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John 15:18-27 // Bill Gorman How should Christians respond when they face rejection and hatred from others because of their allegiance to Jesus? In this passage, Jesus prepares his followers for the inevitability of rejection and hatred on his account and shows them how they can respond. Sermon Notes: https://www. bible.com/events/49025903 Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/25...

John 15:1-17 // Taylor Fair So what Jesus is saying is  If you remain connected to me. If you abide in me. If you rest in me. If you remain in me. If you intentionally cultivate intimacy with me. In the quiet places. Where no one is watching. In prayer. In meditation on my words. Then you will bear fruit. Because to be connected to the true vine also means that we are connected to the other branch...

One of the most important questions to ask is not just “what is God” or “who is God?” but “Where is God?” Join us as we continue walking through the Gospel of John to explore where God longs to live most.  Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49018547 Prayer Requests:  https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2546/responses/new 23.02.05

At almost every turn, there’s trouble — something to worry about it. In these moments of trouble — moments of worry, frustration, and anxiety, we want to know: Is everything going to be okay? How can it possibly all be okay? No matter what you’re facing. Jesus says to you: Everything is going to be ok. And in these verses, Jesus gives two reasons why and the next step to take. Sermon Notes: https:...

The key marker for Jesus’ followers is love, but this love is not a squishy, abstract feeling. It is raw feet-washing, humiliating love. This may be one of the easiest teachings of Jesus to mentally grasp, and yet one of the hardest to genuinely live into. Join us as we continue walking the Gospel of John to discover how we serve like Jesus and why anyone would try. Sermon Notes: https://www.bible...

It is easy to become overwhelmed by options and choices. Sometimes we are paralyzed not wanting to commit to anything because we’re afraid something better might come along. But this is the recipe for deep unhappiness in life and in our relationships.  When it comes to Jesus, it can be tempting to keep our options open. But this passage pleads with us: Don’t say No to Jesus.  Sermon Notes: https:/...

What are you most afraid to lose? Family, reputation, relationship, financial stability, an addition, success, health, and long life. What if Jesus asks you for that thing? What are you afraid following Jesus might cost you? Well, I’ve got some good news and some bad news. The good news is, you don’t have to wonder. Jesus tells us right up front what he wants from us. He’s very clear about the cos...

A common cliche today is “I’ll believe it when I see it,” but when we come with the posture of faith we say, “I believe it, so I see it.” This is because the Truth is a person to trust, not an argument to defend. Jesus is our King, and he needs no defending. Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49002178 Prayer Requests:  https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2546/responses/new 23.01.01

It’s one thing to ponder gift ideas for people we love. It’s a totally audacious task to wonder what God wants for Christmas. Or is it?    Join us this Christmas as we look at what God wants from us and for us as we celebrate the birth of our King and Savior Jesus Christ! Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/48999986 Prayer Requests:  https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2546/responses/new...

  Prayer Requests:  https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2546/responses/new 22.12.25

Christmas always comes with its fair share of surprises, but advent is meant to cultivate anticipation. Throughout the history of the church, Advent has been a time to return to practices of anticipating our promised King’s return. But the question remains: what kind of king should we expect in Jesus?   Join us as we explore the unchanging character of our promised King in Psalm 72 and so bolster...

Faced with our worst moments or simply those entrenched, day-to-day bad habits and self-destructive patterns, don’t we all wonder that sometimes: Am I unredeemable?   What we find in Psalm 103 are the words of a man who also struggled deeply with that question. Someone who stole another man's wife, who used his power and position to take advantage of a woman, got her pregnant, and then had her hus...

Christmas always comes with its fair share of surprises, but advent is meant to cultivate anticipation. Throughout the history of the church, Advent has been a time to return to practices of anticipating our promised King’s return. But the question remains: what kind of king should we expect in Jesus?   Join us as we explore the unchanging character of our promised King in Psalm 72 and so bolster...

Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/48977459 Prayer Requests:  https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2546/responses/new 22.11.20

Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/48977445 Prayer Requests:  https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2546/responses/new 22.11.20

There are few texts in our bibles that have such a sordid history like Paul’s words to slaves and masters. How is the thoughtful Christian to understand what Paul is being led by the Spirit to write in Ephesians and how that impacts today?    Join us as we begin to clear the rubble of deconstruction and reconstruct a faith of biblical truth and communal hope.  Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/e...

Marriage. Some people want it. Some people have baggage with it. Some want to avoid it. Others have gone through seasons of deconstruction due to the shrapnel of a broken marriage. What does Jesus make marriage about?    What if marriage isn’t just about marriage?    Join us as we continue reconstructing faith through Ephesians learning what marriage could be for all of us whether you get married...

Being a parent is HARD. Amen and amen, right? The Apostle Paul agrees, and he has a word of encouragement for parents in Ephesians 6:4. But contrary to his day, the Apostle Paul also knew that being a child is HARD. And so he (radically) includes a word of encouragement to children as well, in Ephesians 6:1-3. Join us as we explore together this section of the “household code” portion of the brill...

No one wants to live without love, but when God’s word calls us to walk in love as he is defined by love, there will come a point it will feel weird. Weird because God’s love doesn’t always match our current cultural understanding of love. And yet, only when we embrace God’s way of love will we experience the Holy Spirit shaping our community into a radical loving space where we experience God.   ...

Who are you? How do you know? What does that mean for your life? These questions dominate our modern lives, and each of us seeking to answer these questions on our own is exhausting and isolating. Join us as we see that as believers, our truest identity is our new identity that we’ve received from Christ, and that identity builds others up in love. After we see why that is true, we will see three...

Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/48963286 22.10.09

Chances are good the majority of people don’t think they are engaged in “dishonest” work on a daily basis, but are you so sure? What if the problem has less to do with what you consider “dishonest” and more about a robust framework of “honest” work?    Join us as we continue our journey in Ephesians of reconstructing a faith that actually blossoms into honest work, and therefore generates a more m...

Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/48955808 22.09.25

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Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/48948507 22.09.11