Posts Tagged ‘Spiritual Growth’
Best of 2024
This final Sunday of 2024 at Rolling Hills Community Church is a time to celebrate God’s incredible work throughout the year and look ahead with faith. Centered on Ephesians 3:20-21, this special service highlights a year of revival, baptisms, and transformed lives, featuring a devotional from Pastor Jeff and reflections on 2024’s milestones. As we…
Read MoreAdvent // Jesus
This Christmas, we celebrate the miraculous birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Step away from the holiday hustle and enter a sacred space filled with peace, hope, and worship.Together, we reflect on the awe-inspiring truth that God came to us as a child, bringing light and love into our world. Everything changed when Jesus came.…
Read MoreAdvent // Joy
“The world looks for happiness through self-assertion. The Christian knows that joy is found in self-abandonment. ‘If a man will let himself be lost for My sake,’ Jesus said, ‘he will find his true self.” Elizabeth Elliot What an amazing quotation from Elizabeth Elliot, who by the way is uniquely capable of commenting on where…
Read MoreFaith Works: The Book of James // How to Be Rich
The Book of James is so practical in how we live out our faith in Jesus. In James 5, he points out that our faith is seen in how we use our money, our suffering, and our prayers. As Christ-followers, these three areas should look different from the world – how we invest our money,…
Read MoreEngage // Part 7: Prayer
Prayer Changes Everything Prayer has the power to change things. Prayer is our way of praising God, lamenting loss, confessing sin, and asking Him for what we desire. Prayer is at the core of all that we do as the Church, and we believe that God works in mighty ways when we come to Him…
Read MoreEngage // Part 6: Worship
What Do You Worship? Let’s take a test real quick. Ask yourself these three questions: What’s the one thing that you’ve thought about most this week? What’s something that you desire more than anything right now? What’s the thing that you’ve talked about most recently? The answer to those few questions will likely show you…
Read MoreEngage // Part 5: Evangelism
Letting Go of the Fear of Failure "You’ve failed." Ouch. Words that no one ever wants to hear. Failure hurts, it stings, and it usually sits with you for a while. Unfortunately, failure can also keep us from trying again or attempting something that may be uncomfortable or hard. This can happen when we try…
Read MoreEngage // Part 4: Missions
Why Missions is Important When many people, churched and unchurched, think of the word "missions," they think of missionaries. They think of those who spend their lives overseas, sharing the Gospel with people in unreached places. Yes, these missionaries are incredible – and they understand and are living out the Great Commission of going and…
Read MoreEngage // Part 3: Ministry
Using Your Skills for the Kingdom Think about a time that you were given a role. It could have been on a sports team, in a theatre production, in your workplace, or even in your family. Based on your skills and abilities, your coach, teammate, boss, friend, or family member gave you a particular role…
Read MoreEngage // Part 2: Discipleship
One Step at a Time Trying something new can be extremely scary. None of us like to try and fail, feel uncomfortable, or make a wrong step. We may desire to take steps of faith for the sake of Christ, yet our fears and worries keep us from moving forward towards God’s good and perfect…
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