Celebration Community Church

Sunday Morning Sermon, August 9th 2026

Question: In physics and electronics, this word defines the time it takes light to travel one centimeter in a vacuum. What is this commonly used word?
Answer: The word is JIFFY, as in, "I'll do it in a jiffy" or "It won't take a jiffy."

How quick is a jiffy? 33 pico seconds. That is 3.3 x 10 to the negative 11th power. Wow.

Sometimes common words or phrases we use might have different meanings given their context. They might even be called something different in a given time of history. For instance, what we might call devotional reading today, was called Lectio Divina in ancient forms of Christianity.

That's what we're going to talk about and spend some time participating in this Sunday. As we continue moving through the book of Daniel, we are going to participate in a group Lectio Divina and engage with God's word in what might be a new or fresh way for you. Pastor Wes will lead us in this formational practice of engaging with scripture as we seek to encounter God in and through His word from Daniel Chapter 9. It might take longer than a jiffy, but it's worth the time.

Here's what's up this week!

Sunday Morning Sermon, July 26th 2026

Question: According to a survey, this smell makes us more relaxed and happy. What is it?
Answer: Fresh cut grass!

Some things, like smelling freshly cut grass, can reduce our stress and make us relaxed. There are also things that can increase our stress and make us anxious, like watching the news or thinking about the future.

This is nothing new. When God revealed in a dream what the future entailed, Daniel was more than stressed--he was terrified. Yet God STILL had a plan to destroy evil once and for all and to make all things right. In the middle of our own fears about what the future holds, God gives us hope that He’s not done yet. Today Pastor Jill begins the second half of the book of Daniel in a new sermon series called “A Message of Horror and Hope.”