đŹ Tired of Pretending to Be Okay at Church?
Ever feel like youâve gotta put on a good face just to be accepted?
Like⊠you show up with a smile but inside you’re exhausted, anxious, or carrying stuff youâre too scared to say out loud.
This Sunday, weâre launching a brand-new series called Jesus Ruined Religionâand itâs for anyone whoâs tired of trying to look the part⊠and just wants to belong.
Weâre kicking it off with one of Jesusâ boldest momentsâwhen He walked into church and flipped tables. Why? Because He couldnât stand the way religion was keeping people out.
And maybe thatâs what He wants to flip in you, too.
đ€ Join us at 9:30 or 11 AM in person
đČ Or watch live online at 11 AM
If youâve ever felt judged, disqualified, or like you had to earn your placeâJesus ruined that system. And that might be the best news youâve heard in a long time.
Whatâs Coming Up at C3
đ„ C3âs 1st Annual Chili Cook-Off | 1st Sunday đ„ (Tomorrow, September 7th 10:30 am)
Stick around after the 9:30 or come early before the 11:00 to sample and vote on the best batch. You wonât want to miss it!
New Series: Jesus Ruined Religion | Starts September 7th 9:30 & 11 am)
If you’ve ever felt like Christianity has lost its wayâburied under a mountain of rules, rituals, and recycled sermonsâthis is your wake-up call. Brace yourselfâJesus actually has something to say, and He isnât pulling punches. What if this could be a seismic shift in what Christianity was meant to be. Are you ready?
Read The New Testament In A Year
A large crowd was following Jesus. He turned around and said to them, âIf you want to be my disciple, you must, by comparison, hate everyone elseâyour father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sistersâyes, even your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple. And if you do not carry your own cross and follow me, you cannot be my disciple. âBut donât begin until you count the cost. For who would begin construction of a building without first calculating the cost to see if there is enough money to finish it? Otherwise, you might complete only the foundation before running out of money, and then everyone would laugh at you. They would say, âThereâs the person who started that building and couldnât afford to finish it!â âOr what king would go to war against another king without first sitting down with his counselors to discuss whether his army of 10,000 could defeat the 20,000 soldiers marching against him? And if he canât, he will send a delegation to discuss terms of peace while the enemy is still far away. So you cannot become my disciple without giving up everything you own. âSalt is good for seasoning. But if it loses its flavor, how do you make it salty again? Flavorless salt is good neither for the soil nor for the manure pile. It is thrown away. Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand!ââ Luke 14:25-35
For example, there was Godâs promise to Abraham. Since there was no one greater to swear by, God took an oath in his own name, saying: âI will certainly bless you, and I will multiply your descendants beyond number.â Then Abraham waited patiently, and he received what God had promised. Now when people take an oath, they call on someone greater than themselves to hold them to it. And without any question that oath is binding. God also bound himself with an oath, so that those who received the promise could be perfectly sure that he would never change his mind. So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us. This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into Godâs inner sanctuary. Jesus has already gone in there for us. He has become our eternal High Priest in the order of Melchizedek. Hebrews 6:13-20
Read More – Bible Project Overviews: Luke, Hebrews