You're a citizen of heaven. You've got responsibilities and duties.
Spread the News about Jesus to people who don't yet understand. Stand
united with your teammates to make that happen.

Do that and all will be well!

We're not in a game that will be forgotten. Who won the NBA
championship in 2001? I don't know. Who made the great plays? I don't
know. We're in the titanic battle of all eternity. So why do we act
like we're not? Because we're human, we need encouragement, we take our
eyes off the prize, we lose the eye of the tiger, we get intimidated by
opposition and difficulties, we get tired, we look for the easy way, we
decide it doesn't matter so much.

We need each other to pick us up where we don't have it all. One of the
players in a basketball playoff game last night told his teammates "I
don't feel good. I don't have it all tonight. But I'm going to leave it
all out there on the court. I need you guys to do the same and take up
the slack."






WHO’S GOT YOUR BACK?
TEAMWORK CAN CHANGE MY LIFE (part 4)

Contending as a team of athletes in perfect cooperation Philippians
1:27 Wuest


* ACT LIKE WHAT I AM

Above all, you must live as citizens of heaven, conducting yourselves
in a manner worthy of the Good News about Christ.       Philippians 1:27
NLT


* GIVE 100%

Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence,
I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man
for the faith of the gospel     Philippians 1:27 NIV

Battling with a single mind     Phillips

You've all been to the stadium and seen the athletes race. Everyone
runs; one wins. Run to win. All good athletes train hard. They do it
for a gold medal that tarnishes and fades. You're after one that's gold
eternally.      1 Corinthians 9:24 Msg


* FAIL TO BE INTIMIDATED

without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a
sign to them that they will be destroyed, but that you will be
saved—and that by God.                          Philippians 1:28 NIV

Your courage and unity will show them what they're up against   Msg

This is no afternoon athletic contest that we'll walk away from and
forget about in a couple of hours. This is for keeps, a life-or-death
fight to the finish against the Devil and all his angels.       Ephesians
6:10 Msg


* EMBRACE PROBLEMS AS A PRIVILEGE

For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe
on him, but also to suffer for him, since you are going through the
same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.
Philippians 1:29-30 NIV

For you have been given not only the privilege of trusting in Christ
but also the privilege of suffering for him.    NLT

There's far more to this life than trusting in Christ. There's also
suffering for him. And the suffering is as much a gift as the trusting.
       Msg


You are struggling side by side
to get others to believe the good news.
Philippians 1:27 CEV





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