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Blue Ridge Community Church

Living Words: Joy

Living Words: Joy

Locations & Times

Blue Ridge Community Church - New London

2361 New London Rd, Forest, VA 24551, USA

Sunday 8:30 AM

Sunday 10:30 AM

What is one of the things that you enjoy most about Christmas or the Christmas season? (It may be the gifts you get, the family time, the time off of work, the kids excitement, etc.)
JOY
Joy: the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune or by the prospect of possessing what one desires.
CHARA CHARIS CHARISMA
Read Acts 16:20-34. Consider the perspectives of just Paul’s and Silas’ and their actions:

• How did you see the choice to embrace joy?
• What did you notice about their view of God and these circumstances?
• What does that mean for me as a disciple who is following Jesus, and being made like Jesus and joining Jesus on his mission?



Read Acts 16:20-34 again. Consider what we can learn from the perspective of other people we find in this account and their actions:
• How do you think Paul and Silas’s actions looked to them?
• What did you notice about their view of God and how it changed?
• What other lessons do you see here?
What does this mean for me?

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.

blueridge.org/StartHere

Night of Worship

Join us at the Bedford campus on Friday, December 6, at 6:30pm for a powerful evening of worship and prayer. Together, let’s focus our hearts on the greatness of our God and celebrate His goodness. We look forward to worshiping with you!

blueridge.org/WorshipNight

New London Campus Workday

Join us on December 6 from 9am–12pm for a special opportunity to make the New London campus shine! Bring your family and friends, enjoy the crisp winter air, and work together to prepare our campus for the Christmas season. Afterward, we'll celebrate our hard work with some Christmas treats.

This is a wonderful way to honor God by caring for the blessings He has entrusted to us while getting our campus ready to welcome holiday visitors.

Please sign up using the link below. We can't wait to see you there!

blueridge.org/Workday

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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