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Rock Point Church · all sermons
Pastor Bill Bush · Dec 11, 2022
In every relationship, gaps inevitably open up between what we expect and what we experience, and those gaps erode the security that holds people together. Pastor Bill argues from 1 Corinthians 13:6–7 that love's response to those gaps is not suspicion or the drive to be right, but a deliberate, active choice to trust — to give the benefit of the doubt, look for the most generous explanation, and confront honestly and humbly using the step-by-step process Jesus outlines in Matthew 18. Trust, chosen before feelings catch up, is the only bridge that can carry a relationship to the other side.
Pastor Tim Beal · May 21, 2018
Using the parable of the prodigal son in Luke 15, Pastor Tim builds the case that our stories do not begin at sin but at creation, where God formed each of us with intentionality and love. Because we were sons and daughters before we ever ran away, grace is not something we can outsmart or outrun. When we return to the Father, we return to a celebration — and for those already in the family, the call is to stop missing that party by extending the same undeserved grace to others that God so lavishly extends to us.