Christ Church Ohio – Columbia Station Campus

Why You Keep Doing What You Don't Want To Do | The Paradox of Life, Week 1

Christ Church Ohio — Sun, 04 Oct 2026 15:09:33 +0000

Ever feel like you truly want to do the right thing, and then you do the opposite? You're not alone, and you're not broken beyond repair. The Apostle Paul felt the same tension, and in Romans 7 and 8 he explains why it happens and how to live free.

In Week 1 of The Paradox of Life, we look at what sin really is. It's not just a bad moment or a wrong choice. It's a law at work in our nature, with patterns, triggers, and a pull that gets stronger the more we give in. But there is a greater law. The law of Christ doesn't ask you to white-knuckle your way through temptation with more rules and more willpower. It changes what you want by the power of his love.

Whether you've followed Jesus for years or you're just starting to explore faith, this message is for anyone who's tired of the cycle and wants real freedom.

Real People, Real Faith, Real Life. Join us at Christ Church Ohio.

#OvercomingSin #Temptation #ChristianLiving #Romans7 #Romans8 #LawOfChrist #SermonSeries #Faith #ParadoxOfLife

Scripture: Romans 7:1-6; Romans 8:1-8

The Meaning of Life: What Are You Building Your Identity On?

Christ Church Ohio — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 15:38:27 +0000

Many of us build our identity on what we do: our job, our role as a parent, our accomplishments, our good behavior, or the labels we've carried for years. But what happens when that thing changes, falls apart, or never quite satisfies? This message explores how the two ways we try to find meaning, moral performance and self-discovery, can both leave us empty, and what it looks like to build your identity on the mercy and grace of God instead.

Whether you grew up in church, are exploring faith for the first time, or are simply asking big questions about purpose, this message is for you. We also look at how your identity shapes the way you give and the way you love, and walk through Arthur Brooks' framework for meaning: coherence, purpose, and significance.

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

How Does God Really Love You? (3 Things You're Missing)

Christ Church Ohio — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 15:12:19 +0000

70% of people don't feel loved, even by the people who love them. So what happens when we don't feel it? We perform. We people-please. We guard up. But Jesus points us to a different kind of love in John 15, one we don't have to earn or prove.

In this message, Sarah breaks down three ways the Father loves the Son, and what it means for how Jesus loves you: He delights in you, He is present with you, and He glorifies you. When we understand this love, we stop striving for it and start abiding in it, and that changes how we love everyone around us.

If you've ever felt like love is something you have to earn, this message is for you.

John 15:9-12

What You Don't See

Christ Church Ohio — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 15:05:14 +0000

A successful man built bigger barns, planned an early retirement, and Jesus called him a fool. In this message from our Theology of Money series, Doc unpacks the Parable of the Rich Fool and asks a hard question: does Christ mean as much to you as your favorite team, your favorite candidate, or your favorite cause?

We've all been given a gift of abundance, but most of us have never stopped to define what "enough" actually looks like. Doc walks through what it means to be rich toward God, why leisure alone never satisfies the soul, and practical ways to become a generous, fully funded partner in what God is doing.

#ParableOfTheRichFool #Generosity #ChristianGiving #FaithAndFinances #SermonSeries #RichTowardGod

Scripture reference: Luke 12:13-21

Who Do You Say I Am? The Question That Changes Everything

Christ Church Ohio — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 15:32:06 +0000

Before you can fix your finances, your marriage, or your future, you have to answer one question first: who do you say Jesus is? In this message, Sarah shares the story of how a season of debt, a young marriage under pressure, and one piece of advice from her dad reshaped how she and her husband Jacob approached money, intention, and faith. Drawing from Luke 9, she unpacks why Jesus's question to His disciples is still the most important question we can wrestle with today, and how surrendering that question first changes how we budget, give, parent, and live.

This is week 2 of our Theology of Money series, exploring what it looks like to live generously, intentionally, and surrendered in every area of life, starting with our finances.

If you're new here or exploring faith for the first time, you're welcome exactly as you are. This is a place to bring your questions.

#WhoDoYouSayThatIAm #FinancialFreedom #ChristianLiving #Budgeting #Discipleship #FaithAndFinances #RealPeopleRealFaithRealLife

Scripture: Luke 9:18-25

Why You'll Never Have Enough (Until You Define It)

Christ Church Ohio — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 23:57:42 +0000

King Ahab had everything a person could want — and it still wasn't enough. In this message, we look at the story of Ahab and Naboth's vineyard and ask a question our culture rarely asks: what does "enough" actually mean for your life?

Doc walks through Ahab's descent into selfish greed, the murder of an innocent man over a vineyard, and how one moment of humility changed the course of his story. From there, we unpack what it looks like to define enough for yourself — how contentment starts on the inside, why moving the goalpost keeps you from ever feeling satisfied, and how comparing ourselves to those above us robs us of gratitude.

This is the first message in a new series on the theology of money, exploring what Scripture says about contentment, generosity, and living a life that isn't ruled by the pursuit of more.

If you've ever felt like you're chasing a finish line that keeps moving, this message is for you.

#TheologyOfMoney #Contentment #Generosity #ChristChurchOhio #SermonSeries #BiblicalFinance #KingAhab #FaithAndMoney

Scripture: 1 Kings 21; 1 Timothy 6:6; 2 Corinthians 9:8

What Should We Do? Peter's Answer to a Changed Life | Acts 2

Christ Church Ohio — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 14:39:40 +0000

When Peter finished preaching on the day of Pentecost, the crowd's hearts were cut and they asked him one question: what should we do? In this final message of "The Origin of the Church" series, Doc walks through Peter's answer — repent, be baptized, receive forgiveness, and receive the Holy Spirit — and what it means for us to actually live that out today.

This isn't just a history lesson about the early church. It's an invitation to ask the same question the crowd at Pentecost asked: if I really believe in the risen Christ, what should I do with my life? Doc unpacks what real repentance looks like, why baptism is an identity marker, how forgiveness sets us free from the past, and what it means to receive the same Holy Spirit that empowered the church nearly 2,000 years ago — a promise that's still for us, and for our children.

Whether you're new to faith or you've been walking with Jesus for years, this message is a call to let the gospel do more than inform your thinking — let it change your heart, your identity, and your future.

Acts 2:37-39

Who Do You Want to Be? | The Story of Zacchaeus | Luke 19

Christ Church Ohio — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:09:10 +0000

We all know the question "what do you want to be when you grow up?" — but there's a deeper one worth asking: who do you want to be? In this message, Rachel Wellman digs into the story of Zacchaeus, the short, wealthy, widely-disliked tax collector who climbed a tree just to catch a glimpse of Jesus. What happens next changes everything he believed about his own identity.

Jesus didn't call Zacchaeus by his reputation — he called him by name. And that's true for you too. Before anyone else ever labeled you, judged you, or defined you, God knew you and formed you with intention. Your past, your mistakes, your titles — none of it gets the final word. If you've ever felt like just another face in the crowd, or like you have to get your life together before you can come to God, this message is for you. You don't have to earn his love. You just have to show up.

Luke 19:1-10

Psalm 139:13

Romans 3:23

John 3:16

The Church's One Job (And We're Getting It Wrong)

Christ Church Ohio — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 23:25:47 +0000

If Jesus didn't rise from the dead, none of this matters. In this message from Acts 2:32-36, we look at Peter's Pentecost sermon and the reason the church exists in the first place — not to be a social service organization, but to give generation after generation a witness to Jesus Christ: His life, His death, and His resurrection. We'll also step into John's vision from Revelation 4, picturing the glorified Christ seated on His throne, and explore what it means that the same Holy Spirit at work in Jesus is now at work in us.

Scripture Reference: Acts 2:32-36

#Acts #FaithJourney #Pentecost #HolySpirit #Resurrection #ChristianSermon #Cleveland #ChurchOnline

One Generation, One Kingdom That Never Ends

Christ Church Ohio — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 15:18:46 +0000

Doc continues "The Origin of the Church" series with a message on Acts 2 and Peter's sermon at Pentecost. Peter roots the church's origin in an unexpected place: King David's tomb. This message explores how every generation only holds the world for a season, how David's earthly kingdom eventually crumbled, and how God's promise to David was ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ. Doc traces the difference between David's death story and Christ's death story, showing how the empty tomb changes everything and points us toward an eternal kingdom that has no end.

Acts 2:29-32

#OriginOfTheChurch #BookOfActs #ChristChurchOhio #Pentecost #EmptyTomb

Searched. Known. Loved.

Christ Church Ohio — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:41:37 +0000

We spend so much energy trying to search for God, for meaning, for purpose — piecing life together like a puzzle. But David flips the script in Psalm 139, inviting God to search him instead. What does it look like to stop hiding and let God fully know your heart, your thoughts, and your longings? This week we dig into what it means to be truly known, and why that's actually good news.

#Psalm139 #SearchMe #KnowGod #Midweek #BibleStudy #FaithJourney #BeKnown

Scripture: Psalm 139:23-24

Rethink Everything You Know About Jesus

Christ Church Ohio — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 17:47:50 +0000

Peter continues his Pentecost sermon, showing how Jesus' mighty works, wonders, and signs proved his divine identity — and how even his death was never a tragic accident, but God's eternal plan unfolding. Discover why the church still bears Christ's name and mission today.

This week, we're asking: have you truly been introduced to Christ, or has familiarity made you complacent?

Scripture: Acts 2:22-25

#ActsOfTheApostles #Pentecost #SermonSeries #FaithJourney #JesusChrist #ChurchLife

The Covenant That Changes Everything | The Time is NOW

Christ Church Ohio — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 23:07:49 +0000

What if the Old and New Testament aren't telling two different stories about two different Gods, but one story of relentless grace? In this teaching from The Time is NOW series, Sarah Berger unpacks the covenant of works and the covenant of grace, walking through the strange and powerful story of Abram in Genesis 15 to show how God himself took on the weight of a promise we could never keep. From the cutting of animals in an ancient covenant ritual to Jesus breaking bread at the Passover table, this is a picture of a God who doesn't just make promises he keeps, he carries the cost when we fail to keep ours.

Whatever you're carrying today, there is a God who treats you better than you deserve.

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 34:29-33, Genesis 15, Luke 22

#TheTimeIsNow #CovenantOfGrace #ChristChurch

What Makes the Church Different From Everything Else?

Christ Church Ohio — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:37:55 +0000

What makes the Church unlike any other organization in the world? In this first message of "The Origin of the Church" series, we go back to the day of Pentecost in Acts 2, when the Holy Spirit descended on 120 believers and everything changed. We'll unpack Peter's sermon, the prophecy of Joel that he quotes, and what it means that the Spirit's ministry moved from the Old Testament temple to the New Testament Church. Along the way, we look at what actually makes a church a church, what it means to be a Christian, and an honest question for you: what does the church really mean to you?

Scripture: Acts 2:14-21

#newtestament #church #oldtestament

Has the Bible Lost Its Significance In Your Life? | The Time is NOW

Christ Church Ohio — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:43:30 +0000

At 26, King Josiah discovered a book his nation had forgotten — and it changed everything. In this message, Taylor Chaney explores what happens when God's Word moves from background noise to the center of our lives, and why true repentance is about more than saying sorry — it's about actually turning around.

Part of "The Time is NOW" series on the life of King Josiah.

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 34:14-15, 19-27

#repentance #surrender #changed

8 Ways to Put Off Your Old Self (And Actually Change)

Christ Church Ohio — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:48:23 +0000

We all know the old self and the new self — but what does it actually look like on a Monday morning when the pressure's on? In this message, we walk through eight practical, no-nonsense ways Paul tells us to put off the old self and put on the new: how we talk, how we handle anger, how we work, what we let out of our mouths, and how we treat the people around us. This is Christian growth you can actually apply this week.

Scripture: Ephesians 4:25-5:2

Stop Waiting for the 'Right Time' to Follow God

Christ Church Ohio — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:37:18 +0000

You don't have to wait until you have it all figured out to follow God. In this first message of a new three-part series on the life of King Josiah, we look at a teenage king who refused to inherit his family's brokenness. Instead of waiting for the "right time," he began seeking God at just sixteen — and one generation was never the same. This message unpacks what it means to let God set the pace for your life instead of running on your own strength, why willpower alone can never conquer sin, and how understanding God's love is what actually gives us the power to tear down the idols holding us back.

Whether you're in a season of figuring things out or feeling like it's too late to start over, this word is for you. The time is now.

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 34:1-7

Why Your Bad Habits Won't Die (And What Actually Kills Them)

Christ Church Ohio — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 15:24:45 +0000

Every one of us carries an old self that lingers — corrupt, deceiving, and never satisfied. In this message, we dig into Ephesians 4:22-24 and discover what it actually means to put off the old self and put on the new self created in the likeness of God. From the lies your inner voice tells you to the daily discipline of choosing who you'll be, this is a practical, honest look at what it takes to live consciously in Christ, one morning at a time.

Ephesians 4:22-24

Grip Him Back: Taking Hold of the Calling God Has for You

Christ Church Ohio — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 20:57:37 +0000

Grip Him Back

Life often boils down to how long we can hold on. In this message from AWKN, Chet unpacks 1 Timothy 6:12 and challenges us to recognize God's grip on our lives — and to learn how to grip Him back.

"The strength of your life is not your grip on Him. It's His grip on you." — Chet Beetler

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:12

It's Not About Adding Jesus to Your Life — It's About Giving Him Your Life

Christ Church Ohio — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 20:56:28 +0000

Saying Yes to Jesus

Every day, we say yes to something — and every yes shapes who we become. In this message from AWKN, JoVon challenges us to see that following Jesus isn't about adding Him to an already busy life... it's about giving Him our whole life. What sustains our yes to Jesus isn't our love for Him — it's the certainty of His love for us

"Saying yes to Jesus isn't about adding Him to your life. It's about giving Him your life." — JoVon Anderson

Scripture: Galatians 2:20

Generational Faith: Passing the Torch of Christ

Christ Church Ohio — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 17:01:06 +0000

As our nation celebrates 250 years, we're reminded that the church of Jesus Christ has been proclaiming His name for over 2,000 years — generation after generation. In this message from 2 Timothy 2:1-13, we explore what it means to be strengthened by grace, to pass our faith on to others, and to live with the mindset of a soldier, an athlete, and a farmer as we serve Christ.

"Little ones to Him belong. They are weak, but He is strong."

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:1-13

Free Your Hands: Letting Go to Follow Jesus

Christ Church Ohio — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:14:45 +0000

Why do you come to church? Why did you decide to follow God? In this message, we dig into Matthew 16:24-25 and ask what it really means to take up our cross and follow Christ — not just showing up, but surrendering the things we hold onto that keep us from Him.

"Whoever loses his life for my sake will find it."

Scripture: Matthew 16:24-25 (see also Matthew 10:38-39)

What Do You Really Value? | A Message on Mark 8:31-36

Christ Church Ohio — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 18:10:44 +0000

What if the things you're chasing aren't actually leading to the life you want? In this message, we take an honest look at the values that quietly drive our daily choices — often without us even realizing it. Drawing from Stephen King's powerful reflection on mortality and Mark 8, where Jesus challenges Peter's very human expectations of what a Messiah should be, we explore what it really means to deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow Christ. We dig into practical ways to evaluate what we truly value (hint: look at your time, your money, and where your mind wanders), and why so many of the things we chase — control, pleasure, status, comfort — leave us empty instead of satisfied. Then we look at three values Christ modeled for us to grow in: surrender, service, and generosity — and how living them out can reshape our relationships, our character, and our sense of purpose.

If you've ever wondered whether your stated values actually match how you live, this message is for you.

Scripture: Mark 8:31-38

God Has a "Yes" for You — The Father's Heart | Father's Day Sermon

Christ Church Ohio — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:21:07 +0000

What if God's default answer toward you isn't "no" or "maybe" — but yes? In this Father's Day message, Pastor Chet explores Matthew 7:7-11, where Jesus reveals the generous heart of our Heavenly Father. Through the lens of fatherhood, we discover that God invites us to ask, seek, and knock — not because we have to twist His arm, but because He genuinely delights in giving good gifts to His children.

Whether you're in a season of unanswered questions, feeling overlooked, or just need a reminder of how good God really is — this message is for you.

Scripture: Matthew 7:7-11 | James 4:2-3 | Luke 15 | Galatians 5:22-23

What Are You Really Chasing? A Father-Daughter Conversation on Pursuing God

Christ Church Ohio — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000

What do you do when the Holy Spirit shows you a harshness in yourself you didn't want to see? In this special midweek conversation, Doc & Sarah sit down to unpack 1 Timothy 6:11 — Paul's command to hunt down righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness. They talk honestly about counseling, anger, trigger points, and what it actually looks like to pursue a soft answer instead of a harsh one. This isn't a list of rules — it's an honest look at what it takes to become the kind of person whose character outlasts everything else.

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:11