Christ Presbyterian Church

06/18/2026

⚠️ VBS Update ⚠️

Due to weather and out of concern for the safety of our children, volunteers, and families, Vacation Bible School is cancelled tonight.

We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow as we continue our adventure through Rome and the Underground Church!

Please help us spread the word, and stay safe this evening.

06/13/2026

Join us this Sunday at Christ Presbyterian Church as we continue our journey through Galatians!

Sermon Text: Galatians 4:21–5:1
Sermon Title: Freed to Be Free

What does true freedom look like? In a world that often defines freedom as doing whatever we want, Scripture points us to a greater freedom—freedom found in Christ. Come hear how the gospel sets us free from bo***ge and calls us to live as sons and daughters of God's promise.

Sunday School: 9:00 AM
Worship Service: 10:30 AM

We would love to worship with you this Sunday. Invite a friend and come discover the freedom that Christ has secured for His people!

"For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery." — Galatians 5:1

06/12/2026

Psalm 2:1-2 — Why do the nations rebel? Why are the countries devising plots that will fail? 2 The kings of the earth form a united front; the rulers collaborate against the Lord and his anointed king (NET)

It's easy to look at the world around us and think, "what is going on with this world!" It's an age old question with a lot of correct answers. Yet at the heart of the problem is us. We, the nations, rage and rebel against the King of Kings. It's our natural tendency, really.

But not only do we rebel, but the elementary principles of the world that we talked about the past two Sundays rebel as well. For a quick reminder, we are told in Ephesians, "we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places" (Eph 6:12). Spiritual warfare is real, and it happens at the largest level and at the smallest level.

Yet as Christians, it is not something that we need to fret about because the King's anointed one has already won! But we do need to be aware that even a defeated foe can still fight. I believe it was a sermon by John Stott, who organized a sermon on Revelation with these for points: 1) God wins, 2) Satan loses, 3) it isn't even close, 4) it is permanent.

Psalm 2 is a messianic psalm that points us to the coming Messiah, the Son of God, who will (and currently does) reign victoriously. So, even in the midst of hardship and frustration, fear and uncertainty, conflict and confusion, take comfort that even though the nations rebel against our God and stand against our Anointed King, He's already won, and He will return, and He is with us even today through His Holy Spirit.

I would encourage to read and meditate on Psalm 2 this week, and feel free to share your takeaways with me this Sunday!

United in Christ,
Pastor Josh

06/10/2026

06/06/2026

✨ Saturday Night Reminder ✨
We’d love for you to join us tomorrow morning for worship!

Pastor Josh will continue our series in Galatians with:
“Enslaved to Nothing”
📖 Galatians 4:8-20

⏰ Sunday School – 9:00 AM
⛪ Worship – 10:30 AM

There’s a place for you here—we can’t wait to see you!

06/05/2026

Isaiah 41:10 — fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

It may not come as a surprise to anyone, but there is a lot going on in our church. From health to change, there’s a lot that can easily feel tumultuous. As I reflect on certain situations, it is easy to be overwhelmed by the uncertainty, distracted by individual weaknesses in myself, or the daunting tasks ahead of us, but none of that is unique to me or any of us.

Isaiah is writing as the prophet to the Israel in the midst of exile, where the enemy is strong and the covenant people of God feel weak. In Revelation, we see this exilic language richly connected to God’s elect as sojourners in Babylon. In Revelation, Babylon is the symbol of world-system that surrounds us every day: from corrupt politics to prolific idolatry (even in the Church) to the seduction of wealth and comfort.

Israel, during the time of Isaiah, was in literal Babylon, while we live as exiles and sojourners in symbolic Babylon (and yes, America is part of Babylon too). In the midst of this sojourning as we await the return to our true home of the Kingdom of God and the land of our true citizenship, we suffer at the hands of an already defeated enemy.

Yet these words of Isaiah still ring true in our ears:

Fear not, for I am with you — God is still present, even in the turmoil.

Be not dismayed, for I am your God — in the chaos, God is stable.

I will strengthen you, I will help you — God is our strength and preservation.

This assurance stems from the truth that we are God’s elect. He has chosen those who stand in Christ. Isaiah 41:8-9 — "But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, my friend; you whom I took from the ends of the earth, and called from its farthest corners, saying to you, “You are my servant, I have chosen you and not cast you off”.”

In tandem with our series on Galatians, we are reminded that Jesus Christ is the true seed of Abraham (Galatians 3:16) and in Christ, we are Abraham’s offspring (Galatians 3:29). While this verse what written to assure Israel, the point still stands for us today. Those who are united by faith in Christ are God’s chosen ones. No matter how the tyranny of Babylon affects or attacks our lives, our assurance comes from our election in Christ.

United in Christ,
Rev. Joshua Fried
Pastor

06/04/2026

If you missed this past Sunday’s sermon, we invite you to take a few moments to listen and be encouraged by the truth of the gospel.

Pastor Josh led us in a reflection of the Trinitarian reality of salvation through the doctrines of justification and adoption seen in Galatians. We have not only been justified as righteous in Christ, but we have been adopted as sons of God the Father through the Holy Spirit in union with Christ.

📖 Scripture Reading — Galatians 3:23-4:7
🎧 Sermon — “Trinity Son Day”

This Trinity Sunday, Pastor Josh leads us in a reflection of the Tr...

05/30/2026

This Sunday we celebrate Trinity Sunday as we continue our journey through Galatians and rejoice in the incredible truth of our adoption in Christ.

Because of Jesus, we are no longer slaves—but sons and daughters of God, sealed by the Spirit and welcomed into the Father’s family.

📖 Sermon Text: Galatians 3:23–4:7
🎙 Sermon: “Trinity ‘Son’ Day”

Join us for worship as we gather to praise the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit and hear the good news of the gospel together.

Come as you are. Bring a friend. We’d love to worship with you!

🕘 Sunday School 9:00AM | Worship 10:30AM
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