Christ Church Nashville

https://www.christchurchnashville.org/media/service-archive/the-power-of-transformation/The transfiguration of Jesus teaches us a valuable lesson about God’s power to change us and our circumstances. What do we discover when we see God’s glory in the life of Jesus? Can we also experience the transforming power of God in our own lives?

https://www.christchurchnashville.org/media/service-archive/dont-fret-yourself/When Joseph confronted his brothers after years of suffering, he had a choice. Would he repay them for the cruel way they had treated him? Would he let them go without further comment because they were no longer his concern? Whatever Joseph decided would profoundly affect the rest of the biblical story.

He decided to reframe his story. “You meant it for evil, but the Lord meant it for good.” In other words, he saw God’s direction of his life as more important than his brother’s actions and decided to align himself with God’s story rather than react to his brothers’ story.

This is the kingdom response to the struggles we face with the world, the flesh and the devil. We learn to frame our suffering from these things with the belief that God is in control and will eventually work all things for our good.

So we don’t fret.

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https://www.christchurchnashville.org/media/service-archive/reflections-on-suffering/Suffering is an inevitable part of the human experience. We cannot escape it, but it can be transformed. Christ joined us in our suffering, even the suffering that we experience because of our own sin. Like the forth man in the fire with the three Hebrew youths, the presence of God in suffering makes all the difference.

https://www.christchurchnashville.org/media/service-archive/anointed/The Lord’s first sermon was taken from Isaiah 61, “the Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me.” His sermon is the reason we call Jesus “the Christ,” which means announced. But what did his anointing set him apart to do? And what does the announcing set each of us apart to do?

https://www.christchurchnashville.org/media/service-archive/gifts-of-the-holy-spirit/Looking deeply at the gifts of the Holy Spirit from 1 Corinthians 12 and the fruit of the Holy Spirit from Galatians 5.

https://www.christchurchnashville.org/media/service-archive/baptism-of-christ/On this Sunday we celebrate the Baptism of Christ and look into some surprising ways that Christ is indeed Emmanuel – God with us.

https://www.christchurchnashville.org/media/service-archive/upon-all-flesh-2/The general idea will be about Epiphany, the celebration of how the covenant of God with Israel was extended to include the people of all nations. I will highlight the importance of forming Christian communities from those of every people grouped represented in a given area.

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