Christ Community Sermons

Self-control is.... In the final sermon of the fruit of the Spirit series, Central Care Pastor Megan Clunan teaches on rebelling against an age of indulgence.

The fruit of the Spirit summer study continues with a look at gentleness in an age of outrage with guest teacher Bryan Loritts, teaching pastor at The Summit Church and award-winning author of ten books.

Faithfulness is a fruit of the spirit that stands out in a culture of restlessness. Pastor David Hausknecht looks at 2 Timothy to study this trait in the soldier, the athlete, and the farmer.

Pastor Eric continues the 9-part series, Fruitful People in a Thorny World, looking at what it means to embody goodness in an age of cynicism. What is a good person?

Pastor Jim turns to the story of Ruth and Boaz to study kindness in an age of self-absorption.

Pastor Clayton continues the study of the fruit of the Holy Spirt as rebellion against the status quo. This week's topic: Patience in an Age of Urgency.

The world is angry, anxious, divided, and loud, and it’s easy to get swept up in the chaos. How do we find peace in an age of anxiety?

Pastor Jim continues the look at the fruit of the Spirit as a countercultural way to live as he teaches on joy in an age of discontentment.

The world is angry, anxious, divided, and loud, and it’s easy to get swept up in the chaos. But what if love, joy, and peace aren’t soft virtues—they’re a rebellion against the status quo? These aren’t just nice traits. They’re how we push back against a world gone sideways.

Pastor Clayton turns to Philippians 4 to conclude the "Margin" series by teaching on taking control of what gets your attention and fixing it on genuine and quality things.

Shallow relationships have become our new normal. What if God’s way offers something better? How do we make room for genuine relationships?

Pastor Jim teaches on what the Bible has to say about finding margin in our lives–with respect to our money.

You weren’t made to live maxed out. But packed calendars, shallow relationships, and scattered thoughts have become our new normal. What if God’s way offers something better—space to breathe, give, connect, and think clearly?

If the Christ wasn't raised, none of this matters. If Christ was raised, everything changes!

The cross upends the idea that God only loves those who deserve it, because Jesus died for his enemies.

Pastor Clayton teaches that the cross turns marriage on its head by basing the husband-wife relationship on Jesus' self-giving love for the church.

Pastor Jim teaches on how the cross redefines who we are--not based on what we do but what Christ did.

Pastor Eric teaches how the cross unites people the world says should be enemies.

The cross proves that God is for you--even when suffering suggests he’s not. On the cross, God gave you his very best: Jesus.

Pastor Jim Nicodem teaches on how the cross transforms power into something to be used to serve others, not yourself.

The cross looks foolish to the world, but to those God calls, it is divine wisdom. The cross is either complete nonsense or the key to everything.

For International Impact Weekend, we've prepared a special mini-documentary about Christ Community's ministry partner in Brazil. Take a deep dive into the ministry we are doing there through an amazing story that God has been writing of sharing the Good News with unreached people groups in the Amazon.

Pastor Eric concludes the Kingdom of the Underdogs series by studying 2 Samuel 7. When David wants to do something great for God, God tells David that he intends to do something great for him--a promise that leads to Jesus.

The Kingdom of the Underdogs teaching series continues into the book of 2 Samuel. Pastor Clayton teaches that King Jesus' table is gracious and inclusive by studying the story of King David welcoming Mephibosheth.

Pastor Clayton turns to a curious 1 Samuel story about a battle where half the army was too tired to fight. We'll see that in God's kingdom, victory is shared equally between those those who did the most and those who did the least.

In a live recording of the Bible Savvy Podcast, Pastors Clayton, Courtney, and David discuss a story where David has the chance to kill Saul, who has been hunting him down, but chooses to spare him. Why would David do this? This story will show us how the kingdom comes not by grasping for it, but by trusting God to give it to us.

Pastor Clayton continues the six-week Bible Savvy teaching series by dissecting three paths our culture tells us will lead to success, but in God’s kingdom, they are dead ends.

God sides with underdogs. The books of Samuel open with this prayer: "[The Lord] raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; he seats them with princes." This weekend begins a six-week Bible Savvy study of how this theme runs through 1 & 2 Samuel.

Faith isn't meant to be a lonely, exhausting individual effort. It's meant to be lived in community.

God satisfies the infinite longing of our hearts through the extravagant gift of his Son.

God is a good Father who loves to give to his children when they ask—inviting us to approach him boldly and expectantly in prayer.

Even in the aftermath of devastating loss, God promises to abundantly restore what sin and suffering have stolen.

God faithfully provides for our every need--not from scarcity but from the riches of his glory, so that we can live with contentment.

God’s generosity is on display in the overflowing beauty, order, and abundance of creation—reminding us that the world is a gift from a lavish giver.

How do you respond when a family member or friend is going through doubt or deconstruction of their faith? Pastor Clayton concludes the "Help My Unbelief" series with a teaching on what we do when someone we love walks away.

One of the biggest hurdles for people considering Christianity and one of the biggest catalysts for people leaving Christianity is the historic Christian view of sexuality and gender. Pastor Clayton teaches on this as he continues the "Help My Unbelief" series.

For many people, the thing that pushes them away from Jesus are the people who claim to represent him. Pastor Clayton addresses the question, "Why is the church so messed up?"

The Bible speaks clearly and frequently about judgment for sin, including a final, terrible destination called hell. How could a good, loving God judge people?

Ian Hutchinson is Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In addition to directing a major national fusion research facility, authoring 250 scientific journal articles and two advanced science text books, he also wrote the book, "Can a Scientist Believe in Miracles?”

God’s moral instruction demonstrates his wisdom and justice to the world…but sometimes it sure doesn’t seem like it. Pastor Clayton continues the "Help My Unbelief" teaching series by sharing seven questions to ask when scripture seems morally backward.

Doubt is a normal experience in life, including the life of faith. As the new series begins, Pastor Clayton examines the experience of doubt in general, and in particular the way someone gets to the place where it feels like following Jesus is not working for them, because life has run them over, the simple answers don't work, and the God stuff that seems to work for others isn't working for them.

In the final weekend of the Bible Savvy series, "A Meal with Jesus," Pastor Jim teaches on the Book of Luke's story of Zacchaeus the tax collector. At Jesus' table, hearts are transformed--but this is not just a one-time, past-tense experience. It's also a present-tense experience. Salvation is not just a wedding day, it's also a marriage.

On a live taping of the Bible Savvy Podcast, pastors Courtney, Clayton, and David dig into Luke 10's story of Mary and Martha. At Jesus' table, priorities are reset.

Pastor Eric continues the Meal with Jesus teaching series. At Jesus' table, sinners are known and forgiven.

In this Bible Savvy series, we're looking at five meals and how they pointed to the ultimate feast in the kingdom of God. This week: At Jesus' table, outsiders are welcome.

Jesus spent a lot of time at dinner parties. Why? Because meals are a picture of the kingdom of God. In the first week, Pastor Claytons teaches on an awkward conversation Jesus had at a party to share some surprising principles that will transform our meals forever.

In the final week of the "Deeper" teaching series, Pastor Eric Ferris looks at how going deeper means chasing after God's heart for the world. Our faith deepens most profoundly when we participate in God's mission to reach the lost.

It's week two of the 'Deeper' sermon series. Going deeper means actually becoming like Jesus, not just putting up with the same old problems. It's about putting off the old self and putting on the new.

Our society is drowning in shallow content, short attention spans, and surface-level relationships—and unfortunately, much of our spiritual lives follow the same pattern. What would it look like to be people of genuine depth in a world obsessed with packaging over content?

We’ve spent eight weeks exploring some of the attributes of God. Pastor Eric ends the series by looking at how gracious God is--and how we can truly reflect him.