The Rock Family Sermon of the Week

Build The House | Christ vs. Culture

We explore how to live faithfully in a culture that elevates emotion and speed, and how humility, Scripture, and the Holy Spirit form a wiser response. We share tools for discernment, spiritual practices that reorient desire, and resources to keep growing. • Three reactions to pressure and a Spirit-led fourth way • Ethos, pathos, logos explained with John 1 implications • Truth versus lies as the core spiritual battle • Technology, media and education shaping belief • Humility as dependence, not silence • Scripture as anchor and the Bible shred practice • Sabbath, silence and fasting to reset desire • Image and inscription: belonging to God We want to see this house get hungry for the word, for prayer, and for a word from the Lord.

Build The House | Protect The House - Pastor Scott Silcox

We trace Israel’s return through Ezra and Nehemiah to a clear charge: protect the house. Vision invites opposition, so we set our homes in order, refuse culture’s half-truths, and choose prayer over performance as we build and defend together. • Identity, purpose and holy responsibility after exile • Home before church: Christ, spouse, children, then ministry • Culture’s lies, distractions and discernment • Nehemiah 4: mockery, pressure and resolve • When vision becomes visible, resistance awakens • Don’t come down off the wall • Cost of obedience and reordered friendships • Hidden sabotage versus righteous community • Influence must follow intercession, not replace it • Build with a trowel, guard with a sword • Different generation, same warfare; protect the house

ADVENT | Hope - Pastor Chris Mitchell

We open Advent by reframing December as the start of the Christian year and the arrival of hope, tracing prophecy to fulfillment and promise to power. We call our church to wait well by working, watching, and worshiping as we anticipate Christ’s return. • Tradition as handrails that steady us • Advent as arrival past, present, future • Isaiah 9 and 53 on the Messiah’s character and mission • Matthew 1 and Luke 2 on Emmanuel and joyful announcement • Acts 1 promise of power and certain return • Hope as confident expectation, not wishful thinking • Waiting that renews strength through Scripture and prayer • Practices for waiting well: work, watch, worship • Testimonies of healing, freedom, and restored dignity • Communion as renewal of covenant and hope

Build The House | Wisdom & Humility In Christ - Pastor Scott Silcox

We call out the tension between Christ and culture and show why humility is the doorway to wisdom that rebuilds lives, families, and communities. From Proverbs 9 and James 3, we outline the pillars of wisdom and confront four common excuses that keep us passive. •Fframing the Build the House vision through humility and wisdom • Pathos versus logos and why “winning people” beats winning arguments • The seven pillars from James 3 and how humility grants access • Inspecting motives and choosing peace, gentleness, and mercy • Rejecting favoritism and embracing authentic faith • Rethinking time, calling, and equipping for service • Practical pathways to serve foster families and local ministries • Living from a seated place with Christ before acting

Build The House | Standing Firm In Faith - Pastor Britt Silcox

We follow Ezra through anxiety, fasting, and a risky journey with sacred wealth, then pivot to a piercing call to reject syncretism and return to Jesus as Lord. Practical steps help us guard the garden at home, in marriage, and in singleness, ending with consecration and a fresh filling of the Spirit. • Ezra’s fasting, humility, and strategy under pressure • Stewardship lessons from weighing sacred wealth • Faith decision to refuse royal protection • Syncretism defined and unmasked in modern forms • The “compassion gospel” versus love with truth • The “me gospel,” lordship, and daily presence with God • Power and policy idols alongside justice idolatry • Guarding the garden in marriage, parenting, and home life • A vision for singles: undivided devotion and holy purpose • Corporate repentance, consecration, and fresh filling of the Spirit