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The Canteen features weekly sermons from the preaching ministry of Christ Community Church. This week, we continue in our series Thieves of Joy, a study on the book of 1 John, the idea of joy in Christ, and how to sustain it amidst all the things in life that threaten to snatch it away. Pastor Blake examines the thief of lust - not just in the sexual sense, but any craving that dominates and overp...

The Canteen features weekly sermons from the preaching ministry of Christ Community Church. This week, continue in our series Thieves of Joy, a study on the book of 1 John, the idea of joy in Christ, and how to sustain it amidst all the things in life that threaten to snatch it away. This week, Pastor Blake explores how disobedience to God's commands can rob us of the vibrant joy that God promises...

The Canteen features weekly sermons from the preaching ministry of Christ Community Church. This week, continue in our series Thieves of Joy, a study on the book of 1 John, the idea of joy in Christ, and how to sustain it amidst all the things in life that threaten to snatch it away. This week, CCC member Shawn Golden examines denial, and why it can be so hard to be honest with ourselves about our...

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 kick off a new summer series called Thieves of Joy. Over the next couple months, we'll be looking at the book of 1 John, the idea of joy in Christ, and how to sustain it amidst all the things in life that threaten to snatch it away. Pastor Blake begins the series this week with a reflection on...

The Canteen features weekly sermons from the preaching ministry of Christ Community Church. This week, as we celebrate Mother's Day, D.J. examines two little-known figures in the Bible - a mother and grandmother who greatly impacted the apostle Paul's protégé Timothy - and examines how we can model their faithfulness in passing on our faith to the next generation. Our text for this message is 2 Ti...

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 concludes our series examining our church's mission titled Join, Go, Make by looking at our calling to make disciples. What is discipleship and how do we make disciples at CCC? This episode explains. Our text for this message is Acts 11:19-26. This sermon was originally preached at C...

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 continued our series examining our church's mission titled Join, Go, Make by looking at our calling to go outside and take the good news of Jesus across the street and across the globe. Our text for this message is Acts 1:8. This sermon was originally preached at CCC on 4/24/22.

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 celebrated Easter and the joy of Jesus' resurrection as Pastor Blake invited us to join Jesus in his work, knowing that he always goes ahead of us in all we do. Our text for this message is Mark 16:1-8. This sermon was originally preached at CCC on 4/17/22.

The Canteen features weekly sermons from the preaching ministry of Christ Community Church. This week, D.J. encourages us to get ready to join Jesus in going out to make disciples with a look at the events surrounding Jesus' final entry into Jerusalem. Our text for this message is Matthew 20:29-21:11. This sermon was originally preached at CCC on 4/10/22.

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 concludes our series on the life of David called After God's Own Heart by examining David's unfulfilled dream to build God's temple, and looks at what God might be up to when he tells us no. Our text for this message is 1 Chronicles 28. This sermon was originally preached at CCC on 4...

The Canteen features weekly sermons from the preaching ministry of Christ Community Church. We're continuing our series on the life of David called After God's Own Heart. This week, Pastor Blake looks at the pain and shame that accompanied David's family as his kids grew into adults, and how the ultimate example in enduring and overcoming shame comes from David's descendant, Jesus. Our text for th...

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. We're continuing our series on the life of David called After God's Own Heart. This week, we look at one if the darkest chapters of David's life - his affair with Bathsheba and the murderous lengths he went to to cover it up. But as Students and Groups Pastor Kenny Mattingly points out, even in the depths o...

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. We're continuing our series on the life of David called After God's Own Heart. This week, Pastor Blake looks at how David's desire to build a temple for God turned into God giving a David a promise beyond his wildest imagination. Our text for this message is 2 Samuel 7. This sermon was originally preached a...

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. We're continuing our series on the life of David called After God's Own Heart. This week, Pastor Blake examines the topic of worship - why God's way of doing it matters, as opposed to going about it our own way, and what it should look like when we gather for worship as a church family. Our text for this me...

The Canteen features weekly sermons from the preaching ministry of Christ Community Church. We're continuing our series on the life of David called After God's Own Heart. This week, Pastor Blake examines the topic of grief, and looks at how David's grief over the death of Saul and Jonathan can help us better relate to God in the midst of our grief. Our text for this message is 1 Samuel 31 & 2 Samu...

The Canteen features weekly sermons from the preaching ministry of Christ Community Church. We're continuing our series on the life of David called After God's Own Heart. This week, Pastor/Elder Daniel Bright takes us through the story of David, Nabal and Abigail, with a look at how David's pride threatened to take him down a dark path. Our text for this message is 1 Samuel 25. This sermon was ori...

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....