Posts by Gibson Largent

Hey church!I hope you have bread, milk, and eggs! It looks like we have some interesting weather this weekend. If you need assistance with anything, please don't hesitate to call or email. Church members in your area will be glad to help if you are in need of food, shelter, or emergency transportation if things get bad.I also wanted to let you know that we are monitoring t...

I recently preached a message from Hebrews 9:11-22. That passage describes the blood sacrifice of Jesus and why it is sufficient to atone for the sins of mankind. That message (here's the link if you'd like to listen) dealt an awful lot with blood and it's ability to satisfy the wrath of God against sin. That's not an easy concept for many people. But don't allow misunders...

Visual Theology is a discipleship book by Tim Challies and Josh Byers. The book presents biblical concepts in visual ways to promote understanding. ...

Ridgeline and Rockhill churches have been discussing the possibility of a merger for the past 10 months. On Sunday, March 25th, both congregations voted by a large majority to go forward with the merger....

Ridgeline will be gathering for worship with the church meeting at Rockhill Mennonite for the month of November, 2017. Why are we gathering to worship together?...

You are the best equipped to love difficult people when you realize you are a difficult person and you are loved It may not too hard for you to think of someone who is difficult to love. Maybe bad habits, bad decisions, or personality traits contribute to the struggle. But oftentimes the best relationships result when you are able to overcome those obstacles by perseverin...

I recently saw the movie "A Case for Christ" about Lee and Leslie Strobel. I had read the book several times and it is one of my recommendations for couples who struggle when one is a Christian and the other does not believe. The book is great and I thought the movie was even better (I'm biased, I know). I won't spoil it but the Strobel's story takes them from atheistic in...

I often fail to meditate on passages before and after great verses. Most people know John 3:16 but fewer know the beauty and power of John 3:17-18. Sometimes these great verses stick out like an enormous mountain that can overpower a landscape and cause us to miss other impressive mountains around it. That's often the case with the Bible. It's easy to get overwhelmed at th...

Damn the prosperity gospel. I have seen its terrible influence on five continents as I've traveled to serve people around the world and share the gospel. It is one of America's deadliest exports. Jesus did not suffer and die so you could have your best life now. Stay far far away from any church that teaches prosperity, health, wealth, and happiness as a result of followin...

Our team of coordinators and volunteers have been sharing photos, videos, and stories since the event on Friday and I continue to hear amazing feedback. I'm so thankful for our vendors, church members, volunteers, participants, and for their caretakers and parents. Everyone pulled together to make a really special event. There's so much negative in our world lately. It rea...

There are some sentences you think you'll never have to say until you have to say them. Parents probably say things to kids they never thought they'd have to say. Here's one: never take and send a nude photograph of yourself to someone. Unfortunately this is something that must be said. Here's an excerpt from the post below from John Piper and Desiring God: "This is pa...

*Update, February 9th: We are NOT cancelling the "Night to Shine" prom. We are hosting the prom on Friday, February 10th as scheduled! And we're really really excited:) ...

Eat at Chick-fil-A tonight, (Tuesday, February 7th) to benefit our prom for people with special needs! The prom, "A Night to Shine" is Sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation and hosted by Ridgeline Community Church. We're so thankful for Chick-fil-A's generous support! (Lansdale and Montgomeryville locations)...

Good word from Desiring God today... "Take heart, struggler. Keep asking, seeking, knocking. Keep looking to Christ. If God gets glory by saving robbers in the eleventh hour, he surely has his purposes why he has waited till now to give you the breakthrough you have sought for years." http://www.desiringgod.org/arti/eleventh-hour-breakthroughs...

A celebration and summary of "A Night to Shine" prom for people with special needs, hosted by Ridgeline and sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation....

"My error was this: I was confusing spirituality with righteousness. I also discovered that I was not alone in this. I was caught up with a crowd who confused the means with the end. Spirituality can be a cheap substitute for righteousness." I often read a dozen blogs like this before lunch - most are helpful and edifying and worth sharing to build up the Body of Chri...

Good snippets from Oswald Chambers to meditate on this afternoon... "The same Spirit that fed the life of Jesus Christ will feed the life of our spirit." "May your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless" 1 Thessalonians 5:23 "Your whole spirit." The great, mysterious work of the Holy Spirit is in the deep recesses of our being which we cannot reach. Read ...

I had an excellent conversation this week with a friend about the many levels of relationship we all experience. Think about all of your layers of relationship: there's family, marriage, kids, friends, co-workers, neighbors, business, school, hobby friends, and church relationships. I think it's fair to say that it's hard to experience "maximum relationship satisfaction" i...

Ridgeline is opening a new office location this week! We found a great upper room space above Moyer Specialty Foods in Souderton. The office will be used for administrative space but also for small group bible studies and mission teams and other weekly events. Stop by sometime and say hello! Address: 20 S. 2nd Street Suite B, 2nd Floor Souderton, PA 18964 ...

"If my fire is not large it is yet real, and there may be those who can light their candle from its flame." A. W. Tozer "The Pursuit of God"...

"There is nothing in the law of God that will rob you of happiness; it only denies you that which would cost you sorrow." (C.H. Spurgeon) ...

Matthew 19:28-30 points to a future hope for followers of Christ......

Messy churches? Why would anyone love a messy church? You mean the carpet stains where all the kids eat their breakfast and spill their juice? No, I'm not talking about our building, I'm talking about the people. Loving a messy church is about a church that's full of saved people who don't pretend to have it all together. I'm a sinner doing life with a bunch of sinners wi...

Prayer Aids... In 2008 I began writing my daily prayers in a journal. Now, I had started prayer journals before - probably a dozen times over the past twenty years, but I had never really been consistent at journaling. Most of my old journals look the same: four or five entries followed by fifty blank pages. I have a dozen journals like this on my shelf. I'm not sure what...

Can a rich person be saved? Should a Christ-follower seek wealth? It's a heart issue. Randy Alcorn's book, "Money, Possessions, and Eternity" helps us to understand the truth about money, materialism, and idolatry... "Note the self-destructive nature of money love. It's a life of self-mutilation in which we repeatedly pierce ourselves with grief after grief. The good we...

Sometimes the truth stings a little bit! I recently read this post and, like iron that sharpens another piece of iron (Proverbs 27:17), I felt sharper. This post touched me... actually it hit me... well, it was more like being punched in the face... over and over again:) Honestly, the point of the blog was not to make us feel guilty - that doesn't give life but actually r...

This month's ministry spotlight is Mercy for Mamas. One percent of your offerings will go to this ministry! "Mercy for Mamas started in 2010 as a small personal project for Melissa Busby. Melissa felt a burden for the pregnant women of Uganda during the adoption of her daughter Mercy, whose mother died from delivery complications. Shortly before traveling to Uganda in 2...

Colossians 1:13-14 "13 He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins." ESV...

I recently heard a doctor describe children with big appetites as healthy children. In a similar way, Christians who are hungry tend to be healthier. A strong and growing appetite for God's Word, for prayer, for worship, and for fellowship are all significant marks of spiritual health and vitality. The opposite is true as well: a decreasing appetite for those areas signal ...

A good passage to meditate upon today - Isaiah 10:1-4God watches closely over the way we treat the poor, the fatherless, and the widow - those most vulnerable in society...Isaiah 10:1-4 (HCSB) - "Woe to those enacting crooked statutes and writing oppressive laws 2 to keep the poor from getting a fair trial and to deprive the afflicted among my people of justice, so that wi...

Today's post comes from one of our partner churches outside of Ft. Worth, Texas. Every weekday pastor Craig of First Church of Colleyville, Texas posts a 2 minute video devotional called "Morning Thrive." These videos are a great way to start your work day!! Bitterness and boredom make for a miserable thought life! There aren't many other combinations that produce long te...

"Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer." Romans 12:12 ...

Have you ever thought about taking your family on a mission trip? There are other benefits besides serving others and widening your children's perspective. It may just save your marriage and family like it did for this author... "What began as a church bulletin announcement has become a family legacy. I regularly tell my three-year-old son about what is happening in Roman...

A good tool to "keep growing in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" (2 Peter 3:17)...

Christendom" (when culture and Christianity are largely in sync) is over in America. And that's a good thing for the church and a good thing for the culture. One of the most destructive historical events for the church was its legalization and state sanctioning by Constantine in the 4th century. All of a sudden there was an enormous influx of non-Christians bringing lots o...

Love that denies the truths of the Bible is not love, but truths of the Bible without love isn't love either. May the love of Christ control you and may He love others through your words and your actions (2 Corinthians 5:14-15). ...