Rocklane Christian Church Sermons

This week we are considering the Bible's teaching on testing God. In Matthew 4 Jesus quotes Deuteronomy 6:16 which expressly says, "You will not put the Lord your God to the test..." But God says through His prophet Malachi in Malachi 3:10 "Thereby put the Lord your God to the test..." Which is it? While it may appear to be a contradiction - it is actually a paradox. There is a way of testing God...

This week we examine what Jesus and the apostle Paul teach us about judgement. In one passage it seems they tell us not to judge while in another they seem to tell us to judge. Read Matthew 7:1-5, John 7:24 (read the first 23 verse for context), 1 Corinthians 4:3-4, and 1 Corinthians 5:12 (see first 11 verses for context) and consider what sort of judgement we should avoid exercising and the kind...

This week we will be studying the divine paradox in Mark 8:35. Take some time and read Mark 8:27-36. What deeper truth is Jesus drawing us into?

This week we begin a new study called Divine Paradoxes. We will be examining a series of statements and teachings that Jesus and other Biblical figures made that at first appear contradictory but upon further examination are not only true but open the doorway to deeper truths about God, ourselves and our relationship with Him. Read 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 and look for the paradoxes - consider what d...

This week we consider current events and discuss how God is good even though He allows suffering in this world.

This week we close out our series in 1 Samuel with a look at the dangers of bitterness in our hearts. Take some time to read 1 Samuel 24 and 26 and examine how David refused to be bitter when he could have. In prayer and self-reflection consider if there are any roots of bitterness in your heart that need to be dealt with.

This week we examine the friends that helped David during his time as a fugitive in 1 Samuel 18:1-5 with Jonathan, 1 Samuel 22:2 with the 400 men, and 1 Samuel 25 with Abigail. Read these texts and determine how each were good friends to David. Who do you have in your life that are such friends to you? To whom are you such friends to?

This week we continue our study of 1 Samuel with an examination of Saul's final downfall. We will examine Saul's jealousy and self-centered heart and check ourselves for symptoms of these problems. Read 1 Samuel 18 (if you're feeling ambitious read all the way to chapter 31) and take some notes on Saul's jealousy and what it led him to do.

Do you like a good underdog story? Do you ever feel like the underdog? Join us this Sunday as we look at the story of David and Goliath and talk about how a simple shepherd boy was able to defeat a mighty giant.

This week we do our second annual state of the church address. Here we will recap the previous year, celebrate what God has done and look forward to what is coming in the future!

How can mankind be both Noble (aspire to greatness) and Cruel (commit such evil)? How do we even determine what is really right or really wrong? If God is our creator, and we are made in his image, what does that say about God? These are some of the questions Francis Schaffer challenges us with this week. What is the world’s answer to them? What is scripture’s answer to them? What is your answer t...

This week we begin a short series based on the book "He is there and He is not Silent" by Francis Schaeffer. The purpose of the book and this series will be to strengthen our faith in the fact that God, as described in scripture, is the only answer to the big questions human being ask. This week it is the question of existence. When we look at the world and mankind we find that the only possible a...

This week we conclude the current study in 1 Samuel with an examination of King Saul's two great sins in chapters 13 and 15. We will be discussing specifically what it looks like to be a person after God's own heart. Read the stories and see what you can deduct from Saul's mistakes about what it looks like to have a heart like His.

This week we continue our examination of the first King of Israel's (King Saul) rise and fall. We are examining how and why Saul rejected the profound opportunity God extended to him for an abundant life. This week we will be looking at Saul's initial calling in 1 Samuel 9-11 and see things that - had he remembered them - his story may have gone better. Read the chapters and write down how God was...

This week we begin a new study in 1 Samuel. We pick up where we left off in 1 Samuel 8. This series will be an examination of the rise and fall of King Saul, the first king of Israel, and will be called "Chasing After Empty Things". Read the text and consider how Israel is chasing after empty things rather than allowing God to lead them to fullness.

This week we conclude our series called "Basic Christianity, a simply presentation of the Gospel" with an examination of what it means to "walk by faith, not by sight." If Jesus is the lifeline or rope that God has provided for our salvation all we have to do is hold onto Him for God to save us - how we strengthen our hold on Him? How is our faith useful for living?

This week we continue our series on Basic Christianity with an examination of the 4 things Jesus Himself calls us to do in order to receive the free gift of salvation that He offers.

This week we continue our simple presentation of the gospel with an examination of the heart of Christianity - the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Take some time and read 1 Corinthians 15 - why is the resurrection so vital to the Christian faith? What does Jesus' resurrection mean to your life right now?

Join us Friday live or in person at 6:30 for our Good Friday service. This will be a simple service centered around remembering the suffering that Jesus chose to endure and the sacrifice God chose to make on our behalf.

This week we discuss God's solution to our problem of sin. He sent Jesus to make things right. Take some time to read Romans 5:1-11 and Hebrews 2. Consider the gravity of your sin, what Jesus did to save you, and how what He did saves you.

This week we continue our series called "Basic Christianity, a Simple Presentation of the Gospel" with a look at sin. Last week we established that God created us to be in relationship with Him. Today we discuss the problem everyone of us has (Romans 6:23) that prevents us from having that relationship - and that is sin.

This week we begin a new series that will be a simple presentation of the Gospel. This will be an important reminder for many of us, and a great opportunity to bring an unchurched friend. This week we will be looking at Genesis 1:26-27 and what the Bible says about who we are, why we have meaning, and what we need most.

This week we conclude our study of biblical principles of money with a look at what money is really for. God does give us wealth and material things - what are they for? What are we supposed to do with them? Take some time and read 1 Timothy 6:17-19 and 2 Corinthians 9:6-13 to consider the answers to these questions.

In Old Testament times a horse could open a lot of doors - could take you a lot of places - but before this could happen the horse would have to be broken-tamed. So it is with our wealth. God wants us to use our wealth - to control it - to get it to serve us and Him rather than the other way around. This week we examine biblical principles on how to “break” our wealth and control it. Consider read...