Youth Story

We hope you were able to join us for our Fusion Family Service this Sunday. If not you can check it out here! We at Concord Community Church would love to have you visit us this Sunday! Opening Prayer: Lord, as we gather to learn from Your Word, help us to always remember the power of unity, friendship, and Your presence in our lives. Guide our hearts to be true friends to one another and strengthen the bonds within our family. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen. Reading: Ecclesiastes 4:12 "Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken." Devotion: Ecclesiastes 4:12 is a beautiful reminder of the strength found in numbers, particularly in unity and friendship. The writer of Ecclesiastes tells us that when we face struggles, having someone by our side can make all the difference. But this verse isn’t just about numbers; it’s also about the quality and depth of our relationships. Imagine you have a single strand of thread. It ...

  Join us at 10 am on Sunday October 29th at Concord Community Church for our Fusion Family Service. This service is designed for Children and Youth in our community to engage in a inter-generational church service!   Opening Prayer: Lord, as we gather around Your Word today, we ask for Your wisdom and insight. Teach us the value of companionship and the responsibility we have towards one another. May our hearts be open to support and uplift those around us. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen. Reading: Ecclesiastes 4:10 "For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up!" Devotion: Ecclesiastes 4:10 highlights the importance of companionship and mutual support. Life is filled with ups and downs, and during those challenging times, having someone by our side can make all the difference. This scripture emphasizes that it's not only about enjoying the good times together but also about being there for each ...

Jacob had made a mess of things. He was a deceiver. That’s what his name meant. He came out of the womb grabbing his twin brother’s ankle, trying to be first. He was competitive and tricky from day one. All this scheming took him to the desert, the dry place. But in the middle of the desert was a well. A resting place. An oasis. And even better, there was a woman, Rachel. He thought she was beautiful. So, in the desert, a man and a woman found each other at the well. It was a place of refreshment, hope, and life. God called Jacob and Rachel to continue the covenant. To bring the river of life into the world. Jacob would know God’s blessing, and he would offer it to others. But he would also continue to make a mess of things. It’s just the way people roll. Jesus changes things. In John 4, we see that Jesus arrived at what many scholars believe is the same well, the well of Jacob. It’s a familiar story to many. A woman came to draw water and Jesus began a conversation with her. Here Jesu...

WEEK 1 This is the detailed story of the Eternal God’s singular work in creating all that exists. On the day the heavens and earth were created, there were no plants or vegetation to cover the earth. The fields were barren and empty, because the Eternal God had not sent the rains to nourish the soil or anyone to tend it. In those days, a mist rose up from the ground to blanket the earth, and its vapors irrigated the land. One day the Eternal God scooped dirt out of the ground, sculpted it into the shape we call human, breathed the breath that gives life into the nostrils of the human, and the human became a living soul. The Eternal God planted a garden in the east in Eden—a place of utter delight—and placed the man whom He had sculpted there. In this garden, He made the ground pregnant with life—bursting forth with nourishing food and luxuriant beauty. He created trees, and in the center of this garden of delights stood the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. A...

  27  When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.   2  We boarded a ship from Adramyttium about to sail for ports along the coast of the province of Asia, and we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us. 3  The next day we landed at Sidon; and Julius, in kindness to Paul, allowed him to go to his friends so they might provide for his needs.   4  From there we put out to sea again and passed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.   5  When we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia.   6  There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.   7  We made slow headway for many days and had difficulty arriving off...

  26  Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” So Paul motioned with his hand and began his defense:   2  “King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today as I make my defense against all the accusations of the Jews,   3  and especially so because you are well acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. Therefore, I beg you to listen to me patiently. 4  “The Jewish people all know the way I have lived ever since I was a child, from the beginning of my life in my own country, and also in Jerusalem.   5  They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that I conformed to the strictest sect of our religion, living as a Pharisee.   6  And now it is because of my hope in what God has promised our ancestors that I am on trial today.   7  This is the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to se...

  Paul’s Trial Before Festus 25  Three days after arriving in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem,   2  where the chief priests and the Jewish leaders appeared before him and presented the charges against Paul.   3  They requested Festus, as a favor to them, to have Paul transferred to Jerusalem, for they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.   4  Festus answered, “Paul is being held at Caesarea, and I myself am going there soon.   5  Let some of your leaders come with me, and if the man has done anything wrong, they can press charges against him there.” 6  After spending eight or ten days with them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he convened the court and ordered that Paul be brought before him.   7  When Paul came in, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him. They brought many serious charges against him, but they could not prov...