CHAPEL HIGHLIGHTS
The CVCA community meets each Thursday morning for worship and teaching from the Word.
Chapel Schedule and Connection topics (Booklet saved as .pdf)
Building the Kingdom
A key part of CVCA’s vision campaign is the physical expansion of the campus. As of this past summer construction is well underway. With this in mind, we wanted to dedicate our chapels this year to examine the idea of Building the Kingdom. The notion of the Kingdom of God appears throughout the New Testament, but is specifically seen in the gospel of Matthew.
When Jesus talks about building he gives two different options (Matthew 7.24-27). We will either build on sand or the rock. The sand often looks desirable. There is a deep temptation for all of us to build a kingdom for our own name and our own sake. We do all kinds of things to leave our mark on the world around us; we desperately want to earn the approval of others, be noticed, and ultimately be remembered. Yet, when the storms of life come to the house built on the sand, destruction is certain. It is only the house built on the rock that will stand the test. The rock is the person of Christ and the good news of the gospel. It is his Kingdom that will last.
Being a part of this Kingdom is to follow Jesus. It means to go against what the world teaches; the Kingdom of God is essentially a reversal of values. The Kingdom which Christ is building among us is not what we might expect. It is an upside-down Kingdom because it is the opposite of our natural proclivities. However, the Kingdom of God is a freedom which leads to deep satisfaction and joy. It is only in our weakness and spiritual bankruptcy that the seeds of the Kingdom might grow. Jesus said, ““Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
