Weekly Messages - Community Church of Greensburg | Batesville

We love the idea of Jesus as Savior—someone who forgives, comforts, and secures our eternity. But trusting Him as King? That’s where many of us hesitate. What if surrendering to Him isn’t about losing your life, but discovering the kind of King He actually is? Before you decide whether you want a King, you may need to rethink the One who came for you.

How does a baby born to two ordinary teenagers in a forgotten town become the most celebrated figure in history? Two thousand years later, millions still gather to adore Him—not because of what happened in Bethlehem, but because of what He continues to do in our hearts. This Christmas, discover why the story of Jesus isn’t just history—it’s the hope that still changes lives today.

Most of us grow up hearing that following Jesus is about getting to heaven someday. But what if that belief has caused us to miss the very thing Jesus came to bring right now? What if the real invitation of Christmas is far bigger—and far more disruptive—than we realized?

The first Christmas didn’t look anything like the ones we celebrate today. There were no lights, no carols, and no one even knew it was Christmas. In the chaos of a Roman census, a King was quietly born—a King who would upend the world order and redefine what power looks like. The question isn’t whether He’s King. The question is—have you let Him be yours?

Gratitude sounds simple—until it isn’t. One moment we’re thankful for what we have, and the next we’re looking sideways at what someone else has. Comparison sneaks in and quietly steals our joy. What if the reason gratitude feels so fragile isn’t because we don’t have enough, but because we’ve forgotten who gave it all in the first place?

Following Jesus will inevitably bring us to a “wall”. The wall is a place where our humanity faces its deepest realities; unmet expectations, our past experiences, our dependencies or false assumptions. For some the wall becomes a stumbling block to growing in faith. For others it becomes the transition to an authentic life. What will you do when you hit the “wall”?

All of us are somewhere on a faith journey. Recognizing where you are in your faith story helps bring clarity to the next step you need to take and with whom you need to take it. In this message we are invited to take inventory of where we are in our stage of faith and challenged to move to the next step.

Everyone loves a good story. From introduction to final sentence, every good story is filled with moments of discovery, learning, shifting, distress and victory...or even defeat. Your life is a story being written. What's your story like right now? What do you hope it will be? One thing is for certain, the place where we end up with be determined by the choices we make and the people with whom we share our story. In this message we will explore Jesus' invitation to take the lead of our story and change the outcome.  

It’s easy to point at the world and name what’s evil. But what if the real danger isn’t just the evil “out there,” but the evil that lives within us? In a culture quick to blame and slow to forgive, Jesus calls us to something radical—His Kingdom breaking into the world through forgiveness, grace, and love. What if overcoming evil starts not with fighting harder, but with surrendering deeper?

There’s something inside each of us that wonders and worries about what the future will hold. Some of our concerns about tomorrow are so personal that we don’t even like to talk about them with anyone—not even God. But even in the midst of our “what ifs” and “who knows,” God has a plan and wants to speak into the scary stories we tell ourselves, especially the ones that keep us up at night.