Christ Church Fox Chapel Podcast

Rev. Alex starts our new series  1 Thessalonians: What the Gospel Does.  We talk a lot about what the Gospel is, but here we ask what it does: what practical difference the Gospel really makes.  Receiving the gospel is not a mere intellectual exercise. Its power brings deliverance from evil and death.  Readings from this service: 1 Thessalonians 1: 1-10 Psalm 84: 1-2, 4-5 Matthew 3: 4-12 Thanks fo...

The "regulars" discuss the radical differences between cottage pie and shepherd's pie as they introduce our new series, 1 Thessalonians: What Does the Gospel Do.  The scripture in the first sermon in the series is 1 Thessalonians 1: 1-10. Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

Rev. Alex focuses on Mark 16: 1-8 and Colossians 3: 1-4. Resurrection Sunday  is the strongest piece of evidence for our faith. If the resurrection is real, then what real difference does it make to you? Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

Rev. Ben Hughes explores John 19: 1-37, pondering what Jesus was thinking about during his time on the cross. Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

Rev. Alex introduces the 7-part series, The Last Words from The Cross. Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.    Luke 23: 26-34 Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

Today you will be with me in Paradise.  Luke 23: 32, 35-43 Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

Woman, behold, your son. John 19:26-27 Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?  Matthew 27:45-49 Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

I thirst. John 19:28-29 Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

It is finished. John 19: 28-30 Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.  Luke 23:44-49 Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

Jesus is welcomed as a liberating warrior king in triumphal procession. But within a week He is rejected in mock coronation, before being revealed as the true King. Readings from this service: Mark 11: 1-11 Psalm 22: 1-11 Mark 15: 16-20 Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

The studio has moved (again) in an effort to deliver the highest quality for the fastest growing conservative evangelical charismatic Anglican podcast in the Fox Chapel area. Rev. Alex & Rev. Ben W. discuss the readings for Palm Sunday: Mark 11: 8-11 and Mark 15: 16-20. These readings demonstrate how much life can change in a single week. Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Fa...

The mission of the Servant is completed as he suffers and bears our sins as a substitute, and in this he fulfills the will of God. Even in his suffering, he is victorious because God’s will has been accomplished. Readings from this service: Isaiah 53: 4-12 Psalm 69: 17-21 Mark 15: 33-39 Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

A short discussion about the difference between a squirrel and a rat and some friendly gambling start off this week's bible study. When Rev. Alex & Rev. Ben W. get down to business, they discuss the scripture that is the focus of our final week in the Servant Song series: Isaiah 53: 4-12. Rev. Ben H. will be absent from the podcast as he and Jenna have welcomed their son, Asa Ryan, on Mar...

The three amigos return this week (in anticipation of being Laurel & Hardy next week if the Hughes baby arrives as anticipated) to discuss "The Rejected Servant" and how a brutal and inglorious ministry reflects on God (Isaiah 52: 13–53: 3). Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

God’s plan of salvation is brought about by unusual means. The Servant is unattractive, despised, rejected, and yet he brings about the cleansing of the nations. Isaiah hints how this brutal and inglorious ministry is a reflection of the heavenly glory of Almighty God, and John connects this to how Jesus dies, revealing God’s glory. Consider how God’s glory is revealed in our lives? Readings from...

The clergy are bundled up in our attic studio to bring you this week's bible study. The focus this week is  Isaiah 50: 4-9.   Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

In week three of our Lent series, the path of the Servant becomes clear:  He is one who suffers in order to sustain and comfort others. He is one whose face is set like flint toward a higher purpose and calling to obey the Lord, and will not be dissuaded despite his own personal suffering.        Readings from this service: Isaiah 50: 4-9 Psalm 40: 8-12 Matthew 27: 27-31 Thanks for listening! CONN...

Rev. Ben Wulpi returns from his paternity leave & joins Rev. Alex & Rev. Ben Hughes for this week's bible study. They focus on Isaiah 49: 1-6. Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

The Servant speaks and takes up his mission. The Servant Israel (a true representative) is to restore the nation Israel, but more than that, he will bring about God’s restoration and peace throughout the whole world. “It is too light a thing…” (v.6) reflects the scope of God’s plan from the beginning (the book of Genesis) to offer salvation to all nations. Readings from this service: Isaiah 49: 1-...

This is the first week of our Lent series, Servant Song: Christ & The Cross Before He Was Born. The Lord is bringing about a new thing in the form of His Servant. He is the one who will bring justice and peace and the will of the Lord. God gives the Servant as a light and covenant to the nations, even beyond Israel, challenging the notion of who God is for. This is the only hope for a truly ju...

In this week's episode, Rev. Alex & Kat introduce our new  series for Lent, Servant Song: Christ & The Cross Before He Was Born.  Thanks for listening! CONNECT with CCFC: Visit us on Facebook Visit our website Download our app!

This is a clever lie because you accept the truth to some extent, but are deceived into thinking you can deal with it tomorrow.   Delayed obedience is disobedience. When we trust this lie we reveal that our convenience rules us and God is not our priority.  It's just not convenient right now , “when I’ve done this, then I’ll do that.” Readings from this service: 1 Thessalonians 5: 1-6 Psalm 3...