What a popular game we played as kids. Hide and Seek was a neighborhood favorite. We would set the boundaries within the neighborhood and then take off on foot, bike, skateboard, etc., while the Seeker started shouting…

“In Him was life; and the Life was the Light of men.” John 1:4 This passage is lifted out of a very profound cluster of verses. John chapter one introduces the Word to us. It tells us a lot about Him: He was in the beginning, with God…

I grew up in an Hispanic Christian church and though I was raised with similar worship songs, there is one that I couldn't find the English version of, “Jesus Mi Fiel Amigo,” which translates to, "Jesus My Faithful Friend." The first verse…

Psalm 119:98-100 You, through Your commandments, make me wiser than my enemies; for they are ever with me. I have more understanding than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation. I understand more than…

Do you wish that you had more good friends? Do you wish that you had better neighbors? Do you wish that you had a better relationship with your spouse or other family members? Make a list of the traits that you would like…

In Matthew 6:5-8 Jesus was preparing to teach His disciples to pray. He had two admonitions for them so their prayers weren’t carnal, but rather productive and satisfying. The first was to not pray as the hypocrites do, being…

Matthew 5:43-48 NLT 43 “You have heard the law that says, ‘Love your neighbor’ and hate your enemy. 44 But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you! 45 In that way, you will be acting as true children…

“But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.” Ephesians 4:7 Grace - of the merciful kindness by which God, exerting His holy influence upon souls, turns them to Christ, keeps, strengthens…

The Parable of the Prodigal Son is very well known and an amazing lesson of what it means to be given a chance. I recently had a situation where the patience and grace God has given me was tested. It was tested with a situation…

Psalm 105:1-6 Oh, give thanks to the Lord! Call upon His name; make known His deeds among the peoples! Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; talk of all His wondrous works! Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those…

Does Grace give you the freedom to sin or does Grace give you the power not to sin? ROMANS 5:20-21 But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might Grace reign through…

So many times, we try to change our behavior by trying to change our behavior. We recognize we need to do, or not do, and we try to make the change. This is how we are raised and taught; discipline and maximum effort. Discipline...

On a weekly basis, we are seeing over 200 people attend The Rock! How exciting is this? We love seeing all of the guests each week and all who faithfully attend. Of the weekly attendees, 113 adults have made The Rock Church...

“But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.” Job 23:10 Job mentioned (in Job chapter 23) that he wished that he knew where to find God–to stand before His seat. If Job could have found Him...

Going through life, there will be many times where one experiences a heavy heart, whether it be due to a loved one passing away, being let down, or an unexpected change. I have recently experienced having...

Recently, the elders and elders' wives and pastors of The Rock spent an evening together examining the Scriptures about the gifts of the Spirit in operation in the church. All present at that meeting believe that the gifts of the Spirit are...

How many of you are praying for or desiring revival? How many are praying for things in our country to turn around? These two things are absolutely linked. 2 CHRONICLES 7:14 "If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble...

To prepare for a DBI class, I was looking over II Corinthians 4 where Paul is discussing the afflictions he and his team are experiencing. He essentially explains that these afflictions are working death in them so that the life of Christ can...

“He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.” Ecclesiastes 11:4 Are there things (as with many folk) that you are just afraid of doing? Why? In the verse that I've listed, a person wouldn't sow...

Going through life, there will be many times where one experiences a heavy heart - whether it be due to a loved one passing away, being let down, or an unexpected change. I have recently, these past few weeks...