Dear Baptized Ones, This Sunday, at the 9:00 AM service, we will have the privilege of witnessing the reception of Cole and Alden Rodgers into membership as they take their membership vows, as well as the baptism of Cole by profession of faith. Faith in Jesus has been a consistent mark of Cole and Alden's lives for many years, and they have been actively involved in the C...

Dear Baptized Ones, This Sunday we will have the privilege of participating in the baptism of Henry McLeroy. It will be a great joy to see this sign of God's promises to Henry and to his parents, Jared and Becca. In baptism we get to behold, in a tangible way, all that we have been given in Christ Jesus. We are who we are because Jesus has washed us clean of our sin by Hi...

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 confess that we often believe that our lives are within our own control and power, rather than humbly resting in Your sovereign and particular care for us in life...

Dear Baptized Ones, This Sunday we will have the privilege of participating in the baptism of Titus Smith. This will give us the opportunity not only to witness the precious and very great promises God has made to Titus and to his parents, Timothy and Calli, but also to see in a tangible way the reality of our own salvation in Jesus Christ. We are a people who have been w...

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 confess we have often been quicker to offer our thoughts to others and to dream big dreams for ourselves than to humbly listen to You (Ecclesiastes 5:1-7). We con...

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...

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 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 ...

Dear 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...

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 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 ...

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 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...