https://youtu.be/g6KuN-MD8CY
Contagious
This virus is extremely contagious. The fear is even more contagious.
Stock marketKids are probably not going back to school this yearLast night I dreamt I was in the Chicago PD episodeI've been having stress dreams every nightAnd of course, in a week and a half how will I deal with the lack of toilet paperThe lack of work for...
https://youtu.be/VBQ20GeFoiU
Worry is the sin of distrusting the promise and providence of God
It is also our most common sin. Faith and worry cannot occupy the same space in your head.
DON’T WORRY BECAUSE YOU ARE A SERVANT OF GOD, AND YOUR WELFARE IS HIS BUSINESS, NOT YOURS.
Matthew 6:25 25 “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether...
https://youtu.be/AryQo-LGFO8
Salt has always been a valuable commodity
Since prehistoric times, it has been universally used as a seasoning and a preservativeSalt is so valuable that it has sometimes been used as moneyThe perfect metaphor
God calls us to be different so that we can make a difference.
GOD PUT YOU HERE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
When Jesus speaks about our being the salt...
https://youtu.be/LMoD2m5pzZU
https://youtu.be/Q5yVTr3yllE
Saul
So dramatic was the change in Saul’s life that the Lord even changed his name. Saul the Pharisee became Paul the apostle. Saul’s conversion to Christianity has such far-reaching implications for the history of the church that it is the only event recorded three times in the book of Acts.
Obey Jesus:
InstantlyCompletelyPersistently
THREE TRUTHS CHANGED SAUL’S LIFE FOREVER.
Saul was a lost...
https://youtu.be/befyqocibZI
Thank you for Checking out Rock Church. Due to COVID-19 we will be online only. When we are having church, 10 am Sundays, and Deeper Rock, 7 pm Wednesdays, it will appear Right here. To get to know our deepest held values, start in the “About Us” below. Sign up to be our guest and get a free movie...
https://youtu.be/wZRSdEyLOKg
Mk 4:26-29
Mark 4:26 (NLT) 26 Jesus also said, “The Kingdom of God is like a farmer who scatters seed on the ground.
Only in Marks Gospel
I am taken back by how much time Jesus points our attention to the coming judgement and reward that happens in eternity.
A farmer
Specific word for farmer γεωργός.
The word here is more generic than a farmer...
https://youtu.be/eWSr3Wq0Hzo
So Deep
How to cultivate good soil in our own lives. To not be surprised or disappointed by a lack of response. We are called to so generously even when it does not yield a harvest. Even if we can't see it God's word will reap but not in every life.
Mark 4:7 (NLT) 7 Other seed fell among thorns that...
https://youtu.be/yHYGqPoYmUE
Who was Luke?
Writer of Luke and Acts, Gentile Christian. He is not included in Paul's final greetings in Colossians. He is the only Gentile author of a New Testament book. In Acts 1:19 he translates the aromatic place name.
Acts 1:19 (NLT) 19 The news of his death spread to all the people of Jerusalem, and they gave the place...
https://youtu.be/lrsQ1tc-2wk
https://youtu.be/xMVz2RsbV5o
Called Baffling by scholars. We know he wrote at the end of his life. We know he was not serving God at the end of his life.
It is the inspired Word Of God to see the vanity of a life that had everything without obedience. In the Old testament there Is not much of a concept of the after...
https://youtu.be/NrKuTC2UZoY
What is the "law"
613 regulations, some are easy to understand.
Do not lieDo not stealDon't kill people
Others not so much.
Don't wear garments with two different kinds of cloth.Don't eat shellfish.
The word "law" can refer to different things.
The 600 laws in the books of MosesThe first five books of the Bible
Referring to the religious life and rituals of the old testament.
Three...
