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Downtown Community ChurchUI: Under PressureEveryone who wants to live a Godly life will experience pressure. In fact, every personal failure of ours comes about by succumbing to the pressures of life. We all come to situations that seem like they are lose-lose. Nehemiah 6 gives us an extraordinary example of how to stand under pressure. Nehemiah connects who he is to what he does. His answer to temptation is “Should a man like me do this?” This is the correct response to pressure. Pressure tests our identity, not our ability. When we give into pressure, we identify as people who crumble under pressure. When you...2020-09-0838 min
Downtown Community ChurchA Church of Groups, Not a Church With GroupsThe entire purpose of this sermon is to show you the importance of getting connected into groups. The importance of community is a principle that applies to you whether you believe it or not. In Ecclesiastes 4, King Solomon teaches why it is important to be surrounded in community. Two people can work better than one can by themselves. When one person falls, it is good to have another to help them up. In a world that is exceedingly filled with projecting an idealized version of ourselves, it is exceedingly important to be deeply known by others. If our struggles...2020-08-3135 min
Downtown Community ChurchUI: DistractedIf you’ve ever tried to accomplish anything of significance, you are aware of our tendency to be distracted from important work. For almost everything in life, it’s easy to get distracted. If we could ever truly accomplish the most important things before anything else, it would change our lives. Nehemiah stands as an extraordinary example of refusing to be distracted, as he says, “I am doing a great work and I cannot come down,” (Neh. 6:3). We all have a great work to prioritize. The reality is that we are going to say no to something. So, why wouldn’t...2020-08-2437 min
Downtown Community ChurchUI: Be Resilient - Sustainable ImmediacyWhen we hear a call to justice, we are often stirred up in emotion, as we all believe that service to the marginalized and vulnerable is important. Yet, we don’t often have a sustained sense of immediacy towards such passions; we have difficulty having obedience in the same direction over a long period of time. What we find when it comes to having the right actions towards justice is that what we do is the outcome of why we do it. For Nehemiah, his reason for working toward justice was simple: it was because of the fear of Go...2020-08-1737 min
Downtown Community ChurchUncommon Influencers: Justice - Adrian CrawfordGod’s people are called to apply pressure to places that are devoid of His justice. We are commissioned to be God’s representatives for justice on Earth.We can often use politics and other guises to hide behind the call we have to administer justice. The injustice we see in the world should bother us. In Nehemiah chapter 5, Nehemiah fights injustice by applying pressure emotionally, mentally and physically. This response changes the injustice around him. We should allow ourselves to be burdened emotionally to the point that we treat our lives as “no longer our own”, the same way Jesu...2020-08-1042 min
Downtown Community ChurchUI: Be Resilient - Product vs. ProcessMost of us see other people’s needs to gain more resiliency, but can be blind to our own. We have a tendency to quit on tasks in the “messy middle” once we’ve gotten tired from the work we’ve already done, but the end is not yet in sight. In Nehemiah 4, Nehemiah models obedience in the process of building the wall while trusting God with the finished product. When we focus on the product, we gain a false sense that we are the ones in control rather than God. We are able to fully engage in obedience while reme...2020-08-0330 min
Downtown Community ChurchUI: Be Resilient - ReframeInfluence, by definition, creates resistance. We expect resistance in order to grow in the physical realm, but are often surprised or stifled when we face spiritual opposition. In order to be successful in the face of opposition, we must be resilient. According to a 2019 Barna Research study, only 10% of 20-29 year-old confessing Christians in the U.S. are resilient disciples of Christ. The reality is that most of the resistance we face as believers is not functional opposition, but an accusation against what we are doing. When we reframe opposition, it gives us an opportunity to build resiliency. The...2020-07-2730 min
Downtown Community ChurchUncommon Influencers Week 4Nehemiah Chapter 3 is a chapter that is all too often glossed over. It is mostly a list of names, gates, and sections of the wall that were repaired. However, it’s hard to overstate the significance that the people of God actually began to do the work that God called them to. We have, for far too long, lacked meaningful engagement in the work of God. In this sermon, we unearthed the reason why we often don’t engage in the work that God has called us to. In Nehemiah 3:11, there is a man named Malchijah working on the wall who...2020-07-2032 min
Downtown Community ChurchUncommon Influencers Week 3We often believe that influence is based on position or opinion. The person with the highest position of authority or with the most extreme opinion are often seen as the most influential. However, we gain true influence through our actions that add value to others. Nehemiah models how to influence others by acting in a way that adds value to others. Support the show2020-07-1337 min
Downtown Community ChurchUncommon Influencers Week 2There’s a dichotomy that every influencer has to face, we must be patient and prayerful, but not passive. People who excel at patience also tend to be passive. Conversely, people who aren’t passive also tend to not be patient. In scripture God often gives a burden or calling in a way that requires patience before action. Yet, when the patient person is called to action or the action person is called to patience, they both feel the same thing…tension. We want to resolve the tension, but the tension is good. When we resolve the tension too quickly, we...2020-07-0629 min
Downtown Community ChurchUncommon Influencers Week 1We are, as Christians, called to be influencers in our culture and our world. But how do we define influence? If society's influence is defined by the impressiveness of who is influencing, how does Jesus define it?With this series, Uncommon Influencers, we will break down the book of Nehemiah to learn what Scripture tells us influence looks like.Support the show2020-06-2929 minDowntown Community ChurchThis Cultural MovementJames 2:1-14Support the show2020-06-2344 min
Downtown Community ChurchBroke Week 4Luke 16:1-11Support the show2020-06-1539 min
Downtown Community ChurchBroke Week 3Support the show2020-06-0830 minDowntown Community ChurchGeorge Floyd, Racism, Privilege, and the GospelPhil 2:1-11Support the show2020-06-0144 min
Downtown Community ChurchBroke Week 2: The When/Then AssumptionIn week two of our “Broke” series, we dismantle the “when I get _____, then I’ll _____” assumption, and learn what Jesus taught us about how we should manage what we’re given right NOW.Support the show2020-05-2638 min
Downtown Community ChurchBroke Week 1: Money MythIn the kickoff to our series called “Broke,” we ask the question, “What is it about money makes us love it so much?” Jesus gives us the answers why, and shows us why we’re meant to search for these things in Him, and not wealth. Support the show2020-05-1833 min
Downtown Community ChurchUnstoppable Week 5Support the show2020-05-1237 min
Downtown Community ChurchUnstoppable Week 4Romans 12:1-2Support the show2020-05-0441 min
Downtown Community ChurchUnstoppable Week 3Ephesians 4:11-15Support the show2020-04-2733 min
Downtown Community ChurchUnstoppable Week 2Acts 5:27-42Support the show2020-04-2040 min
Downtown Community ChurchUnstoppable Week 1. Easter Sunday.Luke 24Support the show2020-04-1428 min
Downtown Community ChurchKingship :: Palm SundaySupport the show2020-04-0633 min
Downtown Community ChurchRuth Week 4Support the show2020-03-3036 min
Downtown Community ChurchRuthless Week 3Ruth chapter 3Support the show2020-03-2633 min
Downtown Community ChurchRuthless Week 2Ruth Chapter 2.Mark Khandjian, Connections Director.Support the show2020-03-2526 minDowntown Community ChurchCOVID-19. Online Church. AnxietyWith everything going on this week, we felt like it was an appropriate time to update you on how our church is responding to COVID-19, what meeting online looks like for us and how we as Christians should handle anxiety during this difficult time. For more information please visit our website HERE.Support the show2020-03-1820 min
Downtown Community ChurchRuthless Week 1Isaiah 30:21Ruth 1:1-22Support the show2020-03-0933 minDowntown Community ChurchPastor Mike ShockeyLuke 15:1-24Support the show2020-03-0233 min
Downtown Community ChurchAgree to Disagree Week 4Luke 17:3-5Matthew 18:18-35Support the show2020-02-2440 min
Downtown Community ChurchAgree to Disagree Week 3Romans 14:1-23Support the show2020-02-1733 min
Downtown Community ChurchAgree to Disagree Week 2Colossians 3:1-3Galatians 2:20 / 3:27-282 Corinthians 5:15-16Romans 10:9-13Support the show2020-02-1133 min
Downtown Community ChurchAgree to Disagree Week 1John 17:20-23Support the show2020-02-0335 min
Downtown Community ChurchPrayer & Fasting Day 19Christian HortonSupport the show2020-02-0305 min
Downtown Community ChurchPrayer & Fasting Day 18Jenna GurklisSupport the show2020-01-3004 min
Downtown Community ChurchPrayer & Fasting Day 17J GardinerSupport the show2020-01-2905 min
Downtown Community ChurchPrayer & Fasting Day 16Monica SanchezSupport the show2020-01-2805 min
Downtown Community ChurchDismantle. Rebuild. Week 4Matthew 28:16-20Support the show2020-01-2730 min
Downtown Community ChurchPrayer & Fasting Day 15Dylan NielanderNumbers 21:4-9Hebrews 12:11Support the show2020-01-2709 min
Downtown Community ChurchPrayer & Fasting Day 14Mark KhandjianPsalm 63:1-5Support the show2020-01-2610 min
Downtown Community ChurchPrayer & Fasting Day 13Luke BrueggemeyerGenesis 22 and Matthew 15Support the show2020-01-2510 min
Downtown Community ChurchPrayer & Fasting Day 12Ally FrithPhil 4:6-7Support the show2020-01-2404 min
Downtown Community ChurchPrayer & Fasting Day 11Sarah BurkeIsaiah 43Support the show2020-01-2309 min
Downtown Community ChurchPrayer & Fasting Day 10Devon Lynn.Psalm 16:5Support the show2020-01-2206 min
Downtown Community ChurchPrayer & Fasting Day 9Scott McCoy. 1 Thes 4:11-12Support the show2020-01-2109 min
Downtown Community ChurchDismantle. Rebuild. Week 3Luke 10:25-37Support the show2020-01-2041 min
Downtown Community ChurchPrayer & Fasting Day 8Lily Mock.John 16:33Deut. 20:3-4Romans 8:28Support the show2020-01-2007 min
Downtown Community ChurchPrayer & Fasting Day 7Delaney Stoner. Luke 4:9-11Support the show2020-01-1909 min
Downtown Community ChurchPrayer & Fasting Day 6Kyle Seachrist. Support the show2020-01-1809 min
Downtown Community ChurchPrayer & Fasting Day 5Jeff Kerwin.Support the show2020-01-1707 min
Downtown Community ChurchPrayer & Fasting Day 4Jeff Ard.Hebrews 12:10-11Support the show2020-01-1606 min
Downtown Community ChurchDismantle. Rebuild. Week 2Matthew 22:34-40.Support the show2020-01-1540 min
Downtown Community ChurchPrayer & Fasting Day 3Amy Boland.Support the show2020-01-1509 min
Downtown Community ChurchPrayer & Fasting Day 2William Colle.Psalm 121.Support the show2020-01-1406 min
Downtown Community ChurchPrayer & Fasting Day 1Ben Kaempfer.ProverbsSupport the show2020-01-1305 min
Downtown Community ChurchDismantle. Rebuild. Week 1Matthew 4:18-19Support the show2020-01-0638 minDowntown Community ChurchCore ValuesAs we take a Sunday to be with our friends and family, William and Ben discuss our Core Values. What makes DCC, DCC.Support the show2019-12-2931 min
Downtown Community ChurchDown To Earth Week 4Matthew 2:1-12Support the show2019-12-2344 min
Downtown Community ChurchDown To Earth Week 3Luke 2:8-10Matthew 1:18-25Support the show2019-12-1633 min