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 frequently fail to b full of goodness and filled with knowledge to be able to instruct one another in living out the Gospel (Romans 15:14-21). ...

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 frequently fail to fully believe the Gospel with joy and peace so that by the power of the Holy Spirit we might abound in hope (Romans 15:8-13)...

Dear Family at Christ Community, This Sunday we have been given the Divine invitation to participate in worship which will focus on Romans 15:1-7. As part of our worship, the Lord will offer us nourishment in the Spirit from His table. Consider Charles Spurgeon's description of our condition as we initially came to Jesus by grace alone through faith alone in his Notes...

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 frequently fail to support the failings of others by welcoming them as Christ has welcomed us for the glory of God (Romans 15:1-7). We confess...

Dear Family at Christ Community, This Sunday we will celebrate Jacob Wilson's baptism by profession of faith. What a joy it will be to witness God's goodness at work in the next generation! It is fitting that we will hear Paul emphasize the centrality of faith in Romans 14:20-23. Paul will continue to challenge us to build one another up in hospitality by grace alone ...

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 frequently fail to consider if our actions might make others stumble and whether those actions proceed from faith (Romans 14:20-23). We confes...

Dear Family at Christ Community, On Sunday, we are invited to grow in our understanding and experience of God's love for us and our ability to love our siblings in Jesus as we have been loved through His death and resurrection. This invitation includes the opportunity to be nourished by the Lord's Table in this endeavor. As part of our worship, Romans 14:13-19 will en...

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 frequently fail to hospitably pursue what makes for peace and mutual upbuilding with our siblings for whom Christ died (Romans 14:13-19). We c...

Gracious and Merciful Father, We come before you toconfessour 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. Weconfessthat we often try to take Your place as Judge and neglect our role as siblings of one another in Christ (Romans 14:10-12). Weconfessthese things before...

Dear Baptized Ones, This coming Sunday we are invited to participate in the baptism of Edmund Wesley Maphet as part of our worship in Romans 14:5-9. What a blessing to be included in this sacramental reminder of the interdependence of the weak and strong within the body of Christ! Just as God's grace was at work before Edmund was born as many of us prayed in our helpl...