April 2023
Easter 2023: Come to the Table
He is Risen! This Easter, we look at Jesus’ resurrection through an Old Testament lens. The Empty tomb is strikingly similar to the Mercy Seat described in the Book of Exodus. That is no mere coincidence. Jesus’ death and resurrection acts as the ultimate fulfillment of the Mercy Seat and its atonement.
Tales from the Cross: God the Father
This week, we continue our Lent series ‘Tales from the Cross. This week, we take the perspective of God the Father. We examine a little of God and Jesus’ relationship, God’s view of sin, and how all of that came together during Jesus’ death.
March 2023
Tales from the Cross: Peter
This week, we continue our Lent series ‘Tales from the Cross. This week, we take the perspective of one Jesus’ best friends—Peter. We will look at how Peter’s denial of Jesus impacted how he reacted to Jesus’ death. We will also explore how Jesus’ have Peter a second chance and unending love.
February 2023
Tales from the Cross: Mary Magdalene
This week, we kick off our Lent series ‘Tales from the Cross. Our first perspective is Mary Magdalene. We first examine who she was and what was her relationship to Jesus. Then we will explore the question of who is Mary in today’s culture?
The Gospel of Matthew: Do You Have Any Grey Poupon?
This week, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Matthew. In today’s text, Jesus presents two small parables. We talk about what these parables mean and how they impact the surrounding context of this chapter. And we see a valuable of knowing when to use context and when to not. Our main passage this […]
January 2023
The Gospel of Matthew: What to do with Blackberries?
This week, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Matthew. In today’s text, Jesus presents the parable of the wheat and the weed. We talk about how this story is both warning against sin and evil and beautiful promise of salvation and eternity with God. Our main passage this week is Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43.
The Gospel of Matthew: Seeds, Seeds, Seeds!!!
This week, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Matthew. In today’s text, Jesus presents the parable of the seeds. He then goes on to offer an interpretation of it. We will look at that interpretation and see where we see ourselves in this story. What dose that tell us about our spiritual journey […]
2023 kickoff!!
This week we kick off 2023 by first reflecting on some of the opportunities RTCC had last year. Then we look head to what is coming up this year and try to come up with some church goals for this new year! Our main passage this week is John 15:12-17.
December 2022
Advent 2022: Gravy Pants!
This week, we continue our Advent series in which we examine the Grinch. The Grinch does not like what the Whos are doing and so takes matters into his own hands. He must be in total control of the situation. The desire for total control really goes back to the Garden and Satan’s first temptation […]
November 2022
I Lift My Eyes…
This week is our Expectant Hope service. This short devotional addresses the notion of what do we go when we don’t want to praise God? How can we praise God when we are angry, sad, or afraid? Today we look at one of the most powerful psalms ever written (In my humble opinion). We will […]
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