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The Rock Covenant Church

The Rock Church Worship Service

Paul Jon In the middle of a series on being a Spirit-filled community Gospel is an explosion around us God shrapnel all around Talk about the family nature Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor. Do not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints; extend hospitality to strangers. Romans 12:9-13 (NRSV) The non-selectivity The non-privacy I like that phrasing, mutual affection Phileo has to do with brotherly and sisterly love Storge has to do with devotion You don’t choose your siblings, you are born into a family, it is a gift given to you, a natural kind of love He uses storge because there must be something deeper going on It’s … 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

Paul Jon Welcome, good to see you Coming up Next week is just signing Not just words and music Week after that we’re going to barbecue This week we’re pleased to have Moses from Crave Life in Buena Park Ever feel like you’re off center? That you’re alone in the world? We get together every month and help share each others burdens and get acceptance that we’re not alone Moses About a year and a half ago we started meeting on Sunday evenings Then we started to get people from Downey coming to Buena Park Beginning of 2013 we decided to move to Downey Meet at a space center Robotic exhibits, space ships, airplanes We meet in there, we create a space for worship services We recently had 20 people start joining us every week, which is really awesome for a church plant Last month we had a leadership development … Continue reading →

The Rock Church Worship Service

Paul coda Jon Jeremy (not me) is going in for hip surgery tomorrow 15 years in pain hopefully ended Philippians 1:12-14 Phroneo Christou – the mind and attitude of Jesus Later on he’ll talk about contentment while being in chains Paul’s imprisonment helps to spread the gospel Learning to be content in all situations and circumstances Excerpt from Jon’s emails to a friend who’s dealing with pain Ecclesiastes – the Old Testament book of wisdom by Solomon Peace is not the absence of conflict, but sitting in the questions and the pain and still smiling Even in my despair and my confusion, I will still praise You my Lord and my God Paul is writing from a perspective of joy in sorrow You develop phroneo christou in sorrow and pain When we said yes to the open tomb and yes to the cross and yes to Jesus, we said yes … Continue reading →

The Outsiders – The Rock Church Worship Service

Paul Jon Luke 14:1-14 The Pharisees were in charge of rules of hospitality, etc Break those and you weren’t blessed by God Moving from synagogue to Sabbath meal It’s a continuation, not a switch If you take these practices and apply them to us today We receive hospitality from God We also get together to remind one another of God’s goodness and His grace After 6 days we come together to rest If you’re a human being you probably had some stress Conflict with other human beings If you’re around people, your hearts take hits Worship and meal is God’s hospitality to us Extending it back to the people around you Sabbath is about feeling God’s presence I like being with you all Sharing life with people I care about I need you and I need you to remind me that God is good to you, remind me to say … Continue reading →

The Rock Church Worship Service

Paul Jon Middle of a discussion with Simon a Pharisee, Jesus drops in a parable Luke chapter 7 Parable ends with open question As westerners we get frustrated when parables question us Luke 7:36-50 One of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee’s house and took his place at the table. And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was reclining at table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment, and standing behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head and kissed his feet and anointed them with the ointment. Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and … Continue reading →