The Ridge Weekly

Have you ever struggled to communicate with someone who has a different perspective than you do? Pastor Tim wraps up our "Truth Is" series by sharing five guiding principles to help us speak the truth with love. // Verses and message notes: www.theridge.church/notes // Join us live online or in person Sundays at 9a + 11a: www.theridge.church/live

Pause, slow down, and think about what you believe—about the world, yourself, humanity, and God. Ask yourself, “Why do I believe this?” “Where does this ‘truth’ I’m believing come from?” Then, with diligence and patience, relentlessly seek the truth.

How is your spiritual sight? Pastor Tim comes around the story of Paul and shares three resources that God has given us to see, know, and live the truth. // Verses and message notes: www.theridge.church/notes // Join us live online or in person Sundays at 9a + 11a: www.theridge.church/live

“Two Roads Diverged in a Wood” is from the poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost. Just like in Robert Frost’s poem, we must pick from two paths in life, one leading to life and one leading to death.

How are you living your life and by whose standard are you living? Pastor Josh takes us through the story of the Prodigal Son to remind us that doing life God's way is the only life-giving way. // Verses and message notes: www.theridge.church/notes // Join us live online or in person Sundays at 9a + 11a: www.theridge.church/live

A number of us would quickly agree that we are a "good person." If we look at our lives as a whole, we feel like we are doing good. On the other hand, a number of us would say that we aren't good—we feel like a failure or have made too many mistakes. You can probably place yourself in one of those categories, but the truth is, we are both. We are worse than we realize, but we are also more loved t...

Focusing on the truths found in Psalm 139, Pastor Josh shares that while we are worse than we think we are, we are also more loved than we think we are. // Verses and message notes: www.theridge.church/notes // Join us live online or in person Sundays at 9a + 11a: www.theridge.church/live

While many people claim to seek "the truth," they are looking for "their truth," which is grounded in human ideology, not Biblical absolutes. "The Truth" proclaims there is only one way to God, and His name is Jesus Christ.

Pastor Tim continues in our current series, "Truth Is," with a talk challenging the societal belief that all roads lead to God. Diving into Scripture, he shares three reasons why Jesus is the only One qualified to be the Savior of the world. // Verses and message notes: www.theridge.church/notes // Join us live online or in person Sundays at 9a + 11a: www.theridge.church/live

A tender-hearted child is modeled by the adults around them. Your child seeing you read God’s Word, talking about what you have learned, and praying are some of the greatest ways to develop a tender heart in your children. How is your tender heart?

Pastor Tim shares a talk about how the Bible is the Word of God and is completely trustworthy. Looking to 2 Kings 22 and 2 Chronicles 34, he highlights the story of Josiah and challenges us to treat God's Word the same way Josiah did—as truth. // Verses and message notes: www.theridge.church/notes // Join us live online or in person Sundays at 9a + 11a: www.theridge.church/live

Whether we know it or not, and whether we like it or not, we are highly malleable beings. Thankfully, Paul understood this problem and gave us the blueprint to resist being conformed to this world—"be transformed." However, true transformation is not something that we can contrive on our own.

What are some ways our culture has strayed from the truth, and how can we graciously stand firm as we face those in our society who look to undermine it? Pastor Tim launches us into the new year by introducing a new series titled "Truth Is" and sharing three reasons why the truth matters. // Verses and message notes: www.theridge.church/notes // Join us live online or in person Sundays at 9a + 11a...

How did this year end for you? What are your expectations for next year? Executive Pastor Bruce Lane closes out the year by sharing a talk titled "All's Well That Ends Well," which looks at what the Bible has to say about finishing the race of life well. // Verses and message notes: www.theridge.church/notes // Join us live online or in person Sundays at 9a + 11a: www.theridge.church/live

One of the most interesting parts of the Christmas story is that a large group of strangers from Babylon arrived in Jerusalem asking, "Where is He who has been born King of the Jews?" The Magi were not Jewish, so why did they travel hundreds of miles over several months to kneel before this child-king and present Him with gifts? In this Christmas message, Pastor Tim explores what the Magi understo...

Attending a Christmas service may be a given in your home. But what about your colleague? How about a family member or friend? Think about a person in your life who doesn’t attend church regularly. Maybe he or she doesn’t know much about Jesus. That is where you step in.

Continuing our Christmas series, Pastor Tim looks to Hebrews 12:1-3 and explains how Jesus is the Pioneer of our faith and paved the way for us to follow Him into this life and the next. // Verses and message notes: www.theridge.church/notes // Join us live online or in person Sundays at 9a + 11a: www.theridge.church/live

Through the life of Jesus, from His birth, to His death and resurrection, the redemption plan was made complete. To be redeemed is not just the paying of our sin debt—it is much more.

Pastor Tim joins us for another week of "He Will Be Called," highlighting the fact that Jesus is our Redeemer and came to pay our debt and save us from our sins. // Verses and message notes: www.theridge.church/notes // Join us live online or in person Sundays at 9a + 11a: www.theridge.church/live

Part of my faith journey includes some unsound doctrine, a wrong way of believing, that damaged me. I fell for the manipulation of the “name it and claim it” theology, otherwise known as the “prosperity gospel.” Part of this theology is the belief that we can make God move according to our will instead of moving into God’s will for our lives according to the authority of Scripture and His sovereig...

Pastor Tim launches us into the Christmas season with a new series, "He Will Be Called." By exploring some of the Biblical titles, names, and descriptions given to Jesus, we can better understand who Jesus was and is and honor Him accordingly. In Sunday's talk, Pastor Tim focuses on "logos" and explains how Jesus is the "logos" or the Word of God. // Verses and message notes: www.theridge.church/n...

Merely giving what we feel is adequate to ease our conscience can be our go-to; however, when we give with joy and anticipation for God to use our gifts, we reflect God's kind of generosity. God gave us His unlimited resources and Himself, not because He had excess or felt obligated, but out of love knowing that nothing less would save us.

Pastor Josh wraps up "Freely Given" with a talk highlighting the importance of generosity. As we strive to follow Jesus and be imitators of God, we are called to humbly and selflessly put others first and prioritize their needs above our own. // Verses and message notes: www.theridge.church/notes // Join us live online or in person Sundays at 9a + 11a: www.theridge.church/live

We live in a world bustling with distractions and hardships; the concept of gratitude is being lost. Gratitude is not just a feeling of thankfulness but a state of being. It is a choice we make in spite of our circumstances.

Pastor Josh helps us prepare our hearts for Thanksgiving by kicking off a two-part series around gratitude and generosity called "Freely Given." In Sunday's talk, he unpacks the value of "gratitude" and shares five prayers to help us be more grateful. // Verses and message notes: www.theridge.church/notes // Join us live online or in person Sundays at 9a + 11a: www.theridge.church/live