greater joy…but we have to stop avoiding the tough stuff.
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Scripture Reference: Luke 15:11-32
Blessed are the Spiraling Series Wk 3
We’re not worthy, but we are wanted. Our chaos can lead to greater joy…but we have to stop avoiding the tough stuff.
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Scripture Reference: Matthew 5:21-26 and Philippians 4:7
Blessed are the Spiraling Series Wk 2
Healthy conflict is not an oxymoron, but rather a significant part of the pathway to peace. Our chaos can lead to greater joy…but we have to stop avoiding the tough stuff.
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Scripture Reference: Hebrews 12:18-29
Blessed are the Spiraling Series Wk 1
You can cope, you can quit, or you can come alive. Our chaos can lead to greater joy…but we have to stop avoiding the tough stuff.
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Scripture Reference: Matthew 23:13-17, Matthew 23:23-33, Luke 6:41-42
The Benefit of Doubt Series Wk 4
People will let you down, and you will let yourself down, but Jesus will not. Doubts can lead to greater faith if we engage them instead of giving them too much power or too little attention. The church should be the safest place to explore our doubts.
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Scripture Reference: Psalm 19:1-10
The Benefit of Doubt Series Wk 3
God reveals Himself to us through both nature and scripture. Doubts can lead to greater faith if we engage them instead of giving them too much power or too little attention. The church should be the safest place to explore our doubts.
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Scripture Reference: Genesis 2:7-9,15-17 and Isaiah 53:1-6
The Benefit of Doubt Series Wk 2
If love is a choice, suffering is a possibility, but Jesus is enough. Doubts can lead to greater faith if we engage them instead of giving them too much power or too little attention. The church should be the safest place to explore our doubts.
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Scripture Reference: Psalm 73
The Benefit of Doubt Wk 1
Doubt is an invitation to a deeper faith. Doubts can lead to greater faith if we engage them instead of giving them too much power or too little attention. The church should be the safest place to explore our doubts.
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Scripture Reference: 1 Samuel 18-20 and 2 Samuel 1:23-26
Find Your People Series Wk 4
Jealousy keeps us away from people and breeds cynicism and distrust. Admiration makes space for friendship and mutual growth. God created us to need and know each other. But what does that look like? How do you build lasting friendships that make life better? Let’s find out in, Find Your People, Love Your Neighbor.
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Scripture Reference: 1 Corinthians 11:1, Ecclesiastes 4:9, Romans 12, Deuteronomy 6:6-7, Titus 2:3-4
Find Your People Series Wk 3
God gave us “us” so that together we might know and follow Him. But what does that look like? How do you build lasting friendships that make life better? Let’s find out in, Find Your People, Love Your Neighbor.
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Scripture Reference: Romans 12.9-21
Find Your People Series Wk 2
Finding your people starts by being with people, which is what God did for us in sending Jesus. God created us to need and know each other. But what does that look like? How do you build lasting friendships that make life better? Let’s find out in, Find Your People, Love Your Neighbor.
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Scripture Reference: Ecclesiastes 4:7-12
Find Your People Series Wk 1
God gave us “us.” God created us to need and know each other. But what does that look like? How do you build lasting friendships that make life better? Let’s find out in, Find Your People, Love Your Neighbor.
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Scripture Reference: Joshua 2
Let’s GO! Series Wk 4
God is faithful, and the best is yet to be! Joshua led the Israelites into the Promised Land after years of wandering and years of questioning. They were weary, but excited; unprepared, and yet fully equipped by God. As we’re prepping for our Promised Land move, it’s time to be strong and courageous. As you move through your life’s transitions, it’s time to mark moments, stop rivers, and walk expectantly. Let’s go!
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Scripture Reference: Joshua 2
Let’s GO! Series Wk 4
God will lead you where you need to go, and not just where you want to go. Joshua led the Israelites into the Promised Land after years of wandering and years of questioning. They were weary, but excited; unprepared, and yet fully equipped by God. As we’re prepping for our Promised Land move, it’s time to be strong and courageous. As you move through your life’s transitions, it’s time to mark moments, stop rivers, and walk expectantly. Let’s go!
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Scripture Reference: Joshua 1:12-18
Let’s GO! Series Wk 3
You are the help someone needs. Joshua led the Israelites into the Promised Land after years of wandering and years of questioning. They were weary, but excited; unprepared, and yet fully equipped by God. As we’re prepping for our Promised Land move, it’s time to be strong and courageous. As you move through your life’s transitions, it’s time to mark moments, stop rivers, and walk expectantly. Let’s go!
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Scripture Reference: Joshua 1:7-9 and Acts 4:13
Let’s GO! Series Wk 2
You can be courageous and careful if you hold on to God. Joshua led the Israelites into the Promised Land after years of wandering and years of questioning. They were weary, but excited; unprepared, and yet fully equipped by God. As we’re prepping for our Promised Land move, it’s time to be strong and courageous. As you move through your life’s transitions, it’s time to mark moments, stop rivers, and walk expectantly. Let’s go!
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Scripture Reference: Joshua 1:1-2
Let’s GO! Series Wk 1
Pay attention to the tension. Joshua led the Israelites into the Promised Land after years of wandering and years of questioning. They were weary, but excited; unprepared, and yet fully equipped by God. As we’re prepping for our Promised Land move, it’s time to be strong and courageous. As you move through your life’s transitions, it’s time to mark moments, stop rivers, and walk expectantly. Let’s go!
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Scripture Reference: Jonah 1:1-3, 2:7-10, 4:2
Jonah
Ever wanted a do-over? We all want second chances but sometimes struggle to offer them. What if that reluctance is hindering our own fresh start? Discover how one man found his second chance in the most unexpected way. You can’t outrun God!
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Scripture Reference: John 1.35-46
In Every Community Wk 4
Every community needs a church like ours…but what does that mean? Over the next few weeks we’ll take a look at the pillars that make us, us. Spiritual growth is a shared journey. Prioritizing intentional relationships help guide us in our journey to follow and obey Jesus.
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Scripture Reference: Luke 19:1-10
In Every Community Wk 3
Every community needs a church like ours…but what does that mean? Over the next few weeks we’ll take a look at the pillars that make us, us. We’re making space for people to belong before they believe.
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Scripture Reference: Matthew 18:1-6 and 19:13-15
In Every Community Series Wk 2
Every community needs a church that is outward-facing, focused on the next generation, intent on creating irresistible environments, and prioritizing relational discipleship. We are that church For Summerville!
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Scripture Reference: Acts 15:19-20, Matthew 28:18-20, and Matthew 22:36-40
In Every Community Series Wk 1
Every community needs a church that is outward-facing, focused on the next generation, intent on creating irresistible environments, and prioritizing relational discipleship. We are that church For Summerville!
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Scripture Reference: Matthew 28:1-20
Go and Show
Faith demands action - Jesus is too good to keep to ourselves! Jesus is alive and it’s time to celebrate! Join Pastor Jenn and Ashley Ridge Worship for an unforgettable Easter worship experience.
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Join us for an intimate, Good Friday worship experience with communion. This interactive worship service will incorporate singing, scripture, communion, and active engagement with Jesus’ journey to the cross.
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Scripture Reference: Matthew 7:15-28
This is the Way Series Wk 5
Following Jesus leads to a life full of love, joy, hope, peace, purpose, contentment, wisdom, perspective, better decisions, and fewer regrets. Not just eternal life, but a fulfilling life on this side of heaven can be ours when we go beyond believing and start following his way. The narrow way is the life we desperately want yet struggle to attain.
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Scripture Reference: Matthew 7:1-12
This is the Way Series Wk 5
Following Jesus leads to a life full of love, joy, hope, peace, purpose, contentment, wisdom, perspective, better decisions, and fewer regrets. Not just eternal life, but a fulfilling life on this side of heaven can be ours when we go beyond believing and start following his way. The narrow way is the life we desperately want yet struggle to attain.
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Scripture Reference: Matthew 6:24-34
This is the Way Series Wk 4
Following Jesus leads to a life full of love, joy, hope, peace, purpose, contentment, wisdom, perspective, better decisions, and fewer regrets. Not just eternal life, but a fulfilling life on this side of heaven can be ours when we go beyond believing and start following his way. The narrow way is the life we desperately want yet struggle to attain.
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Scripture Reference: Matthew 6:1-24
This is the Way Series Wk 3
Following Jesus leads to a life full of love, joy, hope, peace, purpose, contentment, wisdom, perspective, better decisions, and fewer regrets. Not just eternal life, but a fulfilling life on this side of heaven can be ours when we go beyond believing and start following his way. The narrow way is the life we desperately want yet struggle to attain.
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Scripture Reference: Matthew 5:13-48
This is the Way Series Wk 2
Following Jesus leads to a life full of love, joy, hope, peace, purpose, contentment, wisdom, perspective, better decisions, and fewer regrets. Not just eternal life, but a fulfilling life on this side of heaven can be ours when we go beyond believing and start following his way. The narrow way is the life we desperately want yet struggle to attain.
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Scripture Reference: Matthew 7:13-14 and 5:1-12
This is the Way Series Wk 1
Following Jesus leads to a life full of love, joy, hope, peace, purpose, contentment, wisdom, perspective, better decisions, and fewer regrets. Not just eternal life, but a fulfilling life on this side of heaven can be ours when we go beyond believing and start following his way. The narrow way is the life we desperately want yet struggle to attain.
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Scripture Reference: 1 Corinthians 13:1-7
Crazy Like Us Series Wk 3
When expectations aren’t met in a relationship, it creates a gap, and gaps can get in the way of our closeness. When those gaps occur, will we choose to believe the best or the worst?
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Scripture Reference: Isaiah 35:1-10
Invite your family, friends, and neighbors and celebrate Christmas with us! This unique worship experience will be jam-packed with music, excitement, and fun as we celebrate God's greatest gift, Jesus.
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Scripture Reference: Matthew 28:16-20 and 1 Corinthians 12:4-7
Songs of Christmas Series Wk 3
There’s a reason that we resonate with songs, especially songs that mark a special season like the Christmas season. Let's journey through the season together and learn from some of our most familiar carols. You have an assignment. Don’t let someone else’s assignment be your excuse.
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Scripture Reference: Matthew 2:1-12, Matthew 1:21
Songs of Christmas Series Wk 2
There’s a reason that we resonate with songs, especially songs that mark a special season like the Christmas season. Let's journey through the season together and learn from some of our most familiar carols. Christmas is so much more than celebrating the birth of a baby, but experiencing what He came to accomplish.
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Scripture Reference: Isaiah 40:1-5 and Luke 2:25-32
Songs of Christmas Series Wk 1
There’s a reason that we resonate with songs, especially songs that mark a special season like the Christmas season. Let's journey through the season together and learn from some of our most familiar carols. We can build a better playlist for our lives and for our faith, starting with an expectation of Jesus showing up.
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Scripture Reference: 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 and Matthew 9:35-10:1
Helping the Next Gen Win Series Wk 4
The Greatest Generation. Baby Boomers. Generation X. Millennials. Generation Z. Each generation is distinct from those that came before and those that come after. They have different priorities and different experiences. They see the world differently. It’s easy for the generations to live in conflict and competition. But what is our responsibility to the next generation? Bottom line: The faith of the next generation is worth everything.
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Scripture Reference: Deuteronomy 6:4-6, 20-25
Helping the Next Gen Win Series Wk 3
The goal of parenting has less to do with raising independent adults and more to do with raising God-dependent adults. The Greatest Generation. Baby Boomers. Generation X. Millennials. Generation Z. Each generation is distinct from those that came before and those that come after. They have different priorities and different experiences. They see the world differently. It’s easy for the generations to live in conflict and competition. But what is our responsibility to the next generation?
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Scripture Reference: Deuteronomy 6:3-12
Helping the Next Gen Win Series Wk 2
The goal of parenting has less to do with raising independent adults and more to do with raising God-dependent adults. The Greatest Generation. Baby Boomers. Generation X. Millennials. Generation Z. Each generation is distinct from those that came before and those that come after. They have different priorities and different experiences. They see the world differently. It’s easy for the generations to live in conflict and competition. But what is our responsibility to the next generation?
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Scripture Reference: 1 Corinthians 15:50-58
Sinners and Saints Series Wk 4
If church history makes anything clear, it's that there isn't a clear line between a sinner and a saint. The more we try to define ourselves and others as one or the other, we may just miss both grace and truth. Jesus has a better way. When we live as people who have already won, we’re free to lose for the sake of someone else.
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Scripture Reference: Matthew 5:38-48 and Mark 4:14-19
Sinners and Saints Series Wk 3
If church history makes anything clear, it's that there isn't a clear line between a sinner and a saint. The more we try to define ourselves and others as one or the other, we may just miss both grace and truth. Jesus has a better way. When we live as people who have already won, we’re free to lose for the sake of someone else.
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Scripture Reference: 1 Corinthians 1:1-3 and 1 Peter 1:15-16
Sinners and Saints Series Wk 2
We’re all sinners - can’t get around it, but we aren’t left to live in it. If church history makes anything clear, it's that there isn't a clear line between a sinner and a saint. The more we try to define ourselves and others as one or the other, we may just miss both grace and truth. Jesus has a better way.
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Scripture Reference: Romans 3:9-12, 21-27; and 6:1-2, 11-14
Sinners and Saints Series Wk 1
We’re all sinners - can’t get around it, but we aren’t left to live in it. If church history makes anything clear, it's that there isn't a clear line between a sinner and a saint. The more we try to define ourselves and others as one or the other, we may just miss both grace and truth. Jesus has a better way.
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Scripture Reference: Hebrews 11-13
Big Series Wk 4
Our confession of Jesus as Lord isn’t the finish line, but the starting line. How do we get off the starting line and have a faith that grows up? Faith in what’s next changes how we live now.
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Scripture Reference: Hebrews 8-10
Big Series Wk 3
Our confession of Jesus as Lord isn’t the finish line, but the starting line. How do we get off the starting line and have a faith that grows up? The old covenant was very externally motivated, but the new covenant relies on what Jesus did, and the Holy Spirit guiding us from within. Jesus is inviting us into so much more.
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Scripture Reference: Hebrews 5-7
Big Series Wk 2
If we want more/stronger/resilient faith, we keep going even when our understanding and desire run out. Our confession of Jesus as Lord isn’t the finish line, but the starting line. How do we get off the starting line and have a faith that grows up? Jesus is inviting us into so much more.
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Scripture Reference: Hebrews 1-4
Big Series Wk 1
Our confession of Jesus as Lord isn’t the finish line, but the starting line. How do we get off the starting line and have a faith that grows up? Jesus is inviting us into so much more.
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Scripture Reference: John 15:1-8 and Jeremiah 7:3-8
Build Differently Series - Wk 4
We need a plan for counter-formation to build our lives to disciple specifications. We're "built different" as followers of Jesus, meaning our priorities and mindsets shift when we build our lives around something and Someone greater than ourselves. We have to do things differently if we want to live differently. It's a great time to build some new habits and put the pieces in place for a great season and a new phase!
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Scripture Reference: Luke 12:13-21
Build Differently Series - Wk 3
Building differently requires a kingdom mentality instead of a scarcity mentality. We're "built different" as followers of Jesus, meaning our priorities and mindsets shift when we build our lives around something and Someone greater than ourselves. We have to do things differently if we want to live differently. It's a great time to build some new habits and put the pieces in place for a great season and a new phase!
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Scripture Reference: Matthew 6:25-34 and Jeremiah 3:3-8
Build Differently Series - Wk 2
We prioritize and build parameters to safeguard what matters most from the temptations of what fixes now. We're "built different" as followers of Jesus, meaning our priorities and mindsets shift when we build our lives around something and Someone greater than ourselves. It's a great time to build some new habits and put the pieces in place for a great season and a new phase! We are built differently as followers of Jesus, but we have to do things differently if we want to live differently.
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Scripture Reference: Romans 12:1-2
Build Differently Series - Wk 1
We're "built different" as followers of Jesus, meaning our priorities and mindsets shift when we build our lives around something and Someone greater than ourselves. It's a great time to build some new habits and put the pieces in place for a great season and a new phase! We are built differently as followers of Jesus, but we have to do things differently if we want to live differently.
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Scripture Reference: Hebrews 1:1-2, Acts 2:42-47, John 16:12-13, Zechariah 4:10
At the Movies Series: Wk 3
Movies speak to our circumstances, connect us to one another, and inspire us to action. But there’s more we can learn from them. During At the Movies, we’ll look at films in a whole new way. This week we’re looking through the lens of scripture and Star Wars to see that God still has something to say.
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Scripture Reference: Exodus 3 and 4, 2 Timothy 1:7
At the Movies Series: Wk 2
Movies speak to our circumstances, connect us to one another, and inspire us to action. But there’s more we can learn from them. During At the Movies, we’ll look at films in a whole new way. This week we’re looking through the lens of scripture and Inside Out 2 to see that God gives us the ability to defeat fear and anxiety in our lives when we trust and surrender to Him.
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Scripture Reference: 1 Corinthians 10:31, Isaiah 40:31, and 1 Samuel 2:30
At the Movies Series Wk 1
Movies speak to our circumstances, connect us to one another, and inspire us to action. But there’s more we can learn from them. During At the Movies, we’ll look at films in a whole new way. This week we’re looking through the lens of scripture and Chariots of Fire to see that we honor God with our actions, our inaction, and above all, our obedience.
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Scripture Reference: 1 Kings 17-19
Friendology Series Wk 5
Adult friendships are difficult to find, indescribably precious, and absolutely intended by God. For most of us, when we were kids our friends were everything to us. But something changed as we journeyed into adulthood. Great friendships are rare as adults. It’s harder to find them, and it takes effort to maintain them. As a result, we settle for mediocre friendships that are convenient or functional. However, we’re made for something more. God designed us for life together, not on our own. True friendship will cost you to have and to keep, but it’s a price infinitely worth paying.
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Scripture Reference: John 15:12-17
Friendology Series Wk 4
Adult friendships are difficult to find, indescribably precious, and absolutely intended by God. For most of us, when we were kids our friends were everything to us. But something changed as we journeyed into adulthood. Great friendships are rare as adults. It’s harder to find them, and it takes effort to maintain them. As a result, we settle for mediocre friendships that are convenient or functional. However, we’re made for something more. God designed us for life together, not on our own. Jesus invites us to know Him as friend, the most meaningful and intimate expression of being known.
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Scripture Reference: 1 John 4:10-12, Proverbs 16:28, 17:17, 18:1, and 27:9
Friendology Series Wk 2
Adult friendships are difficult to find, indescribably precious, and absolutely intended by God. For most of us, when we were kids our friends were everything to us. But something changed as we journeyed into adulthood. Great friendships are rare as adults. It’s harder to find them, and it takes effort to maintain them. As a result, we settle for mediocre friendships that are convenient or functional. However, we’re made for something more. God designed us for life together, not on our own. To have the friends we need, we have to be the friends we need.
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Scripture Reference: John 15:12-17
Friendology Series Wk 1
Adult friendships are difficult to find, indescribably precious, and absolutely intended by God. For most of us, when we were kids our friends were everything to us. But something changed as we journeyed into adulthood. Great friendships are rare as adults. It’s harder to find them, and it takes effort to maintain them. As a result, we settle for mediocre friendships that are convenient or functional. However, we’re made for something more. God designed us for life together, not on our own.
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Scripture Reference: Galatians 6:1-5
Dear Galatians Series Wk 6
What are we becoming? Who are we and where do we find our identity? With so many things competing for our attention and allegiance, what does it mean to root our primary identity in Jesus? It's Paul's most heated letter, and it's so relevant to us today! God gives us life in the Spirit, and we can help restore one another to that design.
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Scripture Reference: Galatians 5:1, 13-26 and Genesis 25:29-34
Dear Galatians Series Wk 5
What are we becoming? Who are we and where do we find our identity? With so many things competing for our attention and allegiance, what does it mean to root our primary identity in Jesus? It's Paul's most heated letter, and it's so relevant to us today! We cultivate good fruit and live in the freedom Jesus gives us one Spirit-led choice at a time.
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Scripture Reference: Psalm 13
Dear Galatians Series Wk 5
So often we try to separate all the things we think and feel into neat categories, and life just doesn’t work that way. What if anger and frustration are held at the same time as hope or even joy? Pslam 13 gives us a glimpse of how God is good in the midst of it, not in spite of it.
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Scripture Reference: Galatians 4
Dear Galatians Series Wk 4
What are we becoming? Who are we and where do we find our identity? With so many things competing for our attention and allegiance, what does it mean to root our primary identity in Jesus? It's Paul's most heated letter, and it's so relevant to us today!
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Scripture Reference: Galatians 3 and 5:22-23
Dear Galatians Series Wk 3
You have been clothed with Christ, and you should wear that with confidence. With so many things competing for our attention and allegiance, what does it mean to root our primary identity in Jesus? It's Paul's most heated letter, and it's so relevant to us today!
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Scripture Reference: Matthew 19:16-30
Groundbreaking Sunday
It's time to celebrate what God is doing and what we believe He will continue to do. We're building because we believe life is better with God - for you and for everyone else too.
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Scripture Reference: Galatians 2
Dear Galatians Series: Wk 2
Weariness makes us feel untethered. Grace ties us to Jesus forever. So, grace beats weary. With so many things competing for our attention and allegiance, what does it mean to root our primary identity in Jesus? It's Paul's most heated letter, and it's so relevant to us today!
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Scripture Reference: Luke 24:13-43 and John 21:1-17
“Feed My Sheep”
Jesus is alive and it’s time to celebrate! Join Pastor Jenn and Ashley Ridge Worship for an unforgettable Easter worship experience. Jesus showed us a better way - eat together, love one another, and you just might start to see the kingdom of God in your midst.
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Join us for an intimate, Good Friday worship experience with communion. This interactive worship service will incorporate singing, scripture, communion, and active engagement with Jesus’ journey to the cross.
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Scripture Reference: Luke 22, John 13, Mark 14, Matthew 26
Reclaimed Series Wk 4
The table is not just a place to eat, but rather a place where discipleship and growth can take place. As we head toward Easter, we are taking a look at meals Jesus shared with various people and how they are opportunities for so much more than just eating together. Jesus broke his body for us in the midst of our betrayal and rejection and denial. He knew what we would do, and He gave his life for us anyway. Eat, drink, and remember.
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Scripture Reference: Luke 19:11-27
Reclaimed Series: Wk 3
The table is not just a place to eat, but rather a place where discipleship and growth can take place. As we head toward Easter, we are taking a look at meals Jesus shared with various people and how they are opportunities for so much more than just eating together. It’s time for us to build a bigger table for Summerville.
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Scripture Reference: Luke 7:36-50 and John 13:6-17
Reclaimed Series Wk 2
A lot of life happens around tables, and Jesus very intentionally spent time with people around tables eating, and also invited us to meet with Him at the table. We want to reclaim the table as a meeting ground for our lives with each other and with Jesus. As we head toward Easter, we are taking a look at meals Jesus shared with various people and how they are opportunities for so much more than just eating together. Embracing the awkwardness of humility and forgiveness makes way for the extravagance of love and the presence of peace.
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Scripture Reference: Matthew 9:9-13, Mark 2:13-17, Luke 5:27-32
Reclaimed Series Wk 1
A lot of life happens around tables, and Jesus very intentionally spent time with people around tables eating, and also invited us to meet with Him at the table. We want to reclaim the table as a meeting ground for our lives with each other and with Jesus. As we head toward Easter, we are taking a look at meals Jesus shared with various people and how they are opportunities for so much more than just eating together. Jesus formed tables that looked like the kingdom of God - a beautiful mess.
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Scripture Reference: Luke 2:40, 52 and Proverbs 17:24
What do you do when you don’t know what to do?
What should I eat? Wear? Where should I live? Work? How should I educate my kids? Discernment is a gift from God we can grow in and practice with grace. Let’s talk about it!
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Scripture Reference: Philippians 4:5-9 and Ecclesiastes 4:9-11
Anxious for Nothing Series Wk 3
Some kinds of help aren’t helpful - don’t dismiss, cheerlead, or enable avoidance. Just show up and keep showing up. Anxiety is everywhere - in our homes, our conversations, our kids, at work, the news. Many experts say we are living in an age defined by anxiety. It may be pervasive, but it isn't new and scripture is not silent on the subject. Anxiety thrives in silence and avoidance, so it's time to talk about it!
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Scripture Reference: Philippians 4:5-7 and Isaiah 43:1-7
Anxious for Nothing Series Wk 2
Avoiding our fears fuels our anxiety. Facing our fears with God guards our hearts and our minds. Anxiety is everywhere - in our homes, our conversations, our kids, at work, the news. Many experts say we are living in an age defined by anxiety. It may be pervasive, but it isn't new and scripture is not silent on the subject. Anxiety thrives in silence and avoidance, so it's time to talk about it!
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Scripture Reference: Philippians 4:5-7 and 2 Corinthians 10:3-5
Anxious for Nothing Series Wk 1
Anxiety is everywhere - in our homes, our conversations, our kids, at work, the news. Many experts say we are living in an age defined by anxiety. It may be pervasive, but it isn't new and scripture is not silent on the subject. Anxiety thrives in silence and avoidance, so it's time to talk about it! Anxiety thrives in silence and avoidance and so we need to talk about it and name the things we’re thinking as correctly as possible.
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New Ground Series
Week 4
Scripture Reference: Luke 10:25-37
It’s a big year for our church as we break ground on our permanent homebase. It’s time now to talk about our vision for the coming years and to start this year on purpose. We will not always want each other, but we need each other.
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New Ground
Week 3
Scripture Reference: Hebrews 10:19-25
It’s a big year for our church as we break ground on our permanent homebase. It’s time now to talk about our vision for the coming years and to start this year on purpose. We will not always want each other, but we need each other.
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New Ground
Week 2
Scripture Reference: John 4:19-26 and Hebrews 3:13-14
It’s a big year for our church as we break ground on our permanent homebase. It’s time now to talk about our vision for the coming years and to start this year on purpose.
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New Ground
Week 1
Scripture Reference: 2 Chronicles 7:11-16
It’s a big year for our church as we break ground on our permanent homebase. It’s time now to talk about our vision for the coming years and to start this year on purpose.
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Scripture Reference: Isaiah 35:1-10
Invite your family, friends, and neighbors and celebrate Christmas with us! This unique worship experience will be jam-packed with music, excitement, and fun as we celebrate God's greatest gift, Jesus.
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Join us for this unique Advent experience of Lessons & Carols with a modern twist. We will sing together and celebrate the story of Christmas in a special way as we look at it through scripture, song, baptisms and a few special surprises!
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Zechariah's Soundtrack
Week 2
Scripture Reference: Luke 1:5-22, 67-80
Our words help to build a soundtrack for others, and the right words in the right moment are life-giving.
This advent, as we prepare for the birth of Jesus, we are reminded that worship isn’t just what happens for an hour on Sundays. Worship is the soundtrack of our lives. What soundtrack are you building for your life through your choices? What story are you telling? What if the songs we sing affect the lives we live?
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Mary's Soundtrack
Week 1
Scripture Reference: Luke 1:39-55
This advent, as we prepare for the birth of Jesus, we are reminded that worship isn’t just what happens for an hour on Sundays. Worship is the soundtrack of our lives. What soundtrack are you building for your life through your choices? What story are you telling? What if the songs we sing affect the lives we live?
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Scripture Reference: Acts 2:42-47
When we follow Jesus, He forms us into a family/body. We are not in an individual faith, but a community experience. It is everyone’s joy and responsibility to be part of the large gatherings and small groups in order to grow in our faith as Jesus intends.
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Scripture Reference: Matthew 9:9-12, John 20:14-16, 1 John 2:3-6, Matthew 12:7
Weird Series: Wk 5
In this day and age, it's normal to deal with financial debt, high divorce rates, and bad relationships. But as Christians, we're called to shake things up.....because normal isn't working. How do we live differently?
Join us for this series exploring life beyond normal. God calls us to be set apart and live a life worth questioning.
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Scripture Reference: John 13:35, 1 John 4:7-21, and Romans 12:10
Weird Series: Wk 4
In this day and age, it's normal to deal with financial debt, high divorce rates, and bad relationships. But as Christians, we're called to shake things up.....because normal isn't working. How do we live differently with our priorities, our finances, our relationships, our parenting, our marriages?
Join us for this four-week series exploring life beyond normal. God calls us to be set apart from the world's norm, and this week we’re talking about money. There is a way of living that is weirdly and wildly generous and insanely full.
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Scripture Reference: 1 Timothy 6:17-19
Weird Series: Wk 3
In this day and age, it's normal to deal with financial debt, high divorce rates, and bad relationships. But as Christians, we're called to shake things up.....because normal isn't working. How do we live differently with our priorities, our finances, our relationships, our parenting, our marriages?
Join us for this four-week series exploring life beyond normal. God calls us to be set apart from the world's norm, and this week we’re talking about money. There is a way of living that is weirdly and wildly generous and insanely full.
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Scripture Reference: Ecclesiastes 3:1-11
Weird Series: Wk 2
In this day and age, it's normal to deal with financial debt, high divorce rates, and bad relationships. But as Christians, we're called to shake things up.....because normal isn't working. How do we live differently with our priorities, our finances, our relationships, our parenting, our marriages?
Join us for this four-week series exploring life beyond normal. God calls us to be set apart from the world's norm, and this week we’re talking about time and how we use this non-renewable gift. Your time will reflect what matters most.
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Scripture Reference: Colossians 3:1-21
Weird: Wk 1
In this day and age, it's normal to deal with financial debt, high divorce rates, and bad relationships. But as Christians, we're called to shake things up.....because normal isn't working. How do we live differently with our priorities, our finances, our relationships, our parenting, our marriages?
This four-week series explores life beyond normal. God calls us to be set apart from the world's norm and we're kicking things off with parenting. As followers of Jesus, our parenting looks different - it’s weird, and it leads to extra, weird kids.
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Scripture Reference: Revelation 21:1-5 and 2 Corinthians 5:14-17
The B-I-B-L-E: Wk 6
Where did it come from? Why does it matter? What do we do with it? How do we even begin to understand it? Perhaps you were told Bible stories growing up, but never the story of the bible. Engaging the Bible is about seeing the big story and discovering that it’s our story because Jesus made it so. Our future hope directly impacts how we live now.
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Scripture Reference: Acts 1:1-11 and John 14
The B-I-B-L-E: Wk 5
Where did it come from? Why does it matter? What do we do with it? How do we even begin to understand it? Perhaps you were told Bible stories growing up, but never the story of the bible. Engaging the Bible is about seeing the big story and discovering that it’s our story because Jesus made it so. The good news is meant to be shared and embodied.
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Scripture Reference: John 1:1-14 and 14:5-11, and Matthew 5:17-48
The B-I-B-L-E: Wk 4
Where did it come from? Why does it matter? What do we do with it? How do we even begin to understand it? Perhaps you were told Bible stories growing up, but never the story of the bible. Engaging the Bible is about seeing the big story and discovering that it’s our story because Jesus made it so. To know Jesus is to know God - this is new and this is good news!
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Scripture Reference: Genesis 12:1-3
The B-I-B-L-E: Wk 3
Where did it come from? Why does it matter? What do we do with it? How do we even begin to understand it? Perhaps you were told Bible stories growing up, but never the story of the bible. Engaging the Bible is about seeing the big story and discovering that it’s our story because Jesus made it so. God’s strategy to redeem and restore us involves us - we are blessed to be a blessing.
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Scripture Reference: Genesis 1 and Genesis 3:21
The B-I-B-L-E: Wk 2
Where did it come from? Why does it matter? What do we do with it? How do we even begin to understand it? Perhaps you were told Bible stories growing up, but never the story of the bible. Engaging the Bible is about seeing the big story and discovering that it’s our story because Jesus made it so. Creation and redemption both took root “in the beginning.”
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Scripture Reference: Luke 24:27,44-47 and 2 Timothy 3:14-15
The B-I-B-L-E: Wk 1
Where did it come from? Why does it matter? What do we do with it? How do we even begin to understand it? Perhaps you were told Bible stories growing up, but never the story of the bible. Engaging the Bible is about seeing the big story and discovering that it’s our story because Jesus made it so.
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Scripture Reference: 2 Timothy 3-4 and Psalm 116:1-7
Morning, Noon, & Night Series: Wk 4
Are you tired, distracted, or anxious? Are your relationships suffering as you battle burnout? When we anchor our souls to God and get intentional about the rhythms in our lives, we find peace, rest, and renewal. We need a rhythm of rest that leads to Restoration and Resilience.
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Scripture Reference: Proverbs 4:23 and Philippians 4:5-9
Morning, Noon, & Night Series: Wk 3
Margin isn’t optional, and it isn’t accidental, but it is necessary. Too many of us feel stressed out, strung out, and nearing burn-out. We're living in a burn-out society while trying to follow the Giver of Life. It's time to reconfigure how we walk through life - Morning, Noon, and Night.
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Scripture Reference: Genesis 11:1-9 and Psalm 23
Morning, Noon, & Night Series: Wk 2
Margin isn’t optional, and it isn’t accidental, but it is necessary. Too many of us feel stressed out, strung out, and nearing burn-out. We're living in a burn-out society while trying to follow the Giver of Life. It's time to reconfigure how we walk through life - Morning, Noon, and Night.
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Scripture Reference: Psalm 139:1-16 and Ephesians 2:10
Morning, Noon, & Night Series: Wk 1
Too many of us feel stressed out, strung out, and nearing burn-out. We're living in a burn-out society while trying to follow the Giver of Life. It's time to reconfigure how we walk through life - Morning, Noon, and Night.
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Scripture Reference: 1 Thessalonians 5:17 and Romans 12:12
Like This Summer Series: Wk 8
We need the shameless audacity prayers, the bold and specific prayers, and the groaning prayers, but we also need the everyday, normal rhythm of prayer and life together with God. Prayer is the source of Jesus’s most astonishing miracles and the subject of Jesus’ most audacious promises, and yet, most people – even most Bible-believing Christians – find prayer to be boring, obligatory, disappointing, confusing, or, most often, all of the above. This series is your invitation to trade your conceptions and misconceptions about prayer for prayer in its purest form: a vital, sustaining, powerful connection with God that is more real and alive than you could have ever imagined.
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*A special companion to this series is the book: Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools: An Invitation to the Wonder & Mystery of Prayer by Tyler Staton.
Scripture Reference: Romans 8:22-27 and Matthew 6:10
Like This Summer Series: Wk 7
Prayer is a defiant act of trusting the relationship even when we can’t understand the circumstances. Prayer is the source of Jesus’s most astonishing miracles and the subject of Jesus’ most audacious promises, and yet, most people – even most Bible-believing Christians – find prayer to be boring, obligatory, disappointing, confusing, or, most often, all of the above.
This series is your invitation to trade your conceptions and misconceptions about prayer for prayer in its purest form: a vital, sustaining, powerful connection with God that is more real and alive than you could have ever imagined.
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*A special companion to this series is the book: Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools: An Invitation to the Wonder & Mystery of Prayer by Tyler Staton.
Scripture Reference: Luke 15:1-2, 11-32
Like This Summer Series: Wk 6
We need to pray with each other and also with God. Prayer is the source of Jesus’s most astonishing miracles and the subject of Jesus’ most audacious promises, and yet, most people – even most Bible-believing Christians – find prayer to be boring, obligatory, disappointing, confusing, or, most often, all of the above.
This series is your invitation to trade your conceptions and misconceptions about prayer for prayer in its purest form: a vital, sustaining, powerful connection with God that is more real and alive than you could have ever imagined.
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*A special companion to this series is the book: Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools: An Invitation to the Wonder & Mystery of Prayer by Tyler Staton.
Scripture Reference: Matthew 6:9-10 and James 5:13-16
Like This Summer Series: Wk 5
We need to pray with each other and also with God. Prayer is the source of Jesus’s most astonishing miracles and the subject of Jesus’ most audacious promises, and yet, most people – even most Bible-believing Christians – find prayer to be boring, obligatory, disappointing, confusing, or, most often, all of the above.
This series is your invitation to trade your conceptions and misconceptions about prayer for prayer in its purest form: a vital, sustaining, powerful connection with God that is more real and alive than you could have ever imagined.
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Scripture Reference: Luke 11:5-10
Like This Summer Series: Wk 4
Prayer is the source of Jesus’s most astonishing miracles and the subject of Jesus’ most audacious promises, and yet, most people – even most Bible-believing Christians – find prayer to be boring, obligatory, disappointing, confusing, or, most often, all of the above.
This series is your invitation to trade your conceptions and misconceptions about prayer for prayer in its purest form: a vital, sustaining, powerful connection with God that is more real and alive than you could have ever imagined.
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*A special companion to this series is the book: Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools: An Invitation to the Wonder & Mystery of Prayer by Tyler Staton.
Scripture Reference: Matthew 6:12 and Psalm 51
Like This Summer Series: Wk 3
Prayer is the source of Jesus’s most astonishing miracles and the subject of Jesus’ most audacious promises, and yet, most people – even most Bible-believing Christians – find prayer to be boring, obligatory, disappointing, confusing, or, most often, all of the above.
This series is your invitation to trade your conceptions and misconceptions about prayer for prayer in its purest form: a vital, sustaining, powerful connection with God that is more real and alive than you could have ever imagined.
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*A special companion to this series is the book: Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools: An Invitation to the Wonder & Mystery of Prayer by Tyler Staton.
Scripture Reference: Matthew 6:9-10 and Exodus 3:1-15
Like This Summer Series: Wk 2
Prayer is the source of Jesus’s most astonishing miracles and the subject of Jesus’ most audacious promises, and yet, most people – even most Bible-believing Christians – find prayer to be boring, obligatory, disappointing, confusing, or, most often, all of the above.
This series is your invitation to trade your conceptions and misconceptions about prayer for prayer in its purest form: a vital, sustaining, powerful connection with God that is more real and alive than you could have ever imagined.
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*A special companion to this series is the book: Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools: An Invitation to the Wonder & Mystery of Prayer by Tyler Staton.
Scripture Reference: Matthew 6:5-9
Like This Summer Series: Wk 1
Prayer is the source of Jesus’s most astonishing miracles and the subject of Jesus’ most audacious promises, and yet, most people – even most Bible-believing Christians – find prayer to be boring, obligatory, disappointing, confusing, or, most often, all of the above.
This series is your invitation to trade your conceptions and misconceptions about prayer for prayer in its purest form: a vital, sustaining, powerful connection with God that is more real and alive than you could have ever imagined.
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*A special companion to this series is the book: Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools: An Invitation to the Wonder & Mystery of Prayer by Tyler Staton.
Scripture Reference: 2 Peter 3:18 (NIV), 2 Peter 1:3-11 (NIV)
Your spiritual growth is up to you to participate with God. This summer, intentionalize the fun and make plans to grow your faith.
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Scripture Reference: Matthew 16:18, Matthew 22:37-40
Church Foundations: Wk 2
It’s our turn to make time and do for the next generation what someone else did for us.
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Scripture Reference: Acts 2-6
Church Foundations: Wk 1
Jesus started a movement that couldn’t be stopped by death, or threat of death, or persecution, and that movement is still changing the world today.
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Scripture Reference: Ephesians 2:11-22
As It Is In Heaven Series: Wk 4
New creation is where we’re heading, and the people of God coming together under the Lordship of Jesus is the ongoing, present hope of this reality that gives real hope to the world.
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Scripture Reference: Revelation 22
As It Is In Heaven Series: Wk 3
If your view of heaven is anything less than a thrilling celebration, you’re missing it!
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Scripture Reference: John 3:1-18
As It Is In Heaven Series: Wk 2
Most people believe in heaven, and most people believe they'll end up there. Can we really know? The belief that “Good people go to heaven” sounds nice on the surface. But it doesn’t make sense.
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Scripture Reference: Genesis to Jesus
As It Is In Heaven Series: Wk 1
The end goal of creation is the union of heaven and earth, and God stops at nothing to make that happen.
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Scripture Reference: John 20-21
Easter Together 2023
Jesus is alive and it’s time to celebrate! Join Pastor Jenn and Ashley Ridge Worship for an unforgettable Easter worship experience. When you know who Jesus is and what He has done, how will you live?
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Scripture Reference: John 10:11-18
I Am Series: Wk 4
We sometimes wonder who Jesus is beyond the healings and the teaching and the cross - who is this One who changed history and made claim as the Savior of the World? Jesus tells us exactly who He is. Are we taking Him at His word, or trying to make Him who we think He should be?
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Scripture Reference: John 10:1-10
I Am Series: Wk 3
We sometimes wonder who Jesus is beyond the healings and the teaching and the cross - who is this One who changed history and made claim as the Savior of the World? Jesus tells us exactly who He is. Are we taking Him at His word, or trying to make Him who we think He should be?
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Scripture Reference: John 7:11-8:12
I Am Series: Wk 2
We sometimes wonder who Jesus is beyond the healings and the teaching and the cross - who is this One who changed history and made claim as the Savior of the World? Jesus tells us exactly who He is. Are we taking Him at His word, or trying to make Him who we think He should be?
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Scripture Reference: John 6:25-52
I Am Series: Wk 1
We sometimes wonder who Jesus is beyond the healings and the teaching and the cross - who is this One who changed history and made claim as the Savior of the World? Jesus tells us exactly who He is. Are we taking Him at His word, or trying to make Him who we think He should be?
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Scripture Reference: Deuteronomy 32, Romans 12:17-21, and Isaiah 53:3-6
Ever Wonder Why? Series: Wk 4
Have you ever had a question so hard you wouldn’t even say it out loud? Or a doubt so big you didn’t feel like you could share it—especially at church? What about judgement? It’s a word that has everyone taking sides very quickly. But what if we accept God’s judgment and God’s punishment because we need and we want God’s justice and God’s forgiveness?
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Scripture Reference: Revelation 21:1-5, Romans 5:1-5 and 8:18
Ever Wonder Why? Series: Wk 3
Have you ever had a question so hard you wouldn’t even say it out loud? Or a doubt so big you didn’t feel like you could share it—especially at church? What about suffering? Why do bad things happen? God does not cause our suffering, but He both uses it for good and, ultimately, promises it will end and be fully redeemed.
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Scripture Reference: Isaiah 5:20 and Romans 12:21
Ever Wonder Why? Series: Wk 2
Have you ever had a question so hard you wouldn’t even say it out loud? Or a doubt so big you didn’t feel like you could share it—especially at church? This week we’re talking about evil. Evil is real, but God’s determination to confront it and stick with us is one of the most powerful acts of love we could ever imagine.
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Scripture Reference: John 1:35-51 and Mark 9:14-24
Ever Wonder Why? Series: Wk 1
Have you ever had a question so hard you wouldn’t even say it out loud? Or a doubt so big you didn’t feel like you could share it—especially at church? Doubt and uncertainty are not only not the opposite of faith - they are actually key ingredients.
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Scripture Reference: 1 Corinthians 12:4-14
Same But Different Series: Wk 4
We need to get involved in the work of God using what we have to offer instead of waiting for it to be or to look like everyone else.
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Scripture Reference: Ephesians 1:17-21 and Acts 3:1-12
Same But Different Series: Wk
The same power that was in Jesus is in us, but our hunger needs to grow.
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Scripture Reference: Luke 17:11-19 and John 8:2-11
Same But Different Series: Wk 2
It’s a new year. Lots of us try and make a fresh start in hopes that this year will be different in one area of our lives or another. But how does grace fit in? How do we respond to the grace we are given? We can respond to grace with gratitude or with expectation - one leads to relationship and growth, the other to bitterness and transaction.
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Scripture Reference: Hebrews 13:8
Same But Different Series: Wk 1
It’s a new year. Lots of us try and make a fresh start in hopes that this year will be different in one area of our lives or another. As Frozen so famously pointed out: “Some things never change..” and that’s good news for changing other things.
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Scripture Reference: Isaiah 40:1-5 and John 1:19-27
The Three Gifts of Christmas Series: Wk 2
Celebration resists cynicism and makes us ready to receive what God is eager to give.
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Scripture Reference: Isaiah 40:1-5 and John 1:19-27
The Three Gifts of Christmas Series: Wk 2
Jesus made a way for us, and now we get to make way for Him in our lives, in our homes, and in our habits.
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Scripture Reference: James 1:17-18, Psalm 130, and Luke 2:22-38
The Three Gifts of Christmas Series: Wk 1
As we journey through advent together, there are some gifts for you to receive this Christmas, but they’re not what you might think. Are you anticipating what the holidays will be like this year? Holy anticipation is the expectation that God is up to something good, coupled with the excitement and mystery of just how and just when that goodness will come.
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Scripture Reference: Matthew 11:28-30 and 1 John 2:15-17
Faith Full Series: Wk 8
Do you feel frayed around the edges? Are you trying to keep all the plates spinning in the air and all the while you keep adding more plates? What if Jesus had a better way to show us? We need to take off the frenzied life we’ve taken on if we want to put on the easy and light yoke of Christ. Being faith full requires practice.
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Scripture Reference: Genesis 2:1-3, Exodus 20:8-11, Mark 2:27
Faith Full Series: Wk 6
Our fear of others can turn to love of others simply by sharing a table.
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Scripture Reference: Genesis 2:1-3, Exodus 20:8-11, Mark 2:27
Faith Full Series: Wk 6
Are you busy? Sometimes we wear our busyness on our sleeves like a badge of honor. But what if busy isn’t best? We stopped stopping and the only way to recover a sustainable rhythm for life is to stop. Jesus did. Being faith full requires practice. Let’s talk about it this Sunday.
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Scripture Reference: Acts 2:42-47
Faith Full Series: Wk 5
Family can be messy, but family is worth it. It’s where our deepest relationships are forged. The family of God is a community of people who have Jesus in common and are learning to follow Jesus’ way of life together. Being faith full requires practice. Let’s talk about it this Sunday.
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Scripture Reference: Mark 9:14-29
Faith Full Series: Wk 4
Fasting. It’s one of those things we talk about sometimes but usually avoid because we don’t understand it or it feels foreign. How do we live faith full in a world running on empty? There are a few things God told us would help, and being faith full requires practice. What if fasting is a way God uses to draw us closer to Him. Let’s talk about it this Sunday.
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Scripture Reference: Psalm 119:89-96, 105
Faith Full Series: Wk 3
Are there things in your life and your walk with God that you know would be helpful if you did them, but you still don’t? Why do we do that? How do we move from believing in Jesus to actually following him? How do we live faith full in a world running on empty? There are a few things God told us would help, and being faith full requires practice. Let’s talk about it this Sunday.
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Scripture Reference: Matthew 6:9-13
Faith Full Series: Wk 2
When you try to pray or focus on God it can be easy to get distracted. We start thinking about the things we have to do or the people we need to care for. So how do we focus? How do we get ourselves in closer proximity to God? Prayer is the practice of moving away from distraction and into a relationship with God, and being faith full requires practice. Let’s talk about it this Sunday. Don’t miss what He’s up to!
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Scripture Reference: James 1:22-27
Faith Full Series: Wk 1
There's a big difference between believing in Jesus and actually following Jesus...and it makes all the difference in the world in our daily lives. So how do we do that? What does it look like when we practice Jesus’ teachings and adopt the practices from Jesus’ life? Being faith full requires practice. Let’s talk about it this Sunday. Don’t miss what He’s up to!
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Scripture Reference: Hebrews 6:13-20
Things change fast, and it seems like things are changing around us now more than ever. So what do you do when the things you were sure of don’t feel so solid anymore? How do we anchor ourselves to a firm, unchanging foundation? While everything else changes, we hold on to the One who never does. Don’t hold on to a life preserver when God has given you an anchor. God is doing something right now and right here. Let’s talk about it this Sunday. Don’t miss what He’s up to!
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Now. Here. series: Wk 6
Join us for a special time of singing and celebrating what God is doing as we commit together to putting down roots and establishing our home base for ministry for decades to come. God is doing something right now and right here. Let’s talk about it this Sunday. Don’t miss what He’s up to!
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Now. Here. Series: Wk 5
Join us during part of our worship time for a special family meeting where we will get the chance to show you the floor plan for our new home base for the first time! There will also be updates on the project and the Now. Here. Campaign from our building and leadership teams. God is doing something right now and right here. Let’s talk about it this Sunday. Don’t miss what He’s up to!
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Scripture Reference: Philippians 2:1-11 and Joshua 3-4 Now. Here. series: Wk 4
Remember who you are and whose you are - it looks different. God is doing something right now and right here. Let’s talk about it this Sunday. Don’t miss what He’s up to!
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Scripture Reference: Philippians 2:1-11, 2 Corinthians 9 Now. Here. series: Wk 3
The relationship between giving and loving is important, and Paul’s letters to the Corinthians and the Philippians can help us understand it. You can give without loving, but you can’t love without giving. God is doing something right now and right here. Let’s talk about it this Sunday. Don’t miss what He’s up to!
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Scripture Reference: Philippians 2:1-4 Now. Here. - Wk 1
We need each other.
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Scripture Reference: Philippians 2:1-11 Now. Here. - Wk 1
Now is our time to love like Jesus, which is impossible if we’re not connected to God.
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If you’re grateful for your local church but not engaged, now is the time.
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Scripture Reference: Proverbs 3:5-6 Walking in Wisdom Wk 8
Faith can be tricky sometimes. It can be difficult to trust when you can’t see what the outcome will be yet, but wisdom includes being wise in our faith. So how do we trust God more and how can we apply wisdom to our faith? Join us this Summer as we study Proverbs together. We could all use some extra wisdom.
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Scripture Reference: Proverbs (a lot of them) Walking in Wisdom Wk 7
What should we do with the stuff we have? How should we think about our stuff in relation to God? How should we think about our stuff in relation to other people? Join us this Summer as we study Proverbs together. We could all use some extra wisdom.
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Scripture Reference: Proverbs 16:1-3 Walking in Wisdom Wk 6
Everything we do is for God, which not only changes the who, but also the why and the how.
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Scripture Reference: Proverbs 15:1-4 and 18:21 Walking in Wisdom Wk 5
Words have a lot more power than sticks or stones. Use them wisely.
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Scripture Reference: Proverbs 17:17, 1 Peter 4:8-11 Walking in Wisdom Series: Wk 4
Friendship and having friends is an important part of life. Often times, our friends help to set the trajectory we’re on. So how can we be wise in our friendships? Join us this Summer as we study Proverbs together. We could all use some extra wisdom.
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Scripture Reference: Proverbs 15:1, 21:2 and Proverbs 11:14 Walking in Wisdom Wk 3
Conflict is unavoidable, but it doesn’t have to be our undoing. Join us this Summer as we study Proverbs together. We could all use some extra wisdom.
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Scripture Reference: Proverbs 10:17 and 12:1, and 2 Samuel 12 Walking in Wisdom Wk 2
Growing in wisdom requires learning to accept and embrace correction. Join us this Summer as we study Proverbs together. We could all use some extra wisdom.
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Scripture Reference: James 1:22-25 Andy Stanley
Life is full of change. Transitions can be both exciting and stressful. That’s because we can’t see into the future. We can’t tell what comes next. But what if there was a way to prepare for the next season? What if you could do something now to influence where you end up then?
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Scripture Reference: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 The Rev. Hal Fenters
In the New Testament, several different ways are used to describe what Jesus accomplished for us on the cross. Let’s take a closer look at some important words the apostle Paul wrote in a letter to some fellow believers in the city of Corinth. Join us for a special message from Rev. Hal Fenters.
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Scripture Reference: Genesis 4:2-8, Romans 8:1-4, 14-17, John 17:20-23 Paper Walls Wk 3
There’s a fine line between a reason and an excuse. Whether fueled by fear, insecurity, or a past event, many of us construct a paper wall of excuses that holds us back. It's time to abandon the excuses and dislike is an excuse for disunity.
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Scripture Reference: Genesis 3:1-6 and Luke 10:25-37 Paper Walls Wk 2
There’s a fine line between a reason and an excuse. Whether fueled by fear, insecurity, or a past event, many of us construct a paper wall of excuses that holds us back. Inadequacy is an excuse for inactivity. It's time to abandon the excuses.
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Scripture Reference: Genesis 3:8-10 and John 20:19-22 Paper Walls: Wk 1
Surviving is an excuse for not thriving.
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Join us for worship and a family meeting to hear updates on what's happening with the new home base for ministry at Ashley Ridge.
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Scripture Reference: Matthew 27:45-54 Ninety Series: Wk 14
God is good, and the death of Jesus proves it.
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Scripture Reference: John 18 & 19 Ninety Series: Wk 13
We can focus on what it might cost us to follow Jesus, or we can focus on everything we have to gain.
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Scripture Reference: Mark 14:3-9, Matthew 26:6-13, John 12:1-11 Ninety Series: Wk 12
When push comes to shove, will we bet it all on Jesus?
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Scripture Reference: John 11 Ninety Series: Wk 11
Friendship in the kingdom of God isn’t casual, it’s costly.
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Scripture Reference: Matthew 18:1-14 Ninety Series: Wk 10
Jesus isn’t looking for experts, he is looking for students.
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Scripture Reference: Matthew 14-15 Ninety Series: Wk 9
Jesus didn’t come to extend an old religion. He didn’t come to just clarify old truths. He didn’t come to just preach sermons and offer wise teachings. From the angel’s announcement to Mary that she would give birth to a son whose “kingdom would never end,” it was clear: Jesus would do something new for the world. Jesus dealt with frustration and grief and weariness, but his compassion remained intact and active.
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Scripture Reference: Matthew 9:9-17 Ninety Series: Wk 7
Whether we’re feasting or fasting, the point is always to find ourselves in the presence of Jesus.
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Scripture Reference: John 2:13-22 (also Matthew 21:12-17, Mark 11:15-19, Luke 19:45-48) Ninety Series: Wk 6
Jesus didn’t come to fix the old system, but to establish a new reality.
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Scripture Reference: Matthew 9:1-8, Mark 2:1-12 Ninety Series: Wk 5
Jesus often heals the unseen before he heals what is seen, but He is able to heal it all.
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Scripture Reference: Mark 1:21-34, Matthew 7:28-29, Isaiah 61:1-2, Luke 4:18-22 Ninety Series: Wk 4
Jesus is doing something new and he’s doing it with authority.
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Scripture Reference: Luke 5:1-11, Mark 1:16-20, Matthew 4:18-22, John 1:35-51 Ninety Series: Wk 3
Jesus didn’t come to extend an old religion. He didn’t come to just clarify old truths. He didn’t come to just preach sermons and offer wise teachings. From the angel’s announcement to Mary that she would give birth to a son whose “kingdom would never end,” it was clear: Jesus would do something new for the world. Jesus is a teacher who is looking for people who want to learn and wonder and be astonished.
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Scripture Reference: Luke 4:1-13, Matthew 4:1-11, Mark 1:12-13 Ninety Series: Wk 2
Jesus didn’t come to extend an old religion. He didn’t come to just clarify old truths. He didn’t come to just preach sermons and offer wise teachings. From the angel’s announcement to Mary that she would give birth to a son whose “kingdom would never end,” it was clear: Jesus would do something new for the world. Hunger makes us vulnerable. A clear identity gives us strength. Join us for the next 90 days as we walk through the life of Jesus.
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Scripture Reference: Matthew 3:13-17, Mark 1:9-11, Luke 3:21-22, John 1:29-34 90 - Life of Jesus Series: Wk 1
Jesus is the one we’re waiting for, the one who came, and the one we need right now.
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Scripture Reference: 2 Corinthians 5
Everything we need is found in Christ.
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Scripture Reference: Matthew 2:1-3,7-8,13-16,22-23 The Last King Advent Series: Wk 3
There’s a little King Herod inside every human heart which requires active resistance. The priority you give to God matters - there can only be one King of Kings. Join us as we continue the journey through Advent.
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Scripture Reference: Daniel 3 The Last King Advent Series: Wk 2
The priority you give to God matters - there can only be one King of Kings.
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Scripture Reference: Matthew 1:1-17 The Last King Advent Series: Wk 1
Christmas is history that changed reality and grounded our fantasies in actual hope. Join us as we begin the journey into Advent.
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Scripture Reference: Nehemiah 8:9-12 Greater Than Grateful Series: Wk 1
If we don’t make time to give thanks, we will grow discontent, afraid, and so locked into our own self-preservation that we miss, or even reject, Jesus.
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Scripture Reference: Romans 8:14-17 Some Assembly Required Series: Wk 6
The church is a family - what a beautiful mess.
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Scripture Reference: Hebrews 13:10-16 Some Assembly Required Series: Wk4
Jesus was an insider who became an outsider, and then eliminated the distinction. We have to go outside if we want to be with Jesus.
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Scripture Reference: Hebrews 12:18-29 Some Assembly Required Series: Wk3
We need the church to be the place where we practice the essentials of our faith again and again and again.
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Scripture Reference: Hebrews 10:19-25 Some Assembly Required Series: Wk2
Faith is not a solo sport. We need each other. So how do we do that? What does God have to say about how to walk through life?
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Scripture Reference: Hebrews 9:1-15 and Ephesians 2:18-22
Some Assembly Required: Wk 1
We are building a church, piece by piece, person by person, and our time is now.
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Scripture Reference: Lamentations 3:19-24 Good Grief Series: Wk 3
Sincere gratitude shares a close relationship with acknowledged grief.
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Scripture Reference: Psalm 6 Good Grief Series: Wk 2
The difference between holy frustration and being wholly frustrated, is remembering and affirming God’s faithfulness in the midst of it, not in spite of it.
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Scripture Reference: Nehemiah 1 and 2, 2 Corinthians 4:1-10 Good Grief Series: Wk 1
We can’t make a clean separation between joy and pain, death and life, but we can plant our feet firmly in Jesus who holds them together.
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Scripture Reference: John 21:15-19 The Questions of Jesus Series: Wk 4
Jesus’ question of whether we love him has everything to do with whether we will love one another, which is neither easy, safe, nor convenient.
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Scripture Reference: Mark 8:22-30 The Questions of Jesus Series: Wk 3
Jesus is everything we need Him to be, and sometimes more than we want Him to be.
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Scripture Reference: Mark 4:35-41 The Questions of Jesus Series: Wk 2
Faith and fear make ready, albeit awkward, dancing partners. It all comes down to the question of which one gets to lead.
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Scripture Reference: John 5:1-9 The Questions of Jesus Series: Wk 1
Jesus made blind people see and lame people walk. The question isn’t “Can Jesus change your life?” It’s “Do you want Him to?”
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Scripture Reference: Philippians 1:3-11 In Your Shoes Series: Wk 5
We’re living a version of Christianity that lacks the confidence of people following a resurrected King. What will it take to get our joy and confidence back?
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In Your Shoes - Wk 4 John 8:12 and Matthew 5:14-16 Bottom line: You can’t just see the light. You also have to be the light.
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Scripture Reference: Psalm 23 In Your Shoes Series: Wk 3
Our lives are marked with rhythms. Whether it is our daily rhythms or the rhythms we have in our life of faith, these rhythms shape who we are and how we approach every aspect of our lives.
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Week 2 - Unbelievable John 13:34-35 and Romans 12:9-21 Bottom line: The unbelieving world much like the believing world craves reality - love must be sincere.
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Scripture Reference: Psalm 90:12 In Your Shoes Series: Wk 1 When we ask the right questions, we can move in the right direction; we find that Jesus is the truth that anchors us and sustains us.
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Scripture Reference: Romans 8:32, 12:1-2 4th of July
Some sacrifices are demanded, but it’s the ones that are chosen that change history and rewrite legacies.
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Scripture Reference: Hebrews 11:8-10, 13, 39-40 Family Meeting
Ashley Ridge needs a house. Summerville needs a home. Today, we’re talking about some BIG updates and have news to share about what’s next as we put down roots to be #FOR our neighbors for generations to come.
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Scripture Reference: 1 Corinthians 15:1-8 The Bible for Grownups: Wk 4
The death and resurrection of Jesus led to a movement so compelling and all-encompassing that when captured and put together in writing, that writing became so precious and worth protecting and binding and sharing.
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Scripture Reference: Isaiah 53 & Galatians 4 The Bible for Grownups: Wk 3
Because Jesus rose from the dead, the Jewish worldview became interesting and the Jewish scriptures became interesting, and what the first-century gentiles found while looking for Jesus in the Law and the Prophets was a much bigger, more powerful, and HOLY image of God than they had yet to imagine.
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Scripture Reference: Genesis 1 The Bible for Grownups: Wk 2
Because Jesus rose from the dead, the Jewish worldview became interesting, and relevant, and it turns out, revolutionary.
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Scripture Reference: Luke 1:1-4 & John 20:30-31 The Bible for Grownups: Wk 1
The Bible doesn’t begin “in the beginning.” The story starts much later than that. It’s based on the accounts of a few men who were compelled to document the events that changed everything for them—because they knew it could change everything for us.
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Scripture Reference: Psalm 131 A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Wk 4
Faithful aspiration and childlike trust lead to contentment, also known as, a long obedience in the same direction.
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Scripture Reference: Psalm 126 A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Wk 3
The consequences of life and obedience are simultaneously joy and pain, rarely one at a time.
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Scripture Reference: Psalm 122 A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Wk 2
We go to worship on purpose and for a purpose - it’s how we keep going in the same direction.
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Scripture Reference: Psalm 120
The life of faith is for travelers, not tourists, and it starts the minute we decide we’re fed up and done with the way things are and we’re desperate for something else, something better, something true.
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Scripture Reference: Hebrews 12:11 Parenting in the 21st Century: Wk 3
When our kids mess up, our tendency is to take something away from them. However, punishment shouldn't be the end goal of discipline. Restoration should be.
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Scripture Reference: 1 Corinthians 13:4–6 Parenting in the 21st Century: Wk 2
Moms and dads dream of a future where their kids become adults and still want to come home regularly to visit. As parents, there’s something we can do to lay the foundation for that dream to become a reality.
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Scripture Reference: John 1:9–14 Parenting in the 21st Century: Wk 1
Ideal can seem out of reach, and it sometimes feels easier to put it out of sight. Part of being a parent is to point our children toward the ideal, while at the same time navigating what is real.
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Scripture Reference: Matthew 27:62-28:20 Easter Together Online: Power Play
The obstacles in our way are nothing compared to the power Jesus put in play. Let’s celebrate Easter Together!
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Scripture Reference: John 12:12-19, John 18:33-40, and Philippians 2:3-11
Jesus’ ride on the donkey started with a parade and ended at the cross. We want the parade, but do we know where it’s leading?
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Scripture Reference: 2 Corinthians 1 and 5 Chasing Carrots Series Wk 3
When we give up a counterfeit version of our best life now, we embrace true comfort that comes from Christ and promises our best life for eternity.
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Scripture Reference: John 12:42-43 and Micah 6:8 Chasing Carrots Series Wk 2
We can try to please people or we can try to please God, but only one is possible, and it turns out to be the same one worthy of the effort.
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Scripture Reference: Matthew 5:43-48 Chasing Carrots Series Wk1 Perfectionism focuses on our work, but grace focuses on Jesus’ work. Which one actually accomplishes more?
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Scripture Reference: Ephesians 1:4-10 Cross My Heart Series Wk4
There is a gap that exists...but there is a way to be put back together again.
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Scripture Reference: Matthew 6:5-13 Cross My Heart Series Wk3: "Better Than Cheerios"
Prayer is an honest conversation between you and God, and when applied consistently both heals and strengthens hearts.
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Scripture Reference: 2 Samuel 11 and Psalm 139 Cross My Heart Series Wk 2
We tend to focus on our behaviors and ignore the deeper issues - what’s going on with your heart?
*Today’s message deals with the story of David & Bathsheba. If you’re not quite ready to get questions from your little ones consider turning on arKids for them during the message.
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Scripture Reference: Matthew 5:33-37 Cross My Heart Series Wk 1: “Stop Swearing”
Anytime we feel the need to swear, chances are high that our honesty is in question. We need to stop swearing and simply tell the truth. But before we can tell someone else the truth, we have to know what the truth is…
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Scripture Reference: 1 Corinthians 3:5-23 The Blessing Series Wk 4
We are building something that is bigger than us, but we each have a critical “connecting” role to play. What is the greatest thing you will ever have to give away?
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Scripture Reference: Joshua 24 The Blessing Series Wk 3
One day our lives will simply be a story we tell. The decisions we make today determine what that story will be. It's time to make some choices.
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Scripture Reference: John 10:1-18 The Blessing Series Wk 2
You are already part of a story you didn’t choose. Do you know what that story is? And what did Jesus mean anyway when He said we would have ‘abundant life?’
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Scripture Reference: Genesis 12:1-3 The Blessing Series Wk 1
In today’s world, giving someone your blessing is often the same as giving permission, acknowledging a sneeze, or invoking divine favor. But what exactly is a blessing, and how to we bring it back? Don’t miss this weekend as we kick off a brand new series
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Scripture Reference: Psalm 1
It’s a new year and we want to live like trees this time around the sun - confused? Don’t stay there, join us for worship and let’s start the new year TOGETHER!
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The Weary World Rejoices Scripture Reference: Isaiah 40 and Luke 2
Gather your people and join us online from wherever you are for these special Christmas Eve services with Pastor Jenn and Ashley Ridge Worship. We will be celebrating communion together so please grab whatever you have in your house that you can use during the service.
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The Weary World Rejoices Series: Wk 4 Scripture Reference: Isaiah 40:30-31 and Luke 1:39-45
Our joy meters are running a little low this year, but it turns out joy and pain are not mutually exclusive. Christmas is right around the corner and it’s “Time for Joy.” Find out how you can boost your meter! Join us as we continue our advent series “The Weary World Rejoices” with Pastor Jenn.
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The Weary World Rejoices Series: Wk 3 Scripture Reference: Isaiah 40:29 and Luke 17:11-19
Have you ever felt awkward receiving a gift? Christmas is a season of giving which also means it’s a season of receiving. It’s important we get ready for both. Join us as we continue our advent series “The Weary World Rejoices” with Pastor Jenn.
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The Weary World Rejoices Series: Wk 2 Scripture Reference: Isaiah 40:27-28, Luke 7:11-15
Being weary is not a bad thing, it’s a human thing. The good news is God doesn’t get tired and He understands exactly where we are. Join us as we continue our advent series “The Weary World Rejoices” with Pastor Jenn.
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The Weary World Rejoices Series: Wk 1 Scripture Reference: Matthew 24:36-44
“You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout I’m tellin’ you why…..” or at least I will on Sunday!! Join us as we kick off our advent series “The Weary World Rejoices” with Pastor Jenn.
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Greater Than Grateful Series: Wk 3 Scripture Reference: Matthew 13:1-23
God always has something FOR you before He asks anything from you. But what will we do with what God gives to us? What if gratefulness isn’t the goal but the starting line?
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Greater Than Grateful Series: Wk 2 Scripture Reference: Luke 18:9-14
It’s hard to be grateful for the things we think we deserve, but what do we actually deserve? How can our need take gratitude to the next level? What if there is something greater than grateful???
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Greater Than Grateful Series: Wk 1 Scripture Reference: Matthew 25:14-30
Grateful is a really great thing, but too often, our gratitude begins and ends with comparison.
What if there is something greater than grateful???
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Talking Points Series: Wk 3 Scripture Reference: Galatians 3:26-28
The unity and diversity of the early church shocked and intrigued the ancient world. Ours should as well.
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Talking Points Series: Wk 2 Scripture Reference: 1 Corinthians 9:19,21; Galatians 6:2
Our political views are shaped by a number of variables: our backgrounds, education, and personal experiences to name a few. It’s easy to feel like our view is the right one, but the person beside you is more precious to God than your political view.
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Talking Points Series: Wk 1 Scripture Reference: John 13:34–35; 17:1, 11, 20–23; Matthew 16:18
Your favorite candidate will win or lose based on how our country votes this November. However, the church will win or lose based on our behavior between now and then.
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Scripture Reference: Genesis 50 Are you frustrated? mad? angry? What you may not realize is that the solution to your problems has everything to do with goats. That's right, goats. DO NOT MISS this Sunday's message in-person, online, or on-the-go. It's the last message in the Joseph series, and it is the GOAT! Invite some friends to tune in with you wherever you will be.
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Joseph Series Wk 4 Scripture Reference: Genesis 44 There’s a difference between thick skin and a hard heart. One is helpful, the other cuts us off from the heart of God. Let’s talk about the difference.
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Joseph Series Wk 3 Scripture Reference: Genesis 41:15-16, 25-30, 39-40 How do people act or respond in the face of tragedy or hardship who really trust God? Joseph’s stint in prison and how he responds to Pharaoh gives us the insight we need when we face hard times. How do we trust God? How do we stay the course?
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Scripture Reference: Genesis 39 Have you ever done the right thing but still been treated like you did the wrong thing? If Joseph's life wasn't already difficult enough, he was accused of something he didn't do. When life goes wrong there is a way to stay on course: Refuse to Be Divided.
Scripture Reference: Genesis 37 and 39 and Galatians 6:9-10 In a year where so much has gone wrong, it's easy to be frustrated with everything we can't do. But there are still, actual things we can do. Joseph, son of Jacob and father of Ephraim, gives us the perfect traveling companion for such a time as this.
Join Pastor Jenn and Ashley Ridge Worship for a special time of singing and communion from wherever you are. We're going to sing together, read scripture, pray, and you can participate in communion with your family at home. Turn your volume up and let's sing together!
Scripture Reference: Hebrews 10:19-25 We’re walking into second new year more than a little timid, which means we need a reason to boost our confidence. The good news-we have one!
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Ezekiel 37:1-14 2020 has felt like a series of gut punches - we just keep getting the wind knocked out of us and yet, here we are at a new beginning. So how do we move forward and begin again well? Turns out God has plenty to say….. we just need to breathe.
Scripture Reference: Romans 5:1-11 Much like the game of baseball, the life of faith is marked by defining moments, but measured with grace. The question is not “how good is good enough?” but rather, “How good is our God?
Scripture Reference: John 16:16-33 Things happen in life and we start to ask ourselves, “Why is this happening? What does this mean?” We want there to be order to the universe. We want to assign meaning to things so that nothing, and especially our trouble, feels like it’s in vain. But is that really how things work? Jesus actually has some things to say about the things life throws our way.
Scripture Reference: John 8:2-11 To be a follower, a disciple, a student of Jesus is not to get it all right right away, but growing in our faith is not just necessary, it’s essential. So how do we do it? Jesus’ encounter with a woman at the well has a few things to teach us.
Luke 23:32-43 You don’t always get what you deserve—and that’s a good thing. Celebrate grace, mercy, and second chances in a message from Pastor Jenn Williams and see why there’s hope, even when what we deserve is death.
Scripture Reference: John 13:34-35 Jesus shared a lot of wisdom in the Bible. And lately, He also seems to say a lot of other stuff on social media, too. But where’s the line between what He actually told us, and the Things Jesus Never Said?
Scripture Reference: 1 Corinthians 10:13 and Luke 11:5-13 Jesus shared a lot of wisdom in the Bible. And lately, He also seems to say a lot of other stuff on social media, too. But where’s the line between what He actually told us, and the Things Jesus Never Said?
Scripture Reference: Ephesians 1 & 3 and also the Gettysburg Address
In 1954 the phrase "Under God" was taken from Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and added to the Pledge of Allegiance. But long before either of those events took place, Paul described what it meant to find freedom under God. Join us for this special Independence Day message on how we live our freedom together.
Scripture Reference: Zechariah 4:1-7
For many of us, life feels all uphill right now and we’re tired. The natural response is to level up, but what if Jesus showed us a different approach? How do we keep going? It starts with a different well.
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Scripture Reference: Proverbs 25:28
For many of us, there's something we wish we'd been doing all along to prepare for what is happening now. Whatever lessons we’re learning, now is the time to start putting them into practice.
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Scripture Reference: Luke 2:25-35 It’s going to take an uncommon church, with everything in common, to share Jesus in an uncommon time, uncommon circumstances, and in uncommon places. This week we’re talking about an uncommon destiny. We all have a destiny, but we are not without choice about that destiny.
Scripture Reference: Ruth 1:11-18
It’s going to take an uncommon church, with everything in common, to share Jesus in an uncommon time, uncommon circumstances, and in uncommon places. We need a church willing to build in fields where no one else is building, to reach people no one else is reaching. This week we’re talking about an uncommon posture.
Scripture Reference: Hosea 1-3 It’s going to take an uncommon church, with everything in common, to share Jesus in an uncommon time, uncommon circumstances, and in uncommon places. We need a church willing to build in fields where no one else is building, to reach people no one else is reaching.
Scripture Reference: Acts 2
It’s going to take an uncommon church, with everything in common, to share Jesus in an uncommon time, uncommon circumstances, and in uncommon places. We need a church willing to build in fields where no one else is building, to reach people no one else is reaching.
Did you say anything you regret this week? How about the last five minutes? We’re stuck here in the meantime and we’re all getting a little bit tired, a little bit cranky, a little bit DONE. James, the brother of Jesus, had some pretty strong things to say about the power of our words and how to use them. So how do we handle our words and our thoughts while we’re waiting.
Scripture Reference: James 3:2-12
Philippians 4:10-13 We’re all spending a lot of time and energy trying to convince the world, and ourselves, of all the things we can do. And then when it becomes glaringly obvious to us, the world, or both, that we can’t - we disintegrate, we hide, we let our discontentment drive us in all sorts of sideways and self-destructive directions…but what if Jesus had a better way?
Scripture Reference: Acts 1:1-8
We’re impatient people. What do we do when we feel stuck in the waiting? What do we do in the meantime? Do we have to have all the answers to be obedient?
It's Easter Jam for the whole fam! Join us for this fun, family-friendly interactive Easter Experience.
Join us for this special worship experience, including communion. We'll receive communion together during the service, but in order to be prepared, please have bread or crackers along with juice, water, or whatever you have in your home with you at the start of the service. We can't celebrate and embrace the fullness of Easter without spending time together at the cross, remembering how much God gave up for you and me.
Scripture References: John 3:1-15 and 19:39-42
Is God doing something in the "darkness" we currently find ourselves in? A look at a special encounter Jesus had holds some answers.
John 20:30-31 and 4:43-53
There once was a time when no one believed in Jesus... and then they met him, and they saw him do things no one had ever done, and they had a reason to believe. What if God wants to give you a reason to believe?
Romans 12:1-2, 2 Corinthians 10:1-5
This week we're looking at the battleground of our minds and what God says about how to protect them.
Mark 14:1-11
We guard our homes from break-ins, as we should, but are we inadvertently guarding our homes from Jesus? What if we took down the guard and asked Jesus to break-in and change it all? Are we ready to go "all in"?
Luke 19:1-10
If Jesus hung out at your house for just one day, what might happen? Would you feel uncomfortable having him there? Would you invite all of your friends? How would your life be different because Jesus came and stood in the middle of it?
Hebrews 12:1-3
We all want to run a good race. What would you say if I told you the key to going fast involves learning the proper use of brakes? Do yours need a tune-up?
John 1:35-42
What if the one thing that could change everything for somebody is something you could do? What if it's a lot simpler that we've been making it?
Isaiah 43:1-7 and Galatians 4:4-7
We all want a neighborhood. We want to be part of something, somewhere, and have someone know our name. God has a plan for that and, at its best, it's spelled C-H-U-R-C-H.
Ephesians 4:22-32
Jesus is looking for some people who are willing to go first - first to listen, first to forgive, first to do something for someone else. We need some adults. Do you know any?
Matthew 16:21-28
Jesus set a clear trajectory for himself and for everyone who would come after him - it's just not exactly what we may have planned for ourselves. How are we charting our course? Do we know where we're heading? Are we asking the right set of questions?
Matthew 4:1-11
Most of life isn't lived on the mountain top. The truth is that we will be tested. Do we know how to respond?
Deuteronomy 30:19-20
It’s no small thing to say “Yes” to God.... but what happens when you do?
Joshua 24:15-24
We like options, but too many options, and lingering options can be overwhelming. So what do you do when you don't know what to do?
Matthew 7:3-5
Grace is the unsettling solution to just about everything. This Christmas, we could be part of the unsettling solution and, it could be amazing.
John 1:14 & Luke 23:32-43
There is an unsettling solution for just about everything, and we can sum it up in one word. Grace. It’s the undeserved, unearned, unearnable favor that Jesus came to offer us. So why wouldn’t we want Christianity to be true? And where should you start if it’s a word that was never part of the equation for you?
1 Timothy 6:17-19
Superpowers stay untapped because of the illusion of comfort. The opposite of comfort isn't discomfort - it's GENEROSITY. We can pursue comfort or we can pursue generosity, but only one of those things is real.
2 Corinthians 1:3-5
We have superpowers. We should use them. God, the Father of compassion, comforts us so that we can comfort others.
James 1:1-4
Life will knock you down. We fight to get back up because we know what we're fighting for.
1 Timothy 4:7-12 - Fighting the good fight requires a different set of muscles, but those muscles need training and work like the rest if their going to function at peak performance.
1 Timothy 1:18-19 and 6:11-12
The world doesn't need fewer fights, it needs better fighters. Fighting the good fight starts with knowing what we're fighting for.
Luke 12:32-34 - We can have more stuff or we can have more stories. Jesus says one is better than the other and it's our tranquility that is at stake.
Luke 12:27-31
Stress is bad. Too many times our default setting is to manage stress instead of eliminate it. But what if the opposite of management is margin? What if margin is the land where relationships thrive and stress dies?
Ecclesiastes 4:6 and Luke 12:13-26
If our money could talk, it would tell us a lot about our anxiety and stress levels. What if the things Jesus had to say about money could help us trade our worry for wisdom and find freedom in the margins?
Sometimes we celebrate each other’s struggles…because it makes us feel better about our own. But deep down we're all the same, only different. It’s going to take all of us TOGETHER to get the job done. So what's God's plan? 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 (NLT)
Ecclesiastes 2 and 1 Corinthians 15 It's Labor Day weekend and we want to talk about your labor. Does work feel meaningless? Has cynicism crept into your life along with a weariness of it all? It doesn't have to be that way. God wants us to have soft hearts and hard feet, not hard hearts and soft feet - and Jesus makes all the difference between the two.
The Church is remarkable. And against all odds, it changed the world. There is still a great deal that needs changing. By God’s grace and with your help, perhaps we can be a small part of bringing about that change.
In a culture of slactivists and martyrs, Jesus is looking for the doers. Will we be found among the overwhelmed and debilitated, the busy and unaffected, or the present and purposeful?
Matthew 25:14-46 (NLT)
Psalm 133 We all want to live our best life and we want to focus on the good stuff. Do we know what the good stuff is? More importantly, are we willing to fight for it?
Psalm 126
Life comes with plenty of unintended consequences, but some consequences are predictable - like joy. If you're like most people, you could probably use more joy in your life. Don't wait to stumble on it. It's not yours to take, but it is yours to have.
Psalm 122
There's no place like this place near this place so this place must be the place.
Psalm 121
Life is a journey. Do you know where you are going? Do you know how to pack and how to get there? Important questions for vacation, even more important for life.
Lamentations 3:16-33
God is great and God is good, but life is hard and bad stuff happens. What do we do with that? How do we handle the stuff singing can't fix?
Song of Solomon 8:6-7
Love songs describe love as everything from reckless to endless, but is it possible that we have misunderstood the true nature of love? What if we could love each other better if we understood love better?
2 Samuel 6:13-22 In life we can be so worried about who is watching and what they think that we have adapted our movements to the expectations of others. The question we ultimately have to answer is: Who are you trying to impress?
Exodus 14-15
If you want your heart to be healthy, you have to exercise. If you want your heart to be strong and send life coursing through every part of your system, you have to sing - preferably loud and often. It's science.
We all want to win. After all, winning is better than not winning. In a game a win is defined, but life is not a game. And winning in the most important areas of our lives isn’t always clear. So, how do we win?
1 Samuel 1:8-18
Who are you? Lots of people and things in our lives try to speak into our identity, but how do we really answer the question? It’s difficult to know who we are until we know whose we are.
Luke 5:17-24
We celebrate what God did. We talk about what He’s going to do, but we often get stuck on figuring out where God is today. What are you willing to do for your friends to get to Jesus?
John 20:24-31
Ever have doubts? Even after all they had seen Him do, the disciples still had doubts. So what do we do with them?
Our approach matters. How do we talk about our faith in a way that's truthful and authentic? It might not be what you think. It's time to change the conversation.
Luke 10 & John 13
If you want to be in a right relationship with God, how does that happen? Jesus gave us a new command that changed everything.
Matthew 16:13-18 and Luke 22:14-20
New things don’t generally bother us until we realize it means letting go of old, comfortable things. How does what was fit with the story Jesus is writing?
John 6:2, Matthew 26:55-56, Acts 2:42-47
There was something irresistible about the faith of Jesus’ followers in the first and second centuries, and yet there is something incredibly resistible about the faith of his followers today. What gives?
1 Samuel 15:22-23 Obedience: the struggle is real, and it isn't new. Why are we disobedient, and why should we choose obedience? What are the consequences of obedience?
John 4:1-15
We keep trying to make the same water better - what if there is actually better water?
Romans 1:28-2:4
Do you find yourself always striving to be better and failing? What does being better even mean, and what does God have to say about it?
John 15:12-17
We love God by loving each other, but HOW do we do that? How do we really love each other well??
Romans 5:6-8
What's God's desire for us? Is it to be good? Be happy? What if there's more....
1 Corinthians 9:19-23
For too long the church has been know for what it's against. We want to be know for what we are FOR. So what does that really look like?
Romans 8:26-32
There's a difference between what we want to do and what we will do. God flips this whole paradigm on its ear. What if we GET to?!?
Psalm 13
What are the things you can’t seem to shake? What are the “how long’s?” of your life? Here's what you do in the meantime.
Romans 5:1-5
We are addicted to outcomes, but what if the real growth happens in the process?
2 Corinthians 10:1-6 The world wages war by playing to our biggest fears and our most amenable emotions, but God gives us the weapons to fight back.
1 Timothy 6:9-11,17
Dissatisfaction with what we have and what we can afford can lead to discontentment. We live in a culture that tell us newer and shinier is better. So, what do you do when you're no longer content with what you wear, drive, or live in?
What keeps you up at night? What makes you crazy mad, or makes you yell, “That’s not right!”?
Isaiah 6:1-8
John 21:15-19 What if a legacy isn't something you have to wait to leave after you're gone, but something that you can live right here, right now?
Matthew 10:34-39
Life can pull us in so many different directions. It's easy to become overwhelmed. So what do you do when you can't adult anymore?
We all have wish lists. But what if there are some wishes that, if we keep front and center, will make our lives better, our relationships richer and our faith journeys more exciting?
1 Samuel 17:4-10 and 45-47
Together we can do more - in our homes, in our community, and around the world.
Luke 5:1-11 “This One Thing” - if we want to grow in our faith, trust and surrender - give; if we want to make room for others - give
Acts 2:41-47
Jesus told us to be multipliers - we are on mission to multiply the movement, which means sharing the Gospel and living life together
Hebrews 10:19-25
We all wish we had more faith. A lot of us want a deeper walk with Christ. What if we actually know how to get those things? There are five things that will put you in the best position to walk with God.
John 14:1-7
Bottom line - We need a Savior. Jesus is the only one who offered and did the work.
Genesis 1:26-28, 2:18-25
Bottom line - Sex as it was created and intended is fruitful and fun and holy.
God is calling us, inviting us, to no ordinary work. He’s calling us to something strange and different and holy and messy.
Numbers 28:16-26
We all enter into marriage with hopes, dreams, and desires. They create expectations. But when you put those expectations onto your spouse, it turns your marriage into a debt/debtor relationship. Your relationship becomes marked by the belief that your spouse owes you something. So, how do you keep your hopes, dreams, and desires from becoming expectations?
A great marriage doesn’t happen by accident. It requires care and regular maintenance. But sometimes we don’t want to make the effort. As long as it’s not broken, do we really need to talk about it?
Everything we're looking for, hoping for, wanting, and needing - it's Jesus. John 1:19-34
Galatians 2:1-10 Bottom Line: Jesus made us free. Don’t make up rules that take our freedom away.
Nehemiah 8:9-12 Bottom line - If we can be fueled by joy, then we can have real strength to finish what we start.
John 2:1-12
Moments matter, but they are too often missed if someone ahead of us doesn't call them out and help us see them for what they are.
Bottom line - For the next generation to win, we have to help them make and mark the moments that matter.
Every generation has another one coming next. We need to win every generation intentionally and in their own context.
Judges 2:6-10
Jesus changed the end game when He made our life worthy of his death. Philippians 3:7-14
We keep fighting for the Church because it's the place we keep showing up, keep remembering, keep looking up, keep breaking bread, and keep making the table bigger until everyone gets a seat.
The Church is the hope of the world because it has been entrusted with the message of Jesus, which can change the hearts and lives of people.
Acts 2:37-47
The Church started as a movement of the Spirit - a radical, uncomfortable, counter-cultural, sacrificial, messy, beautiful movement. And the movement is still going.
Psalm 100 - enduring love of God, faithful to all generations (preview Generations series coming in the fall) It is the perseverance of God and the endurance of His love and faithfulness that leaves room for our endurance. Walk around the wall one more time. Romans 5:1-5 - the power is in the process
We never set out to create a disaster and ruin our lives and the lives of others we love It starts with one bad decision - we get out of place How do we stay in place? The best way to keep our place is to remember God’s place. 2 Samuel 11:1-3
1 Samuel 26:1-12 We wait on God’s perfect timing. David reigned in the palace, but only after he spent his childhood tending sheep and his teenage years playing harp for the king. Are we willing to serve in the background? Are we willing to let God do the preparing?
People who were not like Jesus liked Jesus, and he liked them back. Since the church is the body of Christ, people should be drawn to Jesus followers. Even if they don’t agree with the message of the church, they should like the church. So, why isn’t that true?
Mother's Day at Ashley Ridge Matthew 16:13-19 What if there was one question that answered all the others?
Numbers 13:26-14:9 What giants are we afraid of? Staying isn’t an option, going back isn’t an option, and at some point we have to cross into the Promised Land.
John 4:1:26 - do we have the awkward conversations or do we stay on the surface where it's safe? Jesus goes to the deepest well and says he can fill it to overflowing. We don't have to be afraid of the tough stuff, of going there with our people. In fact, if we don't, who will?
Acts 11:1-18 - Change gives us opportunity to grow and embracing it teaches us to expect God to surprise and amaze us at every turn.
John 11:38-44 - Intentional communication honors the intentional work Jesus did of making God known. How are we using our blinkers to over communicate?
2 Kings 2:7-15 - "You're not responsible for filling everyone's bucket, but you are responsible for emptying yours." How are you actively giving away the ministry God has entrusted to you?
John 1:43-51, Jesus came from Nazareth and spent his time and ministry intentionally. He valued the quality over the quantity. (also think Mary and Martha)
Ecclesiastes 4:7-12 - no one was meant to do life alone. Together is harder, but it's better that way.
Proverbs 18:24, Ruth 1:8-18, Job 2:11-13, John 15:12-15 - Faith-filled friendships are thicker than water or blood.
Matthew 28:16-20, the resurrection changes how we think, but it also changes how we live
We took a Sunday to answer the questions that you submitted. Most of the subjects asked about would take much longer to talk about, but we gave the 10,000 ft view working with the time allowed. Watch Jenn's blog for more detailed answers.
Joshua 6:15-20, what if the Israelites had stopped walking around Jericho after the sixth day? What if on the seventh day, they stopped after lap 6? It's the start of year seven at Ashley Ridge Church - what if it's our time to take the land?
Joshua 4:19-24 - what are we telling our kids about God's promises and His faithfulness? How are we setting up the next generation for faithfulness.
"Remember" - 1 Chronicles 16:12-22 A big part of worship is remembering what God has done and telling that story over and over. We need to practice remembering
Proverbs 15:30-33, "The Big Me" - how do we hold on to humility and authenticity in the age of self-esteem and status updates?
Proverbs 3:3, 14:22 and 16:6 - love and faithfulness go hand-in-hand, and God gives us both. Why are the two always found together and how do we keep it that way?
Proverbs 19:15-17, dramatic change is often the result of personal sin and social sin colliding into extreme conviction. What if God is wanting to use your weakness as your greatest asset to loving your neighbor?
Jesus said we would have trouble in this world. To make it through the trouble and the darkness, we need some tools to help us remember the light.
Proverbs 3:1-12 - We need people walking with us on the path to wisdom. Who's walking in front of you? Who's walking beside you? Who's walking behind you?
It all boils down to love. Love from a savior. Love to a neighbor in need. By spending just a little less on gifts we free up our resources to love as Jesus loves by giving to those who really need help.
We know what you're thinking. "Wait, didn't they just say I should spend less, and yet here they are telling me to give more? What gives?" The most powerful, memorable gift you can give to someone else is yourself. And nobody modeled this more than Jesus. So what does this look like for you? Tickets to a ball game or the theater? A movie night? The main point is simple: When it comes to spending time with those you love, it's all about quality, not quantity.
Christmas marks the moment where God's promise was fulfilled and love took form, tiny fingers and all. It is a moment that deserves our full attention and praise. Our involvement at Christmas is based entirely on how much we are celebrating Christ's birth. He deserves celebration; one that is creative, loud and directs every heart His way.
God gives and we bring. What we bring and how we bring, well that's the FUN part. In the second part of this series, we explore the why behind our giving...I mean bringing.
If you compare God's economy with the economy of our world, it's pretty upside-down. In the first message of this series, we explore what that means, how God's economy works and the investment He makes in you and me.
Looking at Joshua 6, in the most ridiculous battle of all time the Israelites walk around the city blowing trumpets while all of Jericho looks on and laughs. We're going to look silly doing things God's way, but we have to obey anyway. Obedience isn't about everything making sense, it's about trusting the One who is asking us to walk through the wall.
In Joshua 5, they learn a painful lesson about the fact that it hurts before it gets better. They had to be patient and wait for healing to come.
In Joshua 4, Joshua insists on giving away credit and making sure everyone (including himself) recognizes God as the true leader. He had the humility to recognize he wouldn't make it on his own. This week I'll be focusing on the fact that if we're tempted to take the blame we'll also be tempted to take the credit. It's God's battle.