First Christian Church Champaign

Podcast by First Christian Church Champaign

First Christian Church Champaign is a religion podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 444 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts First Christian Church Champaign, a religion show with 444 episodes published.

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  Asking for a Friend - Week 1

  Sep 13, 202639 min

  How do you obey the Great Commission without turning faith into a megaphone moment—or staying so “relational” you never actually speak? In this kickoff to Asking For a Friend, the message walks through Acts 26 as Paul stands before King Agrippa—one of the last people you’d assume would ever be interested in Jesus—and shows a simple, practical path for reaching your “one life”: assume they’re intrigued, build bridges instead of throwing rocks, and cross those bridges slowly. Along the way, it confronts the stereotype that Christians are known more for what they’re against, calls you to keep swinging even after you “strike out,” and ends with a clear invitation to testify, surrender, and respond to King Jesus through prayer and baptism.

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  He Promises - Week 4

  Sep 7, 202636 min

  What if the reason the “good life” keeps fading is because it was never meant to last? In this final message of He Promises, we open 1 John 2:15–17 and face a stark choice: love the world and its passing desires—or do the will of God and live forever. John names the pull we all feel—lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—and exposes how they promise satisfaction but leave us reaching for more. Then Jesus’ invitation cuts through the noise: deny yourself, take up your cross daily, and follow Him. This sermon calls you to name what’s tempting you, reject the cycle, and step into the kind of obedience, correction, and community where eternal life begins to take shape even now.

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  He Promises - Week 3

  Aug 31, 202633 min

  What if the change you’re asking God for won’t come through trying harder—but through surrendering deeper? In 2 Corinthians 5:11–18, Paul points to a life so transformed by Christ’s love that it looks “out of your mind” to a world obsessed with what’s seen. This message compares the Holy Spirit’s work to Michelangelo chiseling David from a cracked block of marble: not a quick fix, not a “front door” upgrade, but a full renovation where the old dies and the new comes. Consider the truest sign of being led by the Spirit—the shrinking gap between sin and repentance—and ask what you see when you look in the mirror: your cracks, or the Son of God living in you.

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  He Promises - Week 2

  Aug 23, 202637 min

  What if the thing you’d rescue in a fire isn’t a “what,” but a “who”—and what if God says you are that treasured possession? In Deuteronomy 7, Moses reminds Israel that God set His affection on them not because they were impressive or “numerous,” but simply because He loved them with steadfast hesed. Yet the passage also includes an “if,” raising the tension between unconditional love and the call to obedience. This message explores how obedience isn’t the price of God’s love but the response to it, why we struggle to trust that love, and how Jesus’ story of the prodigal son shows a Father ready to welcome wanderers home. Return, remember, and respond—so you can actually live in the love God has already given.

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  He Promises - Week 1

  Aug 16, 202640 min

  We all love God’s promises—until they come slower, look different, and stretch our faith further than we want. In this kickoff message, Eric opens Genesis 3 and the Bible’s first great promise: after sin shatters God’s shalom, God steps in and promises a Savior who will crush the serpent’s head. From there, he traces how God’s promises often include waiting, why God takes His covenants seriously, and how the delay can form trust—not just in what God gives, but in who God is. Finally, he reframes Jeremiah 29:11 in its full context (70 years of exile) to show that hope and a future are tied to seeking God Himself. If you’re tired of waiting, this sermon invites you to stop treating God like a genie and learn to walk with the Promise-Keeper.

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