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by Cumberland Community Church
We are a church family organizing our lives around one central desire -- to seek His face, so that we can give away His heart. We want to point each other to Jesus in everything we do. And we hope to be as much of an encouragement to you as you are to us! Our mission is to be redeemed messy people pointing other messy people to the gospel of Jesus, with a vision of redeeming individuals, families, our community and the world. Each Sunday, we explore more of who Jesus is and what that means for our life. Located just outside of Atlanta in Smyrna, GA. Visit us online at CumberlandChurch.org. In-person services Sunday at 8am, 10am, and 12pm. Livestream online at 10am.
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- 2 days ago40 min
Shouldn't Have to Ask
Reconciliation is never a call to unity by ignoring what’s wrong. It’s a call to a better relationship - by redeeming what’s wrong.Any offense, filtered through the powerful lens of the gospel, creates an opportunity to prove to the world that love actually wins.Unfortunately, our tendency is to resist this.We look for other responses to try and preserve ourselves, and in doing so, we miss the powerful potential of the gospel.Paul’s appeal to Philemon is a guide towards a gospel response, and it speaks loudly to our modern circumstances. In it, we find a reason to set aside our own personal preferences, so that we can truly live out the good news, and let love win.
- 1 weeks ago31 min
Something is More Important
The Apostle Paul was never one to avoid a confrontation, and his letter to Philemon doesn’t disappoint.But in this case, he doesn’t seem to be fighting against anything as much as he seems to be fighting for something.Something is important, and everything else must take a backseat.Interestingly enough, Paul’s concern is with the gospel - even amongst those who have already embraced it. From his charge to Philemon, we learn about the nature of love, the possibility of reconciliation, and the extraordinary power of the gospel.At times, we may lose sight of our spiritual priorities, elevating our legal rights or social preferences instead. But Paul’s challenge is a clear reminder to us that Something is More Important.
- 2 weeks ago32 min
A Good Understanding
No matter how LONG you’ve been walking with the Lord, and no matter how WELL you’ve been walking with Him, there is always room for growth.And the way in which we grow is just as important as our willingness to grow at all.The Gospel is the North Star for all believers, and we must be willing to deepen our understanding of it. Of course, scripture presents the Gospel (the Good News) as the ultimate resolve of our problems, but the Apostle Paul also recommends it as a resolve for our immediate challenges.And so often, it is the presence of cultural challenges that exposes our need for gospel reconciliation.Paul writes to Philemon, and urges him to act in a direction that aligns with the gospel.Beyond his legal right…Beyond the cultural implications…Even beyond his personal benefit…There is a response that best honors the Lord.And if we can learn to look for that, then no matter what culture throws in our face, we will always be armed with a right response, and a gospel-inspired willingness to Let Love Win.
- 3 weeks ago28 min
Answers Need Questions
One generation should learn from the next. Scripture reinforces this expectation. It’s a framework that sets learning within a trusted context of relationship.This thought seems obvious, but more and more, our approach to it seems to be shifting. As technology continues to advance, education seems to be eroding into little more than a high-speed data transfer. In this expression, knowledge moves increasingly fast, but unfortunately, maturity continues to develop slowly.As such, the manner in which we cultivate faith within the next generation demands a much more measured approach. We must be intentional about answering the questions of an emerging generation, carefully guiding them with wisdom and understanding.But in a world where access to information is as vast as the ocean, we must begin to see their questions as an invitation into something much more important…LINKS⏵ All Things New - cumberlandchurch.org/atn⏵ Connect - https://go.cumberlandchurch.org/Connect⏵ Bulletin - cumberlandchurch.org/bulletin⏵ Give - cumberlandchurch.org/give⏵ App - cumberlandchurch.org/app⏵ Counseling - cumberlandcenters.org/⏵ Kids Church Online - cumberlandchurch.org/nextgen⏵ Made a decision for Jesus? - https://go.cumberlandchurch.org/Decision⏵ RightNow Media - app.rightnowmedia.org/join/cumberlandcc
- Aug 23, 202630 min
Dwell in the House of the Lord
David wraps up his powerful Psalm 23 testimony with the assurance that his faith journey leads to a worthy destination.For us, this is a reminder that the PROMISED LAND of Israel becomes the PROMISED LIFE for the Church, and we will forever enjoy relational security with the One who calls us His own. 🙌
- Aug 16, 202627 min
Comfort in the Valley
Without faith, you’re not actually on a "faith journey." Unsurprisingly, our Good Shepherd demands that we ACTUALLY TRUST HIM. Not in some shallow, cursory manner of empty religion, but in a way that demonstrates real dependence on Him.In practice, this gets worked out in ways that we would never choose for ourselves.We learn to trust God in the moments where everything else seems to fail us. Our need for God compels us to follow Him into places of extreme uncertainty, discovering the eternal security that only He can provide.
- Aug 9, 202631 min
Wanting for Nothing
There’s a difference between *eliminating* needs and *satisfying* them. So often, our desire is to simply opt out of adversity. We long for a particular way of life that is absent of challenges - requiring very little of our faith, and even less of our character.Without even recognizing it, our expectations exchange the long pursuit of God’s glory with shortcuts for our own comfort and convenience.We long for lies that can never fully deliver on any of their promises.But what we have been given, instead, is simply a shepherd.The function of the shepherd says much about the nature of the sheep. David’s testimony in Psalm 23 reveals this truth, and it provides an affirming lens through which we are to continuously measure ourselves.
- Aug 2, 202629 min
Praying for Peace
There’s always something trying to divide us. Something pushing us to distinguish our lives as unique from others.So we pursue individualism.And over time, we learn to frown upon anything that hinders that specific expression. But as much as we try to present ourselves as unique exceptions, there’s one commonality that we cannot escape:We all need God.This truth is constantly being revealed to us — not just in the grand opportunity of our ambitious goals, but also in the practical worries of our fragile lives.Some mountains are too high to climb.Some burdens are too heavy to carry.And some battles are simply too hard for us to fight.We need help.We need more than what we can provide for ourselves, and that which goes beyond what we can expect from each other. And though the challenges we face may be diverse, we can find unity in remembering that all of our help comes from the Lord.
About Sundays at Cumberland
We are a church family organizing our lives around one central desire -- to seek His face, so that we can give away His heart. We want to point each other to Jesus in everything we do. And we hope to be as much of an encouragement to you as you are to us! Our mission is to be redeemed messy people pointing other messy people to the gospel of Jesus, with a vision of redeeming individuals, families, our community and the world. Each Sunday, we explore more of who Jesus is and what that means for our life. Located just outside of Atlanta in Smyrna, GA. Visit us online at CumberlandChurch.org. In-person services Sunday at 8am, 10am, and 12pm. Livestream online at 10am.
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