Students

10,000 High School Students in 2 Weeks!

Posted NOVEMBER 17, 2012 by Chad Furlong of Pastor's Blog
TWELVE is an intensive nine month mentoring and leadership training experience at the Rock Church. As a group we travel across the nation doing school assemblies through iTHINK School Assemblies (ithinkbig.org). The following are comments from our website and Face… Read the rest
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The Name of the LORD

Posted NOVEMBER 10, 2012 by Ronnie Holderby of Pastor's Blog
Proverbs 18:10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe. Someone once said the sweetest sound in any language is the sound of one’s own name. If you’re walking down the… Read the rest
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New and Improved… or the Ancient Paths?

Posted NOVEMBER 2, 2012 by Dave Stewart of Pastor's Blog
We live in a culture that values “new” and discards “old.” When it comes to technology, new usually is better!  New computers have six-core processors with multi-threading that makes them function like they have 12 processors. When I bought my… Read the rest
Good interpretation desires simply to “get at the plain meaning of the text."

Why Hermeneutics?

Posted NOVEMBER 1, 2012 by Jason Mayer of Community Groups
Understanding Scripture, the Word of God, and applying it to our lives is an essential element in the journey of spiritual growth for every Christian. Hermeneutics is broadly defined as interpreting the Bible. More specifically, Hermeneutics is, “the principles people… Read the rest
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Special Ops Christians?

Posted OCTOBER 24, 2012 by Dave Stewart of Community Groups
“Above all, you (plural) must live as citizens of heaven… fighting together for the faith, which is the Good News.” (Phil 1:27, NLT) According to Philippians 1:27-30, our lives should be lived in light of our heavenly citizenship. We’re on… Read the rest
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Stealing for Jesus

Posted OCTOBER 20, 2012 by _francois of Rock Creative
One of the most common excuses filmmakers give for stealing music is because it’s too expensive to buy music that’s copyrighted and it’s too expensive to have someone write and record an original score that is of great quality. This… Read the rest
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“Are You Listening? Are You Hearing?”

Posted OCTOBER 12, 2012 by Ronnie Holderby of Pastor's Blog
Time in the soul room with God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit I want you to stop right now, take 15 minutes, please join me as I ask the Holy Spirit to reveal what God… Read the rest

Three Qualities of a Healthy Community Group

Posted OCTOBER 7, 2012 by Dave Stewart of Pastor's Blog
No two Community Groups look alike… yet, there are some common characteristics of groups that are healthy. When I meet with prospective Community Group Leaders, there are three things that I emphasize that they must develop in their group. As… Read the rest
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“Love Loves” by Mickey Stonier

Posted SEPTEMBER 22, 2012 by Mickey Stonier of Pastor's Blog
If you are looking for a short devotional read that will take you to the core of your self-life, read Let Go by Fenelon.  He was a very reflective and devout spiritual influence on many people in the Court of… Read the rest
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Three Reasons to Join a Community Group!

Posted SEPTEMBER 10, 2012 by Dave Stewart of Pastor's Blog
As you hear the invitations this month to get into a Community Group, maybe you feel like you’re too busy and can’t add “1 more thing” to your life.  So why does it matter anyway? What’s the big deal about… Read the rest