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The Rock Church Worship Service

Paul Maria Advent Conspiracy Worship fully Spend less Give more Love all … Advent is about celebrating the coming of God into our world … What helps us celebrate God, Christ, Emmanuel (God with us) … Regina … My mom gave me this stuffed Christmas tree with stuffed Nativity ornaments and we hang new items to match the theme of the week 30% of Manhattan Beach is Jewish, so we celebrate Chanukah I think it’s a bridge for the boys to some of the other kids in their school Celebrate the day of Epiphany El Molina sells king bread with plastic babies inside it … Maria Can draw ideas from each other but also the church calendar, I hadn’t even thought about celebrating epiphany If you want to share let us know You can also write on a paper ornament and hang it on the tree and see what other … Continue reading →

The Rock Church Worship Service

Paul coda Jon Continuing our temporary break from grace and peace I have this scroll in my office Mini replica of the Torah Torah is life, beauty, poetry Reading words from God to people, life-giving words They place honey on their children’s lips and tongues Don’t just memorize things, but giving them the full experience, the sweetness of Him Ed. note – this makes me think of C.S. Lewis talking about how sex doesn’t have the same pleasure as chocolate. As we’re reading the text and God’s redemptive story Life giving beauty and poetry Giving us an idea of what redemption looks like and how it plays out The sticks on each end of the scroll are referred to as trees There’s trees at the beginning and the end (Genesis and Revelation) We live in the middle, in this redemptive story that’s going on Torah is life and life-giving Each … Continue reading →

The Rock Church Worship Service

Paul With special guest violinist/mandolin player (violin, lindy) (mandolin, fast lindy/charleston) Announcements There’s a story in Exodus about Moses (I would hope so!) Paul (mandolin) (mandolin/violin) (violin) (mandolin) John Teeler (sp?) Fountain of Life Covenant Church Church down the street Friends with the Lakers band Knowing God’s heart Didn’t grow up in the church (want to watch Popeye) Father died early in a gliding accident Lost the Christian club wrote a 5-page letter saying he had a 1:1 chance of not going to church Smoking, drinking, partying wasn’t the problem, it was a solution Late afternoon, surfing accident on a huge day, caught in a rip current Comes to the realization that today I’m going to die Two things popped: mom lost dad 5 years ago; already paid for prom limo Prayed: God if you’re real, help me Red buoy, dolphin man helps him to shore and disappears 3 years … Continue reading →

The Rock Church Worship Service

Paul ??? Always Forever Announcements Praise report The Youth Group is getting together once a month for worship at lots of different churches March 13 – 250 hunior and high school kids here Jon Gospels talk about a radical rabbi named Jesus One of only two rabbis to choose disciples (tradition was that wannabe disciples would coke and request) “Be Like Mike” – I believe you have what it takes Everyone here tonight has the potential to be like Jesus As we’re following Jesus, what happens when we encounter pain and sufferring John 11:1-6, 30-45 Last miracle Points us to a resurrection Jesus wept – not a Jesus separated from us See how He loved him – He knits his heart to people Wisdom of Jesus’ heart Christianity does not protect us from pain John 9 Not sin based, but so that God may be glorified Good people do not … Continue reading →

The Rock Church Worship Service

Paul Jon Web browser checkup Lots of bad news Past week has been tough for him personally Jeff Goodrich is here tonight and his cancer is in stage 3 Psalm 23 Abast yourself in God Just want to sing and praise Take our mind off of our troubles Paul Jon John in his 80’s 1 John 3:1-3 See the love he has lavished on us We’re not evil retch’s He is so generous Walk with Jesus this week Paul We’re gonna keep singing until everyone leaves…