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 our conflicts are often not governed by Your law and humble worship for the purpose of peaceful restoration (Psalm 4). We confess these things be...
Keep ReadingDear Baptized Ones, This Sunday we will have the privilege of witnessing the baptism of Ford Burns. What a joy it will be to see Ford receive this sign and seal of the covenant of grace, testifying to God's faithfulness to richly bless all who call upon Him for salvation by faith alone through Christ alone. While this baptism itself will not save Ford, it will remind ...
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.Weconfessthat we struggle to trust in Your faithfulness when You do not meet our expectations(Luke 2:41-52).We confess these things before You because You are faithfu...
Keep ReadingDear Family at Christ Community, We will hear Simeon and Anna bear witness to Christ's first coming in Luke 2:22-40 this Sunday. Simeon and Anna both spent their lives waiting upon the Lord to bring consolation and redemption to His people. At long last, they got to behold God's salvation in Christ's first coming (2:30)! Although Christ has come once already, we join Si...
Keep ReadingGracious and Merciful Father,We come before You toconfessour 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.Weconfessthat we often become impatient and distracted as we wait upon You to fulfillYour promises in Christ(Luke 2:22-40).Weconfessthese things before You because You ...
Keep ReadingDear Family at Christ Community, This Sunday we will witness and celebrate the baptism of Naomi Alexandra McLeroy. Baptism will not automatically save Naomi. Yet it is a means of grace that we pray the Holy Spirit will use to draw her to faith early in life. By the Spirit, her baptism will point Naomi to Jesus and guide her in cultivating faith in Him over the long ha...
Keep ReadingGracious and Merciful Father,We come before You toconfessour 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.Weconfessthat we frequently neglect worship as the means to experience joy and peace in Christ (Luke 2:1-21).Weconfessthese things before You because You are faithful t...
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