Hi All!

When I was a kid, I got on a city bus in Washington, D.C. expecting to
go where I wanted to go. Discovering the bus was taking streets I'd
never seen before, I felt this creeping sense of panic, until I figured
out I needed to get off and find the right bus.

Finding our way in following the Lord means in part that we have some
idea of where we're going and how we're getting there. God calls us to
reach people with the Good News about Jesus (Death Cured!) and he gives
us a basic progressive strategy in the Bible. He also makes it clear
that he plans to work through the church, the body and bride of Jesus,
as his chosen vehicle to communicate his truth. But the only way you
and I will be an effective part of all that is if we determine that we
want to and make the choices that lead in that direction. If we get on
a different bus, we'll end up somewhere else.

So, get on the bus. And bring someone with you. ;^)


Just MapQuest It
Finding Your Way (part 2)

You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. Acts 1:8 NIV


Decide Where I’m Going

* Take a Strategic Route

The believers who were scattered preached the Good News about Jesus wherever they went. 	Acts 8:4 NLT

So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ. 	Romans 15:19 NIV

Acts 1-7 City; Acts 8-12 Nation; Acts 13-26 World


* Take the Intended Bus

His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms 	Ephesians 3:10 NIV

The family of God is the church of the living God. It is the pillar and foundation of the truth. 	1 Timothy 3:15 NIrV

And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church 	Ephesians 1:22 NIV


* Do What’s Necessary for Success

All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, [They were like family to each other. They shared life together.] and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer. 	Acts 2:42 NLT CEV NIrV

Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. 	Ephesians 4:11-12 NLT


* Work Shoulder to Shoulder

No matter what happens, live in a way that brings honor to the good news about Christ. Then I will know that you stand firm with one purpose. I may come and see you or only hear about you. But I will know that you work together as one person. And I will know that you work to spread the teachings of the good news. 		Philippians 1:27 NIrV

You shine as you hold out to them the word of life. 
Philippians 2:16 NIrV



God has put us together as Ridgewood to:

Get Out the Good News
Gladly Glorify God
Grow More and More Godly
Give Our Gifts Generously
Gain Genuine Grace-Filled Friendships