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Romans 7:7-13 // Bill Gorman Some of us, if we’re honest, believe: the rules can save us. If we just follow the right rules, enact the right laws, educate our kids the right ways, we’ll make the good life. And listen: this is true of religious people and nonreligious people. Republicans and democrats. We all try to legislate morality. Others of us love freedom, and we think our freedom can save us. We don’t want any rules. The good life is found in doing whatever I want, whenever I want. And we end up like driftwood. Religious people and nonreligious people. The right rules can’t save us, but neither can the right amount of doing whatever we want. Both those paths lead to death. SERMON NOTES (YouVersion): https://bible.com/events/49228871 PRAYER REQUESTS: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2546/responses/new 24.03.24
Romans 6:15-23 // Nydiaris Hernández-Santos Life is full of paradoxes that make our life either run or crash, depending on how you look at it. Humans are full of contradictions and God knows it! He has chosen many paradoxes to reveal who he is and to show us what it looks like to follow him. Would you join us as we study one of the biblical paradoxes? Dive deep with us into the paradox of grace SERMON NOTES (YOUVERSION): https://bible.com/events/49214771 PRAYER REQUESTS: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2546/responses/new 24.17.03
Romans 7:1-6 // Tim Miller Belonging to Jesus Bears Life. Join us as we continue to see in the book of Romans what it means to belong to Jesus, and how we can actually live this out. SERMON NOTES (YOUVERSION): https://bible.com/events/49214771 PRAYER REQUESTS: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2546/responses/new 24.03.10
Romans 6:12-14 // Bill Gorman One of the greatest battles of history is not “out there,” but rather, is “in here.” Herein lies a crucial insight as to why following Jesus can be so hard. There is a battle being waged not just with our bodies but in our bodies. Join us as we continue to see in the book of Romans what Jesus has rescued you and me for, and how we can actually live this out. SERMON NOTES (YOUVERSION): https://bible.com/events/49214774 PRAYER REQUESTS: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2546/responses/new 24.03.03
Romans 6:1-11 // Bill Gorman When we think of rescue, it’s natural to ask: “Rescue from what?” But with Jesus, rescue is more! When God sought to rescue creation from brokenness, injustice, sin and death, he always planned to save us “for” a more beautiful, good, and true way of being. Jesus didn’t just save us from sin but for life—with him—now and forever. But how is life with God different from life without God? And why would anyone actually want that kind of life? Join us as we continue walking through the Letter of Romans to explore what God has in store for your life and mine today. SERMON NOTES (YOUVERSION): https://bible.com/events/49214769 PRAYER REQUESTS: HTTPS://CCEFC.CCBCHURCH.COM/GOTO/FORMS/2553/RESPONSES/NEW https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2553/responses/new 24.02.25
Matthew 25:31-46 // Bill Gorman Can we really believe in hell? In our cultural moment idea of hell is either something that humorous or abhorrent. But what do we do with Jesus teachings about hell? While it may not seem very Jesusy, Jesus spoke and taught more about hell than anyone else in the Bible. How do we make sense of his teachings? This is what we look at in this message. SERMON NOTES (YOUVERSION): https://www.bible.com/events/ https://www.bible.com/events/49209492 PRAYER REQUESTS: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2553/responses/new 24.02.18
Psalm 13:1-6; Mark 15:33-39 // Taylor Fair “I used to go to church and pray, and then my best friend got sick and died… How can I believe in God when that happened?” My friend told me this in 7th grade, and it would be the first but not last time I would hear what I would later learn that theologians and philosophers call “the problem of evil”. Why does an all good and all powerful God permit evil and suffering? While God does not give us an answer to our “why” question, he does show us “how” to find meaning through suffering and experience that we are not alone. Join us as we learn how to lament our suffering with God through Psalm 13. SERMON NOTES (YOUVERSION): https://www.bible.com/events/ PRAYER REQUESTS: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2542/responses/new 24.02.11
If you are not a Christian and the Christian sex ethic has seemed despairing or if you’re a Christian who is wrestling with how to understand the Christian sex ethic, you’re not alone. What if this disorientation comes from something deeper? Join us as we walk through another frequent question raised in our world where the church can offer hope. Matthew 5:27-30; Hebrews 10:22-23 // Bill Gorman 24.01.28 SERMON NOTES (YOUVERSION):https://www.bible.com/events/ PRAYER REQUESTS: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2553/responses/new
Whether through painful experiences within the church or hearing of the mistreatment of women by certain Christians, the question can arise: Is Christianity Good for Women? Join us as we explore hard questions and see what God has to say about women's experiences in his church. WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/live/iI3pLApSVdQ SERMON NOTES (YOUVERSION): https://bible.com/events/49198310 PRAYER REQUESTS: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2546/responses/new 24.01.21
Luke 24:13-35; 2 Tim 3:16-17 // Bill Gorman We have lots questions about the Bible. Questions like: But there's another question. One that's even more important then all of those. And yet, it's one we don't often ask: That’s what we look at in this message. Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49189829https://www.bible.com/events/ https://www.bible.com/events/49193350 Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2546/responses/new 24.01.14
Matthew 16:17-19; Ephesians 3:20-21 // Bill Gorman Disagreement, hurt, frustration, and abuse. There are a lot of reasons to dismiss the church, but there may very well be more reasons to give her a second look. What if there is a more enchanting story of the church and Jesus? Join us as we begin a new series exploring some of the sincere questions and frustrations we have with the Christian faith, the “But what about…” questions of faith. Together we may find a both/and rather than either/or story of our deepest wrestlings. Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/ https://www.bible.com/events/49189829 Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2546/responses/new 24.01.07
Matthew 2:1-12 // Bill Gorman It’s all too easy to skim through the Christmas narrative and miss out on key aspects of that story. The three Wise Men are some of the most misremembered and misunderstood characters of Christmas, and yet their story teaches us a crucial lesson about Christmas and its relevance for life today. Join us as we look at Christmas through the eyes of the Wise Men, and see who is the True King we should worship. Sermon Notes: https://bible.com/events/49184307 Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2546/responses/new
Luke 2:1-20 // Bill Gorman The richness of the Christmas story is filled with various characters and developments, but amidst all the different vantage points, one person often is forgotten. Join us as we look at Christmas through the eyes of someone we can forget daily, especially at Christmas. Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2546/responses/new 23.12.24
Matthew 1:18-25 // Bill Gorman Christmas wasn’t welcome news to even the faithful…at first. Christmas in many ways disrupts our best laid plans. The question is NOT whether Christmas messes with our lives. The question IS how we show up when Christmas comes into our tidy lives. Join us as we look over the shoulders of someone who experienced the utter disruption of Christmas and still leaned in. Sermon Notes: https:// https://bible.com/events/49180512 Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2546/responses/new 23.12.24
Luke 1:26-45 // Taylor Fair Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/ https://www.bible.com/events/49180490 Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2546/responses/new 23.12.17
Luke 1:5-25, 57-66 // Taylor Fair Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49177438 Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2546/responses/new 23.12.10
Ruth 1:1-22 // Bill Gorman So what’s it about? It’s about a God who so loves outsiders. Who so pursues the people who don’t belong. Who has such a big heart for losers and outcasts, for sinners. For the people we tend to ignore or despise. A God who has so much love. That even a Moabitess from Moab can find a home. A place to belong. And Jesus was also an outsider! He left His home. In heaven. To become a peasant, a child out of wedlock, spending the first years of His life as a refugee, eventually rejected by those He came to save, even abandoned by His closest friends, and then dying on a cross for our sins. Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49173777 Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2546/responses/new 23.12.03
Romans 5:15-21 // Bill Gorman In this sermon, we dive into Romans chapter 5, examining the striking contrasts between the two identities that shape the destiny of humanity. Just as we love to play "spot the difference" with pictures, the Apostle Paul guides us through a similar exercise, revealing the significance of these distinctions. Discover the similarities and differences between the first Adam, representing humanity in its fallen state, and the second Adam, Jesus Christ, ushering in a new era of hope and life. As we navigate the text together, we'll explore the degree and consequence of their actions, highlighting the incomparable grace and redemption offered by the second Adam. Understand the importance of receiving the gift of grace and living in the new identity found in Jesus. Whether you're a seasoned believer or exploring faith for the first time, this message will challenge and inspire you to consider which identity defines your life. Don't miss out on this opportunity to deepen your understanding of God's grace and the transformative power of the Gospel. Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49170323 Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2546/responses/new 23.11.26
Romans 5:12-14 // Bill Gorman We’ve all had that moment when who you want to be and who you are is met with frustration. Where does that frustration come from? You can’t help but be hopeful that there’s more but we often experience our helplessness in our inability to change. Is this a me problem or something more? Join us as we continue our journey through the Book of Romans and see what’s really going on in the world and in us in this world. Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49167263 Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2546/responses/new 23.11.19
Romans 5:5-11 // Bill Gorman If an enemy is anyone who feels like they are not on our side. Then we’ve got lots of enemies. And even those closest to us can become enemies — if only for a moment. Have you ever felt like God isn’t on your side? Like God is your enemy? What do you do then? That’s what we look at in this message. Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49157086 Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2546/responses/new 23.11.12
Romans 5:1-5 // Bill Gorman What do we do if it’s the hope that kills you but also a lack of hope that kills you? Is there hope that won’t disappoint us? Is there a flower of hope that disappointment and suffering can’t wither into a toxic weed of cynicism and despair? Paul says, Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49156857 Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2546/responses/new 23.11.05
Romans 4:1-12 // Nathan Miller You cannot have a relationship with anyone without trust. Trust is the currency of intimacy. But what does that matter to God? Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49156852 Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2546/responses/new 23.10.29
Romans 3:27-31 // Bil Gorman When people talk about “having faith” it often revolves around do they want something bad enough? Or do they believe strongly enough that it can happen? So often the conversation revolves around their effort for faith rather than in the object of their faith. Today we are going to look at faith and examine what is true Christian faith. Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49153293 Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2546/responses/new 23.10.22
Matthew 28:16-20; Romans 10:14 // Getachew Bezabih Paul’s desire in writing to the Romans was to prepare them for his upcoming visit, which would be a time for both Paul and the Roman Church to be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith (Rom 1:12). This was a faith that was not ashamed of the Gospel (Rom 1:16-17). Paul was also committed to going and preaching the Gospel where no one else had been: “It has always been my ambition to preach the Gospel where Christ was not known” (Rom 15:20a). This was the impetus for his desire to continue to Spain after visiting Rome (Rom 15:24). The proclamation of the Gospel is an essential part of evangelism, along with acts of mercy and demonstrations of God’s power. Paul says in Rom 10:14-15, “How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in?... And, how can they hear without someone preaching to them?” This message challenges us in the 21st-century ministry that embodies the spirit of Paul’s Letter to the Romans. We will be mutually encouraged in our faith, challenged to not be ashamed of the Gospel, exhorted to go where others fear to go and have not gone and to combine proclamation of the Gospel with acts of Gospel mercy. Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/ https://www.bible.com/events/49146485 Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2546/responses/new 23.10.15
Romans 3:21-26 // Bill Gorman There are few questions that are quite as loaded and comforting as “Are you okay?” The range of responses could be “Sure” to “Not even close.” What God has to offer us in this space is the answer we long for, but without him we don’t have the eyes to see. Join us as we continue our rescuing journey in the book of Romans and learn how we can be okay today…and forever. Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49142758 Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2546/responses/new
Romans 3:1-20 // Bill Gorman Sin is not simply synonymous with “breaking the rules” or doing something “bad.” The Bible can use the word like that as we’ll see in a bit. But the biblical writers can also talk about sin as a power, a crouching animal that wants to devour and destroy us. Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49139441 Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2546/responses/new 23.10.01
Romans 2:17-29 // Nydiaris Hernandez-Santos Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49139431 Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2546/responses/new 23.09.24
Romans 2:1-16 // Bill Gorman The verdict is in: judging someone makes you the worst. Wait? I guess I’m not allowed to say that. But at least it's not as bad as some people. Oh boy, I did it again. Everyone hates a judgy posture, even Jesus and Paul, but why? Christians answer this question differently than the rest of the world, and the reason may surprise even the most faithful of followers. Join us as we continue to unpack God’s heart for rescue in Romans. Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49135912 Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2546/responses/new 23.09.17
Romans 1:24-32 // Bill Gorman What would a world without God look like? What would we be like? How would we show up in such a world? What is its end or trajectory? Join us as we continue to see how deep God’s rescue runs for all who call on the name of Jesus. Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49132473 Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2553/responses/new 23.09.10
Romans 1:18-25 // Brooks Nesse Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49128950 Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2546/responses/new 23.09.03
