Sermon Podcast - Round Rock Church of Christ

Operating outside of God’s power? Bad plan.

Sure, it can be scary to obey God. It’s when we’re not obeying God, though, that fear truly finds a foothold and begins defining our lives. Exhibit A: King Saul.

Not changing course simply because you’re already headed in a direction? Bad plan.

In this message we’ll look to an episode from the life of King Saul for insight on what happens when we won’t change direction.

Taking matters into your own hands because God’s way isn’t getting the job done? Bad plan. The worst plan of al, in fact, might be thinking your plan is better than God’s plan.

Avoiding God’s call? Bad plan. When God speaks about the direction of your life, it’s not a suggestion. As scary as his call may be, though, there's one big reason you don't have to be afraid. Speaker: Justin Gerhardt // Watch the whole series here: www.rrcoc.org/badplan

The Bible says that followers of Jesus are aliens. …What in the world does that mean? 

Christmas is layered. We laugh and we cry, we celebrate togetherness and we mourn the loss of those we can't be with anymore. Christ can be trusted in that complexity—after all, the first Christmas was all about darkness and light. …And the life that light brought.

The holiday give us a great opportunity to gather with others. But with “others”...comes conflict. Spouse-to-spouse, sibling-to-sibling, child-to-parent, parent-to-child, friend-to-friend--the opportunities for us to disagree with and disappoint one another abound at this time of year.

So how do we survive? We’ll look to a famous passage in Scripture for the answer.

Christmastime is full of expectations. The photos, the presents, the meals, the parties, the family interactions--we have an idea of how each of these things should go. Unfortunately, things often don’t go according to plan. Photos don’t turn out, presents don’t arrive on time, your kids (or parents) don’t behave--the list goes on and on. So what do you do with the disappointment that inevitably comes? In this message, we’ll see what God has to say about surviving the unmet expectations that often plague us at Christmas (and the rest of the year as well).

Ever been frustrated by your repeated failure in the face of temptation? If so, you might be missing something.

The bad news? You can't beat sin on your own. The good news? God has a plan for that.

In this message, we explore what the Apostle Paul says about a strange ritual called baptism.