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The Outsiders – The Rock Church Worship Service

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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 →

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Paul Stephen Agora, SBA May 17th the Bredows are hosting Paul As I was getting the music together this week, I kept being led to sing about the cross Is it a real bummer if I sing about the cross today? My mother taught me about Jesus Last week was supposed to be communion and we had communion outside, the real deal, by sharing a meal together / Jon Luke 14:15-24 Brennan Manning’s memoirs The book begins with a poem Professional at screwing up All Is Grace was written in a certain frame of mind-that of a ragamuffin. This book is by the one who thought he’d be father along by now, but he’s not. It is by the inmate who promised the parole board he’d be good, but he wasn’t. It is by the dim-eyed who showed the path to others but kept losing his way. It is by … Continue reading →

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Paul Announcements by Katie Short video to show about last year’s VBS We have VBS July 9, 11, 13 9am to noon Probably need about 20 more volunteers for the event Women’s Dessert at Nancy’s tomorrow night at 730 Nice time for the ladies of the rock to come together Meet new people and fellowship and laugh and hang out Agora Thursday May 17th Talk to me or Chrissy Reaching out to pre-kids group and fellowship Paul I told them if they show pictures of the Barnreuther’s people would be bummed out And I heard an audible groan It sucks when people move away Let’s make a rule about no more of that I wanna thank Jon for letting me speak on potluck night It’s like opening for a really good band Talking about temptation what pops into your head This picture of a woman and an apple is the … Continue reading →

Surplus – The Rock Church Worship Service

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Paul Stephen potluck in 2 weeks Sharing one thing on my mind I’ve been careless this week with words and I’m reading this for me and I don’t know if these 2 verses have ever been linked together John 15 no longer do I call you servants Romans 15:7 therefore show grace and peace and hospitality One of the hardest things to do is just be friendly to people around you Paul Jon Here’s Jeami, she’s going to India next week Jeami I’ve had India on my heart for a long time With Uganda in good hands, prayer led us to know that now was the time So I joined the rotary club of El Segundo and they asked me to represent them in Bangkok so they’re paying my way which is a huge deli FE Jon Another week, another parable Jesus often responded to deep questions with stories Have … Continue reading →

Easter Sunday – The Rock Church Worship Service

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Paul Stephen Greet those around you Short thoughts on wht Easter means I was always puzzled growing up by genesis and how adam and eve were told that eating the apple would kill them and then not dying when they eat the apple 1 Corinthians 15 First fruits of those who have fallen asleep Death isnt just something that happens at the end of your life No longer have to be driven by things that will matter after our death Paul Jon Luke 15 As you’re doing that, open with a few thoughts Its one trying to believe in the resurrection, that it happened 2000 years ago Another thing to believe resurrection is happening every day Some of you had dead parts in you that are being resurrected It’s not just that it happened, it’s happening today Leaning into it and living it and showing others what it’s like … … Continue reading →

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Paul Jon Middle of a discussion with Simon a Pharisee, Jesus drops in a parable Luke chapter 7 Parable ends with open question As westerners we get frustrated when parables question us Luke 7:36-50 One of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee’s house and took his place at the table. And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was reclining at table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment, and standing behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head and kissed his feet and anointed them with the ointment. Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and … Continue reading →

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Paul Katie Before a couple of announcements, prayer for the offering Exciting news VBS is just around the corner July 9, 11, 13 www.vacationbibleschool.com/therockchurch Need nursery school volunteers Paul Couple weeks ago Tim spoke about homelessness, last week the ministry about Crave Life from Kurt and Jessica We want more of the good news of God moving in this body Email me throughout the week at Paul@rock-church.com if you’ve got something Communion Sunday today Countless times we feel like prodigals, like we’ve tried His mercy and grace too many times The table is open Jon Grace and peace to you Several weeks ago we talked about grace and peace and how it’s not just words, they’re life-giving words Ask Rob and Jill to come up and minister to us Rob and Jill Not a big fan of ritual and letting words loose their meaning We should At least speaking these … Continue reading →

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Paul Stephen Leah taking over flow Monday February twentieth kickoff party How to talk about sex and social media with your kids March 10 9am-3pm Offering Paul Communion during the next few songs coda Jon Uganda trip 2 weeks from June first to June fifteenth Matthew 18 So good at the dialogue of forgiveness when we’re asking for it When someone sins against you, how do you behave Everyone in this room has been sinned against, been hurt by someone else Henry Nouwen – but forgiveness changes the way we remember…the only people we can really change are ourselves Esther de Waal – needed at two levels…cannot be free The first two verses Peter asks the question about how often should we forgive … When we practice forgiveness, there is a physiological change What forgiveness is not Forgiveness is not forgetting There are things that have been done against us … Continue reading →

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Paul Kevin Good evening If your new, we’re so glad to have you here After the service if you want more info, talk to me or Pastor Jon After the service in the nursery, there will be an information meeting for Solace For The Children Kids from Afghanistan being hosted while getting medical services unavailable in Afghanistan Prayer for the offering Paul Jon Grace and peace be with you (and also with you) Open your Bibles to Philippians 1 Alex is painting a picture of our cabin in Idyllwild This message was written in community because I’m not that good (hah!) Prayer (not dwell with what happened yesterday?!?!?!) Going to deal with a bunch of verses tonight Use the handout to jot down notes on what God says to your heart related to grace and peace In Philippians, Paul and Timothy write to the citizens of Philippi Grace to you … Continue reading →

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Paul … Heather Nobody liked Zaccheus very much He was a tax collector who made a profit by telling his customers that the tax was double the actual tax One day he’s doing his thing All of a sudden way down in the distance he sees a commotion Someone stands up and yells “It’s Jesus!” Everybody knows who Jesus was (Justin Beiber had nothing on him) I need my two tall people No, not you Cas (but I’ll need you later) Tons of people blocking the path Come up here Zaccheus He was a little man I’ve never been sick or blind, but I’m a bad person Maybe Jesus can do something to fix me So he tried standing on his tiptoes Tried jumping up and down Nothing really helped He was a little man He tried bouncing from side to side So this really tall tree (told you I’d … Continue reading →