CCW Podcast

If there is one thing all people need, it’s to recover. Have you ever wished you could just start all over again, get a redo? It's because often we trip, stumble, and fall. In 2 Samuel 12 we see David confronted by Nathan the prophet because of sin and we find out how David got back on the road to being a Man after God's own heart. Proverbs 24:16- The righteous fall 7 times, but they get...

Pastor Rick Wright was confirmed with a unanimous vote as the new senior pastor and Sunday, February 27, we will be honoring the office of pastor with an installation service. We will publicly, prayerfully, and officially acknowledge the call of God and place Pastor Rick into the sacred role of pastor of the Church at Chelsea-Westover. Though he has served nearly two decades in ministry, this is h...

Far more dangerous than the Goliath that he faced as a teenager, another Giant slithered into David’s own inner chambers, The Giant of Lust. In 2 Samuel 11, David sees Bathsheba and in an instant, blinded by his own selfish desires he falls into a plague of tribulation. In The NT James 1:14-15-Every one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own lust and enticed. Then, when lust has conceived, it...

David becomes King over all of Israel and because of his covenant to Jonathan, he looks for any way to show kindness to the house of Saul. In Lodebar, he finds Jonathan's son Mephibosheth. Mephibosheth was crippled as a young boy, and carried much shame as seen by his words to David, 2 Sam. 9:8, What is your servant, that you should look upon a dead dog as I. Shame is a heavy burden. Shame we...

You may recognize this title because there is an incredibly popular song by the same name. Something about the lyrics of that song struck a chord with millions of Americans. The storyline is about a man who discovers he doesn’t have much time to live. The jarring news causes this man to reprioritize his life. With the clock ticking away on his life, he knows he can’t wait any longer. It is now or...

Out of nowhere, David steps on the scene and slays Goliath, becomes captain of Saul's army, and now King Saul is filled with great jealousy and rage toward David's accomplishments. Have you ever felt like for no reason at all your life just begins to spiral into a struggle and you wished you had a Friend to lean on? In I Samuel 20, we see a friendship example like no other in Jonathan an...

Do you struggle like most people looking around you and seeing what people have or where they are in life and comparing yourself? We compare successes with man made measurements when God looks at our heart. King Saul, that's right the King over all of Israel was set off when he heard this song I. Samuel 18:7- "Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands" veiling the ve...

We are kicking off our new series this Sunday! The story of the life of David is one that is so relatable because David was all over the map. David went from Shepherd Boy, to Musician, to Giant Killer, to Homeless, to Captain of an Army, to Poet, to King, to Adulterer, to Man after God's own heart! Whew! His story starts Big (literally) as he faces the 9'6 battle that no one else would....

It's time to cross over the Jordan and enter the promised land! This is going to take courage. Why did God say to Joshua, "Be strong and of good courage"? Courage is needed when life is full of change. How we respond to such challenges can change you, and those around you. The dividing line between mediocrity and success is courage. God told Joshua, David told Solomon, as he ascende...

Happy New Year CCW! Proverbs 29:18 says where there is no vision the people perish. Today we kick off 2022 with Vision Sunday! In Genesis 24 we see a principle unfold from the story of Isaac and Rebekah, that Jesus would teach the disciples "if a man asks you to go one mile, go with him two. CCW is a community Church that exists to "Love God and Love People". Mile 2 is being a Churc...

Today we are finishing our Searching for Christmas series with Pastor Rick’s sermon is entitled “O come all ye faithful, stay faithful.” In Luke 2 (40 days) after Jesus Birth we see how Christmas can continue everyday and is exalted, edified, and evangelized through Faithful people. We can’t wait to close out 2021 with YOU!!

This is the Sunday before Christmas. I'll be preaching a message titled "Mary, Did You Know?" Heaven announced the birth of Jesus in these words, “The Virgin will give birth to a son, and call him Immanuel which means, “God with us.” We can be sure that Jesus was born of a virgin because: 1. The Angel of the Lord announced it (Matthew 1:20). 2. Mary's husband-to-be accepted it...

It’s the time of the year everyone is beginning to exert great effort and expense in the search of gifts; online shopping and long lines in shopping centers abound. Many are seeking and searching to have a Christmas. Christmas came to earth over 2000 years ago, and wise men with great effort and great expense sought to find Him to bring Him a gift of worship. Today, “Wise Men still seek Jesus” joi...

Have you ever wondered why God chose shepherds to be the first recipients of the glorious news concerning Jesus' birth? He didn't send Gabriel and the angel chorus to the priests, or the wise men, or the rulers. He chose the shepherds, even though they were despised by the orthodox Jews of the day. The nature of their tasks as shepherds kept them from keeping the details of the ceremonia...

Happy ThanksLiving!! We hope you had a wonderful time celebrating, laughing, napping, and feasting on Turkey and all manor of casserole. God has been so good to The Church at CW and we are honored and blessed to serve and minister alongside this sweet Church family! So we want to say, THANK YOU! Paul said, in Phillipians 4:4 "Rejoice in The Lord Always, and again I say Rejoice." How can...

As we move into Philippians, chapter three, we will be looking at the Joy of Christian Living. This passage could be one of the most important in the Bible for the Christian. It has to do with the example we set before the world and before our families and friends. What kind of example are you? Those who know us, watch us; and they follow both the good and bad of our example. We influence people b...

As we move forward into Philippians, chapter two, we learn that as Christians, our lives should glow; we should live radiant lives! Psalms 34:5 says “Those who look to Him are radiant, they shall never be ashamed”. The great Apostle Paul teaches us about our spiritual motivations and our spiritual obligations. These two propositions must be real in our lives if we are to have the joy of the Lord r...

The leaves and time are changing, and here we are already nearing the time of year for Turkey, casseroles, Pie and celebrations of Thanksgiving. Paul encouraged the Phillipian church “Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say Rejoice.” In other words, practice being Thankful and then do it again, and again. It’s more than one day or one month of Thanksgiving. He says it’s about a life of ThanksL...

Today we look at what happens when Jesus is in the house!

A peacemaker, from a Biblical perspective, is not passive, but is someone who actively pursues opportunity to reconcile people to God and each other.  Matthew 5:9, Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called Sons of God.  Jesus life message was all about bringing peace and he proclaimed in the great Sermon on the Mount; Disciples, Christians you need to be peacemakers!

We continue this week with the sixth beatitude "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God”.   In this beatitude we have one of the greatest utterances found in the Word of God concerning the life of holiness. Without such purity of heart and holiness of life, we shall never enter heaven or see God. To understand what the Savior meant when He spoke these words, we will examine each...

If you are blessed with the capability of having a humble and meek Spirit the 1st and 3rd beatitude and sorrow for your own failings (the second beatitude) you will not find it difficult to show mercy to others on the home, job, at church or anywhere else. Mercy is treating people better than they deserve from us. Forgiveness is a type of mercy. So is aiding someone whom we have no obligation to h...

We continue this week with the fourth Beatitude "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled”. To have a starving spirit is a real hunger and starvation of the soul. It is a parched and dying thirst. It is a spirit that craves after righteousness. The true believer is starved and parched for all righteousness not just for little nibbles. This is so very...

We continue this week with the third Beatitude "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth”.  The word meek describes a person who is strong, very strong, but also humble and tender.  Someone who has a teachable spirit. It does not mean being weak or spineless.  To be meek is to be a person with all the emotions and ability to lead and conquer, but who has their strength under con...

We continue this week with the second Beatitude “Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted”.  Poverty of spirit leads to mourning: for when God shows us what we really are without Him, we cannot help but be sorrowful and penitent. The Beatitudes of our Lord are powerful, showing us the path to true discipleship.  Join us this Sunday as we open the Word of Life!