Christ Community Sunday - Downtown Campus

Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/4894485322.09.04

What is the one resource we need the most and yet often drop when we feel shaky in our faith? Prayer. Maybe you’ve tried and failed to keep rhythms of prayer. Maybe you don’t know where to start. What if the problem we have with prayer has less to do with prayer in the first place? Join us as we continue the journey of reconstructing a faith in the brilliant letter to the church in Ephesus!Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/4894117522.08.28

“I am in a season of deconstruction.” It is likely that you have either read, heard, or said these words in recent months. The deconstructing of faith is a popular practice these days. But what is it exactly? For some, it is an opportunity to live their authentic life free of all moral and religious authority. For others, it is a sincere attempt to determine if their faith has been formed by the words of Christ or by cultural ideologies. Regardless of the motivation, it is clear that we are in serious need of Reconstructing Faith. But in order to do that we need a solid foundation upon which we can reconstruct our faith. This is precisely what we plan to do together as we explore the foundations of the Christian faith through Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. Whether you have been following Jesus for years or you’re ready to call it quits, we want to begin reconstructing our faith together. Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/4893758722.08.21

Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/4893025122.08.14

Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/4893025122.08.07

Sight is an interesting part of life. You can go your whole life in a fuzzy world and then someone hands you glasses, and suddenly, the world opens up to you! The same is true of not just what we see the world but how we see the world.  Join us as we continue to walk through John’s Gospel account of Jesus and uncover how Jesus confronts blindness in a radical way. Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/4892647422.07.31

Our world is full of strategies to avoid thinking about death and extended protections from feeling the effects of death, but only Jesus promises a way to avoid death…and has proven it works.   Join us as we continue to learn from John’s personal testimony about Jesus and so find a life that’s not only worth living but can never die.Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/4892302522.07.24

Freedom is more than a buzzword in our world; it’s an identity. We all want to be free, but what does that even mean? How will we know we are free and not just moved from one form of slavery to another?  The early followers of Jesus also weren’t clear on what it meant to be free, and so John invites us to look over their shoulders and learn as Jesus invites us to what freedom really looks like. Join us! Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/4892008122.07.17

Today, Jesus claims to be the Light of the World. In doing so, He tells us the reality that He is your Light, invites us to follow Him, and promises that we will never walk in darkness because we have the Light of Life. But how can that be true? Join us to find out.Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/4891615222.07.10

Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/4891389822.07.03

Have you ever been disappointed with Jesus? What He said, did or didn’t say or do? Then you’re not alone. Following Jesus is paradoxically one of the easiest and hard things to do in life. What do we do when we are thinking about walking away from Jesus? Join us as we continue to walk through the brilliant Gospel of John learning who Jesus is and why He’s worth it. Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/4890962422.06.26

What is God doing when chaos hits? Why didn’t He stop my life from getting this crazy? Is there anything good that can come out of this? While God isn’t the author of evil, He never wastes anything in our lives, and He wants to join us in every aspect of our lives.  This summer we’re walking with someone who followed Jesus and saw how He constantly was showing up in places you’d least expect. Join us as we journey through John’s Gospel account of Jesus and find comfort in the midst of so much chaos. Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/4890674122.06.19

Where are you headed? We all want to know we’re on our way to something real, genuinely good, and beautiful. But how do you know if that’s where you’ll end up? With so many options pointing in a myriad of directions, Jesus goes above and beyond to give us signs of life.  This summer we’re walking with someone who followed the signs and found life in Jesus. Join us as we journey through John’s Gospel account of Jesus and find a deep satisfaction for today. Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/4890340922.06.12

After walking through and hearing Qoheleth - the critic of wisdom speaking throughout most of the book - the author of Ecclesiastes gives us his summation. What are we to take away from a life that feels so confusing and unpredictable? What do we do when we can’t control our life?  Join us as we finish out this brilliant book of wisdom often hidden away from our devotional reading. It’s time to hear the end of the matter…Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/4889982322.06.05

Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/4889633122.05.29

There’s nothing really new in the world. The moment progress is felt, the same pains, the same injustices, the same wickedness rear their smug faces.  We take two steps forward and two steps back. Some want to say things are always getting worse while others are saying things are getting better, and then the weather changes and so does both of their stances.  What do we do when it feels like making the world a better place feels so hopeless? Join us as the seasoned wisdom of Ecclesiastes guides us along the way. Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/48891563 22.05.22

Love is thrown around to describe all sorts of relationships, but there is a love the Bible condemns over and over: the love of money. We all have an off again, on again love affair with wealth. The questions most pressing are first, why is that so dangerous and second, where can we go looking for love instead? Join us as we continue to learn from the cantankerous teacher in Ecclesiastes. He may not always greet us with gentleness, but he always points to life. Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/4888547522.05.15

The longer you live and the longer you work at something, the more often you find yourself asking, “Is this worth it? What’s the point?” If you’ve ever asked that question, join us as we continue walking through the unconventional wisdom of Ecclesiastes. It’ll be worth it. Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/4888545822.05.08

Today, we will hear how the Teacher addresses the pursuit of pleasure and shows how that too is a dead end out of the maze of life. There is no satisfaction from pleasure under the sun. As we go through Ecclesiastes 2, we will see three things about pleasure: 1) pleasure promises much, but 2) pleasure produces pain when it’s pursued above all else, that’s because 3) pleasure points beyond itself… It points over the sun.Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/4888253122.05.01

Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/4887830022.04.24