Michael De Rosa, Author at Moutainside Community Church

Good day, this is Michael De Rosa and I will look at Isaiah 55:6 Seek the Lord while He may be found:  Call upon Him while He is near We talk, I think, so much of God’s mercy and patience, that we can fall into this idea that we can Read more… The post Seeking God while He may be found appeared first on Moutainside Community Church .

Philippians 3:12  Not that I have already obtained it or have already become perfect, but I press on so that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus Friend, what we learn -again- is that regardless of the number of years Read more… The post Reaching Up Is All We Need appeared first on Moutainside Community Church .

1 Timothy 2:1-4 First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, 2 for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. 3 This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who desires all R...

Psalm 62:8  “Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us.” How transparent are we with our Heavenly Father?  Are we too quick to pray for others’ need, while becoming uncomfortable  to wrestle with our own concerns? But…being honest Read more… The post Matters of the Heart appeared first on Moutainside Community Church .

I want to talk about how we can effectively build safeguards against the rat race that is consuming us.  My text is Proverbs 4:23, which reads Above all, be careful what you think because your thoughts control your life.  It is so easy to become fixated on social media sites, Read more… The post Dealing with Restlessness appeared first on Moutainside Community Church .

Let’s look at God’s promises, focusing today on Matthew 11:28-30, where our Lord gives us His assurance of comfort when we are burdened. This past winter, while I was in New England, I caught myself becoming anxious thinking about the amount of potential snow fall during one storm.   Yet, Read more… The post Anxiousness Meets God’s Promises appeared first on Moutainside Comm...

Psalm 46:10   “Cease striving and know that I am God;I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” The definition of this word “know’ spans from a simple awareness to an intimate covenantal relationship. And HERE we are reminded, AGAIN, that We. Can. Know. Read more… The post Know God appeared first on Moutainside Community Church .

Genesis 1:1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.  Beginnings are so varied.  Good, Scary, Bad.  One thing, though, that we can be confident on is this:   Regardless of that beginning, God was there first And just God’s creativity was good -very good, in fact, at Read more… The post Beginnings are Designed to be Good appeared first on Moutainside Commun...

Matthew  3:2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”  REPENTANCE is so much more than merely feeling sorry for past mistakes; it is a radical summons to a complete transformation of one’s mind and direction. And…it begins at recognizing that the kingdom of heaven is not some high Read more… The post Repentance is more than ‘just being sorry’ appeared first...

I will look at Matthew  10:37 to talk about the importance of putting Jesus first. The text reads: He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. This is a Read more… The post The Tendency to Compromise appeared first on Moutainside Community Church .