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 pause now to silently confess our individual sins before confessing together as a congregation from the text in the Gospel of Mark. We confess that we too often d...
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 are slow to listen to Jesus, Your beloved Son (Mark 9:2-13). We confess these things before You because You are faithful to forgive us in Christ. ...
Keep ReadingDear Family at CCC,We will have a Good Friday service onFriday at 6:30 pm. The children will be in the abbreviated service with us. This will be John Porterfield's first time preaching at CCC. Please be praying for him as he prepares.On Easter, please take the opportunity to be hospitable by sitting more towards the front and middle to provide those visiting and the usher...
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 Isaiah. We confess that we often fail to think of ...
Keep ReadingDear Family at Christ Community, In my most honest moments, I functionally confess a version of Christ that serves to make my life better according to what I think best (or easiest or most comfortable or). This may be true for many of you as well (though this isn't misery looking for company). Mark 8:34-9:1 calls us to a very different way that's not often easy or comfort...
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 the Gospel of Mark. We confess that we don't reall...
Keep ReadingDear Family at Christ Community Church, This Sunday we will have the joy of witnessing Harmony Van Donselaar receive the sign and seal of baptism by profession of faith. Our sermon text is Mark 8:27-33. In this passage, we will hear Peter bear witness to Jesus's true identity: Jesus is the Christ! However, upon hearing Jesus announce His suffering, death, and resurrection...
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 the Gospel of Mark. We confess that we often set o...
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