Christ Community Church Ct

If money, sex, power, position, success, fame, and knowledge can't satisfy us alone, what can? What is enough? How do we live a life with meaning, purpose, and value? Hear Solomon's final advice and counsel. (Spoiler alert ... He says we only have to worry about 2 things in life!!!)

Most of Ecclesiastes is telling us how NOT to live. But how should we live under the sun? How do we live in a world that is not our ultimate home? Hear sound advice from the wisest person who ever lived.

Evil and injustice seem to run rampant in our fallen and broken world. We see it in our politics, our economic systems, our workplaces, and our personal relationships. So how do we view and respond to the inequity we see and experience?

Death is the Great Equalizer. Rich or poor, black/white/hispanic/asian, well known or unknown, educated or without that opportunity, we must all face our own mortality and the inevitable end to this brief life.So how do we view both life and death in a way that maximizes the here/now and prepares us for the their/then of eternity?

The 14 pluses and 14 minuses of the "Time Poem" in Ecclesiastes 3 show that we are helpless to effect real change in the world. But the good news is that God is sovereign over every season of life, and His sovereignty is absolute, personal, beautiful, mysterious, immutable, and eternal

How do we view our work and wealth through a biblical lens? How can we honor God with what we do and what we gain through our career and employment?

How much is enough? How much do you need to own? What do you need to drive? Where do you need to live? What do you need to wear ... to satisfy your soul? Can anything this world truly be enough or do we need something more? Relational Discipleship Questions 1 - Why do we look towards outside things to satisfy us on the inside? 2 - What's on our "list"? 3 - How do we turn towards Christ to be our soul satisfaction?

Everyone has a soulthirst. And everyone has tried to quench it with things that only leave us more thirsty. The book of Ecclesiastes is a warning and an invitation to put down the cup that doesn’t satisfy, find the rivers of living water, and never be thirsty again.

How often do we try to solve problems in our own strength only turning to God for help when we fail? God is our fortress and our salvation and His timing is perfect, wait on God.

As followers of Jesus, what role does suffering play in our growth and maturity, and how do we resist our great enemy on that journey to our completion?

What is the God-given role of pastors in the life of the church? What can we expect from them, and how can we support them as they love and lead us?

What is God's design for husbands and wives? How does He want them to function, and what are His expectations for them?

Suffering is an inevitable reality in the life of a Christ-follower. So what does it look like to be prepared to suffer and how should we respond to suffering when it comes? Join us this week to discover the answers to some of the most difficult yet compelling questions in following Jesus.

God has called us to honor those in civic authority and to submit ourselves to our government institutions. So what does that look like and are there limits to our call to obedience? R/D Questions. 1 - How can we honor those in authority? 2 - What does it look like practically to submit to our governing authorities and are there exceptions to our obedience? 3 - How does our civic submission influence our spiritual message?

Peter offers 5 counter-cultural pictures of the church to help us transform our understanding of who we are and how we should act when life is hard. If we let God change how we see ourselves, we will finally become what we are.

“We are not loved because we obey; we obey because we are loved.” What’s the difference between these two attitudes? Do you try to live a holy life so that God would love you or because God has already loved you?

From beginning to end, God is the central player in the story of our redemption. Discover God's role in our past, present, and future and understand more about the living hope He offers us in Christ!

If the Resurrection is true, what does it change? How does it alter the way we view Jesus? How does it shape the way we approach the Bible? How should it change the way we live? What kind of response does it demand?

The people of Jesus' day took the place of God and condemned their only Savior. But the Silent Servant took the place of the people and bought them with His life. Are you willing to be such a silent servant?

Jesus was the Great Servant. Though He was God, He said He didn't come to be served but instead to serve us and to give His life as a ransom many people. So what did it mean for Him to serve us? How did He do it,and how can we imitate His example to love and serve those around us.