Rocklane Christian Church Sermons

This week we begin a new series on the fear of the Lord. The scripture is filled with references to the fear of the Lord being the beginning of wisdom and knowledge, being a source of life and confidence, and being a treasure both to us and to God. It is a wondrous and wonderful state of being. This week we will be talking about what the fear of the Lord is and looking at Proverbs 1:7's claim that...

This Sunday is Family Sunday, and Matt Schar, our new children's pastor, is sharing the word with us. We will be studying the call of Abram and his family in Genesis 11:27-12:9. When God speaks, new things happen and for Abram and his family everything changes. Come ready to wrestle with God's word!

Have you ever experienced a time when you felt you where "holding on for dear life"? As we maneuver through life we constantly come up against different pressures and influences that try to push or pull us like leaves blown by the wind. As we look around our world today, it's clear that people feel lost and adrift, without anything consistent and dependable to keep them grounded and secure. This w...

This week we begin a brief study in Hebrews 10 called "Hold Fast". Here we examine how to hold fast to Jesus in a world desperately trying to get us to let go. Read Hebrews 10:19-25 with a thought toward how Christian community helps us hold fast to Jesus.

This week we conclude our study of Joel 3 with a discussion of evil in the world. Sometimes our hardships come from evil in the world. Why do the evil often prosper while the faithful suffer? Read Joel 3 and prayerfully consider what Joel is saying to Israel and might be telling you about evil in the world. 

This week, we continue our study in Joel with a look at Joel 2:18-32. The prophet is teaching us how to turn to the Lord in our hard moments (even when they’re our fault) so that we might grow. This week he talks about the importance of remembering Gods love and goodness in our hardship. Read the text and write down all the reasons we have for knowing He is good and that He loves us.

This week we continue our study of the book of Joel with a look at Joel 2:1-17. Here Joel confronts Israel's sins and presents an impassioned plea for repentance. Read the text and consider why should we take sin so seriously? What the the essential pieces to "returning to the Lord"? And does the notion that Jesus could come back at any moment excite you or scare you?

This week we're starting a new study out of the book of Joel. Joel writes to the Israelites in a time of national crisis and calls them to turn to the Lord. Read chapter 1 and consider what tangible steps Joel calls on Israel to take to draw near to God in their moment of suffering. What do you think Joel is trying to get across?

This week we conclude our current study in Hebrews with a look at Hebrews 10:1-18. As you read the text, consider what realities the OT law and the sacrifices that it demands is a shadow of? What does it mean to have the law written on our hearts? And how is this text making the point that Jesus is better than the OT ways?

This week we look at Hebrews 9 and the new temple that Jesus has provided for us. We will see how Jesus has not only made a way for our sins to be wiped away but also for us to have a purified conscience. Read the text and consider how Jesus' blood purifies our conscience and how a purified conscience equips us to do the Lord's work. 

This week we will be continuing our study in Hebrews by jumping into chapter 8. We are going to be comparing the old covenant with the new one through Christ. Spoiler alert, Christ created a better covenant for us... join us this Sunday to see why!

This week we examine Hebrews 7 and finally discover who this Melchizedek guy was! In addition to Hebrews 7 read Genesis 14:18-20 and Psalm 110:4 to see the old testament scripture that the readers of Hebrews would have been familiar with and thought of when they read the letter of Hebrews. How does Jesus complete us? How does He make our lives abundant? How does Jesus bless us? How does Jesus give...

This week we continue our study out of Hebrews with a look at Hebrews 5:11-6:20. This series is about how Jesus is always the better way. This week we learn that He is a better hope. Read the text and consider what it means to grow and mature in the faith. What is the risk if you choose not to mature in your faith? And how does maturing in your faith help you find a greater "assurance of hope" in...

This week we begin a new study out of Hebrews. Our text is Hebrews 4:15-5:10. We will be considering what it means that Jesus is our "Great High Priest". For the Jewish Christian, the writer is trying to show them why Jesus is a better high priest then they had ever had. For you and I - what are some alternatives to Jesus that we are tempted to trust more than He? As you read the text, consider wh...

This week is family Sunday! That means our kids from kidslane will be joining us in the main service and you will see some of them as well as some of our teens helping serve in various ways. This is appropriate as this Sunday we conclude our church wide study of the armor of God with a look at what Paul calls the "Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God" in Ephesians 6:17. What is the signif...

This week we are discussing the helmet of salvation in Ephesians 6:17. Why do you think Paul made salvation the helmet in his metaphor? How does or can our salvation protect our minds? Read 1 John 5:13, Romans 8:1, and John 8:36 - how do these scriptures help you answer that question? 

This week we examine the "shield of faith" in Ephesians 6:16. Read it, what makes the devils darts "flaming"? How does the shield of faith "extinguish" said darts? How do we "take up" this shield? Why and how "In all circumstances"?

This Easter Sunday we will be talking about the "shoes for your feet" in Ephesians 6:15. Read the verse and consider the following questions: Why does Paul call it the Gospel of Peace? How does it make us ready or prepared and for what? How do we put such shoes on?

This week we continue our church-wide study of Paul's armor of God in Ephesians 6 with a look at the breastplate of righteousness. Read 2 Corinthians 5:21, 1 Peter 3:16, and consider the question, "How does righteousness protect us?"

This week we begin a church-wide study on what Paul calls the armor of God in Ephesians 6:10-20. This week read Eph. 6:10-14a, 1 Peter 5:8, John 8:44. What do these texts tell you about the devil? What is the first piece of armor Paul recommends and how will it help you today in real life situations where you encounter the adversaries' deceptions?

This week we conclude our brief series called "What God says about Human Sexuality" with an examination of what God's Word says with regard to transgenderism. This is a hot topic in this world right now and we (especially our kids) are getting all kinds of information from everywhere about this topic. We are going to look at Jesus' words in Matthew 19:4-6 and discuss this topic with the grace and...

This week we are continuing our examination of what God says about human sexuality. We are going to be discussing in love and truth particularly at what He says about homosexuality. We will be focusing on who we are or can be in Christ and how the Gospel and homosexuality interact. Prayerfully consider 1 Corinthians 6:13, 1 Thessalonians 4:3, Romans 1:18-27, and 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 all under the...

This week we begin a brief series on what God says about human sexuality. In this day and age such a subject is confusing and polarizing for many. We will be examining scripture in a spirit of grace and truth to see what God says about this sacred gift that He designed and gave to us. This week we will be looking particularly at Genesis 2:24, 1 Corinthians 6:18, Psalm 27:1-4, and Exodus 33:17-19....

This Sunday we will be primarily looking at Jesus question to Simon Peter, “Do you love me?” Three times Simon Peter had blatantly denied the Lord. Simon needed restoration and Jesus is in the business of restoration! Jesus is in the business of redemption. This is a story of hope and grace and restoration for anyone who has ever failed.