On-site options: Dan Klein Sr's class is doing a hybrid of Zoom and in-person in the Board Room, as is Class 220 (in Room 220 at the back of the sanctuary, where you'll find Chris Andersen there to greet you). Nearby in Room 224 is the new prayer group for parents who are praying for their children to return to Christ. Down in Heartland Hall A you can join a small group watching episodes from acclaimed video drama "The Chosen" on the life of Christ. In Heartland Hall C you'll find Something Else Sabbath School in a hybrid format. (Welcome back, everyone!)
Our doors are open! Join us for Sabbath School at 9:45 and whole-church worship at 11:00am in the sanctuary.
The bulletin and church life news are always available and updated weekly on our CVC app.
Services are being streamed via Livestream (hosted by Union College) and on the CVC Facebook page. There is a sermon archive available for Apple TV, Roku, and directly on your device (full video or audio only) on our CVC app.
Sabbath Schools are continuing to meet--online, in-person, and in hybrid formats. All children and youth classes are meeting on-site and in-person.
Attend Online or watch past services.
Join us each Saturday for our weekly gathering.
Sabbath School: 9:45 – 10:45 am
Church Service: 11:00 am
Lead Pastor Simon Liversidge 805.498.2300
I'm still enjoying Paul's letter to the church in Philippi. Written from a jail cell in Rome, to a place where he had been imprisoned and miraculously rescued, God's messenger had some really good and practical advice for living as a Christian. One of those important lessons was the assurance that his "righteousness" did NOT come from himself or his efforts to be all that God wanted him to be. It came FROM CHRIST alone, and it was accepted BY FAITH alone.
Then he summarized his philosophy of living that faith:
One of the most dangerous things I have done to myself is to look back at my failures rather than look forward to my potential in Him. I have been forgiven (and so have you!) - past tense, completed at the cross. That's the only thing I look back at. I have to stop looking back; that just feeds guilt and shame. I must look forward - to Jesus. THAT produces hope and purpose. I can't fix the past, but I can affect the future if I live today with a focus on Him; He'll guide me toward the next step. He'll guide you too!
Here's to looking forward at Jesus,
Pastor Rich
Previous sermons are available in the Video Archive. Additionally our CVC app (free to download and free to use!) has a collection of sermons (not full services) that are easy to watch and share.