Jan 30
2025
Pastor's Note
Do you have any recent experiences that highlight God's grace? Do you have compelling ministry stories? Have you seen God bringing fruit through some of your gospel efforts? If so, we want to hear about it!
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Stay Connected This Summer
We are now squarely in the summer season, which, for many of us, means abnormal schedules, travel, and vacation opportunities. This also means that we may be more sporadically plugged into the events and rhythms of church! That's not necessarily a bad thing - just a reality of the season. But we might miss some things, so I want to encourage you to engage in a few specific ways!
Keep ReadingElder Update from June
Our June elder meeting was held July 1. Josh gave us an update on their mission; we were encouraged and spent time in prayer for their mission. Much of the remaining time was spent formulating a budget for the 26-27 fiscal year.
Keep ReadingOpposition to Gospel Effort
Satan is aggressively opposed to the proclamation and spread of the gospel. I think this is clearly established in Scripture and life experience. 2 Corinthians 4:4 says; "In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ..." In 1 Thessalonians 2:18, Paul tells the church he wanted to visit them, but Satan prevented it.
Keep ReadingWhat Vacation Reminds Me
As you read this, Lord willing, I will be on vacation with my family and enjoying some rest and rejuvenation. Whenever I take vacation time, I find myself reflecting on a few things. I'm greatly relieved to be able to step away and rest, and be reminded that all things are in the Lord's hands. Truthfully, every time we even go to sleep it's a reminder that the world is not dependent on our conscious activity. We ultimately are not needed. Only the Lord is.
Keep Reading"Puritan"—What Comes to Mind?
When you hear the word "Puritan," what comes to mind? For most people, who may not be as familiar with church history as we generally are, the word Puritan has associations of prudishness and uptight morality. We even have a word for it - "puritanical." It is true that they, as a rule, took matters of Christian ethics very seriously.
Keep ReadingWhat VBS Reminded Me
I am very thankful for all the people who put in so much time to make VBS happen this year. I know I'm biased because my wife had a big hand in writing out the curriculum, but I do think we put together a great week of VBS.
Keep ReadingJan 23
2025
Pastor's Note
If you're like me, there are certain passages and verses in Scripture that have always jumped off the page and stuck with you. One of those for me is Colossians 1:28; "Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ." According to Colossians 1:28, how does Paul present everyone mature in Christ? By proclaiming Him (which includes both warning and teaching).
Jan 16
2025
Pastor's Note
As hinted at by Pastor Russ last week, and as you might notice as you read this, the CBC Weekly looks a bit different this week! Led by Laura’s efforts, we’ve been working to update the CBC Weekly and Sunday Bulletin (something that we’ve actually wanted to do for a couple years). We are updating these because we found there was a lot of unnecessary overlap in information in the two pieces.
Jan 9
2025
Pastor's Note
Since we didn’t meet last week, we didn’t have a chance to tell you about our adult Sunday School classes coming up January 12th. (We’ll reschedule those member spotlights for another Sunday.) Here is the information on the new round of classes starting Sunday...
Jan 2
2025
Pastor's Note
How do you prepare for a new sermon series? I prepare to preach a new sermon series usually with a healthy mixture of excitement and panic. But how do you, or we as a church, prepare for a new sermon series? As we start Romans, I would like to recommend you familiarize yourself with the whole book over the next few months.