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Join us for CLCC Church online. We are in the third week of our series called "Fresh Start" and will be hearing from Pastor Phil. Join us as we take a deep dive into the book of Ruth!

Join us for Church at Home. We are in the second week of our series called "Fresh Start" and will be hearing from Pastor Troy. Join us as we take a deep dive into the book of Ruth! Fresh Start Sermon: Clarity Ruth 3 Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is to reflect on seeing how God is involved in our everyday lives. This story takes a turn this week in Chapter 3, when Naomi and Ruth decide to do something about their situation, and they need some clarity about their future. They decide to take the opportunity that is available to them. They know that if they don’t do anything, nothing will change.  Ruth and Naomi approach their relative Boaz to see if he would like to be their family redeemer. This is a bold ask, and they are at risk to be rejected. But they need a fresh start, to make a bold ask. They know what direction that they want to head in and are interested to see where they will end up.  Questions for Discussion: 1. Ruth made a very interesting marriage proposal to Boaz. What’s the

Join us for Church at Home. We are beginning a brand new series called "Fresh Start" and will be hearing from Pastor Jim. Join us as we take a deep dive into the book of Ruth! Fresh Start Sermon: New Beginnings Pastor: Jim Lucas Ruth 1:8-22 Sermon Summary: Have you ever noticed that very little gets accomplished on the first attempt? Everything in life that is worthwhile requires new beginnings. Success is often determined by getting up one more time than we fall down. Our new series on the Book of Ruth is about Fresh Starts. Naomi, one of the main characters in the book, certainly needs one. Her life is a mess. She is completely discouraged. She feels totally empty. However, she has a daughter-in-law who demonstrates loving kindness and by the end of the story, Naomi’s life is completely full. How did that happen? Tune in to this new series to find out.

Next Steps Sermon: Through the Kitchen Pastor: Troy Neilsen Acts 9:26-30 Sermon Summary This week we’re diving into the story of Saul, who finds himself back in Jerusalem. We’ll hear how his new friend Barnabas steps into the Kitchen and serves him by helping him become one of the greatest missionaries and evangelists of all time.  Barnabas knew if he stood up for his friend, it might cost him something- maybe his reputation. We’ll find that it would eventually cost him a lot more as once again, the believers had to save Saul's life by getting him out of town. It may have cost them a lot but they also found that by doing so, it was worth it. This weekend, we’ll talk about how to take the Next Step; getting into the Kitchen to serve where it might cost us. Will it be worth it?

Next Steps Sermon: Belonging Pastor: Troy Neilsen Acts 9:19-25 Sermon Summary: This weekend we're celebrating our Fall kick off by looking at the story of Saul after he turned his life over to Jesus. We see that because of that choice, he’s in trouble; his old friends are trying to kill him now that he believes that Jesus is the Messiah. We’ll see how Saul is quickly invited into “the living room” of others to belong. Saul goes from someone who was searching to kill followers of “The Way”, to someone who would be one of the greatest evangelists of all time. However Saul would have never become Paul if it weren’t for the others in his life who welcomed him, encouraged him and gave him a place to belong. Questions for Discussion: 1. How can we take the Next Step and get into the living room where we're not only being supported, but also being a support? 2. How can we find a place where we belong?

Next Steps Sermon: A Porch Experience Pastor: Jim Lucas Acts 9:10-19a Sermon Summary: People make decisions to follow Jesus all the time, all over the world.  Each situation is unique but there are some factors in common.  We see these illustrated in the conversion of Saul; the Lord initiates the connection, faithful believers follow up and welcome the individual into the Kingdom and the community of faith. Those who welcome home the new brother or sister in Christ must exercise faith and boldness.  Question for discussion: Do you know of anyone who is on the porch of the Kingdom?

Next Steps Sermon: Life Interrupted Pastor: Jim Lucas Acts 9:1-6 Sermon Summary: This weekend we start a new series "NEXT STEPS." The Story of the Apostle Paul's conversion plays an important role in the book of Acts.  It is more than an encounter between Saul, the church's greatest antagonist at the time, and Jesus, the risen Lord. Luke wants us to see this story as an example of how the Gospel spreads. Jesus initiates connections with people. He calls us into a personal relationship with him and invites us to take the next step in our transformation. In this new series we will see in Paul's story how Jesus is at work calling and shaping his people.

Stories Around the Campfire Sermon: Learning From Our Mistakes Pastor: Troy Neilsen Luke 22:54-62

Stories Around the Campfire Sermon: God vs. god Pastor: Troy Neilsen 1 Kings 18:20-37

Stories Around the Campfire Sermon: Burning Bush Excuses Pastor: Noah Reed Exodus 3:1-10

Stories Around the Campfire Sermon: Setbacks and Snakebites Pastor: Len DenBraber Acts 28:1-6

Stories Around the Campfire Sermon: Jesus Cooked Breakfast Pastor: Jim Lucas John  21:1-14 Sermon Summary: Everyone messes up! We all have moments when we are less than faithful, less than what we would hope to be.  How does Jesus respond to our failures? We all have experienced bosses or parents who have completely gone off the rails when offended by others.  We have all experienced that kind of poisonous response to failure that leaves us a bit traumatized.  Maybe we think Jesus is like that. He's not! This week's scripture gives us a wonderful and comforting insight into how Jesus responds to our failures.

The Truth About Lies Sermon: A Humble Resistance Pastor: Phil Juthman James 4:1-10

The Truth About Lies Sermon: You Should Make You Happy Pastor: Jim Lucas Proverbs 14:12 Sermon Summary: Come next week and learn about the lies the world tells us, how to avoid them and the consequences of our choices.

The Truth About Lies Sermon: Life's Not Fair Pastor: Troy Neilsen Matthew 25:14-30 Sermon Summary “That’s not fair!” Has been spoken by kids around the world for centuries. Whether it was because someone got a bigger piece of cake or not being able to stay up late at night. Now, many adults around the world are now grown up and “fairness” is something that we might even complain about. "Life should be fair" is something that many of us think should happen, but what does Jesus say about that? Does he make life fair? This week we’ll look at a story where Jesus shows us that life isn’t fair and never was intended to be. What he talks about is what we should do when we see that life isn’t fair.

The Truth About Lies Sermon: The Devil Made Me Do It Pastor: Phil Juthman John 8:44 Sermon Summary BIG IDEA: The root of Satan’s deception lies in leading us to consider our own will before God’s will. When we take the driver’s seat in deciding what is right and wrong we push God away from us and set ourselves up as god and experience the shame and hurt of sin. In contrast, by submitting to God we discover great freedom, beauty and life. It can be a tricky thing to figure out why we do the things we do. We have an incredible capacity for goodness and love, but also great ability to hurt and hate. Lying in the center of this is the scheme of the Devil, who uses lies to lure us away from God’s good order back into chaos. Satan leads this rebellion by tempting us to put what we want before what God wants, separating us from Him. By examining Genesis 1-3 we discover that God’s boundaries are good for us because they keep us in His presence. We can guard ourselves against the lies of Satan through the journey of s

The Truth About Lies Sermon: The World, The Flesh, and The Devil Pastor: Jim Lucas Ephesians 6:11-12 Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is that we are in a battle over truth. We must be more aware that we fight this battle on three fronts: the world, the flesh and the devil. We are beginning a new series this week. We are indebted to John Mark Comer’s excellent book, "Live no Lies" for stimulating some of our thinking, reading and praying on this topic. There is no doubt that the people of God are in a battle to remain faithful and keep following Jesus. We fight this battle on three fronts, what we sometimes refer to as the unholy trinity: the world, the flesh and the devil. By the world we mean the ways of the world or society that move contrary to the ways of Jesus. By the flesh we refer to the disordered desires of our minds and bodies that lead to destructive behavior and thinking. By the devil we mean the enemy of our souls that Jesus warned us about so often in the Gospels. This week we learn tha

How Does God Grow Your Faith? Sermon: When Jesus Brings Friends Into Our Lives Pastor: Jim Lucas Romans 16:1-16 Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is that friendship is a huge factor in growing our faith. Even the Apostle Paul, the gifted author and orator, encircled himself with good friendships. One of the remarkable things about our text this week is that the Apostle Paul has never visited the church in Rome, yet he has so many good friends there. This tells us not only that Paul was not a lone ranger kind of Christian, he worked well with others. It also tells us that in the 1st Century people were pretty mobile in that Paul has encountered these folks in places other than their home town. Keep in mind that Claudius expelled Jews from Rome around 41-52 AD (Acts 18:2). Most of the people Paul addresses are slaves or freemen and freewomen who had bought themselves out of slavery. But while they were slaves they were also important people. Slaves in the 1st Century were often highly educated and carri

How Does God Grow Your Faith? Sermon: When Life Gets Interrupted Pastor: Troy Neilsen Acts 16:6-10

How Does God Grow Your Faith? Sermon: When We Serve 1 Peter 4:10-11 Pastor Jim Lucas Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is that our faith grows when we serve one another. Serving others is the way that God’s gifts are distributed to the world. In this series we are discovering how the Lord grows our faith. This week we will be exploring the idea that when we use our gifts to serve others we are administering his grace. That’s right, in other words, whatever the Lord has given to us in terms of ability or talent or insight, when we use those gifts, we are allowing his grace to flow through us. The Apostle Paul even considered financial gifts to the church of Jerusalem a grace (2 Cor. 9:6-11). We are administrators of God’s grace to those around us. We need to take this responsibility seriously as Jesus taught us in the parable of the talents (Matt. 25). As God’s grace flows though us to others a number of things happen. We experience abundance because God always makes sure we are full so that our fullne