CCW Podcast

Lee Iacocca once said, "No matter what you have done for yourself or for humanity if you can't look back on having given love and attention to your own family, what have you really accomplished?" God's timing has been so good for our families at the Church at Chelsea-Westover as we have been diving into this study and growing. This Sunday we will be looking at the next sermon i...

Every week has 168 hours, yet it seems like everyone, everywhere is running out of time. You might hear these phrases uttered often: "I need more time", "I don't have enough time", "I wish there was more time." The truth is we have the same exact amount of time every day as everyone else. What we do with that time is so vital! We will be looking at this exponenti...

At CCW we believe in FAMILY! - "FAMILY MATTERS". When God created humanity, He designed us to live in families. The Bible reveals that family relationships are vitally important to God; and is the crown jewel of His creation. The Church, the universal body of believers, is called the family of God. When we obtain the Holy Spirit at salvation, we are adopted into his family. Marriage and...

Just before he was arrested and crucified, Jesus said, “This is My Commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.” (John 15:12). So…. How do we do that? How do we show love like Christ? This week, as we look forward to the upcoming Family Matters series, we will explore various ways Christ showed love while he was on earth and discuss how we can imitate Him and love people well.

This week we are going to be taking a look into the story of the prodigal son and see what God wants us to learn about ourselves and His heart for us despite our failings and short comings. We know that He is a good Father and this week we are going to see one of the many ways He shows us!

If ever a man lived under the pressure of temptation it was Paul, the apostle. In one passage, he talks about being ”hard pressed on every side, yet not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed”(2 Corinthians 4:8-9). Yet this amazing man always seemed to find a way of escape. When faced with a temptation, he invariably came through to vic...

We have made it CCW! It’s taken 10 weeks, but we are closing out the freedom book of the Bible this Sunday. Paul does not tiptoe his way to the close. He ends with a grand finale. He pens one of the most important lines in all of scripture, "God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ” (Galatians 6:14). Paul makes a freedom declaration: to enjoy the liberty of...

If we aren’t vigilant as Christians, we can put ourselves on a pedestal and begin to disregard those who don’t seem to measure up. In Galatians 6, Paul warns those who are growing to 1. restore anyone who has fallen and 2. bear the burdens of fellow believers. He uses the picture of farming to illustrate the importance of living in the liberty of sowing good seed at every opportunity, with a resul...

Have you ever seen fruit growing apart from the vine, tree, or plant to which it was connected? Of course not! It is impossible for fruit to flourish or even stay alive if disconnected from its source. In our walk with Christ, we must stay in His presence or we will not mature or bear spiritual fruit. Paul implores the Galatians to walk in the freedom all of us have through the Holy Spirit to stre...

Have you ever said, "I just can't resist __________" (fill in the blank)? Paul says, in Galatians 5:17, "The Flesh fights the Spirit and the Spirit against the Flesh, and these are contrary to one another so that you do not do the things you wished." Every human existence is saturated by this conflict of Flesh and Spirit. You have already dealt with it several times today....

In Galatians 5, Paul talks about two things that never seem to go together - running and baking. He said in Galatians 5:7, “you ran well” but then... a little leaven got in and “a little leaven leavens the whole lump” (Galatians 5:9). It didn't take much leaven - just a little and distraction sets in. We will face many temptations and distractions. From the beginning of our day with our quiet...

In 1970, Bill and Gloria Gaither wrote a song we used to sing often in church with the line: "I'm so glad I'm a part of the family of God - I’ve been washed in the fountain, cleansed by his blood! Joint heirs with Jesus as we travel this sod…” I hope you have lived to see what it means to have a Church family! In Galatians 4, Pauls says we went from slavery to freedom as heirs, sons...

Have you ever felt tricked? Paul says, “Who has bewitched you…?” (Galatians 3:1) Throughout the ages, legalism has been a ploy of Satan to bewitch God's people into realm of "Grace Plus.” Legalism is a congregational killer! We are reminded that to "rely on works of the law" isn't a roadway to righteousness, but to a curse. The law is not freedom, but it points us to our n...

You got some kind of problem or something? Just saying that phrase sounds like fighting words. The truth is we all have some kind of problem, and the biggest problem might be refusing to admit we have a problem. This Sunday we are continuing our sermon series, Of Life and Liberty. We’ll study Galatians 2 and talk about fighting for freedom by handling problems.

Have you ever stood and watched something unbelievable? A sunset, the ocean, a rainbow, or a monument like the Grand Canyon? The feeling of looking at God's handiwork can best be described as awe-inspiring. There’s no doubt some things can only be attributed to an incredible God. The transformation in Paul's life, mentioned In Galatians 1 and Acts 9, is as awe-inspiring as the masterpiec...

Everyone loves the idea of freedom. Paul's letter to the Galatians identifies one important theme: that, through Jesus, all men have been truly freed! What, then, is the challenge? The big question is: Will you take responsibility for the freedom that Jesus has given you and whole-heartedly deny the killers that destroy it? One who does not take responsibility for freedom will be robbed of it...

Mother’s Day is a special time to acknowledge and express love and gratitude to our mothers. It’s also a time to commit ourselves to the priority of family and examine our own lives. This Sunday we will have a very special speaker encouraging our moms, Dr. Susan Lovett. Mrs. Susan shared: “One mother taught her son what he should be looking for in a wife and this time-tested advice will be our foc...

Mark 16:15 - Jesus said, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel.” Gospel: the “good news” that Christ died for our sins and rose from the dead. Jesus’s words to his followers are remarkable. They had seen Jesus heal the sick, give sight to the blind, resurrect from the dead, and He, Himself, bring the good news of God’s kingdom. Now Jesus was saying that it was up to the Church, the body o...

Jesus is ALIVE! Imagine how it must have felt to witness the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, and then to see the resurrected Christ! The Gospels give us glimpses of the resurrected Christ and each time He appears it is with a vital message. Don't miss this Sunday as we look at the next sermon in our series, The Way of the Cross - Glimpses to Galilee.

He's Alive! He's Alive! Yes, on Friday Jesus suffered and took the flogging, the nails, the crucifixion - a punishment for 100 billion humans, but that was only Friday. On Sunday, the ground shook, the stone rolled, and the grave could not hold my King!! Jesus Arose!! He is Alive! On Easter Sunday (Resurrection Sunday), we celebrate the greatest miracle in the history of time!

There's a prevailing message in society today that it's not that bad and it's all going to be ok. It's not really that big of a deal and you can wait to make spiritual choices. Mark 16:15, What profits a man if he gains the whole world, but loses his soul. We are suffering a soul problem. That was part of the pain Jesus faced in Gethsemane, bearing the weight of the sin of 100...

We are approaching Easter season and we are so excited to be diving into a study starting Sunday called "The Way to the Cross." On the road to the Cross, Jesus stops to pray in the Garden of Gethsemane. Jesus is found on his face groaning, in great duress because of the heaviness of sin, significant stress, and looming separation from His Father. If you are alive in 2022 you know that an...

Pastor Danny & Susan Lovett have poured their heart and soul into CCW for 10 years. Today we hear from Pastor Danny on why we should get serious about God while also recognizing them in their transition into the next phase for their ministry.

David experienced a depth of joy and sorrow in unbelievable circumstances that may never touch our lives, but somehow his song of praise in 2 Samuel 22 is still relatable. If we were to learn one thing from the rollercoaster life of David, it would be this. Call upon God, inquire of God, ask God, repent to God, and seek God above all else. It was not David’s might or righteousness that made him a...

Jesus paid the price for sin! We can be fully restored, but with sin comes residual consequences. In 2 Samuel 13, we are given an insiders view of gut-wrenching family dysfunction. In chapter 12, King David is told that his sin with Bathsheba would cause calamity. In Chapter 13, we see the seed of scandal that would lead to the deaths of two sons as well as the shame of his daughter. In the midst...