We continue in our series from the Gospel According to Mark—Kingdom Come, God's Reign in a Chaotic World. This week pastor Rudi will continue in chapter 6 where Mark moves quickly from the events in Nazareth and in the synagogue to the sending of His twelve apostles on a journey marked with preaching, healing, casting out of demons and unclean spirits. On this journey Jesus gives them very specific instructions on what and what not to take with them, how to dress, where to stay and for how long, and much more. Join us as we discover what the purpose and meaning of this commissioning was and is. Read Mark 6:7-13 in advance to prepare for the message, and bring your Study Guides!
Mark: The Offence of Jesus, 6:1-6, February 1, 2026
We continue in our series from the Gospel According to Mark—Kingdom Come, God's Reign in a Chaotic World. This week pastor Glenn takes us into chapter 6 where we learn about Jesus' return to His hometown of Nazareth. Jesus and His disciples arrive in time for the Sabbath where He takes the opportunity to teach in the synagogue. The response He receives is far from that of the 'Hometown Hero.' Instead, they all take offence at Him and the question has to be, why? Join us this Sunday to find out why, as well as discover, why people take offence of Him to this day! Read Mark 6:1-6 in advance to prepare for the message, and bring your Study Guides!
Mark: That Which Leads to Saving Faith, 5:21-43, January 25, 2026`
This Sunday, we continue in our series from the Gospel According to Mark—Kingdom Come, God's Reign in a Chaotic World. This week pastor Glenn returns to take us further into chapter 5 where we find Jesus encountering a desperate father, a ruler of the synagogue whose 12 year old daughter is dying, as well as a very desperate woman who has had an issue of blood for 12 years. As in the previous two passages where the authority and power of Jesus was on display over storms and the demonic, this passage highlights two marvellous examples of His healing power! Read Mark 5:21-43 in advance to prepare for the message, and remember to bring your Study Guides!
Mark: Jesus Demon Hunter, 5:1-20, January 18, 2026
We continue in our series from the Gospel According to Mark—Kingdom Come, God's Reign in a Chaotic World. This week pastor Rudi will be bringing us the Word from Mark 5:1-20. Mark moves on in his Gospel from demonstrating for us the power that Jesus has over nature itself to His power over the demonic realm. This is a powerful and dynamic passage that demonstrates much about the authority and power of Jesus' word! We hope you plan to join us as he takes us deep into this marvellous passage of Scriopture! Read Mark 5:1-20 in advance to prepare for the message, and remember to bring your Study Guides!
Mark: Calming the Storm, 4:35-41, January 11, 2026
We return to our series in the Gospel According to Mark—Kingdom Come, God's Reign in a Chaotic World. This week Mark records one of the most memorable miracles that Jesus performed, commanding the storm and the sea to be calm. Nick Koole, one of The Rock's Elders, will be opening the Word for us this Sunday! We hope you will plan to join us as he takes us deep into this marvellous passage of Scripture. Read Mark 4:35-41 in advance to prepare for the message, and remember to bring your Study Guides!
21 Days of Prayer & Fasting, Matthew 6:5-18, January 4, 2026
This Sunday, as we enter another New Year we invite our church family to come together for another 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting. We initiated this new tradition last year and have seen much fruit from the 21 Days and the Praise & Prayer Summits on the last Sunday of each month. We hope we will see you at one of two services this coming Sunday at 9AM & 11AM! Pastor Glenn will take us into Matthew 6:5-18 where we will hear directly from Jesus about the deep spiritual meaning, purpose and blessings of Prayer snd Fasting. Read the passage in advance and join us as we prepare to begin the New Year well!
Resolution: Looking Back—Dreaming Forward, Philippians 3:11-17, December 28, 2025
It's time for a Special Annual Gathering when we Look Back on the year that was in the ministry of our church family and the lives of each other. We want therefore to encourage a few of you to come prepared to share a Gospel Story of what the Lord has done in you life and walk with Him. We'll also look to Scripture to Dream Forward with Resolve into the New Year.
Advent: The Light Arrives, John 1:1-14, December 21, 2025
This Sunday, we continue our Annual Advent Mini-Series with the second of two messages intended to prepare our hearts for another wonderful Christmas season. Join us this week for our sermon titled—The Light Arrives and a deep dive into another familiar passage read during the Advent season. The apostle John's Gospel account is quite different from both Matthew & Luke. They record all of the historical facts related to Jesus' birth, whereas John's Gospel begins before the foundation of the world and focuses instead on the theological meaning of the arrival of The Word, the True Light and the Saviour of the World. Read John 1:1-14 in advance to prepare for this encouraging message!
Advent: The Light Promised, Isaiah 9:1-7, December 14, 2025
We begin our Annual Advent Mini-Series with the first of two messages intended to prepare our hearts for another wonderful Christmas season. Join us this week for our sermon titled—The Light Promised and deep dive into a very familiar passage read during the Advent season. The Old Testament prophet Isaiah had both stern warnings for people who walked in darkness, as well as great encouragement about a child who would be born. Read Isaiah 9:1-7 in advance to prepare for this message of peace, love, hope and much joy!
Mark: The Mysterious Growth of God’s Kingdom, 4:26-34, December 7, 2025
This Sunday, we continue our series in the Gospel According to Mark—Kingdom Come, God's Reign in a Chaotic World. This week we follow on in Mark's Gospel with two more key parables taught by Jesus: The Parable of the Seeds and The Mustard Seed. Both parables follow on from the first parable, The Sower, The Seed and The Soils, and the Parable of The Lamp Under the Basket. The two we will read this Sunday are the first of several where we hear Jesus begin with the words, "The Kingdom of God is like..." You'll want to join us to learn from Jesus about His Kingdom! Read Mark 4:26-34 in advance to prepare for the message, and remember to bring your Study Guides!
Mark: This Little Light of Mine, 4:21-25, November 30, 2025
This Sunday, everyone's invited to join us at one of our two Sunday gatherings on November 30th for our Family Celebration Sunday services. These services will celebrate intergenerational worship: bringing all of our children and adults together! Expect a wonderful time of singing a few special songs with the kids, as well as many of our favourite hymns and choruses. It's also the 1st Sunday of Advent so we'll enjoy a Scripture Reading on the theme of Hope by one of church families. Pastor Glenn will also share a devotional message, This Little Light of Mine from Mark 4:21-25.
Mark: The Sower, The Seed & The Soils, 4:1-20, November 23, 2025
We continue our series in the Gospel According to Mark—Kingdom Come, God's Reign in a Chaotic World. This week Mark records for us what many scholars would agree is one of the most significant parables that Jesus ever gave. Known as the Parable of the Soils, it is the first of several parables that Jesus offers in Mark, that reveal for us and those in that day, how one might enter the Kingdom of God, what the Kingdom of God is like and finally, how the Kingdom of God inaugurated in Jesus grows! Read Mark 4:1-20 in advance to prepare for the message, and remember to bring your Study Guides!
Mark: We All Need to Belong, 3:20-25, November 16, 2025
We continue our series in the Gospel According to Mark—Kingdom Come, God's Reign in a Chaotic World. This week we move into a longer passage in which all of the events may not, upon first reading, appear to be connected. The passage is bookended with Mark recording what appear to be two separate 'interventions' by the family of Jesus, who are concerned about His welfare. In addition, the religious Scribes take their accusations against Jesus to a new low, accusing Him of having a demon. Jesus' response is both a parable and a strong rebuke. Throughout the whole of the text there is however, a unifying theme, that we will see on Sunday. Read Mark 3:20-35 in advance to prepare for the message, and remember to bring your Study Guides!
Mark: Leaving the Crowd Behind, 3:7-19, November 9, 2025
Today we continue our series in the Gospel According to Mark—Kingdom Come, God's Reign in a Chaotic World. This week Mark walks us through a pivotal point in the life and ministry life of Christ as well as His disciples. Great crowds are following Jesus and from distances far and wide. Their number is so great Jesus becomes concerned for His safety. Then, after another declaration of His divinity by more demons, Jesus calls 12 men to leave the crowds behind and be with Him. This is the call we all long to hear. How we respond is the key to life today and for all eternity. Read Mark 3:7-19 in advance to prepare for the message, and remember to bring your Study Guides!
Mark: The Lord of The Sabbath & True Rest, 2:23—3:6, November 2, 2025
We continue our series in the Gospel According to Mark—Kingdom Come, God's Reign in a Chaotic World. This week we close out chapter 2 and enter into chapter 3 of Mark's Gospel. After repeated incidents when Jesus casts out demons, heals the sick, and even forgives the sins of a paralytic before healing him—which, of course, raises the ire of the Scribes and Pharisees—Jesus moves on to one of their most sacred theological hills: the Sabbath. Join us as Jesus confronts their legalism while defining the true heart of the Sabbath for them and for all of us. Read Mark 2:23—3:6 in advance to prepare for the message, and remember to bring your Study Guides!
Mark: Feasting with the Friends of Sinners, 2:13-22, October 26, 2025
We continue our series in the Gospel According to Mark—Kingdom Come, God's Reign in a Chaotic World. As we move on in chapter 2 of Mark's Gospel, we find Jesus heading out of town. On the way He calls Levi, whom we know as Matthew. Matthew invites Jesus to dinner in his home along with many of his tax collector friends and other sinners, which of course, shocks the Pharisees. Jesus' response to them is one of His most memorable in the Gospels. He then, through vivid metaphors—a wedding feast, new cloth, and new wineskins—declares that His mission is not what they had expected. We hope you'll join us this Sunday! Read Mark 2:13-22 in advance to prepare for the message, and remember to bring your Study Guides!
Mark: Jesus Knows What We Need Most, 2:1-12, October 19, 2025
This Sunday, we continue our series in the Gospel According to Mark—Kingdom Come, God's Reign in a Chaotic World. As we enter chapter 2 of Mark's Gospel we find Jesus returning to Capernaum and what has now become His home base at Peter's house. The event that takes place upon His return is one of the most remarkable in the whole gospel, and certainly what Jesus says to the paralytic man clarifies why He came and what we all need most in life. This true story reveals many things to us about our faith in Christ, as well as the mission of the church to this day. We hope you will join us as we open up this profound true story in those early days. Read Mark 2:1-12 in advance to prepare for the message and remember to bring your Study Guides!
Mark: The All Authority of Jesus, 1:29-45, October 12, 2025
Today, we continue our series in the Gospel According to Mark—Kingdom Come, God's Reign in a Chaotic World. John Mark, the author of this Gospel, next moves to a lengthy passage highlighting even further, the authority that Jesus possesses through His Word, Healings and the Casting out of demons. In the midst of all of these activities that demonstrate His Divine power, we also learn the source of His power. Read Mark 1:29-45 in advance to prepare for the message and remember to bring your Study Guides!
Mark: The Reality of Authority, 1:21-28, October 5, 2025
This Sunday, we continue our series in the Gospel According to Mark—Kingdom Come, God's Reign in a Chaotic World. Pastor Glenn returns to take us into a pivotal point in Mark's Gospel. We've already learned about the significance of Jesus' baptism and temptation, followed by His proclamation that the Kingdom of God has arrived and the calling of His first disciples. This week, Jesus displays His divinity in two undeniable ways. Join us as we worship together and open up the Word of God! Read Mark 1:21-28 in advance to prepare for the message and remember to bring your Study Guides!
Mark: Truths Following, 1:14-20, September 28, 2025
We continue our series in the Gospel According to Mark—Kingdom Come, God's Reign in a Chaotic World. Pastor Rudi will be bringing the Word this week from Mark 1:14-20 where we learn that Jesus has moved on to Galilee where he begins His ministry of proclaiming the Kingdom of God is here. Join us as we also read about the calling of His first disciples, men whom He told, "I will make you fishers of men." Read Mark 1:14-20 in advance to prepare for the message and remember to bring your Study Guides!