Community Christian Church Podcast

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart…and love your neighbor as yourself.” — Luke 10:27

In this final meditation, Sharie Behnke invites us to allow the love we have received from God to move outward toward others. Through Scripture, reflection, and prayer, we’ll consider Jesus’ challenging question from the story of the Good Samaritan: What does it mean to become a neighbor?

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“Love your neighbor as yourself.” — Mark 12:31

We often understand what it means to care for others, yet struggle to offer ourselves that same patience, kindness, and grace. In this guided Lectio Divina, Jon Hughes invites us to slow down and listen deeply to Jesus’ words: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

Through Scripture, silence, reflection, and prayer, we’ll consider how we speak to ours...

“This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” — Psalm 118:24

Today is a gift—but in the busyness of life, it’s easy to miss the goodness already surrounding us. In this guided gratitude meditation, Katie Purdy invites us to slow down, breathe deeply, and become present to the ordinary gifts of this day.

Through Scripture, reflection, and prayer, we’ll practice noticing what...

“Search me, God, and know my heart… and lead me in the way everlasting.” — Psalm 139:23–24

Life moves quickly, and it’s easy to move from one moment to the next without noticing what is happening within us—or where God may be present. In this guided Prayer of Examen, Jon Hughes invites us to slow down, look back over the last 24 hours, and pay attention with curiosity rather than judgment.

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“We love because he first loved us.” — 1 John 4:19

We begin this five-day journey with the truth that grounds everything else: you are loved by God. In this guided breath prayer, Sharie Behnke invites us to slow down, release our striving, and simply receive the love God has already given.

Using the rhythm of our breath and the words “I am loved. By you, God,” we’ll create space to become aware of ...

For two weeks, we've been asking what it looks like to truly put God first. This week, Lead Pastor Ted Coniaris brings that question to a single moment: everyone receives a key, a physical reminder of the locked room each of us carries — the thing we've quietly decided is off-limits to God, not because it's shameful, but because it's precious to us.

Rooted in Matthew 6:33, this short Hearts on Fire Sunday homily is an invitati...

There's always a room. A part of us we've quietly decided is off-limits — not because it holds something shameful, but because it holds something we love. Something we've built our whole identity around.

In Week 2 of FIRST, Teaching Pastor Tammy Melchien opens Mark 10:17–22, the story of a sincere, devout man who ran to Jesus with the right question — and walked away sad when Jesus named the one room he wasn't will...

Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao has achieved everything — and admits she's still too afraid to truly live. Her honest search for a center that holds opens our new series, FIRST, with Lead Pastor Ted Coniaris.

Jesus said, "Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well" (Matthew 6:33). It's one of his most familiar commands — and one of the hardest to actually live out. T...

The Israelites left Egypt physically free, but Egypt still had to be driven out of them spiritually — because the slavery of production imprisons the soul, not just the schedule. In this series finale, Pastor Chris Nichols traces three moments in Moses' leadership — daily manna, Jethro's confrontation about an unsustainable pace, and the command to remember the Sabbath — to show that rest is an act of trust, an ac...

Trapped between the Red Sea and Pharaoh's army, the Israelites face a situation with no human way out. Pastor Tammy Melchien walks through Moses' response to this impossible moment, showing that soul-strengthened leaders don't hold steady because they have more answers — they hold steady because they've learned to trust a God who makes a way where there is no way. Tammy traces how that trust in Moses was formed long before th...

The average person can hold focus for about 47 seconds before switching tasks — and takes 23 minutes to recover from every interruption. If that's true of us, would God even be able to get our attention this week? In this message, Ted Coniaris walks through Exodus 3 and the burning bush, showing that the real miracle wasn't the fire — it was that Moses noticed. We follow Moses through noticing God's presence, stopping t...

Freddie Mercury was born to sing. Peyton Manning was born to play football. And Moses had every marker of a born leader — royal upbringing, elite education, position, power, and a real passion for justice. Then he killed a man, hid the body, and lost everything within a day. In this episode, Pastor Aaron Loy walks through Exodus 2 to show why competence and calling aren't enough without a formed soul underneath them. Then Ted...

Remembrance Psalms | Psalm 136
Part 8 of The Psalms: A Complete Guide to Honest Prayer

with Tammy Melchien

What if the key to trusting God today is remembering what He's already done?

In this final message from The Psalms: A Complete Guide to Honest Prayer, Tammy Melchien explores Psalm 136 and the Remembrance Psalms. These unique prayers teach us that spiritual maturity isn't always about discovering something new—sometimes ...

Penitential Psalms | Psalm 51
Part 7 of The Psalms: A Complete Guide to Honest Prayer

with Chris Nichols

How do you move beyond guilt and regret?

In this message from Psalm 51, Chris Nichols explores one of the Bible's most powerful prayers of confession. Written after King David's greatest moral failure, Psalm 51 reminds us that God doesn't ask us to hide our brokenness—He invites us to bring it honestly into His presence.

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Imprecatory Psalms | Psalm 94
Part 6 of The Psalms: A Complete Guide to Honest Prayer

with Dave Ferguson

How should followers of Jesus respond to anger and injustice?

In this message from Psalm 94, Dave Ferguson explores one of the most surprising types of prayer in Scripture—the Imprecatory Psalms. These prayers give voice to our deepest frustration over evil and injustice while teaching us to place judgment where it belongs...

Wisdom Psalms | Psalm 1
Part 5 of The Psalms: A Complete Guide to Honest Prayer

with John Ciesniewski

How are you being formed?

Every day we're shaped by the voices we listen to, the content we consume, and the habits we cultivate. In this message from Psalm 1, John Ciesniewski explores how Wisdom Psalms invite us to become people whose lives are deeply rooted in God's Word rather than the shifting values of our culture.

Psalm 1 con...

Royal Psalms | Psalm 2
Part 4 of The Psalms: A Complete Guide to Honest Prayer 

with Tammy Melchien

How do followers of Jesus remain grounded when the world feels divided and uncertain?

In this message from Psalm 2, Tammy Melchien explores the Royal Psalms and shows how they reorient our hearts around the unshakable reign of King Jesus.

In a culture filled with anxiety, political division, and competing sources of hope, Psalm 2...

Thanksgiving Psalms | Psalm 30
Part 3 of The Psalms: A Complete Guide to Honest Prayer
with Ted Coniaris

How often do you stop to remember what God has done in your life?

In this message from Psalm 30, Ted Coniaris explores the power of Thanksgiving Psalms and shows how gratitude can deepen our relationship with God. More than simply saying "thank you," biblical thanksgiving invites us to remember specific ways God has met us...

Lament Psalms | Psalm 13
Part 2 of The Psalms: A Complete Guide to Honest Prayer

Featuring a conversation between Ted Coniaris and Aubrey Sampson, with introduction and conclusion from John Ciesniewski.

What if faith isn't about pretending everything is okay?

Psalm 13 shows us that some of the most faithful prayers in Scripture begin with questions, pain, and confusion. In this episode, Aubrey Sampson joins Ted Coniaris to explore...