This Sunday, May 18 (9am, 10:45am), is our 516 Vision Sunday.
Every year, on the Sunday closest to May 16, we take time to remind ourselves of our vision as a local church.
We desire to be the community of Christ in order to reach our community for Christ.
To be the community of Christ, we focus on God's love for us in Jesus Christ (John 3:16), our love for one another as believers in Jesus Christ (1 John 3:16), and our love for the Word of God as followers of Jesus Christ (2 Timothy 3:16).
To reach our community for Christ, we recognize the importance of being a healthy church of vibrant believers who are praying fervently (James 5:16), walking in the Spirit (Galatians 5:16), making the most of every opportunity (Ephesians 5:16), shining the light of Jesus Christ (Matthew 5:16), and rejoicing always in His grace (1 Thessalonians 5:16)!
This Sunday we will review these 316 and 516 verses, rejoice in God's faithfulness to CBC in the past, share some of the things going on at CBC in the present, and give praise for the hope that we have in Jesus Christ for the future!
May God fill our hearts with His Spirit so that we might bear fruit for His glory!

This week we will be exploring Genesis 24:29-67, Success According to God.
What does it mean to be successful?
What is your view of success?
Do you feel like you are successful?
Success is a tricky word. How you define success depends on what you think the goal or purpose of life is all about. Our world defines success as wealth, fame, and power. God's view of success is much different.
In Genesis 24, the Hebrew word for "success" is used four times. But it is never used in reference to wealth or fame. Instead it refers to God's guidance, direction, and achievement of His purpose in the lives of His people.
True success is being aligned with God's purpose.
This is the successful life. This is the blessed life.
On Sunday, we will share seven principles of a successful life based on Genesis 24.
May God fill us with His Spirit and empower us to fulfill His purpose for our lives!

This week we will be exploring Genesis 24:1-28, Guidance According to God.
Genesis 24 is a love story unlike any other love story (unless you can remember someone coming to your hometown on a load of camels with gifts galore and enticing you to travel 500 miles to marry someone that you have never met or even seen before 🙂.
Though it appears as merely a love story, Genesis 24 is the longest chapter in Genesis indicating its importance to the redemptive narrative.
Isaac, the promised seed, receives a bride!
How that bride is found is what makes this story so interesting, inspiring, and informative.
This week we will focus on the servant and his prayer for guidance.
Have you ever had a massive decision to make and did not know what to do?
Have you ever wondered what God's will is for your life?
Have you ever prayed that God would make your next step clear to you?
Life presents us with a multitude of choices every day...and sometimes those choices have major implications for our life, for our family, and for our future.
Genesis 24 provides us with some biblical principles for discerning God's will in our lives. We will explore those principles on Sunday.
May we trust in the Lord with all our heart and lean not on our own understanding and may we acknowledge Him in all our ways so that He will direct our paths!