Celebration Church Podcast

Day 12 of Lent: Luke 8:22-39 Today's devotion was written by Jordan Shenefield and is read for you by Zac Martin.

Day 11 of Lent: Luke 8:4-15 Today's devotion was written by Amy Fricks and is read for you by Kelly Fons.

Day 10 of Lent: Luke 7:36-50 Today's devotion was written by Odessa Hancock and is read for you by Melissa Perry.

Day 9 of Lent: Luke 7:18-35 Today's devotion was written by Bryan Grissom and is read for you by Pastor Mike Day. 

In this week’s podcast, Jennifer Davis is joined by Pastor Mike Day and Associate Pastor Melissa Perry to reflect on the start of Lent, beginning with Ash Wednesday and moving into the Week 1 sermon on the temptation of Jesus (Matthew 4).  They talk about what Lent is, why the Church sets aside these 40 days (excluding Sundays), and how this season helps us prepare our hearts for Easter by going d...

Day 8 of Lent: Luke 6:43-49 Today's devotion was written by Emily Denig and is read for you by Jolie Sims. 

Day 7 of Lent: Luke 6:17-36 Today's devotion was written by Rich Eason and is read for you by Ryan Nelson.

Day 6 of Lent: Luke 6:1-11 Today's devotion was written by Betty Young and is read for you by Linda Boushelle.

Day 5 of Lent: Luke 5:12-26 Today's devotion was written by Leigh Cutting and is read for you by Bobby Ivey.

Day 4 of Lent: Luke 5:1-11 Today's devotion was written by Tammy Eason and is read for you by Jennifer Davis.

Day 3 of Lent: Luke 4:14-30 Today's devotion was written by Casey Robbins and is read for you by Zac Martin.

Day 2 of Lent: Luke 4:1-13 Today's devotion was written by Lesley Algert and is read for you by Kelly Fons.

In this final episode of the This is Celebration podcast , Discipleship Pastor Jennifer Davis sat down with Pastors Mike Day and Melissa Perry to wrap up the series—and to talk about what comes next: being sent out . Between the two snow weeks and the rescheduled Celebrate Dinner, the timing ended up being kind of perfect. We spent six weeks learning the story and heartbeat of Celebration… then cl...

Day 1 of Lent: Psalm 51:1-17 Today's devotion was written by Paul Wessling and is read for you by Pastor Mike Day. 

Jennifer Davis sits down with Pastor Mike Day and Associate Pastor Melissa Perry for Week 5 of This Is Celebration , celebrating the joy of being back together in the room—and leaning into why caring for the next generation isn’t a “youth ministry thing,” it’s a church thing. They unpack Scripture’s call to pass on our faith (think: “Abraham, Isaac, Jacob” said so often it feels like one name) and...

Jennifer Davis sits down with Mike Day and Melissa Perry for Week 4 of This Is Celebration : why the Church isn’t just a service you stream, but a family that shows up—especially when life hurts. Coming off another “church from home” Sunday, they talk honestly about the ache of an empty room and the hope of being together again, then dive into 2 Corinthians 1 and the “comfort cycle”: God meets us...

Jennifer Davis talks with Pastors Mike Day and Melissa Perry about Week 3 of This is Celebration : the church isn’t meant to turn inward—it’s a Spirit-empowered movement outward ( Acts 1:8 ). They share stories from Good News at Noon about seeing people with dignity beyond labels, reflect on the sobering lessons from the Civil and Human Rights Museum, and challenge listeners to resist fear and deh...

Jennifer Davis sits down with Pastors Mike Day and Melissa Perry to unpack Week 2 of This Is Celebration —what happens after Jesus calls you. Rooted in 1 Peter 2:1–10 , they talk about the “awakening” that comes with following Christ (seeing both God’s grace and our own selfishness), and the ongoing, present-tense work of God: we’re being built into a spiritual house—growth is a journey, not a swi...

Jennifer Davis sits down with Pastors Mike Day and Melissa Perry to unpack Week 1 of This Is Celebration —why authenticity matters, how “church as family” is built through real life together, and what makes Christian community different than any other group. Rooted in Matthew 16:13–19, the conversation points back to the source: a living relationship with Jesus that shapes how we love, serve, and...

In this fourth week of Advent, Discipleship Pastor Jennifer Davis is joined by young adults Mackenzie Knowles and Caleb Davis to talk about love —the kind that looks like Jesus, not just a feeling. They share stories from their recent mission trip to Albania with Child Evangelism Fellowship , helping distribute Christmas gift boxes and run programs for kids across the country. In a place where man...

In this third week of Advent, Discipleship Pastor Jennifer Davis and Family Pastor Jolie Sims lean into a joy that runs deeper than “happy”—the kind that doesn’t melt away when life gets messy, stressful, or sad. They unpack joy as something rooted in God’s goodness and grace, not tied to circumstances or emotions that change by the minute. Jennifer points to Nehemiah 8—“the joy of the Lord is you...

In this second week of Advent, Discipleship Pastor Jennifer Davis and Worship Pastor Zac Martin explore the kind of peace that doesn’t depend on circumstances—the kind that meets us right in the middle of hurried schedules, heavy burdens, and hard days. They talk about how worship—whether through music, Scripture, communion, prayer, or simply sitting still long enough to listen—creates space for G...

In this first week of Advent, Discipleship Pastor Jennifer Davis and Communications Director Kelly Fons talk about real, grounded hope—not the vague kind, but the kind that holds when life is messy. Starting in Genesis, they trace how our broken world fuels our longing for Jesus and why God designed us for community, not isolation. Kelly shares a powerful story about her dad’s recent diagnosis and...

Join Pastors Mike Day, Melissa Perry, and Jennifer Davis as they unpack Luke 21—Jesus’ apocalyptic words about the temple’s destruction, wars, persecution, and “the end”—and talk honestly about why this heavy passage doesn’t have to lead us into fear. They revisit Pastor Mike’s explanation of apocalyptic literature and his “present future” lens, seeing these verses as both realities every generati...

Join Pastors Mike Day, Melissa Perry, and Jennifer Davis as they unpack Luke 19:1–10 and the story of Zacchaeus—focusing on what it really means that Jesus came “to seek and to save the lost.” They share personal “spiritual markers” from their own lives—grandfathers with gospel music, gymnastics coaches with devotions, unexpected ministry encounters—that reveal a God who has been seeking us long b...