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Athens had thirty thousand gods and still built one more altar, blank, "to an unknown god." We are no different. We just don't put statues on ours. And where we're reaching is never going to turn up what we're reaching f

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Hosted by McCook Christian Church · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 40 episodes
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The MCC Podcast from McCook Christian Church is all about real faith for real life. Each week you’ll hear Bible-based teaching that is authentic, courageous, and rooted in hope. Our mission is simple: invite people to Christ, invest in community, and impact the world with the love of Jesus. Whether you’re new to faith or ready to grow deeper, these messages will challenge, encourage, and equip you to live with purpose, courage, and steadfast truth.
McCook Christian Church hosts The MCC Podcast, a business show with 40 episodes published.

Athens had thirty thousand gods and still built one more altar, blank, "to an unknown god." We are no different. We just don't put statues on ours. And where we're reaching is never going to turn up what we're reaching f

Nobody learns a song at midnight. What comes out of you when life squeezes you is whatever you've been practicing all along, and the earthquake in Philippi didn't set anybody free. It just opened the doors on people who

What happens to the gospel when we disagree? It multiplies. Paul and Barnabas split over John Mark, and two teams do the work of one. God shuts two doors in Asia and Bithynia, and the closed doors turn out to be guidance

We should not make it difficult for people who are turning to God (Acts 15:19). The gospel is Jesus + nothing = everything — anything we add to grace becomes an asterisk on salvation, a burden nobody has ever been able t

The crowd that crowns you is the crowd that stones you. But when Jesus's verdict replaces the crowd's, you're free to bow to neither... free enough to walk back down hard roads for the people still standing on them.

Every name you carry (and every "name" you've made for yourself) is either a mirror, reflecting attention back to you, or a sign, pointing past you to Jesus. Acts 13 shows us both, and the gospel doesn't just clean up ou

Opposition couldn't stop the gospel—God used it to spread it. In Acts 11–12, we see the early church grow through persecution, experience both loss and miraculous rescue, and remain faithful because God's mission is unst

Peter's encounter with Cornelius reveals a powerful truth: God shows no favoritism. In Acts 10–11, we see barriers of prejudice, tradition, and personal agendas fall as the Gospel reaches the Gentiles. Through Peter's ob

The wall between "us" and "them" already came down at the cross. God isn't asking us to be generally open to people; He's asking us to stop calling impure what He has made clean, and to go discover where He's already wor

God reaches the people nobody would reach — and then sends ordinary people to go get them. The story of Saul's conversion isn't just about what Jesus can do; it's about whether we'll be the Ananias who shows up.

When pressure came against the early Church, the gospel didn’t disappear — it spread. In Acts 8, Philip shows us a simple but powerful model for sharing Jesus: follow God’s lead, be with people, listen well, ask question

Acts 8 reveals that God often advances the gospel through disruption, not comfort—and that the greatest danger is not open rebellion against God, but a heart that stays near Jesus while remaining fundamentally unchanged.

The resurrection didn’t just secure life after death—it awakens us to life right now. The empty tomb is an invitation to step out of numb, sleepwalking existence and into a fully alive, wonder-filled life in Jesus.

We assume we’d stand with Stephen—but apart from Jesus, we’re often closer to the crowd than we think. The Spirit doesn’t just give us bold moments; He forms us over time into people who recognize truth, receive it, and

Acts 6:1–7 highlights a growing challenge in the early church: as the number of believers increased, so did tensions, specifically over the fair distribution of food to widows. The apostles responded by appointing seven

Seth, MCC’s youth minister, shares updates on student ministry and dives into Acts 5, exploring how people responded to the early church and the message of Jesus. From fear and curiosity to anger and skepticism, this pas

Acts 4:32–5:11 shows two powerful and sobering moments in the early church. First, we see a community united in heart and purpose, generously sharing what they have so that no one is in need. Then the story shifts to Ana

When pressure rises, the church doesn’t panic—it prays. Anchored in God’s sovereignty, shaped by Scripture, and aimed at mission, Spirit-filled prayer produces bold obedience instead of fearful retreat.

The miracle at the Beautiful Gate isn’t just about a healed body—it’s a sign pointing upward to the risen Jesus, forward to full restoration, inward to our deepest need, and downward to a life of humble, costly witness.

The early church didn’t grow because they chased results—it flourished because they devoted themselves to formative rhythms that shaped a resilient, joyful people. When devotion precedes outcomes, God produces fruit that
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