Rocky Creek Presbyterian Church

Rocky Creek Presbyterian
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Hear the latest sermons from Rocky Creek Presbyterian Church in Jefferson, SC. www.rcpchurch.org If you live in the area, we invite you to join us for worship on Sundays at 11 am!

  1. Oct 21

    10.18.26 The Same Team (1 Corinthians 12:12-31)

    Several things can happen when you are in the cast of a musical. Everyone can be in it for themselves, focused on their part, their role, their talent. Wanting to give the showstopping solo, wow the audience, and be better than everyone else, while looking down on those with supposedly lesser roles. This was thankfully not the experience Emily and I had in our production of Godspell in 2010. Our cast was so focused on working together. We encouraged each other in each of our performances saying, “Great job” and meaning it. When others messed up lines, rather than roll our eyes, we jumped in to help. We knew the show couldn’t succeed without each person and their unique gifts and role. We knew we were on the same team with the same goal, so we acted accordingly. Like that, but even more so, as followers of Christ, we are all on the same team. We need each other, and together we live out the mission of showing the world who Jesus is. We are to lovingly proclaim the gospel to one another and to those who do not yet know him.

  2. Oct 13

    10.11.26 Get to Know the God Who Knows You (Psalm 139)

    Do you have a friend or family member who knows you like no one else? Who can complete your sentences? Who can take one look at you and know exactly what you’re thinking? Psalm 139 tells us the Lord knows us even better than anyone else ever could. The Lord knows you! There are over 8 billion people in the world, and yet he knows YOU. The creator of heaven and earth, the one who made countless galaxies, planets, stars; the maker of every plant, animal, tree, the sun and moon… Knows YOUR name, knows everything about YOU. More than your spouse, more than your family, more than your closest friends. Yet, he knows more than just facts about you. I know facts about Tom Holland and Dolly Parton, but I've never known them. But God knows you, and he knows you personally. He knows you’re coming and going, getting up for the day and going to bed. And everything in between! He knows your thoughts; all your words before you speak them. No one can know us as deeply as the Lord God knows us. And not only does he know you, he loves you. And if that’s the case, why not take the time to get to know him too?

  3. Oct 7

    10.4.26 The Meaning of the Meal (1 Corinthians 11:23-26)

    A six-year-old was sitting with his brothers in church one Sunday morning. He noticed that, as part of the service, they were passing out bread and grape juice to people. He turns to his eight-year-old brother and asks, "What’s going on?" He answers, "When pastor preaches too long, they give out a snack so people don’t get hungry & leave." Unsatisfied with that answer, the boy turns to his twelve-year-old brother and asks the same question. He answers, "It’s some outdated ritual from ancient history, like from like the late 1900s." Still unsatisfied, the boy asks his sixteen-year-old brother. That brother puts his arm around him and says, "Little guy, this is something really special. This is when we remember what Jesus did for us. The bread symbolizes and points to Jesus’ body. The juice symbolizes and points to Jesus’ blood. We see, touch, taste the bread and juice and remember he gave his body and his blood to save us. We go back and think about the cost he paid to rescue us—his death on the cross. We look around, see that’s the same cost he paid to rescue everyone here who trusts in Jesus. Even though we’re all different, we’re all part of the same one family—God’s family. When we take part in the Lord’s Supper together, we meet with Jesus in a special way." The boy asks a great question. Why the Lord's Supper? Why the bread and the juice? There is so much to this incredible meal! Find out more about why we as Christians celebrate Communion in this week's message!

  4. Sep 28

    9.27.26 Small Beginnings (Matthew 13:31-32)

    It started with a small leak in one of our pipes back in 2018. Just a little drip, drip, drip—nothing major—we weren’t even aware of it. But as that drip, drip, drip continued beneath our bathtub, a little bit of mold began to grow. And that tiny bit of mold from that tiny leak, over time, took over a large part of our bathroom. We didn’t even notice it until it had grown enough to start coming thru the walls it hid behind. By that time, we needed a mold remediation specialist and a bathroom renovation. Sometimes the smallest of things grow and become much, much bigger than we expect. That’s true with bad things like mold, but it’s also true with good things too. In fact, it’s true of the greatest thing of all—the kingdom of heaven. How does that kingdom grow? Through the loving witness of those who trust in Christ telling others about him.

  5. Sep 23

    9.20.26 Leviticus and You (Leviticus 1:1-9)

    9.20.26 Leviticus and You (Leviticus 1:1-9) by Rocky Creek Presbyterian

  6. Aug 31

    8.30.26 Our Faithful God (Ruth 4)

    God is faithful even in the toughest times of our lives. As the story of Ruth and Naomi comes to a conclusion in Ruth chapter 4, we see this vividly. Their story did not end in the bitterness of chapter 1, and for all who trust in Christ, neither does ours.

  7. Aug 25

    8.23.26 Redemption and Steadfast Love (Ruth 3)

    Redemption is a word we use a lot in our culture, particularly in books and movies. We talk about how a character earned their own redemption in a story. But what about when earning our own redemption isn’t so simple or is impossible? What about real life? For that we need a redeemer to step into our lives, one who is full of steadfast love and faithfulness. We need Jesus. But what does it mean that Jesus is our redeemer? What does it look like for him to be full of steadfast love? These are some of the topics we discussed in this Sunday’s message through the story of Ruth chapter 3.

  8. Aug 17

    8.16.26 God's Sovereignty in Our Emptiness (Ruth 2)

    In my sophomore year of college, someone donated a Nintendo to the common area of our floor. One day, I stumbled upon this guy, Zack, playing my favorite game, Banjo Kazooie. I didn’t really know Zack and hadn’t ever really had a conversation with him, but he was playing my favorite video game, so I had to join him! As a result of that meeting, we became really good friends. I didn’t realize that by this seemingly chance meeting, God was giving me a wonderful friendship that would help sustain me in one of the worst crises of my life. Looking back, I know that day wasn’t random at all—it was God at work. Many times, God works behind the scenes of our lives, even thru seemingly chance events. He is more involved than we realize, and more faithful than we give him credit for. This is what we talked about this past Sunday through the story of Ruth chapter 2, that God is faithful to us in our emptiness.

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