Solid Rock Church Sermons

In the sermon this past Sunday, we looked at Paul’s connection between godliness (God-likeness) and the Gospel. According to Jesus, the Gospel has been deposited in our hearts and when it is deposited in good soil, it will reveal itself by producing good fruit. In his letters to Timothy and Titus, Paul continuously calls the church to guard the deposit of the Gospel. He calls the church to stay rooted in the Gospel in order to produce the good fruit of godliness. The Gospel is where Christians find the humility to gracefully walk through victories, the grace to wash over failures, and the strength to face adversity and suffering. Has the grace of God been planted in your heart? Has the Gospel become a well of life from which your soul draws from daily? Consider setting aside 15 minutes a day to meditate on the Word and let it soak into who you are.  

This Sunday we moved to the pastoral letters, 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus. Paul opens in 1 Timothy with his concern that there are false teachers who are motivated by selfish gain and teaching a false understanding of the Law. We discussed two ways...

We wrapped up the Ephesians series this past Sunday in Ephesians 6:10-20, where we discussed the power to stand against the evil schemes of the devil.  We were reminded that the battles we face on Earth are not primarily against one another, but against the spiritual forces of evil.  The most powerful thing we can do in spiritual battle is to remind ourselves and our enemy of what is true: God chose me in Christ that I should be holy and blameless before him.  In love he predestined me for adoption as his son or daughter, and he has blessed me in the Beloved.  In Him I have redemption, the forgiveness of my sins, which he lavished upon me.  In Him, I have obtained an inheritance, and I have been sealed with the promised Holy Spirit.  Therefore, I have put off my old self and put on my new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness and I stand strong in the Lord and the power of his might. (Ephesians 1:3-14, 4:22-24, 6:10)

In the sermon this past Sunday, we discussed how God’s created purpose for us in Genesis 1 is completely restored through the Gospel in every arena of life. In Ephesians 5:22-6:9, the Apostle Paul explains practically how we are to be image bearers...

In the sermon this past Sunday, we discussed the process of putting on the “new self” as Christians. In Ephesians 4:22-5:2, Paul reminds us that the new self is being restored back to our originally created purpose, to bear the image of God. We...

As we looked at Ephesians 4:17-24, the Apostle Paul describes the practical process of our spiritual growth as individual followers of Jesus. As with church growth, individual growth is fueled by our growth in our knowledge of Jesus. In the same...

In the sermon on Ephesians 4:11-16 this past Sunday, we discussed what it means to grow spiritually in Christ as individuals AND as a church. Our spiritual growth with God is dependent on knowing God according to the scriptures. In order for our...

This week in Ephesians 4:7-12, we were challenged by God to not thin of ourselves more high than we ought. Paul reminded us that when we think of our individuality without a clear backdrop of the unity of the church and the Lordship of Jesus over the...

With his own suffering and imprisonment in the background, Paul share with the church in Ephesus about how the grace of God empowers him to stay on mission. Then he prays that they would be able to comprehend the depths of God's love and...

The Gospel that saves us also unifies us.