December 9, 2014
by Jerry Witham
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Advent | Tags: jesus, advent, coming, the ridge church, Jerry witham
The celebration of Advent begins Sunday, November 30. It is always a special season of focus. Advent simply means coming. Our focus centers around three comings of Christ: His arrival in history as a baby born of Mary, His return in fearsome glory at the end of time and His entrance into our own lives. This season we will be encouraged to fix our eyes on Jesus. As we see t...
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December 17, 2013
by Jerry Witham
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Advent | Tags: jesus, carrollton, good, giving, advent, ministry, faithful, local, global, the ridge church, Jerry witham, France, Sara Groves, fountain, Jimmy Huston
It is hard to believe that we have crossed over the halfway mark of December. Before you know it we will be ushering in a new year. As we enjoy these final days of December and this last full week of Advent, I wanted to remind you of our Advent giving.
Our Advent giving goal is $82,000. $52,000 goes toward our regular monthly needs for December and then $30,000 goes towar...
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December 7, 2013
by Jerry Witham
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Advent | Tags: jesus, christmas, advent, shepherds, the ridge church, Jerry witham
Seeing Jesus with The ShepherdsLuke 2.8-20
2.8: In the same region there were some shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night.
The same region Near Bethlehem, which is called the city of David (2.4). This is where Joseph and Mary were to go and register due to the census decreed by the Roman government. The prophet Micah declared hun...
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November 26, 2012
by Jerry Witham
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Advent | Tags: jesus, gospel, christmas, giving, advent, coming, the ridge church, Jerry witham, services, worship times, readings, candles
Advent Gatherings:
Sundays, December 2, 9 and 16 at 9 and 11 amSunday, December 23 at 10:30 amMonday, December 24 at 5 pm
The celebration of Advent is always a special season of focus. During this time we focus on three 'comings' of Christ: His arrival in history as a baby born of Mary, His return in fearsome glory at the end of time and His intermediate entrance into ou...
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