Faith, Hope, Love - Living Rock Church

Such a Child!

September 25, 2022 • William Lyon

‘Such a child’ is often used as an insult, but when we come into the family of God, they are some of the best three words we can hear. As children of God our pasts have lost their power, we have nothing to prove and we are completely, unconditionally loved by our Heavenly Father. If we can love one another in the same way we’re onto a winner!

Hope Deferred

August 21, 2022 • Christopher Alton

‘Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.’ (Pr 13:12). In this message we consider those things which we had hoped would come to pass, or which we’re sure we’ve been promised, but seem to remain out of our reach, or delayed in their coming. It can have a huge impact on our lives. And in this message, we consider why we experience deferred hope, how it happens, and what God can achieve in our lives through these times. King David knew all about this process, and his confession can also be ours – ‘I would have despaired, had I not believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.’ (Ps 27:13, Amplified)

Anyone for a Miracle!?

August 7, 2022 • William Lyon

Miracles happen all the time. Jesus loves to do miracles to build faith in people and to bring joy, strength and peace into their lives. Will shares lots of stories of miracles and encourages us to expect and ask Jesus for them today.

1 Thessalonians: A Faith, Hope & Love Letter

July 24, 2022 • David Lyon

Paul spent just 3 weeks planting a church in Thessalonica (Acts 17) before being forced out of town! His first letter back to the church a few weeks later reflects his deep affection to the believers there. It starts and ends with descriptions of their faith, hope and love. In this message we hear the epistle read aloud and highlight features that are most relevant to us here and now.

Family Values

July 17, 2022 • Mike Shuter

Do we practice what we preach? Mike Shuter picks out 5 family values that have impacted him as he has seen and heard taught over the years. He encourages and challenges us to consider them afresh and to keep putting them into practice in our lives.

Jonah and The Whale: God's Amazing Love

July 10, 2022 • Abi Burton

The story of Jonah and God’s amazing love: exploring the amazing depth and breadth of God’s love and grace towards us, whilst recognising the tension that lies in us ultimately needing to make a choice - are we running from God or running towards Him?

Hope and Praise

June 19, 2022 • Richard Jones • Psalm 33, Psalm 42, Psalm 43

Reading Psalms 33, 42 and 43, we look at how hope and praise interact and why they are so important to God and us!

A Certain Hope

June 12, 2022 • Phil Chapman

In this all-age gathering, we look at the bible account of Daniel’s life and how, despite his circumstances, he was able to keep his eyes fixed on God’s promise of good for His people.

Love Never Gives Up

June 5, 2022 • Richard Jones, Ruth Favell • Jonah, 1 Corinthians 13:7

We take a look at the story of Jonah and the city of Nineveh to see that God’s love is totally faithful and consistent no matter what!

Community With No Mention of Acts

June 5, 2022 • Stephen Russell • Acts 2:42

In Acts 2:42 we read about "The Fellowship of the Believers”, and whilst this teaches us valuable lessons concerning how the community of believers should operate it is important to remember that a doctrine cannot be taken from one passage of scripture, and that the bible interprets itself and has numerous themes running through it This morning we are going to discover how community, being together and fellowship are vital to the life of the chirch and that this theme and purpose runs through scripture starting at Genesis

The Trellis of Faith

May 29, 2022 • Phil Chapman • John 15:1–17

In John chapter 15, Jesus describes his relationship with his followers as being like a vine and branches. We look at 7 things that Jesus said of himself and his disciples and ask ‘can we bring our own YES’, in faith, to all he says.

Your Faith Has Saved You

May 22, 2022 • Phil Chapman

Today we look in Luke 7 at the extravagant outpouring of worship to Jesus from Mary who knew Jesus as a teacher, friend, healer and the one with power over life & death. Her revelation as to who Jesus was meant that despite her past, she was saved by faith in Him.

A Cord of Three Strands

May 22, 2022 • Christopher Alton

The apostle Paul commended the Thessalonians for their work of Faith, labour of Love and steadfastness of Hope (1 Thess 1.3). In this message we’ll start to build on our existing definitions for these three great aspects of our life in God’s Kingdom. And we’ll also consider how together, working in unison, they can prove to be a cord of three strands for us all (Eccl 4.12).

The Father's Love

May 15, 2022 • Stephen Russell

The Father’s Love – when we start to understand it, and allow it to effect us – it changes our lives forever! We move into a different realm of faith, of hope, of security. It sets us free!

David's Faith

May 8, 2022 • Sharon Chapman

‘All aboard!’ for a whole family experience as we explore more about David’s faith in contrast to the fear of King Saul. Saul listened to his enemy and became afraid and powerless. David heard God’s word and became full of faith and powerful! We consider Romans 10:17, 'Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God’ and take time together to make our own ‘Faith Cards’ as a practical way to help us hear and know what God has said and build up our faith! You can download your own card (above/here - or whatever is appropriate) with some Bible references (they’re just the tip of the iceberg...) and make your own Faith Card too!