LISA BEVERE!

Recalling another amazing Jill Weekend at The Rock Church!

"Spending our freedom to help others" is a phrase Lisa Bevere engraved on my in 2009.  After knowing and being honored with her husband John, her word, life and heart melted me to the core. Jeff and I eagerly await further connection with their lives and ministry.

It was wonderful to connect with so many of our friends from around the "Great Northwest!" I enjoyed hearing your testimonies and experiencing God with you.

I was blessed by the word brought from all those who spoke. SUE BOCHARDT...I am still pumped you won the week's stay in Hawaii!!! I was screaming...couldn't contain myself!

Ladies, I am honored to pastor such an amazing host of women who are sold out and going hard after all God has! Your hospitality is strong. You always show up, in true Rock Church style, ready for God to move in your life and that of your sister. You even jumped in to volunteer where you saw a need. Your support of me was so sincere and felt. Thank you! I am amazed by you!

Let's make every 2014 Jill experience one for the history books!

GIRLS OF FREEDOM LUNCH/MISSIONS TO ASIA

Our Girls of Freedom Lunch was fantastic! Our friend and ministry guest, Sarah Wehrli brought God's heart for His girls.
I felt like I stepped right into some fantastic dining rooms! Thank you to those of you who hosted tables. You have such a passion for hospitality and serving!

While I have been invited to minister on their Christmas in Cambodia outreach, I am working with Inspire International to set dates for an RC Mission Trip to Asia in 2010. It will be open to both men and women. Stay tuned for more information on that trip...

DREAMCENTER UPDATE FROM MINISTRY DAY TWO

HERE IS ANOTHER UPDATE FROM KATHRYN AND THE QUARRY INTERNS:

Today we worked with two outreaches Under the Bridge in the morning & afternoon and Hope For Homeless Youth in the evening.

In the morning we went down to Skid Row and walked around to invite people to a hot meal later in the day. We passed out candy bars and information about their bus pick up for church on Thursdays and Sundays. As we walked we were able to get to know people and encourage them to come to the meal so we could have the opportunity to talk to them more.

When we returned after lunch we set up the hot meal. Some of us served the food and others walked around to pray and talk with people. The Under the Bridge feeding program goes to this particular area in Skid Row twice a week. We met a few people who were on fire for God. One lady in particular quizzed us in Bible trivia and actually knew quite a bit about the Bible. Another woman was encouraging all of us as we prayed in a circle after lunch. It was really neat to see how thankful everyone was for the free meal.

After dinner we teamed up with Hope For Homeless Youth and went down to the Santa Monica area to invite people to the pier for dinner. Clayton was able to share his testimony over the PA system with all of the homeless people who had gathered. Quite a few people came up to him and shared how impactful it was. Rex prayed with a gentleman for safety and health and he was moved to tears while Rex was talking with him. Hannah, Tim & Trevor met a man, and a woman who was two months pregnant and they were able to help them come back to the Dream Center to stay at the emergency shelter.

Overall it was a great second day of ministry! We are excited for our final day tomorrow. We’ll be working with the Food Truck & Metro Kids Outreaches.

Love you all,

The Interns & Kathryn

TAKE TWO! WORSHIP AND PRAYER NIGHT

OUR PASTOR'S A RACE CAR DRIVER!

Over 10 percent of those at The Rock Church are at church and/or found Christ through our pastor's obedience to step into the Nascar arena. Yes, he is my husband but also my pastor and I think it is way cool that such an amazing church can get behind their pastor and others who are reaching the pre-Christians right where they are at.

Gone are the days of exhaust inhaling, adrenaline junkie men who know how to throw themselves into their passions yet sit with their arms crossed in church or don't even come at all. For sake of non-connection, not knowing the Life they'd find, or other reasons, too many families sit fragmented and longing to align with a great cause. We are just the church and just the people called to connect.

The field has proven itself to be good ground and the harvest is ripe. Now is the time to support the Race Team and support our pastor, Jeff. Whether in speech, getting to a Saturday night race, prayer, time, etc. it is yielding a mighty harvest.

Your field is proven! It's time to take that extra "oomph" and rekindle that passion for the pre-Christian. Get out there and grow God's kingdom!

REPORT FROM OUR 1ST AND 2ND YR INTERN TRIP...

Matt LaCoss, an amazing staff member at The Rock Church just returned from WA DC and MT. Rushmore with our interns. They were on a mission trip to DC to visit the National Prayer Center. Each year, our Quarry Interns have visited Mt. Rushmore which have "chiseled" into it four amazing leaders. The interns reflect on these leaders as well as the Rock our lives are "chiseled" into...Jesus Christ.
This is what Matt had to say...
The trip has been amazing! Being with the National Prayer Center (NPC) was impactful on the whole team and the interns have had some great revelation of our government, our nation, and how they can and will pray for it. We had the opportunity to tour the Capitol, House and Senate buildings, sit in on a Senate debate, watch the House vote on numerous bills, meet with the staff of Senator Cantwell, and also get an excellent perspective of our Supreme Court and Constitutional Law from a Christian perspective by Tom Jipping, counsel to 33 year Senator, Orrin Hatch. We visited the Lincoln, Vietnam, Korea, WWII, and Iwo Jima memorials; went to Arlington Cemetery to see the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (impressive to say the least) as well as President Kennedy’s memorial. The team has been incredible. Great attitudes, desire to keep pressing despite limited sleep, a hunger to learn more, and they have exercised a boldness to pray…an amazing trip!

The NPC was a fantastic host and tour guide for us but when I say tour guide I mean a tour guide as it relates to our Nation – its biblical heritage, pressing and constant need for prayer, and how we, through prayer can impact our leaders, our culture, and our nation. Reverence, respect, and a call to prayer were some of the key revelations and impressions that the team has taken from this trip. I pray that God will cement and seal this experience in their hearts and cause them to act, not just today and tomorrow, but for the duration of their lives.

We spent some time in prayer at the NPC house on C Street on Thursday night and God revealed a different perspective to Proverbs 3: 5,6 – “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths.” We most often interpret and apply this verse only on an individualistic level, but what God showed me is that we need to pray this verse over the leaders and culture of our nation. Pray that our nation would trust in our Lord with all our hearts, rely on and seek Him for counsel and direction, and when our leaders and our culture does this, our nation will return to the foundation of “In God We Trust.” God will again be elevated and exalted to His rightful position of prominence and priority, and in return will direct the path of our nation.

We’re heading back today to repeat the 49 hour road trip! We’ll stop in South Dakota at Mount Rushmore and take a little more leisurely pace so the return might be longer than 49 hours…I know 49 hours! Please pray for our safety and protection for the journey and for God to set in place the things He has revealed to each of us on this appointed trip.

2008 VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARDED TO THE ROCK CHURCH

The Rock Church was just awarded Volunteer of the Year, 2008 from the Boys and Girls Club of Monroe.

In addition to ministering in every department of The Rock Church, The Quarry Interns have been serving monthly in different regions of Snohomish County which includes the Monroe Boys and Girls Club. The Boys and Girls Club will be hosting a banquet to honor our interns and The Rock Church. I don't know when that is yet.

The next time you see an intern, will you tell them what an amazing job they are doing?

They will be leaving to minister in our nation's capitol in March and the LA Dream Center soon after. Please keep them in your prayers.

Congratulations, Quarry Interns and The Rock Church! I am so proud of you!

WOMEN'S CONFERENCE

The staff and I are intently preparing for the Women's Conference this weekend. I get the privilege of leading our wonderful ladies in worship Friday evening and Saturday morning and then imparting a word on Saturday afternoon.

This is going to be a weekend jam-packed with amazing word, nuggets to grab onto and utilize and flat out saturating in the presence of God.

The Rock Church is honored to co-host Women's Explosion with Christian Family Center and welcome Lisa Bevere as a guest. We love her and her husband, John!

We'll see you there!

CHRISTMAS EVE

The parking lot is cleared for you!

Due to the forecast, we are holding ONE Christmas Eve Service at 5 pm. I anticipate a lot of great memories made with you there.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21ST

Due to weather conditions, we will be having ONE service tomorrow. Our 11:30am service is going to be the third in our "Feel Good Christmas" series. Any further updates will be available at The Rock Church after 6:30 am.

Our Children's Choir will not be performing tomorrow but WILL be performing for both Christmas Eve services. Parents, please have your children arrive for a 4:15 pm sound check/production practice.

I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow. RC Coffee will be open to help warm us all up!

TODAY, DECEMBER 14TH SERVICE

Due to inclement weather conditions, our 10 am service is canceled. "Feel Good Christmas" continues at 11:30 am.

See you then!

SERVICES IN THE MORNING

Due to snow, and a Winter Weather Advisory, we will be keeping a close eye on the roads and weather. We will post any changes to tomorrow's services at www.therockchurch.info at 6:30 am, tomorrow. As of now, both services are set to begin at their normal time: 10:00 and 11:30 am.

Sleep tight!

CONGRATULATIONS QUARRY GRADUATES!

The Quarry, School of Creative Ministry held it's graduation on Friday evening. I am so proud of our graduates. If you have walked through the doors of The Rock Church, you have been impacted by these fine young men and women. They have been across the globe and down the street, practicing their faith and refining their character. It really can't be put into words because each one walked a different journey. Each one surpassing milestones they had set. Some slated for full-time ministry and others business and teaching which we all know is a life of ministry.

We are slated to have the largest class ever, in September. I expect God to move mightily. Although we currently give credits for our courses, we are working with Portland Bible College on some exciting credit/degree news. I will release the news when it's confirmed. We have students coming in from out of town and out of country (Guam) so if you are interested in hosting one or more in your home, please e-mail me at mknight@trclife.com. Applications are still being accepted.

Pastor Jeff's blog had a fantastic post you'll want to read.

NEW SERVICE TIMES

I am excited for the service time change.

It will be healthy for our volunteers, great for families of young children and balancing the services numbers out.

See you at 10 or 11:30 AM!