Community Christian Church Podcast

Does following God feel like an obligation to you? Maybe it feels like work, or like following rules. But it’s not. It’s an invitation to a banquet — to a big party! Life with God is a life of celebration… celebrating who God is, how he made us, and the gifts he has lavishly given us. This week, we’re talking all about the abundant gift of joining the banquet God has prepared. Watch this message!...

We’re all prone to forgetfulness. Maybe, on your drive to work, you realize you forgot to turn the crockpot on for dinner tonight. Or maybe you forgot a deadline at work. Maybe you forgot to respond to your friend’s text. But sometimes we forget something else… God’s goodness. When we’re struggling, it’s natural to rely on God. After all, we know we can’t do it all alone, and we need God. But when...

Heartbreak is an inevitable part of being alive. Throughout our lives, we’ll lose relationships, lose people, and lose things we held so dear. It’s not a matter of if we’ll go through it -- but when. Thankfully, God is there, and when we are heartbroken, we can experience his peace and his presence. We can’t avoid pain, but we can walk through it with God. Watch this message! ____ COMMUNITY Pastor...

Do you have regrets? Have you hurt someone and don’t know how to make it right? Do you feel like you just can’t help from making the same mistake over and over again? If you’re a human being… you're probably nodding “yes" to at least one of those statements! Feeling remorseful is part of the human experience. We all get it wrong sometimes, and we all struggle to navigate through the afte...

Are you feeling confused? Maybe you thought you had it all figured out, but now you’re unfulfilled and longing for more. Maybe you’re wondering why you haven’t found the right person — or maybe you were so sure you’d found the right person on your wedding day, and you’re now wondering how it all went so wrong. Maybe you’ve encountered struggle after struggle and you just can’t see where God is, in...

At Community, we're thrilled to welcome Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil, an author, professor, speaker, and pastor, and a leader in the church’s racial reconciliation efforts. During this talk, she covers why racial reconciliation is biblical, necessary, and urgent, and how we can become part of the movement - as churches and individuals. She challenges us to move beyond temporary, surface-level att...

Do you feel like you're in control of your money, or is your money in control of you? According to a recent study, 90% of Americans say money has an effect on their stress levels, and almost 2/3 of Americans feel like their financial difficulties are piling up so high that they can’t overcome them! One thing is for certain: most of us have a broken relationship with money. Money in and of its...

Can money make you happy? It’s so tempting to think more money will make you happier: you could live in a nicer home, go on that vacation you’ve been thinking about, and pay off debt. Who wouldn’t be happier? And certainly, there’s something to be said for being able to meet your basic financial needs. Financial security is a good goal, and it’s important for our well-being. But at a certain incom...

What is your relationship with money like? Did you grow up never having enough of it, and you now live in fear of making ends meet? Do you have enough, but can’t seem to stop yourself from spending it all? Do you have more than enough, but it never seems like enough — maybe you’re always eager to afford a bigger house, and more things to fill it? Talking money can be uncomfortable, because it can...

Has a friend or family member ever been sick, and you - or someone else - prayed for them to be miraculously healed? What happened? Were they healed, or did they continue being sick? If they were healed, you probably felt amazed by the power of God. If they weren’t, maybe you dealt with confusion or anger — why wouldn’t God heal this person? Like so many things, it’s simply not as black and white...

Has anyone ever said something to you - seemingly out of the blue - and you thought “how did you know I needed to hear that?” It could’ve been a coincidence, but it also could’ve been a believer speaking prophetically into your life. Contrary to the cultural images of prophecy, speaking prophetically isn’t trying to tell the future. It’s a way of strengthening, encouraging, and comforting others,...

Do you want to hear from God? Do you ever wonder what you should do or think or believe, and wish you could just hear from God? Well, if you have a vision of God’s booming voice coming down from on high, that’s probably not going to happen (although, it could!). But the great news is, God does want to communicate with you, and there are ways to hear from him. By expecting him to communicate, engag...

Have you ever met a Christian who claimed to have gifts of prophecy or tongues? Or met someone who said God performed an unexplainable miracle, or healed them when doctors said there was no hope? What was your first reaction? Maybe a little bit (or a lot) skeptical? If so, you’re not alone. We live in the natural world, driven by reason and logic, and it can feel uncomfortable to embrace the super...

If you’re sick of partisan politics in the church, tired of Christians tying Jesus to a political party, and jaded by the marriage of power-hungry politicians and Christians, you’re not alone. But the solution isn’t just to disengage from politics altogether. The right course of action is to think about it differently. Politics are about people, and one of God’s most important commandments is that...

The idea of taking a Sabbath might feel like an antiquated idea from Biblical times. Maybe you’ve skipped over this commandment because it’s too impractical to take a day off every week. But taking regular Sabbaths is just as relevant today, in our modern-day lives, as it ever was. It’s about accepting the good gift of regular rest, resisting the pull to constantly be productive, and enjoy simply...

In our culture, it’s easy to get sucked into the cycle of a never-ending thirst for more. Work more, earn more, accumulate more stuff. This hamster-wheel never truly satisfies us; instead, it just makes us addicted to accumulating and possessing. There’s good news: we don’t have to live this way. Jesus shows us a better life. Watch this message to learn how to live a life with less clutter and mor...

God calls us to practice solitude — which isn’t the same as “doing nothing.” Instead, it’s a way to be closer to God, commune with him, and listen for his voice. In our fast-paced, productivity-driven culture, many of us don’t quite know how to practice solitude. If you want to learn how to move from hurry to solitude, and experience what God has to teach you there, check out this message! ____ Te...

We all know God commands rest. But how many of us actually take the time to do it? And no, true rest isn’t just collapsing on the couch at the end of a long day to watch Netflix. What God calls us to is real, regular, intentional rhythms of rest. If rest isn’t a priority in your life, it needs to be. In this message, we’re introducing John Mark Comer’s book, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry, whic...

As we re-open our doors, we don’t believe God is calling us to simply forget the lessons of the past year and go back to church as usual. Instead, we believe the future of COMMUNITY is a Hybrid Model: incorporating the return of in-person worship, but also reaching out into our communities in new, powerful ways. Check out this special State of the Church message to hear about Community’s vision fo...

Does Christianity feel like a decision you made once, or a family tradition passed down to you? It’s meant to be so much more! YOU are meant for more. Check out this message to hear how the Holy Spirit — the very same spirit that empowered Jesus on earth — is available today, to you! ____ COMMUNITY Pastor Keri Ladouceur concludes our series: THE JESUS I NEVER KNEW.  #WeAreTheChurch ​ #BeTheChurch...

When Jesus walked the earth, he faced temptation but never gave in to it. It’s not because he had some sort of superpower — it’s because he was completely grounded in his identity as God’s beloved. That’s good news for us, because it means we have the hope of overcoming temptation, too! ____ Pastor Ricky Brown continues our series: THE JESUS I NEVER KNEW. 

Do you want to follow Jesus? It doesn’t require perfection. It just requires a commitment to keep on growing. ____ Teaching Pastor Tammy Melchien continues our series: THE JESUS I NEVER KNEW. ____ #WeAreTheChurch ​ #BeTheChurch ​ #TheJesusINeverKnew ​

The story of Easter is the ultimate antidote to hopelessness. Where there was death, there is now life — and where there was hopelessness, there is now hope, freedom, and eternal life! ____ #WeAreTheChurch #BeTheChurch #TheJesusINeverKnew #Easter

There are a couple views people have of Jesus, who walked the earth 2000 years ago: - He was a human being - and ONLY a human being. A good teacher, and a good example to follow. - He was the divine in human form - a SUPERHUMAN. Sure, he was physically a person, but did he *really* get what it's like to be a mere human being? As Christ followers, we tend to think of him as the latter. And cer...

God sent Jesus to earth because he loved the world. Not just some of it -- the whole world. Because the entire world is his creation, we should all take seriously our call to love, serve, and bless the whole world. It's how we can become like Jesus. COMMUNITY Pastor Jason Ishmael continues our series: REFRESH ____ #WeAreTheChurch #BeTheChurch #Refresh2021