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The Rock Church Worship Service

Paul Jon 16 “A little while, and you will no longer see me, and again a little while, and you will see me.” 17 Then some of his disciples said to one another, “What does he mean by saying to us, ‘A little while, and you will no longer see me, and again a little while, and you will see me’; and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?” 18 They said, “What does he mean by this ‘a little while’? We do not know what he is talking about.” 19 Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him, so he said to them, “Are you discussing among yourselves what I meant when I said, ‘A little while, and you will no longer see me, and again a little while, and you will see me’? 20 Very truly, I tell you, you will weep and mourn, but the world will … Continue reading →

The Rock Church Worship Service

Paul Stephen Tonight we are bringing awareness to West Side Pregnancy Center Bredows and Milewskis have more info Interested in bonding with people over food? Dinners for 6-8 Mix names in a bowl of hats and get together Business meeting tonight after the service Child care services are available We have pictures from our involvement with the organization Solace For The Children Schmidts and the Parsons hosted kids this summer Life changing event hosting the child After church meeting for that next week Paul Jon Luke 19:1-10 Going to review the story of Zaccheus …. And how it comes to an individual Jesus not only comes to Zaccheus, but to an entire community Gives the community an opportunity to restore a person A community of grace goes even deeper little bit of background During this time in history Rome is ruling all Jericho included Under the kingdom of Rome They … Continue reading →

The Rock Church Worship Service (Unplugged)

Jon Hoping you feel God’s presence tonight Paul Who God is isn’t diminished by our lack of comfort Stephen Party at Rubio’s tonight for youth group Jon The book of James can be very clear and precise Didn’t know the kids would be here and I’m going to talk about suffering… A little heavy As I was walking throughout this I felt a little inadequate for talking about human suffering So I’m working on this sermon and my phone rings – it’s Ernie, my dad My father, grandfather and father-in-law usually make their way into my sermons – three father figures that have really influenced me So I’m thinking about not picking up the phone because I’m working on the sermon, but I pick up anyways and say, “Dad I have a question for you.” No formal greeting, no “Hi, how are you?” I asked him what did we have … Continue reading →

The Rock Church Worship Service

Jon Stephen 5th Sunday of Advent Luke 1 Jon 1 Samuel 18:1-4, 19:4-6, 20:40-41 Talk about friends David and Jonathan Friendship is an amazing experience, but there are so many dimensions Friends we can be retarded with Part of the joy is just being with friends, not the destinations Not just our own context, want to put it up against this story This is a story of humanity, of people coming together Consistent themes 1. Friends are consistent In this text, Jonathan made a covenant with David Closest we have is a marriage vow Spend the rest of our lives together What a covenant relationship is not Lot of users in our culture Users ask if I move into this relationship are my needs met Covenant relationship, your needs come 2nd Ebb and a flow to all relationships Sometimes they can’t give back to you all the time I’m not … Continue reading →

The Rock Church Worship Service

Paul (I Waited Patiently For The Lord) (To You Lord I Lift My Soul) Jon Starting a series on spiritual gifts Sat 10:30am Ephesians 4:1-16; 1 Corinthians 12; John 14:12 Ephesians 4 1 I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, 2with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, 3eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4There is one body and one Spirit-just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call- 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. 7But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift. 8Therefore it says, “When he ascended on … Continue reading →