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Sometimes I interact with people, at CVC and elsewhere, who really want to know what God is calling them to do, in a specific season of life or with the trajectory of their whole lives. They think that God’s call is going to look a certain way, or follow a certain formula, or come with…
Hi CVC family, Last night, a few hundred of us gathered to celebrate 40 years of God\'s faithfulness at CVC and to look ahead to what He has for our next 40. If you couldn\'t be there, I want to catch you up, because what we shared affects every one of us. You can watch…
When people learn that Maryanne and I came to NE Ohio to start CVC they sometimes ask, “How do you feel about what Cuyahoga Valley Church has done and has become?” Well, we are humbled and amazed. We are grateful for what Christ has done for us and through us. We always give God glory…
Revelation 3:10 says, “Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell on the earth.” Some Christians understand this verse as a promise of a pre-tribulation rapture. They believe Jesus is promising to remove…
I want you to hear from someone – an older gentleman, like me – in our church who has accomplished a lot in his life – academically, professionally, and personally. He says that he has long struggled with pride. So, he doesn’t want me to share his name. What I love about his story is…
Simonne and I recently returned from leading a CVC Youth mission trip to Panama City, Panama. We first wanted to thank you all for your prayers and investment in our trip. Our team shared the Gospel in 50 homes to over 80 people and saw 39 of them give their lives to Christ. We also stayed protected and unified…
The unbending faith of the Christians during the first centuries of the church stood out as a shining example to the pagan world. How could anyone stand unflinching in the face of death and claim the crucified Jesus to be God, if the story was a myth? Such absolute trust in an unseen God was…
Few books in the Bible have produced more speculation, more failed predictions, and more strange interpretations than Revelation. Walk into almost any bookstore and you\'ll find shelves of titles claiming to have finally cracked its code — decoding world events, setting dates, or turning John\'s vision into a screenplay for the nightly news. That\'s exactly…
Introduction One of the distinct memories I have as a 12-year-old child was standing in our living room at a large front window at 7707 Cecilia Dr. in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Seeing no cars drive by. Waiting for Mom and Dad to come home. And wondering if the rapture had occurred. Thinking that I had been…
There has been a lot of excitement over the last few weeks at CVC about the fact that in just a few weeks we will begin a sermon series through the entire book of Revelation. We\'re glad — this is one of the most vivid, dramatic, and hope-filled books in Scripture. It\'s also one of…
When Pastor Joe first asked us to offer up a statement of encouragement for CVC, our first instinct was to marvel at the timing. Had we given this statement a year ago, we might have been able to offer better encouragement, from a stronger place both in joy and in faith. Not that our lives…
In wrapping up our message series through the book of Titus, Pastor Joe Valenti said that churches come in many forms throughout the world, but we can broadly categorize them into two general types: Kingdom Consumer churches and Kingdom Catalyst churches. Joe said, \"Some churches exist to hold on to what they’ve built.” That’s the Kingdom Consumer church. He…
