In this sermon from Mark 12:28-31, we looked at Jesus' command to love God with all our strength. To better understand what it looks like to love God with all our strength, we also looked at Paul's instructions in Romans 12:9-13. In this passage, Paul shows us what this kind of love looks like: Loving God with all our strength includes having broth…

In this sermon, we looked at the command to love God with all our minds. The Scripture describes the human mind as the central source for our thoughts, wisdom, and moral discernment. It's also the place where we experience inner dialogue and conflict, as well as spiritual battles and transformation. By engaging our intellect to understand God as He…

In part 3 of our series we look at some timeless elements of our corporate gatherings and why it's important for us to be a part of them.By Adam Hale

In this sermon from Mark 12:38-31, we took a deeper look into what it means to be human, and the role of the heart in relationship with God. Even though our hearts are susceptible to sin, God has designed our hearts to give us passion, desire, and emotion. Jesus died not just to remove our sin but also to give us new hearts with renewed passions an…

One of the greatest needs of every person is to belong to a community. Thankfully, God gives us the solution for that need- The Church! In part 2 of our series, "Love Your Church" we are talking about the importance of belonging to the church!By Adam Hale

Join Pastor Jehu as he encourages us to persevere in prayer, remain vigilant against spiritual and physical threats, and actively cultivate a vision for our families' future. With compelling anecdotes and biblical wisdom, this message inspires us to become proactive guardians of our family's well-being.…

In this sermon, we examined how we are made in the image of God while also existing as created, finite beings. To be in the image of God does not mean we look like Him physically, but that we were created to reflect who God is. We see this in Genesis 1 and 2 in three ways: We have stewardship over God’s other creation, we have rationality and choic…

By Adam Hale

It's the greatest day in the history of the world. The day that sin and death were both defeated, the day that Jesus rose from the grave!! Join us as we worship the risen Savior and celebrate a life that's worth living because He lives!By Adam Hale

In this Easter sermon, we looked at the prophetic words of Isaiah 53 and the significance of Jesus' resurrection. This passage foretells the suffering and resurrection of the coming Messiah and reminds us that Jesus' agony and death were the fulfillment of God’s will and essential for our redemption. Through His resurrection, Jesus conquered sin an…

In this sermon, we looked at the Gospel of Luke's portrayal of Jesus' deliberate path to Jerusalem, culminating in the pivotal events of Holy Week. The narrative, starting in Luke 9:51, highlights Jesus' determination as He set His face toward Jerusalem and walked toward His impending death, burial, and resurrection. This journey ended in Luke 19:4…

By Adam Hale

Explore the transformative power of neighborly love and how it shapes our interactions with those around us by reflecting the love of Jesus.

In this sermon, we looked at what it's like to be with God. God values relationship, and in Matthew 11:25-30, we see the intimate connection between the Father and the Son. Jesus invites us to share in this relationship by showing us who the Father is. The call to enter this relationship is not through striving, good works, or perfection; we are si…

What foundation are you building your life upon? Jesus tells a parable that essentially asks that very question. Can the foundation your life is built upon withstand the storms of life?By Adam Hale

The captivating story of Gideon in Judges 6 teaches how we can conquer fear and go all in with God.

If you knew the story of John Newton, then you'd understand why he thought grace was so amazing. Ephesians 2 describes why grace is just that, amazing!By Adam Hale

In this sermon, we looked at what it's like to be close to God by examining Jesus, who embodies "the radiance of the Glory of God and the exact imprint of His nature." In John 11, we see God's compassion for us and how His glory and power to save sinners is revealed through the brokenness of our world. After the death of Lazarus, Jesus' response to…

In this sermon, we looked at Romans 3:19-26 to explore the nature of God's justice. True justice requires upholding laws and consequences consistently and without favoritism. In Romans 3, Paul reminds us that every human has sinned under God's Law and is subject to God's judgment. Paul says that while God is just and always upholds His law, He is a…

By Adam Hale

The exercise of our faith radically changes God’s involvement in our lives, bringing about miraculous results.

By Adam Hale

In this sermon from 1 John 4:7-10, we looked at how love is embedded in God's nature and how He is the source of all love that is experienced in the world. Love is not merely an attribute of God's personality or something He does in the world; love is part of the very essence of His being. Despite varying definitions of love in the world around us,…

Ashley Garcia is a missionary serving in Chisinau, Moldova.

In this sermon, we looked at how Revelation 4 reveals the profound nature of God's character. The vivid imagery of God sitting on His throne magnifies the majesty and holiness of God. The four creatures hovering around God's throne repeatedly declaring God’s holiness further reveals that God is sacred, pure, worthy of awe, and unlike anything else …

By Adam Hale

God gives us opportunities every day to spend our lives for his glory.

By Adam Hale

In this sermon, we continued our journey to answer the question, "Who is God?" We began by looking at how God reveals Himself in the Bible as one God in three persons: Father, Son, and Spirit. In the Gospel of John, we saw that the Father, Son, and Spirit have eternally existed in a loving and honoring relationship within themselves. God did not cr…

God desires that we live life all in by taking the right opportunities with extraordinary faith.

Whether you're single or married, everyone has something at the center of their lives. This message, the first in this series, helps couples do one thing that will help them have a Christ-centered relationship.By Adam Hale

With this sermon, we started a new series on the Greatest Commandments. In this series, we’ll spend time looking at the commands to love God and love your neighbor as you love yourself. This week, we began with the question, “Who is God?” If we are going to love God, we must first know who He is. We looked in Exodus 3:13-15 at the significance of G…

In this sermon, we looked in Matthew 16:13-19 at the pivotal moment when Jesus asked His disciples, "Who do you say that I am?" This question was more than a theological pop quiz; Jesus was drilling into the core of the disciples’ personal faith. As Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God,” we were reminded of how the entire …

God has created the world with a cadence or a rhythm to it. Our relationships in community and church also have a rhythm to it. This message looks at the cadence that we strive to have in our church community.By Adam Hale

In this sermon from 1 Peter 3:15, we looked at how we were created to live our lives on mission to make disciples for Jesus, beginning in our own neighborhoods and reaching toward the ends of the earth. We were also reminded that our mission starts with living our lives with sincere love for God and others, serving as a beacon to draw others toward…

Bro. Mike Bell brings a message about being a part of the flock of Jesus.By Mike Bell

In this sermon, we looked at God’s plan for His Church to grow together in biblical community. We began in Genesis 2 with a reminder that we were created with a need to be in relationship, with God and others, in which we can be fully known and fully loved. In Ephesians 4:11-16, Paul lays out God's plan for His Church and the essential roles of Chu…

We begin 2024 with our Created sermon series, reminding us why the Church exists and how that connects to what we do at Solid Rock. In this sermon, we looked at how Psalm 95:1-6 calls God's people to worship. The Psalmist reminds us that we are created by God to worship Him for who He is and what He has done. Worship is a reverent acknowledgement o…

By Adam Hale

Unanswered prayer stems from user-related issues.

he week between Christmas and New Year's always seems to get people out of their rhythm. But the beginning of a new year is the perfect time to get back into sync with God. Join us this morning as we begin a new series called "Cadence" that will focus on living in rhythm with God.By Adam Hale

In this sermon, we looked in Acts 9 to see the grace of God at work in providing Saul with a fresh start. Saul was one of the early Church's biggest opponents: he watched approvingly as Stephen was stoned for his faith, and he obtained special permission to arrest anyone who followed Jesus. On his way to arrest believers in Damascus, he encountered…

Christmas Eve Service 2023

After walking through Isaiah 9:6 over the last month, we ended our Advent series by looking at the final title given to the baby who was to be born in a manger: Prince of Peace. Our need for God's peace began in the Garden of Eden. After being banished, Adam and Eve no longer had peace on earth; they were left with a longing for the peace and bless…

The genealogy of Jesus has some peculiar characters listed for sure. But God didn't fail to keep his promises even because of their unfaithfulness. In fact, in spite of their unfaithfulness God kept the promise that he made to the person in the lineage of Jesus, most closely associated with his name. Join with us as we celebrate the promise that Go…

By Adam Hale

In this sermon from Isaiah 9:6, we focused on how "Everlasting Father," one of the prophetic titles ascribed to Jesus, foretells His birth and the profound impact it would have on humanity's relationship with God. This title emphasizes Jesus' role in revealing the fatherly nature of God and His eternal authority and care for us. The arrival of Jesu…

In the gospel of Matthew, Matthew begins the Christmas story with the genealogy of Jesus, and in that genealogy Matthew list a few names that history would have probably rather forget. Matthew goes out of his way to show that those people are the point of the Christmas story. This message tells the story of one of those people and how their story i…

In the second sermon of our Advent series, we looked at how Jesus fulfilled the Isaiah 9:6 prophesy to come to earth as a Mighty God. The nation of Israel would have understood this prophetic title of the coming Messiah as a "God who is mighty in battle." In 1 Corinthians 15:24-26, the apostle Paul explains that, through His resurrection, Jesus ove…

We kickoff our Christmas series by looking at how one gospel writer begins the story of Jesus that ultimately points us toward the whole purpose of Christmas.By Adam Hale