Sermon Podcast - Round Rock Church of Christ

This week, our Student Minister, Michael Waldrop alongside many of our students at RRCOC invited us to imagine the ways that God invades the ordinary and calls us to be open to saying yes to God’s will even as it might unravel and challenge all of our expectations and comforts.

We are often too busy and too burdened to observe the good things going on around us. Celebration often wakes us up to the goodness of God all around us. This message unpacks how the practice of celebration begins with initiation, meditation, and celebration.

In a world inundated with information, our hearts crave for transformation. God's transformation is unlike any other change in this world. This message will unpack how we begin to invite Jesus, through the Holy Spirit, to transform us into God's likeness.

How often do you find yourself held captive by the fear of other people's perceptions of you? People-pleasing is a form of bondage. In this message guest preacher, Rick Atchley, unpacks how life in Christ frees us from the desire to impress or please others.

God has a heart for those who are far from home. How do we cultivate a heart and culture that welcomes people home? This message gives three simple ways of how to be a reason for someone to come home.

Many of us have vastly different ways we view fear. We struggle to understand the purpose of fear. This morning we uncovered how necessary it is to recalibrate our understanding of fear in order to be brave in the context of Jesus following. This message invites us to consider the bravery that is possible based on our proximity to God and the reality that we aren't meant to face fear alone.

Everyone has weaknesses, limits, and wounds as they travel through life. The good news of life with God means there is something powerful to be found in our most powerless moments. This message explores how we choose this kind of vulnerability.

What does it mean to be open-handed? What's one of the main obstacles that prevents us from sharing what's been shared with us? This message spells out how to practically be open-handed to those around you this week.

Faithful followers faithfully gather to be together. It's our 101 of the faith. This installment unpacks the three leading obstacles in us being together and what uniquely happens when people gather in the name of Jesus.