Views from The Ridge 12.3.25
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
Weekly Scripture: Matthew 3:1–12
Formation
Sundays through December 21st, 10:15 AM, Advent Formation Class, Fellowship Hall | We invite you to join us for this Teen & Adult gathering. These four weeks are a special season of reflection and anticipation—we’d love to share them with you!
Roots: Children’s Discipleship through Godly Play
Bible Story Focus this Week: Advent 1, The Prophets
Key Verse: Psalm 150:6
Room 102, PreK - Kindergarten
Room 122, 1st - 2nd Grade
Room 209, 3rd - 4th Grade
Wednesdays, 5:30 - 6:00 PM, High School Girls’ Bible Study
Room 220, Contact Den to join this group, open to 9th-12th Grade. No meeting 12/24 & 12/31.
Wednesdays, 6 - 7:30pm, High School Formation Time, Room 220, Contact Den to join this group, open to 9th-12th Grade | Food, fun, and group discussions. No meeting 12/24 & 12/31.
Community Connections
Holiday Night Market at Charis Park
As the gift-giving season approaches, we invite you to mark your calendars for Friday, December 12 and Friday, December 19 for Sunset Ridge Farmers Market’s first Holiday Night Market at Charis Park.
The park will glow with holiday lights, live entertainment, kid-friendly activities, and mulled wine — creating a joyful space to gather with friends and neighbors while supporting small, sustainable, and local artisans. It’s the perfect opportunity to find meaningful, handmade gifts for the holidays.
📅 Dates: Friday, December 12 & Friday, December 19
🕕 Time: 5 PM – 9 PM
📍 Location: Charis Park
RSVP and share the event with your friends— we can’t wait to celebrate the season with you!
Upcoming Community Events
Every Saturday, Sunset Ridge Farmers Market, Charis Park
Friday, December 12th & 19th, 5 - 9 PM, The Holiday Night Market at Charis Park
Sunday, December 14th, 12:30 PM, Christmas Luncheon, Fellowship Hall
Sunday, December 21st, 5:30 PM, Longest Night Service, Chapel | A quiet, reflective service for anyone carrying grief or heaviness during the holiday season.
Wednesday, December 24th, 5:00 PM, Christmas Eve Service, Sanctuary
Wednesday, December 24th - Friday, January 2nd, Church office closed for Christmas & New Year’s
Advent Reflection
As we enter this season of watching and waiting, we’re excited to share a daily Advent reflection to help anchor your heart in hope. If you’d like to receive these Advent messages directly in your inbox—and continue receiving a short daily Scripture reading even after Advent concludes—simply email admin@sunset-ridge.org to sign up. We’d love to journey with you each morning.
Waiting With Courage
Wednesday, December 3: Waiting during Advent is filled with expectation. While we wait, God works. Courage means keeping our hearts open even when we cannot see what comes next.
Waiting can feel unbearable. We want movement, answers, certainty. Yet Scripture reminds us that waiting is often where faith grows deep roots. Courage is the quiet decision to stay available to God’s work as we remain hopeful, even when the outcome is unknown.
Advent teaches us to wait differently - not in frustration, but in expectancy. God is not idle in the silence. The waiting places are often where divine transformation happens beneath the surface.
So today, if you find yourself in one of those “in-between spaces,” hold your heart steady. Courage may just look like one lit candle in a room that is still dim. We trust that dawn will find us in due time.
Practice
Take three deep breaths and whisper, “I trust you, God.”
For Teens
What’s something you’re waiting for? Share it with a trusted friend and ask them to pray for you.
Wonder
Sometimes we must wait. Like a seed in the dark soil before it grows, much happens in the waiting. God is devoted to bringing life out of hidden places.
Together
Plant a seed or hold one in your hand. Pray: “God, help us wait with courage and hope.”
