The Communion and Baptism Letter for April 14th, 2024....
The Weekly Confession of Sin for Christ Community Church. ...
Dear Family at Christ Community, On Sunday, we have the blessed opportunity to come to the Lord's Table to be nourished by Christ in the Spirit for our earthly pilgrimage. Paul from Romans 6:1-4 is going to call us to remember our justification through the death of Christ and challenge us to walk in newness of life as we are sanctified in the resurrection of Christ. A...
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 fail to improve upon our baptisms by forgetting our justification in Christ's death and failing to walk in newness of life for our sancti...
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 frequently look to things of the earth when our hopes are dashed rather than waiting upon You alone for salvation (Micah 7:1-17). We confess t...
Keep ReadingDear Family at Christ Community, This Sunday is our final corporate worship service of the year and the conclusion of our Advent series in Micah. Micah 7 will remind us that God's judgment summons us to wait upon Him alone for salvation. In verse 14, the promise of the coming shepherd in 2:12 and 5:4 leads Micah and the faithful remnant to ask God to "shepherd your pe...
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 fail to evidence the relational fruits of repentance by doing justice, loving kindness, and walking humbly with You choosing instead to o...
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 would often prefer a forceful king with a sword in his fist who judges harshly instead of a lowly Shepherd who slowly brings peace through His ...
Keep ReadingDear Family at Christ Community, On Sunday, we will be invited to partake of the Lord's Table and have our faith nourished as part of our response to the proclamation of Micah 4. We will be confronted with the hope of restoration from the ashes of God's sure and just judgment. This hope of restoration does not keep the people of God from suffering but, instead, calls ...
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