“But now, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand.” Isaiah 64:8
As we approach Father’s Day, I was reminded of how much I love being a Dad. It has also made me think of what an amazing Father we have in our God.
Posted in A Word from the Pastor by Caleb Yetton
Tags: caleb, caleb yeton, our father
When you want to become a better basketball player, what do you do? You buy the best shoes, you start drinking Gatorade, and you work on your jump shot in your backyard every day. You put in the work and time needed to improve and grow!
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Tags: Bryan, bryan edwards, grow
“However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.” Ephesians 5:33
Sometimes it’s human nature to build up a tolerance to discomfort. We have a physical ache or pain and we ignore it or stop worrying about it until we simply forget about it. We don’t actually fix the problem — we just learn how to deal with it. In some cases, ignoring these problems can have life changing effects.
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Tags: Billy, billy johnson, make it right, right
As the Apostle Paul was getting on in his years, and was on his last great missionary journey (that would ultimately lead to his death), he called a meeting with the Elders of the Ephesian Church as he was passing through. His main command to them is found in Acts 20:28: “Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood.”
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Tags: Austin, austin fredrickson, flock, flocks
Recently, I was reading through the book of Philippians, and there were some simple verses that really spoke to me.
“Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others as significant as yourself.” (2:3)
Posted in A Word from the Pastor by Tony D'Amico
Tags: joy, Peace, peace and joy, Tony, tony damico
“Jesus stepped into a boat, crossed over and came to his own town. Some men brought to him a paralyzed man, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, “Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven.” At this, some of the teachers of the law said to themselves, “This fellow is blaspheming!” Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, “Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts?” Matthew 9:1-4
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Tags: entertain evil thoughts, evil thoughts, Josh, Josh Whitney, thoughts
Someone once said, “You can be so heavenly minded, you’re no earthly good.” If that is true, why talk about heaven at all? Who cares anyway? The truth is, nothing could be more relevant than our diligent study of heaven.
Posted in The Rock Cares by The Rock Church
Tags: Draper, Heaven, Series
Most people start their marriages with the high hopes of “happily ever after”. But, then life gets in the way, and they find that they are not united (or happy) with the person they started out being so close to. Add children to the mix, and suddenly, a home of love and unity seems impossible!
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Tags: Family, Series, United, West
“A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.” Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!” Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” John 20:26-29
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Tags: disciples, doubts, doubts and disciples, Steele, Steele Croswhite
Did you know that The Rock Church has a Monthly Prayer Request list? It changes each month and you can easily find the link to access it in the weekly ERock Newsletter (it is also on our web site). You can keep up-to-date with all of the needs/requests of The Rock Church and pray for them either by yourself or with someone else! If you’d rather have a paper copy, pick one up at the Storefront or at the Connections Booth today!
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Tags: pray, Prayer List, Prayer request, the rock church