High Seas Expedition Vacation Bible School
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010 | By Rich Shipe | Posted in Announcements, Calendar, Children, Get Involved, Youth | No Comments »
High Seas Expedition Vacation Bible School at Blue Ridge Bible Church
July 12‐16, 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon
Ages 5‐11
(VBS classes available for VBS workers children ages 4 and younger)
Cost: $15 per child to cover t‐shirt, crafts, snacks and supplies
DVD’s of VBS music will be available for $5 each
Registration starts on June 20th
Look for our High Seas Expedition float in the Purcellville 4th of July Parade
Tribal vs. Missional
Thursday, May 27th, 2010 | By Rich Shipe | Posted in Blog, From Rich | No Comments »
Michelangelo's Jonah
The book of Jonah isn’t about a man getting swallowed by a whale for going the wrong way. If it were we would only have chapters one and two. It also isn’t about Ninevah hearing the truth and repenting. If it were we would only have chapter three of the book.
If it is just a whale story and the repentance of Nineveh then what do we do with that pesky chapter four? Chapter four and the book end with this question from God asked to Jonah: “You pity the plant, for which you did not labor, nor did you make it grow, which came into being in a night and perished in a night. And should not I pity Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know their right hand from their left, and also much cattle?”
How do we answer that question? Do we care more about ourselves than the people in our community? Do we pursue self-preservation or self-sacrifice?
I enjoyed Tullian Tchividjian first book Unfashionable last summer. Trevin Wax provided an excerpt from his blog to Tchividjian’s latest book that really challenged me and I thought I would pass along. I encourage you to read the below excerpt from Tchividjian’s book, Surprised by Grace: God’s Relentless Pursuit of Rebels:
April 2009 Newsletter
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 | By Rich Shipe | Posted in About Us, Announcements, Get Involved, Newsletter, Resources | No Comments »
eBook: Download (253)Purcellville Passion Play
Friday, March 27th, 2009 | By Rich Shipe | Posted in Announcements, Worship and Arts | No Comments »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.
The Living Last Supper – April 10, 2009
Sunday, March 1st, 2009 | By Rich Shipe | Posted in Announcements, Calendar, Get Involved, Worship and Arts | No Comments »
Blue Ridge Bible Church presents a dramatic musical experience for Holy Week: The Living Last Supper. This free event will be April 10 at 7pm.
This show will feature drama, choir, and orchestra as it portrays the Last Supper between Jesus and his 12 disciples. Bring the whole family and invite your friends.
Jeremy Horn was Awesome!
Friday, February 27th, 2009 | By Rich Shipe | Posted in Blog, From Rich, Get Involved, Worship and Arts, Youth | 2 Comments »Whisper to a Roar hosted their first full concert at the church this evening. Everyone had a great time and Jeremy Horn was great. They put on a great show and it was a very worshipful time of enjoying good music and praising God. I look forward to the next Whisper to a Roar event!
Good job Andre for the whole event and Tom running sound and Carter on the the lights. Read on to see a good sample of Jeremy Horn’s music. Read the rest of this entry »
Apostles of Comedy Event
Thursday, January 15th, 2009 | By Rich Shipe | Posted in Announcements, Calendar, Get Involved | No Comments »Invite your friends and come to the Apostles of Comedy movie presentation at the church January 23! Doors open at 7:30 and the event starts at 8pm.
This free event is open to anyone and is sponsored by Whisper to a Roar Productions. Watch the preview below:
Blinded by the god of this age
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008 | By Rich Shipe | Posted in Blog, From Rich | No Comments »I was chatting with some guys last night about Mormonism and other cults. What struck me is how intellectually blinded people are that are trapped in Mormonism and other cults. In the case of Mormonism there is plenty of information available about its sordid past and its founding on deception and sin. That information is not hard to find with a little research. Here is one example on Mormonism about how the “Book of Abraham” came to be. How could anyone base their faith on that?!
But it isn’t just Mormons… read on. Read the rest of this entry »
The Power of the Gospel at Work
Monday, November 3rd, 2008 | By Rich Shipe | Posted in Blog, From Rich | No Comments »He did, he does it! God loves us beyond what we can understand and his work changes our lives. The below video is a presentation of the Gospel at work. It is from an excellent website I just discovered called IamSecond.com.
Last summer I wrote about Josh Hamilton. He’s got a video on IamSecond.com too.
