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Solid Rock Church Sermons
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Solid Rock Church sermons
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Faith Without Partiality
3d agoTap to summarizeIn this sermon from James 2:1–13, James confronts the sin of favoritism and calls believers to see people through God's eyes rather than the world's standards. Because every person is created in the image of God, human worth is not earned through wealth, status, appearance, influence, or achievement; it is received from the Creator. Favoritism reveals a distorted view of people and a forgetfulness of God's mercy toward us. James reminds us that God often works through those the world overlooks and that His character is completely impartial. When we seek validation from status or comparison, we begin ranking people according to external measures rather than honoring them as image bearers. The royal law, 'Love your neighbor as yourself,' calls believers to extend to others the same dignity, mercy, and compassion they have received from Christ. As we remember our own need for mercy and rest in the value God has already given us, we are freed to love others without comparison, favoritism, or judgment.
Transcribe →Hearing the Word that Changes Us
1w agoTap to summarizeIn this sermon from James 1:19–27, we see that God's Word was never meant to simply inform us but to transform us. James reminds us that spiritual maturity begins with a humble and teachable heart that is quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger. Human defensiveness, self-protection, and the need to be right often keep us from receiving what God wants to show us. James calls believers to allow God’s truth to take root deep within and reshape them from the inside out. Like a mirror, God's Word reveals what is true about us, exposing what needs to be changed—not to condemn us but to heal us. Sincere faith is not measured by how much truth we hear but by how deeply that truth changes the way we speak, love, and live. As we respond to God's Word with obedience, we discover that His commands are not bondage but the pathway to freedom, flourishing, and becoming more like Jesus.
Transcribe →Trials From Within
2w ago00:30:44Tap to summarizeIn this sermon from James 1, we saw how the struggle of enduring trials often becomes a deeper battle with temptation. We were reminded that temptation does not begin with God, but with our own desires, which, when left unchecked, can lead us away from Him and ultimately toward sin and death. We explored the progression James describes—from desire, to temptation, to sin—and saw the importance of recognizing this pattern in our own lives. In contrast to the shifting desires that pull us away, we were pointed to God, the "Father of Lights," who is consistently good and generous. Ultimately, we were reminded that God is not the source of temptation, but the giver of every good and perfect gift, inviting us to trust Him rather than seek fulfillment on our own terms.
Transcribe →Formed Through Trials
3w agoTap to summarizeIn this sermon from James 1:1–12, we see that trials are not meaningless interruptions to the Christian life but one of the primary ways God forms us into mature and steadfast people. Writing to weary believers scattered by suffering, James reminds us that hardship reveals what we trust in and invites us into deeper dependence on God. Trials expose our self-reliance and control while producing endurance, resilience, and spiritual maturity. James encourages believers to ask God for wisdom in the middle of confusion, trusting that He welcomes dependent people with grace. Ultimately, God does not waste suffering. He uses it to form people who remain anchored in Jesus through every trial.
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God's Redemption in Our Hurt
May 24Tap to summarizeIn this sermon, we explored how hurt impacts the human heart and how God meets people in pain with compassion, truth, and healing. Psalm 34 reminds us that God does not shame the wounded, ignore the brokenhearted, or abandon those carrying disappointment, betrayal, conflict, rejection, or loss. David writes Psalm 34 from his own experience with fear, disappointment, danger, and rescue, reminding us that God is not distant from suffering. He sees, He hears, and He draws near to brokenhearted people. Hurt itself is not sin, but hurt left unattended can shape false stories inside us and, as Hebrews 12 teaches, can grow roots of bitterness that impact how we see God, ourselves, and others. Matthew 18 gives us wisdom for pursuing restoration when hurt involves broken relationships, while also recognizing that not every hurt is sin—some hurts come through misunderstanding, immaturity, disappointment, or unmet expectations. Finally, 2 Corinthians 1 reminds us that God often heals hurting people through redemptive relationships, honest conversations, prayer, grace, and biblical community.
Transcribe →God's Redemption in Marriage
May 17Tap to summarizeIn this sermon, we explored how marriage often exposes the unhealed wounds, survival patterns, and generational dysfunction we bring into relationships. In Malachi 2, God confronts His people for abandoning "the wife of their youth," reminding them that marriage is not merely a contract, but a sacred covenant marked by faithfulness, grace, and commitment. Through the story of one couple's redemption journey, we see that oneness in marriage grows out of oneness with God, and that healthy marriages are not marriages without pain. Instead, marriage is where two imperfect people continue moving toward one another with honesty, grace, forgiveness, and dependence on Jesus.
Transcribe →God's Redemption in Motherhood
May 10Tap to summarizeIn this sermon from the Gospel of Luke 10:38–42 in the Redemption Stories series, we explore how the beauty of motherhood can quietly shift from a meaningful calling into an overwhelming burden. Through the story of Martha and Mary, we see how doing good things can become heavy when they are driven by anxiety, control, and the fear of not being enough. Martha's struggle reveals a deeper narrative many moms carry: the pressure to get it right and the quiet belief that they are falling short. Yet, Jesus meets her not with correction but with compassion. He sees her, names her anxiety, and invites her into something better. Instead of striving for perfection, He calls her to sit with Him, reminding her that her worth is not found in what she accomplishes but in being with Him. God's redemption in motherhood is not found in doing more, but in laying down the illusion of control and receiving peace, identity, and rest in His presence.
Transcribe →God's Redemption in our Rejection
May 3Tap to summarizeIn this sermon from Psalm 27:7–10 and Romans 8:14–16 in our Redemption Stories series, we saw how God meets us in the pain of rejection and speaks a new identity over our lives. Through David's words, we were given language for the ache of not being seen or affirmed—a wound that can lead us to strive for acceptance or withdraw in protection, quietly asking, "Am I enough?" Yet we were reminded that the gospel meets us in that place of pain. Through Jesus, we are adopted, accepted, and delighted in by the Father. As we receive His love, we were invited to grieve what was missing, move toward forgiveness, and begin to experience the freedom and healing He brings.
Transcribe →God’s Redemption in Learning Disabilities
Apr 26Tap to summarizeIn this week's sermon from Psalm 139:13–16, we explored how what the world often labels as a "learning disability" is not a flaw in how God created us, but a reflection of how human systems define and measure value. We were reminded that we are intentionally formed by God with dignity that is not diminished by our struggles to meet human standards. This truth confronts the shame that can come from not "fitting in" and invites us into a deeper identity rooted in God's design and perspective. We were then pointed to Jesus, who was often overlooked and misunderstood, yet through what appeared to be weakness became the means of redemption. Ultimately, we were reminded that our limitations do not disqualify us, but can become the very place where God meets us and works through us.
Transcribe →Opening the Prison Doors of Addiction
Apr 19Tap to summarizeIn this week's sermon from Romans 6, we saw that what we often call addiction, the Bible describes as a kind of slavery—a pattern of sin that begins to take authority over our lives. But rather than calling us to try harder, we were reminded that Paul begins with something deeper: our identity. Because of our faith in Jesus, our old self has been crucified, and we are no longer enslaved to sin. From that foundation, we were given four clear ways to respond: to consider what is true about who we are in Christ, to refuse to let sin reign, to stop offering ourselves to patterns that keep us stuck, and to actively present ourselves to God. Ultimately, we were reminded that freedom is not found in our willpower, but in surrender—learning to say no to what enslaves us and yes to the One who gives us life.
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