This past Sunday, we had 146 adults sign up to go through our membership class, and that is a reason to celebrate and praise God! We are sharing this so that you can be encouraged that God is doing some awesome things at CFC. This response to membership is evidence of His work. The demographic variety was a blessing to see, as we had college students, young families, and senior adults all in atten...  Read More

Read Mark 8:27-9:50 In light of Peter's confession, "You are the Messiah," what is Jesus explaining with his remarks in 8:31 and 9:31?  Why is this explanation so important? How does Mark 9:1-10 contrast with the suffering statements?  In light of this, how would you finish this sentence: "Before there is the experience of Messiah's glory, there will be __________________."  This is what it means ...  Read More

Mark 1:1:aThis is the Good News about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God.Mark 8:2929 Then he asked them, “But who do you say I am?”Peter replied, “You are the Messiah.”To be the Messiah means that before there is SPLENDOR, there is SUFFERING.Mark 8:31-3331 Then Jesus began to tell them that the Son of Man must suffer many terrible things and be rejected by the elders, the leading priests, and the t...  Read More

Hello Church Family,We wanted to take time to express our deep gratitude for your generous and faithful giving to the mission and ministry of our church. Your contributions — whether of your time, talents, or resources — are a testament to the love and dedication you have for the work of the Lord. As we read in 2 Corinthians 9:7, “Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give...  Read More

Read Mark 7:1-8:30Notice how Jesus is serving humanity in this section. What needs are being addressed?With 7:37 and 8:27 bringing a confessional climax to each chapter, can you break down the other content in Mark 7 and 8 into 4 mirrored accounts? In other words, how is the content of Mark 7 reflected in Mark 8? This is a critical element to understanding the structure of Mark's gospel.Mark's hea...  Read More

Mark 8:27-30 27 Jesus and his disciples left Galilee and went up to the villages near Caesarea Philippi. (27 Miles North) As they were walking along, he asked them, “Who do people say I am?” 28 “Well,” they replied, “some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say you are one of the other prophets.” 29 Then he asked them, “But who do you say I am?” Peter replied, “You are the Messiah.” ...  Read More

Over the past 2 months, we’ve talked a lot about membership at CFC. Dale even gave 4 messages in January from Acts about what it means to be a member of a church. We LEARN together, BELONG together, WORSHIP together, and PRAY together.  Our staff and leadership want to be accountable to you, our members. In a church our size, it’s sometimes hard to foster that. Much of the rationale for changing t...  Read More

The Gospel of Markis not a biography of Jesus’ lifeis not a detailed map of eventsis not in chronological orderis a purpose-driven narrative from the words of PeterThe Gospel of Mark is a call for discipleship in the midst of difficult times.The Structural Parallels of Mark 5:35-8:306:14-16Who is Jesus? 8:27-306:31-44Feeding the Multitude 8:1-96:45-56Crossing the Lake 4:35-41; 8:10"Who do you say ...  Read More

Read Mark 6:7-56It should be clear at this point that Gospel of Mark is a call for discipleship in the midst of conflict as well as quiet. A disciple is a "student" or follower of a particular teacher. An apostle is a disciple who has been commissioned with the authority of the teacher to be his representative.The purpose of a disciple is first to know the teacher you follow. How do the parallels ...  Read More

“The hardest days we have experienced in Spain” - Special Prayer for the Millers  We often say that our missionaries – our global staff family – are going to the ends of the earth to proclaim Christ as if they are hanging off the end of a rope on the edge of the world. If they are fulfilling that role, then our job is to hold the other end of the rope. In this season,  we want to especially “hold ...  Read More

Read Mark 3:22-27 and 4:35-6:6How is 4:36-6:6 the evidence of Jesus' illustration in 3:27?Is there a particular circumstance in your past or present that has felt particularly overwhelming? How did it manifest itself? Suddenly? Building in waves? Personally? Circumstantially?How does a study of Mark 4:35-6:6 encourage you? Were there any examples from the text that you identified most?Mark helps u...  Read More

Mark 3:22-2722 But the teachers of religious law who had arrived from Jerusalem said, “He’s possessed by Satan, the prince of demons. That’s where he gets the power to cast out demons.”23 Jesus called them over and responded with an illustration. “How can Satan cast out Satan?” he asked. 24 “A kingdom divided by civil war will collapse. 25 Similarly, a family splintered by feuding will fall apart....  Read More