We live in an amazing country and today we celebrate its birth —
the signing of The Declaration of Independence! A day that gave hope and
freedom to us all.
“No, the Lord’s delight is in those who fear him, those who put their hope in his unfailing love.” — Psalm 147:11(NLT)
Process, power, plans, capital, vision, connections…. these are the types of words we tend to associate with success — especially in business, of course if you want to success in business you should also get tools like paystubs for your staff so you can manage everything easily. And no matter what type of business you have, it’s important to accept credit card payments from your customers. With customers increasingly wanting to make cashless payments, getting the cheapest card machine has never been more important.
A passion of my heart is The Rock Music. If I’m honest, I often feel like we should be further ahead or more successful than we are. I tend to think we should somehow have more reach for the Gospel with our music ministry than it seems that we do. I can get insecure fairly quickly when I see the success of others around me. Perhaps I don’t have the right process, power or plan?
“[Jesus] appointed the twelve:… Matthew,
… and Simon the Zealot.” — Mark 3:16-18
Jesus selected twelve young men to be His closest followers. They were all uneducated, common, “blue collar worker” types. God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things. I want to focus on two disciples, Matthew and Simon, to see the incredible unity that can be found in Christ.
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1)
I was recently driving with my family and we saw the most vibrant and amazing rainbow we’ve ever seen. Actually, it was a double rainbow, cascading against the mountains with colors so brilliant and majestic that it was literally breathtaking. In awe, we lingered at the stop light, trying to take pictures.
As I read through Exodus this year, I was struck by something new (in an otherwise very familiar story). I’ve heard and read about the events found in Exodus 32 many times in my life. It’s the story of Aaron making an idol of the golden calf for the Israelites to worship; this happened when Moses took too long returning from Mount Sinai. However, the Lord brought a new wrinkle of the story to me when I read it this time.
“Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever!” — 1 Chronicles 16:34
The word GOOD has become very ordinary and mundane to me lately. I find myself regularly saying things like, “Today is going to be a good day!”, “This coffee is really good.” and even “Goodnight!” without really considering the intent of the word. I am sure you’ve used this word plenty of times today as well.
Just a friendly reminder that we will NOT have church services at our Draper location on Saturday, June 1 or Sunday, June 2 so that we can all go camping as a church!
If you didn’t register for the campout, we are sorry, but it is closed. Use this time for fellowship! Invite people over on Saturday night to have s’mores and board games or have a Sunday BBQ!
If you did register and are looking for the campout information, please visit www.trc.life/campout. If you have any questions, please contact Andy Peterie at 801-897-6809
A few months ago, I was able to attend a conference sponsored by The Gospel Coalition. Some of our pastors joined other pastors in our region for three days of teachings, seminars, break-off conversations and hours of planning. There were 8,000 people from all over the world there — some of the most well-known theological minds of our day. It was huge. It was overwhelming. It was exhausting.
“Praise the Lord; praise God our savior! For each day he carries us in his arms.” — Psalm 68:19
Praise the Lord, indeed! He carries us in His arms, WOW! When I think of Jesus actually carrying me, it takes me to a place of intimacy and security that is beyond comprehension. It’s hard to grasp that the God of the universe carefully holds us close — like a mother holding her newborn baby. Even more amazing, is that the incredible love a parent has for their newborn child, pales in comparison to the love that God has for us. God not only cradles us as infants, but holds us close into eternity.
The Rock Church supports a lot of amazing compassion ministries. We feel that it’s important to be the hands and feet of Jesus in our community. Making a difference in even one life is significant. Think, then, of being part of a ministry network that can help thousands of needy children and families! What an opportunity to practically help those in need in our community. That’s why we’re partnering with CarePortal and adding them to our Cares Ministry. We want to help make a difference by meeting these very real needs for foster children and their families.