April 26, 2017
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Baptism
Dear Baptized Ones,
We have the opportunity to improve upon our baptisms this Sunday in gathered worship as Wes Calton will baptize his and Kelly's third born son Whitley Benjamin. While baptism will not save Whit, it will serve as a sign of the Lord calling him to respond in repentance from sin and by faith in God's saving grace through the work of Christ alone. ...
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April 25, 2017
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Weekly Confession
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 fail to listen and respond to Your word that comes to us graciously (Hosea 1:1).
We confess that we are frequently content to continue in the sins and false wors...
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April 18, 2017
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Weekly Confession
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 fail to find comfort in the Holy Spirit as a sign and seal of God's fulfilled redemptive promises (John 16:5-11).
We confess that ...
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April 11, 2017
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Weekly Confession
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 fail to walk in the benefits of the historical fact that Jesus has risen indeed from grave (Mark 16:1-7).
We confess that we fre...
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April 3, 2017
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Communion
Dear Family at Christ Community,
This Sunday we will partake of the Lord's Table. As we approach the cross of Jesus in our time hearing from Mark's Gospel we learn again how necessary this meal is for sinners like us. One of the sobering realities we have observed in Mark is the repeated failures of the disciples to listen, trust and obey. Like them, we have seen time...
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March 28, 2017
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Weekly Confession
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 by our words and deeds we often accuse Jesus of not being enough for us (Mark 15:1-5).
We confess that we often put our trust in the ways a...
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March 21, 2017
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Weekly Confession
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 betray Jesus with our words and actions (Mark 14:43-52).
We confess that we sometimes break the law and justify it in order to get...
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March 15, 2017
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Communion
Dear Family at Christ Community,
This Sunday we will have the privilege of celebrating the Lord's Supper. As we heard from God's Word last week, the Lord's Supper visibly reminds us of what the Gospel gives to us Jesus Himself. It also physically confirms that the Gospel is a reality operative in our lives if we have received Jesus by faith through grace. In these natu...
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March 14, 2017
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Weekly Confession
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 make bold claims contrary to Your Word that we cannot accomplish in our own strength (Mark 14:26-31).
We confess that we forget th...
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March 1, 2017
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Communion
Dear Family at Christ Community,
We will begin our sermon series The Passion of Christ in the Gospel of Mark for the Easter season this Sunday. It is fitting that we would celebrate the Lord's Table together as we embark on a journey through the betrayal, crucifixion, and resurrection of Christ in Mark's Gospel over the next few weeks. The bread and cup will remind us...
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