CLCC Church Podcast

With every single wrong we've ever committed against someone else, there’s a sense in which we stole something from them. Because we stole something from them, we create this debt within them; we owe them. Because we owe something, there's this debt/debtor relationship. Guilt says, “I owe you.” There’s even a term for this, we say, “I owe an apology.” However, when you really think about it, you c...

While the health of our physical heart is important, our spiritual heart is as well. Physical heart disease is the number one killer in the western world, however, spiritual heart disease is even more dangerous if left untreated. In this series, Take Heart, we’ll be looking at five spiritual diseases that affect our hearts: guilt, anger, greed, jealousy, and fear.

People often ask questions about our church. It might not always come out like this, but what they’re asking is, “Are you a Grace church or a Truth church?” Those who want us to be a Truth church want to know if we’re going to tell people to get things right. Those who want to know if we’re a Grace church want to know if they’ll be accepted. Have you ever wondered what kind of church Jesus would’v...

When you’ve been around the church for a while, some different questions get asked: “How good do you have to be to be in this church? How many rules do you have to follow? How much of your life before Jesus do you have to clean up?” These questions aren’t new; they are the same questions that the very first church asked. When we looked at the beginning of ‘The Church’ last week, we saw this moveme...

The words we use might not mean the same as they did 25 years ago. We all know language changes. What meant something in our past, often doesn’t mean the same today. In today’s world, the word ‘church’ is used for a lot of different things; we say things like, “we go to church,” or “church was good today.” If you used phrases like those in the first century, they wouldn’t have made sense. Maybe we...

Join us for our Passing the Torch Service as we celebrate Pastor Jim's leadership. We are joined by the Leadership Council praying for this transition. Thanks for joining us.

The Life You've Always Wanted Pastor: Noah Reed Matthew 6:31-34

(Im)perfect Christmas Sermon: Imperfect Messengers Pastor: Jim Lucas Luke 2:8-14 Sermon Summary Birth announcements are sacred moments in family life. We carefully plan who we inform first, making sure our loved ones don’t get the news via Facebook. In the same way, I believe God carefully chose to send the message of His son’s birth to the Magi and shepherds. After all, this was about God’s favou...

(Im)perfect Christmas Sermon: Imperfect Questions Pastor: Troy Neilsen Luke 1:41-45 Sermon Summary This weekend, we continue our series on (im)Perfect Christmas. There’s been this way of thinking that if you have any doubt in your life, there must be something wrong with your faith. If we have doubts, can our faith be perfect if we question God? We’ll be looking at a story about Mary. In this stor...

(Im)perfect Christmas Sermon: Imperfect Expectations Pastor: Troy Neilsen Matt 2:1- 23  Sermon Summary Once the Christmas season starts, we often get bombarded with perfection on social media. Don’t just buy the perfect gift; but when you wrap it, make it look so good that people don’t want to open it, because it’s almost like they’re destroying art. This week we’re looking at how King Herod...

Join us for Church Online. We are in the second week of our series called "Advent – (Im)perfect Christmas" and will be hearing from Pastor Phil. Join us as we celebrate the season of Advent together! Advent – (Im)perfect Christmas Sermon: Imperfect Timing Pastor: Phil Juthman Luke 2:1-8  Sermon Summary It’s not a real holiday season without a little Christmas chaos, am I right? For all of our...

Advent – (Im)perfect Christmas Sermon: Imperfect Family Matthew 1:1-17 Pastor: Jim Lucas Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is that nobody has a perfect family, but the Lord has surprising ways of accomplishing His purposes. Our new series is about the imperfect Christmas. There were many things that weren’t quite right that first Christmas morning. While we usually envision wonderful, hear...

Plot Twist Sermon: Finding Your Purpose Luke 13:6-9, Matthew 5:13  Sermon Summary  The Big Idea of this study is to understand our purpose in life.  This weekend we’re looking at a story about a fig tree that wasn’t producing fruit. One of the characters in the story wanted to cut it down because it wasn’t fulfilling its purpose and was only taking up space. The purpose of a fig tre...

Plot Twist – Didn’t See That Coming Sermon: The Deceitful Sons Matthew 21:28-32 Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is that our walk needs to match our talk. Our profession often out paces our practice. The Lord is concerned that we don’t just say the right things but do the Father’s will. This week we are looking at a parable that is probably not that familiar. The context sets the stage fo...

Plot Twist  Sermon: Am I Winning?  Luke 18:9-14  Sermon Summary  The Big Idea of this study is to understand how we view ourselves.  A lot of people think the object in life is to win, whatever that looks like. A well-known adage we often hear states, “whoever has the most toys wins.” A few years ago, there was a leader who promised the voters that if he was elected, there...

Plot Twist – Didn’t See That Coming Sermon: Patches and Wineskins Luke 5:36-39 Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is that the Kingdom of God is surprisingly different and adaptable in order to accomplish the Lord’s purposes. In this new series we are talking about how Jesus surprises us with his understanding of life. Last week his understanding of the fatherhood of God shocked everyone who...

Plot Twist Sermon: Gracious Father Luke 15:11-32 Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is understanding how Jesus described God. Good movies have great plot twists. The best movies have multiple plot twists that make us think, “I didn’t see that coming!” When Jesus told stories, He would often head in a certain direction in order to get everyone in the crowd engaged. He would then take the plo...

Fresh Start Sermon: Faithfulness to Blessing Pastor: Noah Reed Ruth 4  Sermon Summary: Are you in need of a fresh start? Life, work, family, faith feeling empty or unfresh? We take a look at the ending of the story of Ruth to discover that the key to a fresh start is Faithfulness. Faithfulness always returns with blessing. As we look at the actions of Boaz, being faithful to Ruth and having t...

Join us for CLCC Church online. We are in the third week of our series called "Fresh Start" and will be hearing from Pastor Phil. Join us as we take a deep dive into the book of Ruth!

Join us for Church at Home. We are in the second week of our series called "Fresh Start" and will be hearing from Pastor Troy. Join us as we take a deep dive into the book of Ruth! Fresh Start Sermon: Clarity Ruth 3 Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is to reflect on seeing how God is involved in our everyday lives. This story takes a turn this week in Chapter 3, when Naomi and Ruth decide...

Join us for Church at Home. We are beginning a brand new series called "Fresh Start" and will be hearing from Pastor Jim. Join us as we take a deep dive into the book of Ruth! Fresh Start Sermon: New Beginnings Pastor: Jim Lucas Ruth 1:8-22 Sermon Summary: Have you ever noticed that very little gets accomplished on the first attempt? Everything in life that is worthwhile requires new beginnings. S...

Next Steps Sermon: Through the Kitchen Pastor: Troy Neilsen Acts 9:26-30 Sermon Summary This week we’re diving into the story of Saul, who finds himself back in Jerusalem. We’ll hear how his new friend Barnabas steps into the Kitchen and serves him by helping him become one of the greatest missionaries and evangelists of all time.  Barnabas knew if he stood up for his friend, it might cost hi...

Next Steps Sermon: Belonging Pastor: Troy Neilsen Acts 9:19-25 Sermon Summary: This weekend we're celebrating our Fall kick off by looking at the story of Saul after he turned his life over to Jesus. We see that because of that choice, he’s in trouble; his old friends are trying to kill him now that he believes that Jesus is the Messiah. We’ll see how Saul is quickly invited into “the living room”...

Next Steps Sermon: A Porch Experience Pastor: Jim Lucas Acts 9:10-19a Sermon Summary: People make decisions to follow Jesus all the time, all over the world.  Each situation is unique but there are some factors in common.  We see these illustrated in the conversion of Saul; the Lord initiates the connection, faithful believers follow up and welcome the individual into the Kingd...

Next Steps Sermon: Life Interrupted Pastor: Jim Lucas Acts 9:1-6 Sermon Summary: This weekend we start a new series "NEXT STEPS." The Story of the Apostle Paul's conversion plays an important role in the book of Acts.  It is more than an encounter between Saul, the church's greatest antagonist at the time, and Jesus, the risen Lord. Luke wants us to see this story as an example of how the Gos...