Winter Retreat, Dec. 3 and 4!!!

Dear rbcstudents:

Our first-ever Winter Retreat is this week -- Friday through Saturday! Bradley Maybin, from Amarillo, Texas, is our speaker. James Copeland and Nate Bock are leading worship.

Final check-in is at 6 p.m. We leave at 6:30 p.m. We'll be back at 3 p.m. Saturday. The place is Baptist Hill.

Cost is $35. We still have a few spots on the buses! And we'd love to see you there. Let's reFRESH, eh?

Parent Meeting is tomorrow, Dec. 1, at 7:30 p.m. in FC Foyer. A notary will be present.

Questions? Comment below or email me at jjohnson@ridgecrestbaptist.org or call me at 885.5232.

Medical Release forms can be found at the top of the page. They must be notarized!

Julie

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Kingdom-Focused Prayer Conference

Friday, Nov. 19
6 p.m.
$5 family meal (14 inch pizza & drinks for family) in the FC.
$3 individual meal (3 slices pizza & drink) in the FC.
Please RSVP with Rosetta at 885-5216 or rakers@ridgecrestbaptist.org to place your order, or just come at 6 p.m. and choose from what we order as extra.

7 p.m.
Adults -- Session #1 with Rick Astle in the Worship Center.
Preschool -- Childcare
Children -- grades 1-3 & 4-6 -- Will have specifically designed lessons and activities about prayer.
Students -- grades 7-12 -- attend session with Rick or will help with children.

Saturday, Nov. 20
9 a.m.
Adults –- Session #2 with Rick Astle in the Worship Center.
Preschool/Children -- Play games/inflatables in the FC and in the children's area.
Students -- grades 7-12 -- Attend session with Rick or help with children.

12 p.m.
Kingdom Prayers luncheon with Rick Astle in the Ridgecrest Room.
(You MUST RSVP with Rosetta at 885.5216 or rakers@ridgecrestbaptist.org. No child care provided. Children will eat with their parents.)

Sunday, Nov. 21
5 a.m.
Singles prayer gathering in the Chapel.

9 a.m.
Session #3 with Rick Astle in the Worship Center.

10:30 a.m.
Session #3 with Rick Astle in the Worship Center.

10:31 a.m.
Session #3 with Rick Astle in the Fellowship Center (live feed).

6:30 p.m.
Adults –- FINAL session with Rick Astle in the Worship Center.
Preschool/Children -- Watch Veggie Tales: It's a Meaningful Life in the FC.
Students -- grades 7-12 -- Attend session with Rick Astle or help with children.

Chili Cookoff and rbcstudents Fundraiser, Nov. 21!

Chili Cookoff at Ridgecrest Baptist Church!!! Nov. 21, 11:45 a.m. $5 for adults, $3 for kids (10 and younger)! Buy your tickets THIS Sunday either in the FC foyer before/after 10:31 Service or the Worship Center foyer before/after services. Or Monday-Friday at the receptionist's desk.

Make a mean chili? Enter yours in... the cookoff ($5) or bring a pot just for good eats. Everyone who enters a pot receives one FREE ticket for all-you-can-eat chili, hot dogs, pb & j sandwiches and homemade cookies! Questions? 885.5232. ALL money raised goes toward mission trips, etc.

Thanksgiving!

In the November issue of the Ridgecrest Baptist Church newsletter, we asked you to submit your memories of Thanksgiving. What makes this time of the year special for you? We want to know.

Julie

"I Heart" Quiz and Survey

Dear rbcstudents:

The "I Heart" quiz and survey, found below, is taken from Nate's sermon at 651 on Oct. 13. I urge you to take the quiz and fill out the survey. I warn you, though, the results may be tough to swallow.

note: 651 happens each Wednesday, 6:51-7:45 p.m. in the newly renovated FC. Join us, won't you?

Love is patient.
Am I slow to lose my anger? Yes No

Love is kind.
Am I considerate, generous, gentle? Yes No

Love does not envy.
Am I happy for others when they receive praise or gifts? Yes No

Love does not boast.
Am I modest/quiet about myself and my possessions? Yes No

Love is not arrogant.
Am I humble and unconceited? Yes No

Love is not rude.
Do I respect others? Do I place others’ feelings above my own? Yes No

Love does not insist on its own way.
Am I careful to take turns, to allow others to be right? Yes No

Love is not irritable.
Am I considerate/kind/generous when things go wrong in my world? Yes No

Love is not resentful.
Am I kind to others when they’ve done wrong to me? Yes No

Love does not rejoice in wrongdoing.
Am I upset when I or my friends cause trouble? Yes No

Love rejoices with the truth.
Do I encourage others to do what’s right? Do I favor what’s right? Yes No

Love bears all things.
Do I protect others from harm, lies and ridicule? Yes No

Love believes all things.
Do I have hope that others are truthful with words and actions? Yes No

Love hopes all things.
Do I believe the best in others even when they’ve shown otherwise? Yes No

Love endures all things.
Do I love no matter the cost? Yes No

Total # of “Yes”: _____. Total # of “No”: _____.


How did you do?

Do you think you need to more loving? Yes No
If you answered, “yes,” then how are you going to start?


Who do you need to apologize to?


Who do you need to start showing love toward?


Is there anyone else?


Is there anyone you thought “loved” you but now see he/she doesn’t? Yes No
Who is it?


According to the list of what LOVE is, what makes you think he/she doesn’t love you?


How can you show love to that person but separate yourself from him/her if you’re in a bad relationship? (for example, you should break up.)


Pray! Thank God for His love for you. Ask Him to help you continually love others. Ask Him to give you courage to love people like He does. Ask Him to help you get out of bad relationships. Thank Him for His never ending love.

Talk like a lady.

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: Yes, this is for you. Sure, the title speaks clearly to those of the female side of things. But I promise the premise is for all. I stumbled across this blog post on Friday, but I dismissed it because I, too, saw it as ladies-only and rbcstudents is SO not that way. Yet, as my Saturday wore on, this post kept replaying in my head. And I quickly realized how we -- guys and gals -- need to hear this. What negative talk do you tell yourself? Parents, I have also posted this on rbcparents.blogspot.com with added commentary.







by Elise Stephens


Part 1: Talking About Yourself


“I’m such an airhead. I don’t know why they haven’t fired me yet.”

“Oh my gosh, I’m a whale. Seriously. Don’t even pretend I’m not.”

I’m not sure how it got popular to talk poorly about ourselves and act like our sense of self-worth is a joke.

It’s one thing to be open about our own shortcomings, and a very different thing to put ourselves down. I had to confess this self-deprecating habit as a sin in front of a group of people a few years ago and another girl approached me afterwards and to say she did the same thing. Negative self-talk is far too common, too easy to do, and often treated too insincerely.

Trash yourself, trash God
We are God’s daughters, created in His image. This doesn’t mean we walk around with self-righteous pride or the incorrect idea that we’re perfect. But this does mean that when we call ourselves names or give harsh judgments of our character, we deface the loving perspective that our Father holds for us. Have you noticed that the commandment to “love your neighbor as yourself” (Lev. 19:18) implies that you must be loving toward yourself? (Food for thought: Does the way that I talk about myself influence the way that I talk about others?)

“Be transformed by the renewal of your mind” (Rom. 12:2) and look at yourself from the eyes of your heavenly Dad. A good friend has a paper taped in the upper corner of her bathroom mirror, reminding herself that she is a Daughter of the Most High. God loves her unfailingly, will never desert her, and promises to give her strength and hope for any challenge that she will meet.

Mirror, mirror on the wall
If you need help in finding these words of love and encouragement, meet with another Christian sister and explore the Scriptures together as you create your own Biblical love letter from God. Type it up and tape it to your mirror. Look that daughter of Christ in the eye and try to say something bad about her.