by Simon Ford | Dec 15, 2025 | CBC Reflections, CBC Sunday - What Next, Devotional
Day 1: Made for Glory Reading: Isaiah 43:1-7 Devotional: Like the eagle raised among prairie chickens, we often forget who we truly are. Isaiah reminds us that we were created for God’s glory—not to scratch in the dirt of mediocrity, but to soar in the purpose...
by Simon Ford | Dec 8, 2025 | Blog post, CBC Reflections, CBC Sunday - What Next
There’s something profoundly revolutionary about the Christmas story that we often miss beneath the layers of familiarity and tradition. When heaven broke through to earth with the most significant announcement in human history, the messengers didn’t head...
by Simon Ford | Dec 8, 2025 | CBC Reflections, CBC Sunday - What Next, Devotional
Day 1: Joy Announced to the Ordinary Reading: Luke 2:8-14 Devotional: The angels didn’t appear to kings or religious leaders first—they came to shepherds, society’s overlooked workers. This reveals something profound about God’s heart: His greatest...
by Simon Ford | Dec 8, 2025 | CBC Reflections, CBC Sunday - What Next, Discussion Questions
The shepherds were considered ordinary, uneducated, and marginalized, yet God chose them to hear the good news first. What does this reveal about who God values and how should this shape the way we view ourselves and others in our community? The sermon emphasizes that...
by Simon Ford | Dec 2, 2025 | Blog post, CBC Reflections, CBC Sunday - What Next
We often experience Christmas from ground level—thinking about Mary and Joseph’s journey, the shepherds in their fields, the wise men following a star. But what if we shifted our gaze upward? What if we looked at the first Christmas not from earth looking up,...
