Cape Cod Church Podcast

As we wrap up our series "Everyone Has A Story" in The Story Project Season 2, Pastor Ben Feldott shares one last story, and explores our fifth community commitment: to build a culture of celebration that reflects heaven.   So let the party begin! Why? Jesus said so! (Seriously, exact quote)   We finish with a culture of celebration and we call it the "good news" for a good reason—and it's the rea...

As we continue our series "Everyone Has A Story" in The Story Project Season 2, we discover that generosity stems from two internal calculations, and God wants to evolve both.   Generosity is a good goal.  But generosity often comes up against reality—that's the "real" world, right?    It's true, generosity and scarcity are related...but not always in expected ways. Scarcity–the reality of our own...

As we continue our series "Everyone Has A Story" in The Story Project Season 2, we get to hear Melissa's story and understand that the only way to transform our lives is through accepting Jesus' grace.   We help people discover a full life with God.   This is good, really good news.   Life, grace, God's gift of salvation is a pure gift. It is beyond expectation; better than we hoped; radically gen...

As we continue our series "Everyone Has A Story" in The Story Project, Season 2, Pastor Ben shares how our lives are meant to be shared with others. "Alone Time" … yes please! But when does alone time turn into just lonely? When does independence become code from the solo struggle? There is an important principle behind our church's commitment to "create community that becomes family." It's the id...

In this message, Pastor Ben kicks off Season 2 of "The Story Project."   Everyone has a story. The question is: could all our stories be connected? And if we're part of something larger than ourselves, is it a good story?   We believe there is something more. That beyond all our individual stories is one Author, making sense of it all. And He's still at work–but there are hints that the ending is...

As we wrap up our series "Family Playbook," Pastor Ben Feldott concludes by talking about generational curses and how we can overcome them.   "A Generational Curse," "The Sins of the Father's." These words have worked their way into our minds and our families. We want the best, and we're afraid we will repeat the past.   But is it true? Is our destiny determined, or is there another way? Can I tra...

As we continue our series "Family Playbook," Pastor Ben Feldott talks about the three important goals—to decide what we value, create an environment to grow our values, and give the gift of faith.   As parents, we have an enormous influence on establishing the pathway to take for our family. Our family values start from us, go on when we enter a relationship and set off to have family—with kids an...

As we continue our series "Family Playbook," Pastor Ben Feldott encourages us to take a look at the different ways we fight, and the two questions we can all ask to help us "call our own" as we learn to leverage our conflict for good.   Families feud but not all the same way.   Conflict is an inevitable part of life together and, if not handled the right way, can mean messing up a life together. R...

As we kick off a new series "Family Playbook," Pastor Ben Feldott centers around family and relationships, specifically about what to do when our family life doesn't look like what we imagined.   Family is hard, and so we need a playbook! From finding that special someone to making marriage work; to the complexities of parenting and right on into our adult family relationships—being family isn't e...

As we wrap up our series "What We Want," Pastor Ben Feldott recalls the book of Colossians talking about "the people" we want in our lives.   We're celebrating 30 years and we're gonna tell some stories of God's faithfulness and the people He has used. We even have some never before seen pictures!   First time listening to our podcast? We'd like to get to know you!    Head over to: http://bit.ly/c...

As we continue our series "What We Want," Pastor Ben Feldott shares the words we want to hear—the kind of words every one of us longs for, how we can find them, and how we can speak them for others.   Words have power and these words are meant to give you life...a full life.   All summer long, we've been talking about what we want—the win, the relief, the stability we want, and more. Now, we're in...

As we continue our series "What We Want," Pastor Ben Feldott talks about how we can make a life-changing difference in our homes.    As we move forward in Colossians, the advice turns practical, and it turns to the home and family. The presence of Christ in our lives makes a tangible difference in our most personal and sometimes most challenging situations...our homes.    First time listening to o...

As we continue our series "What We Want", Pastor Ben Feldott shares a passage from Colossians 3, where Paul offers a vision of what could be.   What would you like to change?   About yourself, I mean. I bet over the years you have seen significant transformation—change that made you better, and helped you become who you are.   I would also wager there is some transformation you still want. The stu...

As we continue our series, "What We Want", Pastor Ben Feldott talks about winning and how the rules can sometimes ruin the game.   We're celebrating our kids this weekend—giving out some trophies and talking about sports camps.   We love watching sports, and this week is a fun window into that world as kids run around the athletic field, learn the rules of the game, engage in some competition, and...

As we continue our series in Colossians, "What We Want," Pastor Ben Feldott discusses a lasting kind of relief, the kind our souls long for.   Relief—where does it come from, and how can we have it?   Before we can answer, we likely need to understand our burdens better. The next passage in Colossians 2 does both of these things. It offers insight into our exhausting struggle and then, reveals a s...

As we continue our series, "What We Want," Pastor Ben Feldott talks about how we can find the stability our souls long for.    Have you been through a season of instability or a time where it felt like everything was shifting and almost nothing was secure?   We all need stability–some sense of steadiness to ground our lives so we can flourish. But life, change, and difficult circumstances are inev...

As we continue our series, "What We Want," Pastor Ben Feldott shares what genuine maturity looks like based on what Paul talks about in the book of Colossians.   There are three common signs of immaturity: falling for false doctrine, fleshly desires, and our lives being led by convenience over calling. But Paul tells us that in order to grow in maturity, we have to know that Jesus is real—and He i...

As we continue our series, "What We Want," Pastor Ben Feldott explores the topic of 'acceptance' in the book of Colossians.   Acceptance is powerful.   Acceptance and alienation have formed each of our lives. Where you found acceptance, you found boldness, hope, and kinship. Where you needed it and came up empty, there are likely scars.   Despite our protestations, we want soul-level acceptance—we...

As we kick off a new series, "What We Want," Pastor Ben Feldott dives deeper into the Book of Colossians with an invitation to discover the "strength we want". Who doesn't want to be strong? When the alternative is weak, the choice seems obvious. If you're wading through life's challenges, wondering how you'll ever get through... this one's for you. But really, it's for all of us who have ever wan...

This Sunday, Pastor Ben Feldott comes back to share with us how the story of Colossians inspired the recent journey they've been through.   He recounts, "The past month has been an unexpected detour from what we wanted. But along the way, God gave us everything we needed. This wasn't how I planned to start a series on Colossians, but I think it's better."   Colossians is the story of what we want,...

"Looking out for number one." Our natural human inclination is to do just that, right? Whether we like to admit it or not, we're all prone to putting our own needs first, to living a me-first life. And we don't typically respond well when others aren't as interested in us and our needs as we are...   What if there's a better way? What if the life we're really wanting can only be found when we stop...

Have you ever made a decision and then later thought... What on earth was I thinking?   Been there.   In this message, Pastoral Associate Brittany Feldott explores how to avoid those embarrassing (and sometimes destructive) moments of regret. In Proverbs, we find three key questions that help us cut through the fog, make better decisions, and ultimately build a beautiful life.   First time listeni...

For the last several weeks, we've mined the stories in the Book of Daniel for answers to the question: "How do we live well, anywhere?" This Sunday, we'll step out of Daniel but continue to explore that question—this time from the Book of Proverbs.   And as we do each year, we celebrate our graduates this week—those who have successfully completed an important phase of their education. It's right...

As we end our series, "First Things," Pastor Ben Feldott wraps up with everyone's favorite—the Lion's Den. This Sunday brings us a message of how conviction defines winning in this story from the book of Daniel.   Who doesn't love stories of man-eating lions, evil villains, comeuppance, and good endings? It's all there and more! This weekend, it's the "more" that we're looking for.   Mostly, we de...

As we continue our series, "First Things," Pastor Ben Feldott talks about influence and power, and what every leader should do to cultivate it well.   Stories of powerful people misbehaving are so common they rarely surprise us — at least from a distance. Up close, that's still shocking. Even more when the fault lies in the circle of "me."   Daniel's story is the story of powerful leaders, and it...