Christ Church Fox Chapel Podcast

Alex and Ben discuss spiritual gifts and occasionally get sidetracked (which might be one of their spiritual gifts) Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

Spiritual gifts are temporary. What really counts is the steady growth of agape in a heart transformed by Christ’s love. Readings from this service: 1 Corinthians 13: 1-13 Psalm 139: 13-16 John 3: 16-17 Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

What is love? From 1st Corinthians 13, Alex and Ben seek to answer a question that has befuddled the greatest human minds for more than three decades, since Haddaway released his epic Eurodance anthem of the same name.  Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

The Lord calls all believers to work for the gospel until He returns. Sometimes the work is costly and we come under attack, but sometimes just the right people come along to support us and show us love. But regardless of how it goes, the end is secure, and God’s grace is always with us. Readings from this service: 1 Corinthians 16 Psalm 115: 1-2, 5 Matthew 24: 10-14 Thanks for listening! CONNECT...

Ben and Alex discuss 1 Corinthians Chapter 16 and what it looks like to live a resurrection life.  Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

The bright hope of resurrection life gives us strength to stand through trials. Readings from this service: 1 Corinthians 15: 35-58 Psalm 116: 5-9 John 12: 24-26 Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

Alex and Ben discuss the third part of Paul’s treatment of the doctrine of the resurrection in 1st Corinthians 15.  Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

The resurrection of believers is one of the most misunderstood, if not outright disbelieved aspects of the Christian faith. In this sermon Rev’d. Alex looks at the hope we can obtain from the plain words of scripture. Readings from this service: 1 Corinthians 15: 20-34 Isaiah 26: 19 Psalm 8: 4-9 John 11: 17-27 Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download...

Alex and Ben discuss some common Christian misunderstandings about the resurrection and completely ignore the movies of Burt Reynolds.  Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

The historical fact of Jesus’ resurrection redeems our past, transforms our present, and secures our future hope. Readings from this service: 1 Corinthians 15: 1-19 Psalm 16: 9-12 Matthew 28: 1-10 Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

Alex, Ben, and Justin (AKA "Justin from the Podcast") discuss the gospel, the necessity of the resurrection, and to a lesser extent, Burt Reynolds.  Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

What does blending a happy meal and a health shake have to do with the ancient heresy of gnosticism? What does such an ancient heresy have to do with us today? In this short sermon, Rev. Alex looks at how the resurrection changes everything. Note: you might enjoy watching this sermon in action to fully appreciate the sermon illustration: Easter Morning Service Broadcast Readings from this service:...

In this short Podcast for Easter weekend, Alex and Ben discuss the passion narrative and the implications of the Good News.  Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

The sermon and the Lord’s Supper are two sides of the same coin: they proclaim a Christ who was crucified and risen for our healing and restoration. Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

Alex examines 1st Corinthians 11 and how the Lord’s Supper can be a way to expose (and then heal or judge) divisions within the church. Readings from this service: 1 Corinthians 11: 17-34 Psalm 23: 5-6 Matthew 5: 21-24 Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

Alex and Ben discuss Holy Communion and the ways in which it was dividing, rather than uniting, the Corinthian church.  Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

Paul’s discussion of marriage and head coverings in 1 Corinthians 11 has often been mischaracterized. When we cut through the historical weeds, we see a gospel-centered plea for unity, modesty, and marital interdependence. Readings from this service: 1 Corinthians 11: 1-16 Psalm 8: 3-6 Luke 10: 38-42 Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

In this head coverings-focused episode, Alex, Ben, and Tami discuss head coverings at great length and Kat accidentally passes the studio, and gets pulled into a lengthy conversation about head coverings.  Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

Although it's fun to be in a growing church, tensions are inevitable when new members are very different to ourselves. What hope does the gospel bring to a divided world that ensures we do not become a divided church? Readings from this service: 1 Corinthians 7: 17-24 & 9:19-27 Psalm 134 Mark 2: 21-22 Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download...

Alex and Ben discuss two more unusual themes in the middle of Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians and where he might be going with it.  Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

Paul’s discussion of idolatry, community, and the Lord’s Supper in 1 Corinthians 10 shows us how participation in Christ reorients us from a self-centered life to a God-centered life. Readings from this service: 1 Corinthians 10: 7-33 Psalm 78: 5-9 Matthew 4: 8-11 Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

Alex and Ben discuss some of the recent events at Asbury University, as well as the passages in 1st Corinthians that deal with how you build a church that works for people with radically different sensitivities around food, worship, and culture.  Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

In 1 Corinthians 7 Paul brings the sanity of gospel-centered living to bear on the sensitive topic of singleness and marriage.   Readings from this service: 1 Corinthians 7: 1-15, 38-40 Psalm 143: 8-11 Matthew 5: 31-32 Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

Although today’s passage contains some of the best news in scripture, it’s one that we tend to skip because of how it reads to the culture of our age. In the sermon, Alex looks at why we think what we think, and why the good news of grace really is so good.   Readings from this service: 1 Corinthians 6: 9-20 Psalm 119: 92-96 Matthew 5: 27-30 Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Fac...

In this double-length episode, Alex and his guest Pastor Justin discuss chapters 5 and 6 of 1st Corinthians and the implications for those trying to live and think as believers today.  Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!