January - February 2009

In this "Bible Study" series, we learn big lessons from Old and New Testament characters who play small parts - the Bible's best "supporting actors."

Lenten Season • March 1 - April 12, 2009

The faithful will undoubtedly face loss, failure and suffering. But we do so armed with a power unmatched on the face of this earth - Resurrection! This series discusses the resurrection power for everyday living.

April 19 - May 17, 2009

This sermon series looks at our responsibility as God's children to care for this world. We mix theological reflection, accurate information, and practical application to discover ways we can all to our part. After all, God's got the whole world in his hands, but he's counting on us to take care of it. For more resources on the theme of Creation Care, click here.

May 24, 2009

This Memorial Day, we remember those who demonstrated their priorities by giving the supreme sacrifice. As we celebrate Memorial Day, we do not celebrate conflict and war, but rather we give thanks for men and women who fought and died so that others might have liberty. We pause to ask for healing and strength for their parents and families and friends who they left behind as we remember that it is always a sobering thought to reflect upon the reality that the life we enjoy today came at a great loss. So, we pause as a nation to express our recognition and to collectively say that we will not forget. This is the reason for this national holiday - to not forget.

Pentecost Sermon LogoMay 31, 2009
Pentecost was a Jewish festival that took place not long after the resurrection of Jesus. Jesus has been raised. The disciples have seen him, resurrected and returned to them. Yet now he has ascended, and what about them? He told them to wait in Jerusalem until he would send them his Spirit to be with them. They waited. They waited and worried about what their future might hold. Many of them felt fear and doubt and despair. Yet on Pentecost, there was a rush of mighty wing, tongues of fire - and the Holy Spirit prevailed. The church was born. The once disheartened disciples moved out, prodded, enabled by the Holy Spirit which gave that which the human spirit could not.

Be A Hero Series LogoJune - August 2009
During this summer sermon series, we take a look at the many spiritual gifts God bestows differently on each of us, and how we can use those gifts to live the life God intended and for the Good of His creation. During this series, everyone was encouraged to take the Spiritual Gifts Inventory offered by the United Methodist Church.  Take it today!  Click here.

During this five week sermon series, the focus is on how we as Christians connect the dots. And, be sure, there is absolutely nothing random about it. From the very beginning, the Church was called to be the Church - to connect the dots - in a particular way. God's plan for this is outlined for us clearly in the New Testament. And, if we will just follow that plan, if we will just connect the dots accurately, we can be quite confident that the right picture will appear. The right picture of each of us as a disciple AND the right picture of of our church, Christ Church, a picture that will be pleasing to us and to the one we want to please - our God.

 October 18 - November 22

"Grounded in Gratitude, Revealed in Prayer, Lived in Faith." This is our theme for the 2009 Stewardship campaign for our 2010 annual budget and capital campaign for the planned youth facility.  Within this sermon series, we will explore the importance of moving through thanksgiving, prayer and faith on our personal stewardship journey.  The series will include special events at worship, such as receiving devotion guides and a Parade of Ministries.  The series concludes on November 22 with Commitment Sunday.  Click here to learn more about this campaign.

 Christmas lights are showing up everywhere this time of year. You can see lights of Christmas trees through windows. Houses are outlined with lights. Lighted figures adorn telephone poles and front yards. White lights, colorful lights, lights that look like icicles. They are everywhere. But as wonderful as these lights might be, they are not the real lights of Christmas. The real lights of Christmas cannot be purchased in stores or pulled out of boxes from the attic. The real lights of Christmas can only be found in the pages of scripture. Join us on Sundays during Advent and special worship opportunities as Christ Church turns on the Real lights of Christmas. We'll discover lights that reveal, lights that illuminate, lights that guide and lights that seek. These are the real lights of Christmas, lights that last the whole year long.

Our year-long emphasis for 2010 on the Bible begins with a 6-week sermon series starting January 10. We will feature sermons from the primary literary components of the Bible: Law, Gospels, Wisdom Literature and so forth. The Good News will be proclaimed every week, but structuring our series this way gives you the chance to see how varied the scriptures really are. And these books are smaller books within the larger Bible, meant to be used. Every one of them could be considered a how-to book. They show us how to be the people of God.  

Join us on a special journey this Lenten Season. We're calling it "A Journey of Stones" and it will take us all the way to Easter and the Cross.  You may be surprised to discover how such a common object like a stone can open our eyes to the uncommon wonders of this season.