Here are our upcoming events at Awaken: Pittsburgh Mission Trip Meeting Sunday, June 27th - after second service Lunch will be provided Cookout & Baptism Wednesday, July 1 - 7pm We will be having a cookout, playing games and baptizing people! If you want to be baptized, please let Chris or Hannah know Pittsburgh Mission Trip Wednesday, July 15-Sunday, July 18
Last night, June 3, we finished up our 4-week series on Job. There were 4 specific life lessons we learned from this great man of God. They were: 1. Bad things happen to good people 2. Integrity 3. Lust 4. Opinions about God We can all learn a great deal about life and our relationship with God through Job's example. One of those things is that we can know and understand that God is really on our side. From Last Night: Everyone has their opinion about God. Most of those opinions are probably not true. We have to base our relationship with Him upon truth and not those ...
Purpose & Strategy AwakenInterns is the ministry of West Ridge that assists in preparing and sending young men and women, both spiritually and emotionally into various areas of society as leaders. As an AwakenIntern during the summer of 2009, you will be disciple by the leadership of West Ridge and Awaken, participate in various ministries and will be held to specific commitments. Commitments Schedule AwakenInterns will be expected to have strict adherence to the schedule presented below. Bible Study & Book Reading AwakenInterns will be expected to complete the assigned Bible Study and Book Readings throughout the summer. The assignment will be given at the beginning ...
Consider: Mark 5:1-20 Jesus had just crossed over the lake to the Gadarenes. He was quickly approached by a demon-possessed man. The demon inside this man sreamed "Why are you bother me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? For God's sake, don't torture me!" As I was looking over this passage of Scripture, the thought crossed my mind: "How often do we treat God the way this demon treated Jesus?" It's easy to say, "Oh, I'd never respond like that to Jesus". But how often do we really do it? Whenever He's speaking to something in our life that needs to change... ...
On Wednesday, July 1, we baptized 3 students! We also had a cookout and time to play a few games… ultimate frisbee and capture the flag. Here is the video from the baptism… Awaken Youth Church Baptism from Chris Davis on Vimeo.
Consider: Titus 3 If you haven’t gotten it already, you’re not good enough. You’re just not. I’m not either. None of us are. If we were than Jesus’ death would have been pointless. It seems so often we try, try and keeping trying to prove something to God that we’re good enough to get into heaven, [...]
Consider: 2 Timothy 2 This entire chapter is one of challenge. Paul doesn’t beat around the bush, he gets straight to the point with Timothy and he encourages him in his faith and relationship with God. First Challenge: 2 Timothy 2: 4 - “And as Christ’s soldier, do not let yourself become tied up in the affairs of [...]
We exist to see a generation come alive through relationship with Jesus, grow in a life consumed by faith and compassion, and be equipped to make disciples. We are the student ministry of West Ridge.
We come together every Wednesday night at 7pm for worship, prayer, teaching and fun.