Christ Church Fox Chapel Podcast

When a crisis comes, many of us worry what other people will think if they find out, but God promises we will never again be put to shame if we turn to Him. Readings from this service: Joel 2: 25-27 Romans 10: 9-13 Matthew 27: 27-31 Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

Alex, Ben, and Tami discuss Joel chapter 2 verses 25-27, the delicate subject of shame, and the reality of God’s grace in taking it upon himself and away from us. Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

God’s promise to restore Israel after the locust plague anticipates the greater restoration that God’s people share in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Readings from this service: Joel 2: 18-27 Psalm 126: 1-6 Luke 4: 16-21 Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

Alex and Ben discuss how the imagery of Joel chapter two relates to both Gos’s plan for the end of the world, and the way he wants to restore us to abundance today.  Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

As the first green shoots of renewal emerge from the devastated ground of our lives, God’s promise is that “they” will notice.  In this sermon, Alex helps us to answer who “they” are in our lives, and maybe, for some of us, “they" is you. Readings from this service: Joel 2: 15-17 Psalm 79: 4-10 Matthew 5: 11-12 Note: Psalm 31 was sung during the Sunday morning services instead of Psalm 79. Th...

This week Alex, Kat and Ben discuss the way that crisis can both strengthen the existing members of a church and draw in those on the outside who witness the way we react.  Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

God wages war against his own people to humble them. He afflicts in order that they might return to him and find life. Readings from this service: Joel 2: 10-14 Psalm 86: 12-17 Matthew 24: 29-31 Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

Sometimes God brings a crisis to our home, but he always stands with us and calls us closer to Himself. Readings from this service: Joel 2: 1-9 Psalm 22 Matthew 24: 42-44 Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

Alex & Ben have been surprised with a delivery of chocolate covered "locusts." Are they game to sample this delicacy??? Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

Having eaten a ‘locust’ Alex and Ben try to regain their composure and discuss Joel chapter 2. Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

Alex and Ben are joined by Kris Kann to discuss the multiple crises of Joel chapter one and what it feels like to be a believer today in a world that is still in crisis.  Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

The book of Joel can be hard to understand, so in this sermon Alex suggests some concepts that might help unlock it for us and prepare us for the weeks ahead. Readings from this service: Joel 1: 15-20 Psalm 145: 14-20 Luke 19: 41-44 Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

Alex, Kat, and Ben discuss the opening themes of Joel, and take some valuable time to learn about the terrifying differences between locusts and ordinary grasshoppers. Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

The prophet Joel models a pattern of Lament that is comprehensive, communal, and Christ-centered. Readings from this service; Joel 1: 1-14 Psalm 28: 1-3, 10 Luke 18: 1-8 Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

Alex and Ben discuss the book of Joel, the genre of lament, and why the church needs to relearn how to do it if we are to be renewed. Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

Alex introduces the book of Joel, and why we believe the church needs to relearn how to lament if we are to grow in our faith. Readings from this service: Lamentations 3: 16-24 Psalm 18: 5-7 Matthew 11: 28-30 Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

Rev. Ben concludes our summer series this week. The same Jesus who showed his compassion to two blind men outside Jericho reaches out with a tender heart toward sinners and sufferers today. Readings from this service: 2 Samuel 7: 12-17 Psalm 146: 8-11 Matthew 20: 29-34 Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

Alex and Ben finish the series on healing by looking at some of the big themes of the last few months and how again it is those who suffer who are among the first to see who Jesus really is.  Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

Alex and Ben discuss the complex link between healing and faith. Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

A little faith in a big Jesus can move mountains. Readings from this service: John 14: 12-14 Psalm 95: 6-11 Matthew 17: 14-21 Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

New member Lam Gray’s moving testimony that she shared with the church on Sunday, August 6.  Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

Matthew urges us to repent of our pride so that we can see and marvel at Jesus with fresh eyes.   Readings from this service: Matthew 13: 53-58 Psalm 103: 8-17 Matthew 15: 29-31 Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

If we are ready for supernatural restoration from Jesus, sometimes we have to stretch out our withered hands for everyone to see. Readings from this service: Deuteronomy 5: 12-15 Psalm 147: 1-5 Matthew 12: 9-14 Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

Last week’s guest speaker, Adam Bright, shares his testimony and the link between suffering and resting in Christ.  Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

With two completely different reactions to this healing of Jesus, the question for us, is who do we say Jesus really is? Readings from this service: Isaiah 35: 1-7 Psalm 39: 8-10 Matthew 9: 32-34 Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!