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The MCC Podcast
by McCook Christian Church
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.
Episodes
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Everyone Invested
You're not giving money away - you're moving it to the only account that outlasts everything.
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Everyone Surrendered
The life God has for you is waiting on the other side of the one you're holding onto.
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Everyone Engaged
The body doesn't work when parts sit on the sideline - and the church is missing something every day your gift stays unused.
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Everyone Sent
You're not waiting to be deployed somewhere; you've already been placed exactly where you're needed.
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Everyone Called
Jesus doesn’t recruit crowds - he calls people by name, and you are already one of them.
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There Is a Cloud
The first sign that a drought is breaking is smaller than you want it to be — and it's not the finish line, it's the starting gun.
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Empty Sky, Dry Ground
God didn't take Elijah out of the drought. He fed him through it. Provision that arrives before anything changes, in a shape nobody would have chosen.
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Upside Down
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 for, because Jesus was never one more thing for the shelf. He's the floor.
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Songs at Midnight
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 already were, and people who weren't.
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Acts 15-16
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, not rejection. As long as the chief aim, the gospel moving forward, stays...
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Acts 15
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 to carry.
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An Unexpected U-Turn
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.
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A Name, On Purpose
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 our old name, it hands us a brand new one through adoption into God's family.
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God's Move Proves Unstoppable
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 unstoppable. No matter the obstacles, God's plan moves forward, and every…
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When God Moves, Get Out of the Way
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 obedience, the preaching of God's Word, and the work of the Holy Spirit, we are...
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What God Has Made Clean
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 working.
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The One You Least Expect
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.
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Philip and the Ethiopian Eunich
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 questions, speak truth, and walk alongside others in their next steps of faith. This...
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Back in Acts
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 gospel doesn’t just relocate us; it reorders us from the inside out.
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Wake Up To Wonder
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.
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The Mob and the Martyr
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 reflect Jesus when it matters most.
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When Growth Requires Change
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 trusted, Spirit-filled leaders to oversee this need, allowing them to stay...
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We Must Obey God
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 passage shows the many ways people react to the gospel. Seth challenges us to...
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Fear of Man or Fear of God
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 Ananias and Sapphira, whose deception reveals that God cares deeply about…
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Prayer for Boldness
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.
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He Did and He Will
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. He did act decisively at the cross—and He will finish what He started.
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Rhythms That Shape Us
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 lasts.
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What Should We Do?
When truth finally outweighs our excuses, the gospel invites us to change our mind, turn toward Jesus, and receive life through repentance, baptism, and the gift of the Holy Spirit. Acts 2 shows that real transformation begins not with information, but with a heartfelt response.
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The Spirit Arrives
Pentecost isn’t a strange spiritual detour—it’s the fulfillment of God’s long-unfolding plan to move His holy presence from a place to a people. Because of Jesus, we now live from Pentecost, empowered by the Spirit for God’s mission in the world.
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What Are We Waiting For?
What we’re waiting for shapes how we wait. Waiting is not wasted time—it’s a season where God shapes our trust and prepares us for power. In Acts 1, the disciples wait not for something, but for Someone: the Holy Spirit, who doesn’t just dwell in us but longs to work through us.
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What Jesus Began
Acts is not the story of what Jesus finished, but what He began—and continues today through ordinary people empowered by the Holy Spirit. The same risen Jesus is still at work, inviting us to live as faithful witnesses right where we are.
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Vision Sunday 2026
In this episode, we look back at the steps of faith God led us through in 2025 and look ahead to where He’s calling us in 2026. It’s a conversation about growth, obedience, and stepping into the next chapter with hope and expectation.
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Heaven's Mission
The glory that came near—and the glory that revealed God’s heart—is also the glory that transforms us. Christmas isn’t a cozy memory; it’s an invitation. God comes close so He can change us from the inside out. Just as the manger was an unexpected place for glory to rest, our lives—our schedules,...
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Heaven's Presence
Christmas isn’t just about what we receive—it’s about who came near. In this message, Seth explores how God didn’t send hope from a distance but arrived personally in Jesus, remained with us through the Holy Spirit, and promises a future where His presence is fully experienced. From “God with us”...
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Heaven's Glory
Christmas is not just about a baby in a manger; it’s about heaven bringing the full weight of God’s glory—His presence, character, and saving love—into our ordinary lives through Jesus. God’s glory moves from dangerous and distant to near and transforming, inviting us to let Him invade every…
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Pairs and Pears
Jesus ends the Sermon on the Mount by calling for a decision. After revealing the way of the kingdom, He places four pairs in front of us—two gates, two trees, two disciples, two foundations—and invites us to choose the path of surrendered, obedient, intentional discipleship that leads to life.
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How Kingdom People Treat People
Kingdom life always shows up in relationships. Jesus calls His followers to reject hypocritical judgment, depend completely on the Father, and actively love others with the kind of creative, intentional goodness that mirrors God’s own heart.
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Non-Anxious Presence
We’ll explore how Jesus reframes our anxiety by pointing us toward the birds, the flowers, and the unshakeable truth that God already knows what we need. Together, we’ll talk about practical ways to trade our stress for trust, our panic for perspective, and our endless to-do list for a steady,...
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What Am I Feeding?
In Matthew 6:16–24, Jesus calls us to examine what truly rules our hearts. Whether it’s fasting for show, chasing wealth, or trying to serve two masters, He reminds us that the condition of our hearts determines the direction of our lives. This passage challenges us to live with sincere...
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Center of the Center
At the center of the Sermon on the Mount isn’t activity but intimacy: the Father invites us into the secret place, and Jesus’ model prayer re-centers our lives on belonging, honoring, surrendering, daily dependence, reconciliation, and formation.
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Reciepts or Rewards
In a world obsessed with applause and validation, Jesus invites us to live for an audience of One. Kingdom people don’t perform for approval—they give, serve, and love in secret, trusting that the Father who sees in the hidden places will reward them with His presence.
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The Second Mile
Kingdom people don’t mirror hate—they redeem it. In the upside-down way of Jesus, followers turn the other cheek, walk the second mile, and love their enemies—not as doormats, but as free people who refuse to let bitterness, revenge, or insult dictate their story. The second mile is where...
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Radical Fidelity
Jesus exposes the deceit beneath lust, divorce, and dishonesty—not to condemn, but to invite us into covenant wholeness. Radical fidelity isn’t about sin-avoidance; it’s about becoming whole in heart, commitment, and word because God has been fiercely faithful to us.
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Murder?
Jesus redefines righteousness by going deeper than the command “do not murder.” He exposes the root—anger, contempt, and character assassination—that destroys the image of God in others, and calls us to urgent reconciliation as the true expression of kingdom living.
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Fulfilling the Law
The Law was never the standard—it was the scoreboard pointing us to God’s perfect holiness. Jesus is the true standard who fulfills the Law on our behalf, offering His perfect record in place of our failure. Our response is not to rig or ignore the scoreboard, but to trust Him and live under grace.
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Salt and Light
Jesus calls us the salt of the earth and the light of the world. In this message from Matthew 5:13–16, we’ll explore what it means to live lives that preserve what’s good, shine God’s truth, and point others to Him. Discover how your everyday influence can make an eternal impact.
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Beatitudes
Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount opens with the Beatitudes—words that comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable—revealing God’s upside-down kingdom where true blessing belongs to the spiritually bankrupt, the broken, the meek, and the merciful. These aren’t abstract ideals but a portrait of…
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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.
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