Views from The Ridge 10.25.22
Sunset Ridge is a church that desires to follow Jesus, reach people, and radiate God’s love and hope to all.
This week…
Tuesday, October 25, at 6:30pm: Life Group in the Fellowship Hall
Wednesday, October 26:
10:00am— Women’s Wednesday Fellowship & Group Visitation Day - please RSVP to Sylva or Patti for planning purposes
7:30-9pm— Youth Group - hosted by the Nymans (16705 Jones Maltsberger Road)
Sunday, October 30:
9:15am— Fall Life Groups (thru November 13) & Roots Children’s Class
10:30am— Worship Service (TBD)
Sermon: “This is the Way”
Scripture: John 14:1-14
4:30pm— Charis Liturgy & Worship in the chapel
Upcoming…
Saturday, November 12: Family Morning
Sunday, November 13:
Covenant Renewal
‘Friendsgiving’ Neighborhood Potluck
"Let Us Be Known For Our Love"
Riley Stirman
When Judas had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in him. If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and he will glorify him right away. Children, I am still with you for a little while. You will look for me, and just as I said to the Jewish religious leaders, ‘Where I am going you cannot come,’ now I tell you the same. I give you a new commandment – to love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. Everyone will know by this that you are my disciples – if you have love for one another.” John 13:31-35 (NET)
As I prepare to leave town, my hope and prayer for this church is a simple one: let’s be known for our love.
Daily Bible Readings
Monday: Exodus 33:18-20
Tuesday: Hebrews 9:7-8
Wednesday: Hebrews 10:19-22
Thursday: I Peter 3:18
Friday: Ephesians 2:17-18
Saturday: Colossians 1:21-22
Covenant Renewal
Reaffirming our commitments to each other, this community, and to God
Another portion of the formal Covenant Document will be introduced each Sunday leading up to our Covenant renewal service on November 13.
As members of the Sunset Ridge Church of Christ, we believe it is our mission to follow Jesus, reach people, and radiate his love and hope to all. We affirm this covenant with one another by God’s grace for our good and ultimately for God’s glory. We believe that the death and resurrection of Christ has brought us into new life with the Spirit. We also believe that God is at work in the world bringing about new creation and that we are empowered as his people to join that work.
Together, as we are physically and emotionally able, we will draw near to God in worship. We believe that worship is a communal act that honors God. We will engage practices that bring glory to God, make us aware of his presence, and renew our fellowship. We will engage deeply with the Word of God as it guides and shapes us, and we will be dependent on the leading of the Holy Spirit.
Together, we will remind each other of the hope we have. We will regularly join Christ in communion as we celebrate his good work in the world— past, present, and future. We will commit to being formed to Christ’s image and transformed by the work of the Spirit within us.
As a community, we will each do what we are able to edify the body of Christ. We will gather consistently, pray earnestly, and serve selflessly. We will share each other’s joys and bear each other’s burdens. We will listen carefully to one another, encourage one another with goodness language, and lead one another with our example. Having the same mind of Christ, we will treat others as more important than ourselves.
Praises & Prayers
Bettye Mack is out of the hospital, and has very recently moved into assisted living at Adante.
Former member Rebecca (Becky) Randolph is hospitalized with kidney and lung infections.
God, we gather in gratitude, thankful for the ways you seek to revive us! Let the words of our mouths and the meditations of our hearts work together to praise you in this hour. Grant your Spirit to move our hearts and inspire each of us to share your steadfast love with all whom we encounter. Help us to join in giving only what is good, not only today but every day. Amen
