Preparing for Sunday

Come Ready to Worship

Each week, we provide the following resources to help you spiritually prepare for communal worship. Investing time in preparation will enable you to grow and worship God more deeply during the Sunday Service. Resources for the upcoming Sunday are available by Saturday morning.

<font color="#ff6600">Welcome to the Family</font>

Welcome to the Family

As we continue our journey through Genesis, passage by passage, we arrive this Sunday at chapter 10—a section often referred to as “The Table of Nations.” Following the troubling episode of Noah’s drunkenness and the resulting curse on Ham and blessing on Shem, we are given a sweeping view of all the nations of the world, connected as descendants from Noah's three sons (Shem, Ham, and Japheth). This unique passage portrays all of humanity as sharing a common ancestry—one great, sprawling family tree (that includes you)! At the same time, one particular branch on this tree stands out. Come ready on Sunday to contemplate your own place in the great, big family of humanity!

Big Idea: Are you a good family member?

1. One Family Tree

2. One Special Branch

<span style="color:var(--secondary-color-bg)">Preparation Questions: Genesis 10</span>

Preparation Questions: Genesis 10

1. How is this chapter different from the genealogy in chapter 5? See if you can spot at least two differences.

2. How should seeing humanity as family change the way you feel about people?

3. In what ways might the table highlight Shem's branch?

4. As a Christian, what should your relationship to the nations look like? Does it?

Sunday Songs

You can listen to our musical lineup for the Sunday Service using the YouTube links or the Spotify Playlist below.

I Will Wait For You (Psalm 130)

The Lord Almighty Reigns

O Church Arise

For The Cause

Come Behold The Wondrous Mystery

Is He Worthy?

<span style="color:var(--tertiary-color-bg)">Song Highlight: <i>For The Cause</i></span>

Song Highlight: For The Cause

Our hymn highlight this week is For The Cause.  As seen throughout the book of Acts, one of the major themes that kept popping up was the work of the Holy Spirit moving in the Church to save many through the triumphant proclamation of the Gospel to the ends of the Earth. The hymn, For The Cause, by Keith & Kristyn Getty, beautifully summarizes that call.     

The hymn calls us to Christ’s magnificent cause that we may be faithful in our bold proclamation of the Gospel so that many would put their faith in Christ and be saved. It is a call to proclaim good news of great joy that Christ has come and reconciled mankind to God through His great sacrifice on the cross. Through His death and resurrection, those imprisoned can be set free, those in turmoil can find peace, and those who are dead can be made alive. It is for this magnificent cause of the Gospel that we ought to say with hymn writer:     

Let it be my life’s refrain:
To live is Christ, to die is gain,
empty myself, take my cross and follow the Son
.”     

Our whole life is called to this cause of Christ. Christ came to redeem us and save us when we were dead in our sins. Because of this, we go and proclaim His name so that many may hear, trust, believe, and be saved as well. Christ’s Church is called to this work until he comes again in glory. So until He comes again, we go for our King.  

Sunday Service

I Will Wait for You (Psalm 130)

Call to Worship: Psalm 117

The Lord Almighty Reigns

O Church Arise

Confession: Acts 13:44-48

Assurance: Romans 1:16

For the Cause

Offering: Philippians 4:15–17 

Keach’s Catechism: Q&A 108

Reading: Genesis 10

Welcome to the Family

Communion: Revelation 5:9-10

Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery

Eat & Drink: John 6:47-54

Is He Worthy?

Benediction: Revelation 7:9-10

This Sunday

Sunday Prayer

9:30 AM - 10:20 AM

Sunday Service

10:40 AM - 12:15 PM

Hosted Lunch

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

CCC Students

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Questions?