Mission Ridge Church Podcast

This week on Footnotes: Rob, Jenn, and Logan talk a bit more about what it looks like to put all of the elements together for Sabbath.

Rob and Jenn wrap up our series about Sabbath this week with a look at how we can bring together all the concepts that we have talked about. Sermon Notes: Genesis 2:1-3 Psalm 23:1-2 Psalm 19:1-4 *Implication: * God invites us to enter into his holiness through a time of Sabbath, but we only can join if we are willing to stop what we are doing. You need rest in God. Establish a rhythm of delight. Know your creator deeper. Say no to good things to experience God’s best. Your Next Steps: Create your container for Sabbath. Experiment with Sabbath. Make changes as needed. Sabbath Resource List Books: Order Your Private World - Gordon MacDonald The Emotional Healthy Leader - Peter Scazzero The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry - John Mark Comer The Sabbath - Abraham Joshua Heschel Sabbath - Dan Allender Instagram: Annie F Downs (single and sabbaths) Shireen Eldridge (mom and sabbaths) Pete Scazzero

This week on Footnotes: Logan, Rob, Jenn, and Kyle discuss contemplation in Sabbath with the standard amount of silliness, rabbit trails, and occasionally insightful perspectives you know and love! Show Notes: Impact Campus Ministries Website – https://www.impacttheu.com Marty Solomon Podcast –https://www.bemadiscipleship.com Blog – https://makingtalmidim.blogspot.com Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/user/coveredinhisdust/videosSpecial Guest: Kyle Wonders.

What can I do to deepen my connection to God? How can I catch a glimpse of our creator through Sabbath? Logan Daily takes a look at how we can integrate contemplation into our Sabbath.

This week on Footnotes: Logan, Jenn, and first time guest Kyle have way too much fun talking all about the idea of delighting as part of Sabbath.

What gets in the way of finding delight in my weekly routine? How can I make Sabbath a delight? Rob Croyle and Jenn Bartlett explore what it looks like to delight in Sabbath. Sermon Notes: Genesis 1:31 Psalm 92:1-5 Isaiah 58:13-14 *Implication: * Establish a rhythm of delight. Your Next Steps: Take a routine activity and make it special for Sabbath. Find one way to delight in God, yourself, and those important to you this Sabbath.

This week on Footnotes: the crew dives into patterns of rest, bible nerdery, Rob singing, providing some more context for quotes, and other shenanigans.

Why is rest so elusive? How does Sabbath play into finding meaningful rest? How do we learn to stop, rest, delight, and contemplate in the gift that is Sabbath? Rob Croyle explores these questions as we continue our series looking into Sabbath. Sermon Notes: Genesis 2:2-3 Mark 2:27 Psalm 23:1-2 Mark 11:28 Implication: You need rest in God. Your Next Steps: Have a discussion this week: What do you need rest from? Find one way to “rest in God” this week.

This week on Footnotes: Rob, Jenn, and Logan discuss how Sabbath is relevant to us today, give a little background about some of the sources that we have been learning about Sabbath from, and spend some time discussing the Implication and Next Steps from this week's sermon.

What is Sabbath? How does Sabbath fit into our modern fast-paced lives? Or maybe...how do our fast-paced lives fit into God's intention for Sabbath? Rob Croyle begins our Sabbath series by taking a look at what it means to stop. Sermon Notes: 1 Peter 1:15-16 Colossians 2:16-17 John 9:16A Genesis 2:1-3 Deuteronomy 5:12-15 Implication: God invites us to enter into his holiness through a time of Sabbath, but we only can join if we are willing to stop what we are doing. Your Next Steps: Wrestle with: - Where do I feel that I am not enough? - Where do I feel that I don’t have enough? Wrestle with: - Where do I feel that God isn’t enough? - Where do I feel that God won’t provide? Wrestle with: - Where do I feel that [insert person] is not enough (to meet my expectations)? - What do I find the value of [insert person] in? Pick one thing to stop each week on your Sabbath: - That you love doing. - That you dislike doing.

This week on Footnotes: the crew discusses all kinds of fun stuff surrounding Nehemiah 13, and has a super great discussion with Lowell Hochhalter about the work that The LifeGuard Group is doing to combat human trafficking. More information about The LifeGuard Group here: https://thelifeguardgroup.org Volunteer for the Hotline here: https://406stop.com

Rob Croyle wraps up the "Change Your World" series with a look at Nehemiah 13 and how that example stands against the Kingdom that God wants to establish through us. \ Sermon Notes: Nehemiah 13:1-14 Mark 1:14-15 John 3:3-6 Ephesians 4:11-15, 30 John 16:7-10 Romans 14:17-18 Blueprint: We will be a people who partner with God to bring heaven crashing into Missoula. Call to Action: Ask for a new heart. Live out your role. Don’t ignore the leading of the Holy Spirit.

This week on Footnotes: Logan, Jenn, and Rob discuss the joy of the Lord, the need to agree with God for repentance, addressing communal sin, break down the laws in Nehemiah 10, and more!

Logan Daily delivers a sermon on what the story in Nehemiah 8-11 can teach us about repentance and healing. Sermon Notes: Nehemiah 8:1-12 Nehemiah 9:1-3 Nehemiah 9:33-38 *Blueprint: * We will come together in community to repent, heal, and grow. Call to Action: Repent Heal Grow

This week on Footnotes: Logan, Jenn, and Rob jabber about chiasms, parallels between Nehemiah and Joshua, oppositions, long and short prayers, snoring, and Rob picking on Logan!

Rob Croyle shares the first part of the story of Nehemiah with a message about holding strong and overcoming obstacles. Sermon Notes: Nehemiah 1 Ezra 4:23 Nehemiah 2:1-5 Matthew 22:37-39 Nehemiah 5:1-11 Blueprint: Regardless of the obstacles we encounter, we will not be distracted from following Jesus, being changed by Jesus, and being on mission with Jesus. Call to Action: Respond to Christ’s Invitation. Extend Christ’s invitation. Invest in discipleship. Serve. Protect God’s reputation and God’s most prized possession.

This week on Footnotes: Logan, Rob, and Jenn discuss wearing masks, the genealogy in Ezra 7, different approaches to engaging with "the mess", and more!

Rob Croyle continues our look at the books of Ezra and Nehemiah with a message about how we respond when people make mistakes. Sermon Notes: Ezra 7 Ezra 9:1-4, Deuteronomy 7:3-6 Ezra 10:1-5 Malachi 2:11-15 Ezekiel 36:22, 25-27 Galatians 5:22-23 Blueprint: When people fail, we will partner in restoration. Call to Action: Ask for a new heart. Pray for each other. Be a reconciler. Approach the failures of others humbly.

This week on Footnotes: Logan, Rob, and Jenn discuss things from the first six chapters of Ezra to deepen our understanding of what is going on in the story of Zerubbabel.

This week in the Change Your World series Logan delivers a message from the first six chapters of Ezra, looking at the story of Zerubbabel and how he dealt with the opposition he faced. Sermon Notes: Ezra 1:1-4 Ezra 2:1-2 Ezra 4:1-5 Ezra 5:1-2 Zechariah 8:20-23 Ezra 3:12-13 Blueprint: Avoiding messy people doesn’t usher in God’s presence. God Shows up when we engage the mess and invite Him into it. Call to Action: Engage with your Messiah. Grow deep roots. Talk about your mess in community. Listen to wise council.