The Communion and Baptism Letter for April 14th, 2024....
The Weekly Confession of Sin for Christ Community Church. ...
Dear Family at Christ Community, Too many of us live harried, overcommitted lives. As a result, both our spiritual and physical lives suffer. We prioritize too little time for the health of both and exhaust both trying to keep up. Some imaginary or real Pharoah screams for us to accomplish more from a depleting store. Fortunately for us as God's children, we have a co...
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 act like we are sheep without a compassionate Shepherd who cares for our spiritual and physical lives. (Mark 6:30-44). We confess these thin...
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 out the Gospel of Jesus because of its cost to us. (Mark 6:14-29) We confess these things before You because You are faithful t...
Keep ReadingDear Family at Christ Community, Most, if not all, of us LOVE certainty. We prefer to know how things will go or turn out before we invest or get involved. Yet, how often do we ACTUALLY have any measure of certainty in any of the things in which we engage? Consider your various callings to and in family, community, vocation, and church. If you have been engaged in any 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 confess that we often fail to trust Jesus's provision and empowerment for our callings in His Kingdom. (Mark 6:7-13) We confess these things before You because Yo...
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 respond to Your humility with unbelief.(Mark 6:1-6) We confess these things before Youbecause You are faithful to forgive usin Christ. Bless...
Keep ReadingDear Baptized Ones, What a joy to have the opportunity to celebrate the sacrament of baptism along with the O'Sullivan family on the first Sunday of 2025! This offers us the great gift of being reminded of our union with Christ as signified in our baptisms and realized through God's gracious provision of faith as we start a new year. We will baptize Dorothy Wren O'Sulli...
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 trust Jesus as the Lord of Healing from disease and death. (Mark 5:21-43). We confess these things before You because You are faithf...
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