Views from The Ridge 7.16.25
Sunset Ridge is a church that desires to follow Jesus, reach people, and radiate God’s love and hope to all.
Worship
Sunday
9 AM, Chapel, Acapella
11 AM, Sanctuary, Instrumental
Luke 10:38-42
We will be going through the lectionary this summer.
Watch previous sermons here.
Discipleship
Sundays, 10:15 AM, Bible Class & Discipleship for All Ages
Studying Luke 10:38-42
Fellowship Hall
Adult Bible Class: Open to all
BEMA Podcast Discussion group
Chapel Classroom, Discipleship Group
Room 218, Youth Group, 7th-12th grade
Roots: Children’s Discipleship through Godly Play
Bible Story Focus this Week: Matt 13:1-23
Key Verse: Mathew 13:23
Room 102, PreK - Kindergarten
Room 122, 1st - 2nd Grade
Room 203, 3rd - 6th Grade
Tuesdays, 7 AM & 9 AM, Men’s Discipleship
Scott Heare’s Office, Limited spaces; Contact Scott to join a group.
Wednesdays, 6 PM - 7:30 PM, High School Tableship & Study Group
Chapel Classroom, Contact Den to join this group, open to 9th-12th Grade
Connections
A Message from the Board of Trustees
Sunset Ridge has been growing in mission and community, guided by our calling to follow Jesus, reach people, and radiate God’s love and hope. As part of that journey, the Board is prayerfully exploring a meaningful question:
Should our name remain Sunset Ridge Church of Christ, or shift to Sunset Ridge Church?
This is not a departure from our history or tradition, but a reflection on whether our name is creating any barriers to the mission we believe God has given us.
We’re asking each member of our church family to do two things:
Pray over this question.
Share your discernment in writing, or sign up for a phone conversation with a Board member.
Click here to share your reflections or schedule a call
All input will be reviewed on Monday, July 21.
Thank you for joining us in this prayerful process.
This Week
Wednesday, July 16th, 11 AM - 1 PM, Open Studio returns
Saturday, July 19th, 10 AM - Noon, Sourdough Workshop with Lucy from Kismet
Coming Up…
Saturday July 26th, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Watercolor Wellness Workshop: Simple Techniques
Every Wednesday, 11 AM - 1:30 PM, Open Studio Painting
Every Saturday, Sunset Ridge Farmers Market, Charis Park
Every Sunday, Worship at 9 AM and 11 AM
Beyond Sunday
”Do for one what you wish you could do for many.”
Jess Lowry, Executive Director & Pastoral Leader, Sunset Ridge Church & Sunset Ridge Collective
It’s a quote I saw online last week that has become a mantra. Not unlike the message of the starfish parable, this important reminder refocuses my heart and mind to what I can do (show up for the people in front of me) and what I cannot (heal or solve everything). When I lose focus I become paralyzed with the overwhelm of all of the darkness.
The mountains look so large that I simply have to remember to walk one day at a time holding my Shepherd’s hand.
On Sunday Scott talked about walking through the valley and looking for where there is peace - that we have an opportunity right now to find that and be that in the world.
I can’t remember a time that felt more urgent than it does now.
Showing up, being love, spreading light - it used to feel a bit more optional - like when all of the stars were aligned and we were well-rested and well-fed, then we had the wherewithal to be goodness in the world.
And now we find ourselves (locally) at a level of communal devastation. Like our electronic devices, even when we are not consciously thinking about our friends, neighbors, and loved ones horrendously impacted by the flooding, it is running there in the background - open tabs of grief, confusion, anger, etc. Our resilience is low, our energy is low, our anxieties and fears are high.
Even those who were not directly impacted are finding their own grief and traumas rising to the surface.
So how do we rebuild hope in the midst of all of this?
We walk one step at a time.
We shine love in the dark
We do for one person what we wish we could do for many.
You know what that is; just take a minute and listen - it’s already there in your heart. Today is the day you act on it. And you do it again tomorrow.
Because there are people who have lost their whole entire world and if you haven’t, then I pray you have the courage to be that tiny flame helping them find their way through the valley.
We can’t do this on our own human strength but we have a Shepherd who lights a path out of the darkness.
May it start with you and me.
Love-Jess
Prayers of the People
Kathy George is hospitalized undergoing testing and treatment.
