Speaker:
Roc Bottomly
Roc Bottomly is an Air Force Academy graduate finishing with a B.S. in Astronautical Engineering. As a cadet, Roc trusted Christ through the Navigators’ ministry and worked closely with them as a lay leader in military, collegiate and community ministries throughout his service years. While in the Air Force (1969-1976), he served as both a flight instructor and an intercontinental transport pilot. He then graduated with a Th.M. (Master of Theology) from Dallas Theological Seminary. From 1981 to 2001 Roc then served as senior pastor for multiple churches. In 2001, Roc moved to Colorado Springs to become the Senior Fellow for Marriage Studies for the Focus on the Family Institute. For the next seven years, he and his wife, Bev, taught biblical marriage to the 1800 students who passed through the Institute during their tenure. In 2008, Roc became the lead pastor at Our Lord’s community Church where he is working to help build a Word-Spirit church committed to “being and making disciples… starting right where we are.”
Roc married his wife, Bev, in 1974; and they have four grown children and thirteen grandchildren.
Topic:
“The Love of God”
THE LOVE OF GOD. It is the most important subject in the world! It is only as we realize and receive God’s love for us that we are able to do life’s most important thing… “Love the LORD your God… love your neighbor….”
God’s love…
· Ignites our desire. It is the engine of our life with God. It is what makes us want God and His way for our life. “… for Christ’s love compels us….” – Paul.
· Provides our direction. It is the steering wheel of our life with God. It is how we know what to do in the tumble of daily life. “A new command I give you…. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” – Jesus.
· Describes our destiny. It is our destination. It is how we will all be in the wonderful End. “But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him….” – John.
In our times together, we will explore what God tells us about His love from Him Word. We will ask the Holy Spirit to help us get it. We will think about where we need to reflect it to those closest.
God tells us that His love “surpasses knowledge”; so there is always more to understand and more to enjoy in this genuinely astounding wonder of life!