August 5, 2018

Our mission is to connect people to Jesus and one another. SHIPWRECKED VBS AT RINGGOLD WE BELIEVE August 6th—10th, 6—8:30 PM YOU CANNOT Everyone is welcome 3 years to completion of 5th grade. OUT-GIVE GOD $5 registration fee includes T-shirt. Register in the Children’s We believe Christians should be the most Ministry Area or at: ringgoldchurch.com. generous people (2 Corinthians 9:6) on earth to support worthy causes, and there is no STUDENT MINISTRY YOUTH RETREAT organization with more potential to change the world than the local church (Ephesians 3:10)! August 9th—11th At Lake Anna July 29th Giving: Teens, join us for speed boating, tubing, fishing, swimming, and General Fund $15,849.25 more! Cost is $50 (due today). Please sign up at the Guest Step Up Campaign $157.00 Services Desk or contact Chris Wilber. Benevolence (Basket) $228.60 YTD Weekly Giving Avg. $12,106.74 BEACH STAYCATION AT RINGGOLD Project Big Love $851.68 August 12th Couldn’t get away this summer? That’s okay! CHURCH ATTENDANCE Wear your beach shirt and flip flops to worship! July 29th: 8 AM Adult Worship 45 J.O.Y. CLUB TRIP TO LANCASTER, PA 9:20 AM Adult Worship 133 th 11 AM Adult Worship 110 August 18 , Leave Ringgold At 8:30 AM 9:20 AM Kids Worship 52 Just Older Youth are invited on this trip to the Biblical Tabernacle 11 AM Junior Worship 25 Model and Visitors Center. (There will be walking involved.) Cost 9:20 Teens 33 is $8.50 plus lunch at Golden Corral. Contact Babs Weaver at Total Attendance 398 (301) 824-2095 or at [email protected]. Adult Life Groups 29 CHURCH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION STAFF August 19th Don Conley, Senior Pastor Help us celebrate the founding of Ringgold Church 120 years ago Jeff Tomlian, Family Pastor David Conley, Worship Pastor and the blessing of moving into this building on the hill 10 years Chris Wilber, Student Pastor ago. Enjoy cake and punch with us! Chuck Stanford, Administrative Pastor Denise Henry, Secretary RINGGOLD WOMEN. . .LET’S FLAMINGLE! Genia Smith, Secretary August 23rd, 6—8 PM For more information about our staff and Ladies, wear as much pink as you can, bring a pink dessert to leadership team, or to contact the elders, visit us online at ringgoldchurch.com/leadership. share, and join us for fun, fellowship, and devotions! Please sign You can also email our elders at up at the GO Cafe or to [email protected]. [email protected].

Ringgold Church, 14420 Barkdoll Road, Hagerstown, MD - 301.824.2772 - ringgoldchurch.com Chris Wilber, Student Pastor August 5, 2018

ALL IN — BETTER TOGETHER

Joshua 24:1-5 (NIV) “Then Joshua assembled all the tribes of Israel at Shechem. He summoned the elders, leaders, judges and officials of Israel, and they presented themselves before God. 2 Joshua said to all the people, ‘This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your forefathers, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the River and worshiped other gods. 3 But I took your father Abraham from the land beyond the River and led him throughout Canaan and gave him many descendants. I gave him Isaac, 4 and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I assigned the hill country of Seir to Esau, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.’ 5 ‘Then I sent Moses and Aaron, and I afflicted the Egyptians by what I did there, and I brought you out.’”

1. It Is Not About What We Can Do, But What God Has ______.

2. We Must Be ______For The Past As We Move Into The Future.

Joshua 24:14-15 (NIV) “Now fear the LORD and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your forefathers worshiped beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. 15 But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.”

“The sarcasm that Joshua is using is meant to jolt the people into seeing the foolishness of serving anyone but Yahweh.” - Dr. David Jeremiah

Joshua 24:16 (NIV) “Then the people answered, ‘Far be it from us to forsake the LORD to serve other gods!’”

3. God Doesn’t Want Part Of You; God Wants ______.

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WORSHIP This Is Amazing Grace — Soul Survivor Take Courage — Kristene DiMarco Reckless Love —Cory Asbury Do It Again — Elevation Worship

OUR VISION IS TO BE A PRAYING CHURCH WHO REACHES OUT AND CHALLENGES EVERYONE TO BECOME FULLY DEVOTED FOLLOWERS OF CHRIST.

At Ringgold, we use a “do simple better” mindset as we lead LifeGroups, worship, sermons, and church events. Ringgold uses a variety of church resources that are available for church usage. As a leadership team, we believe The Church is meant to work together for the Kingdom of God - WE ARE BETTER TOGETHER. For more information and a list of resources that we use, visit ringgoldchurch.com/messages.