By Pastor Rocky As Evergreen Church prepares to hear from special guest Pastor Chris Mueller this Sunday, October 9, we thought it would be great for Pastor Rocky to share more about how Pastor Chris Mueller has been a particular source of encouragement to him and to our church family.   Who is Pastor Chris Mueller? Pastor Chris Mueller has been married to Jean for over 40 years. They have two adult sons and three grandsons. Chris has been serving in pastoral ministry since 1979. He is currently the teaching pastor at Faithful Bible Church in Murrieta (Faith Bible Church | God ..read more

  If you've ever read the book of Genesis, you know it starts off as a fascinating and colorful read. The early chapters (Gen 1-2) are what every children's Bible loves to portray —the world, lush gardens, animals of all sorts. There's the unfortunate bit about the snake (Gen 3), but at least Noah's ark (Gen 6-9) has lots more animals! You journey along through the book. Abraham is interesting enough. But then you get to Genesis 22 where God calls Abraham to kill his son, Isaac, as a sacrifice. Uh oh. We're not in Children's Bible Land anymore. (Quick! Skip ahead to Joseph's colorful coat ..read more

  I was asked to write a blog article on “3 Healthy Habits for a Healthy Praying Life” and as I thought about it, I decided to emphasize just one healthy habit. The one healthy habit that I long for ALL believers to establish for themselves is a daily prayer time with our Lord. Unfortunately, it’s rare to find a believer who has a consistent prayer time. I’m not talking about saying grace before a meal or saying quick prayers when you’re stressed out. I think those kinds of engagements with the Lord are more common amongst Christians but what I’m referring to is a specific time set aside ..read more

The wilderness is no fun! It’s hot, it’s dry, it’s barren. Food is sparse, beauty is lacking, and danger is real. Granted, there are some hardy, adventurous folks who find delight in the challenge of hiking or camping in the wilderness, but even for them, it’s only enjoyable because it’s temporary—very few would be inclined to settle in and live there. So also for the people of Israel, after God delivered them out of Egypt, the wilderness was not their destination of choice. Rather, because of their disobedience and their lack of trust in God, they wandered and hungered and thirsted and compla ..read more

  “Daddy, I’m done!” I was about to bust. I had just sat down, thinking the kids were finally asleep. So, naturally, I paused and – as absurd as it sounds – hoped those words came from the television. The nagging words came again, “Daddy, I’m done!” Sitting deep in my favorite spot on the couch, I thought, “I worked a long hard day. I had to manage the family at dinner. I had to put the kids down.   And I just plopped in front of the television. Now this?!”  The words came a third time: “Daddy, I’m done!” Down the hallway I stomped and there I stood in front of my kid on hi ..read more

1. A Packed Schedule I pray more when I have margins in my schedule. This is a no brainer but for some reason I keep going in circles when it comes to this hinderance to prayer. I think the reason is because I enjoy being needed and getting things done. If there’s something good that needs to get done and I can do it, I think to myself, “Why not do it?” If I can help my kids out, ease my wife’s hectic schedule, save some money and fix something on my own or spend some time with a discouraged friend, then why not do it? But prayer is born out of facing all the things we can’t do in life. We tu ..read more

  Our Lord Jesus Christ proclaims in Matthew 16:18, “I will build my church, and the gates of hell  shall not prevail against it.” It is extremely exciting and encouraging to see how our Lord is building His church at Evergreen! He gives us specific commands for our church in Matthew 28:19, “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.” This is why discipleship is the central theme of our church. W ..read more

  All-Church Equipping Conference, October 14-15, 2022   Who is God? And how important is it, for us as Christians, that we have a right perception of God? Christian pastor and writer A.W. Tozer answered that question in this way: What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us. The history of mankind will probably show that no people has ever risen above its religion, and man’s spiritual history will positively demonstrate that no religion has ever been greater than its idea of God. Worship is pure or base as the worshiper entertains high or lo ..read more

  For many, summer means a slightly slower schedule, maybe because of less school, less homework, less sports programs and practices, and maybe less time in the car. However, if you have teenagers, perhaps summer means spending more time in the car driving kids to and from social activities, or taking the family on vacation requiring long car rides. How will you fill the time? A more important question is, how will you as a Christian “[make] the best use of the time” for the sake of Christ’s name (Eph 5:16)? Suggestion: Read (or Listen) to Christian Biographies! Christian biographies are ..read more

  By Pastor Rocky As Evergreen Church prepares to hear from special guest Pastor Mark Dever this Sunday, June 19, we thought it would be great for Pastor Rocky to share more about his relationship with Pastor Mark Dever and how much of an encouragement Pastor Mark Dever has been to him personally and to our church.   Who is Pastor Mark Dever? Pastor Mark Dever is a uniquely gifted man who has a particular passion for the local church. He and his wife Connie moved to Washington DC where he has served as the Senior Pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church since 1994. CHBC has been ar ..read more