Christ Our Passover
We explore the connection between the story of Jesus’ last week and last meal with his disciples and the story behind that meal – the ...
Jesus and Children
In two successive chapters of Mark’s gospel, Jesus interacts with children. These brief stories are packed with meaning. They show us what ...
Rejoice Always
Here we learn how to always rejoice and never be anxious. We learn the path to a peaceful heart and a peaceful mind. ...
Bless!
God has blessed you in Jesus so that you will be a blessing to the world. We make the case for this from the Bible and offer five simple steps to ...
How Worship Affects the Community
Worship happens when we recognize and rejoice in the excellence of Jesus. It affects our hearts, and it also encourages those around us. ...
Worship and Its Effects
Christ’s Church is currently exploring what might happen if we give increased attention to Jesus. In this talk we consider what ...
Receiving and Enjoying Community
The church is a spiritual community. It’s a free gift from God to us. God wants us to experience community in the church. ...
God Has Spoken Through His Son
We consider Jesus, the full and perfect revelation of Creator God. We delight in his brightness and beauty. We celebrate his role in ...
Always in Triumphal Procession
Followers of Jesus are always winning. They are captives and co-workers of Jesus, who is always winning. Jesus won the greatest ...
We Want Men to Pray
Why is it particularly important for men to pray? And what does it mean to lift holy hands? ...
The Enemy of Contentment
What is gluttony, really? Why is anything other than Jesus empty of true satisfaction? And why do we crave the empty stuff anyway? In this talk, ...
The Potential of the Local Church
Jesus is the hope of the world, and the church is the vehicle of that message. In this talk, Bryan Mowrey, our friend and pastor from ...
Back to Bethel
On Sunday, Dec 1, we looked at Genesis 35 and the story about Jacob’s return to Bethel. We asked, “What might God be telling us in this story?” Click below to see the list we came up with.
Equipping the Saints at Christ’s Church
Change is in the air at Christ’s Church! For a few months now, we’ve been moving toward some staffing transitions that have finally come to pass.
What to Expect This Sunday
Meeting Times: 9am & 11am
Children
We want to help kids love and obey Jesus. During the 9 AM meeting, we provide nurseries and classes for infants through kindergartners. During the 11 AM meeting, we offer nurseries and classes for infants through middle-schoolers. If this is your first time visiting Christ's Church, ask the greeter at the door about our check-in procedures.
Worship
Worship is a priority for us. Our Sunday gatherings are worship meetings from start to finish. We allow extended time for seeking God, for singing and declaring his praises. When we transition to the time of teaching, we maintain the same attitude of expecting to hear from God and experience his presence.
Welcome to Christ’s Church of Joplin
Thanks for checking us out. If you haven't been to one of our Sunday meetings, you are invited to come some Sunday morning at 9:00 or 11:00 AM. Have a cup of coffee, meet some people, and see what happens. Each meeting is about 90 minutes long. During each of these meetings there are nurseries and programs for kids.
We hope these Sunday gatherings reflect our enthusiasm for Jesus and his cause and our commitment to building communities where lives are radically transformed by grace. We hope you will feel both welcomed and challenged. We hope you will experience these things on Sunday because this is the kind of community we aspire to be every day of the week.
If you are looking for more detail about what we believe and what we are doing, you should be able to find some good clues here on the website. If you like what you see, come join us. We are looking for broken people who need healing, lonely people who need a family, and disenchanted people who need a glorious challenge.