Praise God - we’re in our new facilities!
It seems like just days ago we we’re waiting patiently on everything to come together - and in God’s timing all is now in place (well - not everything - but we are now where we’re supposed to be!). As I stood before our congregation on Sunday morning, I knew in part what Joshua must have been feeling after he and the people crossed over into the Promised Land! But, as I stood before the flock here at CCCV, I clearly heard the Lord telling me that “now the real work begins!” What work you ask? The work of faithfully teaching God’s Word to those whom He chooses to send through our doors each week. The work of faithfully declaring the whole counsel of His Word (Acts 20:27), line-by-line, verse-by-verse, so that His flock at CCCV will be equipped for the work of ministry to which He wants to call each and everyone of them. The scriptures tell us that this is the real work of the Church (see Ephesians 4:11-12), and it’s a work that we here at CCCV have, and will continue, to set our hearts towards accomplishing. Today, Church seems to be about so many things, yet I’m not always so sure that it’s always about what God intends it to be about. I am a simple man, with a simple goal when it comes to Church - to see God’s people established and grounded in His Word. I know that when this goal is attained, God’s people become very healthy spiritually, and they also become very useful to Him in regard to every work He has for them to do. Let’s stay focused on what’s really important!
Why don’t you start your journey toward spiritual health & growth by taking time to listen in to this past Sunday’s teaching from 1 Corinthians? And as always, we welcome you to join us on Sunday mornings at 10:30AM or on Wednesday evenings at 7PM.
Blessings in Jesus!