GriefShare: Surviving the Holidays – Monday, December 14, 2015

Posted on November 30, 2015

As part of the GriefShare program we are offering a one evening session called Surviving the Holidays.    Surviving the Holidays is a 40 minute video and a discussion time like a GriefShare session.  

Surviving the Holidays is especially for people who are grieving a loved one’s death.  You’ll learn:

  • How to deal with the many emotions you’ll face during the holidays
  • What to do about traditions and other coming changes
  • Helpful tips for surviving social events
  • How to discover hope for your future

This event will take place on Monday, December 14 from 7:15-9:00 at Whyte Ridge Baptist Church (201 Scurfield Blvd).   There is a book, which is optional, available for this session, cost is $13.

Please sign up at the Welcome Center or register online HERE or below:  Please select a valid form

 

 

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Key to a Great Marriage – Love and Respect

Posted on January 15, 2015

Love & Respect Webby Steve Morris

Attention all married couples, as well as those dating, separated, single or divorced!

On February 20th and 21st we will be holding the Love and Respect video marriage conference at WRBC. We are hoping that many from our church and community will take this opportunity to come and learn how to enrich their marriages, how to save them, or how to build them well from the start. 

The Love and Respect conference is conducted by world renown speakers Dr. Emerson Eggerichs and his wife Sarah. This dynamic and life-changing conference is impacting the world, resulting in the healing and restoration of countless relationships. 

What is Love and Respect?  These two words surface in the Bible from Ephesians 5:33 as the two key ingredients for a successful marriage. They teach that love best motivates a woman and respect most powerfully motivates a man. Dr. Emerson’s research reveals that during marital conflict a husband most often reacts when feeling disrespected and a wife reacts when feeling unloved. They asked 7000 people this question: when you are in a conflict with your spouse or significant other, do you feel unloved or disrespected?  83% of men said “disrespected”. 72% of women said, “unloved”. 

Though we all need love and respect, the felt needs differ during conflict and this difference is as different as pink is from blue!

Register, come and attend, and you will learn how to resolve conflict, dealing with the negative reactions. You will also learn how to motivate each other by meeting each other’s needs. Even if you feel helpless in your relationships you will grow in your understanding on how to handle an indifferent or unresponsive partner. 

The cost of the weekend is only $15 USD per person, if you register by February 9th. $20 per person after February 9th. This includes refreshments and a lite lunch on Saturday. 

To register online: Love & Respect Conference Registration 

Registrations can also be paid directly to the church via check when you sign up in the foyer. 

For more information, talk to Steve Morris or Pastor Kevin.

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Discovering Our Identity in Christ

Posted on January 15, 2015

Everyone longs to belong and be known.

While God has created us to love Him and each other, as we love ourselves, we often find that hard to do. Why? In part, it is because we lack self-knowledge. True self-knowledge is to see ourselves as God sees us. If God sees us differently than we see ourselves, our self-knowledge is incomplete and inaccurate. This is a state which inhibits our ability to be recipients of God’s love and to be able to truly love others. It is here that we are in a place of discovering our identity in Christ.

In Christ, relational connectedness is not a luxury—but a necessity of the Christian life. We need each other in order to mature in our faith and honour God.

In Christ, identity and intimacy are intricately linked.

Finger PrintThe Who I am in Christ seminar is designed to help you come to a greater understanding of your identity in Christ by connecting six teaching sessions, which only you attend, along with six intentional conversations with a close friend chosen by you. (Who Should I Invite?)

The classes will take place on Saturday mornings from 9 am – 11 am at WRBC, usually every other week. On alternate weeks, you’ll arrange the times and places to meet with the same close friend, for 60 – 90 minutes, to discuss the personal impact of the preceding seminar’s content in order to gain your friend’s insights and foster your relationship.

Course Details

Dates:

  • Orientation (with close friend) • Thursday, January 29, 7–9 pm At WRBC.
  • 6 Seminars • Thursdays, 7–9 pm at WRBC.
    Feb. 19, Mar. 5 & 19, Apr. 9 & 23 and May 7.

Cost: $25.00. Includes…

  • Christian Life Profile
  • Steps to Freedom in Christ
  • Discovering Your God-Given Gifts
  • Beverages and snacks

Registration Deadline: Sunday, January 25th.

Download the course Brochure & Registration Form.

All sessions take place at Whyte Ridge Baptist Church.

Outline of Sessions

Orientation Class (to attend with your friend)

The goal of this class is to prepare you and your friend for the times you will meet throughout the Who I am in Christ course.

Session One – Who I am in Christ – Overview

The goal of this session is to help you gain a deeper understanding of who you are in Christ and how growing in that knowledge can positively impact, and is impacted by, your relationship with others.

Session Two – I am Dead to Myself and Alive in Christ

(Mk 8:34-35; Gal 2:19-21)

The goal of this session is to help you discover that, at the core of your identity, life is no longer about you – it is about Christ and allowing His Holy Spirit to live in and through you.

Session Three – I am in a Covenant Relationship with God

(Heb 8:10; 2 Cor 3:6)

The goal of this session is to help you see that Christ has always been the initiator in your relationship with Him. He pursued you and you have responded to His love!

Session Four – I am a Lover of God and Others

(Mk 12:29-31)

The goal of this session is to help you embrace the reality that, at the core of your being, you are a “Lover of God” and a “Lover of Others”.

Session Five – I am Unique and Unified within the Church

(Rom 12:3-6)

The goal of this session is to help you recognize your uniqueness in Christ that is made possible by, and enhanced through, being unified with other believers.

Session Six – Who I am becoming in Christ

The goal of this session is to bring together what you have learned about Who You are in Christ and to consider the next steps you might take.

Who should I invite?

The close friend you invite to join you for the Who I am in Christ seminar should be:

  • a maturing believer in Christ.
  • someone with whom you share mutual trust.
  • someone you feel comfortable being open with.
  • someone who you know speaks truth in love.
  • some who will have the courage to tell you things you may not like to hear in order to see yourself more fully.
  •  willing, able, and reliable to make the required commitments for the Who I am in Christ seminar.

These commitments include:

    • being willing to meet bi-weekly with you,
    • being willing to the complete the Consent form given at the Orientation (Jan 29th) which covers their approval to be part of this study.
    • completion of both the pretest (part of the Orientation) and post test (during last class on May 7th).
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Christianity Explored

Posted on September 11, 2014

Christianity Explored

Christianity Explored is an informal 8-week course for people who’d like to investigate Christianity, or just brush up on the basics. Studying Mark’s gospel, it explores who Jesus is, why he came, and what it means to follow him.

Christianity Explored is primarily for anyone who wants to investigate Christianity informally with a small group of people. Whether you have previous experience of Church, Christians, and the Bible, or none at all, this course is for you. Everyone is welcome – from the long standing followers of Jesus to the convinced atheist. 

A typical evening starts with a something to eat or maybe just a cup of coffee. Then there’s a chance to look at the Bible for yourself and ask any questions you have. There is a short talk, or a DVD, and then a chance to discuss about what you just heard.

Course Outline

Week 1 – Good news: What are we doing here?
Week 2 – Identity: Who is Jesus?
Week 3 – Sin: Why did Jesus come?
Week 4 – The cross: Why did Jesus die?
Week 5 – Resurrection: Why did Jesus rise?
Week 6 – Grace: How can God accept us?
Week 7 – Listen Carefully, Ask Humbly, Choose Wisely.
Week 8 – Come and die: What does it mean?

Course Details

8 sessions: Tues: Oct 7 – Nov 25
Location: 135 Apple Hill Rd
Time: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Cost: Participant Handbook – $5
Contact: Pastor Doug or by phone 204-489-3875

Watch an interview with Christianity Explored course author, Rico Tice, explaining more about the course.

Watch and share the Christianity Explored DVD trailers or visit Christianity Explored website to learn more about the course.

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