Gratitude—Our Motivation and Drive for “Operation 500 Plus” on November 17The least valued of all the virtues is one of the most impactful - “Gratitude”!In Luke 17 we find Jesus encountering ten lepers. Jesus heals all ten lepers, then we read these sad words, 17 Jesus asked, “Didn’t I heal ten men? Where are the other nine?Now before we are too harsh on the nine lepers who didn’t return, we recal...  Read More

Our series Caring Enough To Ask has centered on this one primary question….Do we really care for our neighbors, our friends, our family members, acquaintances whom we meet everyday in our community?  Do we care about their current well being and do we ultimately care where they are going to spend eternity? On November 17,  your Campus Pastors of Christ Church will be calling forward 500 Plus perso...  Read More

"So fear the Lord and serve him wholeheartedly. Put away forever the idols your ancestors worshiped when they lived beyond the Euphrates River …But as for me and my family,  we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24: 14-15What is Joshua Sunday?  Two Sundays ago we preached on “Authentic Christianity”.  What does it mean to truly live for Jesus?  For over 25 years the lay leaders of Christ Church and past...  Read More

This is such a powerful statement in Paul’s letter to the Corinthian Church and to Christ Church.  The campus pastors and I can genuinely say that the worshippers of Christ Church have been “…living by God’s power” since our summer season began:Our Ghana Medical Mission Team planted three new churches in Shama, Ghana, giving medical care to 607 people and baptizing 95 persons in three villages. We...  Read More

I love birthday parties! It is a joy to celebrate new life!  Last Sunday hundreds of persons at all of our campuses came forward to receive God’s Word spoken over them:·You are wonderfully made in the image of God.  (Psalm 139)·You are a Royal Priesthood—God’s own possession.  (I Peter 2:9)You are the Light of the World. (Matthew 5:14)So many wept as they received these powerful words which God ha...  Read More

As we enter into May we cannot go further without giving God thanks for the past five weeks of seeing the Holy Spirit move among us at Christ Church.  Easter week we witnessed historical attendance with 6,126 persons worshipping our Lord Jesus Christ and affirming the power of the Resurrection to transform lives!  We celebrated 19 baptisms in the month of April and several persons joining the Chri...  Read More

Recently I cast vision for our Leadership Team at Christ Church. Our key text for our 2024 Leadership Retreat was from Exodus 2:24-25, “God heard their groaning, and he remembered his covenant promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He looked down on the people of Israel and knew it was time to act.”   God heard the cry of the many and took action through One leader! God values the “One”.  In Luke 1...  Read More

When Jesus witnessed the religious leaders allowing scams in the house of God he turned over the tables of the money changers and said, ‘My Temple will be called a house of prayer, but you have turned it into a den of thieves.”   This is why Christ Church has maintained a high commitment to not allow fundraising at any of our campuses.  We believe that it is more vital to teach tithing and give of...  Read More

21 Days of Prayer & Fasting DAY 21 - January 27, 2024ReadPray for the Lord to speak to you through His word and through your prayer time. Begin by reading the One Year Bible reading for today.Exodus 4:1-5:21, Matthew 18:1-20, Psalm 22:19-31, Proverbs 5:15-21One Year Bible ReadingOne Year Bible AudioPrayerPrayers of Petition: Lift up personal prayers.  This can include personal needs, family member...  Read More

21 Days of Prayer & Fasting DAY 20 - January 26, 2024ReadPray for the Lord to speak to you through His word and through your prayer time. Begin by reading the One Year Bible reading for today.Exodus 2:11-3:22, Matthew 17:10-27, Psalm 22:1-18, Proverbs 5:7-14One Year Bible ReadingOne Year Bible AudioPrayerPrayers of Petition: Lift up personal prayers.  This can include personal needs, family member...  Read More

21 Days of Prayer & Fasting DAY 19 - January 25, 2024ReadPray for the Lord to speak to you through His word and through your prayer time. Begin by reading the One Year Bible reading for today.Genesis 50:1-26, Exodus 1:1-2:10, Matthew 16:13-17:9, Psalm 21:1-13, Proverbs 5:1-6One Year Bible ReadingOne Year Bible AudioPrayerPrayers of Petition: Lift up personal prayers.  This can include personal nee...  Read More

21 Days of Prayer & Fasting DAY 18 - January 24, 2024ReadPray for the Lord to speak to you through His word and through your prayer time. Begin by reading the One Year Bible reading for today.Genesis 46:1-47:31, Matthew 15:1-28, Psalm 19:1-14, Proverbs 4:14-19One Year Bible ReadingOne Year Bible AudioPrayerPrayers of Petition: Lift up personal prayers.  This can include personal needs, family memb...  Read More