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

If you are a man reading this, our Women’s Ministry asks that you make sure the women in your life read it and take it to heart! We want the women to whom it applies to be sure to see it! We are excited to bring CFC Moms Group back for another great year! Moms Group is a safe and easy place for moms to enjoy community with other moms. We know that moms balance so much and serve their families ever...  Read More

Exodus 34:1-16___________________  (9:1) Ezra 9:1When these things had been done, the Jewish leaders came to me and said, “Many of the people of Israel, and even some of the priests and Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the other peoples living in the land. They have taken up the detestable practices of the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, ...  Read More

At CFC, we are governed by a distinct pattern for church leadership that we see in the New Testament – we are governed by a group of elders. The word elder, sometimes translated as pastors (which may also be translated as shepherd), and the word overseer are used interchangeably in the New Testament. Even though these terms often mean different things among various churches today, the New Testamen...  Read More

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