Dale Ridge church of Christ http://daleridgechurchofchrist.net Serving Botetourt County, Cloverdale and Roanoke an Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:36:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A Good Habit “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” (2 Timothy 2: 15 KJV)

Are you a daily Bible reader?  How much time do you spend each day reading the Bible? An hour?  Half hour?  Five minutes?  A minute?  No time?

Woodrow Wilson once said, “A man has deprived himself of the best there is in the world who has deprived himself of a knowledge of the Bible.”  A man who does not read God’s Word has no advantage over the man who cannot read.…

]]> http://daleridgechurchofchrist.net/2011/11/07/a-good-habit/ Ancient Egypt and the Bible

Kids Day – October 29th

It’s time for Dale Ridge Kids Day at Dale Ridge church of Christ!  Come examine another lesson in history and the Bible with our topic Ancient Egypt & the Bible.  This will be a great  learning adventure with classes for all ages, including adults.  History buffs, homeschoolers, or anyone who wants to better understand the Bible as a reliable historical document won’t want to miss this opportunity.

Kids Day is October 29, 2011 from 3:00 to 5:00 with pizza following classes.  Please come and enjoy the classes, crafts, puppets and singing!  Visit Professor…

]]> http://daleridgechurchofchrist.net/2011/10/22/ancient-egypt-and-the-bible/ Dale Ridge Gospel Meeting – October 16-19 http://daleridgechurchofchrist.net/2011/10/01/dale-ridge-gospel-meeting-october-16-19/ Tabitha Day This Saturday (9/24) As we make final preparations and pray upon our upcoming Tabitha Day, (aka Dorcas Day – from Acts 9:36) here are a few passages to think on this week:

The church’s responsibility: Galatians 6:10

In context with turning the other cheek: Matthew 5:42

The Great Banquet: Luke 14:12-14

How the Lord views giving to the poor: Proverbs 19:17, Psalm 41:1, Matthew 5:7

How Cornelius got God’s attention: Acts 10:1-6

Of course the story of the namesake of our event: Acts 9:36-42

]]> http://daleridgechurchofchrist.net/2011/09/19/tabitha-day-this-saturday-924/ New Page! Be sure and check out the new Articles from the Brotherhood page here on the site. It contains up to date articles on some of my favorite sites representing the Lord’s church. Be sure and suggest some of yours.

]]> http://daleridgechurchofchrist.net/2011/09/17/new-page/ Peace Perfect Peace The sermon Howell Ferguson gave us yesterday is posted here

]]> http://daleridgechurchofchrist.net/2011/08/22/peace-perfect-peace/ Motes and Beams http://daleridgechurchofchrist.net/2011/08/18/motes-and-beams/ VBS Flashback: From Defiant to Devoted http://daleridgechurchofchrist.net/2011/08/15/vbs-flashback-from-defiant-to-devoted/ VBS Flashback: From Defeated to Determined http://daleridgechurchofchrist.net/2011/08/13/vbs-flashback-from-defeated-to-determined/ VBS Flashback: From Selfish to Selfless In Lesson 3 we read the story of Zacchaeus from Luke 19:1-10. We found that there is one thing that we need between ourselves, God and others is love. We took a look at three stages of love that Zacchaeus progressed through – A path the we could follow to help soften our heart and soul and become selfless.

  • True selflessness begins when we learn to love Jesus
    • Matthew 22:37-38
    • Deuteronomy 11:13
    • Romans 8:28
    • Deuteronomy 10:12
    • Proverbs 23:26
    • Philippians 1:20-21
    • 1 John 4:19
    • Psalm 116:1
    • Proverbs 8:17
  • True selflessness grows when we learn to

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