Christ Church Evangelical Covenant

Double Standard - September 26 2021 - Pastor Vann Trapp

Wisdom. We could all use some. Life can be complicated, complex, and messy and there are times we need answers, directions, or just someone to tell us which way is up. All of that is wisdom. But where does it come from? How do we find it? How do we develop it? And how can we know when we really have it?  Let’s talk about it…

Double Back - September 19 2021 - Pastor Cheryl Lavornia

Lots of times, we set out on a journey or face a challenge with a plan. We even have an idea of how to reach that destination or overcome an obstacle. This plan takes us forward...bringing us to our destination, goal, or to a prize. But when the plan doesn't work out, we tend to "double back" or regroup. We want to go back to what makes us comfortable and safe or we ask "why is this happening to me?" But in God's Kingdom, oftentimes, our best plans are not the way forward. Join us this week to hear about Pastor Cheryl's journey on the Camino and what James has to say to us all... as we walk forward in this life.

A Second Look - September 12 2021 - Pastor Vann Trapp

How often do we ever look at hard times as a welcome guest to be honored and celebrated? Why would we ever do that? James says that it is because hard times are what prove our faith, show it to be more enduring than those fleeting trials. We often run from hard times or groan about hard times. But maybe it’s time to take a second look.  Let’s talk about it…

Goddard Park - September 5, 2021 - Pastor Vann Trapp

For some reason, even though He is quite capable, all knowing, and needs nothing from us or anyone else, Jesus invites us to join Him in the work He is doing in this world. He calls us to see the world in a different way and see our lives and purpose through a different lens. So, when Jesus comes walking along into your life and calls you to follow and learn, what will your response be? What will our response be this year together as Jesus invites us as a community to follow Him? Will it be All In?

Inward Strength - August 29, 2021 - Pastor Vann Trapp

God has designed us as His new creations in Jesus Christ for connection with others. This is called the Body, the church. Others have gifts and insights that we need and we each have gifts and insights that they need as well. That’s how God designed it. To skip out on being with the Body is to miss out on things that are not just beneficial; they’re essential!

A Story To Be Continued - August 15, 2021 - Pastor Vann Trapp

Everyone loves a good story. Recent studies have shown that humans are actually wired for stories. Our understanding of the whole world revolves around them. But it is one thing to hear a story; it is another to understand the point. Jesus said that all stories in this world have a point, but only a few take the time to discover it. This was true of the parables He told about God’s kingdom and it is true about the story God is telling through each of our lives. Will we take the time to find out the point?

Disrupted: A Story of Reconciliation - August 8, 2021 - Pastor Vann Trapp

Sometimes life gets disrupted. Sometimes life needs to get disrupted. And sometimes God is the One who steps in and does the disrupting. When our perspectives and priorities, habits and “have to”s get out of line or out of control and begin to cause real damage, God will step in to disrupt these things that would otherwise ruin us. He does it to give us space to reorient our priorities, reconcile our relationships, and reclaim the life and peace He intended us to know. Has God ever brought a necessary disruption into your life?

Underwhelmed - August 1 2021 - Pastor Vann Trapp

Have you ever had the experience where the results of all your hard work ended up completely underwhelming? Despite all your best planning and efforts, that business deal still went south, that home project still fell flat, those vacation plans never came together? Sometimes hard work isn’t enough. In fact, sometimes Jesus wants us to take our eyes off all our abilities so we can see clearly what He is calling us to invest our efforts into. He wants us to know success but more importantly, He wants us to know what is worth being successful at. Let’s talk about it…

All In - July 25 2021 - Harry Bonham

This Sunday we will be looking at how Jesus addresses a particular storm in the lives of his disciples and it’s implications to our life storms.  We will look at how He restores us even in our times of “little faith.”

The Perfect Post - July 18 2021 - Pastor Vann Trapp

All of us are in a pursuit. We are chasing after a life that has a richness and fullness to it that is so obvious, others see it plainly. We want it in our careers. We want it in our friendships. We want it in our marriages. But how many times do we settle only for what looks like a meaningful life? We have the appearance. We have the stunning posts and engaging stories. We have the likes and the comments that show that others are impressed. But then Jesus challenges us to take it a step further, because He takes our pursuit of life even more seriously than we do. But will we take His challenge? Let’s talk about it…