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Trail Mix is a segment featuring a variety of bite-sized content designed to energize and help you in your walk with Jesus. We're in the middle of a five-part Trail Mix miniseries on different types of psalms and how they can shape our emotions and our emotional response to God. This week, Pastor Blake and D.J. look at Psalms of wisdom and how they can help us respond to feelings of emptiness and...

The Canteen features weekly sermons from the preaching ministry of Christ Community Church. This week, Pastor Blake continues our series on the life of David called After God's Own Heart with a look at an opportunity for David to take revenge on Saul, and how his choice to show mercy teaches us about how God relates to us, and in turn, how we should relate to others. Our text for this message is 1...

Trail Mix is a segment featuring a variety of bite-sized content designed to energize and help you in your walk with Jesus. We're in the middle of a five-part Trail Mix miniseries on different types of psalms and how they can shape our emotions and our emotional response to God. This week, Pastor Blake and Daniel Look at psalms of lament and how they can help us process the uncomfortable feelings...

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 continues our series on the life of David called After God's Own Heart with a sermon titled A Heart That Loves, as we explore one of the most remarkable friendships in all the Bible, and look at what it can teach us about our deep need for friendship. Our text for this message is 1 S...

Trail Mix is a segment featuring a variety of bite-sized content designed to energize and help you in your walk with Jesus. This episode kicks off a new Trail Mix miniseries on different types of psalms and how they can shape our emotions and our emotional response to God. Pastor Blake joins us in the studio to look at psalms of thanksgiving, and how cultivating a heart of gratitude can help us fi...

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 continues our series on the life of David called After God's Own Heart with a sermon titled A Heart That Loves, as we explore some of the developing relationships in David's life. Our text for this message is 1 Samuel 18. This sermon was originally preached at CCC on 1/16/22.

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 continues our series on the life of David called After God's Own Heart, looking at perhaps the most famous and familiar story in the whole Bible - David and Goliath. But what if there's more truth here to see and apply than we might first think? Our text for this message is 1 Samuel...

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 kicks off our new series on the life of David called After God's Own Heart, looking at the anointing of David as king and reflecting on the fact that our hearts are seen and known by God. Our text for this message is 1 Samuel 16. This sermon was originally preached at CCC on 1/2/22.

The Canteen features weekly sermons from the preaching ministry of Christ Community Church. This week, Pastor Blake invites us to consider how our plans for the new year can invite the presence of God. Our text for this message is 2 Chronicles 5. This sermon was originally preached at CCC on 12/26/21.

The Canteen features weekly sermons from the preaching ministry of Christ Community Church. This week, Pastor Blake continues our Advent series entitled A Thrill of Hope by examining the truth that we can have hope because God inspires rejoicing as we find our significance in him. Our text for this message is Luke 2:1-20. This sermon was originally preached at CCC on 12/19/21.

The Canteen features weekly sermons from the preaching ministry of Christ Community Church. This week, D.J. continues our Advent series entitled A Thrill of Hope by examining the truth that we can have hope because God always shows the way - even through our deepest fears and griefs. Our text for this message is Matthew 2:1-23. This sermon was originally preached at CCC on 12/12/21.

The Canteen features weekly sermons from the preaching ministry of Christ Community Church. This week, Pastor Blake continues our Advent series entitled A Thrill of Hope. This week, he examines the truth that we can have hope because God always shows up at just the right time. Our text for this message is Matthew 1:18-25. This sermon was originally preached at CCC on 12/5/21.

On Campfire Songs, we take a deeper look at a song that we're singing in worship at CCC, trying to better understand what we're singing and give our hearts more reason to erupt with praise. In this week's Christmas-themed edition, Daniel, D.J. and Josiah listen to O Holy Night, unpack the song's controversial history, and take a deep dive into what we can learn from the lyrics. O Holy Night by Hil...

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 begins our Advent series entitled A Thrill of Hope. In the first entry, he examines the truth that we can have hope because God is able to handle our history. Our text for this message is Matthew 1:1-17. This sermon was originally preached at CCC on 11/28/21.

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 closes out our series in 2 Thessalonians called All Other Ground Is Sinking Sand. This week, he encourages us to stay active in our faith, leaning on the Spirit's strength to play a part in Jesus' mission. Our text for this message is 2 Thessalonians 3:1-18. This sermon was originall...

The Canteen features weekly sermons from the preaching ministry of Christ Community Church. This week, Pastor Blake continues our series in 2 Thessalonians called All Other Ground Is Sinking Sand. This week, he encourages us to stand firm in the trials of life, trusting that God has always had a plan to deliver us to safety. Our text for this message is 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17. This sermon was ori...

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 week's entry, D.J. is joined by CCC Director of Community Involvement Katie Gaither, as well as Melissa Ballard and Phil Thurman, to talk about their recent trip to Eastern Kentucky to work with GAP Ministries and the possibilities for future opportunities to partner...

The Canteen features weekly sermons from the preaching ministry of Christ Community Church. This week, Pastor Blake continues our series in 2 Thessalonians called All Other Ground Is Sinking Sand. What do we do when it feels like God's deliverance has left us behind? We slow down, and remember that Jesus is saving and gathering his people at just the right time. Our text for this message is 2 Thes...

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....