The next Member’s Dinner is happening at CCC on Friday evening, February 10th from 7pm-9pm. If you’ve been to Starting Point and you’re calling CCC your home, then a next step is our Member’s Dinner. Dinner is provided, as is childcare. It’s all free, but sign up is needed. It’s a great place to meet folks who might be new on the CCC journey or to connect with folks you’ve been journeying with already. You can sign up for the February 10th Member’s Dinner through our website, on Sunday morning at the sign up table or by emailing signmeup@communitycc.net.

If you’re new to Community Christian Church, then Starting Point is for you. (Even if you’re not new, Starting Point is something everyone should experience.) It’s the place to find out all things related to CCC. (Where we’ve come from, where we’re going, how we’re going to get there, what it means to be a part of CCC, etc. It’s a perfect place to ask any specific questions you might have about our church or the Christian faith overall.)

The next Starting Point takes place this Sunday, January 29th from 1pm-3:30pm in rooms 108-109. Lunch and childcare are provided. It’s free, but sign up is required. To sign up for Starting Point you can simply email signmeup@communitycc.net or sign up our website here.

Hey Friends,

I hope you’re enjoying a terrific week and your 2012 has gotten off to a terrific start. There’s certainly an added bit of excitement in the air around Maryland due to the Ravens’ big AFC Championship game coming up this Sunday vs. those annoying New England Patriots. I’m sure many of you are displaying your purple pride as you’re reading this. I encourage you to continue donning the purple right on through Sunday at one of our CCC services at either 8:30am, 10am, or 11:30am. (My prediction…30-27 Ravens.)

This Sunday is a special Sunday at CCC and not just because of Baltimore’s big playoff game. At the beginning of each service, we’re having our annual Parent and Child Dedication. It’s always a special time when families intentionally stand before their church family and make promises about how they will do everything they can to point their children toward God the Father through Jesus Christ. And our church as a whole gets to encourage them along the way in that endeavor. It’s a very cool moment and one I hope you don’t miss.

We’ll be continuing our series called I Quit where we’re looking to start 2012 off on the right foot. And we’ve got a special video I’m anxious for you all to see.

David Robinson
Community Christian Church – Helping People Find Their Way Back To God
8094 Sandpiper Circle
White Marsh, MD 21236
www.communitycc.net
410-933-8330

Guardrails is a brand new series for students that kicks off this week! I really hope you can make it!

Why are we talking about guardrails you ask? Good question. Here we go…

Guardrails are “a system designed to keep something from straying into dangerous or off-limit areas.” Just like the guardrails we see on the roads we drive on every day, the guardrails we place in our personal lives are designed with a simple purpose, to create a useful barrier in order to protect us from a potential danger. We don’t often spend a lot of time thinking about or paying attention to them, but when we need them, we are very glad guardrails are there. In the same way that guardrails protect us on the road, when we establish them in our lives, they can help to both protect us and direct us. Most likely our biggest mistakes in life could have been avoided if we had guardrails steering us in the right direction. The goal should never be to see how close we can get to a guardrail without crashing but rather to respect their presence, keeping a safe distance from veering “too far,” in the wrong direction.

MS Students – Epic | Sunday nights | 6-8pm
HS Students – Group Life | Wednesday nights | 7-9pm

Ryan Arnold
Student Minister
ryan.arnold@communitycc.net

Things are in full swing with The Christmas Project. The wish lists for over 130 children from our local community have already been handed out to CCC families. That adds up to a lot of presents and some excited kids! We also want to bless the children at the orphanage in La Baie, Haiti during the Christmas season. You can make a huge difference in the lives of these kids by making a donation to the orphanage. All you need to do is write a check to CCC or give online, and put “The Christmas Project” in the memo of the check or in the notes in online giving. This is a great way to help provide these children with the basic supplies they need.

The 4th annual Pond Skipper 5K and family fun run was a big success. This race was an exceptional community event that raised essential funds for Dundalk Middle School. This year we had more registrations than any previous year and involved more volunteers than ever before. The money donated to the middle school will allow them to continue after-school enrichment activities such as student clubs, coach classes, and athletics. Transportation for students participating in these activities will also be provided due to the proceeds from the race.

We want to say thank you to everyone who contributed to the success of this event by running, walking, volunteering, or sponsoring the Pond Skipper. Your generosity is appreciated and will make a difference for the students and staff of Dundalk Middle School.

Hey Friends,

WOW! This past Sunday was a powerful day for CCC. I don’t think we’ll soon forget the impact of coming up to the front of the auditorium and laying down our 212 commitments before God as we turn up the heat with our generosity. God is calling our church to big things ahead, and I’m grateful to be a part of it all with you.

In fact, on this Thanksgiving day I echo the thoughts of the Apostle Paul when he wrote to the Philippian church,

“I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” Philippians 1:3-6

I’m grateful to God for your partnership in this wonderful thing called his church. And I’m confident God will bring to fruition the work he’s currently doing in each of us individually and collectively.

Hearing some of the stories of those who have committed to 212 has been both encouraging and inspiring to me.

Thanks so much to all of you who have already turned in a 212 commitment card as a statement that you’re sacrificing radically to help people find their way back to God through the ministry of CCC. I can’t wait to share the total with you very soon.

I want everyone to have a chance to be part of this huge initiative for our church before announcing the final total. And I know a few people weren’t here this past Sunday or weren’t quite ready to turn in their cards. If you haven’t made a 212 commitment yet, there is still time. Here’s how you can still be involved.

You can either:

1) Go to the 212 website (www.ccc212.net) and fill out an online 212 commitment card.

OR

2) Fill out a 212 commitment card this Sunday at CCC services (8:30am, 10am, or 11:30am).

And as always, if there are questions you have about 212 or would like to talk with someone from our 212 team, please don’t hesitate.

There is so much riding on this for our future. This is a defining time in the life and history of CCC. It will shape us individually and as a church family. Remember when it comes to our generosity, God doesn’t want something from us as much as He wants something for us. So don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn and grow over the next two years.

Thank you for your prayers, for your generosity, and for your commitment to CCC. Pray for those this week who will make their 212 commitments as we seek to be all in and turn up the heat together to 212.

Get Hot!!!

David Robinson

If you weren’t able to be at CCC for commitment Sunday, you’re still in luck! It’s never too late to turn up the heat and live a radically generous life. You can make your 212 commitment online through the 212 website. You can also commit on Sunday at CCC. We’ll have commitment cards available if you need one.

If you have any questions please email us and let us know. It’s going to be a wild ride as we journey to 212!

Hey Friends,

We’re just about half way into our 212 series that’s launching us into a two year initiative to turn up the heat and live radically generous lives. We’re challenging everyone to wrestle with what God might be calling you into during this season at CCC. And likewise, we’re rolling out the collective focus for our church in the foreseeable future. It’s definitely an exciting time to be a part of Community Christian Church.

Don’t miss any of it, including this coming Sunday, November 6, for week three of 212. (Identical services at 8:30am, 10am, and 11:30am.)

You can also frequent the website for this initiative at www.ccc212.net. Check out the videos, the 212 booklet, the daily readings, and the blog. You can also sign up to receive the 212 texting challenges and encouragements by texting ccc212 to 62953. Be a part of the entire journey.

So I hope to see you on Sunday. (And don’t forget to set those clocks back for daylight saving time. It might just be the best night of the year!)

David Robinson

Hey Friends,

I hope you’re all doing well as we approach the end of this final week of October.

This past Sunday was a special day at CCC as we rolled out a new initiative we’re launching that will set the tone for our church for the foreseeable future. We rolled out 212, which is a five week series that will propel us into a two year focus where we’re looking for and expecting God to do some incredible things in us and through us. I’m excited about what God will do in us as we listen to his leading and the steps he’s specifically calling us each to take. And I’m excited about what God will do through us as we collectively seek to be faithful with everything he’s entrusted to us.

As you know, our focus here at CCC is to help people find their way back to God. 212 will allow us to do that like never before.

I encourage you to be present for each week of this series and fully engage with 212 through the daily readings, along with it being the focus for your small group.

If you missed it, be sure and pick up a copy of last week’s service, or download the podcast through iTunes or our website. You can also check out the 212 website, which is www.ccc212.net.

This is definitely an exciting time for us as a church. And I’m certainly glad to be on the journey with you.

I hope to see you this coming Sunday at either 8:30am, 10am, or 11:30am as we continue to turn up the heat!

p.s. – Don’t forget about Trunk or Treat, which will take place next Monday, October 31st from 6-8:30pm. It’s the perfect event to invite someone who is not a part of any church. Don’t miss it!

David Robinson