Christ Community Church Podcast

"Before there was an empty tomb, there was a cross. Jesus himself entered suffering, injustice, humiliation, and death. Yet through his broken body and shed blood, God brought freedom and salvation to you and I." Pastor Jason invites us into an exploration of Acts 16 to wrestle with a profound truth: God's presence remains constant whether we find ourselves in seasons of suffering o...

"The Holy Spirit makes the mission possible, powerful and prolific." The book of Acts opens with a powerful commission that resonates through the centuries to our lives today. We discover that our faith was never meant to be a private affair tucked away in the corners of our hearts. Jesus' final words before His ascension weren't suggestions but a prophetic declaration: we will...

In a world saturated with broken promises, we discover a profound truth: our God is a promise keeper. This exploration of Acts chapter 2 takes us to the moment when heaven touched earth in an unprecedented way at the Day of Pentecost. What God promised in Acts 1, He fulfilled in Acts 2, demonstrating that His word is absolutely trustworthy.

This powerful message confronts us with the radical transformation of Saul of Tarsus, a man so consumed with hatred for Christians that he actively sought their destruction. We encounter the concept of a 'holy invasion'... those moments when God breaks into our lives uninvited, disrupting our plans and exposing our need for change. Just as a doctor's uncomfortable diagnosis can save...

"God wants to make those people His people. The way that God wants to make those people his people is he wants to do it by partnering with us." Acts 10–11 challenges the idea of “those people.” We all build invisible barriers like politics, culture, and beliefs, but God is in the business of tearing them down. Through Peter and Cornelius, God shows His heart. No one is unclean or outside...

"If we are not transformed by the power of the next stage, the inescapable default is that we continue to be conformed to this one." This powerful exploration of Romans 12:1-2 challenges us to reconsider our expectations about spiritual transformation. Many of us have absorbed a version of the gospel that emphasizes our sinfulness so heavily that we don't actually expect real change...

"When we are crucified with Christ so that we no longer live, we are no longer seen, but it is Christ who lives through us." What does it truly mean to follow Jesus? This powerful message takes us beyond Palm Sunday celebrations to the heart of discipleship found in Matthew 16:24-26.

At the heart of this message lies a profound examination of three interconnected questions that shape our entire spiritual existence: What is our view of God? What is our view of ourselves? And what is our understanding of the gospel? These aren't merely theological exercises but deeply personal inquiries that determine how we live, love, and serve. The sermon draws us into Mark 1:14-15, wher...

What if the God of the universe is speaking to us every single day, but we've simply forgotten how to recognize His voice? This message takes us deep into John 10, where Jesus describes Himself as the Good Shepherd who calls His sheep by name. Just as newborn babies recognize their mother's voice within weeks of birth, and sheep distinguish their shepherd's call from all others, we...

This sermon explores Jesus' teaching on prayer, specifically the Lord's Prayer.  Pastor Kelli emphasizes that prayer is fundamentally about relationship with God as our Father and involves several key components: adoration, surrender, petition, confession, and deliverance from spiritual warfare. The central challenge is to move beyond rote recitation and pray with "shameless audacit...

"I abide so that I can abound. I can't abound without abiding. Abiding without abounding is the disciple without a mission." At the heart of this message lies a profound truth that challenges us to examine the relationship between our spiritual intimacy with Christ and our active participation in His mission. Drawing from John 15, we're confronted with Jesus's powerful dec...

"May we become the body of Christ for the broken and dying world around us. That we would truly be the hands and feet of Jesus to a broken and dying world that we would awaken the broken to a life of wholeness found in Jesus." Kelli's message takes us deep into the heart of what it means to be a praying church and the body of Christ in a broken world. Drawing from Ephesians 1:15-23,...

We celebrated a holy transition as the baton was passed from Pastor Derrick to Pastor Kelli Wommack. With Superintendent McAvoy speaking on calling and Bishop Cowart reminding us of the moment Pastor Derrick first stepped into this role, we were invited to reflect on God’s faithfulness past, present, and future. Rooted in Acts 13, the message reminded us that calling does not originate from human...

"The greatest testimony we have to this broken world is the unity of the church. And the greatest defense to the influence and powers of the enemy is the unity of this church." - Pastor Kelli In His final prayer before the cross, Jesus revealed that our greatest witness to the world is not programs or strategies, but unity. Rooted in John 17, this message calls us to live as one, just as...

This Advent message takes us deep into Isaiah 7, revealing how the virgin birth challenges us far beyond mere intellectual acceptance. When King Ahaz faced a terrifying military crisis, God didn't just offer him proof... He challenged him to trust. The sign of a virgin conceiving wasn't primarily about satisfying doubt; it was about demonstrating God's faithfulness to save His peopl...

This Advent sermon explores God's global mission through the lens of Isaiah 2:1-5, examining how the church has inherited ancient Israel's calling to reveal God's kingdom to the nations. Pastor Mason Stewart emphasizes that mission is not merely about sharing a message but about living as a community that embodies the kingdom of God.

This powerful exploration of Isaiah 11, Pastor Jason challenges us to see ourselves not as spectators of ancient prophecy, but as participants in the same mission that ancient Israel failed to fulfill. We're confronted with uncomfortable questions: Have we replaced worship of the one true God with modern idols? 

"The messiah brings true joy to broken people!" This Advent, Pastor Kelli led our church through Isaiah 35, inviting us to rediscover true joy. She reminded us that biblical joy is transcendent, transformative, and contagious, not something we manufacture or tie to our circumstances. In a weary world, Pastor Kelli pointed us to the hope found in Christ’s first and second coming, where Go...

"The gate leading to the hard way is narrow. We have to actually look for it to find it. And in order to enter it, we must leave everything behind." In her message, Pastor Kelli confronts us with one of Jesus' most challenging teachings from Matthew 7: the reality that following Christ requires choosing the narrow gate and difficult road rather than the easy path our culture constan...