At Christ City Church we talk about three places to belong City Groups Sunday Gatherings Life Groups However, we encourage you to see your primary place of belonging within CCC as City Groups. Why? Because it’s in City Groups you get to form deep authentic community. It’s in City Groups that you get to use your […]
Author Archives: Steve Vaughan
Belong – church as family
Connect & Belong When people come to Christ City Church for the first time, we encourage them to come to Connect, where we talk about what it means to be God’s people while focussing on 1 Peter 2:9: But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you […]
Nehemiah: Rebuild & Renew
The 5th century BC proved to be a tough period for the people of God. They had previously returned from exile under the decree of Cyrus The Great (in 538 BC), yet despite the great joy of returning home to Jerusalem, things had not gone as they had planned or dreamed. Many Jews had not […]
Psalms of Lament – Being Honest with God
We’re all emerging from a very challenging 18 months. Whilst our experiences and emotions will vary, each of us has had to come to terms with loss, frustration, heart-ache, set-backs and loneliness. Our relational worlds shrank, our plans changed and our normal physical contact almost disappeared. It’s been tough! Additionally, as we emerge from the […]
CCC Survey 2021
As we slowly emerge from the pandemic and lockdowns, we are still learning how this extraordinary season has impacted us personally and as a church. It’s an important time to reflect together and listen to what God is saying to us. We want to help facilitate this and take time to listen and discern what […]
Amos – Justice & Mercy
Amos was a shepherd and a gardener in Southern Israel; he was called by God to deliver a devastating message to Northern Israel (Amos 7:14-17). His message was one of justice—that God was on the side of the poor and as such, God’s justice was coming against Israel who was oppressing the poor. This was […]
Navigating the housing crisis – 9 May
– A conversation around what the housing crisis means for us and long-term living in Dublin It seems hard to remember a time when COVID wasn’t front and centre on our newsfeeds. However, if you cast your minds back to the sepia-tinged Ireland prior the pandemic, then you will remember that it was housing and […]
The Word One To One Seminar – 15th & 22nd June 2021
Each year we run an sharing your faith seminar that gives us a biblical framework for 1-2-1 evangelism and also some tools for sharing the gospel with unbelievers. We reflect on 1 Peter 3:15 and the importance of questions – provoking questions by our lives, answering the questions people have and asking questions of others […]
Acts 6-9 – Surprising Power
When reading the book of Acts, one cannot help but feel invigorated, refreshed and convicted. Invigorated because of its pace and pioneering nature. Refreshed by the courage shown and the depth of relationships experienced in the early church. And convicted because we don’t feel that our lives or our church look very similar! We’re going […]
Sabbath – Learning To Rest
In our next preaching series, we’re going to reflect on an ancient practice, the Sabbath, to help us think through a modern problem: namely, restlessness and hurry. Tired & Busy? When asked the question “how are you doing?”, I wonder how often we say, or hear others say, “tired” or “busy” or both! I know […]