What happens when the brook dries up, the jar is nearly empty, and God leads you somewhere you never would have chosen? This Sunday in 1 Kings 17:8-24, we’ll discover that the places that feel most impossible may be the very places where God teaches us to trust Him most deeply—and prepares us for what comes next. 

What Kind of church is Jesus calling us to be? 

In Mark 3, Jesus calls the twelve to be with Him and then sends them out. This Sunday, we will introduce First Free Rockford’s direction for the upcoming year: Stay Close. Live Sent. 

Join us as we consider how God’s grace calls us, dependence on Christ sustains us, and the gospel sends us into our homes, neighborhoods, workplaces, and world.

This week in Way of the King, we follow two grieving disciples on the road to Emmaus. They had every fact right and still didn’t recognize the one walking beside them. What does it actually take to see him? It’s a gift only God can give.

The cross looked like defeat. It looked like the end. But what looked like Rome’s victory was actually the moment Jesus opened the way home. This Sunday, we’ll see that at the cross, Jesus has the final word—and His word is grace. Join us as we come face-to-face with the King who was condemned so sinners could be forgiven.

What happens when your confidence fails, your courage collapses, and you realize you are not as strong as you thought? In Luke 22, Peter falls apart—but Jesus never does. This Sunday, we’ll see the King who drank the cup, faced the darkness, and held onto His disciple when the disciple could no longer hold onto Him.

What happens when your confidence fails, your courage collapses, and you realize you are not as strong as you thought? In Luke 22, Peter falls apart—but Jesus never does. This Sunday, we’ll see the King who drank the cup, faced the darkness, and held onto His disciple when the disciple could no longer hold onto Him.

Zacchaeus had money, influence and success, but he was still lost. This Sunday, we’ll see what happens when Jesus finds the person everyone else has written off, and why real salvation always changes a life. The King is still seeking the lost. Will you come down?

What does it actually take to be right with God? This week in The Way of the King, a broken man begs for “mercy"—but the word he uses is really a plea for God’s atoning sacrifice, not just sympathy. Come see who Jesus says walks away justified.