The Rock Covenant Church

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 Covenant Church

The Rock Church Worship Service

Paul Maria Experimenting with Christmas this year using Advent Conspiracy as a template We may not be the largest church community but we have great stories popping up everywhere Latest update from our team who recently travelled to Uganda to help out with Mercy’s Village Joy Life here goes really fast, but it’s quieter and I was able to soak up the experience when I was there Broke it down to simple lessons 1) felt like a millionaire Felt like I had so much more to be thankful for It’s kind of overwhelming to visit a country with poverty It slowly sucked into me It’s awesome that Jeami has this school You just start working on one person’s life and you can make a practical difference 2) you need to be mindful of how you help I did a lot of talking and a lot of listening When the rebels … Continue reading →

The Rock Covenant Church

The Rock Church Worship Service

Paul Maria Corn booth is coming up Sign up and help raise money for kids and youth ministry Uganda trip could use more suitcases and supplies, medicine, etc Jon Mark 1 Journey covenant Pastor Jim’s wife has a twisted intestine She’s in ICU, it’s not looking good The next 48 hours a crucial I’d like us to be I agreement to pray in solidarity for God’s intervention For God to be present Corporate prayer If I hear anything, I’ll keep you up to date via email Going to fill in there next Sunday Early in the morning, well before sunrise, Jesus rose and went to a deserted place where he could be alone in prayer. Simon and those with him tracked him down. When they found him, they told him, “Everyone’s looking for you!” He replied, “Let’s head in the other direction, to the nearby villages, so that I can … Continue reading →

The Rock Covenant Church

The Rock Church Worship Service – Gospel Edition

Paul I’d like to introduce you to Tanya, from the suburbs of Chicago My gospel choir leader She’s going to lead worship tonight Tanya You know how sometimes you feel like a storm is coming in your life Sometimes you can take your fears and worries to your family or your friends But sometimes you have to take it to God Because that’s where I found refuge These lyrics came to me when I was looking for refuge from a storm Declare His greatness This is a song that He gave me and I want to share it with you Paul We spent 4 years learning together and you kept pushing me and challenging me and throwing new things at me at the last minute So I thought I would try and return the favor, but then i found out you already knew this one! Jon First we’re going to … Continue reading →

The Rock Church Worship Service

Paul coda Heather Mercy’s Village sign-up sheet going around, sponsor a child The pot luck November 18th Online sign-ups Men’s Olympics next Sunday Danny Ray at youth ministry this Friday Pizza at six, show at seven Middle/high school, but elementary appropriate Paul Disappearing Mercy’s Village sign-up sheet Jon Philippians 1:9-11 Grace and Peace to you And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. (Philippians 1:9-11 ESV) I had the pleasure of working on these verses with a friend of mine over a couple of phone calls This is my prayer Agape – God love, selfless, pursues, sacrificial Perissos – grow, increase, with no … Continue reading →

The Rock Church Worship Service

Paul Epic video about men’s fraternity Jen and Tiffany In the spring we attended a seminar at life covenant by Samantha Morey Raising your children – I thought it was about disciplining So much deeper and more incredible Sat Sep 22nd 9-1230 Paul Need more children’s ministry volunteers Parent info night tuesday September 25 7:30 / Jon Second to last in series on Psalm 23 Finish up next week and then move onto a new series Let’s read the 23 Psalm as we have each week You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. (Psalm 23:5 ESV) The poem structure follows the cycle of the life journey of a sheep Home represents safety No judgement, feel the most alive Change is the only constant we can count on So the shepherd takes the sheep to green pastures … Continue reading →

The Rock Church Worship Service

Paul Katie Sept 9 kids move up Need more volunteers Sept 22 free seminar about discipline your child’s Life covenant 9-1230 Sept 25 parent info night 730pm Women’s ministry 2 bible studies Dessert for women Sept 19 Men’s fraternity starting up, talk to Mike The Rock Youth go karting Paul Communion Jon Connor will pray, Melody will read Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely … Continue reading →

The Rock Church Worship Service

Paul Announcements by Katie Short video to show about last year’s VBS We have VBS July 9, 11, 13 9am to noon Probably need about 20 more volunteers for the event Women’s Dessert at Nancy’s tomorrow night at 730 Nice time for the ladies of the rock to come together Meet new people and fellowship and laugh and hang out Agora Thursday May 17th Talk to me or Chrissy Reaching out to pre-kids group and fellowship Paul I told them if they show pictures of the Barnreuther’s people would be bummed out And I heard an audible groan It sucks when people move away Let’s make a rule about no more of that I wanna thank Jon for letting me speak on potluck night It’s like opening for a really good band Talking about temptation what pops into your head This picture of a woman and an apple is the … Continue reading →

The Rock Church Worship Service

Paul Don’t get bored with the story of this holy week, be amazed, in awe Stephen Keating Support Mercy’s Village by going to Chili’s this Wednesday Mike Workman is forming actuating groups for men Jon Looking at John 4 tonight A wise man once told me, don’t focus on a couple of trees in the Scripture, look at the whole forest Look at His entire redemptive story Sometimes God is predictable and sometimes not Holy Wind – Ruach HaKodesh Don’t know where He’s going to be Earth would shake Also described as a consuming fire All these elements Living water Jesus often referred to Himself as this God shows up to Elijah on the mountain not as any of these elements but as a gentle whisper Revealing Himself in all these different ways I want us to be a community relentless in our pursuit of God Maybe He’ll do the … Continue reading →

Furiously Obsessed – The Rock Church Worship Service

Paul Jon Hebrews 1 1 After God spoke long ago in various portions and in various ways to our ancestors through the prophets, 2 in these last days he has spoken to us in a son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he created the world. 3 The Son is the radiance of his glory and the representation of his essence, and he sustains all things by his powerful word, and so when he had accomplished cleansing for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. 4 Thus he became so far better than the angels as he has inherited a name superior to theirs. 5 For to which of the angels did God ever say, “You are my son! Today I have fathered you”? And in another place he says, “I will be his father and he will be my … Continue reading →