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Christ Church Sermons
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A podcast of recent sermons from Christ Church Plano. Learn more about our worship services at www.christchurchplano.org
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Finding Our Home in the Trinity
3d agoTap to summarizeOn Trinity Sunday, Canon Travis reminds us that God has always been moving toward us. When God rested after creation, he was not withdrawing but taking up residence with his creation. In Jesus’ ascension, we see the same promise fulfilled: Jesus did not leave us alone. He reigns as king and dwells with us through the Holy Spirit. From creation to ascension to right now, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit come to make a home for us.
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Living the Life You Really Want
1w agoTap to summarizeOn Pentecost, Bishop Paul reminds us that the Holy Spirit awakens faith, fills believers, and faithfully continues to help, advocate for, and counsel us today. While the Spirit fills all who profess Christ, we must take care not to ignore or quench his work in our lives. At Pentecost, the Spirit gave believers languages of other nations, turning their hearts outward as witnesses. The same Spirit remains active and faithful today. Pentecost continues, and the promise is still for us.
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A Mission too Big for Us
2w agoTap to summarizeThe mission is too big, the message is too hard, and we are too weak to accomplish it on our own. In a world centered on self, the call to repentance and salvation can feel uncomfortable. Yet Jesus did not leave his disciples alone. The Ascension means that he is not absent, but completely available to the Church he sends on mission. The Lord who sends us, goes with us, gives us everything we need for the mission. And the image of the Ascending Lord shows us that this promise is guaranteed.
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Make Your Home in Jesus
3w agoTap to summarizeJesus tells us that spiritual growth cannot be engineered—it only comes through abiding in him. The same inexhaustible love the Father has for Jesus is poured on us. And as we abide in that love, even seasons of pruning lead to the joyous result of deeper fellowship with him and fruitfulness in him. May we remain in Jesus and remember that the Christian life never moves beyond him.
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What Gives You Comfort?
May 4Tap to summarizeIn John 13–14, Jesus speaks to troubled hearts facing confusion, betrayal, and uncertainty. Though the disciples don’t understand what God is doing or their place in it, Jesus calls them to trust him as the way, the truth, and the life. Our comfort is not found in a slogan or strategy, but a person. As we abide in Jesus, we are rooted in what is true, and we find the good, abundant life—our only comfort in life and death.
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Hearing the Good Shepherd
Apr 27Tap to summarizeJesus offers a life that is truly abundant—saved, secure, and free—but it begins with hearing his voice. The Good Shepherd, who is beautiful, genuine, and praiseworthy, speaks to his people through his word and calls them to follow him. Because he loves us and gave his life for us, we can trust him. Yet we often settle for what is safe instead of stepping into the fullness he offers. The invitation remains: listen, trust, and take hold of what is truly life.
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Hope for the Off Track
Apr 20Tap to summarizeEven when people feel off track, there is hope. Just as Cleopas and the other disciple encountered Jesus on the road to Emmaus, he still meets his people in their confusion and wandering. He comes through his Word and through his presence in the Sacraments. When Jesus took, blessed, broke, and gave the bread, their eyes were opened. In the Lord’s Supper, his people still behold and are brought to him.
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Hope for Those Who Doubt
Apr 13Tap to summarizeBishop Paul reminds us that the God who saves us also knows how deeply we struggle to believe. Like Thomas, we live with a mixture of doubt and worship—and still, it is faith. Jesus does not save us by excusing our sin, but by bearing it in his own wounded hands. The debt has been paid, the sentence carried out. And in his mercy, he gives us the Holy Scriptures to steady our hearts and lead us to trust him.
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From Worst to Wonderful
Apr 7Tap to summarizeEaster begins in the worst place—amid death, loss, and the full weight of sin—because the Bible refuses to deny reality. But from that place comes wonderful news: not advice about what we must do, but the announcement of what God has already done in Jesus—victory over death. This good news is for the whole world, calling all people into a restored family who gather week by week to hear the Word, join him at his Table, and remember who they are in him.
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We Are the Crowd
Mar 30Tap to summarizeThis Palm Sunday, Bishop Paul reminds us that we are the crowd—crying “Hosanna” one moment and “Crucify him!” the next. We want a savior, but often on our own terms. Yet Jesus comes knowing this, loving us before we are faithful, committed to rescuing us from ourselves. We realize how radically and deeply Jesus loves us when we walk with him through Holy Week.
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