I had the privilege of baptizing Claira recently and I absolutely love her story for many reasons but one of those reasons is the fact that her mom was the first person that we ever baptized at Ridge Church. What a privilege to be able to see every person in her family put their faith in Jesus. Thanks to all of you that have helped create and fund environments where this type of life change happens! Enjoy Claira’s video:
Monday night 80+ people gathered together for what will definitely go down as a historic night for Ridge Church. We spent time begging God for the miraculous in something we called “Advance 30″. It was an incredible time of prayer, worship, and communion but it was just the kick off. For the month of May we have invited the leaders of Ridge Church to devote themselves to a very strategic season of prayer and fasting. The night got its name from Matthew 11:12 “From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it.” Now that’s what I signed up for! Not a desk job or church job… I want to be a part of a powerful (not passive) advance of God’s kingdom and God’s purposes here on earth. I get pumped about that. I want my kids to experience that. I want our church to find it’s rhythm within that type of movement. So for the next 30 days we are fasting and praying together for three things specifically. And we would love for you to join with us. I’ll blog more about fasting in the days ahead for the sake of those that are new to that concept. Don’t miss out!
Join us in praying the following:
1. God, please renew and increase our passion for your mission in this generation (Luke 19:10)
2. God, please give us favor and increase our influence to reach and serve those no one is reaching (1 Chronicles 4:10).
3. God, please provide for this mission in undeniable and miraculous ways (Luke 11:13).
“Do for one what we wish we could do for all”–We say this often because strategically partnering with and blessing groups within our city is part of our dream and plans at Ridge Church. 45 Ridge volunteers joined together on Saturday giving roughly 125 hours collectively to doing MAJOR clean up and landscaping improvements to Piney Grove Elementary School. Piney Grove is the “first” title one school that we have adopted and we really want to make a difference. For those of you that give generously to Ridge Church every week you are part of this too! We couldn’t afford to provide these type of events for Piney Grove without your generosity. Check out the Ridge facebook page for more pictures from the day.