It’s Easier Than You ThinkTwo friends were sitting at a coffee shop. One was a dedicated Christian and the other was inquiring about how to be “saved” by Christ. The dedicated Christian responded by stating that salvation is offered through grace as a gift… it’s that easy. Yet, many are …
The Tough Questions Have you ever faced difficult circumstances or apparent injustice and then questioned the purposes of God? Since Adam and Eve, humanity has pondered the mystery of God’s will and God’s actions. Join Pastor Jack this Sunday as he unpacks this quandary in his Sunday message, “The Tough Questions”. …
Keeping Your Mind in Christ JesusDid you ever stop and marvel at the design and functioning of your personal computer? Your computer is actually programmed to perform thousands of functions for you every day…. and, by comparison, God has programmed your soul to respond to God’s gracious will and divine programming. Is your …
19th Sunday after Pentecost PASTOR JACK WILL BE AWAY FROM Oct. 1-6. Pastoral concerns can be forwarded to Rev. Ryon Herin. He can be reached at 973-627- 1059 or ryon@fpcrockaway.org MANY THANKS to Solveig Schunk and Pastors Arden and Margaret Krych for leading our service today. WEEKEND BAG PROGRAM – …
Dedicated Service Did you ever have good intentions?… but, for some reason you never got around to acting on those intentions? Did you ever volunteer to do something, but it never really got done? This Sunday, Pastor Jack will address the occasional disconnect between good intentions and good actions. A …
When God Chooses to Forgive Pictured here is a mosaic depicting Rev. John Chrysostom, the Archbishop of Constantinople in the 4th century. To paraphrase something Chrysostom once said, “God is more willing to forgive than we are to repent”. What does that mean for us? This Sunday Pastor Jack will unpack …
The Challenge to Forgive This Sunday’s Gospel reading is all about the command of Jesus to forgive one another. But… what do you do when you’re still seething in anger and hurt? In his upcoming swermon, “The Challenge to Forgive”, Pastor Jack will explore the ancient Hebrew understanding of forgiveness juxtaposed with Jesus’ directives …
When Love Gets Ugly There is a lot of “love language” in the Bible… and we recall what Jesus said, “This I command you, love one another”. But what happens when love gets ugly? How do we address conflict and the sinful ways we tarnish our relationships? This Sunday, Pastor Jack …
When Jesus Demands Sacrificial Faith When the going gets tough, the tough get going”… but what a challenge that is! Faith is pushed to the brink whenever difficult and adverse circumstances come our way. This Sunday, PJ addresses the challenges of keeping the faith, and remaining steadfast, especially when tough times …
When Jesus Offers the Rock of Faith We’ve all seen movies where the hero… or the villain… gets stuck in quicksand, or other murky waters which seemingly lead to destruction. However… it may not be as dangerous as it looks… and in real life, people very seldom die when stuck in …