Rocky Messages

Have you ever wondered what the recipe for Christianity is? What is the core of what we believe? What is the foundation of our faith. Jeremy shares what we believe is the core of Christianity.

Have you ever doubted the story of Easter? If we're honest, we all have. Even Jesus' closest friends doubted that the resurrection happened. But those same friends who doubted the resurrection found themselves eating breakfast on a beach with their friend who rose from the dead. It's because of their faith in what they saw that millions of people gather, on Easter Sunday, to celebrate. Bring your doubts with us as we dive in to a series that focuses on the unbelievable story of the resurrection of Jesus.

Have you ever doubted the story of Easter? If we're honest, we all have. Even Jesus' closest friends doubted that the resurrection happened. But those same friends who doubted the resurrection found themselves eating breakfast on a beach with their friend who rose from the dead. It's because of their faith in what they saw that millions of people gather, on Easter Sunday, to celebrate. Bring your doubts with us as we dive in to a series that focuses on the unbelievable story of the resurrection of Jesus.

Jesus told people that he would know that they loved God by the way that they loved people. He didn't just say some people or those people; Jesus said we need to love all people just like him.

What does it mean when Jesus tells us to take the log out of our own eye before we call out the speck in someone else's eye? Shan dives into that topic a little deeper in this sermon called "Get Off Your High Horse." Jesus isn't telling us not to judge; Jesus is saying don't judge hypocritically.

Have you ever spent time looking at how the early followers of Jesus changed the world? It's an incredible story, and the way they did it was NOT by making a point. Early Christians had no platform, they had no leverage in culture, they had hardly any money, they had very little organization, they had nothing, and yet they brought about cultural change. The mission of the church is to tell the world that God has done something in the world by how we live!

When we talk about the story of the prodigal son, we often talk about one lost son. But when you take a closer look at the story, there are two lost sons. The older brother may have done all the "right things," but he was still lost at the end of the day. He didn't take on a posture of love and celebration towards his brother's return.

"Coming home" to God can seem like an intimidating decision. It can be easy to believe the lie that we need to clean ourselves up first. But that is not what God expects you to do. God says, come with all of your brokenness, come with all of the things that you think separate us, and I will clean you up.

God has offered His forgiveness, love, and hope to everyone in this world. Everyone can freely receive what God is offering, yet 190 million people in America have not received it yet. God has given us the mission of sharing that gift with those in our communities. If we want to get on board with that mission, then we need to value what God values. God values the lost ONE.