Gracious and Merciful Father, We come before you to confess our sin as Your redeemed and beloved children. May Your Spirit alone convict us of our sin and remind us of our pardon in Christ through repentance. We confess that we too often are driven by greed and miserliness instead of joy and generosity (Ecclesiastes 5:8-17). We confess these things before You because You ...

Gracious and Merciful Father, We come before You to confess our sin as Your redeemed and beloved children. May Your Spirit alone convict us of our sin and remind us of our pardon in Christ through repentance. We confess we have often been quicker to offer our thoughts to others and to dream big dreams for ourselves than to humbly listen to You (Ecclesiastes 5:1-7). We con...

Dear Baptized Ones, We have the opportunity to focus on and celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ this weekend. On Good Friday, we will focus on God's loving wisdom displayed in the cross of Christ through 1 Corinthians 1:18-31. On Easter Sunday, we will look to God's loving wisdom displayed in the resurrection of Christ and the gift of the Holy Spirit th...

Gracious and Merciful Father, We come before you to confess our sin as Your redeemed and beloved children. May Your Spirit alone convict us of our sin and remind us of our pardon in Christ through repentance. We confess that we too often distrust the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ as displays of Your loving wisdom choosing instead to trust in our own understanding...

Dear Family at Christ Community, We will celebrate communion this Sunday as part of our worship. In Ecclesiastes 4:7-16, the Gatherer continues to unpack the poisonous results born of envy. He focuses on the crippling loneliness suffered by the relentless workaholic whose attainments offer little to no comfort, protection, or remembrance. The good gifts that God gives ...

Gracious and Merciful Father, We come before you to confess our sin as Your redeemed and beloved children. May Your Spirit alone convict us of our sin and remind us of our pardon in Christ through repentance. We confess that we too often work selfishly for ourselves and fail to joyfully share what we have with others (Ecclesiastes 4:7-16). We confess these things before Y...

Gracious and Merciful Father, We come before you to confess our sin as Your redeemed and beloved children. May Your Spirit alone convict us of our sin and remind us of our pardon in Christ through repentance. We confess that we too often envy what others have causing us to doubt Your love for us through what you give us in Christ (Ecclesiastes 4:1-6). We confess these thi...

Gracious and Merciful Father, We come before you to confess our sin as Your redeemed and beloved children. May Your Spirit alone convict us of our sin and remind us of our pardon in Christ through repentance. We confess that we don't really trust in the timing of Your judgment and try to ignore the limits of our mortality (Ecclesiastes 3:16-22). We confess these things be...

Dear Family at Christ Community, We have the great privilege of welcoming Matthew Baird and Thomas Huie to dine with us at the Lord's Table this Sunday! Both come by profession of faith alone in Christ alone by God's grace alone. This serves as the glorious fruit produced the means of grace in their lives of which our church has been a part. In God's providence, the...

Gracious and Merciful Father, We come before you to confess our sin as Your redeemed and beloved children. May Your Spirit alone convict us of our sin and remind us of our pardon in Christ through repentance. We confess that we don't really trust in Your sovereignty or believe that You have made everything beautiful in its time (Ecclesiastes 3:9-15). We confess these thin...