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Pastor Lance explains from Scripture why it is good for us to give thanks, giving 10 reasons for us to praise.For more messages and resources, visit www.ccc-online.org.

A Christian is devoted above all to one person, the Lord, and to one purpose, pleasing Him. Pastor Lance gives 8 principles from Scripture on how we please the Lord.For more messages and resources, visit www.ccc-online.org.

Pastor Lance begins a new series on praise, and he illustrates from Scripture why praise is our ultimate calling and our privilege.For more messages and resources, visit www.ccc-online.org.

A Christian is known not only by what he does, but by what he does not do. Pastor Lance demonstrates from Scripture how a Christian denounces everything the world stands for, which begins in the heart with idolatry: self-worship!For more messages and resources, visit us at www.ccc-online.org.

Pastor Lance concludes the series on 1 Thessalonians with the final exhortations that Paul gives in chapter 5: engage in prayer for one another, ensure affection for one another, enact the reading of God's Word, and enjoy the grace of God!For more messages and resources, visit us at www.ccc-online.org.

What is a Christian? A Christian is someone who is dedicated to living for Christ. Pastor Lance shares from Scripture the dedication of a Christian and gives 6 principles that show I want to live for Christ.For more messages and resources, visit us at www.ccc-online.org.

Pastor Lance challenges us to be discerning, as God's Word commands. We are to examine and test all things and reject all evil; judging is absolutely necessary, and we must begin with ourselves and then discern according to God's righteous standard.For more messages and resources, visit us at www.ccc-online.org.

What is a Christian? Pastor Lance shows from Scripture that a believer is someone who loudly and clearly declares Jesus' identity as God and ministry as the Savior of the world.For more messages and resources, visit www.ccc-online.org.

Pastor Lance continues showing the characteristics of a life of adoration to the Lord from 1 Thessalonians 5; in verse 20, a life that adores does not despise God's Word. A believer desires the things of God, rather than the things of the world, and therefore listens and obeys.Find more messages and resources at www.ccc-online.org.

How does the Bible describe a Christian? Pastor Lance shows us that a Christian is described as being "in Christ" and having Christ in him/her. The significance of a Christian is not primarily "knowing Christ" but being known by Him and made a new creation! Pastor Lance also provides 10 biblical distinctions of those who are a new creation.Go to www.ccc-online.org for more sermons and resources.

Pastor Lance continues in 1 Thessalonians 5, reminding us that those who adore their God are defined not only by what they do, but by what they do not do: quench the Spirit, and despise the teaching of God's Word.Find more messages and resources at www.ccc-online.org.

Pastor Lance explains the definition of a Christian from Philippians 3:3, and gives 8 characteristics of the true believer.Visit us at www.ccc-online.org for more messages and resources.

Pastor Lance expands on thankfulness as part of a believer's adoration to God; he shows from Scripture what a thankful heart reveals, and he provides 8 biblical reasons we can give thanks always!Visit www.ccc-online.org for more sermons and resources.

Pastor Lance talks about the first characteristic of a true Christian: a decision to follow Christ without reservation. Christ always clarified the cost of following Him; have you counted the cost and decided to commit your life to Him and "take up your cross and follow"? (Luke 9:23)

Thankfulness is a central characteristic of the believer; is it evident in your life? Pastor Lance teaches from 1 Thessalonians and other Scripture that a thankful heart reveals my conversion to Christ and my commitment to the will of God.Visit us at www.ccc-online.org to hear more messages and learn more about our ministry.

Pastor Lance introduces his series "What is a Christian?" by challenging each of us to examine ourselves to see if we are in the faith. He references the preaching of Christ, John the Baptist, the apostles and others in Scripture, which tells us that few follow Christ in true faith and will enter heaven. Are you confused, or certain, that you are a Christian?

Pastor Lance finishes expounding Scripture's picture of prayer: the priority and vital practice of a Christian. Are you devoted to prayer, as Scripture repeatedly commands?

Guest Speaker Tom Mason continues to teach on the biblical family in Ephesians 5 and 6. What do the Scriptures say about the family? He emphasizes our duty to be subject to one another in our different roles as believers.Come study God's Word with us! We invite you to connect with us each week. For the full series plus more messages and resources, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ccc-online.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Pastor Lance continues in 1 Thessalonians, with The Model Life. He discusses the Model Life of Adoration this week with his message exhorting us to live a life that adores the Lord through prayer and helps us understand how to do so. Come study God's Word with us! We invite you to connect with us each week. For the full series plus more messages and resources, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ccc-online.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Pastor Lance continues in 1 Thessalonians, The Model Life. He discusses the Model Life of Adoration this week with his message exhorting us to live a life that adores the Lord and helps us understand how to do so.Come study God's Word with us! We invite you to connect with us each week. For the full series plus more messages and resources, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ccc-online.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Guest Speaker Tom Mason teaches on the biblical family in Ephesians 5. What do the Scriptures say about the family? He emphasizes our duty to be subject to one another in our different roles as believers.Come study God's Word with us! We invite you to connect with us each week. For the full series plus more messages and resources, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ccc-online.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Guest Speaker Tom Mason teaches on the biblical family in Ephesians 5. What do the Scriptures say about the family? He emphasizes our duty to be subject to one another in our different roles as believers.Come study God's Word with us! We invite you to connect with us each week. For the full series plus more messages and resources, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ccc-online.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Pastor Lance continues in 1 Thessalonians, The Model Life. He moves on to the Model Life of Adoration this week with his message exhorting us to live a life that adores the Lord and helps us understand how to do so.Come study God's Word with us! We invite you to connect with us each week. For the full series plus more messages and resources, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ccc-online.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Pastor Lance continues in 1 Thessalonians 5, explaining the practical commands that Paul gives the Thessalonian church.For more messages and resources, visit our website at www.ccc-online.org.

Guest Speaker Roger Flores teaches on chapter 6 of Matthew, verses 25 through 34 about Knowing Our God. He explains the Sovereignty of God, the Goodness of God, the Faithfulness of God, and exhorts us in our Response to Seeing God.Come study God's Word with us! We invite you to connect with us each week. For the full series plus more messages and resources, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ccc-online.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Pastor Lance continues our series in 1 Thessalonians, Modeling the Way. He focuses in on the Model Life, particularly the Model Life of Adaptability. As the bride of Christ, we are to be adaptable, not quarrelling amongst one another but being peaceable, so that we may be presented spotless, blameless to the Father in heaven.Come study God's Word with us! We invite you to connect with us each week. For the full series plus more messages and resources, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ccc-online.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Tim Gruchacz continues teaching about worship from God's Word, focusing on corporate worship and music, including the reasons for singing, how the bible says we should sing, and some practical considerations as we use discernment in choosing songs we listen to.Texts: Colossians 3:16-17, John 4:23-24, Deuteronomy 10:12-13

Pastor Lance Sparks reflects on the legacy and impact, both personal and public, of Pastor John MacArthur.

Pastor Lance continues our series in 1 Thessalonians exhorting us to live a Model Life of Alertness. In order to model the kind of life Christ wants us to have, we need to be reminded, responsible, relieved at the hope of His return, and reliable to encourage other believers!Text: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

What is Worship? Tim Gruchacz takes us through selections from both the Old and New Testaments in order to discern and explain what worship is from the Word - not based on man's traditions or thoughts, but dictated by God Himself, regulated by His Word, and revered by His people.

Pastor Lance picks up our series in 1 Thessalonians exhorting us to live a Model Life of Alertness. In order to model the kind of life Christ wants us to have, we need to be reminded, we need to be responsible, we need to be refreshed, and finally we need to be reliable. Come study God's Word with us! We invite you to connect with us each week. For the full series plus more messages and resources, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ccc-online.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Pastor Bruce MacLean brings our summer study in the Psalms to a close for the year with Psalm 116. He goes through the Psalm explaining first the Psalmist's danger, then his deliverer, then his devotion, and finally, his delight.Come study God's Word with us! We invite you to connect with us each week. For the full series plus more messages and resources, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ccc-online.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Pastor Lance shares a special message in honor of Father's Day regarding the Godly Man. He elaborates on the epidemic that has infected every country, culture, community, class, and even churches today. The epidemic where the godly man ceases to be. He exhorts us to ask the question, how does one know they are a godly man? What does a godly man look like?Come study God's Word with us! We invite you to connect with us each week. For the full series plus more messages and resources, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ccc-online.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Pastor Bruce MacLean continues our study in the Psalms with Psalm 102, The Afflicted One's Prayer. He begins explaining the Psalmist's despair, moves to the Psalmist's devotion, and concludes with the Psalmist's dependency as he takes us through this wonderful psalm.Come study God's Word with us! We invite you to connect with us each week. For the full series plus more messages and resources, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ccc-online.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Pastor Lance shares a special message in honor of Father's Day regarding the Godly Man. He elaborates on the epidemic that has infected every country, culture, community, class, and even churches today. The epidemic where the godly man ceases to be. He exhorts us to ask the question, how does one know they are a godly man? What does a godly man look like?Come study God's Word with us! We invite you to connect with us each week. For the full series plus more messages and resources, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ccc-online.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Pastor Bruce MacLean continues our study in the Psalms with Psalm 87, A Psalm of Zion. He begins taking us through this Psalm with the city built by God, he moves to the city being inhabited by His children and closes with the city enjoying His abundant blessings.Come study God's Word with us! We invite you to connect with us each week. For the full series plus more messages and resources, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ccc-online.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Pastor Lance shares a special message in honor of Father's Day regarding the Godly Man. He elaborates on the epidemic that has infected every country, culture, community, class, and even churches today. The epidemic where the godly man ceases to be. He exhorts us to ask the question, how does one know they are a godly man? What does a godly man look like?Come study God's Word with us! We invite you to connect with us each week. For the full series plus more messages and resources, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ccc-online.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Pastor Bruce MacLean continues our summer study in the Psalms with Psalm 86, A Psalm of Grace. He takes us through the Psalm beginning with David's appeal, then his adoration and lastly his adversaries.Come study God's Word with us! We invite you to connect with us each week. For the full series plus more messages and resources, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ccc-online.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Pastor Lance shares a special message in honor of Father's Day regarding the Godly Man. He elaborates on the epidemic that has infected every country, culture, community, class, and even churches today. The epidemic where the godly man ceases to be. He exhorts us to ask the question, how does one know they are a godly man? What does a godly man look like?Come study God's Word with us! We invite you to connect with us each week. For the full series plus more messages and resources, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ccc-online.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Pastor Bruce MacLean continues our study in the book of Psalms with Psalm 79, How Long O Lord. He explains how the Psalm begins with a prayer of lamentation, moves to a prayer of restoration, then to a prayer of glorification, to a prayer of vengeance, and lastly ending in a prayer of adoration.Come study God's Word with us! We invite you to connect with us each week. For the full series plus more messages and resources, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ccc-online.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Pastor Lance continues our study in 1 Thessalonians preaching on The Model Life, Alertness. He takes us through Scripture emphasizing what the day of the Lord will be like; it will be a sure, sovereign, surprising, sudden, slaughtering, saving, sobering, sanctifying, selective, and special event.Come study God's Word with us! We invite you to connect with us each week. For the full series plus more messages and resources, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ccc-online.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Pastor Bruce MacLean takes us through Psalm 65, the Harvest Psalm. He discusses how this Psalm emphasizes God as Savior, God as Creator, and God as Sustainer.Come study God's Word with us! We invite you to connect with us each week. For the full series plus more messages and resources, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ccc-online.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.