God’s Kingdom has come: CCC Local Outreach Serving Spree is on!

4 Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see: 5 The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor. 6 Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.”

Matthew 11:4-6

The coming of the Kingdom of God is marked by healing of brokenness.

Jesus told John the Baptist that this healing was a sign that Jesus was the long-awaited Deliverer of God. 

The incarnation of God in Christ Jesus is the greatest movement of love.

The God Who is without sin took on human flesh in the person of Jesus, our Savior.  Jesus came to seek and save us lost sinners. This is the greatest search and rescue mission ever conducted.  Jesus Christ brings healing to those whose relationship with God is broken by sin.  

Followers of Jesus are to be His hands and feet, serving and bringing healing to the lost and broken.

One way we can bring the healing Kingdom of God to the broken is by serving in Jesus’ name.  Friends and Members of Christ Community Chapel have a great opportunity to be Jesus incarnate to those in need in the Akron area.  This opportunity is called the Local Outreach Serving Spree.  Serving Spree cards are available at your CCC campus.  The idea is to learn about the healing ministries of CCC ministry partners, and actively participate by serving alongside those partners.

What has been the response of God’s people?

To date, over 2,000 CCC members and friends have accepted the Serving Spree challenge for individuals, families or Community Groups to link up with 8 Local Outreach ministry partners during 2017.  Over 2,000 Serving Spree commitment cards have been picked up!

The cards show options for visiting a local ministry partner, so you can better understand their mission, and how it might resonate with you. There are also options for hands-on serving events.

At the CCC Local Outreach Serving Spree kickoff on January 15th, CCC members and friends had the chance to tour the Pregnancy Solutions & Services ultrasound vehicle.

We thank God that so many have responded.  We do indeed have a heavenly Father. And, our Father has a will, that the Gospel message of healing and restoration in Jesus be shared. And, our Father has a Kingdom. 

God’s people have committed to bring the healing Kingdom of God to our neighbors in need in the Akron area.  We pray that this movement will impact our area for the glory of God, so more people will recognize that our Father’s Kingdom has indeed come.

For more information about the Local Outreach Serving Spree:

Visit the website for further information, or for a list of Kingdom Assignments from which you may choose: kingdom.ccchapel.com .

Or, contact Barbara Ammirati of the CCC Local Outreach team at:  barbara.ammirati@ccchapel.com     .

They’ve Been Gifted: Thank You!

Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.

2 Corinthians 9:6

The principle of sowing and reaping applies today.

Recently, members and friends of Christ Community Chapel (CCC) had an opportunity to sow generously through the They’ve Been Gifted event.  100% of the proceeds from the sale of Christmas gifts at the event will benefit CCC local and global outreach ministry partners.

So, how did the sowing go?

Unbelievably!  Our ministry partners will receive nearly $32,000 in support from this event!

For example:

Mobility Worldwide in Stow saw over $13,000 in support – enough to sponsor the building and shipping of 44 PET mobility carts for the needy in developing countries.

Artworks for Freedom benefited a ministry in Turkey helping children with special needs with over $4,300 raised. 

  

Broken Chains, which ministers to former inmates in the Akron area, came away with more than $3,000.

Cocina, which ministers to needy children in Haiti, had $1,000 in funds raised.

Other partners at They’ve Been Gifted include South Street Ministries, Blessings of Summit and Portage Counties, Rahab Ministries, Slavery No More, First Glance, Hospital Shalom, India Gospel League, Legacies of Success, Pregnancy Solutions & Services, True North and Truly Reaching You. 

Thank you!

CCC ministry partners, the Local Outreach team and staff of CCC thank you for your generous support of these biblical justice and mercy ministries.  May the blessings for your generosity be eternal, as you have chosen to give Christmas gifts with eternity in mind!

For more information about CCC ministry partners, contact Barbara Ammirati of Local Outreach at: barbara.ammirati@ccchapel.com .

They’ve Been Gifted: Giving with Eternity in Mind!

…if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.

Romans 12:8

God is mindful of how we give.

God is the Ultimate Giver. And, believers are urged to be like Him. So, the motives and attitudes behind our giving are important to Him.

Believers have options other than retail malls.

Christ Community Chapel, with campuses in Hudson, Aurora, Stow and Highland Square, will offer They’ve Been Gifted this year, on the weekend of December 3^rd and 4^th.  Christmas gifts purchased at this event bless both the recipient, and a Christian justice & mercy related ministry.  One hundred percent of the proceeds from purchases go to CCC local ministry partners, such as Mobility Worldwide Stow-OH, or global ministry partners such as Destiny Rescue.  The gift recipient will receive a card explaining the mission of the related ministry.

Volunteers from Mobility Worldwide Stow-OH, which manufactures PET mobility carts for the leg impaired in developing countries, will be on hand at They've Been Gifted this year. There will be opportunities to sponsor the building and shipping of mobility carts in honor of or in memory of a loved one via a $5,000 fund matching pledge!

Gift purchases can be made to benefit justice & mercy ministries related to the heartbeat of the recipient, for a more meaningful Christmas.

Giving with eternity in mind!

Too often the social pressure for gift giving at Christmas blurs the true meaning of the celebration. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life!

Please prayerfully consider They’ve Been Gifted in your shopping plans this year.  By helping justice & mercy related ministry partners, you’re investing in the Kingdom of God, and in the eternal well being of those served by these partners.

For more information on They’ve Been Gifted, please contact Barbara Ammirati of Christ Community Chapel’s Local Outreach team at: barbara.ammirati@ccchapel.com .