The Communion and Baptism Letter for April 14th, 2024....
The Weekly Confession of Sin for Christ Community Church. ...
Dear Family at Christ Community, This Sunday we will gather to learn from Jesus in Luke 15:1-10 of the ridiculous cost and foolish festivity of redemption. As part of our time together, we will be welcomed to the Lord's Table to be nourished by the lavish grace of God in Christ. Who would bankrupt Heaven of its glory to salvage the passing dust of the earth? Who would s...
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 deny our selfish greed and take up the cross of spending ourselves and resources for the repentance of others. (Luke 15:1-10). We co...
Keep ReadingDear Baptized Ones, This Sunday offers us the joy of celebrating the profession of faith and baptism of Madelyn Rae Gaston as part of our worship in Luke 3:7-14. Just as John the Baptist calls those seeking baptism to bear fruits in keeping with repentance, all of us as the gathered baptized ones will be called to the same. Repentance serves not only our justification b...
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 deny being self-serving and take up the cross of serving others for Your glory, our joy, and the life of the world. (Luke 3:7-14). W...
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 fail to deny our desire to rely on ourselves and take up the cross of Your invitation to follow You through repentance (Luke 5:27-32). Weconfes...
Keep ReadingDear Family at Christ Community, On Sunday, we will hear of God's radically generous forgiveness of our incalculable sins and how this affects how we approach forgiving others. Jesus in Matthew 18:21-35 calls us to deny our selfish desire to judge others and take up our crosses of incalculable forgiveness to follow Him in offering this same forgiveness to others. This req...
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 struggle to deny our selfish desire to judge others and take up the cross of our incalculable forgiveness to follow Jesus in helping others ...
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