Marriage is hard, and often it feels like a mess. David denHartog begins a new series on Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage, leading to the next chapter in I Corinthians. In this first part, he teaches about marriage, using select passages in Genesis; helping us to understand 4 seeds that can be sown in your marriage that lead to […]
Dean Elliott wraps up the Keeping Our Eye on the Finish Line series speaking about the skills needed to make small groups successful. In Matthew 7:1-12, Jesus teaches how we can interact with real people, who have real stories, and lead them to the real God.
Don Hunt continues the Keeping Our Eye on the Finish Line series by explaining the importance of small groups. What happens in a small group of people? Why are they important for the growth of the church? For the growth of individuals? Scripture references: John 14:7-16; I Corinthians 12:26; Proverbs 18:1; Hebrews 10:24-25
Just as a baker needs to know the ingredients to make a successful recipe, so also that when you have a mission in life, you have to know how to accomplish the mission. The Church’s mission is to make disciples. But how does the church do that? What ingredients does a church need to successfully […]
David denHartog exhorts us to keep our eye on the finish line if we are to succeed as a church. What is our goal as a church? What is our goal as individual believers? How do we measure success at CBC? Our goal comes from Matthew 28:19. Pastor David uses selected verses from the Gospel […]
Dean Elliott concludes the series on John 14:6, teaching believers in Jesus Christ how to connect with God on a personal, regular basis. Today, we learn about the third step in the pattern: life. What is life? What do we think it means? What does the Bible say it is?
Dean Elliott continues to give believers in Jesus Christ practical, usable answers for coming into the presence of the living God. It is our birthright, and it is not restricted to Sunday mornings or spiritual leaders or specific places. It is according to a three-part pattern, carried out in a certain order. Today, he teaches about the second […]
Dean Elliott continues teaching on how to have a quiet time. John 14:6 gives us the pattern for coming into the presence of God, in order that we might be able to sustain the Christian life. How do we have our buckets filled? How can we enter into God’s presence?
Dean Elliott teaches from Isaiah 7:1-17. People feel that darkness has always been a part of the times in which they have lived. Darkness happens and God doesn’t apologize for it… He uses it. What does God want us to do in the darkness?
Don Hunt continues the story of Rahab, found in Joshua 6. Rahab’s faith led her to obedience and action. Despite her occupation, Rahab’s life had value and God used it for His glory and purposes. Additional Scripture References: I Chronicles 2:11; Matthew 1:5; Romans 10:9-13; Jeremiah 25; James 2:21-25; Hebrews 11:31
God can take the stuff that no one else wants, the junk, and make a masterpiece with it. God uses the prostitute Rahab to save two spies in Joshua 2, and later we discover she becomes part of the lineage of Jesus. She is also mentioned in Hebrews 11 for her faith. She came to […]
David denHartog concludes the mini-series on Sex and Spirituality with this passage in I Corinthians 7:1-7 about the Biblical sexual relationship between husband and wife within a marriage. It is a difficult subject to teach for many reasons and for many a difficult subject to listen to, but he seeks to give a Biblical perspective on […]
All of us have so many regrets in life; so many failures – and with the regret and failure often comes shame. This is most true of the sin that involves sexual morality. Is it too late to begin? What is God’s perspective on our sins of the past? Pastor Dave continues the mini-series “Sex […]
David denHartog continues the mini-series on Sex and Spirituality; today from I Corinthians 6:15-20.
Dr. Sukhwant Bhatia, one of our CBC supported missionaries, teaches from Romans 10:9-15 about the true purpose of Missions. He also takes a few minutes to explain his personal responsibilities and duties in his current missionary work.
David denHartog continues the Same Page series, now in I Corinthians 6:9-14. In our culture, there is a disconnect between sex and spirituality. We don’t realize that our sexual morality choices have an impact on our connection with God. In this passage, Paul explains why sex outside of marriage is wrong. We begin with four negative […]
For many of us, there have been times after a dispute when we feel like we have gotten the short end of the stick. This is harder to bear when the other person is a professing Christian. First Corinthians 6:1-11 gives us 5 principles that should govern the Christian’s actions and they apply in all disputes – the […]
David denHartog continues teaching about church discipline. Motivation is huge when it comes to dealing with sin in the church. We must first judge the sin in our own hearts, then move into one another’s lives. This takes courage, and motivation from within. I Corinthians 5:6-13 gives us the reason for moving into the lives […]
David denHartog begins teaching I Corinthians 5 with a confession about an area of his leading in the church. We live in a culture today characterized by every sin and vice, and where those that claim to be Christians also participate in the same sins and look much like the world around them. The church […]
Dean Elliott continues his previous sermon about the rules of judgement in the body of Christ. In last week’s sermon, he explained that what we judge must begin with moral clarity – and that not going beyond what is written in the Bible. We also must have moral consistency. This week, Dean explains that we […]
Dean Elliott continues the Same Page series in I Corinthians 4:6-14. In I Corinthians, Paul gives us certain things which we cannot judge and certain things we must judge. If you don’t judge in those areas, the results are catastrophic. Paul uses the example of parenting when exercising moral authority. In this section, Dean explains 2 of the […]
Don Hunt expounds on Matthew 5:13-16. Jesus teaching the disciples, and the crowd around them, about how they are to be salt and light. As a church, we are also to be salt and light in our community. Where do you need to be salt and light?
This Easter Sunday, David denHartog teaches about heaven, where we are guaranteed to go if we have placed faith alone in Christ alone as our passport for entry. From John 14 and I John 3, we learn that heaven is a real place whose residents are people fully transformed into His likeness.
This Palm Sunday, Dean Elliott teaches from Luke 19 about Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem. The careful preparation of the Lord allowed those who believed in Him to participate at the right time. Remembering this time in history allows us an opportunity to remember in whom we trust.