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Leading when you are young is a strange, intense paradox that I\'m learning about in real time. It is an unsettling and humbling experience to be given the responsibility to lead people who are older and more experienced in life and their Christian walk. It is into this difficult situation that Paul speaks to Titus…
The upcoming 40th anniversary of CVC, combined with a recent need to pass a local fire safety examination, brought about some fascinating discoveries in our building. In many of our third-floor offices, we have deep cubby holes that serve as long-term storage. To prepare for the fire inspection, we had to clear them all out.…
Some of my best childhood memories happened around a big table just off the kitchen in my childhood home in Chattanooga, Tennessee. A sign on a wall said, “Christ is the Head of this home, the unseen Guest at every meal, the silent Listener to every conversation.” I was the youngest of 3 boys. Bill…
In the New Testament, we see several major passages that deal with elder qualifications: Titus 1:5-9; I Timothy 3:1-7; I Peter 5:1-5; Acts 20:17-38; II Timothy 4:1-5; and Hebrews 13:7, 17, 24. Monday: Pray for Their Character Titus 1:5-9; I Timothy 3:1-7 Pray that our elders would be above reproach in their private and public…
Preaching a sermon like I preached on Sunday is never easy. At every service there were many whose eyes were tear-filled for nearly the entire morning. I know that the topic of divorce and the broader topic of marriage strain and struggle cuts deep because the people we marry can provide some of the sweetest…
Hello CVC family,We wanted to make sure you\'re aware that, beginning May 11 and lasting for approximately two months, there will be a temporary traffic pattern change on East Wallings Road. During this time, the stretch of E. Wallings Road between Brecksville Road (SR 21) and I-77 will be one-way only, westbound.We know this will…
Last week my wife and I had the opportunity to celebrate my mom\'s birthday by taking her and my dad to Playhouse Square to see Suffs. Suffs is a musical about the American women\'s suffrage movement and the activists who fought for the right to vote leading up to the 19th Amendment. It was incredible!…
By Pastor Joe Valenti My most recent sermon was about the importance of not only listening to the words of Jesus, but taking action on what he calls us to be and do. One of the ways that we encourage people to do that at our church is to develop a Spiritual Growth Plan. A…
By Pastor Rick Duncan and Pastor Joe Valenti We all need to make changes if we are going to weather the storms and experience more new life in Christ in 2026—stopping some things that limit our life in Christ and starting some things that will enhance the possibility of God making us more vibrant. We…
by Becca Ferguson Romans 5:1-5 tells us, “Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but…
CVC Family, Tomorrow night, we will gather as a church family to pray for healing. For the first time (I think ever), our elders will be following James 5:14–16 in a corporate setting—praying over those who are sick and anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord. Our elders do this regularly for individuals in…
by Becca Ferguson What does it mean to suffer well? As we consider this big question, it is beneficial for us to frame it within the context of other supporting ideas. To understand what it means to suffer well, we must first understand what we mean by suffering and why we suffer. From there, we…
