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Rock Point Church · all sermons
Pastor Bill Bush · Nov 12, 2024
Drawing from the Parable of the Three Servants in Matthew 25, Pastor Bill challenges believers to move beyond merely believing in Jesus to actually believing Him — surrendering the ownership of their time, talent, and treasure to God and investing those gifts in His kingdom. He argues that fear, self-doubt, and an ownership mentality cause Christians to bury what God has entrusted to them, robbing them of the joy, peace, and eternal impact that come only through faithful, intentional stewardship.
Pastor Bill Bush · Sep 2, 2024
Pastor Bill calls the church to recognize that genuine love — the kind modeled by Jesus in John 3:16 and the Great Commission — always gives and always goes. Using his own journey from financial fear to faithful generosity, the Parable of the Sower, and the story of David and Goliath, he argues that a believer's willingness to give sacrificially is not merely a financial decision but a heart indicator of whether God's love has truly taken root. The sermon challenges every person to move from an 'I can't do it' posture to an 'I can't not do it' moment of courageous, Spirit-led commitment.
Pastor Pat McCalla · Sep 26, 2021
Drawing from Matthew 11 and Philippians 3, Pastor Pat McCalla shows that Jesus' kingdom is unlike any earthly empire — it has been forcefully advancing for two thousand years and cannot be stopped, not even by the gates of hell. From John the Baptist doubting in prison, to Rome's persecutions, to ISIS and the Taliban, history confirms Jesus' declaration. Because followers of Jesus are citizens of this kingdom, they are called to reject fear and half-heartedness, to love boldly, and — like Paul — to say 'I'm all in and I'm not turning back.'
Pastor Bill Bush · Feb 3, 2020
Drawing from 1 John 4:7–21, the sermon argues that the reason Christians get stuck loving others is not mainly a willpower problem but a love-clarity problem. John, writing as the elder statesman of the early church, insists that genuine, consistent love for others flows naturally from three things: being clear about the depth and unconditional nature of God's love (seen most fully at the cross), staying near that love through regular worship, Scripture, prayer, and community, and refusing to let fear keep us from stepping out in trust. When those three realities are in place, loving others becomes the joyful, courageous response to what God has already done — not an anxious attempt to earn His favor.
Pastor Bill Bush · Aug 11, 2019
Anxiety floods us with 'what ifs' and drives us toward fearful, self-reliant decisions, while depression tempts us to give up entirely. The answer is neither escape nor willpower, but a reoriented pursuit of Jesus Himself. Drawing on Philippians 4:6-9 and the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, Pastor Bill argues that God's peace — a peace that surpasses all understanding — is not found by avoiding life's fires but by fixing our eyes on the One who enters the fire with us.