The Communion and Baptism Letter for April 14th, 2024....
The Weekly Confession of Sin for Christ Community Church. ...
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 often ignore You as our redeeming savior requiring You instead to overtake us as a beastly tyrant (Hosea 13:4-9). We confess that we fre...
Keep ReadingGracious 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 struggle to wait upon Your covenant love as the only true source of hope and transformation in our lives (Hosea 12:2-6). We confess that...
Keep ReadingDear Baptized Ones, On Sunday, we will have the occasion to reflect again on our baptisms as we witness Frances DeMar's baptism. James and Catie confess in Frances' baptism their faith in and need of God's grace in raising their daughter. They trust that this means of grace will help cultivate Frances' knowledge of God's love and care for her as a covenant child. Th...
Keep ReadingGracious 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 the more You call to us, the more we go our own way (Hosea 11:1-7). We confess that we frequently surround You with lies ignoring Your comp...
Keep ReadingDear Family at Christ Community, We have the opportunity this Sunday to rejoice again through the bread and cup at what Christ has sown so that we could reap eternal life. As our worship focuses on Hosea 10, the prophet will challenge us in verse 12 to "sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek the Lord,...
Keep ReadingGracious 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 often from a false heart utter mere words and make covenants with empty oaths causing judgment to spring up like poisonous weeds (Hosea 10:...
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