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Christ Community Church Podcast

604 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratings

The Christ Community Church Podcast features weekly teaching from Christ Community Church in Columbus, Georgia, where our mission is to awaken ordinary people to extraordinary life in Christ-centered community. CCC is part of the Free Methodist Church and shares that denomination’s vision of bringing wholeness to the world through healthy biblical communities of holy people multiplying disciples, leaders, groups and churches.

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Good News in the Resurrection: What Are We Shouting About?

March 25, 2024 23:00 - 45 minutes - 31 MB

Pastor Derrick reminds us on Palm Sunday, that through Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem, He ushered in peace and salvation once and for all!

Good News in the Resurrection: "Proclaim - Exclaim - Testify!"

March 25, 2024 15:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MB

Good News in the Resurrection: Good New... Or Not?

March 25, 2024 15:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MB

While teaching in the synagogue in His hometown of Nazareth, Jesus reads from Isaiah 61:1-2. These verses lay out His mission and, as His agents, it becomes our mission, too. 

The Good News B.C.: "There is Power in Good News"

March 11, 2024 14:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MB

The Good News B.C.: Repent and Believe the Good News

March 11, 2024 14:00 - 43 minutes - 29.5 MB

The Good News B.C.: "The Good News Message in Our Suffering"

March 11, 2024 14:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MB

The Good News B.C. "Good News in the Storm"

February 12, 2024 17:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MB

Jonah, a well-respected prophet in his home country, chooses to disobey God’s instruction, yet God doesn’t give up on Him. He serves as an example to us that while there are consequences for our disobedience, there is also an invitation to repentance and redemption. 

The Good News B.C. "A Hint of Good News"

January 29, 2024 18:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MB

First Fruits: Ingredients for a Generous Life

January 24, 2024 19:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MB

The main ingredient for a generous life is coming to know the generosity of God. The goal of this message is to facilitate a shift in our mentality from one of scarcity to one of abundance!

First Fruits: Consider Our Ways

January 16, 2024 01:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MB

First Fruits: The Better Offering

January 16, 2024 00:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MB

Turning The Page

January 06, 2024 00:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MB

New Year’s resolutions tend to be futile when 1) we seek to accomplish them in our own strength and/or 2) they foster self-centeredness. What we truly need is for God to give us a new life in the Christ, and for us to give ourselves to His clear mission to share about that Life with others.  Pastor Derrick gives the last message of 2023 here!

With Us: Invitation to Receive Good News

December 29, 2023 02:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MB

With Us: Invitation to Obedience

December 18, 2023 19:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MB

With Us: Invitation to Seek Him

December 12, 2023 19:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MB

Pastor Derrick leads us in the second week of Advent by reminding us of the significance that God is "With Us" through His invitation to know Him.

With Us: "An Invitation into Community"

December 04, 2023 20:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MB

Pastor Derrick introduces the first message in our Advent series, "With Us" by exploring the vital significance of Christian community and how Christ's birth has redeemed our chance at embracing it fully.

Colossians: Christ the Builder: "Fit Check"

November 21, 2023 02:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MB

Pastor Kelli encourages us to "change our wardrobes," by replacing our old selves with Christ and His attributes!  Colossians 3:1-17

Colossians: Christ the Builder: "Body Building vs. Flesh Building"

November 15, 2023 15:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MB

BODY BUILDING results from embracing the “problem-solution complex” of the gospel as ultimate; FLESH BUILDING results from captivation via any alternative.  Check out Pastor Mason's latest message in the Book of Colossians!

Colossians: Christ the Builder, "Fulfillment in Christ"

November 07, 2023 16:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MB

Colossians: Christ the Builder, "Knowing the Supreme God- Jesus"

October 31, 2023 17:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MB

Pastor Jason led an engaging time of teaching on Family Sunday from Colossians 1:13-23, knowing God as the head of the church is our salvation.

Colossians: Christ the Builder, "A Foundation Problem"

October 23, 2023 19:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MB

Christ is the builder! Within a dependent relationship with God, knowing is foundational for walking. Pastor Mason opens our new series on the book of Colossians with a call to both the knowing and living of the Christian life. 

Moving Mountains: Prayer is the Key

October 03, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 61.2 MB

Prayer that connects us with the heart of God is the key to overcoming challenges in our life that have seemed insurmountable. Pastor Derrick reminds us of the A.C.T.S.  model of prayer as we seek to align our hearts with His. Check out this special service of worship, testimony and communion.

Stories that Change: The In-Between Story

September 25, 2023 03:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MB

Pastor Kelli concludes our series, "Stories that Change," with a message of deliverance, devotion and discipleship as we look at Mary Magdalene's story that dramatically changes as she encounters Jesus.

Stories that Change: A Deliverance Story

September 19, 2023 20:00 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MB

Jesus delivered a Gentile from the control of a “legion” of demons and sent him to his people as a witness to God’s power, goodness, and mercy. 

Beside Still Waters

September 12, 2023 19:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MB

Bishop Keith Cowart joined us Sunday to preach a message of deep, walking us through the entirety of Psalm 23 and teaching us how to pray through scripture.

Stories that Change: A Restoration Story

September 05, 2023 13:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MB

 Sin does not cancel one’s call and purpose in life. God is not done. He doesn’t waste His callings. We can learn what restoration looks like by looking at the life of Peter throughout the books of Matthew and 1 & 2 Peter.  

Stories that Change: A Revelation Story

August 29, 2023 13:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MB

"Lost doesn't mean they're condemned... it just means they're not in the right place."  Zacchaeus— a traitor and extortionist to his people but valuable to Jesus— was saved through a revelation of Jesus (not self-reform), which led Jesus to affirm his identity within God’s people and Zacchaeus to become a righteous steward of his riches.

Stories that Change: A Transformation Story

August 22, 2023 19:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MB

"Jesus is not satisfied for us to live a tame, stagnant life!"  Due to an encounter with Jesus, a broken outcast among the Samaritans of Sychar is transformed into a restored influencer. Pastor Kelli beckons us into the abundant, living water to which Jesus calls us through her latest message in our series, "Stories that Change."

Stories that Change: A Conversion Story

August 15, 2023 11:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MB

Your story with Jesus has the power to CHANGE… not only your heart but the hearts of others! Saul’s encounter with Jesus transformed him from a persecutor of Christ (according to the will of Saul), to an apostle of Christ (according to the will of Christ).

Kairos Moments

August 08, 2023 13:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MB

God's Word: It Changes Us

August 01, 2023 00:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MB

Josiah becomes King of Judah at a young age. Though the two kings who preceded him did evil in the sight of the LORD, Josiah did right and followed the example of King David. Upon hearing the words from the lost book of the law that had been found, Josiah, along with the people of Judah, turn from their evil ways and make a covenant before the LORD to be keepers of the law. 

Masterpiece in Progress: The Book of Ephesians: "Authority in the New Humanity"

July 23, 2023 22:00 - 49 minutes - 33.7 MB

As opposed to refusing or abusing authority, Paul casts an anti-oppressive, redemptive vision of authority for the new humanity in Christ: those under authority are to embrace it— in view of Christ as their motivator— and those in authority are to leverage it for the sake of those under their authority— in view of Christ as their model. 

Masterpiece in Progress: The Book of Ephesians: "Armor of God"

July 18, 2023 00:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MB

Our summer interns led us in a powerful time of worship and teaching.  Since only God can empower us to defeat our real Enemy— whose mission is to separate us from God and from one another, let’s— together— utilize God’s resources to withstand the attacks of Satan and his demons. 

Masterpiece in Progress: Ephesians, "Walk This Way"

July 11, 2023 17:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MB

We are called to “put off” the old humanity of sin, be renewed in mind, and “put on” the new humanity of righteousness and holiness— created in Christ— which Paul describes as love, light, and wisdom (instead of malice, darkness, and foolishness). 

Masterpiece in Progress: The Book of Ephesians: "A More Perfect Union"

July 03, 2023 20:00 - 50 minutes - 35 MB

A foundational way that we— the body of the Christ— are called to participate in God’s plan to head up all creation in the Christ is to guard our unity. 

Masterpiece in Progress: The Book of Ephesians: "Mystery No More"

June 23, 2023 03:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MB

Masterpiece in Progress: The Book of Ephesians: "Coming Together in Him"

June 06, 2023 17:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MB

God has revealed His original plan to unite (and thereby renew) creation under the headship of Christ, which is even now being realized through the church— Christ’s “body.” 

Power Lifting: Empowered By The Spirit, "Receive The Gifts"

May 30, 2023 17:00 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MB

Power Lifting: Equipped By The Spirit: "Gifted to Serve"

May 24, 2023 14:00 - 45 minutes - 31 MB

Power Lifting: Empowered By The Spirit: "A More Excellent Way"

May 24, 2023 14:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MB

Powerlifting: Empowered By The Spirit: "Grace To Equip"

May 09, 2023 13:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MB

Body Building: Does Our Matter Truly Matter?

April 26, 2023 15:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MB

Pastor Mason preached an incredible word yesterday on God’s view of our physical bodies, teaching from 1 Corinthians 6:12-20.  "Overlooking the value and significance of the physical body leads to deep spiritual brokenness, so value and care for the body as worship and witness to God."

Jesus is the Cornerstone: "Building with Living Stones"

April 24, 2023 16:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MB

Jesus is the Cornerstone: "The Rejected Stone"

April 04, 2023 17:00 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MB

The Book of Malachi: Navigating a Breakdown "Coping with Condemnation"

March 20, 2023 15:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MB

Pastor Mason leads us into Week 3 on our study of Malachi by reminding us that in our accountability to God, we have two options: condemnation or surrendering to God’s way of salvation in Jesus. 

The Book of Malachi: Navigating a Breakdown: "Raising the Bar of Worship"

March 14, 2023 13:00 - 55 minutes - 38.4 MB

Bishop Keith Cowart continued our series in Malachi by teaching on the subject of "true worship," while tying in his latest experiences of pure, true worship from the Asbury revival.

The Book of Malachi: Navigating A Breakdown: "Do You Really Love Us?"

March 07, 2023 16:00 - 51 minutes - 35.1 MB

We're excited to kick off our new series on Malachi by exploring the foundation of our faith: God's unfailing love for us. Join us as we journey through this powerful book together! Check out the first message in this new series here.

Core Work: Immerse & Ignite

February 28, 2023 16:00 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MB

Core Work: Worship & Belong

February 22, 2023 18:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MB

Two elements of our “strategy”— how we interact with each other to accomplish our mission — are 1) to WORSHIP God with our whole heart and 2) to BELONG to the family of God. 

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