Read Colossians 3:12-17"If sincerity is the sincerest form of flattery, representation is perhaps the greatest form of gratitude."  In light of Colossians 3:12-17, do you agree or disagree with this statement?  How has the text informed your answer?How do verses 12 and 17 form a parenthesis around the passage?What characteristics are identified as proof of representation in the life of a Christian...  Read More

Colossians 3:12-1712 Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. 13 Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. 14 Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony...  Read More

As we approach Thanksgiving, we are excited to do what we do every year: our annual Thanksgiving Offering and Food Drop! Will you partner with us again to express your thankfulness to the Lord by blessing others in the Tri-State? God has blessed most of us here at CFC with a home, plenty to eat, clean water, and many other things, but there are many in the world, and even here in the Evansville ar...  Read More

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As a divine attribute, goodness first describes God's essential character. It means that God is not evil. James 1:13 tells us that nothing about evil is in any way tempting to God. Anything that proceeds from God, therefore, is good and for our good.Psalm 107:1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good!His faithful love endures forever.James 1:17Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to u...  Read More

It's back! Thank you, CFC, for your participation in Operation Christmas Child over the last several years. We’re ready and excited to see God work through you as we do this again! Last year, God used His people as OCC collected 11,330,126 shoebox gifts (10,051,570 in the U.S.) from more than 84,000 churches – including CFC. That’s the most that has ever been packed and donated nationwide!  If you...  Read More

Read the text of Psalm 40.Bonus: Listen to the old "U2" song 40, this Psalm put to music. Why do you think the refrain is made up of the line, "How long to sing this song?"1.   What happened to the Psalmist when he waited upon God?Vs. 1:Vs. 2:Vs. 3:Do you ever treat God's delays in help or answering as His denial of help or request? How does this Psalm help you address that?  What does this Psalm ...  Read More

Waiting on God's _________________ is ACTIVE  not PASSIVE.Psalm 40:1-31 I waited patiently for the LORD to help me,   and he turned to me and heard my cry.2 He lifted me out of the pit of despair,   out of the mud and the mire.He set my feet on solid ground   and steadied me as I walked along.3 He has given me a new song to sing,   a hymn of praise to our God.Many will see what he has done and be ...  Read More

Last week, we had the opportunity to gather for an All-Church Worship Night in the Chapel. It was a wonderful time of extended singing, scripture reading, and communion. Those who were in attendance said it was refreshing, uplifting, and beautiful. If you were able to attend, we hope you were blessed by it as well. If you weren’t able to make it, know that we will do another one soon! But we don’t...  Read More

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Read Luke 15:11-32What do you observe in 15:25 that describes the immediate context of the older brother with the rest of the characters in the parable?Can you find common ground with the older brother's posture?Can you think of a particular time you were like the older brother? Why does that memory stay with you? Why did you feel/respond that way?"Last week we saw that the grace of God is excessi...  Read More

Luke 15:1-21 Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach. 2 This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that he was associating with such sinful people—even eating with them!The Grace of God is offensive. Luke 15:25-2725 “Meanwhile, the older son was in the fields working. When he returned home, he heard music and dancing in the house, 26 and h...  Read More