Paul Jon Daytime prayer meeting the following Tuesday Next Sunday we will be at Tree of Life @ 5:30!! (not 5) Something interesting tonight I’ve given it a great deal of thought How God describes us as clay and Himself the potter And Jon is just one lump of clay trying to describe God to other lumps of clay Interesting couple of months in Christianity re: the end of the world Hal Lindsey’s book The Late Great Planet Earth I started my first ??? Whisenant – rapture in 1988 Pamphlets in church Families that bought it hook line and sinker September 11-13 1988 My dad (a minister) was begging people to not buy into this 1994 Harold Camping predicted the end and wrote a book Got it wrong Thinking about the Rapture Afraid of the concept Jesus would return like a thief in the night, take all the Christians and … Continue reading →

Paul Paul We are doing a church plant (probably in the fall) We are a church plant I had the opportunity to preach at Rolling Hills Covenant Church Pastor Moses and Pastor Eddie Espinoza June 5th is a joint service with all the churches supporting this church plant in Buena Park No regular service that night (hence the half-hour buffer) We want a proper Walter Contreras (head of the Hispanic church plant community in the Pacific South Western Conference) will be doing communion James 5:16-20 Why would James exhort us to confess our sins to one another? Address the why and the how What’s the proper way to confess to others? Talks about how confessions heals soul How we can bring a person back into the fold How God calls us to partner with people in the process of confession The what of confession Ratify or confirm You bring something … Continue reading →

Josh Kauffman Stephen Keating Announcements Katie Keating South Bay Agora meeting at the Grimes’ house Katie Tiffany Recruiting for children’s ministry Sun May 22nd after church Children’s tribute to mother’s Matthew Kennedy I still consider this my home church I don’t know what to say, Mark says just cry and you’ll be fine Relationships affect all of us We all fail at relationships We’re human but God is perfect and He gives us hope Ephesians 5:22-33 Don’t freak out by the word submit This verse has saved my marriage There’s a lot here to dissect It’s a beautiful thing as Steven Tyler would say on American Idol This is only my second time preaching since going into ministry The first time, Byron McDonald, the lead pastor for Rolling Hills Covenant Church flew off to Japan and asked me to take over There’s 2 verses for girls but 8 or 9 … Continue reading →

Paul (lindy) Adam Ebert South Bay Agora is a group for young professionals May 19th – dinner We’re looking for singles and married without kids Stephen Keating He is risen indeed Paul If He did not rise, everything we do is in vain (waltz) Video The kids of the Rock tells us about Easter Jon Ready for some good news tonight? Going to walk you through some great stories tonight Jesus Messiah is a great storyteller If He can capture our attention with a good story, He can save us Zach Galifianakis – It’s Kind Of A Funny Story Jesus gives us an invitation to live for something greater than ourselves We’ve decided here at The Rock that living in community is the best way Do you want to enter Luke 15 – 3 stories From The Message Men of doubtful reputation People whose lives are messy He is making … Continue reading →

Paul Don’t get bored with the story of this holy week, be amazed, in awe Stephen Keating Support Mercy’s Village by going to Chili’s this Wednesday Mike Workman is forming actuating groups for men Jon Looking at John 4 tonight A wise man once told me, don’t focus on a couple of trees in the Scripture, look at the whole forest Look at His entire redemptive story Sometimes God is predictable and sometimes not Holy Wind – Ruach HaKodesh Don’t know where He’s going to be Earth would shake Also described as a consuming fire All these elements Living water Jesus often referred to Himself as this God shows up to Elijah on the mountain not as any of these elements but as a gentle whisper Revealing Himself in all these different ways I want us to be a community relentless in our pursuit of God Maybe He’ll do the … Continue reading →

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Paul Kevin New women’s men’s and small group’s leaders (Susan, Mike, Manoj) Manoj Small groups are awesome Sending around a clipboard, seeing who’s interested in small groups and bible studies Paul One of the things I love is the genuine concern for one another we all have Prayer for the world, for Japan and Libya I hear the rain beating outside and it reminds me that we’re protected in a lot of way If we just keep our hope and resources bottled up it will die + tag (And If Our God Is For Us) Stephen Keating April 5th noon prayer meeting Jon Miles is the kind of person who sends links…every day Photos of Japan Had some music James 1 is all about suffering Practical things to think through It’s what we do in the suffering that matters  I have a bible that removes the numbers It’s very interesting … Continue reading →

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