Christ Community Church (Johnson City, TN)

Pastor Jim Powell. A spiritual world and its handling of God. A set-apart people and their handling of God. A sensitive people in handling the living God.

We look at chapter 4 today as Paul talks about "not losing heart" as an apostle.

Pastor Jim Powell. The heavy hand of the Lord is against the powerless gods of this world and their people. Humiliation. (1-5) Helpless hysteria (6-12) The heavy hand of the Lord... [that] mercifully holds his world and his people.

Are ministers of the gospel sufficient for the work of ministry & gospel proclamation? How are we to think about sufficiency in ministry? And how does the idea and reality of glory help us to think about the Spirit's work within us?

Pastor Jim Powell. A Serious Problem. 1-4 A Simple Solution. 5-9 A Seismic Backfire. 10-18 A Sober Application. 19-22

Pastor Jim Powell. Rare Word (3.1-3) Unrecognized Word (3.4-9) Revealing Word (3.10-18) Pervading Word (3.19-3.21) Incarnate Word (4.1)

Pastor Bill joins Pastor Jim today as they discuss 2 Corinthians 2.

Pastor Jim Powell. Glaring CONTRAST (2.11-26) Identity CONFLICT (2.25, 27-29) Divine CONSEQUENCE (2.30-34) Glorious COMMITMENT (2.35-36)

Pastor Jim Powell. PERSONAL EXALTATION- rejoicing (2.1) PUBLIC DECLARATION – recognizing/taunting (2.2-3) PROPHETIC UNDERSTANDING – reversing of EVERYTHING (2.4-8) PANORAMIC CONFIDENCE- kingship (2.9-10)

We continue on in 2 Corinthians as Paul assures the church in Corinth that he is true to his word regarding his travel plans. How do Paul's words that so easily go back and forth from the practical to the deeply theological help us as we navigate the mundane and day-to-day? And what do we learn about Paul's heart and posture toward these believers?

Pastor Jim Powell. The personal. The global. Personal/family devotion and distress. Cultural/global delusion and disaster. Hints of hope/good news/gospel.

Paul identifies God as the "God of all comfort" at the outset of this letter to the Corinthians. What does it mean that God comforts us? How does this idea drive us to hope in God alone rather than in the many lesser avenues we tend to seek comfort?

AJ Babel. Vindication & Restoration (7-9) The Righteous Repenter: Vindication The Foolish Friends: Restoration What a mediator! Blessing & Prosperity (10-17)  Job's Blessing & Comfort Job's End James 5:7-11 7 Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the ear...

AJ Babel. Understanding God’s Response 40:6-9, What is at stake?--> Power & justice in the face of evil. 40:10-14, God’s Challenge--> Are you God? 40:15-41:34, Show & Tell--> Exhibits A & B Accepting God’s Response 42:1-2, God’s Sovereign Power & Justice--> Trust. 42:3, God’s Sovereign Knowledge--> Humility. 42:4-6, I now see you.--> And repent.

We're back after 2 months of a break from con[TEXT]ualize! Jim and AJ share where we're going next. First, in our sermon series which starts 9/5, we will be preaching through 1 Samuel - invite a friend! Then we share about this podcast; we'll be talking through Paul's 2nd letter to Corinth as a sort of follow-up from our 1 Corinthians preaching series that wrapped up earlier this year.

Pastor Jim Powell. Creational DISPLAY. (38.4-35) Creational DESIGN.  (38.36-39.30) Creator’s DEMAND.  (40.1-2) Job is DONE.  (40.3-5) Jesus is DESCRIBED.

Pastor Bill Leuzinger.

Pastor Bill Leuzinger. Introducing a new character: Elihu

This is the final of our 3 podcasts where Pastor Jim and AJ will talk through some key things about Christ Community Church. These episodes will be especially beneficial for anyone who is new, visiting, and/or considering membership with us. But it will also be beneficial to those who have been members with us for a short or long time! In this 3nd episode, we cover Church Membership: Why 'membersh...

Pastor Jim Powell. Covenant made (1-3) Challenge given (4-6) Catalogue of life. (7-34) Challenge repeated (35-37) Covenant attested (38-40)  _______ The covenant. “If you agree, sign here.” 5-12 The flesh. 13-15 Justice. 16-23 Mercy. 24-28 Pride/Possessions. 29-34 Anger/Fear of Man. The indictment. “Write it down.”

Pastor Jim Powell. 1-11 Man: his life of Searching. 12-22 Job: his search for Wisdom. 23-28 God: his knowledge [and being] of Wisdom.

Pastor Jim Powell. The simplistic beliefs of secular man. The paradoxical faith of a suffering man. The powerful gospel of a righteous man.

This is the 2nd of the 3 podcasts where Pastor Jim and AJ will talk through some key things about Christ Community Church. This will be especially beneficial for anyone who is new, visiting, and/or considering membership with us. But it will also be beneficial to those who have been members with us for a short or long time! In this 2nd episode, we cover: Key doctrines that we hold to and that hold...

Pastor Jim & Pastor Bill join AJ as they share about last week's 2021 PCA General Assembly. 

Pastor Bill Leuzinger 1) A longing for justice 2) The sweet affirmation of a specific hope 3) A warning of judgement