Navigating our way though life’s difficulties and challenges is hard. We can come up with different solutions and strategies to help, but sometimes we simply land on trusting in whatever gets us through. Settling for “whatever gets us through” can lead to superficial solutions. Solutions such as escaping in entertainment, distracting ourselves with busyness, or even destructive behaviors designed to mask our pain. These solutions ultimately do not help. They don’t give us direction. And they end up being hopeless. Thankfully, God offers us better help to navigate life.

Romans 8:18-28 gives us three ways God enters in and gives up hope in this life. First, we have the hope of the glory of heaven (v. 18) which I preached on last week. Second, we have the Holy Spirit interceding for us in prayer. This gives us hope in times we don’t know how to pray. The Holy Spirit prays in God’s perfect will for us. Third, God works all thing in our life (the good and bad) together for the good. God is at work for us every moment for good in our lives (even when it is painful). Each of these is designed by God to get us through this life!

This Sunday we gather at The Rock to come before God. We come in reverence. We come expectantly. We come to worship in spirit and truth. We come hear God. Let’s gather together this Sunday in joy and peace.

“And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” - Romans 8:28


- Pastor Curt

Please take note of ways to gather for Sunday Service at The Rock:

1) We are meeting inside at Manhattan Beach Pre-School for our Sunday Service at 4:30 pm.

2) We will also be live on Facebook Live. CLICK HERE at 4:30 Sunday afternoon.

3) Finally we will provide a video link to the sermon on our website.

Theological Word of The Week:

Intercession

Jesus’ ongoing act of standing in God’s presence and making petitions before him on our behalf as our great high priest. The term is also used to refer to prayers of request for ourselves and others.

Wayne Grudem, Systematic Theology

Upcoming Events

Children's Ministry

Children can join Cameron every Sunday for Bible time during the service. They will go through the Bible story by story.

Sermon Topic - January 15

Romans: The Gospel changes perspectives

Romans 8:26-28

“whatever gets you through the night”

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