After witnessing Jesus with his own eyes, John the Baptist is sent to prison, and from prison asks Jesus if he really is the Christ. After seeing God pour down from heaven, Elijah is pursued by Jezebel’s armies and asks God to end him. Many churches can treat doubt like a sin, but many heroes […]

In Matthew 8 and 9, we see Jesus in the early phases of his ministry demonstrating authority over creation to calm not only the sea but also his disciple’s fears. We see him calling the most outcast and hated of people, a tax collector named Levi (Matthew), to new life in him. And we see […]

In the final entry of our Visions and Values series, Johnny reminds us of how God called the Israelites to care for the land of Babylno during their time of exile. Although Babylon was not their eternal home, it was their home for the present, and they were meant to make it a home that […]

In this installment of our series on CCV’s visions & values, Dean introduces a little of what it means for us to be a specifically Anglican church. Born from the reformation, it is essential to our faith that God is actively pursuing us, not just vice versa. At any time, we can draw near to […]

As the next step in our series on CCV’s vision and values, this week Dean takes a look at what it takes to be an extended family. As a church, Jesus wants us to recognize how big the family God is putting together really is. There will be people in the family you find shocking, […]

Continuing our new series on CCV’s visions and values, Johnny looks at what it means for the church to be externally focused as Jesus was. Rather than only letting those who were considered clean enough to teach be near him, Jesus actively sought out those whom the Pharisees had totally given up on, and importantly, […]

Dean walks us through being externally focused in this installment of our new series on CCV’s vision and values. As we explore being individuals in the church, we need to investigate who are identity is rooted in. As Christians, we recognize that the healthiest way to live is by leading a life that recognizes our […]

After our sermon series on what it means to be the people of God generally, Johnny begins a new sermon series covering the vision and values of Christ Church Vienna specifically. Today, he covers what it means to be a Gospel-driven church. Being in-step with the Gospel means having a deeper understanding of the fact […]

Christmas is meant to be a magical time. Snow, presents, time with your family. As an adult though, the pressure to make every Christmas perfect is exhausting. What’s meant to be magical is stressful. It’s exhausting. This exhaustion and stress is a much better picture of what the first Christmas was really like for Mary […]

This episode contains today’s sermon and all the lessons and carols from the service! God has always worked in surprising ways. It’s why, even though it was prophecied through the scriptures, Jesus’ life and death caught people off guard. Surprises have been around since the beginning, when God put order into chaos, gave a 99-year-old […]