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 too often fail to trust that You have delivered us from eternal death and judgment through Jesus's death and resurrection (Esther 8:1-17). We conf...
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 live as those who've been eternally forgiven through Christ's substitutionary death on our behalf (Esther 7:7-10). We confess these ...
Keep ReadingDear Family at Christ Community, This Sunday we will be invited to witness a fool's last supper in Esther 6:14-7:6 as Haman continues his arrogant fall. It will serve to caution us against continuing in foolish sin and arrogance of heart; it will also welcome us to the Lord's Table in wise repentance to taste the fruits of forgiveness eternally available to us in Jesus....
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 our arrogance leads us further from You in anxious fear of judgment and death (Esther 6:14-7:6). We confess these things before You because You are f...
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 fail to live as those whose mourning due to sin has been changed into eternal joy by being crowned with honor and glory in Christ (Esther 6:1-13)....
Keep ReadingDear Family at Christ Community, Before we feast upon the bread and cup of our Lord this Sunday, we will encounter Haman's pride in Esther 5:9-14. After Mordecai rattles his confidence, Haman jumps at an outrageous solution to deal with Mordecai and reinflate his pride. Ian Duguid points out in Esther Ruth that Haman's plan was misguided from the start. The execution h...
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 try to defend our pride rather than resting in Christ with humble joy (Esther 5:9-14). We confess these things before You because You are fa...
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