Weekly Messages - Community Church of Greensburg | Batesville

In a world riddled with uncertainty, it's easy to find ourselves feeling hopeless. But what if our greatest uncertainties are actually the birthplace of hope? This week, we confront the uneasy truth that hope often emerges in the midst of our doubts and fears, much like the unexpected hope that was found at the first Christmas.

Ever felt enveloped by darkness, especially during what's supposed to be the 'most wonderful time of the year'? Explore how even our darkest nights are not beyond the reach of God's gracious light, offering a fresh perspective on hope during the holiday season.

With the Thanksgiving leftovers still cooling and a holiday of gratitude just behind us, why does it seem that the upcoming Christmas season moves us from a spirit of thankfulness to one or grumbling and frustration? Whether it is the business of the holidays or just life circumstances in general, it feels like we can easily and quickly lose our patience in the midst of frustration and day-to-day...

Ever wonder why it's so easy to complain but so hard to be thankful? Complaining feels good in the moment, but it rarely leads to better circumstances. What if God has something better for us than complaining? What if learning to be thankful could lead us to what we're all ultimately looking for when we complain?

Have you ever been disappointed in God or thought He should have come through for you? I think we all have at one time or another. Join us this week as Dave Choutka the Author of Walking Through The Valleys shares the story of Lazarus found in John 11 and reminds us that no tomb is too dark for God's light to shine. 

Dave Choutka the Author of Walking Through The Valleys shares the Walk to Emmaus story found in Luke 24 and how a seven mile walk led to a table that Jesus invites all of us to. 

When it comes to our understanding of the Holy Ghost, often we focus on what God did in the past in “those people back then.” But if the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead is alive in us even today, then the question is what does He want to do in us today?

One thing that creates a common bond between all of humanity is we all have a need to breathe. Every day we respire thousands of times - breathing in and out. But where does the ability to breathe come from? Who put the breath inside us in the first place? How can we breathe in a way that brings us life as we’ve never experienced it before?

One of the most mysterious aspects of following Jesus is learning there is a Holy Ghost that comes and lives inside of us. In a world full of ghost stories and a fascination with the unseen spiritual world, how we understand the role of the Holy Ghost is important. 1. Can you remember a time when you felt confident because someone was with you?  2. What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever tried to do...

Following Jesus is a paradox. On one hand we come to church looking for something to fill us up, but on the other hand, the more we allow Jesus to fill us up, the more we’re invited to stop focusing on ourselves. The gravitational pull in life is always toward meeting our own needs, but in an interesting twist, Jesus invites to meet our needs by looking to the needs of others.

More people know about Jesus than about anyone else in the history of the world. Knowing about a person, however, is vastly different than actually knowing a person - and there’s the rub. Jesus didn’t invite his followers to simply know about him; he invited them to recognize something special about him that has the power to transform lives. 

We all know someone who could use God in their life. The problem is, those same people have often had a bad experience with the people who represent God. So how do we overcome the barriers that keep people from moving in God’s direction?

To paraphrase the catchphrase of a cartoon many of us watched as kids: "knowing is half the battle." Knowing and learning is great, especially when it comes to what the Bible teaches us, but if we don't do anything practical with what we learn, that knowledge doesn't have a whole lot of value. Today we are not only going to spend some extra time in worshipping our God through music, but we are goi...

Parenting is one of the few things that helps uncover just how selfish we are as people. In the epic clash of egos between parents and kids, the temptation of parents is to dominate over their kids and push them into becoming what the parents want them to be. But what if there’s a better way to parent? What discovery would we make if we could get out of the way and let God take the lead?

As much as most parents want to be good parents, we all bump up against the reality that we’ve not always been good people. It’s because we’ve not always been good people that we have pieces from our past that we carry with us into our present. The thing all parents need to wrestle with is how they’ll handle who they’ve been and the pieces of their past that have been brought into their present. W...

The needs of our kids are often changing, which means we need to change our parenting often, as well. But with all the changes our kids go through, how do we know if we’re still being good parents? Is it possible to create a constant focus in parenting that will allow us to be better parents regardless of the change around us? If so, what would that look like?

Few people are adequately prepared for parenthood. In fact, the most important role you may ever have in life often comes with the least amount of training and preparation. It’s no one wonder so many parents feel overwhelmed when they take that new life home from the hospital, and it’s no wonder so many kids grow up thinking, “I could be a better parent than my parents.” Rather than waiting for ou...

Sometimes mountaintops don't meet our expectations. When we finally get where we were planning to go and what we worked hard at doing, sometimes the expectation of what it would be like doesn't quite match the actual experience. What do we do when we arrive at our mountaintop - disappointed that it wasn’t quite what we expected? The answer may surprise you.

The human experience so often feels like a competition. We compare ourselves with others and constantly use certain lenses to disqualify ourselves, or justify ourselves by disqualifying others. We will learn how the same four lenses we tend to use today have always been in use, even in Jesus' day. We will learn how to overcome those lenses in order to finally break free from the competition, and m...

In our third and final week in the book of Judges, we wrestle with one of the most difficult stories in the Old Testament, the story of Jepthah. What happens when what we believe doesn't actually correspond with God's Word? A tragic tail that points to both God's justice and His mercy.

Jesus calls you not to who you currently are, but to who you can become. Where have you allowed fear to deter you from God's purpose in your life? If you're not dead, God's not done. Spiritual maturity is the measure of one's dependence upon God.

What kinds of people does God use to do His work in the world? To kickoff our mini-series in the book of Judges, we'll look at a couple of unlikely heroes and discuss what God does with our imperfect acts of obedience in the midst of trials.

Sometimes it just feels as if life gets the best of us. What would it look like for us to live fully alive and to embrace the life God has and wants for us through every circumstance? Jesus taught that He came not just for us to live fully alive, but He also told us how we can experience God's goodness through every season.

Waiting on God is one of the hardest things to do in our walk with Him. However, waiting on God strengthens us like nothing else. Dave Choutka will be sharing key principles on what waiting on God requires. 

God wants to remind you today that He is fighting your battles. When you are walking through the valleys of life, you are not alone, God is with you.