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The Canteen features weekly sermons from the preaching ministry of Christ Community Church. This week, Pastor Blake looks at how central our hearts are to the Christian life, and what Jesus has to say about how we should guard them. Our text for this message is Luke 6:43-45. This sermon was originally preached at CCC on 5/7/23.

Each week at Christ Community Church, we feature stories of what God's doing in the lives of the people who make up our church family - the story of how they came to faith in Jesus, the story of how God's currently growing them in grace, or even the story of how they're taking their faith outside and meeting needs in our community. The Stories From the Trail segment shares those stories with you....

The Canteen features weekly sermons from the preaching ministry of Christ Community Church. This week, Pastor Blake looks at some of the ways that Jesus' way of doing things is very different from how we operate, and invites us to let him change our way of thinking and living. Our text for this message is Luke 6:37-42 This sermon was originally preached at CCC on 4/30/23.

Each week at Christ Community Church, we feature stories of what God's doing in the lives of the people who make up our church family - the story of how they came to faith in Jesus, the story of how God's currently growing them in grace, or even the story of how they're taking their faith outside and meeting needs in our community. The Stories From the Trail segment shares those stories with you....

The Canteen features weekly sermons from the preaching ministry of Christ Community Church. This week, Dave Sullivan continues our miniseries Plain & Simple by examining Jesus' command to love our enemies - a command that's easy to understand, but very difficult to actually do. Our text for this message is Luke 6:27-36. This sermon was originally preached at CCC on 4/23/23.

Each week at Christ Community Church, we feature stories of what God's doing in the lives of the people who make up our church family - the story of how they came to faith in Jesus, the story of how God's currently growing them in grace, or even the story of how they're taking their faith outside and meeting needs in our community. The Stories From the Trail segment shares those stories with you....

The Canteen features weekly sermons from the preaching ministry of Christ Community Church. This week, we jump back in to the Gospel of Luke as we begin a miniseries called Plain and Simple about Jesus' "Sermon on the Plain." Pastor Blake looks at the blessings and woes that Jesus pronounces and explains how they paint a picture of God's kingdom that's wildly different than our priorities. Our tex...

Each week at Christ Community Church, we feature stories of what God's doing in the lives of the people who make up our church family - the story of how they came to faith in Jesus, the story of how God's currently growing them in grace, or even the story of how they're taking their faith outside and meeting needs in our community. The Stories From the Trail segment shares those stories with you....

The Canteen features weekly sermons from the preaching ministry of Christ Community Church. In our 2023 Easter message, Pastor Blake looks at the ridiculous message Paul preached at Mars Hill in Acts 17 - Jesus is alive, his resurrection changes everything, and he's closer to you than you think. Our text for this message is Acts 17:16-34. This sermon was originally preached at CCC on 4/9/23.

The Canteen features weekly sermons from the preaching ministry of Christ Community Church. This week, we jump ahead in the Gospel of Luke as we celebrate Palm Sunday and the celebration surrounding Jesus' entry into Jerusalem. As we consider the story of praise God is weaving, we're invited to reflect on how God's work in our own lives invites us into the celebration. Our text for this message is...

Trail Mix is a segment featuring a variety of bite-sized content designed to energize and help you in your walk with Jesus. In this episode, D.J. and CCC Community Involvement Director Katie Gaither sit down with special guest Madeline Presley. Madeline's late father, Dr. Mike Presley, wrote and gave a presentation reflecting on the death of Jesus from the perspective of a medical doctor. Madeline...

Each week at Christ Community Church, we feature stories of what God's doing in the lives of the people who make up our church family - the story of how they came to faith in Jesus, the story of how God's currently growing them in grace, or even the story of how they're taking their faith outside and meeting needs in our community. The Stories From the Trail segment shares those stories with you....

The Canteen features weekly sermons from the preaching ministry of Christ Community Church. As we continue our study of the Gospel of Luke this week, CCC member Alan Witham looks at Jesus' calling of the twelve apostles, and asks us to consider what we can learn about our own calling as a result. Our text for this message is Luke 6:12-16. This sermon was originally preached at CCC on 3/19/23.

Trail Mix is a segment featuring a variety of bite-sized content designed to energize and help you in your walk with Jesus. In the Sharing Jesus miniseries, Pastor Blake sits down with D.J. to explore how we can become more faithful and effective in sharing our faith by looking at Paul's example from 1 Thessalonians 2. In our final entry, we look at how living holy, set apart lives is the crucial...

Each week at Christ Community Church, we feature stories of what God's doing in the lives of the people who make up our church family - the story of how they came to faith in Jesus, the story of how God's currently growing them in grace, or even the story of how they're taking their faith outside and meeting needs in our community. The Stories From the Trail segment shares those stories with you....

The Canteen features weekly sermons from the preaching ministry of Christ Community Church. As we continue our study of the Gospel of Luke this week, Pastor Blake looks at the way Jesus interacted with the expectations of religious leaders over the matter of sabbath rest, and where the true source of our rest comes from. Our text for this message is Luke 5:33-6:11 This sermon was originally preach...

Trail Mix is a segment featuring a variety of bite-sized content designed to energize and help you in your walk with Jesus. In the Sharing Jesus miniseries, Pastor Blake sits down with D.J. to explore how we can become more faithful and effective in sharing our faith by looking at Paul's example from 1 Thessalonians 2. In our third entry, we look at the way Paul shared his life with Thessalonians...

Each week at Christ Community Church, we feature stories of what God's doing in the lives of the people who make up our church family - the story of how they came to faith in Jesus, the story of how God's currently growing them in grace, or even the story of how they're taking their faith outside and meeting needs in our community. The Stories From the Trail segment shares those stories with you....

The Canteen features weekly sermons from the preaching ministry of Christ Community Church. As we continue our study of the Gospel of Luke this week, Pastor Blake leads us in looking at the life-changing transformative power that Jesus demonstrated to those he ministered to, and how he continues to demonstrate that power in our lives today. Our text for this message is Luke 5:12-32. This sermon wa...

Trail Mix is a segment featuring a variety of bite-sized content designed to energize and help you in your walk with Jesus. In the Sharing Jesus miniseries, Pastor Blake sits down with D.J. to explore how we can become more faithful and effective in sharing our faith by looking at Paul's example from 1 Thessalonians 2. In our second entry, we look at the gentleness that Paul demonstrated to the Th...

The Canteen features weekly sermons from the preaching ministry of Christ Community Church. As we continue our study of the Gospel of Luke this week, guest speaker and former CCC pastor-elder Jeff Bracken leads us in looking at how Jesus taught the crowd, called his disciples, and invested in people's lives without waiting on their availability. Our text for this message is Luke 5:1-11. This sermo...

Trail Mix is a segment featuring a variety of bite-sized content designed to energize and help you in your walk with Jesus. In the Sharing Jesus miniseries, Pastor Blake sits down with D.J. to explore how we can become more faithful and effective in sharing our faith by looking at Paul's example from 1 Thessalonians 2. In our first entry, we look at Paul's bold words, and the bold message they enc...

Check out this preview of our upcoming four-part Trail Mix miniseries on how we can more effectively share our faith in Jesus, and look for the first episode dropping on Monday, February 27th!

The Canteen features weekly sermons from the preaching ministry of Christ Community Church. As we continue our study of the Gospel of Luke this week, Pastor Blake examines a busy day of healings for Jesus, and how his healing work is tied to a restoration of purpose for those he heals, both then and now. Our text for this message is Luke 4:31-44. This sermon was originally preached at CCC on 2/19/...

Each week at Christ Community Church, we feature stories of what God's doing in the lives of the people who make up our church family - the story of how they came to faith in Jesus, the story of how God's currently growing them in grace, or even the story of how they're taking their faith outside and meeting needs in our community. The Stories From the Trail segment shares those stories with you....