How does the Tabernacle of the Old Testament become a prophetic picture of God’s final plans of incarnation in the New Testament? In this message Pastor Chris explores John 1 and what it truly means for Jesus to make his ‘Dwelling’ among us.

When Jesus offered an invitation to participate in this way, it wasn’t an invitation for you to believe — it was an invitation for you to follow. It was an invitation to experience him. An invitation to participate. Because Jesus believes that following him will make your life better, and it will make you better at life.And it’s why I think the bes…

The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel (which means "God with us)Av noreply@blogger.com (3Ci)

Join Pastor Adam Cregan as he shares a message entitled "Hope Fullfilled "

This week, College and Justice Resident Faith Anderson teaches about the peace which comes from knowing God and His divine plan for those who love Him. The peace we experience in knowing and being known by God is a part of our inheritance as followers of Jesus.

See, that’s what Christmas is actually all about. At Christmas, we celebrate God becoming one of us to show us the way to the Father. Because we are lost and we don’t know it. We need to know the way. We are wrong, and we don’t know it. We need to know the truth.What moves you from being lost to no longer being lost? What is it that moves you from …

Matthew picks up on a prophecy spoken to the people of God in their darkest hour, that God wants to be with us in the darkest valleys and when we face the highest mountains. And today we are reminded that when it comes to the heart of God for His people, nothing has changed.Av noreply@blogger.com (3Ci)

Join Pastor Bryan as he shares a message entitled "Peace On Earth - Good Will To Men"

In this message Jeff and Grace Cecilia bring a powerful teaching and testimony on the role hope has played in their lives and family. For anyone struggling to hold onto hope this is a message you don’t want to miss.

"Bottom line, relatively speaking … we are blessed, right? We’re … rich even, right? The apostle Paul says, “Command those who are rich (This is a command for those of us who are Jesus followers; command those who are rich) in the things of this life not to be proud, but to place their hope, not in such an uncertain thing as riches, but in God, who…

For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passionsAv noreply@blogger.com (3Ci)

Join Pastor Mike as he shares a message entitled "Stay With Us"

We live in a world steeped in the lure and even mythology of what it means to live as "free people". But what does God teach us about freedom? How do we truly exercise our freedoms and what does it actually mean to be free?

"Money and stuff are needed in this world — they're a required part of our lives. But don't let them become what your life revolves around. Paul warns Timothy in the NT, "The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil.” Don't let your pursuit of money and the stuff it can get you become your first pursuit — your central pursuit.Because money ha…

Everything in the gospel is liveable, and our task is to get it lived. It is not enough that we simply announce the gospel, explain it, or whip up enthusiasm for it. We need to live it.Av noreply@blogger.com (3Ci)

Join Pastor Adam Cregan as he shares a message entitled "On Track"

Daniel Yang is the National Director of Churches of Welcome, which seeks to remind the church of our Biblical mandate to love and welcome immigrants and refugees in our midst. In this message he teaches from Revelation 2, the letter to the Church at Smyrna, and reminds us of the persecuted church across the globe. What can we learn from our brother…

"So, 3 myths, 3 misconceptions, mistakes, and misunderstandings about money that mess us up. Here’s mistake #1: We live as though it’s ours. We’re like, I earned it, it’s mine. And I can do whatever I want with what is mine, right? And we, Jesus' followers, just tweak it a little. As long as I give God his cut, the rest is mine. God gets his 10%, o…

They claim to know God, but by their actions, they deny Him.Av noreply@blogger.com (3Ci)

Join Pastor Bryan as he shares a message entitled "The Secret of Life"

In this week's sermon, we continue our Fall series "The Promise and Problem of More," exploring Solomon's pursuit of satisfaction in riches and possession as captured in Ecclesiastes. Despite the unparalleled accumulation of treasure, Solomon found them empty and unfulfilling, highlighting the vanity of misplaced desires. Here we will contrast this…

Sometimes, persecution is physical. The church’s history is full of stories of men and women who have been imprisoned, beaten, and even killed for their faith. Even now, there are brothers and sisters around the world who still face these dangers. The church has always lived in a world that fights against it, but our mission has never shifted. Our …

An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient. Since an overseer is entrusted with God's work, he must be blameless--not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.…

Join Pastor Lynda as she shares a message entitled "Confessions We Choose"

In a world that is continually pushing us into our polarized groups and encouraging us to view one another with distrust and suspicion, how can we learn to be a people that value first the Imago Dei in every person and refused to dehumanize one another to simply political identities?

So, check your heart. Who are you following? Who do you put your hope in? What team are you on first? Be careful following any person who claims to be a savior, because they can sound like Jesus and they can try to look like Jesus, but that’s one of the ways we accidentally find ourselves on the wrong team. Remember, Jesus is speaking to His discip…

Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God's elect and the knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness-- a faith and knowledge resting on the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time.Av noreply@blogger.com (3Ci)

We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps.Av noreply@blogger.com (3Ci)

Join guest speaker Dr. Dennis Burke as he shares a special message

We live in a world ruled by earthly empires, but King Jesus constantly calls back to our allegiance first to his reign and his Kingdom. In this message Pastor Chris reminds us of how we can center our hearts on the Kingdom of God, while still living faithfully within the empires of this world.

He came to build a different kind of kingdom and thought it was way more important than what we obsess over. " A God in a Bod thinks that there are things more important than healing our bodies, feeding our bellies, and defeating our enemies. What good is all that if your heart is still twisted, broken, and alienated from God?…

Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.Av noreply@blogger.com (3Ci)

In Revelation 7 we get a beautiful prophetic picture of every tribe, tongue and nation gathered around the throne of Jesus bringing their unique gift of worship. We believe that even here on earth we have the opportunity to live into that reality. On Sunday, October 13, to celebrate and close out Hispanic Heritage Month, we had our first Hispanic W…

Join Pastor Adam Cregan as he shares a message entitled "Unshakable Resolve"

In this message we get to hear from Ryan and Jenni Browne. The Brownes have been a key family to GCC since our launch, and just a few years ago launched internationally to serve the nation and people of Ethiopia. What God has continued to teach them about his heart for every person, how to continually prioritize his presence and how God has miracul…

Jesus claims that everything … everything you can think of … every ounce of authority we can find strewn throughout this world … is subject to Him. Jesus says, "ALL authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me." How much is … ALL? And what do we do about it? What’s the appropriate response? What am I supposed to do with that information? W…

He is always wrestling in prayer for you, that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature and fully assured.Av noreply@blogger.com (3Ci)

“I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.Av noreply@blogger.com (3Ci)

So, Jesus looks at these 11 guys and says, “All authority … ALL authority … both in heaven and on earth … all authority has been given to me.” … So … How much is “all”? Seriously, how much is “all”? We use that word so flippantly. Do you think Jesus was using the word flippantly, or do you think he meant it? And if Jesus has “all” authority, how mu…

The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. He will not always accuse nor will he harbour his anger forever; he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west,…

Join Pastor Mike as he shares a message entitled "Resting in our Destiny"

What is success? What is it not? Could it be that feeling or thought of failing, of being a failure, is actually the kindness of God - letting us feel so we know the success we’re seeking is actually a problem wrapped up in ourselves instead of receiving a promise centered on Him? Pastor Holly gives us an honest, challenging, and encouraging messag…

That idea may challenge you. Maybe you've always thought of religion as being restrictive, full of extra rules, tying you down with all these ways you have to live. Maybe you've thought of church as being like that. According to Paul, if you're a follower of Jesus, you should have … more freedom. Paul suggests our freest self is when we live most l…

By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should be careful how he builds. For no-one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. Live and pray in light of eternity.Av noreply@blogger.com (3Ci)

Join Evangelist Mark Davy as he shares a message entitled "Three Things That Will Not Change And Two That Must"

We live in a world that is in many ways defined by power. People of power, structures of power, dynamics of power, acts of power. There are times when power is used for good, but it also doesn’t take us long to point to things we see or experience that represent power not used well. So what about Kingdom power? What is God’s vision of power? We kno…

Our relationship with God is based on our willingness to submit to Him. But our relationship with God is built on the fact that God was willing to submit to us, that God became man, and that He submitted to His creation for our benefit because our needs were more important than His needs. Jesus chose self-imposed limitations. God became man—and liv…

A prayer of blessing over the church.Av noreply@blogger.com (3Ci)

Join Pastor Adam Cregan as he shares a message entitled "Take Up Your Cross"

In this message Pastor Chris explores the Promise and Problem of more Comfort. Throughout the scriptures we read about God’s promise to be our comforter, we know that comfort is something we all crave and seek, but at the same time living lives that are entirely insulated by the pursuit of more comfort can rob us of the beautiful destiny we’re each…