This Week: November 17th, 2024
Choosing a life with Christ begins with recognizing that life without Him falls short. It's the realization that we cannot navigate this life—or find eternal life—without His presence. Christ offers more than the promise of everlasting life; He provides peace, purpose, and companionship as we journey through this world with Him.
To fully embrace the life Christ offers, we must let go of our old ways and step into the new identity He calls us to—a transformation into a new creation. Christians are not perfect by any means, but we have come to understand that the lives we once led were not what God intended for us. God doesn’t ask us to be Jesus; He asks us to follow Him. Through that obedience, we become living examples of a Christ-centered life for others to witness.
God desires that no one should be lost, but He gives each of us a choice: to live as our own god or to acknowledge Him as the one true God, making His Son the Lord of our lives. This decision requires one essential act: surrender. In surrendering completely, we receive the Holy Spirit—the Helper—who dwells within us. It is through the Spirit that we are empowered to walk daily in love, compassion, kindness, gentleness, and forgiveness, bearing the fruit of a life transformed by Christ.
As we live this way, we become a light in the darkness, drawing others toward the peace and hope found in knowing Christ as both Savior and Lord. This is the life God invites us to—a life that not only changes us but also touches the world around us.
This Week's Worship Service
When we surrender ourselves to Jesus that doesn't mean that we maintain two separate lives - one for the world and one for the church. We must become a new creation and clothe ourselves with compassion, kindness, forgiveness, and love forgetting what the world values and focusing on what God values.
Colossians 3:1-17
This Week's Church Sign Sermon
Inspirational wisdom can come from the simplest of things. So here we offer just a little Jesus as you drive by. We'd love to have you in for a visit.
Online Giving
Rockvale Cumberland Presbyterian Church is pleased to announce the opportunity for our church family and friends to tithe securely online. You can use your credit card, debit card or bank account to securely tithe a love offering or give to our church's ministries such as to our youth program or our building maintenance fund. You can also use the service's app on your Apple or Android device to give. If you chose to do so, you may also select the option to cover the fees the church is assessed for each transaction. Click the button below to make your offering and thank you.
Who We Are
Rockvale Cumberland Presbyterian Church has been a landmark in Rockvale Tennessee since 1889 at a simpler time when church was an integral part of the community. Church members were family that leaned on each other in times of struggle and celebrated together in times of joy. This spirit lives on in our diverse congregation bound together by a love for Christ and for one another. Our motto is simple, 'Whosoever will, is welcome - just as you are', in the manner as Christ said 'Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.' We hope to see you this Sunday morning.
