The Rock Church Worship Service (Set List Only)
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The Rock Church Worship Service
Paul Maria Advent Conspiracy Worship fully Spend less Give more Love all … Advent is about celebrating the coming of God into our world … What helps us celebrate God, Christ, Emmanuel (God with us) … Regina … My mom gave me this stuffed Christmas tree with stuffed Nativity ornaments and we hang new items to match the theme of the week 30% of Manhattan Beach is Jewish, so we celebrate Chanukah I think it’s a bridge for the boys to some of the other kids in their school Celebrate the day of Epiphany El Molina sells king bread with plastic babies inside it … Maria Can draw ideas from each other but also the church calendar, I hadn’t even thought about celebrating epiphany If you want to share let us know You can also write on a paper ornament and hang it on the tree and see what other … Continue reading →
The Rock Church Worship Service
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The Rock Church Worship Service
Paul coda Jon Continuing our temporary break from grace and peace I have this scroll in my office Mini replica of the Torah Torah is life, beauty, poetry Reading words from God to people, life-giving words They place honey on their children’s lips and tongues Don’t just memorize things, but giving them the full experience, the sweetness of Him Ed. note – this makes me think of C.S. Lewis talking about how sex doesn’t have the same pleasure as chocolate. As we’re reading the text and God’s redemptive story Life giving beauty and poetry Giving us an idea of what redemption looks like and how it plays out The sticks on each end of the scroll are referred to as trees There’s trees at the beginning and the end (Genesis and Revelation) We live in the middle, in this redemptive story that’s going on Torah is life and life-giving Each … Continue reading →
The Outsiders – The Rock Church Worship Service
Paul Jon Luke 14:1-14 The Pharisees were in charge of rules of hospitality, etc Break those and you weren’t blessed by God Moving from synagogue to Sabbath meal It’s a continuation, not a switch If you take these practices and apply them to us today We receive hospitality from God We also get together to remind one another of God’s goodness and His grace After 6 days we come together to rest If you’re a human being you probably had some stress Conflict with other human beings If you’re around people, your hearts take hits Worship and meal is God’s hospitality to us Extending it back to the people around you Sabbath is about feeling God’s presence I like being with you all Sharing life with people I care about I need you and I need you to remind me that God is good to you, remind me to say … Continue reading →
The Rock Church Worship Service
The Rock Church Worship Service
Paul Brett & Michelle Psalm 85 1 & 2, 35 Forgive the iniquity… That His glory may dwell in our land… Righteousness goes before him… Mark 1:1-8 Paul I have a Facebook account and I’m seeing people complaining about hearing Christmas songs Sorry if you’re here tonight I love singing these songs about God becoming man, rejoicing Man spends a lot of time trying to become god Jon Prayer for the Spirit of God to settle in this room … I love being at this church Thank you for being such a blessing to me Turn it over to Moses Moses Not used to these mics We’re a church plant Nice to get out this way I met Jon when I was working at a mission in downtown LA Started talking about church planting Asked where and didn’t know for sure Little more than a year later people are getting … Continue reading →
The Rock Church Worship Service
Paul Jeami Prayer for the offering Watoto Choir is coming back, November 20th and 21st We need host homes Jon Can you remember a first worst job? Shoveling manure, shoe salesman, taco del amo We have shared Teaching Ryan to drive stick shift I remember my dad teaching my sister to drice a 1987 Nova (stick shift next the the driving wheel) She actually got out of the car and walked home I learned in a Ford Escort Great stories help connect us By sharing something, we hope it will help us connect with people Connection happens when someone throws out a “Me too” Life Is Mostly Edges by Calvin Miller What it feels like to be a pastor You mean you can actually make it through being a pastor and still be sane? Sometimes you connect to a book or a song or a movie where you feel like … Continue reading →
The Rock Church Worship Service
Paul (Praise Is Rising) Stephen Announcements VBS celebration this week No Agora this month Big Sur trip for teens coming up Photo slideshow Katie Welcome to VBS Celebration Thank you for your kids this past week We only get the kids 1 hour a week, so we’re partnering with the parents to teach the kids Compassion – helping someone, anyone in need Forgiveness – if someone hurts our feelings, letting go of that grudge Grace – the story of the prodigal son and how our Father is waiting with open arms for us Two boys going at each other this week (Timmy and Tommy) Timmy is instigating poking, hurting feelings, Tommy keeps forgiving him Bible Verse – show me your ways O Lord an teach me your paths, guide me in your truths and save me…and my hope is in you all day long Chef Pierre Special Video from … Continue reading →
The Rock Church Worship Service (Unplugged)
Jon Hoping you feel God’s presence tonight Paul Who God is isn’t diminished by our lack of comfort Stephen Party at Rubio’s tonight for youth group Jon The book of James can be very clear and precise Didn’t know the kids would be here and I’m going to talk about suffering… A little heavy As I was walking throughout this I felt a little inadequate for talking about human suffering So I’m working on this sermon and my phone rings – it’s Ernie, my dad My father, grandfather and father-in-law usually make their way into my sermons – three father figures that have really influenced me So I’m thinking about not picking up the phone because I’m working on the sermon, but I pick up anyways and say, “Dad I have a question for you.” No formal greeting, no “Hi, how are you?” I asked him what did we have … Continue reading →