The Ridge Weekly

To serve the Lord is to follow His leading and the desire He places in your heart. It is your legacy to leave. Each of us has been created with gifts and abilities that are God given. In our growing relationship with Him, He leads and guides us to the areas of service that will bring us the greatest joy.

Pastor Josh introduced "Legacy," a new series that explores how God has a unique plan for our lives. In Sunday's talk, he reminds us that if we are to have a Christ-like legacy, we should serve others – just like Christ did. // Verses and message notes: www.theridge.church/notes // Join us live online or in person Sundays at 9a + 11a: www.theridge.church/live

Yeah, even within the family of Christ, it can be hard to serve and love each other. Especially in this world we live in. It seems like our culture has slowly diminished the value and importance of the word, “love”. We love someone until it’s not convenient for us or until that someone hurts us. We “love” when we feel like it instead of actively making it a part of our lives in how we treat people...

Pastor Josh wrapped up our current series, "Who Am I," with a message reminding us that if we've placed our faith in Christ, we've been brought into a new family. Jesus approached God as "Father," and His followers as "brothers and sisters" – and amazingly, He invites us to do the same. // Verses and message notes: www.theridge.church/notes // Join us live online or in person Sundays at 9a + 11a:...

Such peace can be found in this promise. Tim shared in his message, if we have placed our trust in Jesus and become children of God, there is absolutely nothing that can separate us from His love. In Christ, we are secure; we can be certain that we will spend eternity in heaven.

Can we know for certain that we will go to heaven when we die? Pastor Tim answers this question by sharing three arguments the Apostle Paul makes in Romans 8:28-39 that prove we can have confidence in our relationship with God if we have placed our faith in Christ. // Verses and message notes: www.theridge.church/notes // Join us live online or in person Sundays at 9a + 11a: www.theridge.church/li...

Growing up, my family was a part of a very strict religion. The rules and restrictions that were in place shaped my faith and my picture of who God was. Fear, shame, and guilt were what I thought a relationship with my heavenly Father was supposed to be like.

Continuing our current collection of talks titled "Who Am I?", Pastor Tim explains how if we are in Christ, we have been set free from the Old Testament Law because Christ fulfilled the law, and we are under a new and better system called "grace." // Verses and message notes: www.theridge.church/notes // Join us live online or in person Sundays at 9a + 11a: www.theridge.church/live

Even though it is my heartfelt desire to see him win and be victorious every single game, sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. As we walked to the car, I put my arm around him, I told him I loved him and I’m proud of him, and reminded him that he had a game tomorrow and he would have another opportunity to win. As believers, the Bible is clear that God’s heart and desire is for us to be victo...

Pastor Tim dives into Romans 6 and explains how we can have victory over the flesh (our sinful desires) if we are in Christ. // Verses and message notes: www.theridge.church/notes // Join us live online or in person Sundays at 9a + 11a: www.theridge.church/live

I began to question God. How can He be good? How can He love me and let me feel like this? What did I do to deserve this? I was so sick of the pain and unsure if God was good that I wondered if the devil is even that bad? I knew that Satan and the world could offer things that would bring me pleasure, but then the Holy Spirit that God placed inside of me reminded me that only God is good. Even so,...

Pastor Tim launches us into the new year by introducing a brand-new collection of talks titled "Who Am I?" He explains how if we are in Christ, we are forgiven because we have been justified and redeemed, and Jesus has become the propitiation for 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

Many of us struggle with our identity. We spend most of our lives attempting to answer the question: “Who am I?” We search anywhere and everywhere for an adequate answer. We are bombarded with ideas from every direction. Our family, friends, society, social media, all tell us who they think we are or who we ought to be. However, the truth is we are who God says we are.

Who gets to define our identity? Executive Pastor, Bruce Lane, kicks off the new year by bringing a powerful message reminding us that our true identity comes alive when we put our trust and faith in Jesus. When we understand how Jesus sees us and the truth of who God says we are, it will change our identity forever. // Verses and message notes: www.theridge.church/notes // Join us live online or...

Pastor Tim closes out our Advent series by reminding us that Jesus is the Light of the World. He took on flesh and blood and entered this world to dispel spiritual darkness. He was born, lived a perfect life, died for our sins, and rose again so that we might be saved. // Verses and message notes: www.theridge.church/notes // Join us live online or in person Sundays at 9a + 11a: www.theridge.churc...

Every year, I feel the Christmas holiday quickly comes to a close, and there’s a week of silence, with a pinch of sadness that Christmas is over. All week, I stew over how long it’s appropriate to keep the tree up, and I reflect on the memories that were made. For kids, it’s a week filled with playing with new toys that were gifted to them. People spend endless hours shopping, decorating, planning...

Is it possible to have peace and be at peace all the time? In this Advent message, Pastor Tim shares how Jesus came into this world to bring peace, and how He will return one day to establish peace throughout creation. // Verses and message notes: www.theridge.church/notes // Join us live online or in person Sundays at 9a + 11a: www.theridge.church/live,

Where should we look to find joy at Christmastime? Pastor Tim answers the question by sharing the Christmas story found in Luke 2:8-20. He reminds us that if we know Jesus, we have a reason to be joyful, no matter what we are facing. // Verses and message notes: www.theridge.church/notes // Join us live online or in person Sundays at 9a + 11a: www.theridge.church/live

Pastor Tim continues our Advent series by bringing a message about faith and highlighting the Christmas story in Luke 1:26-33. He explains that what Luke says about Christ in this passage proves that we can place our complete faith in Him. // Verses and message notes: www.theridge.church/notes // Join us live online or in person Sundays at 9a + 11a: www.theridge.church/live/

Pastor Josh introduced "Advent: He Has Come," our new Christmas series that encourages us to slow down as we walk through Advent and prepare our hearts for the celebration of our newborn King. He brought a powerful message about Biblical hope and reminded us that our hope is not in this world; our hope is in Jesus. // Verses and message notes: www.theridge.church/notes // Join us live online or in...

We invite you to join us in growing in your relationship with God and others in two ways this season: through our teaching series, “Advent: He Has Come,” and by following along with our 28-day, daily devotional called “An Advent Journey.” From November 27 through December 24, the series and the devotional will walk through four important themes: hope, faith, joy and peace. We will be taking a brea...

Pastor Tim wrapped up our "Take Time" series by explaining why God sometimes allows bad things to happen in our world. He encourages us to use the pandemic as an opportunity to draw closer to God instead of turning away from Him. // Verses and message notes: www.theridge.church/notes // Join us live online or in person Sundays at 9a + 11a: www.theridge.church/live

God created us to need companionship. We are all designed uniquely, and we develop uniquely throughout our lives. We all have different strengths, weaknesses, talents, abilities, experiences, etc. Joining these forces together, we can achieve so much more. As John C. Maxwell coined, “Teamwork makes the dream work.” It only takes one act of reconnecting… Who are you going to reconnect with this wee...

In our current collection of talks titled "Take Time," Pastor Tim challenges us to take time to reconnect with others. He reminds us that even though the pandemic negatively impacted many of our relationships, God created us to have meaningful interactions with others. // Verses and message notes: www.theridge.church/notes // Join us live online or in person Sundays at 9a + 11a: www.theridge.churc...

How can I take a Sabbath? That is a question I ask myself a lot. I feel like life is sometimes so busy that it is hard to just rest. Between working, doing house chores, prepping dinner, my husband coaching, and my son’s after-school activities, life can feel very overwhelming.