RSM Fall Ministry Kick-off!

Here are some of the upcoming opportunities in the

Ridgeland Student Ministry:

Wednesday Night Live! will start next Wednesday, September 16th, from 6:30-8PM. We'll have time to hang out, eat some food, reconnect with friends, and start off our new 6 week series "Welcome to the Planet!"

Week 1: The Challenge

Week 2: Recognizing Your Roots

Week 3: Playing Your Part

Week 4: Seeing Your True Self

Week 5: Knowing Your Purpose

Week 6: Living Your Mission

RSM Annual Kick-off Bonfire is Friday, September 18th, from 7:30-10PM. This is an excellent event for students to bring their friends and get a "flavor" of the student ministry. Our bonfire is a "potluck" event and we ask students to bring a snack to pass. RSM will provide the drinks.

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact John!

jcleghorn @ ridgelandchurch.org

"i-Life" Series Rule #2

Here are the notes from Rule #2: Acceptance



Questions to Consider:

Where does the pressure to "fit in" and be
accepted come from? Is it direct, external pressure or
is does it come internally, sort of unspoken?

How do we recognize the pressure and how
do we not let it "defeat" us?

How does Jesus' message of acceptance
differ from what our culture teaches us?

How should our actions line up with
Jesus' truth of acceptance for us?
How do we practice acceptance?

"i-Life" Rule #1: Forgiveness

Here are the notes from rule #1: Forgiveness

Some follow-up questions:

(1) What does receiving forgiveness from someone feel like?
Does it change your habit(s) and/or attitude?

(2) What does it mean to forgive?
Does it mean let someone slide and get away with stuff?
Does it make us a "door mat?"

(3) What does it mean to be forgiven by God?
How should His forgiveness change our attitude
toward others who may need our forgiveness?

(4) Is there a good or better way to deal with
people who may have wronged us rather than
just stop talking to them?

"i-Life" Week One Recap

Here is week one's recap from our new series "i-Life"

Some Questions to Think About...

(1) Why should we talk about relationships and
why are there "rules" to them?

(2) Why are relationships sometimes so difficult?

(3) Can you think of a relationship with someone
that didn't go so well? What went wrong?
How did you react to it?


(4) What does God desire for us in our relationships
with others? What's the deal with the phrase
"relationship with God"? What does that mean?


See you next week for Rule #1: Forgiveness

Jr. & Sr. High Teaching Series

How are your relationships? Whether it would be with our parents, brothers and sisters, friends at school and church, wherever and whatever, we all have relationships with others. The tough thing is that they seem harder than what they should be, sometimes leading us down the wrong path or breaking us down. Relationships can just be downright messy and painful at times.

What does God think about relationships, anyway? And why does He command us to love others - even our enemies - when it's just so dang hard? How can we find better relationships with others that doesn't lead to hurt?

Join us these next few weeks as we start a new series called
"i-Life: 5 Relationship Rules to Living Life to the Fullest"
and discover how God intended us to do life with one another.

April 29th/May 3rd - Introduction

May 6th/10th - Forgive

May 13th/17th - Accept

May 20th/24th - Serve

May 27th/31st - Encourage

June 3rd/7th - Submit

And check out the blog weekly to see updates, summaries, and
follow-up questions about each lesson!

jcleghorn@ridgelandchurch.org

WNL! Teaching Series...

Have you ever heard someone say that to you?
Have you ever said it to someone else?
Have you ever thought how you could get a life
if you really wanted to?
.
This week we're starting our new series titled
"How to Get a Life," looking at 4 characteristics of
finding a true life in Christ:
.
March 4th - "Don't Do it Alone" (Philippians 1)
March 11th - "Take a Stand" (Philippians 2)
March 18th - "Go for the Gold" (Philippians 3)
March 25th - "Practice What You Preach" (Philippians 4)


Hope to see you at Wednesday Night Live!