We are so blessed to have volunteers and staff who are willing to go the second mile so we can all experience worship in person and online during severe weather. Just this week two of our campus pastors were shoveling snow at the Fairgrove Campus with another staff member for a funeral and along came a couple who was willing to plow the parking lot so we could park cars for the funeral! Wow, that ...  Read More

In our One Year Bible reading this week we are in Matthew’s Gospel where Jesus sends out the twelve disciples with Great Expectations, “5 Jesus sent out the twelve apostles with these instructions… 7 Go and announce to them that the Kingdom of Heaven is near.  Heal the sick, raise the dead, cure those with leprosy, and cast out demons. Give as freely as you have received!”  WOW! Did you and I read...  Read More

“The people who walk in darknesswill see a great light.For those who live in a land of deep darkness,a light will shine.” Isaiah 9:2One of the joys of Christmas is having the entire body of Christ worshippers gather to celebrate the birth of Jesus.  This verse from Isaiah is one among many which we will read to hear the powerful story of a Messiah who has come to bring light into our dark world. A...  Read More

One of the most puzzling things I read as a new Christian were Jesus’ words, “Do you think I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I’ve come to divide people against each other.” Luke 12:51 Wow, I thought Isaiah had prophesied that the messiah would be a “Wonderful counselor, mighty God…prince of peace”?  Why would Jesus say such a thing?  Like all of scripture we must seek to understand it i...  Read More

From the Pastor's Heart:The Government May be Shut Down but the Church is Open!Vision 2:28 is all about helping unchurched people find their way back to God. This Sunday we can all be even more tangible by bringing non-perishable foods to help feed our neighbors who are suffering due to the US Government Shutdown. The list of food is available below from our strategic partners. You can also click ...  Read More

From the Pastor’s Heart: God’s Dream for Christ ChurchVision 2:28 is about God’s Dream for our Christ Church family, community and for the world… “Then, after doing all those things, I will pour out my Spirit upon all people.Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams, and your young men will see visions. Joel 2:28So Vision 2:28 has a powerful double meaning as this ver...  Read More

Life change is happening all around us at Christ Church! Julie and I dreamed as a young couple about being a part of a healthy New Testament Church that cared passionately about reaching those who have yet to belong to Christ. Our students just got back from Fusion Weekend with over 90 students attending and over 26 decisions for Jesus Christ!  On September 28,  Mt. View had 12 baptisms and over 1...  Read More

Our One Year Bible Reading speaks directly to our CC Mission this August: “And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable… 9 Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good. 10 Love each other with genuine...  Read More

Dear Christ Church family, If there is any week of the year that the doors of the church should be wide open it should be Holy Week. Don't Miss the Journey this week as each worship service will build on the next to prepare us for the joy and wonder of Easter Sunday! Here is the schedule for all campuses: Maundy Thursday: We will experience the Seder Meal at our Mt. View and Statesville campuses a...  Read More

From The Pastor’s Heart:  The Greatest, and the Most Broken Commandment  “I am the Lord your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of your slavery. “You must not have any other god but me.” Deuteronomy 5: 6-7This is the foundation of all the Ten Commandments and the “Greatest Commandment” which Jesus declares in Matthew 22: 37-38.  This is also the most broken commandment not only...  Read More

A Wesleyan Understanding of Fasting and Prayer John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, preached and printed a sermon based upon Matthew’s account of Jesus’ teaching on fasting and prayer. The Sermon is Sermon XXVII Upon Our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount.  The scripture is Matthew 6: 16-18.  The essence of the sermon is not to make too much of fasting nor should it be ignored.   Fasting can be a means ...  Read More

Jesus said, “Anyone who does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.” Mark 3: 35 There are so many exciting studies and events being offered at Christ Church to encourage us to “do God’s will” so we may indeed be called a sister or brother of Jesus Christ and God’s family.Friday, February 21 at 6:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery 20th Celebration at the Mt. View CampusSaturday, March 1 at 9 a.m. ...  Read More