A CTK Network Church
  CTK Nampa
  • Home
  • About Us
    • CTK Staff
    • Times & Locations
    • Who We Are
    • Our Beliefs
    • Giving
  • Children & Youth
    • Children's Classes
    • Youth and Young Adults
  • Message Archive
  • Groups
    • Connect Groups
  • Contact Us

Bigfoot is real.

10/31/2016

0 Comments

 
by Chip Johnson

​I believe in Bigfoot. My decision to believe in him pretty much comes down to granting the benefit of the doubt to so many people who must have seen something. To be totally honest, I’d have to say I really just want it to be true. I want to believe there is a big hairy humanoid out there who has managed to stay off the grid and keep us guessing all these years. I want to be proud of the guy (or gal) for so skillfully evading capture and only allowing the scarcest of photographic evidence. And, I don’t mind if you think I’m crazy because there’s really nothing at stake in it for me. For me to believe in my Sasquatch friend costs me nothing. Tomorrow, if someone was able to prove in no uncertain terms that it’s all been a hoax, as sad as I would be, my life would carry on without missing a beat.
​
Believing in Jesus is easy. Following Jesus will cost you your life. Unlike making a decision to believe, following Jesus puts some skin in the game. When I choose to follow Jesus, I am diving headlong into a whole universe of messy relationships and complete trust in a will that is not my own. To live with Jesus is to embrace the reality that every Christian is a leader. We are obligated to the other parts of a Body and, therefore, give up the luxury of being along for the ride. Instead, we give ourselves over to a life lived in the beauty and chaos of community. There is all manner of risk and adventure and discomfort along the way. There is also that which Jesus promised to those who dare pass through the threshold of belief into the realm of discipleship: that we will know and be known...that, in Christ and in Christian leadership, we are loved more in the confession of sin, not less...we are lifted up in our weakness, not rejected...we are leaders as we follow, not followers or fans. What a glorious dance to follow Jesus in a life of leading each other into the depths of humility and real relationship!
0 Comments

Where is Your Heart?

10/24/2016

1 Comment

 
by Sherry Amick

I am a firm believer that what we allow to be placed in our hearts and minds has an effect, whether good or bad, on what we say and how we do life. It’s a biblical concept, after all. The wisdom of Proverbs 23:7 says, “For as a man thinks in his heart, so is he.” Paul’s letter to the Philippians guides with these words, “Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.” In Matthew 12:35, “A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.” When we take 1 Corinthians 15:33 to its logical conclusion, we find a similar concept. It says there, “Do not be deceived: ‘Evil company corrupts good habits.’” If our focus is on the Godly, our outcomes are Godly, and so it follows that if our focus is on evil, our outcomes will be evil.
​

One of my favorite authors is Emmet Fox. In his Sermon On The Mount, regarding Matthew 5:6 (“Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.”) he writes:
Righteousness means, in the Bible, not merely right conduct, but right thinking on all subjects, in every department of life. As we study the Sermon on the Mount, we shall find every clause in it reiterating the great truth that outside things are but the expression (ex-pressed or pressed out) or out-picturing of our inner thoughts and beliefs; that we have dominion or power over our thoughts to think as we will; and thus, indirectly, we make or mar our lives by the way in which we do think. Jesus will constantly tell us in these discourses that we have no direct power over outer things, because these outer things are but consequences, or, if you like, resultant pictures of what goes on in the Secret Place. If it were possible for us to affect externals directly without changing our thought, it would mean that we could think one thing and produce another, and this would be contrary to the Law of the Universe. Indeed, it is just this very notion which is the basic fallacy that lies at the root of all human trouble—all sickness and sin, all strife and poverty, and even death itself.
Are you pursuing righteous thought in every department of your life? That’s where it all begins.
1 Comment

Being Like Christ

10/19/2016

0 Comments

 
by Melody Paris

This life is a journey with Christ and everyday I make choices that either shape me to be more like Him or less. It is not always easy to explain to friends and family what it means to be like Jesus and why I choose to pursure that goal. In his book Invitation to a Journey: A Road Map for Spiritual Formation, M. Robert Mullholland Jr. was able to put into words the importance of the spiritual journey not only for myself but for others. I would like to share this with you:
Everything that God has done, is doing and ever will do in our lives to conform us to the image of Christ (which is the image of our wholeness) is not so that we may someday be set in a display case in heaven as trophies of grace. All of God’s work to conform us to the image of Christ has as its sole purpose that we might become what God created us to be in relationship with God and with others. This is why Jesus summarized the whole law in the command  to “love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength” and “love your neighbor as yourself.” (Mark 12:30-31), and why the New Testament writers regularly lift up love for neighbor as the essence of the Christian life.
...Reflect for a moment on what the image of Christ is. It is the image of One who gave Himself totally, completely, absolutely, unconditionally for others. This is the direction in which the Spirit of God moves us toward wholeness...
Wherever there is something in our life that is not conformed to the image of Christ, there is a place where we are incapable of being all God wants us to be with others; there is a place where our life with others is hindered and limited and restricted in its effectiveness and in its fullness; there is a place where our life will tend to become disruptive and even destructive to others. We can never be all God wants us to be with others as long as that point of unlikeness to the image of Christ exists within us.
0 Comments

Our Children's Department

10/10/2016

0 Comments

 
by Misti Sanders

I just wanted to take a minute to express few thoughts about our Children’s Department. If you have not had a chance to tour the classes or meet the teachers, please come say hello. We are always looking for people to join our team. No experience necessary. Just a heart to serve. 

On Sunday morning while most of the church spends time worshiping God & listening to the sermon we get to experience a different side of worship and teaching that I believe can be equally as impactful. For those of us in the Children’s Department, we have a very unique and privileged opportunity to play with, worship, hug, teach, listen to and serve those who are so precious to God...our children. Last Sunday I was sitting in the nursery with the sweetest little brown haired, blue eyed boy, who was asleep and drooling on my shoulder, listening to our PreK teachers (in the next room) play with their students and I tell you my heart was so full it could burst. Letting go of “expectations” of my time and making space in my life to just be available has been life changing. One of God’s greatest blessings in my life has been the opportunity to witness every Sunday our amazing teachers, dedicated helpers and the adorable children. 

​God is Good, Amen.
0 Comments

    Archives

    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013

    Authors

    All
    Alexa Sterner
    Brett Wolfe
    Chip Johnson
    Dave Palmer
    Dave Underwood
    Doug Amick
    Doug & Sherry Amick
    Doug Smith
    Frank Wyant
    Jami Wolfe
    Janie Archuleta
    Jenn Johnson
    Jonathan Michalski
    Josh Snodgrass
    Kathy Deal
    Kelly White
    Lee Leafgren
    Linda Sant
    Lisa Underwood
    Marsha Stauffer
    Melody Paris
    Mike Larimer
    Misti Sanders
    Nancy Yarbrough
    Patti Snodgrass
    Rick Snodgrass
    Sara White
    Sherry Amick
    Shon Sanders
    Tami Sims
    Trina Riley

    RSS Feed

Get Social
Picture
Picture
Picture
Network Info
​A CTK NETWORK CHURCH
CTK.NET
Service Location
Nampa Christian High School
11920 West Flamingo Ave
​Nampa, ID 83651


​Service Time
 Sundays at 10am
​
​
Service Options
You can watch the service
Live on FB every Sunday at 10am
or 
watch past sermons on
​our YouTube Channel


Office Location
984 Corporate Lane, Ste 202
Nampa, ID 83651


Office Hours 
​
Monday 10am-4pm
Tuesday 10am-4pm
Wednesday 10am-4pm
Thursday 10am-4pm
​

Contact Us
208-565-6324
office@ctknampa.org

Giving 
Click here to give to CTK