The Rock Family Sermon of the Week

FAST 2026 | Meditate - Pastor Scott Silcox

A call to fast and meditate on Scripture with Psalm 119 as a guide, moving from pressure to renewal and from distraction to devotion. We map passages to life stages—youth, parents, the anxious, the weary, and the waiting—and share a simple framework to read for transformation. • fasting from food and media to create space for God • meditation as formation not information • Psalm 119 as a path for identity and direction • renewal for parents and sustainable family rhythms • anchoring anxious minds in truth not circumstances • promises as fuel for perseverance when unseen • peace as alignment rather than escapism • five questions to turn reading into obedience

FAST 2026 | Delight - Pastor Rusty Nelson

We trace how delight in God reshapes desire, discipline, and daily life, drawing from Psalm 37 and Psalm 27. David’s singular focus under pressure becomes a model for moving from visiting God to dwelling with God, replacing anxiety with unhurried affection and relational trust. • Delight as softening the heart so God plants new desires • David’s one thing focus amid conflict in Psalm 27 • Desire narrowing attention and clarifying pursuit • Abiding over occasional visits to cultivate peace • Prayer with thanksgiving reframing anxiety • Relational faith versus transactional religion • Discovery and guidance flowing from communion • Fasting as posture for desire, not performance • Confidence born from knowing God’s nature and ways

Why We Fast - Pastor Scott Silcox

We lay out a three-week fast built on delight, meditation, and restoration, urging our church to trade hurry for presence and build real reserves of faith. Through priestly imagery and Jesus’ parables, we learn to trim excess, replenish oil, and carry faithful light into our city. • Fasting as attention to God, not deprivation • Delight reshaping desire at the year’s start • Tending the flame: trimming wicks and filling oil • Meditation over information for scripture intake • Honest self-examination without condemnation • Naming distractions that drain oil • Waiting on the Lord as active strength • Wise and foolish virgins: living with reserve oil • Creating margin, refusing hurry and false urgency • Practicing dependence on the Holy Spirit • Moving from private devotion to public compassion

Psalm 95 - Pastor Scott Silcox

We explore Psalm 95 as a guide for the in‑between days, turning worship into a compass and trust into our way of life. We name three postures—look up, look back, look forward—and bless families to lead with vision, peace and expectation. • Psalm 95 as a framework for transition • Worship as a corporate declaration of reality • Trust pictured through Corrie ten Boom’s ticket • The in‑between of past faithfulness and future unknowns • Three postures: look up, look back, look forward • Anticipation over anxiety for the coming year • Family leadership, vision and spoken blessing

ADVENT | Joy - Pastor Scott Silcox

We trace Luke 2 to show how God reclaims “good news” from empire, centers the marginalized, and moves toward people with joy that transforms fear into praise. We call for a response—worship, proclamation, or transformation—and invite those ready to surrender to step forward. • Luke’s commission and the reframing of euangelion • Bethlehem over Rome, shepherds over elites, a baby over conquest • Joy as the person of Jesus, not circumstance • God initiating and breaking into ordinary spaces • Prophecy, continuity with the Old Testament patterns • An everyone gospel widening to include Gentiles • Moving toward cultural fires with hope and truth • Three responses to Jesus: worship, proclamation, transformation