Announcements
May Online Service Information
(Watch this announcement space for links to the video sermons as they become available) Services As state-mandated restrictions continue into May with updates anticipated by the 28th, College Baptist will likely continue our morning services in online format at least through Sunday, May 31, still worshiping together
in
physical isolation but in spiritual union. Our path back to gathered worship after that will depend upon developments in state orders and, even as official restrictions relax, may for some indefinite time involve voluntary measures to ensure the health and safety of our congregation and community.As
each family gathers in your homes for a time of worship, heads of
household, please make it a priority as a symbol of our unity as a
body of believers to lead your family through the order of service in
the bulletin, including the video links with music and sermon. Sunday morning—May 3 Please schedule 60 minutes to gather for worship with those in your
household. Bulletin/Order of Service: http://www.westblade.info/CBC/Bulletin/2020-05-03.pdf Full playlist of songs and sermons: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFIpKQr_wi4kwVi9vT-WhK_3DOL-azSou Sunday morning–May 10 Please schedule 60 minutes to gather for worship with those in your
household. Bulletin/Order of Service: http://www.westblade.info/CBC/Bulletin/2020-05-10.pdf Full playlist of songs and sermons: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFIpKQr_wi4nSn7GXvpX59MWm5CW67DMj Sunday morning–May 17 Please schedule 60 minutes to gather for worship with those in your
household. Bulletin/Order of Service: http://www.westblade.info/CBC/Bulletin/2020-05-17.pdf Full playlist of songs and sermons: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFIpKQr_wi4kN6CKY9UuFCSmEGIuDuVzV Sunday morning–May 24 Please schedule 60 minutes to gather for worship with those in your
household. Bulletin/Order of Service: http://www.westblade.info/CBC/Bulletin/2020-05-24.pdf Full playlist of songs and sermons: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFIpKQr_wi4ljZYvt9MyLPPFooNmeOAS8 Sunday morning–May 31 Please schedule 60 minutes to gather for worship with those in your
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April online service information
(Watch this announcement space for links to the video sermons as they become available) Services With
eager hope for the joy of worshiping in gathered community when state-mandated restrictions are lifted, during the remainder of April following Easter we are continuing through Luke 24, worshiping together in
physical isolation but in spiritual union.As each family gathers in your homes for a time of worship, heads of
household, please make it a priority as a symbol of our unity as a
body of believers to lead your family through the order of service in the bulletin, including the video links with music and sermon. Sunday morning—April 19 Please schedule 60 minutes to gather for worship with those in your
household. Bulletin/Order of Service: http://www.westblade.info/CBC/Bulletin/2020-04-19.pdf Full playlist of songs and sermons: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFIpKQr_wi4lLQkvpVpXVrn62pX5fnkSs Sunday morning–April 26 Please schedule 60 minutes to gather for worship with those in your
household. Bulletin/Order of Service: http://www.westblade.info/CBC/Bulletin/2020-04-26.pdf Full playlist of songs and sermons: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFIpKQr_wi4nZwRY1i-GaDP-P9r4pMlkA May the word of Christ dwell in us richly! Pastor Ben |
Holy Week Worship Schedule and Links
(Watch this announcement space for links to the video sermons as they become available) Maundy Thursday—April 9 An email with selected songs, video Scripture readings from the Elders, and a short video sermon will be sent by 4:00 PM on Thursday, April 9. Please schedule 45 minutes to gather for worship with those in your household. (Please note that we will not be attempting to administer Communion online.) Video scripture readings (Lk 22:1-23): https://youtu.be/TdkohnkcUW4 (Elders, Leonard White & Jared Maxwell) Video sermon: https://youtu.be/F5lURoWXn1k (Pastor Ben Cuthbert)
Good Friday—April 10 An email with selected songs, video Scripture readings from the Elders, and a short video sermon will be sent by 4:00 PM on Friday, April 10. Please schedule 45 minutes to gather for worship with those in your household. Video scripture readings (Lk 22:24 – 23:49): < https://youtu.be/seyGBqrDbec > (Elders, Scott Allen & Don Westblade)
Easter Sunrise Hymn Sing via Zoom—April 12 at 6:45 AM In lieu of our Sunrise Service, we will “gather” via Zoom to sing some classic Resurrection hymns, led by Alexander Green on guitar. Please click here to join the Zoom meeting at 6:45 AM Eastern Time. You may need the following information as well: Meeting ID: 491 404 5012; Password: 644477. An email with the link to the call and lyrics to selected songs will be sent by 5:00 PM on Saturday, April 11. For your convenience, lyrics will also be projected to your screen during the Zoom call.
Easter—April 12 An email with selected songs, video Scripture readings from the congregation, and a video sermon will be sent by 10:00 PM on Saturday, April 11. Please schedule 60 minutes to gather for worship with those in your household. Recording of the Easter Song (Ellen Juroe and Kristi Gautsche): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VLrfCnFMZqFQbETClSZmuoPU87qq7vfp/view?ts=5e911ffe Full playlist of songs and sermons: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFIpKQr_wi4kgj8XIb-7ffzAY2NXoxZiT Video Sermon: https://youtu.be/xrPL-ZrZge4 (Pastor Ben Cuthbert)
May the word of Christ dwell in us richly! Pastor Ben |
Readings and Reflections for Holy Week
Holy Week 2020 Readings & Reflections Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. -Colossians 3:16 Monday, April 6—The Tears of Jesus • Reading: Luke 19:41-48• Reflection: Jesus wept over Jerusalem because the Jews didn’t recognize his “visitation” as the arrival of the Messiah—God’s only chosen King. Are there unbelievers in your life for whom you should be weeping—especially in light of the deadly circumstances of our day? Spend some time praying for them to surrender to Jesus as King. • Reading: Luke 20:1-21:4 • Reflection: The enemies of Jesus—including the religious rulers of his day—constantly questioned his authority. But Jesus never fell for their tricks. He is the authoritative King about whom David wrote in Psalm 110 (quoted in Luke 20:42-43). Are there any areas of your life that you struggle to yield to Jesus’ authority? Take a moment to confess those things and bow in humble submission to the Lord Jesus. • Reading: Luke 21:5-21:38 • Reflection: Jesus taught about his end-times return as the Son of Man, who will come with power and glory in the midst of crisis. The coronavirus crisis reminds us that we live (generally speaking) in the end times and that Jesus’ return is imminent. In what ways ought you be less “weighed down” with cares of this life and more prepared for Jesus’ return? • Reading: Luke 22:1-23 • Reflection: Jesus set the Passover table for his disciples before he suffered as the ultimate Passover lamb—whose body would be broken and whose blood would be shed as the once-and-for-all new covenant sacrifice. Take some time to remember the incredible cost of your salvation—purchased by Jesus and extended to you as a gift of free grace. • Reading: Luke 22:24-23:49 • Reflection: Jesus’ prayer on the Mount of Olives is the ultimate prayer of honest faith. “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.” Jesus honestly asked that he might be spared the cup of suffering on the cross of Calvary, but he showed ultimate trust in his loving Father’s will. Are you in the habit of praying this way? Take some time to pray with honest faith about your desires in submission to God’s will about the circumstances of your life and our world today. • Reading: Luke 23:50-56 • Reflection: The grave of Jesus reminds us of the reality of Jesus’ death. The women would not have returned with expensive spices and ointments to embalm his body, if Jesus were not really dead. Consider the sorrow of the women who saw the body of Jesus laid in the tomb—especially in light of all their dashed hopes of Jesus as the Messianic King. Let this be a reminder that without the resurrection, there is no hope. • Reading: Luke 24:1-12 • Reflection: The resurrection of Jesus came to pass just as he had previously told his disciples in Galilee. This means that not only is the resurrection miraculous, it also stands as evidence of Jesus’ trustworthiness. Are there promises in the Bible—maybe especially the words of Jesus—that you have doubted? How does the resurrection as a fulfillment of Jesus’ predictions encourage you to believe in the promises of God recorded in the Bible? For the sake of King Jesus, Pastor Ben |
Palm Sunday, 2020
Services With eager hope for the joy of worshiping in gathered community in next year's Easter season, this April we will, as in March, be worshiping in physical isolation but spiritual union throughout the significant days of the coming week. In the course of this week we remember our Lord's entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, his Last Supper with his disciples on Maundy Thursday, his death on Good Friday, and his glorious resurrection on Easter morning. For each of these services, the church will
provide via email an order of service bulletin with scripture readings and hymns and a link to a pre-recorded sermon, so that you may gather in your homes for a time of worship. Heads of
household, please make this a priority as a symbol of our unity as a
body of believers. Watch the announcements on this webpage for details of coming services. For Palm Sunday, here is the information that will enable you to unite in worship in spite of our separate locations: College Baptist Church has a tradition of a children’s palm processional to the classic hymn, “Hosanna, Loud Hosanna” on Palm Sunday to celebrate Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. We will miss enjoying this together; but we want to encourage families to re-create the processional at home.
Here are some tips for you to get prepared:
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March Coronavirus Update
Services We will NOT gather at the church building for the next two Sundays—March 22 & 29. Instead, we will provide an order of service bulletin and a pre-recorded sermon via email so that you may gather in your homes for a time of worship. Heads of household, please make this a priority as a symbol of our unity as a body of believers. March 29 sermon link: https://youtu.be/ymkLvW75klU
Given the significance of Palm Sunday & Easter— April 5 & April 12 respectively—we have not yet made an official decision regarding our plans for those dates and our special services on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. Smaller Gatherings All regularly scheduled activities outside of our Sunday morning worship service have been cancelled until further notice. This includes the following: Sunday School, Youth Group, Monday Evening Men’s & Women’s Bible Studies, Tidings of Comfort, Thursday Morning Men’s Bible Study, Growth Groups, OWLS, Senior Luncheon, Daughters of the King Luncheon, & Jail Ministry.Pastoral Care As usual, Pastor Ben is available by cell phone and email, please don’t hesitate to contact him with pastoral care needs. Please feel free to contact Jared Maxwell about youth ministry, as we remain committed to supporting our teens during these challenging days.Office Hours The church office will be closed until further notice. However, essential duties are being carried out by administrative staff. Feel free to contact Amy Weber at office@collegebaptist.org or Joanna Young at finance@collegebaptist.org with any secretarial or bookkeeping questions.Giving You may continue to present your tithes and offerings to the Lord by mailing donations to the church OR by making a gift online by clicking on the green button in the left sidebar. The church mailing address is in the heading of this web page. |
Christmas Eve, 2019
Please join us for our annual evening of Christmas carols, meditations, and special music on Tuesday evening, December 24. Prelude music begins at 6:30pm, and the hour-long service begins at 7:00. During Advent we have set our thoughts on Jesus as Son of Eve, of Abraham, of David, and of Mary. Christmas Eve turns our focus upon Jesus as Son of God. The community is welcome! Bring the whole family. |
Fall Schedule begins August 25
CBC returns to its regular Sunday schedule on August 25: Sunday School
begins at 9:30; Worship begins at 10:45, and the service lasts just
under an hour and a half. The Sunday School hour on Aug 25 offers a
kickoff pancake breakfast for all ages to introduce the fall classes
that begin the following Sunday. If you're new to CBC, these first few
weeks of the fall will be a perfect time to come and get acquainted! |
August 18: Outdoor Michindoh Service at 10
Join us this Sunday at Michindoh Conference Center (4545 E Bacon Rd, Hillsdale; http://www.michindoh.org) at 10:00am for our annual outdoor worship service. Follow trails behind the lodge to the amphitheater in the woods facing the lake. Picnic and waterfront activities follow in the afternoon. Bring your friends. Hamburgers, hot dogs, brats, and chicken will be provided. Please bring a dish to pass (drop off at the Grand Pavilion anytime after 9:00 a.m.). |
Camping Trip at Somerset Beach
Mark your calendar for a cookout fellowship and overnight camping at Somerset, Friday Aug 2 - Saturday Aug 3. Watch these announcements for more details as the date draws nearer. |
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