The CLC Commute

Launching the new series Faithful in Babylon , Pastors Grant and Afsaneh unpack what it means to live in exile. They define Babylon—from the Tower of Babel to Daniel’s captivity to the New Testament’s metaphor for a world system that causes “spiritual amnesia.” Drawing from Daniel 1, they reveal Babylon’s three tactics: retrain the mind, reward the appetite, and rename your identity. The invitatio...

Pastor Danny (with Pastor Chad) shares from Sunday about the power of a simple prayer: “I love you, God.” Sparked by a tender moment with his own son and a personal conviction from the Father, Danny unpacks how easy it is to forget to simply tell God we love Him—and offers practical ways to keep Him first in busy seasons. Plus rapid-fire questions from CLC youth on control, doubt, surrender, and m...

On Reach Sunday, Pastors Grant and Afsaneh celebrate CLC’s local and global ministry partners—and dig into a tension that has long divided the church. They call it “the great divorce”: the separation of gospel proclamation (loving God) from gospel demonstration (loving neighbor). Drawing from the Great Commandment and real-life stories, they show why the full witness of the gospel requires both—an...

Coming out of a week of prayer and fasting, Pastors Grant and Afsaneh unpack Paul’s short but powerful letter to Philemon. Paul could have demanded justice—but instead he chooses the way of Christ: appealing in love, speaking to the heart, and even offering to pay the debt himself. It’s a stunning picture of the gospel and a practical model for how we handle conflict, injustice, and reconciliation...

In this special midweek CLC Commute, Pastors Grant and Afsaneh encourage you mid-fast with a powerful invitation: get gut-level honest with God. Drawing from Psalm 139:23-24 and 1 John 1:9, they unpack why honesty in prayer isn’t scary—it’s the pathway to freedom, purity of heart, and renewed intimacy with the Father. Plus a beautiful reframe of repentance as a “joy word” and invitation home. Push...

In this episode of the CLC Commute, we continue the new series on prayer and fasting as the church prepares for the Global Week of Prayer and Fasting (September 6–13) in partnership with 24/7 Prayer. Pastor Grant Roe shares the message “Lord, Teach Us How to Pray,” offering practical ways to deepen everyday communion with God. The conversation explores the freedom to be gut-level honest with God (...

Join Pastor Grant and Afsaneh as they detail fasting best practices!

In this final episode of the “Wisdom for Today” series, Pastors Grant and Afsaneh Roe tackle one of the most practical (and often avoided) topics in Scripture: money. Drawing from Jesus’ clear teaching that we cannot serve both God and money, they unpack why financial stewardship matters and how money can quietly become a master if left unchecked. The conversation gets highly practical with four b...

In this concluding episode of the “Wisdom for Today” series, Pastors Grant and Afsaneh Roe unpack the message “How to Stay on Track.” Drawing from Proverbs 4:23–27, they explore the powerful truth that “what flows from my life follows what fills my heart.”The conversation walks through three practical ways to stay on track: giving God your attention (what fills your ears), giving God your affectio...

In this episode of the CLC Commute, Pastor Reggie continues the “Wisdom for Today” series with a powerful message titled “When Knowing Is Not Enough.” Drawing from Proverbs 27:12 — “A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions. The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences” — he unpacks the difference between mere information and true wisdom. The conversation explores the Go...

35,000 decisions. Every. Single. Day. 🤯 From major life choices to everyday moments, the decisions we make shape the direction of our lives. So how do we know if we're making decisions from our own perspective or from God's? In this episode of The CLC Commute , we take a deeper dive into the first message of our new series, Wisdom for Today . Pastor Andreas explores what biblical wisdom r...

In this final episode wrapping up the “Gospel on the Move” series through the Book of Acts, Pastor Grant Roe delivers the message “Stay the Course.” Using Paul’s harrowing shipwreck in Acts 27–28 as the backdrop, the conversation explores how Paul faced life-threatening storms, opposition, and chaos yet continued forward with endurance and faith. Instead of self-preservation and scattering, Paul g...

In this episode of the CLC Commute, Pastor Grant Roe continues the “Gospel on the Move” series through the Book of Acts with a powerful message on Freedom in Christ. He unpacks the Jerusalem Council in Acts 15 and Paul’s letter to the Galatians, showing how the early church wrestled with the question: “What must I do to be accepted by God?”The conversation cuts through religious performance, legal...

In this episode of the CLC Commute, we continue the “Gospel on the Move” series through the Book of Acts. Pastor Grant Roe unpacks how the early church at Antioch joined God’s mission through generous giving, radical diversity, and a priority on ministering to the Lord first through worship, prayer, and fasting. The conversation explores practical ways we participate in God’s mission to redeem, re...

In this episode of the CLC Commute, we continue the “Gospel on the Move” series through the Book of Acts with a powerful message on God doing a new thing. Pastor Grant Roe unpacks Peter’s vision in Acts 10–11, showing how the Holy Spirit challenged old paradigms, cultural biases, and religious baggage to expand the Gospel beyond Jewish boundaries to the Gentiles. The conversation explores how yest...

In this episode of the CLC Commute, we continue the new series “The Gospel on the Move” through the Book of Acts. Pastor Grant Roe unpacks how the early church went “viral” despite intense opposition, no budget, and no PR strategy — because they kept the main thing the main thing: Jesus and the Gospel. The conversation explores the power of Spirit-led unity (“your need is my concern”), radical gen...

In this launch episode of the new series “The Gospel on the Move,” Pastor Grant Roe kicks off a journey through the Book of Acts. He shows how the ministry of Jesus didn’t end with His ascension but multiplied through the Holy Spirit poured out on the early church — and how we’re invited into that same story today. This week’s message highlights the powerful unity of heart and mind in the early ch...

In this special Pentecost Sunday episode of the CLC Commute, Pastor Grant Roe concludes the “Wind and Fire” series with a powerful message on being filled with the Holy Spirit. He walks through why we need this filling, who can receive it, what happens when we are filled, and how we can experience it — beginning with Jesus’ own baptism where the Father declares His love before any ministry begins....

In this special Mother’s Day episode of the CLC Commute, Pastor Afsaneh Roe continues the “Wind and Fire” series with a powerful message from John 15 on the Vine and the Branches. She unpacks Jesus’ invitation to abide in Him — not through passive proximity or religious activity, but through active, intimate relationship with the Holy Spirit. Using the beautiful metaphor of the vineyard, Pastor Af...

In this episode of the CLC Commute, Pastor Grant Roe kicks off a new series leading up to Pentecost Sunday by unpacking the vital role of the Holy Spirit in the believer’s life. Using the analogy of a powerful toy with no batteries, he explains that the Christian life comes with “batteries included” — the Holy Spirit empowers us to live the lofty vision of the Kingdom and the Sermon on the Mount....

In this episode of the CLC Commute, we reflect on Pastor Steve’s message from the “New Creation” series, focusing on Jesus’ powerful post-resurrection appearance to the fearful disciples hiding behind locked doors in John 20. Jesus enters the room, speaks “Peace be with you,” shows them His hands and feet, eats with them, and then entrusts them with the central message of the early church: the for...

In this episode of the CLC Commute, we continue reflecting on Pastor Grant Roe’s “New Creation” sermon series with a conversation focused on the Road to Emmaus story in Luke 24. Pastor Grant unpacks how Jesus’ resurrection restores to us the original identity and assignment given in Eden — to bear God’s image, find our place in Him, and cultivate goodness, order, and beauty in the corner of the wo...

This post-Easter conversation explores how Jesus’ resurrection doesn’t just promise future heaven — it launches God’s new creation project right now, inviting us to participate in it today. Drawing beautiful parallels between the Road to Emmaus story in Luke 24 and the creation/fall narrative in Genesis, they show how the resurrection reverses the curse of the garden: where Adam and Eve’s eyes wer...

On this special Easter episode of the CLC Commute, Pastor Grant unpacks the power of Christ’s resurrection using the powerful analogy of the Rosetta Stone. Just as the Rosetta Stone unlocked the meaning of ancient hieroglyphics, the resurrection serves as the missing link that makes sense of the cross, Jesus’ teachings, and the entire story of redemption. If Jesus had not risen from the dead, the...

In this special Palm Sunday episode of the CLC Commute, Pastor Steve joins the conversation to reflect on Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem from Matthew 21, exploring how the crowds—and even the most Scripture-savvy religious leaders—missed who Jesus truly was because they expected a political revolutionary like King David rather than the humble Lamb of God who came to transform hearts. They u...