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by Lead Pastor Chad Allen How can we practically take steps to worship fully at Christmas?  Here are a few ideas for you.  Make sure you are in the Bible each day focusing on God’s word. Check out our Advent Conspiracy resources for a Scripture reading plan, Memory Verses, weekly devotions, and an activity calendar.…

by CVC Founding Pastor, Rick Duncan The late Charles Shultz, in his Peanuts comic script, created a character, Linus, who is known for always carrying his security blanket. In spite of the grief he gets from his sister, Lucy, he takes great comfort from his blanket. Most of us have our own versions of security…

Several years ago, disagreements about the appropriateness of Christians in using prescription medications to deal with mental health issues threatened to disrupt the unity of our church. Some believers think that Christians who take medications are not trusting in the sufficiency of Christ for their healing. Followers of Jesus who take medications can feel unwelcomed…

by CVC Founding Pastor, Rick Duncan Fear not… though the mountains be moved One of the most familiar passages in all of Scripture about overcoming our fear in life is found in Psalm 46. “God is our refuge and strength, a very present[b] help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be…

by Founding Pastor, Rick Duncan \"Fear not!\" \"Do not fear!\" \"Don\'t be afraid!\" You may have heard that \"fear not\" occurs 365 times in the Bible - one for each day of the year. But that\'s just not true. In the New American Standard Bible \"fear not\" occurs 4 times, \"do not fear\" occurs 57…

by CVC Founding Pastor, Rick Duncan A way to remind yourself to fear not... It’s tempting, isn’t it, to take our cues from the news.  These days, the news feeds fear. What we hear from the media is more and more bad news about job losses, cuts in pay, stock market downturns. Sadly, God\'s people…

“And Moses said to the people, ‘Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will work for you today... The LORD will fight for you, and you have only to be silent’” (Exodus 14:13a, 14a). The people of God had seen God perform 10 amazing miracles to deliver them from…

by CVC Founding Pastor, Rick Duncan In this past week’s message, Pastor Chad challenged us to not only hear what Jesus says, but to actually do what Jesus says. The one who hears and does not obey is building his house in a wadi. When the floods – trials and troubles in life – come,…

This past Sunday, Pastor Chad asked us to consider several questions to determine whether or not we love money.  Take some time to reflect, talk to God, and consider if this is an area where you need to surrender to the Lord in a greater way. Some personal reflection/assessment questions: Do I have a hard…

by Founding Pastor Rick Duncan As we have been studying the parables of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke this summer, it’s been eye-opening to me in a new and fresh way that these parables were Jesus’ way of confronting the self-assured, self-righteous, holier-than-thou Pharisees. These stories of Jesus in the book of Luke were…

By Founding Pastor Rick Duncan Today, I did a quick read through the Gospel of Luke and noted that many, many verses deal with the topics of money, possessions, and wealth. Over and over, this Gospel challenges the wealthy to invest in eternal riches. And Luke encourages the poor to anticipate comforts and reward in…

by Kevin Lorow, Cuyahoga Valley Church Worship Arts Assistant “He is faithful. He is glorious. He is Jesus and all my hope is in Him. He is freedom. He is healing right now. He is hope and joy, love and peace and life!” May we return to simply remembering the Lord’s faithfulness. We have failed…