Hello People of the Rock, One of my favorite verses—one I repeat to myself almost every day—is Psalm 118:24 (NLT) “This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.” What an incredible opportunity God gives us each day to live & glorify Him. I pray He gives me the wisdom to view each day as precious & to use it to rejoice & be glad as I worship Him! This Sunday the Samaritan's Purse Operation Christmas Child shoebox collection officially starts & goes through Sunday, Nov. 18! The church has shoeboxes for you, or you can provide your own. Shoebox packing directions can be found here. Last year we collected 60 boxes – our goal is to collect 70 this year! This week, as we’r
Hello People of the Rock! “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge.” (Psalm 19:1-2) I don’t know about you, but the beauty of God’s creation takes my breath away & I find myself in awe, again, that the One who spoke everything into existence loves us so deeply. We could, & perhaps should, be insignificant compared to the beauty and grandeur of the rest of creation. But God loves each of us deeply, uniquely, & intimately. Remember, as we’re blessed by the beauty of the fall season God calls His creation good, but he calls us precious & beloved! There’s a lot going on this Sund
Men & Women of the Rock! The temperatures are dropping, the trees are turning & God’s creation is changing before our very eyes as the colors of fall are bursting on the scene…I love fall! Speaking of changing, we’re continuing our fall series “Changed Into His Likeness” this weekend. Hopefully, you’ve been blessed by the manual for this series. I know It’s been sweet for me knowing our whole church family is reading, meditating on, and discussing the same passages in Scripture I am throughout the week. I’m excited to hear how He’s spoken to each of us through this study. We’ll begin a food drive collecting Soup & Sides for the WAFER Food Pantry this Sunday. This is a wonderful opportunity
