Sow sparingly, reap sparingly. Sow generously, reap generously!

God asks us to live generously out of the abundance He provides, and He knows generous living brings us freedom. It can be scary to live generously because the scarcity lie tells us there isn't enough, but that is a lie.

God invites us out of the scarcity of of this world and into his abundance as we trust him by obeying him.

We are often tempted to see abundance as a zero-sum game where abudance means having more than someone else. In Christ we can experience God as the source abundance, and we experience abundance as the more-than-enough that allows us to bless others.

Easter is God's gift to a world trapped in scarcity, inviting us into His abundance.

HE is Risen Indeed! When we feel we are not enough, we can remember that Jesus is enough and He is risen!

Serving is the (counterintuitive) path to blessing because it forms us in ways that nothing else can to become the people God created us to be.

As Christ followers Christians are called to follow the example of Jesus. One of the most challenging and rewarding things we should to is to serve others.

There are times when Jesus asks us to go. In those times He goes before us and asks us to remember the way He has shown up in our lives in the past.

In hurried and harried times like the ones we live in, where time is a precious commodity, lingering may not be something we often think about, let alone do with any degree of intentionality, but today might be a good day to revisit and reconsider that.

Listening in as Jesus prays, just hours before his death. For whom does Jesus pray? And what does he pray for them?

A right relationship with the world makes us more resilient: set apart for the sake of being sent back for the sake of blessing.

We often think of a person's final hours as some of the most important in their life. Jesus' final hours comprise nearly a third of the gospels and in those hours Jesus called his disciples to trust and believe in Him.

Belief is important. Belief that Jesus is the Word, the Light, the Son of God, Christ, Lamb of God, King of Israel, and Son of Man.

Jesus' good news is too good to keep to ourselves. We are called to Share the good news of the Gospel, and that can change our world.

Come and see! Here's what he's done for me!

Our call to change our world is a call to care for one another. We are all part of God's creation and He commands us to be our brother's keeper.

In order to change our world we need to be people of God who replace lies with truth and who work to replace exploitation with blessing.

God has positioned us to release his Kingdom come and his will being done and many times what it takes is simple faithful actions.

Jesus wants us to be part of His plan to change the world. Part of our part in His beautiful plan is to serve God and others.

God uses us to change our world, and when we commit to excellence rooted in God, we will produce good fruit that can change our world.

Integrity (a life of fully integrated life of faith, hope, love, especially in our character but also our actions and our witness) + Excellence in our work = a life that honors God and opens the door for his kingdom to come.

God allows us to be part of His plan to change the world, but that change has to start with our identity. Our identity in Christ is where everything begins.

Changing your world through your character! What if you are the answer to your prayers to bring needed change to your world?

It's Chatham Community Church's 19th anniversary! Pastor Jaime explores the feeding of the 5,000, and looks at how CCC is hoping to become a force multiplier for God's kingdom.

Three Year Vision Rollout! We are created for and called into community with Jesus at the center of it all.

God does some of his best work in the “valleys of the ordinary.” As you go about your regular rounds, be willing to find whomever God wants you to find. Be alert!

Nothing changes the atmosphere quite like a miracle, but God seldom does miracles alone—He loves to partner with His children to do what man alone cannot do.

Sometimes we need God to change the atmosphere around us by opening our eyes to see how He is working in and through and around our lives.

We are made in God’s image to release something of God’s goodness/character/grace/mercy/wisdom/power/love on earth, to replace dysfunction with blessing, in order to change the atmosphere.

In a world defined by scarcity, Jesus followers are called to change the scarcity mentality atmosphere by drawing on the abundance of God through prayer: for ourselves and through ongoing prayer for others.

Prayer is one of the most powerful tools God gives his people for affecting change, but sometimes brayer takes time. To change the atmosphere, we have to pray consistently for the long haul.

We are the most alive, most ourselves, the most like the God who created us and the most like who God created us to be when we draw on his power, his grace, his forgiveness, and allow God’s blessing to flow through us, even to those who curse us In order that we might change the atmosphere.

God is in the business of blessing and He wants to use His people to bless those around them.

We are made in God’s image to release something of God’s goodness on earth, to replace dysfunction with blessing , order, wisdom, peace , in order to change the atmosphere.

We have access to spiritual resources that can Change the Atmosphere, in a variety of situations, whether the cause is spiritual or not; God has given us access to spiritual resources to address spiritual causes.

Through the lens of Romans, we were assured that there is no condemnation for those in Christ, freeing us from the law of sin and death.

Christmas brings us a sense of Wonder at Christ, but our wonder shouldn't go back into the box along with our Christmas decorations. We can keep our wonder out throughout the year by keeping our attention on the Uncontainable Christ.

God has seen all and forgives us.

In Jesus, God has spoken an awe-inspiring word of committed love for us.

What if you were grateful instead of anxious? What if you were curious about life and people and world around you instead of anxious? What if your life was more marked by wonder, amazement, joy, rather than anxiety?

We all have needs and wants, and all those wants point to a much deeper longing that only Christ can fulfill. Christmas is a great time to introduce people to the one who can fulfill the Desire of Every Longing Heart.

How does what you’re most drawn to doing show you what you’re most longing for?

Do you have any part of your life, any area of your life where you need Good news, Great Joy, or a Savior to go to work to do what only he can do?

God loves to use unexpected people to share His good news. This Christmas season is a great time ti share the Good New with the people you love.

In the first week of the "Songs of the Soul" series, the sermon explores the profound impact of Christmas carols, particularly focusing on "O Come, O Come, Immanuel." These songs have resonated with believers for centuries, expressing deep spiritual truths and longings. The sermon reflects on the story of Joseph and Mary, highlighting Joseph's grac…

Even in the midst or trying times we can remember Immanuel, God with Us, came to save us, His people.

So we long for people around us to move from all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God - > The Lord richly blesses all who call on his name.

Kingdom people are called to communicate the kingdom to the world. This is a big calling, but it starts with our everyday conversations.

- WHO is God? “God is love.” - WHAT does God do? “He sent his...only Son into the world that we might live through him.” - HOW does God love us? “his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins."