Praying for the Lost

What does it mean to be lost? Typically, we think of ‘lost’ in a directional sense. We get lost in Uptown trying to find a new restaurant. We become lost in the grocery store aisles searching for an ingredient in a new recipe. This type of lostness is benign and gives a personal hope of finding our own solution to …

Digging Deep: How to Study Your Bible

In my last blog post, I talked about quiet time and why it’s important to spend time with God on a daily basis. In that post I mentioned the study method which involved “Observation, Interpretation, Application.” This is a method that was taught to me by one of my Bible teachers this past year. I explained it with little detail …

How to Spend Time with God

The following is by Meghan O’Brien, a summer intern at Christ Community The Right Perspective Before I begin giving ideas about how to have an effective quiet time or how to intentionally spend time with the Lord, I think it is really important to make sure you know how significant the Bible is. I have noticed in my own life …

This Week at Christ Community: 5-24-2018

Memorial DayAs a son of a Vietnam Veteran, I am incredibly grateful for the men and women who have died faithfully defending the freedom we have in the United States of America. Many have fought and died to protect our rights as Americans, and on this weekend, we have the privilege of honoring these heroes.Even today, there are many who …

This Week at Christ Community – 5.17.2018

Summer Giving ChallengeSummer is coming, and we cannot wait to see everything God has in store for Christ Community Church! While some people throttle back during the summer, we mash the gas! To help keep our church engaged financially, we’re encouraging you to join our annual summer giving challenge from May 27 – September 2. This year, we’re calling it …

Introducing our Resident & Interns

Missional MultiplicationAt Christ Community, one of our core values is Missional Multiplication. When we use that term, part of what we mean is that we want to raise up, train, and send out leaders to multiply our impact. To that end, we regularly invite young people who are passionate about the mission of God to join our team for a …

An Important Announcement

Dear Christ Community Church Family,Recently I announced our partnership with Dr. Rob Wilton to plant Vintage Church in beautiful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For the last year, we’ve prayed for God to raise up a man who would have a passion to reach people in the city of Pittsburgh with the gospel of Jesus Christ. I assumed my prayer was answered when …

Holy Week 2018: Resurrection Sunday

Each day from Palm Sunday until Easter, we’ll publish a short devotional to help prepare your heart for Resurrection Sunday. For each devotional, we recommend opening with a short prayer for illumination, reading the text for the day, spending a few moments meditating on it, reading the devotional, and then closing with a prayer. Read John 20:1-23 He is risen! …

Holy Week 2018: Saturday

Each day from Palm Sunday until Easter, we’ll publish a short devotional to help prepare your heart for Resurrection Sunday. For each devotional, we recommend opening with a short prayer for illumination, reading the text for the day, spending a few moments meditating on it, reading the devotional, and then closing with a prayer. Read Matthew 27:62-66 Silence. That’s what Jesus’ …