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This weekend we celebrate the freedom of our nation, but God wants you to have an even greater freedom, a freedom you can only find in Him.

And don’t forget to visit our church website [http://cotr.org] where you can watch our services LIVE every Sunday at 11am central. God bless you, and have a wonderful week.

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When you talk with God, there’s always hope. God has a plan and a purpose for your life. So take a minute and watch this short video about the importance of prayer in your life.

And don’t forget to visit our church website [http://cotr.org] where you can watch our services LIVE every Sunday at 11am central. God bless you, and have a wonderful week.

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Church on the Rock [http://cotr.org] has just launched a brand new iPhone App! Watch as Pastor Blunt describes how you can use this app as a tool for your life and the lives of others.

What is your life built on today? Is it built on your job? Your family? What about your money? Times can be shaky, but if your life is built on solid ground, it will stand strong in any storm of life. For more info visit http://cotr.org

2 Chronicles 7:14 is a great scripture. It says, “If my people will humble themselves and pray and seek my face, then God will hear us”.  I love how it brings out simple elements. I like things simple, I don’t like things complicated. I like things where you and I can put the principles into practice, so we can benefit from it. It’s easy and it’s applicable.

I especially like where it says, “If my people pray and seek”. You see, scripture defines scripture, so when you put those 2 words together, it actually defines the meaning in that verse. It describes what prayer really is. That’s one of the major questions that we have today – What is prayer? How does prayer work? What is it supposed to do?

And right there in that passage God gives us the answer. We see that prayer is actually seeking God. We are told to both pray and seek. So when we talk about praying we’re talking about connecting. We’re talking about seeking – we’re talking about going after God.

This is so important because in prayer I’m seeking Him. Him being the one that created us. So if He’s the one that created us, I want to be connected to Him. The Bible refers to our connection as being like a vine – He is the vine and we are the branches. And we want that life giving, flowing spirit that’s in Him to flow down in to us – kind of like the way sap flows through a tree or a plant. That flow, that connection – it comes to us through going after God, which is seeking after God, or what we now know is Prayer.

In the book of Jeremiah, God tells us that “If we seek Him we’ll find Him.” So when we pray we are seeking. And when we are seeking we should be expecting. Expectation is SO important in a world that’s full of hopelessness. The Bible says that we’ll never be ashamed for going after Him. We’ll never be disappointed for going after Him. So I just want to encourage all of you – don’t stop, don’t give up – don’t stop going after God – prayer, seeking. Because if we keep it up, the Bible says you’ll find Him.

So we have to expect. Expect an answer, expect a breakthrough, expect a difference.  Expect something to happen when we seek the Lord. He’s looking for someone who is just – real. He’s not looking for a religious piety or perfection – what He’s looking for is hungry hearts. So don’t be as concerned about being holy as you are about being hungry. The scripture tells us “blessed are those that hunger and thirst, and go after God. For they will be filled.” How do I fill an empty life? A hollow life? By going after God, through prayer, and seeking after Him.

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Remember to run your life like a race, give it your all!  Also be sure to  join us at Church on the Rock in St. Peters MO for special guest Jackie Joyner-Kersee at 7pm. For more info visit http://cotr.org

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Look at all the incredible things happening at Church on the Rock this Easter Sunday – Including special guest – Tyler Williams – star of TV’s “Everybody Hates Chris”
Bring someone with you this Sunday and expect God to change lives.
This Easter is going to be HUGE!

I was reading a devotional this morning and it ministered to me so much that I wanted to share it with you. This devotional was by E. Stanley Jones- an amazing writer that Marilyn Hickey told me about years ago. In the devotional he was talking about worry and how that worry is atheism. He used an illustration of Martin Luther and his wife. One day Martin Luther was worrying and was very discouraged, and when his wife saw this, she went and put a black dress on. When she came out with the black dress on he asked her “What are you doing? Why are you wearing that black dress?” She answered him “Well, because God must be dead”. What she was doing was reminding him that God isn’t dead and that he should never leave Him out of the equation. In Matthew 6 Jesus tells us how to face each day-in complete trust in Him that He will take care of us. If He cares for the birds and the flowers who are here today and gone tomorrow, how much more will He take care of us? As you face everyday of this new year, don’t leave God out of the equation. Don’t worry about today, cast your care on Him and trust in HIm. Face your future in faith. Live in the now. Enjoy today and watch and see what God is going to do in you, with you and through you this entire year.