Read Ezra 8:21-36Using a favorite resource, how many miles do these exiles travel on their return to Jerusalem? How long does it take this particular wave of returnees?What examples/actions of faithfulness and obedience do you observe in the people here?Contrast the examples of Ezra in 8:22 and Nehemiah in Nehemiah 2:9. What do you make of this?Why do you think fasting goes with prayer? What is yo...  Read More

Ezra 8:21-36A Basic and Worthy ExampleThey trusted GodThey asked GodThey served GodThey thanked GodEzra 8:21-23And there by the Ahava Canal, I gave orders for all of us to fast and humble ourselves before our God. We prayed that he would give us a safe journey and protect us, our children, and our goods as we traveled. For I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to accompany us and...  Read More

Humans are not intended to live alone, and as followers of Christ, we should not live our Christian life alone either.  Our strong belief in “one another” can only be felt if we take it into practice by being in intentional, close relationships with each other beyond our Sunday worship service. We are called by God to love using a caring, face-to -ace interaction and thus grow in a transformative ...  Read More

Responding faithfully to the gracious hand of God includes putting the right people in the right places.Ezra 8:1-141 Here is a list of the family leaders and the genealogies of those who came with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:2 From the family of Phinehas: Gershom.From the family of Ithamar: Daniel.From the family of David: Hattush, 3 a descendant of Shecaniah.From the famil...  Read More

Read Ezra 8:1-20Ezra 8 is a macro view of the preparation involved with the return of exiles in the second wave. In chapter 7 we had a micro view of the event. We have to keep this in mind since we normally look for a chronological sequencing of events. So think of chapter 7 as zooming in and chapter 8 as moving out in scope.1. Compare the list of names in the second wave (8:1-14) with the names m...  Read More

Read Ezra 7:1-28From chapter 7 to the end of the book Ezra records the second of three returns to Jerusalem. This was 60 years after the first return under Zerubbabel's leadership to rebuild the temple of God.  Most of the people of Judah were still scattered throughout the entire empire/region. Some, like Esther, were still in Babylon. Ezra's purpose is described to us in 7:10.1. Based on Ezra's ...  Read More

Jeremiah 29:10-1410 This is what the LORD says: “You will be in Babylon for seventy years. But then I will come and do for you all the good things I have promised, and I will bring you home again. 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. 12 In those days when you pray, I will listen. 13 If you look for m...  Read More

Discipleship is in our DNA, and we primarily do this through groups. With that said, we also offer more ways to help you look like Jesus here at CFC. We are excited to tell you about another opportunity you have!  We say that discipleship is all about becoming more like Jesus, and part of that process is:to learn to read His words to us effectivelyto think well about what He reveals of Himselfto a...  Read More

Sometimes you have ministries that you wish you didn’t have to have; this is one of them. Many people within our congregation have suffered from the impacts of cancer. We want to be an encouragement and a resource to you if you are traversing this very difficult journey. We don’t believe God wastes anything! - Are you a cancer survivor with a story to tell of God's grace and healing mercy? - Are y...  Read More

Due to the nature of this weekend's celebration, there are no study questions. You can review the notes from David and Dale's messages to create your own questions HERE....  Read More

Church Family, we can’t tell you how excited we are to celebrate CFC’s 50th Anniversary this Sunday! The staff and volunteers have been planning this celebration since last year, and we have so much in store for you as we share our story, celebrate our past, and envision the future.  You are a part of CFC’s history whether you were here on that first day, or you just started attending CFC this yea...  Read More

The Next 50 Years – David Niednagel1Thessalonians 1:2-3 (ESV)We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, 3 remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.”Maturity is measured by work … labor … and steadfastness, which are motivated by Faith,.. Love,… and hope in the Lord Jesus...  Read More