CCGF - Sermons

Scripture: Romans 10:8-15. This week we begin a new sermon series, "The Inner Workings of Worship". Throughout the course of this series, we will be examining the things that define us as a church. We begin by working our way through the Apostles' Creed, which serves as a distillation of our foundational beliefs.

Ephesians 6:1-4. As we remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms, we also complete our We Are Family series with a message on parenting from Sr. Pastor Jared Ott.

Scripture: Ephesians 5:28-33. As a continuation from last week's message on being married, our pastor of Family Life takes a look at what it takes to stay married. This sermon included a clip from the movie Up.

Scripture: Ephesians 5:22-27. Pastor Jared Ott returns to our We Are Family series to discuss being married and what the bible has to say about how we treat our spouses.

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13. Happy Mother's Day! Join us as we talk about love, as perfectly expressed through God and Moms.

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-21. We continue our tour through the book of Ephesians as Family Life Pastor Jamie Kendrew preaches on the importance of living as children of the light.

Scripture: Ephesians 4:17-29. We continue in our "We Are Family" series as Sr. Pastor Jared Ott elaborates on the thought that we cannot have harmony in our families and church until we have harmony with God in our hearts.

Scripture: Ephesians 4:7-16. We are joined today by the Rev. Dr. Ed Glover of the Urban Impact Foundation as he discusses how we are to grow in our faith in order to fully participate in the family of God.

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-6. Sr. Pastor Jared Ott leads us into the new series "We Are Family" which will look at how we are to respond to what Christ did for us at Easter. We begin by examining the four virtues that help us strive for unity.

Scripture: John 20:11-16, 26-29. We are still celebrating the Resurrection of our savior Jesus Christ as we examine the appearances of the Risen Lord to the disciples.

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10. Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Happy Easter everyone!

It is finished.

Father, into Thy hands, I commit My spirit.

My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?

Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.

Today you will be with Me in Paradise.

I thirst.

Woman, behold your Son! Son, behold, your mother!

Scripture: Mark 15:33-42. On this Palm Sunday, Pastor Jamie Kendrew leads us through the crucifixion narrative as recorded in Mark.

Scripture: Mark 15:1-15. We get closer to the Cross as Pastor John Guest teaches on Jesus' trials before Caiphas and Pilate.

Scripture: Mark 14:66-72. As we continue to look at the final 24 hours of Jesus' earthly existence, we come to Him being denied by the apostle Peter.

Scripture: Mark 14:32-42. Our journey towards the Cross and Resurrection continues as Pastor Jamie Kendrew leads us out of the upper room with the disciples and into the Garden of Gethsemane.

Scripture: Mark 14:17-26. On this the second Sunday of Lent, we begin a new series looking at the final 24 hours of Jesus' ministry before His crucifixion and resurrection. Today the Rev. Dr. Jared Ott discusses the Passover Feast that became The Last Supper.

Scripture: Matthew 10:5-15. The Encounter Missions series comes to a close as the Rev. John Guest preaches on Jesus sending out His disciples to spread the gospel.

The Rev. Dr. Jared Ott begins our Lenten Teaching series on Ash Wednesday with a sermon focusing on the "Belt of Truth", as described in the armor of God passage from the book of Ephesians.

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:7-12. As we continue our series Encounter Missions, Pastor Ed Glover gives us practical steps derived from scripture that we can use to prepare ourselves to carry out our mission.

Scripture: Matthew 9:35-38. Our focus on missions continues as the Rev. Jared Ott describes what to means to fulfill the mission given to us by Jesus to reach and serve the world.

Scripture: Matthew 4:18-25. We begin a new series this week, Encounter Missions, where we will be focussing our call as Christians to go out into the world in the name of Christ, as well as our specific commitment as a church to spread the gospel and serve His people.

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10. Our Choose Life focus continues as Sr. Pastor Jared Ott explains that we are not only created on purpose, but through Christ, we are made to do good works in His name.

Scripture: Psalm 139:13-18. As is our tradition in January, we focus of the sanctity of life in our Choose Life series. To begin, Pastor Jamie Kendrew discusses what it means to be Pro-Life and reminds us that God created each of us with a specific purpose in mind.

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3. On this first Sunday of 2016, we celebrate the Installation of the Rev. Dr. Jared Ott as the next Sr. Pastor and Rector of Christ Church at Grove Farm.

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12. We conclude our Expect the Unexpected series as the Rev, John Guest preaches on visit of the Magi to the Baby King.

Scripture: Luke 2:1-15. It's Christmas Day and the Rev. John Guest is preaching on that classic narrative from the gospel of Luke.

Scripture: Luke 1: 26-38. It's Christmas Eve and we're talking about the opportunity to accept the gift of Jesus!

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38. It's Christmas Eve and the Rev. John Guest is preaching on accepting the gift of Jesus!

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25. On this day we celebrate of Festival of Lessons and Carols and learn of the choice presented to Joseph, as well as the choice presented to each of us.

Scripture: Matthew 1:1-6. As we continue through this Advent season, we examine the genealogy of Jesus and the surprises found therein.

Scripture: Luke 2:1-11. Fresh off the Light the Night presentation, Pastor Ed Glover kicks off our Advent series discussing the shepherds and the need for the gospel.

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:17-21. We bring our Better Way Giving series to a close on this first week of Advent as learn that giving is a two-way street and what we should expect from God when we give.

Scripture: Luke 21:1-4. We celebrate our annual tradition of Ingathering as we study the teaching of the Widow's Mite.

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-9. Our series on a better way to give continues as we look at giving beyond affordability, expectation and need.

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:1-4. Our series focussed on a better way to look at giving continues as we examine the biblical instructions for reliability in our giving.

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15. Our series looking at how we ought to view our giving continues as the Rev. John Guest discusses how our hearts ought to be rooted in joy.

Scripture: Luke 9:39-50. We begin a new series this week, looking at our Christian lives/faith should and do inform and impact our view and practice of giving. We begin by looking at a the ways in which we are motivated, not by compulsion, but rather gratitude when we give.

Scripture: Psalm 139:13-24. Our series "No Escaping God" comes to a close as we are taught about the the mighty power of God, and the power of God working through us.