Are you interested in spiritual vitality for your life? Do you have a desire for spiritual growth but aren’t sure how to get there? In this changing and fast paced world, do you need help keeping a close relationship with God? Beginning this Sunday, Pastors Bob and Aaron are starting a new series designed to help you get spiritually fit. Just as we can fall out of physical shape, we can fall out of spiritual shape too. But God hasn’t left us hopeless. His grace is always available and free all the time. And He has designed classic spiritual practices to help you appropriate His grace and use it to grow in new and powerful ways. This week, we will explore the spiritual practice of prayer as a means of growing closer to God and transforming us. Taking cues from Jesus and other biblical examples as well as from Christ followers through the ages, you will learn practical steps to make your prayer life more spiritually catalytic and a deeper source of God’s amazing grace too.
Are you interested in spiritual vitality for your life? Do you have a desire for spiritual growth but aren’t sure how to get there? In this changing and fast paced world, do you need help keeping a close relationship with God? Beginning this Sunday, Pastors Bob and Aaron are starting a new series designed to help you get spiritually fit. Just as we can fall out of physical shape, we can fall out of spiritual shape too. But God hasn’t left us hopeless. His grace is always available and free all the time. And He has designed classic spiritual practices to help you appropriate His grace and use it to grow in new and powerful ways. This week, we will explore the spiritual practice of prayer as a means of growing closer to God and transforming us. Taking cues from Jesus and other biblical examples as well as from Christ followers through the ages, you will learn practical steps to make your prayer life more spiritually catalytic and a deeper source of God’s amazing grace too.
There is quite a story to tell when we consider the ministry of Christ Church all these years. This new series will help us remember our past, celebrate God’s work among us now, and look forward with great hope and anticipation to our future. This congregation has enjoyed a rich heritage of impactful ministry, and it’s important to remember and praise God for all He has done. Psalm 145:4 reads, “One generation will commend your works to another; they will tell of your mighty acts.” (NIV)
There is quite a story to tell when we consider the ministry of Christ Church all these years. This new series will help us remember our past, celebrate God’s work among us now, and look forward with great hope and anticipation to our future. This congregation has enjoyed a rich heritage of impactful ministry, and it’s important to remember and praise God for all He has done. Psalm 145:4 reads, “One generation will commend your works to another; they will tell of your mighty acts.” (NIV)
There is quite a story to tell when we consider the ministry of Christ Church all these years. This new series will help us remember our past, celebrate God’s work among us now, and look forward with great hope and anticipation to our future. This congregation has enjoyed a rich heritage of impactful ministry, and it’s important to remember and praise God for all He has done. Psalm 145:4 reads, “One generation will commend your works to another; they will tell of your mighty acts.” (NIV)
”In the midst of this tension and strife, Isaiah lifted up his prophecy about a coming ruler (9:6). In the unfolding of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection, we see him as God’s Anointed One, the Messiah. This Sunday morning, we will consider what it means that Jesus is the “Prince of Peace.”
God was so excited about Jesus’ birth that He had the prophet Isaiah and others speak about it hundreds of years in advance! Isaiah used very descriptive terms to describe a coming ruler (9:6). In the unfolding of Jesus’ birth, life, death, and resurrection, we see Him as God’s Anointed One, the Messiah. We have explored what it means that Jesus is a “Wonderful Counselor” and “Mighty God.” This week, we will consider the phrase “Everlasting Father.”
Though Isaiah the prophet lived some 700 years before Jesus’ birth, in his foretelling of a future leader (9:6), Isaiah wrote in majestic language about various descriptive names that would be used for this coming leader. Last week, I spoke about Jesus, the “Wonderful Counselor.” He is available to all who welcome him. This week, we will consider the meaning of the phrase “Mighty God.” Come join us this Advent season as we prepare our hearts for Christmas!
As we head toward our annual Thanksgiving holiday, it seems fitting to consider what our faith means to us during this time of year. People tell me they are praying and concerned about many things in their lives: families, community, country, and the world. Yet, I also hear many stories about the goodness and faithfulness of God. Someone has said, “The most intense moments of thankfulness are often not found in times of bounty. Instead, thankfulness is often most meaningful during periods of difficulty.” Does that ring true for you?
Do you find yourself out of time to do the things you want to do? Do you let the busyness of life crowd out relationships that are most important to you? At times, do you experience financial tension because the bills seem to surpass the income? Do you sometimes struggle with destructive behavior that leaves you feeling disappointed again? In the series titled ‘More Margin’, we are going to see how God can help us build room, space, and buffers in our life so that we can focus on the things that really matter to us the most.