Hearing God in The Bible
We want to hear from God regularly through the Bible, and we’ve compiled a few helpful resources for doing so. Click below to find out more!
- by Tim Chambers
The First Slice
In this story, Elijah asks a widow for a drink of water. And then, he asks her for her last meal. Jaron makes the case that through Elijah, God ...
David Loses Faith
God made big promises to David. But before they were fulfilled, he went through a long, exhausting season of trouble and disappointment. This is ...
The Promise and the Prayer
David wanted to build a house for God, but God had a different kind of house in mind. Through the prophet Nathan, God tells David He will build a ...
Ruth: Watch God Work
The story of Ruth, Naomi, and Boaz paints a picture of God’s grace toward a hurting family and a wayward nation. Through the marriage of ...
God Prepares a Champion
God used Gideon to set oppressed people free. He wants to use us to do that, too. But like Gideon, there is work that God must do in us in ...
Finding True Success
True success and prosperity is to receive all that God has promised and to help others to do so. The story of Joshua shows us some markers on the ...
Remember (Part 2)
As Moses preaches his final sermon to the Israelites before they cross into the Promised Land, one theme stands out: remember. Moses tells the ...
Remember (Part 1)
As Moses preaches his final sermon to the Israelites before they cross into the Promised Land, one theme stands out: remember. Fear of the future ...
Complaining
The Israelites who wandered through the wilderness witnessed miracle after miracle and still found reasons to be dissatisfied with God. They had ...
Belonging to God
Jaron gives us two lenses through which we can read the book of Leviticus: the lens of a lover and the lens of a learner. This book paints a ...
Building God’s House
The first 24 chapters of Exodus tell the story of God miraculously delivering his people from slavery at the hand of an evil ruler. But the story ...
The Rock of Ages
There is an eternal rock that is a firm foundation, hiding place, a source of life and refreshment. Into the cleft of this rock Moses was hidden ...
Passover and Exodus
Tim tells the story of how the nation of Israel came to be in Egypt, how they became oppressed and enslaved there, and how God delivered them. ...
Abraham’s Greatest Test
God told Abraham to kill his son. Although the story has a happy ending, it leaves us with disturbing questions and concerns. We consider whether ...
What to Expect This Sunday
Meeting Times: 9am & 11am
Children
We want to help kids love and obey Jesus. We offer nurseries and classes for infants through middle-schoolers during both meetings. If this is your first time visiting Christ's Church, ask the greeters at the door about our check-in procedures, and they'll point you in the right direction.
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.