This Week: November 3oth, 2025
As we enter the season of Advent, we move from a time of thanksgiving into a time of celebration. We remember that the joy of Christmas began with a moment of deep sorrow for our Lord. The birth of Christ marked the beginning of His journey to the cross. The Father sent His Son with full knowledge that He would bear the weight of our sin, and Christ came with a heart filled with perfect love and obedience.
Our need for a Savior began when humanity placed its own desires above the will of God. From the beginning we reached for our own way and attempted to take the place of God in our lives. This self-seeking spirit separates us from Him and pulls us toward the shifting standards of the world. The world promises happiness, but its promises are shallow and leave us empty inside. Scripture teaches that our sins create distance between us and God, and our own efforts cannot bridge that divide.
Advent lifts our eyes to the One who can. Christ stepped into our darkness and became the true Light of the world. The Father gave what was most precious to Him so that we could be restored to a right relationship with Him. Through Christ, a sinful people can be made new and reconciled to the One who created us.
During this Christmas season, we are invited to put aside our personal desires and attend to the needs of others. The love of Christ calls us to live in humility, service, and compassion. This is the love we must remember every day, and it should fill our hearts with gratitude in this sacred season.
This Week's Worship Service
In today’s scripture, we see 'blameless’ Zechariah and Elizabeth being promised that which they desired: a child. In doing so, God is also preparing the way for the Messiah, fulfilling scripture while answering prayer. John prepared the way for Jesus, who was the answered prayer for millions lost in the darkness of sin.
Luke 1:11-17
This Week's Church Sign Sermon
Inspirational wisdom can come from the simplest of things, so here we offer just a little Jesus as you drive by. We'd love to have you in for a visit.
Online Giving
Rockvale Cumberland Presbyterian Church is pleased to announce the opportunity for our church family and friends to tithe securely online. You can use your credit card, debit card or bank account to securely tithe a love offering or give to our church's ministries such as to our youth program or our building maintenance fund. You can also use the service's app on your Apple or Android device to give. If you chose to do so, you may also select the option to cover the fees the church is assessed for each transaction. Click the button below to make your offering and thank you.
Who We Are
Rockvale Cumberland Presbyterian Church has been a landmark in Rockvale Tennessee since 1889 at a simpler time when church was an integral part of the community. Church members were family that leaned on each other in times of struggle and celebrated together in times of joy. This spirit lives on in our diverse congregation bound together by a love for Christ and for one another. Our motto is simple, 'Whosoever will, is welcome - just as you are', in the manner as Christ said 'Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.' We hope to see you this Sunday morning.
