Country Fair -- July 2
Sunridge Community Church

Exciting Times

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Even though I’ve been on staff since June of 2006, I can honestly say that this season of growth at Sunridge is the most exciting that I’ve been a part of! It’s incredible watching our vision to deepen faith, bring hope and live love come alive in such practical ways. Like how God is using our Sunday services and the multitude of different studies we offer to deepen our faith. To know that we are bringing hope through such incredible ministries as our free church counseling, Divorce Care, Grief Share, and my personal favorite – Financial Peace University. Did you know that this year, The Week (the Sunridge version of Vacation Bible School) is designed to allow children with special needs to join in and be a part of this amazing week? That’s just one of the many ways we are living love. We want you to know that your regular, consistent offerings to Sunridge are supporting these and many other efforts of our church to engage our vision!

If you have recently decided to call Sunridge your home, we are thrilled to have you partner with us in all that God is doing in and through our church. One of the ways to do that is through your financial support. You can give by texting “pushpay” to 77977 and download a free app; or you can donate through our website (click here); and of course, you can simply drop a check or cash donation in any of the give boxes located throughout the facility.

Giving to the General Fund

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Have you ever felt like giving to the General Fund isn’t all that spiritual? I mean it’s just covering all the operational costs of the church, right? Things like utilities, mortgage, maintenance, office supplies, equipment and even salaries. While these essentials are covered when you give to the General Fund, it’s so much more than that! It’s the continued support of our 9 missionary families that have dedicated their lives to the mission of helping people find and follow Jesus. It allows us, for the first time in our church’s history, to have three full-time ministers to care for families from birth to young adults! It lets us deepen our faith through thriving women’s, men’s and group ministries. We get to bring hope through our care and help ministries like Divorce Care, Grief Share and my personal favorite Financial Peace University. And we get to live love through amazing ministries like Bridge Builders and Unlocking the Treasure bible studies that care for families with special needs. All of this, and more, is in the General Fund.

It’s such a joy to be a part of all that God is doing in and through this church through your on-going sacrificial giving to the General Fund.

2016 Christmas Offering Recap

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It’s a tradition at Sunridge that every December we have a special Christmas offering to raise financial support that goes above and beyond our regular giving. This year, in keeping with the Christmas series All is Bright, we created opportunities to shine the light of Christ by raising additional support for local and global outreach as well as funding our Renovate initiatives. Your generosity and support was so positive and overwhelming that we wanted to take a moment to say thank you and share with you some of the results.

During the 2016 Christmas season we wanted a visual of our progress and asked those who could participate to grab a donation tag and votive candle and that would represent your donation to one of our three Outreach opportunities. Our desire was to fill the tree in the Worship Center with candles that represent gifts to MOPS, our supported Missionaries and to Team World Vision for the upcoming LA Marathon. Our target was to raise $800 for MOPS, $1,200 for our Missionaries and $3,500 for Team World Vision. In typical Sunridge fashion, we knocked it out of the park! We raised over $2,800 for MOPS and $3,200 for our Missionaries! Way to go Sunridge! As a practical example of what this means, MOPS will be able to open up additional spots for moms this semester because we are able to increase the necessary childcare and provide scholarships for moms where necessary.

As for our ongoing Renovate plans, we asked those who could to grab a donation tag and place a gift box under the tree. We wanted the floor under the tree to be filled with gift boxes. We had a goal of $75,000 that would allow us to renovate our tired hallway with a fresh look and improved flow and functionality. Our hallway is an important first impression many will have of our church and we want it to say that we were expecting you, we’re glad you’re here. Using the tags as our inventory of financial commitment to the hallway renovation we had a total of $14,475. The actual amount given was $31,623! It’s not the $75,000 we set as a target but that’s OK, we’re moving forward and are currently in the process of working with designers and obtaining design boards. We will continue to provide you with updates as things start to happen. If you’d like to give to Renovate via the Capital Improvement Fund, click here.

Thank you again Sunridge for cheerfully giving above and beyond to expand the Kingdom of God.

Wise Up: Proverbs 13

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Proverbs 13 (NIV)

1 A wise son heeds his father’s instruction,
    but a mocker does not respond to rebukes.

2 From the fruit of their lips people enjoy good things,
    but the unfaithful have an appetite for violence.

3 Those who guard their lips preserve their lives,
    but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.

4 A sluggard’s appetite is never filled,
    but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.

5 The righteous hate what is false,
    but the wicked make themselves a stench
    and bring shame on themselves.

6 Righteousness guards the person of integrity,
    but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

7 One person pretends to be rich, yet has nothing;
    another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.

8 A person’s riches may ransom their life,
    but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes.

9 The light of the righteous shines brightly,
    but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.

10 Where there is strife, there is pride,
    but wisdom is found in those who take advice.

11 Dishonest money dwindles away,
    but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.

12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
    but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.

13 Whoever scorns instruction will pay for it,
    but whoever respects a command is rewarded.

14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
    turning a person from the snares of death.

15 Good judgment wins favor,
    but the way of the unfaithful leads to their destruction.

16 All who are prudent act with knowledge,
    but fools expose their folly.

17 A wicked messenger falls into trouble,
    but a trustworthy envoy brings healing.

18 Whoever disregards discipline comes to poverty and shame,
    but whoever heeds correction is honored.

19 A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul,
    but fools detest turning from evil.

20 Walk with the wise and become wise,
    for a companion of fools suffers harm.

21 Trouble pursues the sinner,
    but the righteous are rewarded with good things.

22 A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children,
    but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.

23 An unplowed field produces food for the poor,
    but injustice sweeps it away.

24 Whoever spares the rod hates their children,
    but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them.

25 The righteous eat to their hearts’ content,
    but the stomach of the wicked goes hungry.

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