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This Sunday // 08.09.20
(Final Sunday for outside worship)

The Ridge In-Person Worship
9:00 am - Outside @ Brookstone
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Home Worship
Online @ 10:30 am

We're having a great time with the outside family worship service on Sundays! For those that are able (and comfortable), we'll see you for outside worship this Sunday at 9am at Brookstone. Please bring a blanket or bag chairs for the family.

If you are more vulnerable or feeling sick, please join us online (Facebook/YouTube) at 10:30 am.

Church Safety Guidelines

The Ridge Procedure: Click Here
The Ridge Plan: Click Here
The Ridge Regathering FAQs: Click Here
In-Person and Inside!!
Next Sunday: 08.16.20

What you need to know: Click Here

Sunday Registration link: Coming next week

For more information on FAQs, plans and procedures, please visit our website: theridgecolumbus.com

New Online Experience Next Sunday: 08.16.20

Intro Video: Click Here

What is Ridge @ Home?

This is church for everyone, everywhere. It’s gathering with your family wherever you live, with other people, in person, to watch The Ridge weekly services, connect with God through music, and have conversations. This can be done in a home or another available space around you. 

Interested in leading an online or in-person Fall Journey Group?

We're getting ready for our fall small groups. We want to offer options for both in-person and Zoom studies. Let us know if you'd be interested in leading a video study. Email: info@theridgecolumbus.com

Upcoming Message Series

Need some help making sense of what's happening?

Well, it starts with what's in your head.
And that might be a good thing!

Too often we’re prisoners to our thoughts: those voices telling us to worry, that we aren’t good enough, or that we can’t ever change our situations. But "Uncommon Sense," a four-part series, shines a light on the strongholds that hold us down and gives us the tools we need to shatter them. Through the healing power of Christ and some practical applications, we can rewire our brain to become the person God designed us to be.
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In The Journey Of Life, We Need Each Other!

As you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him.
- Colossians 2:6, ESV

The Bible often compares life to a walk, because you don’t just sit still in life. We are on a journey! Throughout the New Testament we’re told to walk in wisdom, in love, in light, in obedience, and in the Spirit.

But one of the key ways that God tells us to walk is this: You were never meant to walk through life alone. And you find community in your spiritual family — the Body of Christ.

Some of you say, “What’s wrong with walking alone? I like walking alone. In fact, I prefer it. I can go at my own pace. I don’t have to wait for anybody.”

You may like walking alone, but you need others to walk with you through life. Let me give you three reasons.

1. It’s safer. Have you ever had to walk through a dark alley at night or down a long road in the countryside by yourself? It can be a little scary. It’s safer to walk through life with others.

2. It’s supportive. There’s an old Zambian proverb that says, “When you run alone, you run fast. But when you run together, you run far.” Life is not a 50-yard dash; it’s a marathon! The only way you’re going to finish the race well and not burn out is by having other people involved in your life through meaningful relationships.

3. It’s smarter. You learn more by walking with others than you do by yourself. Proverbs 28:26 says, “Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool.” In other words, if you’re the only one who thinks something and nobody agrees with you, you may be walking in the wrong direction. When you walk by yourself through life, you don’t have anybody to go, “We’re off the path. We’ve got to get back on the path and go in the right direction.”

Ephesians 4:16 says, “As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love” (NLT, second edition).

You’ve got to have other people in your life to help you grow into the person God made you to be. Life is about relationships. God is love, and He wants you to learn to love Him and to love others. Those are the two greatest lessons in life.

*Rick Warren

Rose Hill Ministry

The Ridge is in charge of feeding the homeless every second Tuesday of the month. All meals are served at Rose Hill Church on Hamilton Road.

Our next service date is August 11th.

Please email us if you would like more information: info@theridgecolumbus.com.
Student Ministry This Week:

Small group FUN at Lake Harding
from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. this Sunday!

We're meeting at the lake for our small group time this week! This special gathering will give us a chance to strategize with students for ministry this fall. Pizza dinner will be provided. Swimming and games following supper! Address is 497 Sturges Rd., Fortson, GA. Students should bring a swimsuit and towel. Masks are optional.

Questions? - Contact Nathan at 706-464-7548 or nathan@theridgecolumbus.com.

NEW - Parent and Student GroupMe

We have a student and a parent GroupMe account to help keep everyone up to date on what's going on in student ministry. GroupMe is a group texting app that's a great forum for staying connected and asking questions. It can be muted, so you won't get notifications constantly. If you or your student would like to be added, just text or email Nathan at 706-464-7548 and nathan@theridgecolumbus.com.
RidgeRunners

It's easy to get a good start, but we need God's help to keep going strong!

August Theme - Start Strong/Stay Strong

Hi, Parents!
School is almost here and we're transitioning into our modified fall schedule.

We have one more week outside at Brookstone, but beginning August 16, kids age 3 and up will meet in person in the gym for the full 10:30 service. Staff and volunteers will be wearing masks. Kids will sit only with their siblings on their own personal carpet (like we've been doing outside). Masks for kids are optional. If you have an only child and want to arrange ahead of time for them to sit with a family friend, please let us know. If you have any questions, please contact Nathan at nathan@theridgecolumbus.com or 706-464-7548.

Car Talk:
*What is something you're starting this year?
*What makes it harder to stay strong than to start strong?
*Who can help you stand strong?

Memory Verse (learn it together): "So do not fear,
for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you." - Isaiah 41:10

Hey Parents!!

Mr. Nathan will have some online fun this Sunday with our RidgeRunners at 10:00 am on Facebook Live and YouTube. Join us for a game, worship video with dance motions, and a great lesson!

Also, if you're looking for some more online options for children's programming check out:

*Rightnowmedia.org: This is a free video resource for our church. Check out the kids' section (VeggieTales, etc.) and watch with the family! Registration link: click here.

*Ridge resources for Sunday morning activities/lessons. Just in case you missed out this weekend: click here.
Mrs. Autumn's Story Time

Join Mrs. Autumn for a Bible storytime at 7 pm on Wednesday nights on Facebook Live. Click here for her latest story.
Looking for a way to strengthen your faith during the quarantine?

*Rightnowmedia.org: This is a free video resource for our church. There are many different Bible/topical/book studies to choose from: Registration link: click here.

*Bible.com: Choose from different devotional series or Bible reading plans. For more info: click here.

*The Ridge App: This is a great way to listen to past message series. For more info: click here.

*Facebook and YouTube: This is a great way to watch past message series. For more info: click here.
Series: Let's Talk Family


For more series, click here.

Series: Bible Stories

Week #1: Joshua - Sun Stand Still
Week #2: Elijah (Part 1) - How To Have an Amazing Story
Week #3: Elijah (Part 2) - Stop Wavering
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Ridge Office: 5624B Whitesville Rd., Columbus, GA 31904