WELCOMEWelcome to The Rock! If you are new to The Rock, you can fill out our Get Connected Form: https://rock.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/325/responses/new For a list of all Upcoming Events visit our website: https://www.rockofroseville.com/events.html If you have Prayer Requests, you can Email our prayer team: [email protected] WORSHIPKing Of My Heart [Verse 1] Let the King of my heart Be the mountain where I run The fountain I drink from Oh He is my song Let the King of my heart Be the shadow where I hide The ransom for my life Oh He is my song [Chorus] You are good, good, oh You are good, good, oh [Verse 2] Let the King of my heart Be the wind inside my sails The anchor in the waves Oh He is my song Let the King of my heart Be the fire inside my veins The echo of my days Oh He is my song [Bridge] You're never gonna let Never gonna let me down © Meaux Jeaux Music & Raucous Ruckus Publishing. CCLI Song # 7046145 -- CCLI License # 15063941 All Is For Your Glory [Verse 1] There's just one chief end to man's purpose One main reason for existence All man's vain and high ambitions Will one day be brought low Will one day be brought low [Verse 2] To treasure You above all others To love You like we love no other And Your greatness soon will be uncovered And all the earth will then know And all the earth will then know [Pre-Chorus] For You alone will be exalted in that day And worthless goals will be exposed as idols that we've made For You alone will be exalted in that day And You'll be seen as rightful King and from our hearts, we'll say!... [Chorus] That all is for Your glory And all is for Your name And all is for Your glory That in all things You may have first place That in all things You may have preeminence That all is for Your glory And all is for Your name And all is for Your glory That in all things You may have first place That in all things You may have preeminence © 2011 Forerunner WorshipCCLI Song # 6280871 -- CCLI License # 15063941 Cornerstone [Verse 1] My hope is built on nothing less Than Jesus blood and righteousness I dare not trust the sweetest frame But wholly trust in Jesus name [Chorus] Christ alone, Cornerstone Weak made strong in the Saviour's love Through the storm, He is Lord Lord of all [Verse 2] When darkness seems to hide His face I rest on His unchanging grace In every high and stormy gale My anchor holds within the veil My anchor holds within the veil [Verse 3] When He shall come with trumpet sound Oh may I then in Him be found Dressed in His righteousness alone Faultless stand before the throne © 2011 Hillsong Music Publishing. CCLI Song # 6158927 -- CCLI License # 15063941 ANNOUNCEMENTSIf you are new to The Rock, you can fill out our Get Connected Form. https://rock.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/325/responses/new Our NextGen Department (Children-Youth) will be having Baptisms on Thursday, October 22nd at 6pm. If you are a young person who would like to be baptized, you can fill out the interest form online: https://rock.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/334/responses/new Last year's Harvest Festival Outreach to our community and neighbors was a wonderful success! We're excited to provide another fun, friendly, and safe alternative again this year! For more info and ways to volunteer, visit our website: https://www.rockofroseville.com/harvestfestival Starting on October 12th, we will be having 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting. During this time, we are asking you to join us in prayer for our country, our state, our community, and its leaders. The fast will end on Tuesday, November 3rd (Election Day). You can watch the video announcement here: https://youtu.be/GDtN2CVxoU8 We would like to encourage everyone in our church to Register To Vote. There is a link on the home page of our website, or you can visit https://www.ourchurchvotes.org If you are interested in becoming in volunteering during our weekend services, you can fill out our Become A Volunteer form: https://rock.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/17/responses/new You can give your Tithes and Offerings online: https://rock.ccbchurch.com/goto/giving MESSAGE NOTES Today’s message: Purpose in the Pressing | Brandon Naramore Matthew 25:1-13 (NRSV) “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like this. Ten bridesmaids] took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 3 When the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them; 4 but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. 5 As the bridegroom was delayed, all of them became drowsy and slept. 6 But at midnight there was a shout, ‘Look! Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’ 7 Then all those bridesmaids got up and trimmed their lamps. 8 The foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ 9 But the wise replied, ‘No! there will not be enough for you and for us; you had better go to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.’ 10 And while they went to buy it, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went with him into the wedding banquet; and the door was shut. 11 Later the other bridesmaids came also, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open to us.’ 12 But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I do not know you.’ 13 Keep awake therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.[e] Crude Oil is an interesting commodity
Dream of Buying Oil
Matthew 13:10-11 (NRSV) Then the disciples came and asked him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” He answered, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. Proverbs 25:2 (NRSV) It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out. “The reason why he tells us this from the outset is that we cannot tell this just by looking at them. All ten have come to the wedding; all ten have their lamps aglow with expectation; all ten, presumably, have on their bridesmaid gowns. We would never guess from appearances that half are wise and half foolish… it is not the looks, the lamps, or the long dresses that sets the wise apart from the foolish—it’s the readiness.” - M.E. Boring (1994–2004). The Gospel of Matthew. “The foolish were short on oil. Not only did they fail to bring additional oil, but their torches, when lit, burned with a low flame (they were going out).” - RH Mounce (2011). Matthew. “The reference to sleep here and rising in v. 7 are literal, not metaphors for death and resurrection (contra Schenk). D.A. Hagner (1995). Matthew 14–28. “The decision was not selfish but based on common sense (if all the torches went out, the procession).” R.H. Mounce (2011). Matthew. Olive Oil Olive growers were among the wealthiest people, as olive oil was the main source of energy for lamps. The oil was also used for medical purposes, mainly for lubricating the body and healing sores Grapes and Olives The two most prominent symbols used to describe Israel were vineyards and olives. It was believed that every household had both a vine and an olive tree Jewish Olive Tree. The evergreen olive bush is relatively low – 2 to 6 meters high. Its trunk is twisted and gnarled, and its most prominent features are the thickness of its trunk and its silvery foliage. The olive tree has long roots that penetrate down to the deep, damp layers of the soil, making it capable of surviving through Israel’s dry summers. Wild vs Cultivated “In Israel, it grows wild and is also cultivated. The most obvious difference between the wild trees and the cultivated varieties is the size of the fruit: the fruit of cultivated trees is usually relatively larger, the pulp is more fleshy and the oil content is higher.” Karen Kayemeth Leisrael The vine was for pruning the olive for pressing Olives need a lot of heat in order to be of good quality when ripe. The riper the fruit, the greater the quantity of oil that can be extracted from them. The olives are harvested in the traditional manner – by hitting the tree branches with a stick. Everybody who comes to the festival is handed a container in which to gather the olives and an instruction sheet on olive pickling. After a short time spent harvesting, they split the olives on a stone surface and press them to obtain the oil. Processed Oil
We must become discontent with the processed promises that our culture provides For the promises of God must cultivated and developed with in us and in order to come to use must mature and be pressed Job 23:8-10 (NRSV) “If I go forward, he is not there; or backward, I cannot perceive him on the left he hides, and I cannot behold him; I turn] to the right, but I cannot see him. But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I shall come out like gold." Comments are closed.
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