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Why Are They Offended?
We as believers are not called to seek out how to offend people. We do our best to not be antagonistic. (Matthew 5:9, Romans 12:18, Hebrews 12:14) It is true that there is a temptation to become antagonistic, because it may feel…
Ask The Holy Spirit
The other day I was with my son, and he asked me, “Dad, is it enough to invite people to church?” I told him about a man in the church that has been coming to The Rock for about three months and he invited a lady when he…
Consider This
God has certain topics He wants us to focus on, to think about, to consider. In intercession today, we were handed sticky notes with a verse on each note, and they were placed on our chairs when we arrived. Pastor Tim had chosen…
Conscience
Were you born with it or do you develop it? Definition: Co-Perception, moral consciousness, to see completely, understand, become aware. Co-Perception: To be (Affiliated, Identified, or become one) with. This suggests…
Emotions Were Not Meant to Sustain Us
Jesus taught His disciples about The Parable of The Sower in Matthew, Mark, and Luke. The parable characterizes four different soils and how those soils react when seed falls on them. The seed is the Word of God and the soils…
Rejoice That Your Names Are Written in Heaven
“Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather…
We Need to Forgive
Matthew 6:14-15 says: “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” Every day we are tempted to fall…
Who is Leading Your Life?
Galatians 5:16 “So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves.” (NLT) One of the greatest dangers for a believer is learning how to look spiritual while still allowing our flesh…
Does God Want Me to Share This?
“If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.” John 13:14 An example of humility within the Scriptures was brought to my attention recently. In 2 Corinthians 12:2, Paul…
The Strategic Time is Now
Mark 1:14-15 Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel…
When Do You Become a Person?
So Pastor Tim talked on Sunday about abortion and when you become a human being. The vast majority of the people said at conception. Then he read a passage that stated that God knew you before you were knit together in…
Made to Serve
Humanity was created with the purpose of serving and glorifying God through obedient relationship, stewardship, and good works. As Scripture declares in Isaiah 43:7, “everyone who is called by My name, whom I created for My…
Insecurity - The Best Way is The Slow Way
This Rock Report is different than what I usually do. Usually, I will have a scripture that I feel God led me to, and I write from that. This time I only have a thought that He dropped in my heart during praise and worship one Sunday. I was…
Do You Have What It Takes?
I never thought that putting bird feeders in our backyard would serve as an illustrated sermon... A couple of months ago, we invested in three regular bird feeders and four hummingbird feeders. It has been a delight…
How to Best Serve God
Matthew 25:34-46 In this passage, Jesus speaks to a group of people on the right telling them to inherit the kingdom prepared for them. He then goes on to say, "For I was an hungred, and ye gave Me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave…
Reading Calendar
Hey Rock Church! Did you know that our church has a Bible Reading Calendar where we are following along with the message series in daily readings as a body? You can find it HERE. Today's Reading is Matthew 21:33-46. There's…
Impossible!
“But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.” Hebrews 11:6 Every Christian must have faith. There is absolutely nothing...
The Discovery Bible Study Process
The Discovery Bible Study (DBS) process is beneficial for large groups and can even be applied when reading Scripture by yourself. These questions to this process consist of: What are you thankful for? What is a stress or…
Was Jesus Really Human?
WAS JESUS REALLY HUMAN like we are, or did He possess something that is not available to us? Hebrews 4:15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points…