Christ Community Church Messages

Of the original apostles, only John remained to hear these words. He had experienced the climax of salvation history, but God was not yet finished. He had one more message to share with John and the growing churches to show His servants what must soon take place.

While visiting church in Europe and Asia Minor, Paul takes an offering for the poor in Jerusalem. He wants to bring back the offering in person, even if it means facing former colleagues with old scores to settle—the Pharisees. Sure enough, they have him arrested. Paul, a Roman citizen, exercises his legal rights and appeals to Rome. He is going to plead his case—and preach the gospel—to the most...

While visiting church in Europe and Asia Minor, Paul takes an offering for the poor in Jerusalem. He wants to bring back the offering in person, even if it means facing former colleagues with old scores to settle—the Pharisees. Sure enough, they have him arrested. Paul, a Roman citizen, exercises his legal rights and appeals to Rome. He is going to plead his case—and preach the gospel—to the most...

This week we look at Paul’s mission to the gentiles. It involves a number of missionary journeys and a bunch of letters Paul wrote to churches he started to encourage them when he was gone and to address specific issues in these fledgling congregations.

The new church continued to grow rapidly. The apostles were even able to perform miracles similar to those Jesus had done! As the apostles spread the word of the resurrection in Jerusalem, they incited outrage and opposition from the Jewish rulers. Peter refused to be silenced and continued to speak in spite of orders to stop.

His enemies thought they had finished Jesus off.  But despite their great pains to discredit him and keep him in the tomb, he returned, just as he said he would - just as the prophets said he would.  His own victory over death gives everyone the same opportunity to live forever with God, which has been the plan from the beginning.  Jesus' mission on earth has been completed.  Now it was up to a sm...

His enemies thought they had finished Jesus off.  But despite their great pains to discredit him and keep him in the tomb, he returned, just as he said he would - just as the prophets said he would.  His own victory over death gives everyone the same opportunity to live forever with God, which has been the plan from the beginning.  Jesus' mission on earth has been completed.  Now it was up to a sm...

Knowing that His time had come, Jesus spent His last few hours with His disciples. Scripture tells he knew everything that was going to happen to him. His dread was so palpable that even as an angel came and ministered to Him, His horror at enduring the full fury of God was such that he sweated drops of blood. This condition, known as hematidrosis, is the effusion of blood from veins. Under extrem...

He never invited neutrality. His followers called Him the Christ. His contenders called Him a blasphemer. Some were drawn to Him, while others could muster nothing in His presence but contempt. His teachings were revolutionary and His miracles undeniable. He claimed nothing less than equality with God and proclaimed Himself as the long expected Messiah.

If God’s prophets were meant to be peculiar, John the Baptist did not disappoint. Eccentric is too mild a description for this wilderness dwelling preacher who wore odd clothes and lacked both a sense of tact and a balanced diet. His message, though, was right in step with a long line of prophetic predecessors. He called for Israel’s repentance and baptized the penitent in the Jordan River.

Special guest speaker, Danny Woodhead, former NFL Running Back.

When the timing was right according to God’s plan, Jesus was born into this world in order to show us the Father. Not every one accepted Jesus. But to those who did accept him, Jesus gave the right to become children of God.

When the timing was right according to God’s plan, Jesus was born into this world in order to show us the Father. Not every one accepted Jesus. But to those who did accept him, Jesus gave the right to become children of God.

It’s no surprise that the Hebrew people were homesick after 70 years of foreign captivity. At this point, it had been 80 years since King Cyrus first gave the green light for the exiles to return to their beloved Jerusalem.

King Xerxes of Persia had reason to party. His vast empire was powerful and prosperous. His queen was lovely. His palace was ideal for a celebration befitting such a monarch. His merrymaking continued for six months when Xerxes summoned Queen Vashti so he could put her on display for the inebriated revelers. She refused. With his advisers’ support, he stripped Vashti of her crown and banished her...

After generations of idolatry, God’s people had been defeated by the empires that controlled the ancient world. The Assyrians had conquered the Northern kingdom, deported the people, and re-populated the land with exiles from other countries. Their practice was to redistribute people from conquered nations throughout their vast empire. The foreigners who were resettled in northern Israel intermarr...

Judah’s best and brightest were deported to Babylon when Jerusalem was conquered by Nebuchadnezzar’s armies. Daniel and his trio of friends were among their ranks. King Nebuchadnezzar introduced them to their new homeland by enrolling the four young men in his exclusive three-year "How to Live Like a Babylonian" Training Academy.

This Christmas Eve as we celebrate the birth of Jesus, we want to slow down from the busyness surrounding this season, unplug from the distractions that are constantly competing for attention, and gather for Simply Christmas.

Legacies are fragile things. Hezekiah had been King of Judah for nearly three decades. His reforms were sweeping, his achievements notable, his accolades many. After his death, his son Manasseh ascended to the throne and unraveled his father’s spiritual heritage.

For 209 years, the northern kingdom of Israel had endured one evil king after another. Their failure to keep God’s covenant meant they would be expelled from the covenant. They had been chosen to be a blessing to all other nations, but now they would be delivered over to those very nations.

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, it does. Israel sank deeper and deeper into the cesspool of idolatry under the royal wickedness of Ahab and Jezebel.

Solomon, whose name means peace, finds peace slipping away during his final years of reign.

David’s story closes with instruction and warning for his son, Solomon, who was already poised to carry on the heritage.

King Solomon: Wisdom is thousands of small choices

God wants to do something IN you more than something THROUGH you!