Dear Family at CCC, This Sunday we will have the opportunity to partake of the Lord's Table as we continue in our sermon series in the Gospel of Mark by hearing from Mark 3:7-21. In this passage we see Jesus appointing the twelve disciples who were to be His apostles. They were to be with Him, sharing in His life and learning from Him in order to be sent out by Him as pre...

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 have often doubted the wisdom of Jesus (Mark 3:7-21). We confess these things before You because You are faithful to forgive us in Christ. Bless u...

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 excuse the ways we harden our hearts against You rather than run to You for mercy and grace(Mark 3:1-6).We confess these things before Youbeca...

Dear Family at Christ Community, This week our sermon series will continue to explore the conflict between the Pharisees and Jesus in Mark 2:23-28. The conflict will turn to the heart of Israel's relationship with God: the Sabbath. When the Pharisees challenge Jesus and His disciples' observance of the Sabbath, Jesus drives straight to the heart of the matter: there is no...

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 make ourselves restless by trying to be lord of our own lives rather than resting in You, the Lord of the Sabbath(Mark 2:23-28).We confess 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 often prefer the self-righteousness that comes from legalism, instead of enjoying the freedom of our new life in Christ (Mark 2:18-22). We confess...

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 struggle to believe you can change sinners' hearts (Mark 2:1-17). We confess these things before You because You are faithful to forgive us ...