Another Day At The Job

The scripture gives us the principle that "If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat." (2 Thess. 3:10).  This scripture was to address an attitude that could easily come…
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You Are Not Your Own

Have you ever thought about how much of our lives, thoughts, energy and emotions are consumed with thoughts about ourselves? We think about what we should have said, how others…
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The Kingdom Of God

In the Gospels we can see the nature of Jesus and we can learn how His intentions for us are always for that which is good.  It is easy to…
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50 Days in the Spirit Online Discussion Group

This fall Church of the Rock embarks on what may prove to be our greatest campaign ever. 50 Days in the Spirit will be an encounter with the person of…
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Unlikely Witnesses

In the gospels we see that it was women who first found the empty tomb, they experienced seeing the angel and first talking to the resurrected Jesus.  In the Jewish,…
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It Was An Accident

It is not easy to admit that you are wrong and that you made a mistake. Rather than being honest about our fault, we cover over the mistake with small…
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Don’t Go Beyond What Is Written – The Silence Of God

It can be dangerous and presumptuous to try to read into the scriptures by the absence of what is written.  Many years ago Dan Brown wrote a book called, "The…
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So Close Yet Far Apart

From a high advantage, I was recently looking over the scenic view of our city. From a distance some large, tall, familiar objects could be recognized in the general location…
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You Were Not Willing

One of the saddest scriptures in the life of Jesus is recorded in Matt 23:37  "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent…
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What A Gifted Person

With amazement we can look at the gifted people around us.  There are individuals who are gifted with technology, music, sports, communication, creative work, the arts or good looks.  In…
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