CCW Podcast

God created us to live in community! Essential to our everyday existence, is the innate desire for connection, acceptance, and affirmation. Jesus gave us a powerful example, as someone who had the power to go about His journey alone, but instead chose to travel, serve, teach, and work with a Tribe called the disciples. Hebrews 10:24-25 says, “And let us consider one another in order to stir up lov...

This Sunday is Anniversary Sunday and we celebrate 11 years as a Church! God has done and continuing to do some amazing things here at CCW and we are so glad to have you be a part of it.

Matthew 17:20 is what I like to call a classic coffee mug verse. You find these kinds of verses on pens, coffee mugs, tshirts, etc. because they make you feel good. The verse says, "if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.” On one hand, verses like this are awesome becaus...

I'm amazed at some of the things that have been said and written in recent years about the gospel. The gospel means "good news" - the good news that Christ died for our sins and rose from the dead. So many are adding so much to the gospel but some simple gospel math is: Jesus + Anything = Nothing. Getting the gospel right is a matter of spiritual life and death. If you dismiss this,...

How many times in your life have you reflected, "I wish I would’ve listened?" In the hyper media culture we live in, there are myriads of podcasts, webinars, training, and resources on “how tos” for just about everything under the sun. We have countless opportunities to listen. Jesus spoke a parable in Matthew 7 on the power of listening to the greatest “how to” teacher in history, and p...

Do you remember the hymn "Count Your Blessings?" There's a line that says, "Count your blessings, name them one by one, count your blessings see what God has done." In Matthew 25, Jesus is telling us something vital: we have an entrustment. Everything we have is given to us by God. Do we look at ourselves as stewards or owners? A steward works for the day he will bring a r...

Do you ever feel confused by your own actions? Have you ever done something that you didn't even think you'd ever do? Paul once said "the things that I want to do I don't, and the things I don't want to do, that I do." In the gospels, Jesus shares a parable on the phases of the heart, entitled the Parable of the Sower. Jesus is the master farmer always spreading seed...

I hope that summer affords you the opportunity to relax, relate, and recharge. In busy seasons we need time for slowing our pace and a chance to just be. I hope that as you enter the Church at Chelsea-Westover you are able to find that moment in worship and reflection of God and His Word. God loves us so much and is unrelenting in His pursuit. The Pharisees in Luke 15 could not understand how anyo...

We are jumping into a study this week on how to be a "can't help it Christian." In Acts 4, threatened and told to stop sharing Jesus, the disciples had a very simple answer: "We can't stop!" They had seen and heard things that were impossible not to tell. When people hear and then experience Jesus's presence and power in their lives, they get "the can't...

This Sunday we celebrate our Fathers and are so thankful for all you do. Join us as we wrap up our "Rooted" series with a message called "Wide in Christ".

Among the various relationships we have on this earth, there are several special ones discussed by Paul at the end of Colossians 3. Wives, husbands, children, parents, servants and masters. This week we will discuss the Biblical model of these relationships for those who have been raised with Christ, exploring topics like submission, love, obedience, and provocation. We will also look at a landmar...

Our Christian identity means we should look, talk, think, and act differently. It’s all about what we choose to wear — and that has nothing to do with designer brands or fabric blends. Paul instructs the Colossians — and by extension, us — to put on the clothes of: compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Take a moment to look and pray over that list. Does it describe you? As a pa...

This is going to be a great Sunday! Paul moves from the problem of false teaching to an if/then solution. He says IF you are a christian THEN... If you are a Christian, then you can set your sights outside of this world. If You are a Christian, then you can trust in Christ who sits at God's right hand. If you are a Christian, then you can set your mind on the reality of heaven. If you are a C...

Have you ever wondered why you were born? Or wondered why God made you? Well if you have, you are not alone. Many of us if we are honest have had these questions and I am excited to let you in on the secret mystery of these questions! We were born for a reason, but to understand that reason we have to go back and learn about how we got here in the first place! The how, and why is found in and thro...

This Sunday is a very special day; it’s Mother’s Day and we are privileged to celebrate all the CCW moms that help make our church so special. The influence of a mother upon the lives of her children can hardly be measured. They know and absorb her example in countless ways. If you’re reading this, no doubt you have been impacted by a mother! We will be looking this Mother’s Day at the story of Es...

Have you ever been one ingredient off on cooking something? Do you remember how that affected the taste, flavor, and appearance? You can have most of the ingredients, but missing one changes everything. Paul said in Colossians 2:8, "Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit." The heresy invading the Colossian church was persuasive, philosophical, and had a place fo...

I love the feeling of checking a box on the list, accomplishing a task, and finishing an assignment. Those things are called work! It takes work to get ROOTED! Paul says in Colossians 1:24, "I now rejoice in my sufferings for you," and in vs. 29, "to this end, I also labor (work), striving according to His working which works in me mightily." If anyone could say anything about...

We are kicking off our new series called “Rooted” on the book of Colossians. A book written to the church by Paul to define the supremacy of Christ! Christ is more than enough to fulfill their every need. His letter is a warning to the because of false teachers that were trying to infiltrate with fake messages. The theme of this series is found in Colossians 2:6-7, "so walk in Him, rooted and...

In history, what happened after the resurrection of Jesus Christ? Jesus appeared to the disciples and spent 40 additional days of preparation, and then - poof - he was gone, ascended to Heaven. They watched Jesus's compelling flight, were left gazing into the Heavens over their complexing future, and given an imperative challenge of faith. Acts 1:8, "And ye shall be witnesses of me...to...

This Sunday, Christians will gather across the globe in churches to celebrate the most important day in all of history - Resurrection Day. Paul, in a sequence of "if/thens," explains: if there is no resurrection, then Christ is not risen; if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty; if Christ is not risen, our faith is empty; if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; and if C...

Palm Sunday. The beginning of the most important week in the history of humanity. Over 25% of the information in the gospels is devoted to the eight days from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday. So many stories and events, so many characters and principles. The Bible seems to scream at us…. “Hey, this is important!” This week we are going to explore “The Garden Incident” in Matthew 26 and look at the la...

This week is the grand finale of our Forward series, and it’s a beautiful closing statement on Joshua’s service as well as a charge to us all. Joshua 24:15 says, “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” It’s unique when you think about how Deuteronomy closes and then how Joshua completes. They both end with a choice. Life and death, blessing and curse in Deuteronomy. Here, serve all these...

This week is the grand finale of our Forward series, and it’s a beautiful closing statement on Joshua’s service as well as a charge to us all. Have you ever heard someone say, "I felt the prayer?" In Joshua 10, we see a looming battle and as the Israelites gain the upper hand and we see an amazing prayer. Joshua 10:14 says, “There has been no day like it before or since when the Lord hee...

“I should’ve seen that coming.” Everyone hates that feeling. No one likes to be deceived. Join us this Sunday as we continue through our Joshua series with the message titled “the lie of self-sufficiency.” Joshua and the Israelites have experienced a lot of victories provided from the Lord's hand, but in Joshua chapter 9 we see what happens when they take decision making into their own hands...

Have you ever heard the statement right after a big victory is a dangerous time? Last week we saw the Israelites making a major breakthrough, marching as God commanded, and the walls of Jericho came crashing down. This week we see in Joshua 7 Israel suffer an immediate defeat at the hands of one man’s greed and covetousness.