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The Rock Covenant Church

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Paul Maria A while ago now I lived in Chicago and I volunteered at a family homeless shelter In the South Bay statistics say there are around 7,000 homeless people Family Promise of the South Bay The idea is that each church in the coalition will provide a home on a quarterly basis Paul Just going to start with a non-sequitur. Iron sharpens iron,     and one person sharpens the wits of another. Proverbs 27:17 (NSRV) Piggy backing off of what Jon was talking about a couple of weeks ago Proverbs has a bunch of really cool metaphors Iron Age was after the Bronze Age Iron was more plentiful Bronze had to be cast Iron had to be hammered A real equality to this verse and this image But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood self-condemned; Galatians 2:11 (NSRV) Paul is coming into … Continue reading →

The Rock Covenant Church

The Rock Church Worship Service

Paul Ed. Note: The Spirit and the bride say come….interesting song for the church (the bride) to sing Interlude from Maria God likes camping (it’s in Exodus) 16th and 17th of August we’re going to do our 2nd annual VBS camp out Wilderness park in Torrance We need all hands on deck to pull this off If you sign up well find a role that’s uniquely satisfied for you Jon Starting 22nd June were going to move the service time to 4pm One reason we’re doing this is for the summer concert season Another reason is we want to look at how we serve the community Want to give us time to connect after the service Ending after concerts in the park Going to continue on in community series This week, A Community On Suffering James 1:2-12 James starts his epistle with a question about God allowing suffering James doesn’t … Continue reading →

The Rock Covenant Church

The Rock Church Worship Service

Matthew Katie Announcements Advent reading Matthew He decided to call off their engagement quietly…and Joseph called Him Jesus Jon This is how the birth of Jesus Christ took place. When Mary his mother was engaged to Joseph, before they were married, she became pregnant by the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband was a righteous man. Because he didn’t want to humiliate her, he decided to call off their engagement quietly. As he was thinking about this, an angel from the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, don’t be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because the child she carries was conceived by the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you will call him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” Now all of this took place so that what the Lord had spoken through the … Continue reading →

The Rock Covenant Church

The Rock Church Worship Service

Paul Maria There’s a lot going on tonight After service is potluck, Thanksgiving tradition Renee is here tonight and she is going to talk about adoption and foster cares Advent conspiracy is about reexamining how we celebrate Christmas in our community That’s why the tree is upside down, we’re flipping the traditional celebration omit s head Katie came up with a great idea where we take our ideas for this and write them on little ornament papers and pin them on the tree True confessions: ever go to church hungry and get to communion and you’re wondering “how large a chunk can I pull off?” The early church didn’t have that problem because communion for them was about coming together for a meal This is from Acts, right after the Pentecost Devoted to their shared meals They shared food with gladness and simplicity Renee is up next, but first a … Continue reading →

The Rock Covenant Church

The Rock Church Worship Service

Paul Jon Welcome, good to see you Coming up Next week is just signing Not just words and music Week after that we’re going to barbecue This week we’re pleased to have Moses from Crave Life in Buena Park Ever feel like you’re off center? That you’re alone in the world? We get together every month and help share each others burdens and get acceptance that we’re not alone Moses About a year and a half ago we started meeting on Sunday evenings Then we started to get people from Downey coming to Buena Park Beginning of 2013 we decided to move to Downey Meet at a space center Robotic exhibits, space ships, airplanes We meet in there, we create a space for worship services We recently had 20 people start joining us every week, which is really awesome for a church plant Last month we had a leadership development … Continue reading →

The Rock Church Worship Service

Paul Jon Celebrating the arrival of advent Normally we have Katie talk about children’s ministry, were going to mix it up and have the kids talk to you Allison likes ice cream, Elaynea likes watermelon, Orion, Caden likes peppermint bark, the games, We need move volunteers to share the love of God with these kids These kids are a major priority for us Feel free to ask the 5th graders about it Men’s fraternity starting up on Sat 5th Jan To be a man after God’s own heart If you want to be a part of it, talk to Mike and Cas Next week after the service, Erin is leading a caroling expedition around the neighborhood 2nd Sunday of Advent, going to have Mark read for us Mark Isaiah ??? Paul / coda Jon Philippians Next week Paul will preach and then the week after that we’ll be having our … Continue reading →

Easter Sunday – The Rock Church Worship Service

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 →