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.

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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.

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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 and attending gatherings, preparing the perfect Christmas card photo, and cooking (and cooking some more), just for that one day of celebration — it is an amazing day, I might add. We all enjoy our December 24th and 25th celebrations, and then, in the snap of a finger, it’s December 26th. It’s finished.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 break from our normal weekly devotionals, both online and on the podcast, to make space for our church to engage in “An Advent Journey” with us. You can find it and follow along daily at theridge.church/advent

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.

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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 week?