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And He said to them, “Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you.’” Matth

​Humility is hard for me. I always want to be better than other people. I want to earn my way through life. I want to do things on my own. I want to be self-sufficient. The problem is that these things are incompatible with what Jesus wants for me.

So, here’s the scenario: You just came home from a long day at work…what is the very first thing you do? Maybe you grab a glass of water, pass by the kitchen to see what’s cooking or kick off your shoes. Okay, now what are the things you do next? Maybe af

​CELEBRATING GOD’S PROVISION AT THE ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING We want to thank all of you who joined us for our annual Congregational Meeting on September 15, 2019. The meeting began with a time of corporate prayer followed by a celebration of God’s

Benjamin Franklin said there were only two things certain in life:  death and taxes.  But I’d like to add a third certainty:  worry.  Just name it and we seem to worry about it.  The list is long and includes such areas as work, money, our health, a frien

Does God even love me? How could God love me? These questions can be quite different from each other. The former questions God’s love in light of circumstances, the latter questions whether we have the appeal or worth in ourselves to merit God’s love.

REJOICING IN THE MEN’S HOMEGROWN BREAKFAST CONFERENCE On August 17, 150 of our men attended the “Homegrown Breakfast Conference” to launch the Fall 2019 Men’s Ministry program.  After enjoying a delicious breakfast catered by Hodel’s, the morning was high

Do you realize that if you are a follower of Christ, our Lord walks with you?  He walks with you as you go through major challenges in your life as well as the mundane day-to-day efforts.  I recently experienced both.  I had a planned angiogram which was

My first experience with the men’s ministry here at RCC was in the high school room on Friday mornings. Brent Van Elswyk would give a short message of encouragement and then we would break up into small groups.

My favorite movie of all time is “Chariots of Fire.”  It won the Academy Award for best picture in 1981.  The movie is based on the true story of two athletes as they prepare for the 1924 Olympic Games.  One of these athletes is a man by the name of