Lives Ablaze summer youth camp for students currently in grades 6-12 will take place at inlow.  June 28-July2.  Sign Up Now.  $50 deposit is due by May 25.  Total cost for camp is only $180, but Soul Rio is offsetting the first $40 for each camper, making the cost only $140 per person.  We will also have some partial scholarships available.  If you would like to consider helping a with a scholarship or sponsoring a Chaperone, please contact Floyd or Pam.  Campers can begin making installment payments at anytime.  Call Pam at 792-8737 if you have any questions.

If you haven’t yet attended Class 1.0 our membership class, please come May 16 from 3pm-5pm.  We’ll talk about for things that unite Soul Rio as a family.  Our Salvation, our statement, our strategy and our structure.  Childcare and a light supper is provided.  Please sign up right away at the information table or contact the office at 792-8737 for more information.

Join us Sunday, April 18 as we begin the new message series The Survivors Club. – Invite your Friends and Family

We’re all hit by various storms in life: loss of loved ones, relational turmoil, career changes, financial struggles, violent crime, sickness, etc. These storms can threaten our commitment and our happiness as we struggle to keep from sinking. What do we do when we get overwhelmed by the storms of life? How do we remain faithful and obedient to God? How do we rely on His wisdom no matter what we face? This series is all about stories from God’s Word with some practical wisdom for surviving storms.

There are many characters in God’s Word who faced various challenges and storms that threatened their very lives. They learned some important lessons about God and the trials we face on this earth. They joined the “Survivors Club.”

April 18 – Part 1

Matthew 8:23-27 Survivors see God in the storm.

Jesus calming the storm and rebuking his disciples for a lack of faith.

Life is a series of storms. They come in various forms. Sometimes we run from storms, give in to storms, or resent the storms. God wants us to see that He is close to us at all times and that He cares.

April 25 – 30HF Famine Sunday

Survivors are moved to love and serve

Building Compassionate Hearts.

May 2 – Part 2 (Floyd)

Matthew 7:24-29 – Survivors build their lives on God’s wisdom.

Jesus’ parable of building your house upon sand / rock.

The only way to guard against the onslaught of the evil one is to build our life’s foundation on The Rock – on Jesus Himself.

Building Wisdom: Focus on the Rock, Listen, Dig deep, Plan, take a soil sample, build on the right lot, have your home inspected.

May 9 – Part 3

Genesis 6-9 (Genesis 6:5-9) – Survivors listen to God.

Noah had this faithful habit of listening to God. That’s what separated him from all the rest. God spoke and Noah listened and obeyed. In the storms of life, God uses ordinary people who are committed and submitted to him.

How do we dial in and listen to God? How do we know that it’s God who is speaking to us? How do we RSVP to God when we know He’s speaking to us?

Here are some photos from our 2010 Easter Sunday Activities.

Students of Soul Rio’s “Underground” are participating in a 30-Hour Famine on April 23-24, 2010.  Students will fast for 30 hours while fundraising and raising awareness of hunger of poverty.  All proceeds from the Famine will go to World Vision.  Students are seeking financial and prayer sponsors. 

World Vision’s 30 Hour Famine is a worldwide movement of students who are serious about serving God and fighting hunger – all on an empty stomach.  For 30 hours, participants get a taste of hunger by not eating – something more than a billion people around the world experience every day. And by doing fundraising activities, community service projects, and learning more about the facts of world hunger, students are changed in amazing ways as they help others and save lives.

Video News Coverage of Previous 30-Hour Famine

If you have not yet attended a Class 1.0, our membership class, please come May 16 from 3pm to 5pm.  We will talk about the four things that unite Soul Rio as a family: our salvation, our statement, our strategy and our structure.  Childcare and a light supper is provided.  Please sign up right away at the information table or contact the office for more information.

Whether you’ve been coming to Soul Rio for quite awhile or if you’ve just begun attending, you are invited to teh home of Dan and Tracy Lewis on April 25 at 5pm.  You’ll get to know of the friendly faces of Soul Rio in a more relaxed, casual atmosphere, while enjoying some great food,  learning more about Soul Rio and how we got our start.  Bring your whole family.  Sign up online or at the information table and pick up a map.  See you there.

We will be having a weekly men’s Bible study/fellowship meeting taking place every Wednesday morning at 7 a.m. This will be at the Starbucks at the intersection of Golf Course and Paseo Del Norte, in the shopping center next to Smiths.

I hope you will all make an effort to join us for prayer and discussions. Even if you can only stop by for a few minutes or can only come once a month, we will be glad to have you.

Any questions call Scott at 249-1621.

April 23-24:  Soul Rio’s ”Underground” (Grades 6th-12th) will partner with World Vision and participate in the 30 Hour Famine.  Love God – Raise Funds – Feed the World, On an Empty Stomach, Do the Famine.  Click Here for more information.   To Donate: Click on image below to go to secure On-line Payment System.

Kids Night April 17 from 5pm-8pm at Soul Rio Church. Music, Pizza and Treats.  Where your favorite sports team or colors.  Parents are invited to take the night off.