Christ Community Church Podcast

In last week's message, we walked through the agony of the cross, the horror of sin, the depth of our lostness. This week we look at John 20:1-18 and celebrate! The resurrection changes everything – He is risen; He is risen indeed!

Examining the cross in the context of our year-long study of John gives it even fuller meaning. Here Pastor Keith explores the significance of the crucifixion based on the apostle's brief but rich account.

Continuing our study of John, we reach a significant turning point in the story: The betrayal, arrest and trial of Jesus.

Pastor Keith teaches on what Jesus prayed for His followers, and what it means, as John recorded it in the 17th chapter of his gospel account.

Pastor Keith shares a report from his recent trip to Iraq and describes some powerful ways God is moving in that part of the world.

Guest speaker Norman Dunlap, teaching from John chapters 14, 15 and 16, offers a unique and vivid perspective on the Holy Spirit through a comparison with various forms of oil.

Persecution generally is not a favorite topic of discussion, but clearly Jesus felt it was important to inform and prepare his disciples for the reality that “the world” will hate them when they (truly) follow him. Pastor Keith teaches here on what persecution is, what it is not, and what it means to us in the church today.

The world is broken and evil is rampant in it. The devil and his servants are wreaking havoc. The horrible events of hatred, violence, and death are more than the effects of “radicalized” people; there are demonic forces fueling such thoughts, actions, and destruction. Guest speaker Robert Morgan teaches from Ephesians 6:10-18 to show we stand firm, and even gain ground, against these forces of da...

These weeks, we have been with Jesus and his disciples in the “upper room. In this John 15 passage, Jesus shifts his teaching to the most profound analogy of our life as followers of Jesus: The Vine and the Branches.

Pastor Keith shares a followup report on our June 19 "family meeting," then teaches from John 14, in which Jesus said, "Do not let your hearts be troubled." Even today, on the 15th anniversary of America's darkest hour, our Lord's words ring true.

As Jesus discussed His impending departure, He promised His disciples they would never be left alone – the Holy Spirit would come and be their counselor, comforter and much, much more.

New student pastor Mike Hofer shares his testimony. It's a powerful story of God's grace and a fitting lead-in to Pastor Keith's message on two notable disciples of Jesus, one of whom also found grace when he thought all was lost.

"Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God; so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him."

In this discussion of John chapter 12, Pastor Keith discusses the meaning and implications of dying to self. There is a cost, but when we do so, we are most alive and free to be who God made us to be.

We could examine this familiar Palm Sunday story from many different angles: Jesus as king, for example, or the nature of worship, but in this message Pastor Keith explores it from the angle of the donkey and its owners.

A look at Mary’s humble, love-fueled, extravagant act of worship of Jesus during a dinner given in his honor following her brother Lazarus’s resurrection.

Last week we discovered how Jesus is the one true shepherd who gives us freedom and “life to the full.” But we will only follow one we trust, and Jesus is not only the true shepherd, he is also the trustworthy, good shepherd.

Jesus is ever trying to reveal to the people who he is. In John 10:1-10, he uses a familiar analogy: sheep and shepherds, appealing to a profession that was central to the economy and life of the people of that region.

This morning’s message time was comprised of two parts: A period of corporate and small-group prayer for America and teaching on chapter 9 of John, the story of Jesus’ healing of a man blind since birth.

CCC members Dianna and Nick Cash talk about their work on the m/v Africa Mercy and how God calls each of us to be a missionary wherever we live.

Jesus came to set us free. In Him, we are freed from sin and freed to righteousness; freed from our flesh and freed to His Spirit; freed from the things that bring destruction and freed to the things that give life. Listen as Pastor Keith teaches on John 8:31-36.

On Father’s Day, we continued our study of John chapter 8 with a look at Jesus’ relationship with His heavenly father.

After a testimony from Jonathan and Jessica Taylor, leaders of our Phenix City campus, we look at Jesus' second "I Am" statement as recorded in John's Gospel: "I am the light of the world.” This metaphor for Jesus is meaningful at face value, but it is even more meaningful when we understand the context of the Jewish “Feast of Tabernacles."

These words to the woman caught in adultery (John 8:1-11) are the powerful message of a gospel that shatters the darkness of sin, Satan and death. Jesus offers redemption, hope, and eternal life to all.

C.S. Lewis said Jesus either “was, and is, the Son of God, or else a madman or something worse.” This week, a look at John 6:53-70 and a question each of us must consider when following Jesus gets tough.