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Coming Soon | good-bye, July . hello, August
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We are in the process of updating staff pictures on the website. If I had a dollar for each time someone said the word, "Photoshop," I would buy you lunch. "Just darken my hair." "Whiten my teeth." "Make me younger." "Make me skinnier." "I have a pimple!!! Do something." I am no one's favorite right now.
Beauty is a tough subject for me. Growing up, my visits with a certain family member were always marked by comments such as, "Looks like Julie has been spending too much time at the table again." "Julie would be pretty if ____ ." A few Sundays ago, I was on my way to church after battling beauty all morning. My hair was crazy nuts. Nothing (nothing!) in my closet fit except for the mismatched outfit I had on. I was tired, and my mirror told me I looked it. But on the drive here, I kept hearing, "You were made in the image of God. I knit you together before you were born. You were made in the image of God."
Recently, I watched a news program talking about teenagers who are having plastic surgery with their parents' blessing. It broke my heart. Who decided that a nose without a bump is prettier than a nose with a bump? Who decided that God's image is not beautiful until it's been Photoshopped?
Listen to me. You, my friend, are beautiful (or handsome, your choice). You're thinking of all the ways you aren't, right? Stop. You.are.beautiful. You were made by a master craftsman who makes no mistakes. You are beautiful.
"So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them" (Genesis 1:27).
Questions about our events? Send me an email.
Julie
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Striving for Christ-centered lives,
seven days a week.
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July Newsletter
At the Welcome Centers
Pick up a July newsletter at a Welcome Center to read articles from Pastor Hosea Bilyeu, Alex Dowell, Angela Kincade, Tammy Stearns and Davon Argo. Plus, you'll find information about the Global Leadership Summit, Crowder concert, missions passports, free coffee, Financial Peace University preview and much more.
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The Bilyeu Revue
Aug. 2, 2 p.m. Meet & Greet;
3 p.m. Entertainment
 The Bilyeu Revue is Aug. 2, 2-4 p.m., at Remington's.
This is a celebration of Pastor Hosea & Debbie Bilyeu's 30 years of ministry at Ridgecrest. There will be light snacks and a lot of surprises. You're invited to join the celebration.
If you wish to give a love offering to Pastor Hosea, include the gift in an offering envelope and mark it as "Pastor Hosea." |
The 30th Hosea Bilyeu Family Concert
Aug. 17, 9 & 11 a.m., 6 p.m., at Ridgecrest
 Tickets for the 30th anniversary Hosea Bilyeu Family Concert are available Sunday between and after services and M-F at the receptionist desk, while supplies last.
Tickets are free, but seating is limited. There is a six-ticket limit per person, and if you determine you can't use them all, please return so seating can be redistributed.
Please note: If you received tickets you will not use, return them to the receptionist desk. We have fewer than 50 tickets available at this time.
Childcare will be availabel for 3-year-olds and under on Sunday morning. No childcare at
6 p.m. Deaf interpretation during the 6 p.m. concert. |
The Global Leadership Summit
Aug. 14-15. 8:30 a.m., Remington's
If last year's Global Leadership Summit had a theme, it would have been, "Be strong and courageous for the Lord our God is with you."
I shared on my Facebook page this morning a quote by founder Bill Hybels. He said, "The heart and soul of the Christian life is learning to hear God's voice and
then developing the courage to do what he asks us to do." I've had this in my heart since last August.
Understand, the GLS is all about leadership. No matter your position in life, you are leading someone. I take lots of notes given by great leaders about what it takes to be the kind of leader we need. But the reminders God gives me through the year come from those people who talk about what God has laid on their hearts. Last Sunday at his church in Atlanta, one of this year's faculty members, Louie Giglio, started the sermon series, "Goliath Must Fall." "What is your Goliath?" he asked. "Be strong and courageous," the Lord says, "For I am with you."
To watch the sermon series, visit www.passioncitychurch.com/watch.
I encourage you to be part of this year's GLS. Register at www.ridgecrestbaptist.org. Click the ad. If you are a member of Ridgecrest or a non-member who attends regularly, we have a special promo code ($109) in Sunday's bulletin. It can be found on the back of the GLS insert. Or use the supplied envelope.
If your friends/family/neighbors/co-workers who do not attend Ridgecrest but who are students/faculty or military or who work in organizations such as Cru, Young Life, etc., we have special codes for them, as well.
As of the beginning of June, these are the titles of talks:
Jeffery Immelt: "Positioning Your Organization for the Future"
Susan Cain: "Quiet: Challenging the Extrovert Ideal"
Erica Ariel Fox: "Winning From Within"
Tyler Perry: "When Leadership Meets Inspiration: One on One with Tyler Perry"
Patrick Lencioni: "The Top Mistakes Leaders Make"
Joseph Grenny: "Mastering the Art of Crucial Conversations"
Ivan Satyavrata: "The Power Paradox"
Visit www.willowcreek.com/events/leadership.
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Things To Pick Up
At the Welcome Centers
1. Are you missing out on being part of a spiritual
 community? Not sure what Small Groups are available? Know someone who might be interested in a young adults group or a men's group or an empty nesters group? Grab a Small Group guide at a Welcome Center. As a treat, we have included pictures. Who doesn't enjoy looking at pictures?
2. Ridgecrest, thank you for your faithful
giving to the Global Impact Fund. Because of  your giving, we are currently able to help support seven ministries and missionaries. To find out more about how the Global Impact Fund is used, pick up a copy of the "GO" missions magazine at the Welcome Centers. |
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In the Queue: Sermon Preview
Sunday. All Services.
 Pastor Chad's first Sunday to preach as our senior pastor IS THIS SUNDAY!
You'll be here, right?
To recap: Pastor Chad is preaching on Sunday. Join us at 9 or 10:30 a.m. for Celebration Worship in the Worship Center, 10:30 a.m. for TEN31 Modern Worship in the FC or 6:30 p.m. at Jubilee Worship in the Worship Center.
Watch his sermon preview now:
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Next Sunday, July 27, Pastor Hosea will preach morning and evening services in the Worship Center and Pastor Chad will preach at 10:30 a.m. in the FC. #BeHere Bring someone. Pastor Hosea's final sermon as our senior pastor is Aug. 10. He will preach all services. |
Back-to-School Supplies Drive
Aug. 3, at the Main Entrances
 Collection bins for our Back-to-School Supplies Drive will be at the main entrances on
Aug. 3. See bulletin insert for a complete list of needed items. Let's show big love to the kiddos at Jeffries Elementary!
The Goods.
#2 Pencils
Sanitizing wipes
Glue sticks (no glue bottles)
Crayons
Ziplock bags (quart & gallon)
Kleenex
Pink erasers
Pocket folders
Black and white composition notebooks
Markers
Colored pencils
Dry erase markers
Questions? 417.885.5217. |
Etcetera.
1. I am super stoked about Sunday's event for young adults. Two words: SCAVENGER HUNT. Sunday. July 20. Meet outside by the FC at 5 p.m. Last time I mentioned this, I said, "More details to come." In the words of James Copeland, "Instructions will be given Sunday." #SoExcited p.s. Last Sunday Breakfast is July 27 at 9 a.m. at Remington's. 
2. Our annual Small Group Kickoff is for all Small Group leaders. Pastor Chad will address the group and David Francis will talk to our leaders and spend time with each department (rbckids, rbcstudents, etc.) David is the head of the Sunday school training and curriculum at Lifeway. He has also co-authored the book "3 Roles of Guiding a Group." Have you considered launching a new Small Group or being more active in the leadership of a Small Group? Be here in two weeks. Questions? Contact Wayne Barron at [email protected].
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Crowder, All Sons & Daughters,
Capital Kings
Sept. 30, Remington's
 So. I bought my ticket to this concert the other day. For the past month or so, I've been fasting from secular music. I cannot stop listening to the "Neon Steeple" album.
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