“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...

Psalm 51:14-15 Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, The God of my salvation, And my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness. O Lord, open my lips, And my mouth shall show forth Your praise. David saw Bathsheba on a rooftop...

Do you only interact with people you already know? Do you drive your pod up to your house, push a button that opens the door to your pod storage unit and enter your stationary pod without even seeing your neighbors? Are the back walls of your house…

A couple of months ago, our worship leader wrote the following in an email to our band. I asked his permission to share it with you. I titled this with the keywords that I wanted you to pick up on as you read it: Good evening everyone! I'm excited for next Sunday…

We all know the account of Eve informing the serpent of what God had told them about what they could eat and couldn’t eat in the garden. God had told them that they could eat the fruit of any tree in the garden except this one particular tree. They were to not eat of it, and if they did, they would surely die in that very same day…

“Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth” 1 Corinthians 8:1 - Because knowledge increases one's understanding, it naturally inflates, causes one to swell up, and makes one prideful. If not tempered, the more knowledge you have, the more prideful you become…

During this past Youth Ministry Hangout, which is open for middle and high school students, there was a conversation that stayed on my mind. One of the students had a genuine question about a certain demographic and how we can understand them…

1 Corinthians 2:1-5 “And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling…