CCW Weekly UpdateI hope you've been practicing ThanksLiving this week!  As we move forward into Philippians, chapter two, we learn that as Christians, our lives should glow; we should live radiant lives!  Psalms 34:5 says “Those who look to Him are radiant, they shall never be ashamed”. The great Apostle Paul teaches us about our spiritual motivations and our spiritual obligations.  These two prop...  Read More

CCW Weekly UpdateThis Sunday we are continuing our series called "Investing in Eternity".  A peacemaker, from a Biblical perspective, is not passive, but is someone who actively pursues opportunity to reconcile people to God and each other.  Matthew 5:9, Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called Sons of God.  Jesus life message was all about bringing peace and he proclaimed in the great...  Read More

CCW Weekly UpdateIf you are blessed with the capability of having a humble and meek Spirit the 1st and 3rd beatitude and sorrow for your own failings (the second beatitude)  you will not find it difficult to show mercy to others on the home,  job, at church or anywhere else. Mercy is treating people better than they deserve from us. Forgiveness is a type of mercy. So is aiding someone whom we have...  Read More

CCW Weekly UpdateInvesting in Eternity is our sermon series through the Beatitudes in Matthew 5.  We continue this week with the sixth beatitude "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God”.   In this beatitude we have one of the greatest utterances found in the Word of God concerning the life of holiness. Without such purity of heart and holiness of life, we shall never enter heaven or...  Read More

CCW Weekly UpdateInvesting in Eternity is our sermon series through the Beatitudes in Matthew 5. We continue this week with the fourth Beatitude "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled”.  To have a starving spirit is a real hunger and starvation of the soul. It is a parched and dying thirst.  It is a spirit that craves after righteousness. The true beli...  Read More

CCW Weekly UpdateInvesting in Eternity is our sermon series through the Beatitudes in Matthew 5.  We continue this week with the third Beatitude "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth”.  The word meek describes a person who is strong, very strong, but also humble and tender.  Someone who has a teachable spirit. It does not mean being weak or spineless.  To be meek is to be a perso...  Read More

CCW Weekly UpdateAt 30 Years of Age, Jesus began his earthly ministry and immediately amassed a great following. In Matthew 5, Jesus traveled the Mt. of Beattitudes and began the great sermon on the mount by offering eight "Blessed" Promises.  The first, of which is a prerequisite to attaining to all others "Blessed are the Poor in Spirit" for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.  We will be digging i...  Read More

CCW Weekly UpdateWhat Kind of Judge are You? The message this week from Jesus' sermon on the Mount in Matthew 7:1-6 addresses an often misunderstood principle of the Christian life. A critical spirit, a judgmental, condemning spirit, is damaging to human relationships. The media, our social relationships, our schooling, and our work situations and even our government are filled with criticism and ...  Read More

CCW Weekly UpdateJesus said, “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you” (Matthew 7:7).  The very words ASK, SEEK, and KNOCK suggest a progression of intensity in our practice of praying.  The emphasis is on persistency and intensity in prayer.  Join us as we examine the life of prayer that brings heaven’s resources to man’s needs.    We contin...  Read More

CCW Weekly UpdateThis Sunday we will be looking at the Importance of Fasting. This is a subject which has been almost forgotten. Seldom do we hear it expounded in evangelical circles; yet it is clear from the word of God, and from the study of history, that fasting has been practiced throughout the centuries. Christian history gives ample evidence of the proper use of fasting, and it is time for t...  Read More

CCW Weekly UpdateHow to Truly Be Rich is the message this Sunday from Matthew 6:19-24. We need to challenge ourselves and ask if we have discovered the right passion in life, the right vision in life, the right mission in life. If we can answer yes, then we have the key to true wealth; if not, God still has work to do in our hearts.  What matters most is not what we possess, but what possesses us!...  Read More

CCW Weekly UpdateWhat fabulous preaching we've had from Pastor Rick and Pastor Dave!  May the Lord continue to "Stir Us Up" for Him! I'm rested and ready to preach and Susan and I can't wait to see you! We've missed our church family.For the next two Sundays we will be devising our strategy for dealing with two of the most powerful giants we face. These two things, Worry and Wealth often keep us f...  Read More