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The Rock Covenant Church

The Rock Church Worship Service

Paul chorus / interlude Jon Growing up in Michigan, you didn’t go outside in winter But you could play outside in the summer humidity Sometimes my mom would splurge and get me a gallon of grape drink First choice was always water, but I was only interested in something sweet So I would decline and go back out playing Pleasure center of my brain was looking for that dopamine hit from sugar When I finally got desperate, I would pick up the hose, no matter where it was lying, no matter what it smelled like, put my mouth on it and quench my thirst Liquid is discussed a lot in the Bible 4 But he had to go through Samaria. 5 So he came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. 6 Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, … Continue reading →

The Rock Covenant Church

The Rock Church Worship Service

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 – Gospel Edition

Paul I’d like to introduce you to Tanya, from the suburbs of Chicago My gospel choir leader She’s going to lead worship tonight Tanya You know how sometimes you feel like a storm is coming in your life Sometimes you can take your fears and worries to your family or your friends But sometimes you have to take it to God Because that’s where I found refuge These lyrics came to me when I was looking for refuge from a storm Declare His greatness This is a song that He gave me and I want to share it with you Paul We spent 4 years learning together and you kept pushing me and challenging me and throwing new things at me at the last minute So I thought I would try and return the favor, but then i found out you already knew this one! Jon First we’re going to … Continue reading →

The Rock Church Worship Service

Paul Jon Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel, and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is a clear sign to them of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God. For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake, engaged in the same conflict that you saw I had and now hear that I still have. (Philippians 1:27-30 ESV) Also in acts and first Thessalonians So, setting sail from Troas, we made a direct voyage to Samothrace, and the following day to Neapolis, and from … Continue reading →