Blue Ridge Bible Church

Under God’s Sea Auditions

We are getting excited about preparations for our new Children’s Choir musical Under God’s Sea in 3D scheduled for performance on Friday, May 14. Although there are no auditions needed to be a part of the choir, we will be holding auditions for speaking roles and solos Sunday, March 21 (12:30 – 1:30pm–after Worship Service in the quad room) and Wednesday, March 24 (6:30 – 7:00pm / 8:00 – 8:30pm–before and after choir rehearsal). Auditions will be videotaped and evaluated by a panel of judges. Results will be announced by Wednesday, March 31. Please continue reading for more important information regarding the musical and auditions. Read the rest of this entry »

Children’s Choir Order Form

Here is the order form you should fill out if you’d like your children to be a part of our spring musical, “Under God’s Sea in 3D.” It’s an exciting musical that teaches children about how God reveals Himself to us through His creation, His Word, and His people. Children ages 7 to 13 are welcome to join us for our rehearsals from 7 to 8pm each Wednesday night. The order form is below. Read the rest of this entry »

Christmas with Grace

Come see this original free show December 11, 12, or 13 at 7pm at Blue Ridge Bible Church.

More details here…

Auditions for “Lighthouse Fire Station”

Our performance of the mini-musical “Lighthouse Fire Station” will be on Friday, November 20, 2009. We will be performing at the church as part of a special night of worship. Since the date has been pushed back from our original October date, I have decided to also push back the auditions in order to give more time for the children to prepare. Auditions will be held on Wednesday, October 14 from 6:30 – 7:00 pm and on Wednesday, October 21 from 6:30 – 7:00 pm.

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Children’s Choir Starting in September

Our children’s choir is starting up again on Wednesday, September 9 from 7:00 – 8:00 pm, and we’d love to have your elementary-age children join us! Children ages 7 to 13 as of January 1, 2010 are welcome to participate. No previous musical experience is necessary.

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Mid-Summer Jam! July 24, 7:30 P.M.

Please be our guest at a concert featuring recording artists StereoReel and Restless Street at Blue Ridge Bible Church in Purcellville on Friday night, July 24, 2009. Doors open at 7:30pm, and the concert will start at 8pm.

For individual ticket purchases, please visit iTickets.com.

You won’t want to miss a chance to hear some of the hottest new Christian sounds from the area!

stereoreel hails from the Shenandoah Valley and their music combines heart-felt lyrics with a clean new sound that is sure to reach young and old alike. Come check out a live offering of the latest CD compilation.

If you have never heard of Restless Street – you soon will. This band from Northern Virginia is passionate about worshiping God through their alternative rock style. Come join them as they seek to help others enter into the presence of God. Check out this Washington Post article on them from last year.

This is the next concert being promoted by Whisper to a Roar Promotions. Previously Whisper to a Roar Promotions hosted a great concert by Jeremy Horn and it was a great time!

Grand Ole Opry Night! July 25, 7 P.M.

Please be our guest as a taste of the Grand Ole Opry is served up here in Northern Virginia! We welcome the Skyline Boys Quartet and comedian Tim Lovelace on Saturday night, July 25, 2009.

For individual ticket purchases, please visit iTickets.com.

The hardest part of any group is finding four guys who fit together and can work as a team. As anyone who has seen them in concert will tell you, these men all have completely different personalities but come together like the great quartets of old. Many are surprised to see that those coming out to their concerts are of every age. Like the Statesmen Quartet in the fifties, the Skyline Boys are forming their own identity with their energetic stage presence and unique sound. If you spend any time with these men off stage or on the bus you will find that laughter is as much a part of them as their music. Their concerts are filled with laughter as the guys prepare the crowd for the message of Christ’s love. The Skyline Boys are blessed to have four guys who fit together in their own way and are all focused on the calling God has placed on their lives.

Five Ways Movies Communicate

One of my daily-read blogs linked to this helpful Christian article on movies: Motion Picture Messages. It explains five ways movies communicate a message.

1. Imagery
2. Story
3. Dialogue
4. Identification of Heroes
5. Overall Composition

Very helpful to read as the summer blockbuster season starts. Not that we can’t go to the movies, but we should be aware of the messages being preached rather than blindly absorbing it. We should also be able to answer some basic questions of the films we watch:

1. What is the overal message of the film?
2. Is that message consistent with God’s Word? Why or why not?
3. Does it correctly identify (maybe even just partially) the condition of man and his need for saving? If so, what is the savior it provides?

Read the article and think about it with the next movie you watch.

Worship “Preflight”

For anyone involved in aviation to any degree, there is a key word that is very much a part of what is required in order to have a safe and enjoyable flight; that is “preflight.”

Preflight is your preparation before flying. You have to plan and fill out a flight plan if you’re going to travel anywhere. Also, you need to know the weather, so you must receive a weather briefing. You need to look over your aircraft in order to observe if anything is wrong or could potentially be a problem. You want to be as thoroughly prepared as you can be before becoming airborne. (There’s an old saying, ‘I’d rather be on the ground wishing I was in the air, than in the air wishing I was on the ground.”) Being prepared makes for a more enjoyable time of flying.

Last month we talked about having a God‐centered family worship, and how we want to encourage each family to participate in a way that is suitable to where they are in life – without excluding anyone. One of the keys to this is being prepared for worship. You’ve got to have a worship “preflight!” It is an area in which we need to be strategic in our thinking. Let me give you a few ideas for consideration using the acronym P.R.E.P.A.R.E. Read the rest of this entry »

Purcellville Passion Play

The Purcellville Passion Play is an Ecumenical Outreach of many churches in Loudoun County, Virginia. This year it will be held behind Purcellville Baptist church at East A St. and Yaxley Drive in Purcellville, VA. Date and time: April 5, 3pm.

Bring the whole family for this unique outdoor dramatic presentation of Christ’s Passion.