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The Benefits of Being Stuck | Week 3: God’s Purposes For Your Life // Ryland Walter // If God asked you how you were going to spend the next 15 years of your life, what would you say? Thankfully, God’s plan for our lives is not a mystery. This week we’ll look at God’s roadmap to a life well-lived, and the purposes God has given to those who follow him. Get Connected at RockBrook.org or download th...

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (NIV) Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body. 1. My body is the temple of the Holy Spirit Matthew 6:22-23 (NIV) The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your ey...

-When you don’t have enough… Appreciate what God has given “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over.” 1 Timothy 1:14 (NIV) “The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.” -When you are unsure about your future… Focus on ALL & FOREVER “Surely goodness and mercy sha...

-When you are not sure where you are headed… Follow the path of righteousness “He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake.” -When you are afraid… Remember God is with you “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.” The rod was used for protection and correction. PRAYER EMPHASI...

Our souls can’t find rest because: 1. We want what we can’t have 2. We don’t know how to stop 3. We are not sure where we’re headed 4. We are afraid 5. We don’t have enough 6. We are unsure about the future Psalm 23 (NKJV) The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. 3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of r...

Hebrews 12:14-15 NIV Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many. -Starve unforgiveness -Feed forgiveness Ephesians 4:32 (NIV) Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God for...

Galatians 6:4 Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else. -Starve comparison -Feed my God-defined identity 1 Peter 2:9-10 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into hi...

Ephesians 4:15 (NIV) Speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. -Starve lies -Feed truth 1 John 1:5-10 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 6 If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the...

The Benefits of Being Stuck | Week 2: Hope When You’re Stuck // Kelly Walter // We can handle an enormous amount of frustration, delays, and pain — as long as we have hope. If you don’t know what God has said, you’ll feel pretty hopeless. This weekend we’ll look at reasons you can always have hope, based on the promises found in God’s Word. Get Connected at RockBrook.org or download the Rock Brook...

Psalm 42:5 (NIV) Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. Psalm 91:9-10 (KJV) Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. Psalm 27:13-14 (AMP) I would have despaired had I not believe...

Psalm 139:13-24 (NIV) 13 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. 14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. 15 My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. 16 Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me...

Psalm 139:1-12 (NIV) You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. 2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. 3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. 4 Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely. 5 You hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me. 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lof...

Romans 6:12-18 (NIV) 12 Do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. 13 Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness. 14 For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not...

2 Corinthians 1:7 says Since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God. -Starve unwholesome talk -Say what God says Ephesians 4:29-30 (NIV) Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may b...

2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1 (NIV) Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? 15 What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? 16 What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God...

1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 (NIV) May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole SPIRIT, SOUL and BODY be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it. -Whatever I starve dies -Whatever I feed thrives Psalm 13:2 (NIV) How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart?...

The Benefits of Being Stuck | Week 1: Losing Control // Ryland Walter // We often feel stuck in our own lives. Stuck in our jobs, stressed by our schedule, trapped in situations that are beyond our control. But, what if there are some hidden benefits of being stuck? Learn More at RockBrook.org or download our Rock Brook Church App in your app store.

For more prayer resources and fasting ideas, visit RockBrook.org/Prayer Matthew 17:14-21 (NIV) When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and knelt before him. "Lord, have mercy on my son," he said. "He has seizures and is suffering greatly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. I brought him to your disciples, but they could not heal him.” "O unbelieving and perverse generation...

Stand Alone | Living a Clockwise Life // Ryland Walter // Just as the hands on a clock move in a specific direction, your life is never directionless. Based on the choices you make, you’re either living a clockwise life — moving toward God’s wisdom — or a counterclockwise life — refusing God’s wisdom. This weekend we’ll walk through the Bible’s instructions on intentionally moving in the right dir...

Stand Alone | Next Time Will Be Different // Ryland Walter // The first time Jesus came to Earth, He was born in a manger, tucked away in the small village of Bethlehem. A single star shined in the night sky to guide the wisemen to the new Messiah. This weekend, we'll talk about how it will be when Jesus comes back and how the entire world will hear and be amazed! Get Connected at RockBrook.org or...

Stand Alone | The Weary World Rejoices // Ryland Walter // This month, in the midst of everything that is happening, the whole world will pause to focus on one event — Christmas. Everything will become secondary for the sake of this holiday. What is so special about Christmas? How is it that an event that happened 2,000 years ago still carries such weight? Join us this weekend to look at the great...

Philippians | Part 4: Joy For Life // Kelly Walter // God knew that our lives would be filled with opportunities to live in anxiety. Anxiousness is the result of the pull in our lives between hope and fear. How can we make decisions in order to experience joy for life? Get Connected at RockBrook.org or download the Rock Brook Church App.

Philippians | Part 3: Joy’s Focus // Kelly Walter // We may find it easy to acknowledge that happiness is fleeting, but it can be just as easy to feel that joy can quickly be stolen from us. How are we to protect the treasure of joy when it seems to get taken before we can even fully embrace it? Get Connected at RockBrook.org or download the Rock Brook Church App.

Philippians | Part 2: Joy Beyond Ourselves // Kelly Walter // Are you looking for joy in all the wrong places? Join us this weekend as we learn how to become conscious of the joy God is putting “in” us, rather than searching for it in what is happening “to” us. Get Connected at RockBrook.org or download the Rock Brook Church App.

Philippians | Part 1: Joy No Matter What // Kelly Walter // How do you live as a Christian in a non-Christian world? The book of Philippians was penned by a man who was suffering untold troubles and trials. As he awaited his execution, he not only found meaning for the circumstances he was experiencing, he demonstrated incredible faithfulness, and did so with an attitude of unshakable joy! Get Con...