Romans 8:1-5 // Jonathan Neef I believe this is the best news you can hear. But I struggle to remember and believe that myself.  My assumption is that there are at least three types of people in this room.  Those that do not find this as great news because we don’t think we are actually bad enough to deserve condemnation in the first place Those that believe this is good news but we forget about it and live as if it does not matter And those that do not find this to be good news because we don’t believe it could be true. We have messed up too much. We are too big of failures. We kn ..read more

Romans 7:14-25 // Nathan Miller The biggest fights are the ones we have within ourselves. How does Jesus shape the fight waging within? It may not be what we thought. Join us as we continue to see how God has rescued us not only from death but for Life in the book of Romans.  SERMON NOTES (YouVersion): https://bible.com/events/49236519PRAYER REQUESTS: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2542/responses/new 07.04.24 ..read more

Matthew 28 // Jonathan Neef For some the empty tomb is just a harmless story and myth, kinda like the Easter bunny. For others, it was a story of deliberate deceit used to hide the truth and deceive millions. And for some of us this is the most important story in existence. It's the true story of the day we say “the tomb is empty because He is Risen! He has Risen Indeed. Let me ask “What do you see when you look at the empty tomb?” I ask this question because your answer matters greatly. Now, regardless of your answer I am so glad you are here but for 2,000 years Christians have gathered, n ..read more

Romans 7:7-13 // Nathan Miller 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 sa ..read more

Romans 7:1-6 // Brooks Nesse We all have this desire to belong.  And it's a good desire, it is what we were made for. But what about those times when we don’t feel like we belong? Or what about those times when we are seeking to belong in a place that would not lead to our flourishing. I'm sure many of us have experienced both. But I am sure we have all been there. We were created to belong. Each of these temporary places of belonging have the potential to point us to our ultimate need of belonging. And in our passage today in Romans 7, Paul is seeking to remind the church in Rome of whe ..read more

Romans 6:15-23 // Jonathan Neef We live in a country and society founded upon the idea that life and happiness are the fruit of freedom. This is different from other countries around the world but we love our freedom. Freedom to be who we want, do what we want, and live however we want. But does our freedom actually give us life and happiness? Today we are going to look at the text from the book of Romans which tells us that grace actually frees us to be slaves to God. And yet it is this type of freedom that brings life. SERMON NOTES (YouVersion):  https://bible.com/events/49214774PRAYER ..read more

Romans 6:12-14 // Brooks Nesse 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/49214774PRAYER REQUESTS: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2542/responses/new 24.03.03 ..read more

Romans 6:1-11 // Jonathan Neef We all love a good rescue story. But what happens after the rescue? Is that the end? Is there any more? Today we are in the book of Romans where the first five chapters have highlighted our need for a rescue. Today, beginning in chapter six, we will see that we were not only rescued from something but that we are rescued for something. Specifically, we have not only been rescued from sin and death but we are rescued for Life. And not just any life but life with Christ. What does that look like? Join us as we take a deeper look. SERMON NOTES (YouVersion):   ..read more

Matthew 25:31-46 // Nathan Miller Jesus Himself makes it clear. Some will go to heaven. And some will go to hell. At the very thought of that, many of us have issues. Our imaginations have been tainted, but more than that, we really struggle to believe that God could punish evil so severely. I mean, maybe for the really wicked people. But what about my friends at school, work, our neighborhoods? Do we still believe in hell?  Yes. But we have a lot of work to do if we’re going to understand this even a little bit. I’ve got a list of 6 things to help us understand why hell exists and what ..read more

Psalm 13:1-6; Mark 15:33-39 // Jonathan Neef “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 ..read more