Christ Church Stories
How to Live a Life That Makes a Difference
What does it really mean to be salt and light in the world today? Discover how fear and fatigue can hold us back, why the people and problems around us matter, and how Christ empowers us to make an eternal difference through everyday faithfulness.
When Faithfulness Comes at a Cost
What should we expect when we choose to follow Jesus? This blog explores Christ's surprising promise to those persecuted for righteousness. Discover why faithfulness sometimes brings opposition, how to respond with joy rather than bitterness, and why the eternal promises of God's kingdom make following Jesus worth the cost.
Peace Is More Than the Absence of Conflict
Peace is more than the absence of conflict. Through Jesus' words in the Beatitudes, Rev. Josh Landen explores the difference between keeping peace and making peace, showing how Christ reconciles us to God and calls us to courageously pursue reconciliation with others, even at personal cost.
Are We Ready for What God Wants to Do Next?
As Pastor Paul Lawler delivers his final sermon as Senior Pastor of Christ Methodist Church, he challenges the congregation to consider what it means to be ready for God's next chapter. Through Jesus' parable of the wineskins, he calls believers to hold fast to the unchanging gospel, remain teachable, and embrace their calling to make disciples.
When You Can’t See the Harvest
What can God do with what you’re willing to place in His hands? Through the widow’s two coins and Paul’s picture of sowing and reaping, we discover that generosity is ultimately an expression of faith—trusting God with what we have even when we cannot yet see the harvest.
What Does Your Heart Want Most?
What does your heart want most? Jesus’ promise that the pure in heart will see God invites us to examine what has captured the center of our lives and discover how Christ cleanses, transforms, and gives us a heart increasingly set on Him.
Why Mercy Doesn't Come Naturally (And How Christ Gives It Anyway)
When Righteousness Changes the World
What if God’s answer to the brokenness we see around us begins with what He wants to do within us? Jesus calls us to hunger and thirst for righteousness, and allows it to reshape our hearts, relationships, work, and communities.
Strength Perfected in Christ
As the Apostle Paul concludes his second letter to the Corinthians, he calls believers to examine their faith, rest in the finished work of Christ, and pursue lives marked by restoration, unity, and peace. Discover how the gospel transforms both our hearts and the life of the church.
Building the Church That Lasts
Every believer is building something. The question isn't whether you're laying bricks; it's whether your life is building a monument to yourself or a cathedral that points others to Jesus Christ.