Connecting with Ridgeline

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 "And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent." [Colossians 1:18]

The Church is the supernatural Body of Christ on earth, a community created by and centered around His Gospel.

At Ridgeline, we do not belong to believe, but we do believe that proper believing should lead to committed belonging.

At Ridgeline, we affirm what we clearly see in scripture, especially in the New Testament: God did not save souls for them to just go home and privately and independently claim some generic belief in Him, but rather, we see the first converts to the faith forming into new communities "devoting themselves to the apostles teaching and fellowship" [Acts 2:42,47], submitting to Godly authority appointed over them [Acts 14:23], submitting to the accountability of sound doctrine [Titus 1:9, 1 John 4:1, Romans 16:17], and not neglecting to meet together [Hebrews 10:24-25].

And the purpose of all this is simple:

Exalting God,

Equipping Christians,

Evangelizing the lost

We strive to faithfully follow this model, and glorify God in all we do as we gather together weekly to know Jesus and make Him known.

"Theology is the application of Scripture,

by persons, to every area of life." - John Frame

"The Kingdom must be advanced not merely extensively, but also intensively.

The Church must seek to conquer not merely every man for Christ, but also the whole of man." [Greg Bahnsen]

"Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord!"

[Psalm 150:6]

"I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God,

to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and

acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship"

[Romans 12:1]

Scripture is clear: God is worthy of all praise, not because of the stuff we hope He gives us or the things we hope He'll do for us, but because of Who He is. 

Therefore, we strive to facilitate a worship experience that exalts Him and Him alone on high, through faithful diligence and excellence; not to perform for each other, but to honor Him and point each other to His singular throne of majesty and grace.

Every week, we feature songs that align with the focus of the sermon and themes of scripture, trying our best to fuse time-honored classics like Psalms and hymns with more contemporary praise songs known to modern audiences. We sing, we praise, we pray, and we offer stations like a prayer cross and candles to respond however the Spirit leads.

"Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised,

and his greatness is unsearchable."

[Psalm 145:3]