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Blue Ridge Community Church

Living & Active: Elders

Living & Active: Elders

Locations & Times

Blue Ridge Community Church - New London

2361 New London Rd, Forest, VA 24551, USA

Sunday 8:30 AM

Sunday 10:30 AM

Read 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:6-9, making two lists elders must be and must not be.

• Which qualifications do you struggle to understand?
• What stands out to you about a particular qualification, and why?
Must Be:
Above reproach/blameless
The husband of one wife
Self-controlled
Sensible
Respectable
Hospitable
Able to teach
Manage his own household
Children under control with all dignity
Gentle
Good reputation among outsiders
Holy


Must Not Be:
Excessive drinker
A bully
Quarrelsome
Hot-tempered
Arrogant
Greedy
A new convert
Character
Applies to all disciples
Must Be:
Above reproach/blameless
The husband of one wife
Self-controlled
Sensible
Respectable
Hospitable
Able to teach
Manage his own household
Children under control with all dignity
Gentle
Good reputation among outsiders
Holy


Must Not Be:
Excessive drinker
A bully
Quarrelsome
Hot-tempered
Arrogant
Greedy
A new convert
Read 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:6-9 this week.
1) Examine Dave
2) Examine Current Elders
3) Examine Yourself

New Here?

Welcome! Thanks so much for being here with us today. We are excited you are here and would love to meet you. Please stop by the Info Center after the service to say hello. They can tell you a little bit about Blue Ridge and help get you connected.

blueridge.org/Welcome

Start Here

If you are checking out Blue Ridge, or just want to know more about who we are and how you can get plugged into community—check out Start Here. You will learn about our history, values, and ways to get connected; and we'll get to know you as well. Sign up now to secure your spot.

blueridge.org/StartHere

Be Rich

One way we can give is by supporting our Christmas initiative. This year that will be Agape Center and their Christmas Store, which is taking place on December 6th and 7th! You can join us by purchasing gifts from the store's gift list, available at the Info Center or online using the link below. Please bring your purchased gifts back by November 24th.

If you feel led to give financially to this initiative, you can give to the "Be Rich" fund online at blueridge.org/Giving . If giving by check, please note "Be Rich" on the memo line.

blueridge.org/BeRich

Surviving the Holidays

Are you wondering how you will survive the weeks surrounding Thanksgiving and Christmas? Are you dreading these holidays, knowing that everything has changed and that happy memories from past years can’t be recreated?

Our Surviving the Holidays environments for DivorceCare & GriefShare are exactly what you may need during this season.

blueridge.org/Events

Groups

Groups are intended to bring us together to experience authentic discipleship and life-giving community. Each group has its own focus, centered on biblically based content, working toward our greater mission of helping people follow Jesus. We have groups for couples, women, men, singles, seniors, moms & those still in college.

blueridge.org/Groups

Care Ministries

If you're having a difficult time right now, we invite you to consider one of our Care Ministries. You can connect with a Lifeline caregiver or get plugged into a Care Group such as GriefShare, DivorceCare, MoneyWorks, Life's Healing Choices, or Proven Men. We would be honored for the opportunity to walk beside you.

blueridge.org/Care

Serving Opportunities

At Blue Ridge we believe that serving is not only an appropriate response to God, it is also an avenue to encounter Him in new ways and experience spiritual growth. When you are answering God's calling to serve, He equips and fills you. When you serve it's much more than pouring out what's been poured into you, it's a way to move closer to God.

blueridge.org/Serve

Give

For those of you who call Blue Ridge home, we encourage you to continue to worship through giving. There are severals ways this can be done.(1) Use one of our giving boxes as you leave the auditorium. (2) Give online at blueridge.org/give (3) Text NL for New London, or BD for Bedford, and the monetary amount to (434) 290-4483 (For example NL100 or BD100). (4) Mail a check made out to Blue Ridge Community Church to 2361 New London Rd. Forest VA, 24551, noting your campus on the memo line.
https://www.blueridge.org/Give
Blue Ridge Community Church
"Helping people follow Jesus"
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