Christ Community Church Messages

Jesus promised the gift of the Holy Spirit to his people, a new covenant paradigm in which the presence of God would now reside in the lives of believers and empower them for the gospel mission.  Acts 2:41-47 is a snapshot what this Holy Spirit indwelled and empowered people looked like. A people whose lives were so radically changed by the message of salvation through Jesus and the promise of his...

God isn’t simply calling us to "a new, improved and better" life. He’s calling us to a radically "different" life. Christianity is really not about doing life better, it’s about doing life different. When Christians live different, the world experiences hope!

Women have always been on the forefront of Spiritual Progress. I want to introduce you to the greatest evangelist in all four gospels. You might think she is a superstar. If she was, that would hardly be helpful for most of us who master in average. She is not a heroin. She is actually a person who has lived full throttle in the pain of life.

What did Jesus actually accomplish on the cross? Yes, he paid for our sins and reconciled us to God, but there’s another dimension to the cross that we often overlook. In this message we’ll explore how Jesus’ death transforms our relationships with one another, and why the cross—and not a shared vision, leader, or culture—is what ought to unite the church.

Single and sexual.  Why is this an important subject?

Like many of you I get a bit overwhelmed with the talk/focus on sexuality in our media these days. The pain and carnage is palatable and I don’t think it is going away. God took an incredible risk in creating.us sexual beings. Sexuality has great power, Power to wound and destroy, but also power to bring joy and even life. Sexuality is a good gift, it is about desire, it is what motivates us to mo...

Biblical insights on married sex and how today's culture has done it a disservice.

The goodness of sex in God’s plan – pleasure, intimacy, healing, procreation.

Names have a deep emotional connection for us, don’t they. Good, bad, controversial. Today we take a look at the one name that is above every name—Jesus.

90% of people seek counseling because they’re lonely. What is community? A place I have relationship? What does deep community look like?

Jesus walks on water (Matthew 14:22–32, Genesis 1:1-2, Exodus 3:13-14) Water is often a symbol of chaos and godlessness. For Jesus to walk on water makes a statement that He is GOD, and that He is not subject to the physical laws of this world as you and I are. So on the one hand, He is transcendent over nature and evil. On the other hand, He is within an arm’s length of Peter when he falls. He is...

Can Jesus really heal? Scripture teaches us that He has and that healing continues to be an active role in the ministry of the Holy Spirit to this day. In the case of the bleeding woman, she had suffered this ailment for twelve years. It cost her everything she had, and in spite of all the wisdom of the doctors of the age, she still suffered and did not get well. It wasn’t until this woman made a...

What is it like to experience hopelessness? People who are without hope rarely press into God or make progress in life. But real hope drives a different kind of life momentum and leads to faith-filled behaviors that, in turn, drive us toward God. People need hope that they can endure a trial, find a job, beat an addiction, or heal a marriage. True hope "the hope of Jesus "never disappoints, becaus...

Jesus said we would do greater things than he would?  This is very hard to believe!  But it is so true.  Not me personally, but the group of disciples and the church.  Billions of people, mission across the world. Beyond Belief being accomplished in amazing ways!   But it all happens one life at a time, one disciple at a time.  When we do Jesus’ work Jesus’ way, the gospel is multiplied. By: Mark...

John 8:31-32 and Matthew 25 Discipleship is not just about knowing and being, it is also about doing.  Jesus said "You are my disciples if you hold to my teachings."  Pretty simple to understand.  Pretty hard to do.  For example, just flip to the sheep and the goats in Matthew 25.  Did you visit in prison?  Did you feed?  Clothe? Water? Care for hurting?  Jesus asks you to do these things.  Are yo...

Would you rather have Jesus beside you or the Spirit inside you?  Jesus left so that we would be empowered to be disciples.  You don’t just do this on your own, God gives you the power. The secret sauce in discipleship is the deeper life of the spirit.

Disciplemakers are always asking questions too!  As followers of Jesus, we need to be good at both asking and handling questions of every area of discipleship, Jesus, and the spiritual life. By: Mark Ashton

Luke 14:25-33 Discipleship is not just about learning and growing.  It is about giving your whole life to Jesus.  There is a very real cost to BE a disciple as well as one to MAKE a disciple.  Jesus invites us to count the cost before following him.  He doesn't just want fans, he wants followers.  Our culture will seduce us into thinking that Jesus is optional (a mere add-on accessory), church is...

Matthew 28:19-20 When we make disciples, our goal is not to make converts, but to make disciples who make disciples.  Your question should always be, "Who am I investing in?"  By: Mark Ashton

John 13:31-38 Jesus has just finished the last supper and foot washing.  Verse 34-35 are the summit of his post dinner message "They will know you are my disciples by your love for one another." By: Mark Ashton

Matthew 4:18-22 – Catch Men, John 21 – Have you gone back fishing? In this week, we will introduce the concept of disciples and disciple-making.  We will work very clearly with the IDENTITY of a believer as a disciple/disciple-maker.  We will observe Jesus as he works simultaneously on three things: Ministry to the masses, Making Disciples, training them to be disciple-makers. By: Mark Ashton

Have you every felt like a stranger in a strange land, tripping over things in the dark? Jesus is the light when you’re lost in a dark world. By: Jim Ratte with Mark Demel

We were all created for relationships.  Relationships with each other and relationships with God.  In our culture, we have traded those relationships for electronic devices.  The effect is stunning on our brains and our souls.  God designed you for intimacy with a few, not for thousands of Facebook pseudo-friends.  Our electronic world has made relationships fake and made us prone to depression.  ...

The key to beating anxiety is in knowing the loving Father who is present for and with you always. By: Skye Jethani

The world seems to be spinning out of control.  Hurricanes, Fires, floods and more seem to pelt us with increasing fury.  Politics is increasingly divisive.  Wars and rumors of wars.  In our lives, we face debt and death and deception.  We’d love it if we could control our jobs and our kids, but it seems as though we are constantly out of control.  One of the greatest contributors to anxiety is th...