CBC Weekly Word

“Unity!” An easy word to say but such a difficult concept to live. And yet, it was important enough that it was the focus of Jesus’ final prayer before His arrest and crucifixion. Join us this week as we look at the concept of unity and discover why it’s so important to the lives of God’s people and His church.

The Holy Spirt is a part of Trinity, but often He seems relegated to a distant third place in our view of the Godhead. Join us this weekend as we look at the Holy Spirit - who He is, what are His roles, and how He is essential to our lives as individual Christians and as the Church.

Jesus tells us that if we ask for anything in His name we will receive it. Yet there are many things we pray for that do not come to fruition. Why not? This weekend we'll be looking at this bold declaration of Christ and discover what it really means to "pray in Jesus' name."

God’s Word says a lot about love - including the importance of loving God and loving others (Matthew 22:36-39). So what could be left for Jesus to discuss when issuing a “new command” related to love? Join us as we discover the new standard Jesus calls the apostles to follow and how our living this out enables others to know we are Christ’s disciples.

Darkness and Light:- few symbolic depictions are more telling than this comparison. In the light things are visible & warm. In the darkness things are hidden & cold. Join us this week as we discover how God utilizes this natural dichotomy to illustrate the differences between what is godly and what is evil, and are reminded of His desire that we join Him in the Light!

A number of years ago country singer Clint Black recorded a great song about love entitled "Something that We Do." While saying "I love you" is important, we also need to support our words with actions. This week we will discover how we can tangibly demonstrate our love for God by following wonderful examples given us by Mary, Martha, and Lazarus.

This weekend the eyes of our nation will be turned towards the big game, Super Bowl LVII. Yet, surprisingly, there are some significant similarities between playing football and being a disciple of Jesus. Join us as we discover these similarities and how they can help us in our lives as followers of Christ.

Have you ever wondered why God delays answering your prayers? Well, you are in good company. This weekend we'll look at the story of Jesus' delayed response to Mary and Martha's appeal to Jesus to heal their brother, and how this delay revealed that God had something even better in store.

Ever wish you had more wisdom? The bible has multiple books that are referred to as "wisdom literature", and Rev. Tom is going to walk us through one of those books today!

In Matthew 16:15 Jesus asks his disciples, "Who do you say that I am?"  Even today people still ask, "Who is Jesus?"  This weekend we will be addressing this very question "Who IS Jesus" and discover that the same answer that was for those in the first century is true today.