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2 Kings 21:1-6 // Tom Nelson King Manasseh of Judah: From Evil to Redemption?  This king did terrible things, but his story has a surprising twist! ➡️ Watch to see how God's forgiveness can change everything. King Manasseh of Judah is known for his extreme wickedness. He promoted pagan worship, sacrificed his own son, and led the people astray.  However, there's more to the story. After facing pun...

Hezekiah: The Man Who Trusted/ Christ Community Church - Leawood / Brent Bovitz Hezekiah: King of Judah defied empires and trusted in God, see how his faith transformed a nation, along with his personal struggles. King Hezekiah reigned for 29 years, marked by both spiritual reform and political defiance. He purged the kingdom of pagan worship, restored the temple in Jerusalem, and renewed the Pass...

King Joash of Judah starts strong, repairing the Temple with God's guidance, but after his mentor dies, Joash takes a dark turn. This story explores the importance of lasting wisdom and what happens when we stray from the right path. What immediately stands out in the telling of King Joash’s story is how very young he is when he becomes king. We are also told that right by his side as his mentor,...

 If we as followers of Jesus are going to avoid the perils of misguided zeal, then let us prayerfully remember that God-honoring zeal needs the guardrails of mature wisdom, close knit local church community, a teachable spirit and all of us need personal accountability. Jehu’s story reminds us we are looking for a new and better king. A king who is both perfectly righteous and just. A king with a...

King Ahab of Israel reigns as one of the most wicked kings in history. Influenced by his wife Jezebel, he promotes pagan worship and persecutes prophets. Yet, even in the darkest times, God's grace and power shine through. This video explores the story of Ahab, his conflict with the prophet Elijah, and the enduring message of God's pursuit of humanity. Key Takeaways: King Ahab's reign is marked by...

King Asa's 41-year reign in Judah offers a compelling story of leadership and faith. Watch to explore his successes in removing idolatry and leading a prosperous Judah, as well as the challenges he faced when his trust in God wavered. Key Takeaways: Leaders who prioritize faithfulness to God can bring about positive change. Trust and obedience are crucial aspects of a strong relationship with God....

Rehoboam & Jeroboam: The Kings of Division This video explores the story of Rehoboam and Jeroboam, two kings of Israel whose poor leadership decisions led to the division of the kingdom. Learn valuable lessons about leadership and the consequences of bad choices from this Biblical story. Key Takeaways: Wise leadership is crucial for a nation's stability. Ignoring the needs of the people can le...

King Solomon, son of David, starts his reign with incredible wisdom and accomplishments: a magnificent temple, booming trade, and fair government. But was that his true legacy?  This video explores Solomon's rise and fall, how his worship turned away from God, and the importance of lasting faithfulness. Solomon's impressive achievements as king The turning point in his leadership Why his legacy is...

Romans 8:31-39 // Ben Beasley Have you ever questioned what happens when life throws its punches? Does death bring an end? Can anything truly separate us from God? In this video, we unpack the liberating message of God's unwavering love for His children. Are you feeling lost or afraid? Wondering if anything can stop the good life God promises? This video explores the incredible truth: Nothing can...

Romans 8:28-30 // Ben Beasley We’ve been in this series Romans: For Life, where we’ve learned from the Apostle Paul, Rabbi Paul, that we aren’t just saved from eternal evil but we are saved for something else: we are saved for eternal glory and for God’s good Spirit-filled work in our lives. Paul’s confidence is rooted in who he understands God to be. Paul is rooting his confidence not just in the...

Romans 8:26-27 // Tom Nelson Prayer can be hard for all of us.  Sometimes we struggle to pray because we don’t know what words to pray.  We wonder what to say? I think one of Satan’s greatest strategies when it comes to prayer is to stop prayer in its tracks by convincing us we need to formulate just the right words before we pray.  That somehow if we get our prayer words just right, God will hear...

Romans 8:18-25 // Brent Nelsen God’s kingdom isn’t fully here on earth yet. The picture of Isaiah 11, of a restored creation, is not yet a full reality. But we’ve been given a taste, and it makes us crave more.  When I look around I see violence and discord and hatred. I see creation in subjection and decay. But I know what’s coming, and I know because I’ve had a foretaste. I see God at work renew...

Romans 8: 12-17 // Tom Nelson Let me ask you. Are you a child of God? John 1…those who receive Jesus…Have your  The cross declares many things. That we are forgiven, we are loved, but it also declares welcome home!  We are extravagantly welcome home — not because our sin isn’t real, heinous, or deserving of exclusion — but because our older brother, Jesus, paid for our sin on the cross. He took al...

Romans 8: 5-13 // Ben Beasley In order for something to truly die, it has to be cut off from its source of life. Which means we have to learn how to make room for the Spirit to access the deepest roots of our fleshly desires. We have to learn how to create space to be aware of where the Spirit is trying to access so we can keep up with him and let him in. And it’s going to take time, right? Change...

Romans 8:1-5  // Ben Beasley Planet Fitness has an interesting tagline: “Welcome to the judgement free zone.” Where else can we find that? It’s rare, isn’t it? Much more common is constant criticism. Rampant negativity. Harsh condemnation. We see and experience this, both from others, and from ourselves. The truth is, some of us are our worst critics. And yet, in Romans 8:1, the Apostle Paul write...

Romans 7:14-25 // Ben Beasley The biggest fights are the ones we have within ourselves. How does Jesus shape the fight waging within? It may not be what we thought. Join us as we continue to see how God has rescued us not only from death but for Life in the book of Romans. SERMON NOTES (YouVersion): https://bible.com/events/49236520 PRAYER REQUESTS: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2509/resp...

Matthew 28: 1-20 // Tom Nelson The cross where Jesus shed his innocent blood for our sin and the empty tomb that defeated death is the greatest expression of love ever offered to you and to me. The empty tomb is the greatest assurance of God’s loving presence with us now and for all eternity. Peering into the empty tomb we hear the words of God in Old Testament Scripture, “I have loved you with an...

Romans 7:7-13 // Ben Beasley One of the ironic dynamics of God’s law is that the more we know, the more we feel and recognize brokenness in our lives. With the grace of the gospel in Jesus, what value does God's law bring? Are we supposed to feel guilt and shame when we hear the law? What is God’s law for anyway if it's not very effective at restraining unrighteousness and injustice? Join us as we...

Romans 7:1-6 // Ben Beasley What we belong to gives us an identity, sense of community, and even drastically affects our self-worth. Whether we find our belonging in sports, career, family, romantic relationships, or even religious observance, there are many good things that we are tempted to worship as ultimate things, but each leaves us restless and empty inside. Join us as we continue to see in...

Romans 6:15-23 // Ben Beasley Life is full of paradoxes that make our life either run or crash, depending on how you look at it. Humans are full of contradictions and God knows it! He has chosen many paradoxes to reveal who he is and to show us what it looks like to follow him. Would you join us as we study one of the biblical paradoxes? Dive deep with us into the paradox of grace SERMON NOTES (Yo...

Romans 6:11-14 // Tom Nelson One of the greatest battles of history is not “out there,” but rather, is “in here.” Herein lies a crucial insight as to why following Jesus can be so hard. There is a battle being waged not just with our bodies but in our bodies. In Christ we now live and breathe in a new realm, not of mere religious obligation or moral conformity, but to the realm of grace which is a...

The question of “who am I?” Is the result of living in an age where expressivism as an individual and embodied endeavor is seen as the highest good. Anything that doesn’t allow me to express myself, either is itself a sin or it’s dogmatic. And this is a tension with our age that we feel as Christians. Why? Because Jesus has something to say about who we are. Jesus gives you an identity. And even m...

Romans 6:1-11 // Brent Nelsen When we think of rescue, it’s natural to ask: “Rescue from what?” But with Jesus, rescue is more! When God sought to rescue creation from brokenness, injustice, sin and death, he always planned to save us “for” a more beautiful, good, and true way of being.  Jesus didn’t just save us from sin but for life—with him—now and forever. But how is life with God different fr...

Matthew 25:31-46 // Ben Beasley Hell, in the Bible, is not some underground torture chamber. Hell is a place outside the city of the New Jerusalem, that God excludes because he wants to cast out the darkness for the light, to protect from the destruction of the fires of sin, and so the fullness of restoration will remain over destruction. God excludes sin and the powers of hell from his kingdom be...

Psalm 13 // Ben Beasley “I used to go to church and pray, and then my best friend got sick and died… How can I believe in God when that happened?” My friend told me this in 7th grade, and it would be the first but not last time I would hear what I would later learn that theologians and philosophers call “the problem of evil”. Why does an all good and all powerful God permit evil and suffering? Whi...