First Christian Church Champaign

06/02/2026

Dating can feel like a minefield. Hope, confusion, heartbreak — sometimes all at once.

Episode 9 of the Go Be The Church Podcast cuts through the noise with real, gospel-centered wisdom for anyone dating today. We're unpacking one simple rule: date slow, but find someone who's FAST — Faith, Accountability, Stability, and Transformed into the image of Christ.

No fluff. No guilt. Just practical, biblical, no-nonsense advice for pursuing relationships that honor God and protect your heart.

🎧 Listen now at fcc-online.org/gbtcpod or search Go Be The Church Podcast on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts!

06/01/2026

The enemy is scared.

When God is on the move, the opposition fights back harder. If you're facing a fight, take it as a sign that the enemy is threatened. Take it as proof that the grace of God wants to do something mighty and powerful in your life.

God's not done with you yet.

You might be fighting because of someone else's choice. Your decisions. A sin that entangles. All of it is proof that you are valuable to the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. He wants you on His team, fighting for His kingdom and His glory.

Watch the full sermon at fcc-online.org/messages

05/31/2026

05/26/2026

The church talks a lot about marriage. But what about singleness?

Episode 8 of the Go Be The Church Podcast is here — and we're having an honest conversation about what Scripture actually says about being single. Not as a waiting room. Not as a consolation prize. But as a calling.

What if singleness isn't something to survive — it's something to steward? What if being single is one of the greatest gifts for someone on mission with Jesus?

🎧 Listen now at fcc-online.org/gbtcpod or search Go Be The Church Podcast on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts!

05/25/2026

You show up every week. You set up, serve, and make First Champaign what it is.
Tonight? We celebrate you.

We're throwing a full night of dinner, Glow Bingo, comedy, and surprises — just to say thank you. If you serve on a team, you're invited. Full stop.

Not on a team yet? There's still time to join one and be part of the night.

📅 June 12 | Doors open at 5:30P
🍽️ Dinner included
🎉 Comedy + Glow Bingo + surprises

Go ahead and line up a sitter — this one's for you. RSVP by June 7 at fcc-online.org/events

05/24/2026

05/21/2026

🎧 Episode 7 of the Go Be The Church Podcast — fcc-online.org/gbtcpod

05/20/2026

Whatever you do for work — are you doing it like everyone else, or like an ambassador for Christ?

The marketplace isn't separate from the mission. It is the mission field. 🙌

You don't need a different job. You need a different lens. Everyday disciples. Ordinary missionaries. Right where you already are.

🎧 Episode 7 of the Go Be The Church Podcast — fcc-online.org/gbtcpod

05/20/2026

There's a target on your back.

Just because you're not a pastor or elder or on church staff doesn't mean the enemy isn't coming for you. There's an enemy to the kingdom of God who wants to take you out.

And the world is watching to see if your public faith matches what you say and claim in private.

Are you ready?

Watch the full sermon at fcc-online.org/messages

05/19/2026

What would change if you woke up tomorrow and remembered you're not just living your life — you're representing a Kingdom?

Episode 7 of the Go Be The Church Podcast is here. Scripture calls us ambassadors for Christ, and that's not just a feel-good metaphor. An ambassador doesn't speak for himself — he speaks on behalf of the one who sent him.

So what does it actually look like to carry a message of reconciliation in a world that isn't neutral territory? To walk in authority that's delegated, not self-generated? To remember that you don't just carry words — you carry a reputation?

This one is both sobering and encouraging. You are equipped. You are sent. And the way you show up in ordinary life can make the Kingdom visible.

🎧 Listen now at fcc-online.org/gbtcpod or search Go Be The Church Podcast on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts!