Luke 15:1-101 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!3 So Jesus told them this story: 4 “If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others in the wilderness and go...  Read More

Read Luke 15:1-7Using a web search or Bible commentary, what can you learn about the origins of the Pharisees?  What is their mission?  How have they evolved into a group so interested in Jesus?The question centers around the idea that association with sinners constitutes an affirmation of sin.  Do you agree?  Discuss this.How has our previous study in Ezra shaped your answer?What does the parable...  Read More

What is a Pharisee, and why should I care?Malachi 4:4-64 Remember to obey the Law of Moses, my servant—all the decrees and regulations that I gave him on Mount Sinai for all Israel. 5 “Look, I am sending you the prophet Elijah before the great and dreadful day of the LORD arrives. 6 His preaching will turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the hearts of children to their fathers. Otherw...  Read More

Good Morning, Church Family! Our fourth fiscal quarter just ended, and we wanted to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude for your incredible generosity. Your willingness to give reflects what we read in 2 Corinthians 9:7, which reminds us that “God loves a cheerful giver.”  Your contributions not only support CFC's immediate needs, but they also extend far beyond our walls to the ends ...  Read More

Read: 1 Corinthians 11:17-26, 1 Corinthians 10:16-17Why is communion so important?What did Paul warn against before and during the communion celebration?Why does unity and fellowship in the church matter so much?What was the significance of Christ instituting the Lord’s supper before he was crucified?Is there a future priority to the celebration of communion?...  Read More

Exodus 12:14 –NASB 14 ‘Now this day shall be a memorial to you, and you shall celebrate it as a feast to the Lord; throughout your generations you are to celebrate it as a permanent ordinance.The Passover celebrated the temporary physical deliverance of the Old Covenant. The Lord’s Supper celebrates the permanent and spiritual deliverance of the New Covenant-  Pastor John MacArthur I. A Devastatin...  Read More

It will literally be a BLAST (if the burn ban goes away)! Have you marked your calendar yet? We can’t wait to see the CFC Family here on Friday, September 27 (one week from today!) for our annual Fall Blast. We are hoping you will join us! We consider this a local outreach event, so invite your friends and family to come with you, too! We’ve already sent postcards to the neighborhoods around CFC i...  Read More

One of the things that men often struggle with is connection. As a man writing this, most, but certainly not all, men have a hard time making it a priority to meet and connect with other men on a deeper level. At the same time, this sort of connection is crucial to how we grow in our relationship with Jesus. This is exactly what Proverbs 27:17 has in mind when it says “As iron sharpens iron, so a ...  Read More

Read Ezra 10 and Malachi 2The offense of Ezra 10 revolved around the taking of idol-worshipping wives for the men of Israel who had returned from exile and resettled. This also included giving these women to the sons born during and after this return.Shockingly, what do you learn from Malachi 2:11-16 about the way these women were often obtained?What is the difference between confession and repent...  Read More

If confession of sin takes heartbreaking humility, repentance takes radical resolve.Ezra 10:1-41 While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and lying face down on the ground in front of the Temple of God, a very large crowd of people from Israel—men, women, and children—gathered and wept bitterly with him. 2 Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, a descendant of Elam, said to Ezra, “We have been u...  Read More

Read Ezra 9:1-15What are your initial observations about Ezra's prayer of confession in 9:5-15?How would you divide this prayer in terms of how it moves?Does Ezra ask God for anything?  What does the answer to that say to you?Considering he didn’t participate in this particular sin, why did he keep referring to "we" and "us?"  In what ways did Ezra recount the grace of God given to Israel?What do ...  Read More

What can we learn from a prayer that makes no request? A corporate confession for historical sinEzra 9:5-75 At the time of the sacrifice, I stood up from where I had sat in mourning with my clothes torn. I fell to my knees and lifted my hands to the Lord my God. 6 I prayed, “O my God, I am utterly ashamed; I blush to lift up my face to you. For our sins are piled higher than our heads, and our gui...  Read More