The Rock Family Sermon of the Week

Good Ground, Good News | Surrendered Soil - Pastor Britt Silcox

We teach through Matthew 13 and trace how the seed of the kingdom multiplies when our hearts become surrendered soil. We move from hard, shallow, and thorny ground to generous trust, deeper roots in community, and a communion moment where perfect love casts out fear. • Why the seed is the message of the kingdom • How God shares secrets with the hungry • What hard, stony, and thorny soils look like now • Why roots form through discipleship and community • How mammon deceives and chokes fruitfulness • First and best giving as worship, not transaction • Practical stories of prayer, generosity, and trust • Good ground as surrendered, not perfect • Communion as an exchange of fear for love

Good Ground, Good News | Special Guest Larry Stockstill

We kick off our new series, Good Ground | Good News, sharing why God prospers people for purpose, not excess, and how a posture of open hands changes families, cities, and nations. Stories of revival, provision, and healing point to a good Father who meets real needs and invites bold faith. • Abundance as assignment not accumulation • John 10:10 and Psalm 23 on superabundance • Almolonga’s transformation from crime to productivity • Seven reasons God wants believers to prosper • Sowing and reaping through generosity and mission • Creation’s built-in pattern of plenty • Abraham’s blessing applied to modern life • Personal healing testimony from hospice to health

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