Ps Louisa de Bruyn continues The Beatitudes — The Eight Doors of the Kingdom, exploring Matthew 5:7 and Jesus’ call to be merciful. In a world where we often keep score, hold onto hurt and believe people must earn forgiveness, Jesus invites us to live differently — showing mercy as we have received mercy from our Heavenly Father. This is the upside-down Kingdom, where grace replaces keeping score and we reflect the heart of Jesus in how we treat others.

As The Rock celebrates 20 years, we give thanks for our Pastors, Leaders, Volunteers and everyone who has helped shape the journey — but above all, we thank our Heavenly Father who has guided, protected and blessed us along the way. Jossy Chacko shares a challenging message from Luke 15 and Matthew 16:26, reminding us that the lost are deeply valuable to God and calling us to see them as He does, because our perception shapes what we value, what we value shapes our priorities, and our priorities shape our actions.

Jaron de Bruyn continues "The Beatitudes — The Eight Doors of the Kingdom", exploring Matthew 5:6 and Jesus’ call to hunger and thirst for righteousness. Drawing on Matthew 4:17 and Revelation 21:3–7, this message invites us to ask "what are we truly hungry for?" Are we building our own kingdom, or longing for Jesus’ Kingdom and His righteousness? We are invited to turn our hearts toward Him, pursue His ways and live now as people who long to see His Kingdom come.

Rachel de Bruyn continues "The Beatitudes — The Eight Doors of the Kingdom", exploring Matthew 5:5 and the invitation to live with meekness — making life more about God and His will than about ourselves. Continuing this year’s theme of “Your Kingdom Come, Your Will Be Done,” Rachel explores how the door of meekness only makes sense within the frame of God’s Kingdom, inviting us to surrender our own way, trust His purposes and live under His good direction.

Mark Boersma continues The Beatitudes — The Eight Doors of the Kingdom, exploring Matthew 5:4 and Jesus’ promise that those who mourn will be comforted. To be comforted is to be called near by God.

Ps Louisa de Bruyn explores The Beatitudes — The Eight Doors of the Kingdom from Matthew 5:1–2, showing how these attitudes become doorways into the Kingdom of God and windows into the heart of Jesus. Discover the difference between worry and constructive concern, and how surrendering our “what ifs” to God leads to peace, trust and transformation as we learn to rest close to the heartbeat of Jesus.

Ps Taylor Forward shares an update from the Dare 2 Drift mission, as his family of six lives in a small trailer, travelling to a new location each week to share the gospel and bring the message of an exciting life with Jesus to schools across Australia. Ps Taylor explores the cost of following God—laying down our own desires, embracing sacrifice and surrendering to His plans and purposes. Drawing from Numbers, he reflects on being set apart for God, recognising that each person has a specific task and responsibility to carry. As the Levites belonged to God and found their inheritance in Him, we are reminded that following God means trusting Him as our portion, embracing our calling and allowing Him to place His name upon us. Through surrender and obedience, we discover His blessing, presence and peace.

James Brandsma continues our 7 Invitations from Revelation series, exploring Jesus’ letter to the church in Laodicea (Revelation 3:14–22) and what it means to recognise our need for Him when wealth, self-sufficiency and comfort can leave us spiritually blind, helpless and burdened by guilt and shame. Jesus invites us to set our highest love on God, receive His counsel and refining work, and open the door to His gracious and forgiving love, with the promise of sharing in His victory and sitting with Him on His throne.