Christ Community Church Charlottesville Sermons

Are we okay with the mystery of God, the mystery of Christmas, the mystery revealed through Jesus, the mystery that ultimately saves us? Even in mystery, Jesus' life makes sense of our life.

What grows up when God plants disciples? How would we answer that questions corporately, for the church?

What causes a person to take risks and esteem the Lord's call as more valuable than even their own lives? How does one discern the call of God? How does a disciples' adventure differ from basic thrill seeking? Paul's words to the Ephesian elders help answer these questions.

Is your faith dead or alive? What does it take for us to have faith AND deeds? A disciple's faith engages the brokenness of the culture with the gospel, bringing the shalom of God.

Compassion belongs to God. He is the Father of all compassion. So how do we know when the "compassion" we feel is from Him or a only a shadow of the true thing? What does a disciple's compassion look like?

Jesus calls his disciples' relationships to be defined by love. Not simply human love, but love "as I have loved you". The church, as a community of disciples, is known by love. We're to be a feast shared slowly with one another and not fast-food.

There's a difference between worldly generosity and Biblical generosity - the transformative power of the gospel. Through this power, disciples of Jesus are able to live out of this principle: the treasure of the coming age outshines the treasure of the present age.

Our minds are in a battle, being filled daily by falsehood, accusation, distraction. As disciples of Jesus, will we be conformed to the world or transformed by the renewing of our minds? What does it look like to be transformed?

Jesus offers us some priceless lessons about the Heart of a Disciple in the story of the Good Samaritan from Luke 10:25-37. Often we, like the lawyer, priest and Levite, get caught in the trap of valuing knowledge over application. The result? We walk right by those whom God has put before us.