This Week: June 7th, 2026
When Moses established the covenant with Israel, he sprinkled the people and the sacred items with blood (Hebrews 9:19-22). It seems strange to modern readers, but it carried a powerful message that our sin is serious, and reconciliation with God comes at a cost. The blood served as a reminder that forgiveness requires sacrifice.
Yet all those sacrifices pointed to something greater. Year after year, animals were offered, but their blood could never permanently remove sin. They were signs directing God's people toward the coming Messiah.
Hebrews tells us that Jesus entered not an earthly sanctuary, but heaven itself on our behalf. Unlike the priests who offered sacrifices repeatedly, Christ offered Himself once for all. His sacrifice was complete, sufficient, and final. There is no need for another offering because the debt of sin has been paid in full.
This truth brings both comfort and hope. Comfort, because we do not have to wonder whether we have done enough to earn God's favor. Christ has done what we could never do for ourselves. Hope, because the same Jesus who came once to deal with sin has promised to come again. When He returns, it will not be to offer another sacrifice, but to bring the fullness of salvation to those who belong to Him.
As believers, we live between those two appearances of Christ. We look back to the cross with gratitude and forward to His return with anticipation. Our confidence rests not in our works, but in His finished work.
This Week's Worship Service
Today's scripture contrasts the temporary, external rituals of the old covenant with the deeper cleansing and access to God that Christ ultimately provides. The shadows of the tabernacle point us to the Savior who brings true redemption.
Hebrews 9:1-10
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.
