Community Church of West Garden Grove

We begin a short Christmas series based on the three songs of Christmas - the Mganificat, Benedictus, and Nunc Dimittis. This weeks Magnificat by Mary is a powerful, rebellious song that was sung to her son Jesus which helped shape his vocation and life. Then, to center our hearts and minds, we close with a short meditation on Gratitude.   Text: Luke 1. 46--54 Teacher: Eric Williams

This is our final sermon in the book of Colossians.  In it, we hit three movements: 1. Mini-sermon on Colossians 4.2--6 Prayer and Action 2. CCWGG Shoutouts based on Colossians 4.7--18 3. Colossians re-cap video from the Bible Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXTXlDxQsvc&t=121s   Teacher: Eric Williams

This week we dive into the second half of Colossians 3.18--4.1 and deal with child/parent relationship and slave/master.   Text: Colossians 3.18--4.1 Teacher: Eric Williams

This week we look into Paul's instructions on Christian Households - wives, husbands, children, fathers (parents), slaves and masters. We open up with some primers on how to comprehend this text--then spend a bit of time thinking through the roles of wives and husbands.   Text: Colossians 3.18--4.1 (mostly 3.18,19) Teacher: Eric Williams

This week Daniel Garcia, aka DOG led us in a teaching based on Paul's words in 1 Corinthians 1.18--2.5 focusing on the power and contradiction of the Cross.  This was a special sermon for Daniel as he preached it on the 11th anniversary of him giving his life to Christ.   Text: Daniel Garcia Text: 1 Corinthians 1.18--2.5

This week we discuss the next two deceptive and hollow philosophies that Paul combats in the Colossian Church - 1. That you are not worthy 2. Outside opinions matter. Text: Colossians 2.6--23 Teacher: Eric Williams

This is an abbreviated sermon based on Paul's condemnation of the hollow, deceptive truths and philosophies that were threatening the Colossian community.  We only made it through the first of three points - the false claim that Jesus was not the Son of God. Text: Colossians 2.6--23 Teacher: Eric Williams

This week we look into Paul's labor for the church as he suffers and serves the people in Colossae and Laodicia.  Using his paradigm we then apply it to our current church context and see how we can (and do!) suffer and serve the Kingdom in our time and age. Text: Colossians 1.26--2.5 Teacher: Eric Williams

This week we dive into the poem/hymn that is Colossians 1.15--20 (and continue on to 21--23).  The section here is to be read as a poem or hymnn or song and in this structure, we learn that Jesus has the authority over creation, death and the church is the apex and method for the deployment of new creation in this world. Text: Colossians 1.15--23 Teacher: Eric Williams

This week we begin our new series based on the book of Colossians.  In the opening verses, we look at a Virtuous Cycle of: Knowing the Will of God, Growing in Spiritual Wisdom, and Living a life that is Worthy. Text: Colossians 1.1--14 Teacher: Eric Williams

Looking at the way that we pursue God, we track David's movements in Psalm 61 to see how he moves from calling God from the ends of the earth, to taking refuge in the wings of the Holy of Holies. Text: Psalm 61 Teacher: Eric Williams

This week, in light of the departure of a dearly loved church family, we discuss the nature of Transitions as based on the Israelites transition into the Promised Land as described in Deuteronomy 7.19--26 Please note, due to the discussion based nature of this sermon, not all audio will be clear. Text: Deuteronomy 7.19--26 Teacher: Eric Williams and congregation

We have come to the end of the I AM series.  Starting in Exodus, when God reveals his name to Moses, and culminating in Jesus' 7 usages of I AM - we dove deep into each specific occurrence. This week, a short recap of each sermon, then some time to personally reflect and listen for the voice of the Lord as he would speak to us in these sermons. Text: Various Teacher: Eric Williams

A shorter teaching on Mother's Day as we focus on Jesus words about being the True Vine and what that looks like in our lives. Text: John 15.1--17 Teacher: Eric Williams

Jesus makes this bold and stunning claim, but how can we understand it beyond an theological trump card or evangelical weapon?  Inserting this claim back in the upper room context of John 13--17 in which his troubled disciples are trying to discover where Jesus is going and his talk about a room in his Father's House. Text: John 14.1--7 Teacher: Eric Williams

Resurrection Sunday we look at Jesus words to Martha during the death and resurrection of her brother Lazarus.  We examine Jesus' words in the light of not just life and death... but prayer as the key to grasping and living resurrection. Text: John 11 Teacher: Eric Williams

Jesus makes the claim: I am the light of the world, 3 times in the Gospel of John.  Primarily he does this on the last day of the Festival of Tabernacles in John 8.  Many fascinating discoveries are found as we observe what Jesus was doing when he makes this claim. Text: John 8.12--20, 9.1--5 Teacher: Eric Williams

Jesus' first I AM statement - I am the bread of life is found a few times in the Gospel of John.  We look at the four occurrences and layer them over the Two Questions and Two Answers from our Exodus Study: Who am I? - I will be with you //  Who are you?  I am.  Text: John 6 Teacher: Eric Williams

This week we begin a new series based on the 7 I am Statements of Jesus in the Gospel of John.   But before we get to those statements, we need to see how the I AM "Name" comes about. We look at Moses learning God's "Name" in Exodus 3.  Text Exodus 3. 1--12  Teacher: Eric Williams

This is our annual Shareholders/Church Business/State of the Church gathering. We discuss the 'nuts and bolts' of our church, and in addition a bit of a theology of our church - 'What are we doing when we gather here?!?' Teacher: Eric Williams

This week, Robert Wayne Knutsen II comes and shares about faithful finances.  Using the concept of stewardship, Robert carefully articulates some solid and helpful principles as we consider how we approach our money. Text: various Teacher: Robert Wayne Knutsen II

This week we look at an anti-trinity of sorts: the Devil, the World, and the Flesh.  This teaching, based off John Mark Comer's book: Live No Lies.  We use this book as a framework to consider these three New Testament concepts that corrupt our hearts, minds and souls away from the table of the Father, Son and Spirit. Text: Various Teacher: Eric Williams

We continue on in John 14 as we look at John's description of the Holy Spirit as the Spirit of Truth.  We connect the dots back to the Garden and see the way the Holy Spirit comes to untwist the lies that were told to us then, and told to us now! Text: John 14.15--27, 15.26, 16.13, 1 John 4.6 Teacher: Eric Williams

In John 14, Jesus layers his 'Oneness' with the Father... using a variety of metaphors, analogies, and descriptions.  We spend this week noticing that Jesus has ZERO daddy issues and how that applies to our lives. Text: John 14.1--14 Teacher: Eric Williams

In our last month in our Trinity Series - we look separately at God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit. This week: Daddy Issues and how we find our all our needs met in God the Father.  Text: Various Teacher: Eric Williams