Rocky Messages

When Saul was chasing David, David had all the right in the world to believe that God had abandoned him. The promise of being the future king felt like it was disappearing. But David was a man of integrity and trusted God in the hardest days.

David learned a lot of lessons the hard way. He also had to learn a few lessons multiple times. We're not so different from David. Sometimes we need to learn some hard lessons multiple times. Let's take a look at the story of David and Abigail and see what we can learn.

When you sin, you break God's Law. The message of Jesus: When you sin, you break God's heart. Why? Because sin kills. It killed Jesus, don't let it kill you. When someone dies for you, you don't have to wonder where you stand with them. So, go and sin no more.

Can Jesus really say "Do not worry?" What does it mean to not borrow tomorrow's trouble and bring it into today? Let's talk about living life with less worry and more trust.

We've all got a decision to make about Jesus. If you believe the story of the resurrection, It changes your life. Suppose you decide that you don't believe the resurrection story and chose not to follow Jesus. You've got another question to ask; If not Jesus, then who? Who will you follow?

Jesus continually told his followers to fear not, but he also told His followers to fear God. He wants us to fear the right thing. When we fear less, we are able to live more.

What does it look like to take a step towards Jesus in faith? Baptism is a way for us to commit ourselves to Jesus and his way of life. Our baptism service is a celebration of many people deciding to follow the way of Jesus.

We can all agree that Jesus was a bold person. He made a lot of controversial statements. The statement we think is the most controversial was when Jesus said, "Noone comes to the Father except through me." That's an exclusive statement about an inclusive claim.

Two-thirds of American adults (66%) say they believe the biblical accounts of the physical resurrection of Jesus are accurate. One-third disagrees, or they're not sure. If someone asked you about the resurrection today, what would your answer be? How does that change the way you live?