Ridgeway Baptist Church

04/30/2026

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Blessings to you all. What a wonderful day is waiting for us. Sure, we may struggle, and there will be difficulties, but God is with us, and He will be with us in all things. What an encouragement and blessing this is to us. Thank you to the fabulous group of 54 that attended Bible Study last night.

Today we finish the Book of Philemon for our Reading ... 17 If then you count me as a partner, receive him as you would me. 18 But if he has wronged you or owes anything, put that on my account. 19 I, Paul, am writing with my own hand. I will repay—not to mention to you that you owe me even your own self besides. 20 Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in the Lord. 21 Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say. 22 But, meanwhile, also prepare a guest room for me, for I trust that through your prayers I shall be granted to you. 23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you, 24 as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow laborers. 25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.

For those who follow me, we have now completed our Reading of the entire New Testament together. We have some Books in the Old Testament to complete next. Blessings to you.

Thursday begins with a temperature of 6, which will rise to 16 as we see afternoon showers.

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04/29/2026

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Blessed be the day that is before us, that we have been given by our Heavenly Father. He loves us and cares for us so much. May we rejoice in all that is ours in Christ. I look forward to seeing many of you tonight at Zoom Bible Study. Lord willing, we will finish our Study in 1 Peter. Thank you in advance to those who will join me. If you have never joined before, please know that you are more than welcome to do so. The Zoom Link is included here.

Ridgeway Baptist Church Bible Study 7:00 pm
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Pastor Rick Bruce is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
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We continue our Reading in Philemon ... 8 Therefore, though I might be very bold in Christ to command you what is fitting, 9 yet for love’s sake I rather appeal to you—being such a one as Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ— 10 I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten while in my chains, 11 who once was unprofitable to you, but now is profitable to you and to me. 12 I am sending him back. You therefore receive him, that is, my own heart, 13 whom I wished to keep with me, that on your behalf he might minister to me in my chains for the gospel. 14 But without your consent I wanted to do nothing, that your good deed might not be by compulsion, as it were, but voluntary. 15 For perhaps he departed for a while for this purpose, that you might receive him forever, 16 no longer as a slave but more than a slave—a beloved brother, especially to me but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.

Wednesday begins with a temperature of 3, which will rise to 13 as we see early rain and then cloudy skies.

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04/28/2026

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Welcome to Tuesday. Another blessed day is waiting for each of us. Le us approach it in faith and partake of the grace of God to assist us in all things. We are greatly loved by our Heavenly Father and the joy that is ours is truly unspeakable.

We begin the Book of Philemon for our Reading ... 1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved friend and fellow laborer, 2 to the beloved Apphia, Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in your house: 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 4 I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers, 5 hearing of your love and faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints, 6 that the sharing of your faith may become effective by the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus. 7 For we have great joy and consolation in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed by you, brother.

Tuesday begins with a temperature of 0, which will rise to 19 as we see plenty of sunshine.

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04/27/2026

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Good morning, everyone. Welcome to Monday. May the Lord bless this day for you and be with you in all ways. Open yourself up to Him and listen to Him as He speaks to you. It may be in a still small voice or loud and clear; you will know when He does. May we all follow His direction for us.

Today we finish Hebrews 13 for our Reading ... 17 Obey those who rule over you, and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you. 18 Pray for us; for we are confident that we have a good conscience, in all things desiring to live honorably. 19 But I especially urge you to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner. 20 Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, 21 make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. 22 And I appeal to you, brethren, bear with the word of exhortation, for I have written to you in few words. 23 Know that our brother Timothy has been set free, with whom I shall see you if he comes shortly. 24 Greet all those who rule over you, and all the saints. Those from Italy greet you. 25 Grace be with you all. Amen.

Monday begins with a temperature of 1, which will rise to 18 as we see cloudy skies.

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04/26/2026

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Good morning! Welcome to another Lord's Day. Not just any ordinary day, but a day where our Lord is going to do His work as we gather in His Name. I am excited to be with you and I look forward to all that God will do in each of our lives. Blessings to each of you as you prepare to meet with the Lord.

We continue our Reading in Hebrews 13 ... 7 Remember those who rule over you, who have spoken the word of God to you, whose faith follow, considering the outcome of their conduct. 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. 9 Do not be carried about with various and strange doctrines. For it is good that the heart be established by grace, not with foods which have not profited those who have been occupied with them. 10 We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat. 11 For the bodies of those animals, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned outside the camp. 12 Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people with His own blood, suffered outside the gate. 13 Therefore let us go forth to Him, outside the camp, bearing His reproach. 14 For here we have no continuing city, but we seek the one to come. 15 Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. 16 But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

Sunday begins with a temperature of 2, which will rise to 19 as we see plenty of sunshine.

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04/25/2026

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May today be a blessed Saturday for each of you. As you lift your eyes up to the Lord and speak to Him, ask that He would guide your every step on this day. Listen to Him, as your direction for today is given. Blessings are waiting for each of us as we place God first in our lives and follow Him.

Ridgeway Baptist Church Worship Service 10:00 am
Sunday, April 26, 2026

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We begin Hebrews 13 for our Reading ... 1 Let brotherly love continue. 2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels. 3 Remember the prisoners as if chained with them—those who are mistreated—since you yourselves are in the body also. 4 Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge. 5 Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” 6 So we may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?”

Saturday begins with a temperature of 3, which will rise to 14 as we see sunshine and clouds for the day.

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04/24/2026

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Good morning! Greetings! Blessings! I trust that you are well. I pray that you were able to rest some last night. I hope that you have a great day. May the peace of God be with you. Partake of the grace of God as you face the day. I have mentioned: trust, prayer, rest, hope, peace, and grace; all of these things are ours through Christ. Fabulous!

We finish Hebrews 12 for our Reading ... 25 See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven, 26 whose voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised, saying, “Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven.” 27 Now this, “Yet once more,” indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain. 28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. 29 For our God is a consuming fire.

For Friday, we will begin with a temperature of -1, which will rise to 6. We may see some snow this morning, then cloudy skies.

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04/23/2026

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Blessings to each of you, one and all. Welcome to another great day. What do you have planned for today? Commit it to the Lord and let Him guide you all through it. You will not be disappointed.

We continue our Reading in Hebrews 12 ... 12 Therefore strengthen the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees, 13 and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed. 14 Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord: 15 looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled; 16 lest there be any fornicator or profane person like Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birthright. 17 For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it diligently with tears. 18 For you have not come to the mountain that may be touched and that burned with fire, and to blackness and darkness and tempest, 19 and the sound of a trumpet and the voice of words, so that those who heard it begged that the word should not be spoken to them anymore. 20 (For they could not endure what was commanded: “And if so much as a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned or shot with an arrow.” 21 And so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, “I am exceedingly afraid and trembling.”) 22 But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels, 23 to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect, 24 to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel.

Thursday begins with a temperature of 1, which will rise to 8 as we see late day rain.

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04/22/2026

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Good morning, my friends. Welcome to another great day. Every day with Jesus is wonderful, and the days get sweeter as they go by. Simply trusting Jesus and walking with Him is the answer. May you have a great one.

Bible Study tonight at 7:0 pm on Zoom and here is the Link:

Wednesday, April 22, 2026
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We begin Hebrews 12 for our Reading ... 1 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls. 4 You have not yet resisted to bloodshed, striving against sin. 5 And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons: “My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, Nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him; 6 For whom the Lord loves He chastens, And scourges every son whom He receives.” 7 If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not chasten? 8 But if you are without chastening, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons. 9 Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much more readily be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live? 10 For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed best to them, but He for our profit, that we may be partakers of His holiness. 11 Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.

Wednesday begins with a temperature of -7, which will rise to +9 as we see sunshine and cloudy skies for the day.

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04/21/2026

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to Tuesday. Just think, you made it through Monday, and now you are on day two. You are doing well. Keep it. Now you know I am only teasing you all. Every day is a great day filled with many things. Come what may, we trust Jesus and continue on.

We finish our Reading in Hebrews 11 ... 30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they were encircled for seven days. 31 By faith the harlot Rahab did not perish with those who did not believe, when she had received the spies with peace. 32 And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets: 33 who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, 34 quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. 35 Women received their dead raised to life again. Others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection. 36 Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and of chains and imprisonment. 37 They were stoned, they were sawn in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented— 38 of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, in dens and caves of the earth. 39 And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise, 40 God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us.

Tuesday begins with frost, a temperature of -7, which will rise to +6 as we see plenty of sunshine.

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04/21/2026

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to Tuesday. Just think, you made it through Monday, and now you are on day two. You are doing well. Keep it. Now you know I am only teasing you all. Every day is a great day filled with many things. Come what may, we trust Jesus and continue on.

We finish our Reading in Hebrews 11 ... 30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they were encircled for seven days. 31 By faith the harlot Rahab did not perish with those who did not believe, when she had received the spies with peace. 32 And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets: 33 who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, 34 quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. 35 Women received their dead raised to life again. Others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection. 36 Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and of chains and imprisonment. 37 They were stoned, they were sawn in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented— 38 of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, in dens and caves of the earth. 39 And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise, 40 God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us.

Tuesday begins with frost, a temperature of -7, which will rise to +6 as we see plenty of sunshine.

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04/20/2026

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Good morning, one and all. Welcome to Monday. I know some people are not Monday people, but I love each day. I open my eyes and give thanks to the Lord that I have another day to enjoy. I hope you can enjoy your day as well. Thank you to the fabulous group that attended Church yesterday. It was a blessing to have each of you.

We continue our Reading in Hebrews 11 ... 17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, 18 of whom it was said, “In Isaac your seed shall be called,” 19 concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a figurative sense. 20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. 21 By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff. 22 By faith Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel, and gave instructions concerning his bones. 23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king’s command. 24 By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, 25 choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, 26 esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward. 27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible. 28 By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, lest he who destroyed the firstborn should touch them. 29 By faith they passed through the Red Sea as by dry land, whereas the Egyptians, attempting to do so, were drowned.

Today begins with a temperature of -1, which will rise to 6 as we see sunshine and some clouds.

Peace!