Highlights This Week
Project Springfield: NEXT Wednesday! Email Jnelson@ridgecrestbaptist.org if you are coming!
Midweek After Party: THIS Wednesday! Skate Land, bring $3 and a pair of socks.
Midweek After Party: THIS Wednesday! Skate Land, bring $3 and a pair of socks.
Small Group Leader Meeting/Training: Please RSVP if you haven't.
Announcements
July 30: Midweek After Party- we will be loading up on the buses and heading out to Skate Land on Campbell. Bring $3 to skate, make sure to bring socks, and tell your parents to pick you up at Ridgecrest at 9:15.
August 4: Small Group Leader Meeting/Training- we are rolling out a new small group curriculum church wide and need to train our leaders. If you currently teach or would like to teach a student small group, we need you at this event. Please RSVP with Joe or Kate to let us know you are coming! Besides training on the new curriculum, we will also do some student ministry brainstorming together. Joe would like to hear from you on many things about student ministry. This will also give him a chance to share with you a little about his vision for student ministry and the important role you play as a volunteer.
August 7: Project Springfield- Our FINAL Project Springfield of the Summer is next week! We will be working at a couple of local high schools... cleaning up their campuses, as well as praying over the campuses and the students that will soon be starting classes. The cost is $10 and you need to bring a lunch & shower stuff. We will cover your dinner and After Party. Please let us know ASAP if you are coming so we can prepare for transportation and ministry.
August 8-9: Leadership Summit- Register online if you haven't yet!
August 8-9: Leadership Summit- Register online if you haven't yet!
August 16-17: 7th Grade Welcome Weekend- We need the incoming seniors to sign up as leaders! Talk to Joe or Kate about this.
August 18: Bilyeu Family Concert- Sunday morning at 9:00 & 10:30. Our Pastor has a great vision from the Lord to see 100 people come to Christ at this concert. Please pray about someone you know who needs the gospel that you could bring with you. Pastor Hosea promises that gospel will be systematically presented in word and in song.
August 21: Midweek Fall Kickoff- we hope to have a big kick-off event this Fall for Midweek. We want to do Midweek BIG! There are a LOT of things in the works for this night. Our goal is to get 100 students that night. As incentive, the student who brings the most friends to the Fall Kick Off will get to come to Winter Retreat for FREE! Also, if we break 100 students, the top three who bring the most friends will get to pie Joe, James, & Kate in the face!
August 25: The Stand- please sign up at the Kiosk or email Joe/Kate to register. We only have room for 30 students and those spots will fill up fast!
Midweek July 31
The Issues: Dating
We will take three weeks and finish our summer series "The Issues." This week we will be taking a Biblical look at dating.
5 Biblical Principles for Christian Dating...
1- Don't rush it. Romans 12:9-10; 1 Corinthians 13:4-7; Jeremiah 29:11
2- Involve your parents. Ephesians 6:1-3
3- Date only Christians. 2 Corinthians 6:14-15; 1 Corinthians 15:33
4- Keep yourself pure. 1 Corinthians 6:18; 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5; 1 Corinthians 7:1-2
5- Glorify God. 1 Corinthians 10:31
Small Groups August 4
Week 5 of 6 on a series called “The Secret Gospel”
This Week: Christ-like Mission is Comprehensive
Mark 7:31-37
Mark 7:31-37
1. Jesus met people's physical needs.
2. Jesus met people's spiritual needs.
Follow up questions for parents
- How do the truths about Jesus from today's passages impact the way you love and live personannly, in community, and in our world?
- The healing miracles in Mark remind us that we all have great stories. What's your story of redemption? Consider writing it down and sharing it with someone this week.
- What does Jesus need to bring healing to in your life so that you are whole? Your thoughts anger, pride, attitude? Allow Jesus to make you whole and surrender to Him in this area of your life.
- In order for your ministry to other people to be comprehensive like Jesus' was, what do you need to focus more on at this time- helping people meet their physical needs or their spiritual needs?
- How do the truths about Jesus from today's passages impact the way you love and live personannly, in community, and in our world?
- The healing miracles in Mark remind us that we all have great stories. What's your story of redemption? Consider writing it down and sharing it with someone this week.
- What does Jesus need to bring healing to in your life so that you are whole? Your thoughts anger, pride, attitude? Allow Jesus to make you whole and surrender to Him in this area of your life.
- In order for your ministry to other people to be comprehensive like Jesus' was, what do you need to focus more on at this time- helping people meet their physical needs or their spiritual needs?
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