Church on The Rock Homer

I hope you enjoyed your Christmas gatherings! What a blessing it is to celebrate the birth of Jesus, His humble nature, the Father’s gift to us of His son, and the miraculous nature of Immanuel, God with us! This Sunday we explore the gift of Christ and what it means for us to become part of His family.

Knowing and walking with the Lord as one of His children is the greatest gift you could receive this Christmas because it is the ultimate purpose for all of mankind and when we examine and revel over the gift of being a child of God we have the opportunity to understand the rewards we receive from it.

In this message we will explore Romans 8 and John 14, so in your free moments, read ahead!

Pastor Matt McCarter

It’s almost Christmas! And I am so thankful to be included in the family of God. For the next three weeks we will celebrating the God who decided to expand his family and add sons and daughters through the sacrifice of His first born son Jesus. This week I am going to tell a little more of our own adoption story and celebrate adoption of the saints into the heavenly family.

Pastor Aaron Weisser

Two halves of the same coin. Light and dark. Day and night. The husband and the wife. Scripture contains the idea of two parts being unified when they come together, two parts equating to one. The same is true when we consider our being. Mankind is less than a whole when separated from God.

Genesis 1 says that God’s creation exists as the heavens and the earth, two parts in one. In this message, we examined the last piece of God’s creating efforts from Genesis 1:1, the earth, and explored the purpose it serves in God’s grand scheme.

Pastor Matt McCarter

As a young boy growing up in artsy little Homer, Alaska I too caught the bug and wondered about my ability to make it as an artist. At the ripe old age of nine I drew a pencil sketch of the Space Shuttle Discovery in the upright position and attached to its external tanks. My sketch was approximately 30 inches tall and was of such high caliber, it was temporarily displayed in the Pratt Museum… along with all the other submitted artwork by the Homer elementary age crowd.

But it didn’t matter. I remembered walking down the hall of the Pratt and seeing my artwork hung on the wall with a name placard below. It was stunning. I couldn’t believe that now thousands upon thousands of art lovers would behold my work. I felt such unspeakable pride.

And that was the nature of us humans. We wanted our handiwork to be appreciated, to be noticed, to be ooh’d and aah’d over. We liked to see and be seen.

As it turned out, God was of a different nature. Most of His glory was completely hidden from our eyes. This week we peeked through the curtain at the vast expansiveness of the hidden glory of God and asked “Why should it matter?” If you have a minute, before you watch, read Genesis one.

Pastor Dr. Aaron Weisser

When Maranatha and I got married we decided to narrow the scope of what was important on our wedding day. We were going to have a beautiful wedding, but we were determined not to blow the bank account. In the process of making those decisions, I had the bright idea to make our wedding cake. My future wife and my immediate family gave me THE LOOK. You know THE LOOK. It's a look full of skepticism and negativity and so they said, why don’t you do a test run. I agreed and after about a day, I arrived at the same conclusion, we’d be better off spending the money.

There are certain things left in more capable hands, those who are worthy to design such things as “cakes”. With this message we start a new series in Genesis and together we will declare that there is only one who is worthy to be called The Creator.

Pastor Matt McCarter

Physicist Stephen Hawking once said, “If we discover the theory of everything, it would be the ultimate triumph of human reason, for then we would know the mind of God.” Yet Hawking himself rejected the idea of a Creator.

In this message we take on that question head on: Is it reasonable to believe in God? We look directly at Hawking’s arguments and explore what faith and reason reveal about truth, eternity, and the divine.

Pastor Dr. Aaron Weisser

A few years back, while working in our backyard at ABI, I built a swing for Maranatha under our porch and started clearing out weeds and debris. We laid down fabric, hauled mulch, and turned the space into something new. As I carried the bags down the hill, one of my kids looked at me and said, “Dad, I’m stronger than you.” For a moment I thought about proving otherwise—but I just smiled and said, “That’s not true.”

That same tension plays out in our relationship with God. Humanity, His children, often calls His goodness into question. We ask, How can God be good when…? or Surely this can’t be part of His plan?

This message invites us to return to Scripture and stand in awe of the truth: God is good. Unfathomably good. So profoundly good that for all eternity we will never exhaust the wonder of His goodness.

Pastor Matt McCarter

How many times have you attempted to capture the expansive view of the Kenai Mountains, opposite Homer across Kachemak Bay, only to be disappointed by the result? Photos just don't seem to convey the grandeur, especially when condensed down to a six inch phone screen.

"This picture doesn't really do it justice, but TRUST me, the mountains and the ocean and the sky are amazing to behold!"

This Sunday is an exciting moment. We are jumping back to the beginning of the Bible and starting another trek through the story of God and humanity. And along with this is a great challenge: how do I sufficiently convey the grandeur of God's revealed purpose...in a few minutes on a Sunday morning!?! Trust me, it is amazing to behold!

Pastor Dr. Aaron Weisser

On Saturday, October 18, we launch into one of my favorite weekends of the year, our annual Global Missions Conference. This is your opportunity to connect in new ways to God's story both near home and across the globe. This weekend God wants to speak to you--to ignite something new. Whether you've been involved in missions for decades or you've just said yes to Jesus, God has something for you during this time. Now is your chance to dive in and make decisions to pray, to give, and to go.

I have three assignments for you this weekend:

1) Encourage a missionary by engaging with their work.

2) Listen and learn something new about missions and outreach.

3) Give your hard-earned money away

Check out EVERYTHING conference on Church Center or click below!

We'll see you there.

Pastor Drew Simpson

It's finally here! Welcome to our Annual Global Missions Conference. With 25+ organizations and missionaries represented over the coming two weeks, be prepared for a fire hydrant of stories of God's work here in Homer, around our state, and across the globe!

To kick things off, we have our local ministry highlights this Sunday for our I LOVE Homer Sunday. We get the opportunity to hear from organizations committed to professional and faith-filled work. As we come this Sunday, let us lean in together into the story of God and with humble hearts tell Jesus, "Here am I Lord, send me!"

Pastor Drew Simpson