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 don't want to suffer for the sake of Your redemptive mission which robs us of the joy of bearing good fruit in Christ's name. We confess these things before You b...
Keep ReadingDear Family at Christ Community, As has been the pattern in Mark's Gospel, Jesus's humble proclamation of His passion is immediately followed by the arrogant blathering of His disciples. Mark 10:32-34 gives us the most detailed declaration of Christ's pending crucifixion; Mark 10:35-40 gives us the most foolish words uttered by the disciples so far. In Mark 10:41-45, J...
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 don't want to follow Jesus's example of humble service to others in the power that He provides. (Mark 10:32-45) We confess these things before You...
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 trust and depend upon You to wisely govern our lives and circumstances as we follow Jesus. (Mark 10:17-31) We confess these things be...
Keep ReadingDear Family at Christ Community, This Sunday we will be in Mark 10:13-16 where Jesus yet again uses the least of these in their society to reveal truths about the Kingdom of God. As we know from our time in Mark 9:36-37, children were the most vulnerable and marginalized group at that timethe truest least of these. Jesus again emphasizes His hospitable reception in ...
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 don't want to receive Your kingdom as trusting and dependent children. (Mark 10:13-16) We confess these things before You because You are faithful...
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