June 8, 2016
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Dear Family at Christ Community,
We have the privilege as God's sons and daughters to celebrate the Lord's Table together this Sunday. In preparation for this means of grace, consider Jesus' response to the disciples question of their individual status and greatness in the kingdom from Matthew 18:
"And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them and s...
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June 2, 2016
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This devotional is designed to encourage daily meditation and prayer in personal devotions and/or family worship. You are encouraged to use it the week prior to the associated sermon so that you and your family are prepared for worship. In addition to the Scriptures and associated questions, there are opportunities to pray...
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May 24, 2016
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Dear Baptized Ones,
This Sunday we are privileged to witness the baptisms of Judson and Wren Argo. Alicia and Tony deeply desire for both of them to one day put off their old selves through the death and cleansing blood of Christ and put on their new selves to be renewed in the knowledge of the image of their Creator in the resurrection of Christ. This powerful possibi...
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May 4, 2016
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Dear Baptized Ones,
This Sunday we will have the joy of seeing Jake Anderson baptized. Chris and Michelle want this means of grace to serve Jake as he grows up as a sign of his need to repent of the sin that will come to him so naturally and receive the cleansing death and resurrection of Christ so as to walk in newness of life before the Lord. The Andersons are also ...
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April 19, 2016
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Dear Family at Christ Community,
This Sunday we have the joy of partaking of the Lord's Supper together. Our time in worship will deal with how the Fall affects our lives in terms of the work-Sabbath rhythm and yet does not have the final say. The bread and cup serve to remind us that Christ's redemptive work is finished granting Him rest at the right hand of the Fathe...
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April 7, 2016
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This devotional is designed to encourage daily meditation and prayer in personal devotions and/or family worship. You are encouraged to use it the week prior to the associated sermon so that you and your family are prepared for worship. In addition to the Scriptures and associated questions, there are opportunities to pray for the various vocations represented in our chur...
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April 7, 2016
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Dear Baptized Ones,
This Sunday we will have the blessing of witnessing the baptisms of David and Elizabeth Sauers. Their newly adoptive parents, Matt and Bethany Sauers, desire for them both to know God's sovereign redemptive work in both of their lives long before they could possibly know His love and work on their behalf. The story of their adoption starts long befo...
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March 24, 2016
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Dear Baptized Ones,
This Sunday we will have the joy of seeing Steven Walters baptized. His parents, Tyler and Jessica, desire for him to know and live in the covenant promises of God and respond to God's call to faith in Christ. They confess both their and Steven's helplessness in being reconciled to God apart from His grace and the application of Christ's finished wor...
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March 14, 2016
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Dear Family at Christ Community,
We have the privilege of celebrating the Lord's Supper this Sunday. Our service will focus on the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in the Gospel of John in which he uniquely records the victorious declaration: "It is finished." John Calvin in his Commentary on John brilliantly captures what this means for us:
"It is finished.Now this word...
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February 25, 2016
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This devotional is designed to encourage daily meditation and prayer in personal devotions and/or family worship. In addition to the Scriptures and associated questions, there are opportunities to pray for the missionaries, church plants, and others going into ministry that we support through Faith Promise. We also have the opportunity to pray on Saturday to prepare oursel...
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