This Sunday, we’re back in John 6. Verses 38 through 40 are the ground of what Jesus taught in v 37. We have in these verses the unfolding of Christ’s wonderful promise, "Whoever comes to me I will never cast out." In Christ our salvation is secure, for it rests not on us, but on him and his grace. Jesus himself will accomplish our salvation. Jesus will bring us all the way through to the resurrection on the last day.

This Sunday, we continue to hear the words of Jesus in the “Bread of Life Discourse.” This Sunday, verses 36 & 37 are before us. The title of the sermon is “John’s Golden Chain,” because these verses (and especially 37) in John bear such a striking similarity to the ideas in Romans 8:29–30, the verses in Paul known by saints “The Golden Chain.”

This Sunday, we are back in John 6 and the “Bread of Life” discourse. This week, in our text Jesus calls himself “the true bread from heaven,” the “bread of God,” and “the bread of life.” The metaphor not only points back to the feeding of the five thousand, but to God’s provision of manna to Israel in the wilderness. The promise is glorious. Those who come to Jesus and believe him never hunger and never thirst.

This Sunday is our “Reformation Sunday.” Each year, Pastor Martin takes a Sunday around the 31st of October—the day Martin Luther nailed the 95 Theses to the church door in Wittenberg—to focus on the doctrines of church history. This year, his focus is on the Reformation doctrine of Grace Alone. Our text this morning comes from Ephesians 2.

Former pastor of CBC, Mike Allen preaches the Word from Ephesians 4 in the afternoon service.

In the afternoon service, Pastor Martin examines how Holy Love bears all things in verse 7 of chapter 13.

In the afternoon service, Pastor Martin continues his series through 1 Corinthians. Todays message comes from chapter 13.

This Sunday morning, we enjoyed having guest speaker, Pastor Mike Allen, bring the Word of God for the AM service

This Sunday, Pastor Ryan’s message is on the conclusion of the feeding of the five thousand. The people, marveling at the miracle, proclaimed that Jesus was the great prophet sent of God, fulfilling Deut 18. And then, in the fervor of popular passion, the crowd wanted to make Jesus their king. Jesus would have none of this, and escaped into the mountains. These two brief lessons teach us much about discipleship and the mission of our Lord Jesus.

Pastor’s sermon this Sunday, will begin the sixth chapter of John. The chapter begins with the story of the “Feeding of the Five Thousand.” In one respect, the miracle leads to our Lord’s discourse on the bread of life that closes chapter 6. This is what we saw with the healing of the invalid in chapter 5. Yet the story has its own lessons about the crowds, the disciples, and our Lord himself.