Christ's Community Church Podcasts

In this sermon we continue looking at The Book of Ruth and we see what it means to have integrity in the face of temptation.Christ's Community Church exists to help people grow in the likeness of Jesus so that they can show his love to the world. Want to know more? Check us out at ccchayward.com!

In this sermon we take a deeper look at Ruth chapter two and how God uses people in our lives to show us his hesed love.Christ's Community Church exists to help people grow in the likeness of Jesus so that they can go out and show his love to the world. Want to know more? Check us out at CCCHayward.com!

In this sermon, Pastor Linda breaks down the first chapter in the Book of Ruth.Christ's Community Church exists to help people grow in the likeness of Jesus so that they can go out and show his love to the world. Want to know more? Check us out at ccchayward.com!

It's true, he does. But, just like any good parent, God's highest priority for you is not your happiness. So what does God want from you? Tune in to find out! Christ's Community Church exists to help people grow in the likeness of Jesus so that they can go out and show his love to the world. Want to know more? Check us out at CCCHayward.com

Our culture certainly says I am. I can do anything I put my mind to. I am enough. But why don't I feel like I'm enough? Christ's Community Church exists to help people grow in the likeness of Jesus so they can go out and show his love to the world. Want to know more? Check us out at ccchayward.com!

Jesus did say "love your neighbor AS yourself." The thing is, Jesus didn't say this as a way of encouraging us to love ourselves - he said this with the assumption that we already do. Christ's Community Church exists to help people grow in the likeness of Jesus so they can go out and show his love to the world. Want to know more? Check us out at ccchayward.com

Most of us live our lives based on a group of beliefs that we hold true. We often hear it said, "Life you truth!" or "Own your truth!" or "Your truth is your power!" But what if our truth is a trap? Is there a better Truth to follow? Christ's Community Church exists to help people grow in the likeness of Jesus so that they can go out and show his love to the world. Want to know more? Check us out at CCCHayward.com!

This week we heard the word from our guest pastor, Nicholas Blystra from Fairfield CRC. Christ's Community Church exists to help people grow in the likeness of Jesus so they can go out and show his love to the world. Want to know more? Check us out at CCCHayward.com

Christ's Community Church exists to help people grow in the likeness of Christ so that they can go out and show his love to the world. Want to know more? Check us out at ccchayward.com

Matthew begins his gospel by laying out Jesus' family tree. What's interesting about this family tree, especially for that time, is that he includes 5 women. What even more interesting is that these women aren't the type of women you'd expect to see in Jesus' lineage - their lives were filled with scandal and most of them weren't even Jewish! Through these women we see how inclusive the family of God should be. We continue our series by looking at the third woman in the genealogy, Ruth, and how God welcomes the broken into his family. Christ's Community Church exists to help people grow in the likeness of Jesus so they can go out and show his love to the world. Want to know more? Check us out at ccchayward.com!

Matthew begins his gospel by laying out Jesus' family tree. What's interesting about this family tree, especially for that time, is that he includes 5 women. What even more interesting is that these women aren't the type of women you'd expect to see in Jesus' lineage - their lives were filled with scandal and most of them weren't even Jewish! Through these women we see how inclusive the family of God should be. We continue our series by looking at the second woman in the genealogy - Rahab. Christ's Community Church exists to help people grow in the likeness of Jesus so they can go out and show his love to the world. Want to know more? Check us out at ccchayward.com!

Matthew begins his gospel by laying out Jesus' family tree. What's interesting about this family tree, especially for that time, is that he includes 5 women. What even more interesting is that these women aren't the type of women you'd expect to see in Jesus' lineage - their lives were filled with scandal and most of them weren't even Jewish! Through these women we see how inclusive the family of God should be. We begin our series by looking at the first woman in the genealogy - Tamar. Christ's Community Church exists to help people grow in the likeness of Jesus so they can go out and show his love to the world. Want to know more? Chck us out at ccchayward.com!

In this season of Thanksgiving it's right to give thanks to God for what we have been blessed with. One of the best ways to show gratitude and to fight the disease of greed is through generosity. Christ's Community Church exists to help people grow in the likeness of Jesus so that they can go out and show his love to the world. Want to know more? Check us out at ccchayward.com!

When we find ourselves lost in the fog of hardship in life we need the Church to remind us that "Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth." Christ's Community Church exists to help people grow in the likeness of Jesus so that they can go out and show his love to the world. Want to know more? Check us out at ccchayward.com!

The culture we live in is so preoccupied with winning. Is that how we, as Christians, should be living our lives - or is there another way? Christ's Community Church exists to help people grow in the likeness of Jesus so that they can show his love to the world. Want to know more? Check us out at ccchayward.com

The culture we live in is so preoccupied with winning. Is that how we, as Christians, should be living our lives - or is there another way? Christ's Community Church exists to help people grow in the likeness of Jesus so that they can show his love to the world. Want to know more? Check us out at ccchayward.com

Love isn't just something you have in your heart. It isn't just some feeling that arises when you see someone (or something) you desire. Love is a verb. It requires action. What actions? I'm glad you asked... Christ's Community Church exists to help people grow in Christ's likeness so that they can go out and show His love to the world. Want to know more? Check us out at ccchayward.com

Paul, in his letter to the Corinthian church, gives us the most comprehensive definition of love in all of scripture. The interesting thing is that, in doing so, he lists 2 examples of what love is and focuses far more on what love isn't. Christ's Community Church exists to help people grow in Christ's likeness so that they can go out and show His love to the world. Want to know more? Check us out at ccchayward.com

In his description of love, Paul uses 8 words to describe what love isn't - he only uses 2 words to describe what it is: Patient and kind. Christ's Community Church exists to help people grow in the likeness of Jesus so that they can go out and show his love to the world. Want to know more? Check us out at ccchayward.com

There are many words for love in the Greek language. The most powerful is the word "agape." This is the word that is most often used when describing the love that God has for us. This is also the type of love we are called to have for each other. So what does this mean? First and foremost, it means choosing to love all those around us, including the ones that we maybe don't like all that much. Christ's Community Church exists to help people grow in the likeness of Jesus so that they can go out and show his love to the world. Want to know more? Check us out at ccchayward.com