Rock of Ages Evangelical Church

Psalm 92:12-15   A goal for many people in life is a happy retirement... They spend years saving and planning for the time in which they retire. They look forward to the free time to do what interests them But is the concept of "retirement" applicable to the kingdom of God? We may rightly retire from secular jobs, what about our service in the church? We know that physical infirmities ma...

Ephesians 2:10 A question asked perhaps by almost everyone at some point is, 'What is my purpose?' Philosophers such as Aristotle say the source of true happiness consists of fulfilling our deepest goals as a human being. Others say communal harmony and peaceful coexistence is the key to successful living.   Some of us may even ask, 'Do we even have a purpose at all?' Join us as we look...

John 1:14 This verse is one of the most profound verses in all of scripture. How can man do justice to the doctrine of the incarnation? In this message we look into the fact that Jesus was a real man in every way, yet without sin. That it was as verse 14 says, 'The Word' that took on flesh. And Why the Word became flesh.

Psalm 23:5-6 Christians will have enemies. Our Lord did and so will all those who truly follow Him. The table is prepared for us by our great shepherd in the presence of our enemies and He is our provider in the best and worst of times. Our cup runs over and those who put their trust in Christ will, after passing through that final valley of the shadow of death, dwell in the house of the Lord fore...

John 1:12-13  Those who believe upon the name of Christ are not born by the will of bloods, any kind of lineage or heritage. Neither are they born by the will of the flesh for that which is born of the flesh is flesh and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Neither are they born of the will of man, their desire for children as the fruit of the womb of marriage. Those who believe on the...

Psalm 23:4  The Lord the Shepherd of His people leads, guides, nourishes and protects His sheep. He is not a hireling, they belong to Him. Dark valley's are part of a Christians life which leads to the valley of the shadow of death, where as believers we fear no evil because Christ is with us. Part of this context are the rod and staff of the Shepherd which serve also to bring comfort.

John 1:9-12   The Word who was in the beginning with God, who is indeed God Himself. The Word who made the world and all that is in it. The Word came to His own, and His own received Him not. Who are HIs own? All men? The elect? Who was it who rejected and refused Him? Verse that speak such sadness and yet much blessing, for as many as did receive Him, to them He gave the right to become chil...

Psalm 23:3  The Lord our great Shepherd leads His sheep in the paths of righteousness. The Gospel must be preached to all, everywhere. Jesus called us to enter by the narrow gate, and that whosoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. The free offer of the gospel is an absolute. But it must also be maintained that its He who conducts His sheep on the right paths, the way of holiness...

John 1:4-5  The life was the light of men? all men? How? There is darkness in this world of wickedness and rejection of Christ, that is certain. And yet we are told that the light shines in the Darkness. Jesus Christ is the Light and the darkness no matter how wicked can never overpower or overcome Him!!

Philippians 4:4 Are you rejoicing?  Paul is not been unfeeling or simplistic in urging us to rejoice. It is actually very reasonable and logical to rejoice because we have good grounds. We rejoice ‘in the Lord.’ We rejoice in the context of the relationship we have with our God. Unlike people of the world, we have foundations to our lives in Christ. Especially we rejoice for we have a Saviour...

Luke 9:31 An Assisted Death  Usually we urge people to live. When Moses and Elijah appeared with our Lord at His Transfiguration , they were speaking of His death. The Law and the Prophets all spoke of His suffering. Even here, when briefly glorified, it is His death that is the subject of the greatest importance. Christ followed through with accomplishing His death to the letter, fulfilling...

Luke 23:44-56  Resurrection Sunday evening service. Frank takes us back to Calvary to look upon that view which Christ calls us to remember.

John 20  Join Pastor Russ Clarke for Rock of Ages Evangelical Church Resurrection Sunday service. The tomb is empty...He is Risen!!

Mark 11:1-11 Join Pastor Frank Holmes as he takes us through Jesus triumphal entry into Jerusalem.

Luke 9:51 After Peter gave his confession that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God, we see Jesus begins to intensify making known His coming death. Jesus set His face toward Jerusalem. He had the authority to lay down His life and to take it back again. Resolutely, He pursued the will of His Father, and nothing would stop Him making His way toward the cross!

Psalm 23:3 Psalm 23:3 He restores my soul. Many things in life are restored. Old furniture, watches, paintings etc. What was once perfect became decayed, and broken. Much like man who sinned...Restoration is needed. He restores my soul. Oh how God loves His people! Whilst we were yet sinners, Christ died for the ungodly. Greater love has no man than this, to lay down his life for his friends. What...

John 1:4 John 1:4 Atheists believe matter came first, then life. As Christians we believe the exact opposite. Life then matter. The Word was with God in the beginning. The Word was God. Christ is the Word, and in Him was Life. Not only all life biologically is from Him and upheld by Him, but true life, eternal life...In Him was Life!

Psalm 23:2  "He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters." Included in the word 'Pasture' is "The Abode of the Shepherd." The Lord takes us into His own pastures. He feeds us, nourishes us, makes a place for us. We lack nothing from the hand of our great Shepherd. We have nothing to fear in this life, for He makes us to lie down in peace and tranquility, and...

John 1:1-3  Due to certain false doctrines spreading regarding the denial that Jesus had an actual physical body, and the Jews view that the gospel of Christ was a blasphemous contradiction against Old Testament monotheism, John's desire was to clearly identify Jesus as the Christ, the Jewish Messiah, the Son of the living God. He begins...at the beginning with the Word who was in the beginni...

Isaiah 53:5 Ryan Clarke How can we be healed? What does that really mean? The prophet Isaiah say that by His stripes we are healed.

Romans 11:33-36 To God be the the Glory. God  has displayed His Glory in Creation in providence and in the Work of Salvation. All of this is for His Glory, for of Him and to Him are all things.

Acts 2:42 The fourth pillar of the New Testament Church. The new disciples, indeed the Church continued steadfastly in the Apostles doctrine, fellowship, breaking bread, and prayers. Martin Luther said, "To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to live without breathing." Here we look at a few general points, scratching the surface of what prayer includes, and what it is not. Do w...

Knowing that the LORD is our Shepherd, we now come to see in the second part of this first verse of Psalm 23 that His sheep 'Shall Not Want.' Everything else that comes after this vital first verse is dependent upon our understanding that, the Shepherd leads, guides, nurtures, feeds, and protects His sheep. The Shepherd's sheep shall not want in their temporal lives, nor their spiritual lives. The...

The Lord, the Shepherd of His people. When David wrote this wonderful Psalm is not certain. In his older years in a time of peace or when he was younger, gracing the fields, leading Jesse his father's sheep by the bubbling brooks? David writes here of the Lord, his Shepherd. A very personal reality. That the God of heaven and earth, the high and lofty one would condescend to be happy to be and to...

The 3,000 souls added to the Church on that great day of Pentecost continued steadfastly in the apostle's doctrine and fellowship. The question asked is, 'What is fellowship?' Is it Christians getting together over coffee? Having a meal together? Is it taking a walk in nature together, or having that special sense of togetherness during worship? We tend to equate fellowship with what we do, and su...