The Backpack

The Canteen features weekly sermons from the preaching ministry of Christ Community Church. This week, as we celebrate Mother's Day, D.J. examines two little-known figures in the Bible - a mother and grandmother who greatly impacted the apostle Paul's protégé Timothy - and examines how we can model their faithfulness in passing on our faith to the next generation. Our text for this message is 2 Timothy 1:3-7. This sermon was originally preached at CCC on 5/8/22.

Each week at Christ Community Church, we feature stories of what God's doing in the lives of the people who make up our church family - the story of how they came to faith in Jesus, the story of how God's currently growing them in grace, or even the story of how they're taking their faith outside and meeting needs in our community. The Stories From the Trail segment shares those stories with you. This week, we hear from CCC member Katelyn Lawyer about her journey following Jesus, what it was like growing up in the church, and how being a part of a discipleship group has shaped her faith over the past couple years.

The Canteen features weekly sermons from the preaching ministry of Christ Community Church. This week, Pastor Blake concludes our series examining our church's mission titled Join, Go, Make by looking at our calling to make disciples. What is discipleship and how do we make disciples at CCC? This episode explains. Our text for this message is Acts 11:19-26. This sermon was originally preached at CCC on 5/1/22.

Each week at Christ Community Church, we feature stories of what God's doing in the lives of the people who make up our church family - the story of how they came to faith in Jesus, the story of how God's currently growing them in grace, or even the story of how they're taking their faith outside and meeting needs in our community. The Stories From the Trail segment shares those stories with you. This week, Katie Gaither sits down with special guests John & Shaughanessy Morris and Tanya Parker from our ministry partner GAP ministries in Eastern Kentucky as they share what it's like being missionaries right here in a familiar but often neglected part of our own state.

The Canteen features weekly sermons from the preaching ministry of Christ Community Church. This week, Pastor Blake continued our series examining our church's mission titled Join, Go, Make by looking at our calling to go outside and take the good news of Jesus across the street and across the globe. Our text for this message is Acts 1:8. This sermon was originally preached at CCC on 4/24/22.

Each week at Christ Community Church, we feature stories of what God's doing in the lives of the people who make up our church family - the story of how they came to faith in Jesus, the story of how God's currently growing them in grace, or even the story of how they're taking their faith outside and meeting needs in our community. The Stories From the Trail segment shares those stories with you. This week, Katie Gaither sits down with CCC member Molly Roloson to talk about how she's seen God's faithfulness along the way as she's followed Jesus, from growing up in New York, to moving to Kentucky, and into the present.

The Canteen features weekly sermons from the preaching ministry of Christ Community Church. This week, we celebrated Easter and the joy of Jesus' resurrection as Pastor Blake invited us to join Jesus in his work, knowing that he always goes ahead of us in all we do. Our text for this message is Mark 16:1-8. This sermon was originally preached at CCC on 4/17/22.

The Canteen features weekly sermons from the preaching ministry of Christ Community Church. This week, D.J. encourages us to get ready to join Jesus in going out to make disciples with a look at the events surrounding Jesus' final entry into Jerusalem. Our text for this message is Matthew 20:29-21:11. This sermon was originally preached at CCC on 4/10/22.

Each week at Christ Community Church, we feature stories of what God's doing in the lives of the people who make up our church family - the story of how they came to faith in Jesus, the story of how God's currently growing them in grace, or even the story of how they're taking their faith outside and meeting needs in our community. The Stories From the Trail segment shares those stories with you. This week, CCC Community Involvement Director Katie Gaither recaps some recent ways that CCC has played a part in God's mission and details some opportunities to join Jesus in the coming weeks in Shelbyville, Kentucky, and around the world.

The Canteen features weekly sermons from the preaching ministry of Christ Community Church. This week, Pastor Blake concludes our series on the life of David called After God's Own Heart by examining David's unfulfilled dream to build God's temple, and looks at what God might be up to when he tells us no. Our text for this message is 1 Chronicles 28. This sermon was originally preached at CCC on 4/3/22.