Christ Community Church Podcast
609 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 9 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsThe 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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A Love Story
July 16, 2017 04:00 - 43 minutes - 20 MBIn this Old Testament story of sibling rivalry, Leah was frequently mistreated by those around her, but God made it clear He saw her and loved her.
Samson - Lessons Learned
July 09, 2017 04:00 - 49 minutes - 22.9 MBSamson is well-known for his physical strength. But the story of this intriguing Old Testament figure offers plenty of spiritual lessons, including this: It's never too late to cry out to God.
Dance Like No One Is Watching, But Live Like Everyone is Looking
July 02, 2017 04:00 - 50 minutes - 23.1 MBStudent Ministries Pastor Mike Hofer draws from the book of Ruth for this challenging message on how Christ-followers should live as an unbelieving world looks on.
Prepare for the Amazing!
June 25, 2017 04:00 - 39 minutes - 18.1 MBContinuing our Retro Faith summer series on Old Testament figures, Pastor of Leadership Development Kelli Wommack shares four important lessons we can glean from Joshua and his journey of faith.
Three Crises of Faith
June 18, 2017 04:00 - 38 minutes - 17.6 MBThere are plenty of lessons for all of us in the story of Abraham, a man who "believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness" (Genesis 15:6).
His Love Has Everything To Do with It
June 11, 2017 04:00 - 45 minutes - 20.9 MBOur summer "Retro Faith" series begins with a look at Hosea and Gomer, a real-life representation of God's pursuit and redeeming love of His people.
Spirit-Filled Witnesses
June 04, 2017 04:00 - 33 minutes - 15.6 MBAs we continue to hear the Lord and respond to His awakening, there is a clear call to look outward. Awakening is never just for our sakes alone; the Holy Spirit’s stirring always leads us into the world to take His gospel and grace to the lost and broken. As Jesus promised, “And you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8).
The Body of Christ
May 28, 2017 04:00 - 40 minutes - 18.6 MB"Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many." (1 Cor. 12:12)
Jae's Journey of Awakening
May 21, 2017 04:00 - 51 minutes - 23.8 MBWorship pastor Jae Lesley shares his testimony of hearing and obeying God's call to leave Columbus and plant a church in Angel Fire, New Mexico.
The Soil of Awakening
May 14, 2017 04:00 - 36 minutes - 16.6 MBGod is still calling us to awakening – to a new surrender to His Spirit, to a deeper yearning for His fullness, to a fresh vision for His kingdom to “come” among us and through us. We have had several expressions and images of this awakening: wind, fire, a river, the unclogging of a spring, the filling of the “middle room” (i.e., soul). Today we focus on a new image – the contrast between fallow ground and plowed ground.
The Spirit-Filled Life, Part 2
May 07, 2017 04:00 - 50 minutes - 23.3 MBMany Christians stop at salvation, only allowing Holy Spirit into “the back room" of their lives. They are basically choosing to manage their soul themselves, but this is not the abundant life God intends for us. We were created to be in full surrender to the love and lordship of our Maker.
The Ministry of the Holy Spirit
April 30, 2017 04:00 - 32 minutes - 15.2 MBGuest speaker Mark Nyeswander connected CCC’s foundational text – Ezekiel 47, that powerful representation of the transforming life of God as a river – to Jesus’ statement that “Whoever believes in me … out of his inmost being will flow rivers of living water.” The life of God, through the Holy Spirit, is meant not simply to be in us, but to fill us and flow from us.
The Spirit-Filled Life, Part 1
April 23, 2017 04:00 - 59 minutes - 27.5 MBNow that we have finished our Growing in Wholeness series, we look to the One who is central to our wholeness, the One Jesus told us he would send to “be with us forever – the Spirit of truth.” We will spend the next month or so exploring and celebrating the nature and work of the Holy Spirit.
Resurrection Sunday
April 16, 2017 04:00 - 36 minutes - 16.9 MB"For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: 'Death has been swallowed up in victory? Where, O death, is your victory Where, O death, is your sting?’” (1 Corinthians 15:53-55)
Walking in Wholeness
April 09, 2017 04:00 - 54 minutes - 25.2 MBOur Growing in Wholeness series concludes with the message that wholeness is an ongoing journey – revelations, insights, releases and healings bring joyous breakthroughs, but these are not the end; we must continue to walk out our faith.
Dealing with Spiritual Warfare
April 02, 2017 04:00 - 59 minutes - 27.5 MBPrior to this week's message, worship pastor Jae Lesley and his wife, Kaci, shared about God’s call on them to plant a church in New Mexico. Pastor Keith's sermon focuses on the need to be aware and alert, for the devil “roams about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour” (1 Peter 5:8).
Dealing with the Power of Agreements
March 26, 2017 04:00 - 51 minutes - 23.9 MBThis message is closely related to last week’s message about lies and deceptions. If we come to accept the lies and distortions of our enemy or the world, we often take the next enslaving step of making agreements or even vows that align our minds and hearts with the voice of our enemy, thus giving him a stronghold in our lives.
Dealing with the Power of Agreements
March 26, 2017 04:00 - 51 minutes - 23.9 MBThis message is closely related to last week’s message about lies and deceptions. If we come to accept the lies and distortions of our enemy or the world, we often take the next enslaving step of making agreements or even vows that align our minds and hearts with the voice of our enemy, thus giving him a stronghold in our lives.
Dealing with the Damage of Deception
March 19, 2017 04:00 - 52 minutes - 24 MBDeception is at the very heart of Satan’s strategy to “steal, kill, and destroy.” So much of our brokenness is rooted in deception, but God wants to free us from these lies – this is an essential part of our growing in wholeness.
Dealing with the Effects of Suffering
March 12, 2017 05:00 - 51 minutes - 23.5 MBNobody likes suffering (and rightly so), but it is an inescapable part of life. So how do we deal with it? Here Pastor Keith discusses how God can strengthen us to walk through suffering, and how we can bear with it in a way that does not lead to brokenness.
Dealing with Generational Sins: Family Affairs
March 05, 2017 05:00 - 46 minutes - 21.5 MBWe have examined our own sin, and the need to forgive the sins of others against us. Now we shift to “generational sins” – the brokenness in our family tree that produces patterns of dysfunction and unhealthy behavior.
Dealing with the Sins of Others: How to Forgive
February 26, 2017 05:00 - 43 minutes - 20.1 MBForgiveness is one of the essential aspects of wholeness. Last week we explored why we need to forgive. This week we will examine what forgiveness really is and how to forgive.
Dealing with the Sins of Others: Why Forgive?
February 19, 2017 05:00 - 49 minutes - 22.7 MBThis week we begin with the changed-life testimony of one of our missionaries, Chance Galloway, then continue our Growing in Wholeness series with a look at the brokenness that results from the sins of others against us.
Dealing with the Sins of Others: Why Forgive?
February 19, 2017 05:00 - 49 minutes - 22.7 MBThis week we begin with the changed-life testimony of one of our missionaries, Chance Galloway, then continue our Growing in Wholeness series with a look at the brokenness that results from the sins of others against us.
Dealing with Habitual Sin
February 12, 2017 05:00 - 56 minutes - 26 MBGrowing in wholeness begins with understanding the nature of sin, for all brokenness is rooted in sin. We began last week with an honest look at our own sin; the focus today is on habitual sin in our lives.
Dealing with my Own Sin
February 05, 2017 05:00 - 44 minutes - 20.4 MBWe can be quick to blame other people or other circumstances for our condition. While it's true that people or circumstances may have played a role, it is essential to understand that our own sin is our most fundamental problem. We are 100 percent responsible for our sinful choices.
Salvation as Wholeness
January 29, 2017 05:00 - 51 minutes - 23.6 MBSalvation is much more than a ticket for getting into heaven after we die. The fullness of salvation is captured in the Greek word sozo – “to save, deliver and make whole.” In other words, salvation and wholeness are inextricably connected.
We Are All Broken
January 22, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 31 MBPaul wrote that we have the treasure of God’s redeeming grace in “jars of clay.” We are earthen, fragile, broken vessels, but many of us ignore or hide this truth. God wants wholeness for us, and that begins with acknowledging our brokenness and bringing it to Him.
The Aftermath of a Call to Awaken
January 15, 2017 05:00 - 41 minutes - 19.1 MBIn the wake of our January 8-11 “Call the Awaken” gatherings, Pastor Keith challenges us to keep pursuing God and trust Him for “more than we can ask or imagine.”
The Fruit of Awakening
January 08, 2017 05:00 - 57 minutes - 26.2 MBPastor Keith’s first message of 2017 includes a discussion of the call to spiritual awakening that God has placed on us, and a significant announcement regarding leadership at CCC and in our denomination, the Free Methodist Church.
The Opposite of Love
January 01, 2017 05:00 - 47 minutes - 21.7 MBStudent Ministries Pastor Mike Hofer brings a New Year's Day message on love and apathy, and a challenge to choose the former over the latter.
Simeon's Song - Hope
December 25, 2016 05:00 - 34 minutes - 15.7 MBPastor Keith teaches from Luke 2:25-35, in which the righteous and devout Simeon "took [Jesus] in his arms and praised God, saying: 'Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you may now dismiss your servant in peace. For my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the sight of all nations: a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.'"
Mary's Song - Magnificat
December 18, 2016 05:00 - 46 minutes - 21.4 MBTeaching on Luke 1:48-55, Pastor Derrick Shields explores Mary's journey from uneasy expectant mother to exultant worshipper.
The Angels' Song - Gloria In Excelsis
December 11, 2016 05:00 - 50 minutes - 23 MBThis week Pastor Derrick Shields leads us through Luke's story of the angels and the shepherds on the night of Jesus' birth.
Finance Team Report
December 04, 2016 05:00 - 43 minutes - 20 MBThe week we break from our Advent series for an honest discussion of our financial needs and 2017 budget.
Zechariah's Song - Benedictus, a Song of Faith
November 27, 2016 05:00 - 52 minutes - 24 MBBefore Jesus could come to earth in human form, John the Baptist had to prepare the way. Thus John and his father, Zechariah, are an integral part of the Christmas story, and Zechariah’s words as recorded in Luke 1:67-79 are a spirit-filled song of praise to God for bringing it all about.
The Rest of the Story
November 20, 2016 05:00 - 35 minutes - 16.3 MBWe close our "Give Them Jesus" series, a nearly year-long walk through the Gospel of John, with this look into chapter 21, in which God moved on John’s heart to tell the story of Peter’s restoration from his denial failure.
I Have Seen the Lord
November 13, 2016 05:00 - 45 minutes - 21 MBIn last week's message, we walked through the agony of the cross, the horror of sin, the depth of our lostness. This week we look at John 20:1-18 and celebrate! The resurrection changes everything – He is risen; He is risen indeed!
It Is Finished
November 06, 2016 04:00 - 45 minutes - 20.8 MBExamining the cross in the context of our year-long study of John gives it even fuller meaning. Here Pastor Keith explores the significance of the crucifixion based on the apostle's brief but rich account.
The Trial
October 30, 2016 04:00 - 34 minutes - 16.1 MBContinuing our study of John, we reach a significant turning point in the story: The betrayal, arrest and trial of Jesus.
When Jesus Prayed for You
October 23, 2016 04:00 - 51 minutes - 23.8 MBPastor Keith teaches on what Jesus prayed for His followers, and what it means, as John recorded it in the 17th chapter of his gospel account.
Report from Iraq
October 16, 2016 04:00 - 41 minutes - 19.2 MBPastor Keith shares a report from his recent trip to Iraq and describes some powerful ways God is moving in that part of the world.
Oil and the Holy Spirit
October 09, 2016 04:00 - 52 minutes - 24.2 MBGuest speaker Norman Dunlap, teaching from John chapters 14, 15 and 16, offers a unique and vivid perspective on the Holy Spirit through a comparison with various forms of oil.
Spiritual Warfare
September 25, 2016 04:00 - 40 minutes - 18.6 MBThe world is broken and evil is rampant in it. The devil and his servants are wreaking havoc. The horrible events of hatred, violence, and death are more than the effects of “radicalized” people; there are demonic forces fueling such thoughts, actions, and destruction. Guest speaker Robert Morgan teaches from Ephesians 6:10-18 to show we stand firm, and even gain ground, against these forces of darkness.
The Fruit of Abiding
September 18, 2016 04:00 - 46 minutes - 21.3 MBThese weeks, we have been with Jesus and his disciples in the “upper room. In this John 15 passage, Jesus shifts his teaching to the most profound analogy of our life as followers of Jesus: The Vine and the Branches.
The Cure for a Troubled Heart
September 11, 2016 04:00 - 45 minutes - 21 MBPastor Keith shares a followup report on our June 19 "family meeting," then teaches from John 14, in which Jesus said, "Do not let your hearts be troubled." Even today, on the 15th anniversary of America's darkest hour, our Lord's words ring true.
I Will Not Leave You
September 04, 2016 04:00 - 45 minutes - 20.7 MBAs Jesus discussed His impending departure, He promised His disciples they would never be left alone – the Holy Spirit would come and be their counselor, comforter and much, much more.
I Will Not Leave You
September 04, 2016 04:00 - 45 minutes - 20.7 MBAs Jesus discussed His impending departure, He promised His disciples they would never be left alone – the Holy Spirit would come and be their counselor, comforter and much, much more.
Judas and Peter
August 28, 2016 04:00 - 50 minutes - 23.1 MBNew student pastor Mike Hofer shares his testimony. It's a powerful story of God's grace and a fitting lead-in to Pastor Keith's message on two notable disciples of Jesus, one of whom also found grace when he thought all was lost.
The Full Measure of His Love
August 21, 2016 04:00 - 46 minutes - 21.4 MB"Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God; so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him."