Christ Community Sermons

In a live recording of the Bible Savvy Podcast, Pastors Clayton, Courtney, and David discuss a story where David has the chance to kill Saul, who has been hunting him down, but chooses to spare him. Why would David do this? This story will show us how the kingdom comes not by grasping for it, but by trusting God to give it to us.

Pastor Clayton continues the six-week Bible Savvy teaching series by dissecting three paths our culture tells us will lead to success, but in God’s kingdom, they are dead ends.

God sides with underdogs. The books of Samuel open with this prayer: "[The Lord] raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; he seats them with princes." This weekend begins a six-week Bible Savvy study of how this theme runs through 1 & 2 Samuel.

Faith isn't meant to be a lonely, exhausting individual effort. It's meant to be lived in community.

God satisfies the infinite longing of our hearts through the extravagant gift of his Son.

God is a good Father who loves to give to his children when they ask—inviting us to approach him boldly and expectantly in prayer.

Even in the aftermath of devastating loss, God promises to abundantly restore what sin and suffering have stolen.

God faithfully provides for our every need--not from scarcity but from the riches of his glory, so that we can live with contentment.

God’s generosity is on display in the overflowing beauty, order, and abundance of creation—reminding us that the world is a gift from a lavish giver.

How do you respond when a family member or friend is going through doubt or deconstruction of their faith? Pastor Clayton concludes the "Help My Unbelief" series with a teaching on what we do when someone we love walks away.

One of the biggest hurdles for people considering Christianity and one of the biggest catalysts for people leaving Christianity is the historic Christian view of sexuality and gender. Pastor Clayton teaches on this as he continues the "Help My Unbelief" series.

For many people, the thing that pushes them away from Jesus are the people who claim to represent him. Pastor Clayton addresses the question, "Why is the church so messed up?"

The Bible speaks clearly and frequently about judgment for sin, including a final, terrible destination called hell. How could a good, loving God judge people?

Ian Hutchinson is Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In addition to directing a major national fusion research facility, authoring 250 scientific journal articles and two advanced science text books, he also wrote the book, "Can a Scientist Believe in Miracles?”

God’s moral instruction demonstrates his wisdom and justice to the world…but sometimes it sure doesn’t seem like it. Pastor Clayton continues the "Help My Unbelief" teaching series by sharing seven questions to ask when scripture seems morally backward.

Doubt is a normal experience in life, including the life of faith. As the new series begins, Pastor Clayton examines the experience of doubt in general, and in particular the way someone gets to the place where it feels like following Jesus is not working for them, because life has run them over, the simple answers don't work, and the God stuff that seems to work for others isn't working for them.

In the final weekend of the Bible Savvy series, "A Meal with Jesus," Pastor Jim teaches on the Book of Luke's story of Zacchaeus the tax collector. At Jesus' table, hearts are transformed--but this is not just a one-time, past-tense experience. It's also a present-tense experience. Salvation is not just a wedding day, it's also a marriage.

On a live taping of the Bible Savvy Podcast, pastors Courtney, Clayton, and David dig into Luke 10's story of Mary and Martha. At Jesus' table, priorities are reset.

Pastor Eric continues the Meal with Jesus teaching series. At Jesus' table, sinners are known and forgiven.

In this Bible Savvy series, we're looking at five meals and how they pointed to the ultimate feast in the kingdom of God. This week: At Jesus' table, outsiders are welcome.

Jesus spent a lot of time at dinner parties. Why? Because meals are a picture of the kingdom of God. In the first week, Pastor Claytons teaches on an awkward conversation Jesus had at a party to share some surprising principles that will transform our meals forever.

In the final week of the "Deeper" teaching series, Pastor Eric Ferris looks at how going deeper means chasing after God's heart for the world. Our faith deepens most profoundly when we participate in God's mission to reach the lost.

It's week two of the 'Deeper' sermon series. Going deeper means actually becoming like Jesus, not just putting up with the same old problems. It's about putting off the old self and putting on the new.

Our society is drowning in shallow content, short attention spans, and surface-level relationships—and unfortunately, much of our spiritual lives follow the same pattern. What would it look like to be people of genuine depth in a world obsessed with packaging over content?

We’ve spent eight weeks exploring some of the attributes of God. Pastor Eric ends the series by looking at how gracious God is--and how we can truly reflect him.