Christ Community Church

Every story we encounter through movies, newspaper, books, TV, other people, etc. has a point or big idea that it’s author or teller is trying to communicate. I was reading information on a website that helps parents to teach their children how to find this big idea in the media they hear or watch. For [...]

Have you ever considered the irony of Thanksgiving break?  We took a day to reflect on all of the great gifts we have been given… only to turn around and buy more the following day.  It seems to me that we give Thanksgiving less than 24 hours to sink in before we trample each other [...]

If you were with us Sunday morning December 4, you’ll know that this blog’s title is a twist on the sermon title that morning, “Why We Worship How We Worship.”  In my message I did something unusual: instead of expositing a text of Scripture, I walked us through a typical Sunday morning service and gave [...]

A person during the ABF told the class about her non-Christian co-worker who needed to talk with someone about her life. The co-worker approached our friend and said, “I want you to hear me but do not judge me.” This person was looking for relief from the feelings of guilt that her actions produced. After [...]

This old parable underscores our November 13 sermon, “We’re All Different and We’re All Needed.”   Once there were four neighbors, Fred Somebody, Thomas Everybody, Pete Anybody and Joe Nobody. They were very odd people and it was difficult to understand them or the things they did. The way they lived was a shame, and [...]

When I preached “Tough Love in the Father’s House,” I wanted to take a side track on how social media shapes our idea of friendship, but I didn’t have time. The side track would have been relevant, since – according to the Bible – true friends confront one another in love. They speak truth into [...]

2 Peter 1:3-11 Peter’s words strike a shattering blow against complacent Christianity. The Christian life should be characterized by a constant press towards godliness. If you are not striving to increase in the qualities mentioned here, verse 9 makes it clear that you have lost touch with reality; the reality of your salvation. If you [...]

I may as well tell you right off the bat that I don’t have a simple “yes” or “no” answer to this question.  So if you’re looking for simple, save yourself some time and read something else.   When I was a kid, Halloween was second only to Christmas as the greatest day of the [...]

John 21:15-17 Often when I’ve counseled Christians after a moral fall, they seem bewildered at the process of regaining trust. Even when they rightly understand the seriousness of their sin, they are hurt that people are slow to see the genuine nature of their repentance. They can identify with Peter. Three times Jesus asks, “Do [...]

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