Christ Community Church - Shawnee Campus - SUNDAY MESSAGES

Kings: Elijah [Kings: 06]

Elijah was a prophet who faced immense challenges and discouragement. Discover how God provided for him physically and emotionally, even in his darkest moments and during a period of widespread idolatry in Israel. We see Elijah’s strength in challenging the prophets of Baal, but also his vulnerability when he feels alone and exhausted. Through his journey, we learn that God cares for us in all aspects, offering nourishment for our body and presence during times of despair. Key Take...

Kings: Jehu [Kings: 05]

Jehu, King of Israel, was a man of action. He took the throne and wiped out the family of the previous evil king, Ahab. He even destroyed the worship of the false god Baal. But was Jehu's heart truly for God?  He rid Israel of idolatry but left his own heart unchanged. This video looks at the complex legacy of a king with questionable motives.    2 Kgs. 9:1-13 //    Key Takeaways Jehu's actions were praised by God in some ways, but not in others True devotion to God goes beyon...

Kings: Ahab [Kings: 04]

King Ahab of Israel reigns as one of the most wicked kings in history. Influenced by his wife Jezebel, he promotes pagan worship and persecutes prophets. Yet, even in the darkest times, God's grace and power shine through. This video explores the story of Ahab, his conflict with the prophet Elijah, and the enduring message of God's pursuit of humanity. Key Takeaways: King Ahab's reign is marked by idolatry and disobedience to God Despite the darkness, God continues to offer grace a...

Kings: Asa [Kings: 03]

King Asa's 41-year reign in Judah offers a compelling story of leadership and faith. Watch to explore his successes in removing idolatry and leading a prosperous Judah, as well as the challenges he faced when his trust in God wavered. Key Takeaways: Leaders who prioritize faithfulness to God can bring about positive change. Trust and obedience are crucial aspects of a strong relationship with God. Even good leaders can make mistakes, but learning from them is essential. 1 Kgs. 15:...

Kings: Rehoboam & Jeroboam [Kings: 02]

Rehoboam & Jeroboam: The Kings of Division This video explores the story of Rehoboam and Jeroboam, two kings of Israel whose poor leadership decisions led to the division of the kingdom. Learn valuable lessons about leadership and the consequences of bad choices from this Biblical story. Key Takeaways: Wise leadership is crucial for a nation's stability. Ignoring the needs of the people can lead to rebellion and division. Following God's will brings blessings, while disobedience l...

Kings: Solomon [Kings: 01]

King Solomon, son of David, starts his reign with incredible wisdom and accomplishments: a magnificent temple, booming trade, and fair government. But was that his true legacy?  This video explores Solomon's rise and fall, how his worship turned away from God, and the importance of lasting faithfulness. You'll discover: -Solomon's impressive achievements as king -The turning point in his leadership -Why his legacy is more than just accomplishments -How your worship shapes who you a...

Romans: Everything for Life [Romans: 12]

Romans 8:28-30 // Paul Brandes Have you ever wrestled with a passage of scripture, struggling to believe it in the midst of personal pain? Join us as we explore the deep and often misinterpreted verses of Romans 8:28-30, reflecting on how God works all things together for good.  We’ll look at  well-meaning misapplications of this scripture as  we delve into what "good" truly means in God’s eyes. This message offers a fresh, compassionate understanding: God isn’t causing our suffer...

Romans: God's Life-Giving Prayer [Romans: 11]

Romans 8:26-27 // Paul Brandes When was the last time you were left speechless by grief, disappointment, loneliness, frustration? Maybe you paced aimlessly: I just don’t know what to say. Maybe you struggled to know how to express your feelings, or maybe you even struggled to know what exactly it was you were feeling! Maybe you didn’t know what to pray, or how to pray, or even feel like you could pray. What are we supposed to do when we no longer have words? Paul’s answer might s...

Romans: Hopeful Groaning For More Life [Romans: 10]

Romans 8:18-25 // Paul Brandes When we are in the midst of suffering, it can seem difficult to imagine the Christian life is worth it. How can we have hope and what does hope look like for the follower of Jesus in this world as we wait on Christ’s return? Join us as we continue to explore God's robust rescue for a life with him as we walk through Romans.  SERMON NOTES (YouVersion): https://bible.com/events/49225418 PRAYER REQUESTS: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2546/resp...

Romans: Living in God's Family [Romans: 09]

Romans 8:12-17 // John Daigle  We have left God, abused his grace and run after things and idols we thought would bring happiness and belonging. But while we were a long way off God ran after us, hugged us, kissed us, and welcomed us home. He has clothed us and thrown a party for us. We are no longer prodigal sons and daughters. We are no longer slaves of unrighteousness. We are welcomed home as children of God. We are back in the family with a full and rich inheritance. God loves...

Romans: Alive Inside [Romans: 08]

Romans 8: 5-13 // Brooks Nesse In order for something to truly die, it has to be cut off from its source of life. Which means we have to learn how to make room for the Spirit to access the deepest roots of our fleshly desires. We have to learn how to create space to be aware of where the Spirit is trying to access so we can keep up with him and let him in. And it’s going to take time, right? Change takes time. It takes time to kill this stuff that is deeply ingrained in us. And the...

Romans: Free for Life [Romans: 07]

Romans 8:1-5  // Paul Brandes Planet Fitness has an interesting tagline: “Welcome to the judgement free zone.” Where else can we find that? It’s rare, isn’t it? Much more common is constant criticism. Rampant negativity. Harsh condemnation. We see and experience this, both from others, and from ourselves. The truth is, some of us are our worst critics. And yet, in Romans 8:1, the Apostle Paul writes, “There is now NOW condemnation…” Incredible! How is this possible? Engage this pa...

Romans: Fighting for Life [Romans for Life: 06]

Romans 7:14-25  // Paul Brandes We fail so much, don’t we? Do you ever feel like giving up? Do you ever feel that you lack what it takes to keep fighting? The Apostle Paul is right there with you. “I don’t get!” he says, “I keep doing what I don’t want to do!”  What is the way out of this trap? Might there be a better way? Might there be… rescue? Join us as we wrap up our journey with the Apostle Paul in Romans 7, where we’ll discover together how vital it is to never, never, neve...

Easter Sunday - Jesus Came Back to Life for Your Life

Matthew 28:1-20  // Paul Brandes Jesus’ resurrection is the most history altering action in the world, and yet it is not merely history. It is not only something that impacted the past. Jesus’ resurrection validates and reveals Jesus’ current authority of the present. So if you’re looking for the leading authority on life, look no further than Jesus, the Son of God.  But what does that mean for my life? For our life? Join us this Easter to explore together what fullness means with...

Romans: No, the Law Did Not Take Your Life [Romans: 05]

Romans 7:7-13 // Paul Brandes One of the ironic dynamics of God’s law is that the more we know, the more we feel and recognize brokenness in our lives. With the grace of the gospel in Jesus, what value does God's law bring? Are we supposed to feel guilt and shame when we hear the law? What is God’s law for anyway if it's not very effective at restraining unrighteousness and injustice? Join us as we continue through the book of Romans where we’ll see the role of God’s law for us to...

Romans: Belonging to Jesus Bears Life [Romans: 04]

Romans 7:1-6 // John Daigle What we belong to gives us an identity, sense of community, and even drastically affects our self-worth. Whether we find our belonging in sports, career, family, romantic relationships, or even religious observance, there are many good things that we are tempted to worship as ultimate things, but each leaves us restless and empty inside. Join us as we continue to see in the book of Romans why our ultimate belonging is to Jesus and how that is such good ...

Romans: Belonging to Jesus Bears Life [Romans: 04]

Romans 7:1-6 // John Daigle What we belong to gives us an identity, sense of community, and even drastically affects our self-worth. Whether we find our belonging in sports, career, family, romantic relationships, or even religious observance, there are many good things that we are tempted to worship as ultimate things, but each leaves us restless and empty inside. Join us as we continue to see in the book of Romans why our ultimate belonging is to Jesus and how that is such good ...

Romans: Eternal Life [Romans: 03]

Romans 6:12-14 // Charles Casco  Life is full of paradoxes that make our life either run or crash, depending on how you look at it. Humans are full of contradictions and God knows it! He has chosen many paradoxes to reveal who he is and to show us what it looks like to follow him. Would you join us as we study one of the biblical paradoxes? Dive deep with us into the paradox of grace SERMON NOTES (YouVersion):https://bible.com/events/49221841 PRAYER REQUESTS: https://ccefc.ccbchur...

Romans: Rescued for New Life [Romans: 01]

Romans 6:1-11 // Jonathan Neef We all love a good rescue story. But what happens after the rescue? Is that the end? Is there any more? Today we are in the book of Romans where the first five chapters have highlighted our need for a rescue. Today, beginning in chapter six, we will see that we were not only rescued from something but that we are rescued for something. Specifically, we have not only been rescued from sin and death but we are rescued for Life. And not just any life but...

But What About Hell? [But What About? 08]

But What About Suffering? [But What About? 07]

Psalm 13:1-6//Taylor Fair “I used to go to church and pray, and then my best friend got sick and died… How can I believe in God when that happened?” My friend told me this in 7th grade, and it would be the first but not last time I would hear what I would later learn that theologians and philosophers call “the problem of evil”. Why does an all good and all powerful God permit evil and suffering? While God does not give us an answer to our “why” question, he does show us “how” to f...

But What About Christianity and Politics? [But What About? 06]

Matthew 22:15-22 // Brooks Nesse How should Christians relate to politics and the government? No doubt you have some negative examples of what Christians should NOT do, but what is the Christian calling in our political environment? Thankfully God’s word and Christians throughout history have wrestled through this very question. Join us as we continue to explore difficult questions aimed at the Christian faith and specifically seek clarity of faithful and fruitful presence in a po...

But What About Christian Sexual Ethics? [But What About? 05]

Matthew 5:27-30; Hebrews 10:22-23 // Bill Gorman If you are not a Christian and the Christian sex ethic has seemed brewsdespairing or if you’re a Christian who is wrestling with how to understand the Christian sex ethic, you’re not alone. What if this disorientation comes from something deeper? Join us as we walk through another frequent question raised in our world where the church can offer hope.  SERMON NOTES (YouVersion):: https://www.bible.com/events/49198314 PRAYER REQUESTS...

But What About Women? (But What About...? 03)

Regardless of your theological position or where you land on gender responsibilities within the home and in the church. Regardless, all of us should seek to avoid the mistreatment of women. All of us should seek to empower, develop, and learn from women and protect them from abuse. And if there are distortions of Christianity that have led to harm, we want to expose them for what they are. Distortions. Here’s what we need to remember: Mistreatment of women is always a distortion of ...

But what about the trustworthiness of the Bible? 02

2 Timothy 3:12-17 // Jonathan Neef This morning, I hope to help you see that the Bible is God’s word to you. That the claims of scripture are bold and beautiful and that we must trust and obey what God says. To do that, we are going to ask and try to answer three questions: What are the Claims of Scripture? How can I Trust Scripture? Why should I Obey Scripture? There is life in these pages because the Bible is the inspired word of God. Sermon Notes: https://bible.com/events/4919...

But What About the Church? [But What About? 01]

Matthew 16: 13-18 // Tom Nelson The church is a messy place with messy broken people. The church is also a healing community for the broken. A faith community where the power of the Gospel transforms lost causes into beloved children of God! Never are we a lost cause, never are we so broken we can not be made whole by Jesus. The church falls short and fails because she faces spiritual warfare. The church lives in the context of an invisible war.  Satan’s greatest fury is directed t...

An Old Way of Entering a New Year

James 4:13-16 // Tim Overby Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49189840   Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2574/responses/new 24.01.05

Joseph [Christmas Through the Eyes of Faith 4]

Matthew 1:18-25 // John Daigle Christmas wasn’t welcome news to even the faithful…at first. Christmas in many ways disrupts our best laid plans. The question is NOT whether Christmas messes with our lives. The question IS how we show up when Christmas comes into our tidy lives.  Join us as we look over the shoulders of someone who experienced the utter disruption of Christmas and still leaned in. Sermon Notes: https://bible.com/events/49180537 Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccb...

Mary [Christmas Through the Eyes of Faith 3]

Luke 1:26-45 // Ben Beasley Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49180503   Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2574/responses/new 23.12.17

God the Father [Christmas Eve]

Luke 2:1-20 // Carolyn Poage The richness of the Christmas story is filled with various characters and developments, but amidst all the different vantage points, one person often is forgotten.  Join us as we look at Christmas through the eyes of someone we can forget daily, especially at Christmas.  Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2574/responses/new 23.12.24

The Harvest [Outreach Partner Sunday]

John Powell Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49177442 Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2574/responses/new

Ruth [Christmas Through the Eyes of Faith 1]

Ruth 1:1-22 // Paul Brandes Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49173783   Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2574/responses/new 23.12.03

The Representative Who Can Rescue [Romans 16]

Romans 5:15-21 // Phil Sale Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49170338   Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2574/responses/new 23.11.26

The Representative Who Wrecked It All [Romans 15]

Romans 5:12-14 // Paul Brandes Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49167267   Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2574/responses/new 23.11.19

The Result of Rescue: Reconciliation [Romans 14]

Romans 5:5-11 // Paul Brandes How do you know if someone loves you?  Difficult but important question, right? To be honest, I’m not sure we can really know if someone loves us until it gets messy. Difficult. Broken. What happens then? Do they keep showing up? Pursuing you? Coming after you? Seeking to make the relationship right? Join us as we continue our journey in the book of Romans, learning this week that God loves us so much that he reconciled us to friendship with himself ...

Result of Rescue: Hope [Romans 13]

Romans 5:1-6 // Carolyn Poage Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49156861   Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2574/responses/new 23.11.05

Rescued By Trusting the Promise [Romans 12]

Romans 4:13-25 // Paul Brandes Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49156856   Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2574/responses/new 23.10.29

Rescued Apart from Earning [Romans 11]

Romans 4:1-25 // Nydiaris Hernandez-Santos Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49153313   Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2574/responses/new 23.10.22

Rescued through Faith [Romans 10]

Romans 3:21-26 // Paul Brandes Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49146490   Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2574/responses/new 23.10.15

Rescued by Grace [Romans 09]

Romans 3:21-26 // Paul Brandes Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49142770   Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2574/responses/new

We Need Rescue From Sin [Romans 08]

Romans 3:1-20 // Johnny Daigle Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49139447   Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2574/responses/new 23.10.01

We Need Rescue From Hypocrisy [Romans 07]

Romans 2:17-29 // Paul Brandes Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49139436   Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2574/responses/new 23.09.24

We Need Rescue From Death [Romans 05]

Romans 1:24-32 // Paul Brandes Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49132476   Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2574/responses/new 23.09.10

We Need Rescue From Religion [Romans 06]

Paul Brandes // Romans 2:1-16 Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49135917   Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2574/responses/new 23.09.17

We Need Rescue From Idolatry [Romans 04]

Romans 1:18-25 // Dakotah Mote Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49128955   Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2574/responses/new 23.09.03

Not Ashamed of the Rescue [Romans 03]

Romans 1:16-17 // John Daigle Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49125557   Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2574/responses/new 23.08.27

The Rescued Family [Romans 02]

Romans 1:8-15 // Paul Brandes Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49122075   Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2574/responses/new 23.08.20

David and The Ark [David 06]

2 Samuel 6 // Dakotah Mote King David is on a quest to become a different King than Saul. David is on a quest to retrieve The Ark and bring to the center of Jerusalem. However, David’s unwavering quest to bring the Ark to Jerusalem comes with profound lessons  So what are the lessons God is trying to teach this new King of Israel, King David? What are the lessons he has to learn? And what do we also need to learn? Join us as we continue to dive into the life of David, as we wrest...

The King Who Rescues [Romans 01]

Romans 1:1-7 // Paul Brandes Whenever we hear a story of rescue something within us is awakened. It moves the depths of our being. Our full bodied response to these stories echoes what the Christian story declares: We all need to be rescued. But by whom? How? In what way? Join us as we begin an extended journey in the book of Romans, where the apostle Paul unpacks the greatest news of rescue this world has ever known: the gospel.  Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/491175...

David and the Census [David 13]

2 Samuel 24 // Paul Brandes Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49115213   Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2574/responses/new 23.08.06