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Jon Katie Two announcements First, there’s an all-church meeting after worship tonight Second, 16th/17th August is our VBS campout Jon Wrapping up our series on being a spirit filled community with the topic of friendship I’m going to go all Mr. Rogers on you The gospel of Jesus Christ does not simply send you deeper into the heart of god than you ever thought you would go, or deeper….bit it sends you deeper into the heart of other brokers and sisters in Christ giving you…with any other human being. Part of the narrative of travel After he said these things, he knelt down with all of them to pray. They cried uncontrollably as everyone embraced and kissed Paul. They were especially grieved by his statement that they would never see him again. Then they accompanied him to the ship. After we tore ourselves away from them, we set sail on … Continue reading →

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Paul Jon I’m glad you’re here First things first, offering Opportunity for next Sunday Membership class My hope is not to come at you with information, but to help you get to know others and me Find out about the church, how we function We just want to know who you are Is this something you want to do communally with us? Now we move on to the text! Sidebar on Words With Friends (za and whiz) Luke 14: 1-6, then 7-14 I’m a nerd, we could dissect everything, but not everybody’s that way, so we’ll just get into the meatier stuff One Sabbath, when Jesus went to share a meal in the home of one of the leaders of the Pharisees, they were watching him closely. A man suffering from an abnormal swelling of the body was there. Jesus asked the lawyers and Pharisees, “Does the Law allow healing … Continue reading →

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Paul Jon The Keatings are moving to Chicago so Stephen can go to theological school Their last week is July 8th Going to preach tonight on the 23rd Psalm Gave you the card and I’d like you to pray through it this week If God says something to you, we’d like you to share it with me Something hidden in our hearts that is really foundational We’ve been dealing with issues of the heart With how God has been making us Matthew 3 Matthew was Jewish which affects how he delivers his gospel The stories Matthew tells these stories, think of what he might be referencing Matthew 3:13-17 ESV Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” But Jesus answered him, “Let it be … Continue reading →

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Paul So I came here tonight with a list of songs to do, but then I started playing them and it felt weirdo until I got to the one hymn I had on the list So then I set it as “no song under 50 years old” night Charlie Matt and I have both participated with VBS previously This year we are fully signed up with kids We still need some more volunteers (10 more) Even a one day volunteership would be a blessing Wednesday the 11th especially Matt I volunteered and then got asked to be in the skits – I was Chef Pierre So then I could have chilled or do what Katie wanted and wander around in character The kids loved it so much that when I went on break, the kids threw a fit when I wasn’t there to give them snack and put on paper … Continue reading →

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Paul Stephen potluck in 2 weeks Sharing one thing on my mind I’ve been careless this week with words and I’m reading this for me and I don’t know if these 2 verses have ever been linked together John 15 no longer do I call you servants Romans 15:7 therefore show grace and peace and hospitality One of the hardest things to do is just be friendly to people around you Paul Jon Here’s Jeami, she’s going to India next week Jeami I’ve had India on my heart for a long time With Uganda in good hands, prayer led us to know that now was the time So I joined the rotary club of El Segundo and they asked me to represent them in Bangkok so they’re paying my way which is a huge deli FE Jon Another week, another parable Jesus often responded to deep questions with stories Have … Continue reading →

Easter Sunday – The Rock Church Worship Service

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Paul Stephen Greet those around you Short thoughts on wht Easter means I was always puzzled growing up by genesis and how adam and eve were told that eating the apple would kill them and then not dying when they eat the apple 1 Corinthians 15 First fruits of those who have fallen asleep Death isnt just something that happens at the end of your life No longer have to be driven by things that will matter after our death Paul Jon Luke 15 As you’re doing that, open with a few thoughts Its one trying to believe in the resurrection, that it happened 2000 years ago Another thing to believe resurrection is happening every day Some of you had dead parts in you that are being resurrected It’s not just that it happened, it’s happening today Leaning into it and living it and showing others what it’s like … … Continue reading →

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Paul Stephen Keating Second week of twenty dozen Agora Jan 19 3rd Thursday Prayer for the offering Paul Jon Genesis 1:1-2 The spirit of God is above the waters Water presents chaos We see God above chaos He begins to speak into this formless void He begins to create order out of chaos So again the spirit of God is bringing light out of the darkness The author of genesis is giving us this picture of how God creates order John 1:1-5 Darkness cannot overcome light Jesus is there at the beginning and separates light from darkness He brings detail and order where there is a formless void We see God creating order from chaos Genesis 1:9 So we have light and then we have these pictures of light, sky, earth, rock, dirt More process going on, it’s getting more complex Genesis 1:11 Life begins to spring forth Detailed God … Continue reading →

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Paul (How Great Is Your Love) Jon Acts 4:23-35 Book of the development of the first church of Christ Chapters 3-5 talk of the first persecution levelled against the church The response was astonishing and positive They die unlike any other Uneducated and socially marginalized took over Thr Roman Empire Something happened to them to make them respond the way they did In Acts 17, these men are causing this upheaval in the greatest empire we’ve ever known Get to a point where empire isn’t shaking you, but you’re shaking empire As we walk through this text we’re going to talk about this Peter and John went back Lord look upon their threats The civil authorities over the church could take possession of vital things If that threat happened to us, how would we respond In v. 29 they say give us boldness The fact that that’s what they asked … Continue reading →