The Rock Weekly – October 14, 2026

  • Worship & Prayer Tonight at 7pm – LH Prayer Room.
  • Altar Initiative at 5pm in LH Prayer Room Tonight.  No Foundation Class this week.

When a Gift Becomes a God

Rock Family,

God gives us many good gifts—resources, abilities, relationships, and opportunities. We should receive them with gratitude and use them faithfully. But even a good gift can become something we lean on for the security we are meant to find in God.

Psalm 52:7–8 (CSB) puts two people side by side:

“Here is the man who would not make God his refuge,
but trusted in the abundance of his riches,
taking refuge in his destructive behavior.
But I am like a flourishing olive tree in the house of God;
I trust in God’s faithful love forever and ever.”

Both people trust; the difference is what they trust. One finds his security in what he possesses. The other rests his confidence in God’s faithful love. 

Martin Luther addressed this well by saying, “That now, I say, upon which you set your heart and put your trust is properly your god.” Where we place our trust shows who we truly worship and who we have made our God. 

This Sunday I will invite us to examine our own hearts. When pressure comes, where do we turn for reassurance? When things go well, who or what gets the credit? God’s gifts are meant to draw us toward Him. As we prepare to gather, let’s ask Him to show us where our confidence has shifted from His faithful love to something He has placed in our hands.

Father, thank you for your good gifts and your unfailing love. Give us your empowering grace to receive your gifts with gratitude, use them faithfully, and keep our trust in You alone. When abundance makes us self-reliant or uncertainty makes us afraid, turn our hearts toward You again. Be our refuge, and teach us to rest in your faithful love forever and ever. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Use the gift. Trust the Giver.
Pastor Andrew

 

 

IMPORTANT SERVICE & WEEKLY INFORMATION:

WEDNESDAY NIGHT WORSHIP & PRAYER SERVICE  7:00pm *Children’s Ministry available*
Facebook Live:  https://www.facebook.com/rockchurchco
The Rock Online Livestream:  https://www.therock.org/live/

 

FOUNDATIONS CLASS – 6:00pm Wednesdays through 9/23
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/99757846764?pwd=Tm8zQ0JQWk1xeHFBcEU5anNFN1l4dz09

 

YOUTH ~ ABIDE YOUTH (6th – 12th Grade) – WEDNESDAY NIGHT – 7:00pm
Invite a friend and come have a great time. If you have any questions, email jaden@therock.org

 

FOOD BANK DISTRIBUTION – 1st & 3rd Saturday of each Month
https://www.therock.org/foodbank/
Email Lindy@therock.org if you would like to volunteer or have questions.

 

SUNDAY PRE-SERVICE PRAYER & COMMUNION – 8:15am
In the Prayer Room (behind the Sanctuary). All are welcome.

 

SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE – 9:45am  *In-Person & On-line*
           Facebook Live:  https://www.facebook.com/rockchurchco
The Rock Online Livestream:  https://www.therock.org/live/

 

OPPORTUNITIES TO GIVE  Here are some ways you can partner with The Rock as you practice generosity – our regular tithe/giving, compassion help, missions, and our food bank.  Click on the following link or graphic.  www.therock.org/give

 

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