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 fail to acknowledge that You have given us gifts so that we might live before You in fellowship with one another (1 Corinthians 12:1-11). We...
Keep ReadingDear Family at Christ Community, On Christmas Eve we will have the joy of hearing from Ruth 4:13-22 and witnessing the baptisms of Eli Wilson and Hannah Yandle! Both Eli and Hannah will receive baptism by way of profession of faith. As a means of grace, baptism will signify and seal upon them Christ's work as their Redeemer and Restorer of life. The genealogy at the end 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 pause now to silently confess our individual sins before confessing together as a congregation from the text in Ruth. We confess that we too often fail to hope in...
Keep ReadingDear Family at Christ Community, This Sunday we will focus on Ruth 4:7-12 in worship. Boaz pays the price to redeem not just Elimilech's land and Ruth as his wife but also a heritage of hope from a dying family line. As part of our time together, we will participate in the Lord's Supper at the invitation of Jesus to remember that we participate in this heritage of hope....
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 too often fail to recognize that our redemption in Christ is not just for ourselves but also for the redemption of those in our spheres of influen...
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 too often forget the cost of our own redemption that You were willing to pay in Christ (Ruth 4:1-6). We confess these things before You because Yo...
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