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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   PRESS RELEASE  Contact: Ivy Cleveland  Communications Coordinator    478-474-7577  ivy@rockspringsonline.com     Rock Springs Church Welcomes Jabbok Ministries to Macon Campus, Offering Counseling Services to the Community   Macon, GA  — Rock Springs Church Macon is excited to announce a partnership with  Jabbok Ministries , now serving the community at Rock  Springs Church Macon Campus . This collaboration provides Christian professional counseling services at no cost for adults, children, teenagers, families, marriages, and more. Jabbok Ministries is dedicated to supporting mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being through compassionate, faith-based counseling, support groups and classes.     In addition to counseling services, Jabbok Ministries provides and hosts  women’s conferences, retreats, and community Bible studies.  Jabbok Ministries also has a podcast called Joy in the Word with Pam Jenkins that can be accessed on several platforms.     “We are honored to welcome Jabbok Ministries to our Macon Campus! I’ve often said if you treat everyone like they are hurting, you will be treating 90% of the people you encounter correctly. Jabbok provides hope for the hurting people in our community and we are excited about what the Lord wants to do!"  - Pastor Benny Tate | Senior Pastor of Rock Springs Church    All counseling services are offered  free of charge , ensuring that financial barriers do not prevent individuals from receiving the help and care they need.  Community members interested in counseling services, upcoming conferences, or retreats are encouraged to connect with Jabbok Ministries.     Phone:470-771-8364 |  www.jabbokministries.com     About Jabbok Ministries  "The Place of Emptying"  Jabbok is the name of a river in the Old Testament that holds significant meaning for the Jewish people (Genesis 32). It was here at the river that Jacob, the son of Isaac, wrestled with God and lived to tell about it. The name Jabbok means, the place of emptying: for it was here that the will of one man died and a nation was born.   “When Jacob came to this place of emptying, his life changed forever. God must bring each one of us to the place of emptying, to the River Jabbok, before he can begin to fill us and move us forward with His will and purpose for our lives.” – Pam Jenkins | Founder     Rock Springs Macon is located 1415 Bass Rd | Macon Ga 31210.   To contact the Macon Campus, call 478-474-7577.   For more information about Rock Springs Church, visit  www.rockspringsonline.com     To learn more about Rock Springs Macon Campus, visit  www.rockspringsonline.com/macon     To learn more about Jabbok, visit  www.jabbokministries.com

Exodus 3:10-14, “So now, go.  I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt.”  But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”  And God said, “I will be with you.  And this will be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you:  When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God on this mountain.”  Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’  Then what shall I tell them?”  God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.  This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”   I have to be honest with you.  I think I have finally reached that age when technology has surpassed my ability to keep up with the “latest and greatest.”  Years ago, I was working my way through college at a bank, and we were about to undergo a system conversion.  The older women who worked in bookkeeping were losing sleep over the thought of change and the pending impact on their job descriptions.  Being in my early twenties at the time, the only thing I was losing sleep over was my tax accounting class.  Fast forward thirty years, and now that same bank was in the midst of a merger.  During the initial phase, I lost access to all of my accounts overnight.  I immediately found myself relating to the panic experienced by those older women with whom I had worked with many years ago.  As advanced as newer technology can claim to be, there are still bugs to work out and viruses to guard against!      And now there is the ever-increasing presence of AI in our modern world.  This is where my age shows yet again.  Can someone please tell me when in the world my Google searches transformed to AI generated responses?  How can I trust in something called Artificial Intelligence?  I would like REAL intellect please!  But God’s Word already warned us of this technological advancement that would amplify near the end of this age in Daniel 12:4, “But you, Daniel, keep this prophecy a secret; seal up the book until the time of the end, when many will rush here and there, and knowledge will increase.”  AI is limited by its creators, but our Creator is omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient!  He is all-powerful, ever-present, and all-knowing.      AI will never be equivalent to the Living Word of God.  2 Timothy 3:16-17 states, “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”  Did you catch that?  Not just some good works, but EVERY good work.  AI can definitely educate us, but only God’s Word can instruct, reprimand, alter, and exercise us in our walk with Him and prepare us to do His Kingdom work.  In Hebrews 4:12-13 we learn, “For the Word of God is alive and active.  Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.  Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight.  Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of Him to whom we must give an account.”  AI, in all of its impressive functionality, will never be able to judge the thoughts and attitudes of our hearts. Only our Heavenly Father is able to infiltrate our lives and sustain us because He is the great, I AM!  The same I AM who sent Moses to save the Israelites from bondage in Egypt.  He can be trusted because His character never changes.  From age to age He stands.  He sent His one and only Son to free us from our bondage of sin, and what a timeless response Jesus gives the Jewish leaders questioning His authority in the book of John.  John 8:58 says, “Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, before Abraham was even born, I AM!”  Ageless, Eternal, Everlasting – That is our Great I AM!    As a follow-up, I would like to report that after three days of not being able to access any of my account information during that bank merger, all was eventually restored, and my accounts were finally brought back into existence.  I know that technology will continue to challenge me, but at least I recognize there is One whom I can always call upon for answers and look to for help. According to Jeremiah 33:2-3, “This is what the LORD says, He who made the earth, the LORD who formed it and established it – the LORD is His name:  ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’”    Dear Heavenly Father, the great I AM, thank you for Your trusted Word that is still alive today.  Thank you that it is all we need to train us in Your ways.  May our Bibles never become dusty, or replaced with keystrokes. As we search for answers, may we open Your living Word daily and find nourishment for our souls, refreshment for our minds, and instruction for our paths You lead us along all for Your glory.  Thank you that Your character never changes when everything around us does.  You are who You say You are and will fulfill all of Your promises.  Tune our hearts to Yours, in Jesus’ name, Amen.

Submitting the Mind to God (Part 3)     Knowing the difference between two opposing concepts of Christianity is incredibly important:    False  Authentic    False Christianity we can compare as to the middle class of people who are satisfied and/or passive. These people are perfectly fine if nothing changes. They can sit cozy in the pews every Sunday in church without any fundamental shift in their atmospheres. They are OK with the status quo and religious practices. They may be self-indulgent and struggle with putting others ahead of themselves. They are mass conformists. They are adaptable. They don’t desire radical change in the social order of things. They can be very robotic in their routines and do not like those routines to be messed with. Sound familiar?    Authentic Christianity is the dissatisfied and restless lower class. It is an evangelistic approach. They want all lives transformed by the power of The Holy Spirit as they have received. As Scripture repeatedly outlines, authentics know that they are to “be last,” and they put others first.   They are increasingly weary of this life and long for their one true home (Heaven) and to be with their Master. An authentic is working leaven. Galatians 5:9 states: “A little leaven, leavens the whole lump!” These people make impact for the Kingdom. An authentic wants to be a peculiar person as Scripture calls for. Sound familiar?    We are chosen. A royal priesthood! Purified and zealous unto good works!   When we are dissatisfied and restless (authentic), we may look like some of the other saints in Scripture:    Hebrews 11:16 (ESV)   They desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared for them a city.     Paul said in Philippians 1:23:   “I am hard pressed…my desire is to be with Christ for that is far better.”    David said in Psalm 42:1:   “ As the deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for You, O God.”    Isaiah 26:9:   My soul yearns for You in the night: my spirit within me earnestly seeks You. For when Your judgements are in the Earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.     David said in Psalm 119:40:   “ Behold, I long for Your precepts; in Your righteousness give me life!"    Which type of Christian are you? Are there adjustments today that can be implemented to best further the kingdom of God in your life? If you identify as the False Christian, what changes can you make to move into the authentic?     PRAYER:   Jesus, I want to submit my mind, body, and spirit fully to You. I know that this is where I am most safe and You are most exalted. Please work in me to develop the most authentic child of God that You would have me to be, that others may be impacted for the expansion of Your kingdom!   In Jesus’ Name, I pray, Amen!

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OUTREACH 2026 MISSION TRIPS HONDURAS | July 17-24, 2026 REGISTER GLOBAL MISSIONS The Global Missions Ministry of Rock Springs works to serve communities at home and abroad. God has guided and protected us as we have traveled to Haiti, the Amazon River in Brazil, Guyana, the Dominican Republic, the Navajo Indian Reservation, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Alaska. If you would like to get involved in Global Missions, contact Don Mapp for more information. Don@rockspringsonline.com OTHER OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES The Rock Springs Clinic is a non-profit community faith-based health clinic that provides a comprehensive range of services for individuals without insurance or the means to afford such care. LEARN MORE Located in the heart of Griffin, Rock Springs Outreach Center is a faith-based organization that serves the homeless community and helps provide them with resources to help them get on their feet. LEARN MORE