Christ Community Church Sunday Sermons

CCC Worship Gathering 8.25.24 Psalm Sunday Jeff Ehrhardt Making Way for the King of Glory Psalm 24 Intro: grasping the grandeur 1. Holder of the World (v.1-2) Creator • Mountains, trees, seas • Humans in his image Sustainer Owner 2. Drawn Upward (v.3-6) Ascending the Hill Change from the Inside-out Positional Righteousness Seeking God Genesis 32:30 - So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel, s...

CCC Worship Gathering 8.11.24 Witness series (part 46) Jeff Ehrhardt God’s Hand Upon Our Witness Acts 27 Intro: the hands of a clock face Three observations about this chapter: 1. Physical Barriers Difficult Weather • Winds were against us (4) • Sailed slowly (7) • Wind did not allow us to go farther (7) • Tempestuous wind (14) • Neither sun nor stars (19) Difficult Weariness • Violently storm-tos...

CCC Worship Gathering 7.28.24 Witness series (part 45) Jeff Ehrhardt Serving as Jesus’ Witness Acts 26 Intro: your story of God’s glory Psalm 107:2 [2] Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble 1. Our Audience Respect God seeks his enemies Romans 5:10 - For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled...

CCC Worship Gathering 7.14.24 Witness series (part 43) Jeff Ehrhardt Loyal Witness on Trial Acts 24 Intro: the courtroom 1. The Judge Presiding Judge in the Cosmic Courtroom 2. The Prosecution (v.1-9) Nauseating Flattery Charges of Sedition and Sacrilege Strawman Construction Prosecution in the Cosmic Court 3. The Defense (v.10-21) Religious Record Civil Behavior Romans 13:1 - Let every person be...

CCC Worship Gathering 6.9.24 Witness series (part 39) Jeff Ehrhardt The Path of Discipleship Acts 21:1-36 Intro: what makes a hero in the faith? Hebrews 11:32–38 - And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets—[33] who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lio...

CCC Worship Gathering 6.2.24 Witness series (part 38) Jeff Ehrhardt Learning from Paul’s Consistent Witness Acts 20:17-38 Intro: leaving a spiritual legacy 1 Corinthians 11:1 - Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ. (ESV) John Paton’s Father’s legacy ‘Though everything else in religion were by some unthinkable catastrophe to be swept out of memory, or blotted from my understanding, my soul would w...

CCC Worship Gathering 5.26.24 Witness series (part 37) Jeff Ehrhardt Encouraging Our Witness Acts 20:1-16 Intro: the filibuster 1. Elements of Encouragement (v.1-6) Exhortation 2 Timothy 4:2 - preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. (ESV) Ownership 2 Corinthians 11:28 - And, apart from other things, there is the daily...

CCC Worship Gathering 5.19.24 Witness series (part 36) Jeff Ehrhardt Gospel Effect for True Life Acts 19:11-41 Intro: made to worship Romans 1:25 - because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen. (ESV) 1. Effect on Spiritual Realities (v.11-17) Miracles Catch Attention Attempts at Replication Imitatin...

CCC Worship Gathering 5.12.24 Mother’s Day 2024 Jeff Ehrhardt A Mother’s Yearning and Yielding 1 Samuel 1 Intro: cycles of motherhood 1. Yearning of Motherhood (v.1-11) Yearning for Completeness Yearning for Comfort Yearning for Christ 2. Yielding of Motherhood (v.13-28) Yielding to God’s Sovereignty Yielding of Personal Will Yielding of Desire Yielding God to God Conclusion: go in peace

CCC Worship Gathering 5.5.24 Witness series (part 35) Jeff Ehrhardt Getting the Gospel Right Acts 18:23-19:10 Intro: commotion v. substance Full gospel ministry is understanding the depth of the gift the Spirit is in us as believers. 1. Gospel Strength (v.23) Importance of the Local Church for Spiritual Growth Ephesians 4:11–14 - And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepher...

CCC Worship Gathering 4.28.24 Witness series (part 34) Jeff Ehrhardt Enduring in Gospel Witness Acts 18:1-22 Intro: a different man in a different city 1 Corinthians 2:1–5 - And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. [2] For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. [3] And I was with you i...

CCC Worship Gathering 4.21.24 Witness series (part 33) Jeff Ehrhardt The Varied Notes of Gospel Witness Acts 17:16-34 Intro: tasting notes 1. Understanding the Terrain (v.16-18) Spiritual Prompting Spiritual Discernment Spiritual Reason • Prevailing Worldviews • Epicurean • Stoic • Secularism / Skepticism 2. Gaining an Audience (v.19-21) Synagogue Marketplace Areopagus The Quest for Novelty 3. The...

CCC Worship Gathering 4.14.24 Witness series (part 32) Jeff Ehrhardt Witness to a World Changer Acts 17:1-15 Intro: small steps to global impact 1. Gospel Intentionality Visiting the Synagogues Seek out Connections 2. Gospel Speech • Consistency • Reasoned with the Scriptures • Explaining and Proving 1 Thessalonians 2:1–12 - For you yourselves know, brothers, that our coming to you was not in vain...

CCC Worship Gathering 4.7.24 Witness series (part 31) Kerr Howell, Jr. Faith Along the Way Acts 16:16-40 1. Bound by Chains (Acts 16:16-24) - We encounter a slave girl bound by spiritual and physical chains. - Paul and Silas demonstrate the power of the gospel to break chains of oppression and exploitation. Romans 8:2 - "For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the l...

CCC Worship Gathering 3.24.24 Witness series (part 30) Jeff Ehrhardt God is Leading Our Witness Acts 16:1-15 Intro: listening to the Lord Elijah’s lesson of listening for the Lord 1 Kings 19 1. Spirit-led Removal of Barriers (v.1-5) Timothy Joins the Team Timothy is Circumcised Removing Barriers for Gospel Reception 1 Corinthians 9:19–23 - ] For though I am free from all, I have made myself a serv...

CCC Worship Gathering 3.17.24 Witness series (part 29) Jeff Ehrhardt God is Sovereign Over Our Witness Acts 15:36-41 Intro: certainty of uncertainty The anatomy of disagreements in church: • Concern for discipleship • Ideas for meeting needs • Disagreement 1. Concern for Discipleship (v.36) 2. Meeting Needs for Discipleship (v.37-38) 3. Handling Disagreement (v.39a) What happened? Wisdom for Walki...

Speaker: Kerr Howell | Series: Witness | Passage: Revelation 5:12

Speaker: Jeff Ehrhardt | Series: Witness | Topic: Evangelism | Passage: Acts 12:20–25

Speaker: Sean Englert | Series: Witness | Topic: Evangelism | Passage: Acts 12:1–19

Speaker: Jeff Ehrhardt | Series: Witness | Topic: Mission | Passage: Acts 11:19–30

Speaker: Jeff Ehrhardt | Series: Witness | Topic: Spiritual Growth | Passage: Acts 11:1–18

Speaker: Jeff Ehrhardt | Series: Witness | Topic: Mission | Passage: Acts 10

Speaker: Jeff Ehrhardt | Series: Witness | Topic: Spiritual Growth | Passage: Acts 9:32–42

Speaker: Jeff Ehrhardt | Series: Witness | Topic: Church, Spiritual Growth | Passage: Acts 9:19–31