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Jesus Divides: The no filter reality of Jesus’ teachings is that the Gospel message will divide people. It divides people in religiously different countries across the globe, and if lived out truly, will divide even in the midst of our quasi-Judeo-Christian culture of the United States. Dying to self and living a life in service […]

Ready Servants: Armageddon. The collapse of America. Jesus’ second coming. A global health crisis. Everywhere, believers and nonbelievers are asking the same question, “Are we coming to the end?” As Christians, we know that Christ is coming again at some point and will make all things new, so at some point there will be an […]

Right Fear, Wrong Fear: What does it mean to fear God? It’s a concept found in both Old and New Testaments and, for us modern day readers of the Bible, it doesn’t quite add up. God is good and merciful and love – so why does Jesus tell us to fear God instead of man? […]

The Spiritual Barrier of Hypocrisy: Hypocrites. Look familiar? This is the Greek word for hypocrisy. Originally it referred to any person wearing a mask, like actors. In 2020 though, it gets personal. It’s not an accidental slip of the tongue or brief moment of frustration; we’re talking about ways we know we are failing…and acting […]

More Dangerous than Demons: The most dangerous place you could be right now is here – at church. How about that for a no filter? It seems harsh, but what CVCYouth Pastor Joe Valenti has prepared for us is a stark reality that even Jesus and the Old Testament prophets preached on multiple times. Israel, […]

Gathering not Scattering: Somebody that you know love and care about cannot see what you see when you look at Jesus. They cannot speak about the goodness of God, about the glory in Christ, about the guidance by the Spirit. They’re spiritually blind. They are spiritually mute. Learn more as Founding Pastor Rick Duncan takes […]

God Answers our Prayers with our Greatest Need: Campus Pastor Josh Stone is celebrating today with some exciting thoughts out of Luke 11. We hear about the Lord’s Prayer frequently and think of things to ask God for (which He loves to provide) but what if we paused and considered the heart behind the One […]

The Greatest Joy is the Ultimate Win: The Greatest Joy is the Ultimate Win: Repent is a really church-y word. We’ve probably heard it used all over the place and often by people whose lives don’t match the kind of love and grace that God has for us, His people. So what does it really […]

A Good Neighbor and Racial Justice: Who is your neighbor? Chances are, when a lawyer in Luke 10 asked Jesus that question, he was not asking for another explanation of what loving his neighbor looked like. He wanted to know who he was obligated to love and who he could ignore. He didn’t want to […]