Our anchor scriptures are “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.”Matt. 11:28-30 (msg)
Our Lord Jesus is inviting people who are tired and weary to come to him. These are people who are exhausted because they have been working hard. They are also exhausted because they have been doing things on their own, in their own strength. Maybe they have had the wrong priorities. Maybe they have a wrong understanding of what God requires of them. Whatever the case, their efforts have proved to be discouragingly futile. “And I will give you rest.” Jesus is calling these weary souls to come to him, and he promises relief, rest, and refreshment for their souls. Jesus does not promise a rest from work. This whole passage is about learning, working, and service. In the very next verse Jesus invites us to take his yoke, and a yoke is a work implement. On the premise of the above scripture, RCCG Encomium Palace, AKA-Palace of Praise was established. We have the assurance of the unforced rhythms of grace promised us by our Lord Jesus. We have continually experienced these unforced rhythms of grace that has delivered to us victory in battles we never fought and has made us to inherit mountain we never climbed with our feet, but Grace made it happened. There are three things we do in POP, we listen to the word of God, we worship Him, and we experience wonders! Jesus is at the center of everything that we do. From our worship songs, teaching, preaching, children, and youth programs. We believe that only God can transform us and launch us into our purpose and destiny. We are created to worship him with everything we are Encomium Palace is an open and affirming community of faith where you can nurture your spirit or raise your family. Every person who walks through our doors is important to us. As a group of God's people, we care about you and your family and we're here not only to feed you spiritually, but to help in any way we can. We love doing it and it's why we exist!