Christ Church

Our Bible readings for this week are Psalms 50:7-15 , Hosea 5:15-6:6, Romans 4:13-18, and Matthew 9:9-13.

We would love to have you join us in person at 10:30 am for our Worship Service with Holy Communion. If you can't make it, we will be live streaming here on Facebook.

When you are passionate about your city and the families that live there, it is easy to celebrate the events that are happening in our community. Here are a couple that celebrate Schenectady.

Yesterday, Father Brad shared how God calls believers toward perfection not as immediate faultless performance but as an ongoing, compassionate work of restoration and mending—enabled by Christ's grace so imperfect people can be used for God’s purpose.

Perfectionism is not attainable. Father Brad tried through his seminary years and found there is a real burden when trying to be flawless by self-effort. Jesus' Sermon on the Mount raises the standard: "Be perfect," a real but demanding call. However, the Great Commission shows God sends imperfect disciples into mission and promises to be with them.

Paul’s letters to Corinth reveal a messy, struggling church—yet Paul prays for their perfection/restoration.The Greek idea of perfection here is restorative: God mends, repairs, and restores believers.God uses unlikely, flawed people (e.g., David, Jonah, Elijah, Solomon, Gomer, Sarah) to accomplish his purposes— real people, not superhumans.

The sermon closes with the Trinitarian benediction "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all," and the practical call to love one another, strangers, and enemies, and to live in the fellowship of the Holy Spirit.

This Sunday's Bible Readings are Psalm 150, Genesis 1:1-2:3, 2nd Corinthians 13:5-14 and Matt. 28:16-20. Come hear how our guest preacher inspires us to share the gospel using these verses.

Pro-Life means valuing people no matter what is happening in their lives. We are honored to serve the Red Cross as an emergency shelter.

The American Red Cross does amazing work in time of crisis and we were honored these last 10 days to serve the residents of Crane St who lost their homes in a fire.

If your church or organization would like to learn more, or you want to become an emergency shelter volunteer, the easiest way to do so is to email [email protected]

Today we celebrated Pentecost- the arrival of the Holy Spirit after Jesus ascended into Heaven. Pentacost fulfilled Jesus' promise: the Spirit came to be with believers and empower them for mission. The Spirit is the third Person of the Trinity and a supernatural power given to the church to accomplish the Great Commission. Jesus told the disciples "You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be my witnesses... to the ends of the earth." (Acts 1:8)

There were three basic principles the early disciples used to grow the church: obey Jesus' instructions, wait and receive supernatural power from above (the Holy Spirit), and ground the message in Scripture and right action. Waiting in prayer (Acts 1) was essential: the disciples joined constantly in prayer while they waited for the gift. Pentecost transformed frightened followers into bold witnesses - startung with Peter's bold sermon and call to repentance, baptism, and reception of the Spirit.

We sang Do You Feel the Mountains Tremble as part of our honoring the Holy Spirit and the way He changes our lives. The chorus says:
And open up the doors
And let the music play
Let the streets resound with singing
Songs that bring Your hope
Songs that bring Your joy, joy
Dancers who dance upon injustice.

What songs of hope or joy does the Holy Spirit bring for you to sing? What injustices would you like to see ended?

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