Dear Family at Christ Community, On Sunday we will conclude our Advent series with Isaiah 66:1-2. In this text, the Lord declares His transcendent power and while also assuring us that He sets His gaze upon the humble and contrite who tremble at His Word. Our call to worship reiterates these themes: For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, ...

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 ignore the weight of our sin and passively consume Your Word. (Isaiah 66:1-2) We confess these things before You because You are faithful to...

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 struggle to see how You might rejoice and be glad in us as Your people. (Isaiah 65:17-25) We confess these things before You because You are...

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 struggle to treat those who sin against us as You have us by judging our sin in Christ to save us. (Isaiah 65:1-16) We confess these things ...

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 struggle to run to Your throne of grace when we or someone in our spheres of influence sins against You. (Isaiah 64:1-12) We confess these t...

Dear Family at Christ Community, On Sunday we will hear Mark's account of Jesus's resurrection. One of the unique things about the ending of Mark's Gospel is the emphasis he puts on Jesus's promise to meet the disciples again in Galilee (14:28; 16:7). David Garland highlights the significance of this promise: Symbolically, Galilee is the place where it all began It i...

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 dwell in our fears and failures rather than walk in the power and promise of the resurrection as we follow You on the way of the cross.(Mark...

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 often struggle to live in light of the truth that Jesus is Your Son, the Messiah Savior who came to redeem Your people. (Mark 15:33-41) We confess...