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 hear from Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 and partake of the Lord's Table. One of the lessons of this section of Ecclesiastes is the impermanence of the things we do to create lives filled with earthly goodness and beauty. Consider how David Gibson puts it in his book, Living Life Backward: "We long for lives of permanence in a...
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 have often sought enduring joy and peace in the things of this world rather than in You (Ecclesiastes 2:1-11). We confess these things before You ...
Keep ReadingDear Baptized Ones, This Sunday we will have the privilege of witnessing the baptism of Emma Doyle. Emma is a student at Kennesaw State and has recently come to faith in Jesus through the ministry of RUF. It will be a deep encouragement to us all to celebrate the Lord's gracious work in Emma's life! It will also be a fitting opportunity to consider how Emma's baptism will...
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 have often allowed hopeless feelings to grow in our hearts by our lack of careful reflection on the Kingship of Jesus. (Mark 15:42-47) We confess ...
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 have often joined in the doubting and mocking attitude of the world towards Jesus's authority, power, and love (Mark 15:16-32). We confess these t...
Keep ReadingDear Family at Christ Community, This Sunday we will have the privilege of hearing Chris Blackman preach from Mark 12:28-34. We will also partake of the Lord's Supper together as the family of God. Mark 12:28-34 contains Jesus' response to the Scribe who questions Him about which of the commandments is the greatest. Jesus' answerthat we are to love God with all of our ...
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 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 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 hearts have often been hard to the reality of Your ever-present love for us in Christ (Mark 6:45-56). We confess these things before You because ...
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 sometimes doubt that You care about the troubles we are facing (Mark 4:35-41). We confess these things before You because You are faithful to forg...
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