The Community Connection - South Bend, IN

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This podcast exists to strengthen our connection as a church family. We focus on informal ministry discussions and testimonies and stories of God's grace in people's lives.

Pastor Joe Fant


    • May 28, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 43m AVG DURATION
    • 311 EPISODES


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    Sermon AM 5/25/25 "The Holy Spirt"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 47:39


    This sermon explores the nature and role of the Holy Spirit as the third person of the Trinity, emphasizing His function as our advocate, comforter, and empowerer. Pastor Joe Fant explains how the Holy Spirit dwells in believers, gives life, comforts, empowers, enlightens, brings peace, and sets us free from sin. The sermon connects the ministry of the Holy Spirit to Jesus' promises to His disciples and applies these truths to the Christian life today. 

    Sermon PM 5/11/25 "What's Wrong with Levi?"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 38:29


    Pastor Ben Jacquot preaches the Sunday evening service with his sermon titled "What's Wrong with Levi?"

    Sermon AM "Walking by Faith"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 44:56


    This sermon explores John 14:8-14, focusing on Jesus' response to Philip's request to see the Father. Pastor Joe Fant emphasizes the importance of walking by faith rather than sight, understanding Jesus as the perfect revelation of the Father, and recognizing the empowerment believers receive through Christ. The sermon challenges listeners to trust in God's word and promises, even when they cannot see immediate results, and to pray with confidence according to God's will.

    Sermon PM 5/4/25 "Melchizedek the Great

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 33:56


    Pastor Ben Jacquot preaches the Sunday evening service with his sermon titled "Melchizedek the Great"

    Sermon AM 5/4/25 "Jesus: The Way, the Truth, and the Life"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025 48:32


    This sermon explores John 14:6, emphasizing Jesus' declaration of being the way, the truth, and the life. Pastor Joe Fant delves into the exclusivity of Christ as the sole means of salvation and access to God the Father. He explains that Jesus is not merely showing the way but is Himself the way, embodying truth and life. The sermon challenges listeners to center their lives around Jesus, understanding that salvation comes through faith in Him, not through self-effort or religious institutions.

    Sermon AM 4/17/25 "Hope for the Troubled Soul"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 42:29


    This sermon addresses the prevalence of troubled hearts in today's world and offers hope through Jesus' words to His disciples. Pastor Joe Fant explores four unshakable truths that can anchor believers during times of turmoil: God is working, we have a mission, God offers restoration, and God wants to be near us. By focusing on these truths and looking outward to love others, Christians can find comfort and purpose even in difficult circumstances.

    Sermon AM 4-20-25 "Alive With Him"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 50:47


    This Easter sermon explores the profound implications of Christ's resurrection for believers. It emphasizes that through faith in Christ, Christians are spiritually raised with Him, transitioning from spiritual death to new life. The sermon contrasts the fallen condition of humanity with the miraculous salvation offered through Christ, highlighting the new status believers receive as washed, forgiven, and acquitted children of God.

    Sermon AM 4/13/25 "The King's Tears"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 48:31


    This Palm Sunday sermon explores Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, focusing on the paradox of the crowd's jubilation and Jesus' sorrow. The sermon emphasizes that true peace comes only through submitting to Christ as King, contrasting the people's expectations of political liberation with Jesus' mission of spiritual redemption. It challenges listeners to recognize their need for spiritual peace with God and to spread this message in their communities.

    Sermon PM 4/6/25 "Anger"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 40:09


    Pastor Shawn Alexander preaches the Sunday evening service with his sermon titled "Anger."

    Sermon AM 4-6-25 " The Darkness of Apostasy"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 50:44


    This sermon explores the life of Judas Iscariot as a warning against apostasy. It emphasizes the importance of persevering in faith and the danger of abandoning Christ. Pastor Joe Fant examines Judas's betrayal, his motivations, and the consequences of his actions, ultimately using his story as a cautionary tale for believers. The sermon underscores that genuine faith perseveres to the end and that physically following Jesus or participating in religious activities does not guarantee salvation.

    Sermon AM 3/23/25 "The Washing of Regeneration"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 47:18


    Pastor Joe Fant continues his series on the "Book of John" with his sermon titled "The Washing of Regeneration."

    Sermon AM 3/16/25 "The Boundless Love of Christ"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 44:02


    Pastor Joe Fant continues his series on the "Book of John" with his sermon titled "The Boundless Love of Christ."

    Sermon AM 3/9/25 "Fulfillment of the Law"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 34:02


    Pastor Shawn Alexander preaches the Sunday night service with his sermon titled "Fulfillment of the Law."

    Sermon AM 3/9/25 "Certainty in Christ

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 43:11


    Pastor Joe Fant continues his series on the "Book of John" with his sermon titled "Certainty in Christ."

    Sermon PM 3/2/25 "Salt and Light"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 34:17


    Pastor Shawn Alexander preaches the Sunday evening service with his sermon  titled "Salt and Light."

    Sermon AM 3/2/25 "The Kingdom's Final Call"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 51:00


    Pastor Joe Fant continues his series on the "Book of John" with his sermon titled "The Kingdom's Final Call."

    Sermon AM 2/23/25 "The Entry of King Jesus"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 42:11


    Pastor Joe Fant continues his series on "The Book of John" with his sermon titled "The Entry of King Jesus."

    Sermon PM 2/16/25 "Encouragements to Perseverance and Assurance"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 45:13


    Pastor Ben Jacquot preaches the Sunday night service with his sermon titled "Encouragements to Perseverance and Assurance"

    Sunday AM 2/16/25 Bible Translation Project Presentation

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 48:15


    Tim Fink presents our Bible translation project to the church.

    Sermon PM 2/9/25 "Gracious Warnings for God's Children"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 38:18


    Pastor Ben Jacquot continues his series in Hebrews with his sermon titled "Gracious Warnings for God's Children."

    Sermon AM 2/9/25 "Extravagant Devotion"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 53:59


    Pastor Joe Fant continues his series on the "Book of John" with his sermon titled "Extravagant Devotion."

    Sermon PM 2/2/25 "Marks of a Growing Christian"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 40:17


    Pastor Ben Jaquot preaches the Sunday evening service with his sermon titled "Marks of a Growing Christian."

    Sermon AM 2/2/25 "Hardened by Unbelief"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 51:58


    Pastor Joe Fant continues his series on the "Book of John" with his sermon titled "Hardened by Unbelief."

    Sermon AM 1/26/25 "The Lord of Life"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 49:40


    Pastor Joe Fant continues his series on the "Book of John" with his sermon titles "The Lord of Life."

    Sermon AM 1/19/25 "Carry Your Bed"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 38:46


    Guest speaker Michael Blackstone preaches the Sunday Morning service with his sermon titled "Carry Your Bed."

    Sermon PM 1/12/25 "Belshazzar's Fall"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 31:32


    Pastor Joe Fant continues his series on the book of Danial with his sermon titled "Belshazzar's Fall."

    Sermon AM 1/12/25 "5 Anchors of Hope in a Hopeless World"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 49:36


    Pastor Joe Fant continues his series on the Book of John with his sermon titled "5 Anchors of Hope in a Hopeless World."

    Sermon PM 1-5-25 "Humility in Christ"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 31:41


    Levi Scott preaches the Sunday night service with his sermon titled "Humility in Christ."

    Sermon AM 1-5-25 "Illness for the Glory of God"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 56:46


    Pastor Joe Fant continues his series on the Book of John with his sermon titled "Illness for the Glory of God."

    Sermon AM 12-29-24 "The Gift of Salvation"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2025 30:52


    Pastor Brent Sivnksty preaches the morning service with his sermon titled "The Gift of Salvation."

    Sermon AM 12-22-24 "Jesus is The Lord"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2025 39:06


    Pastor Joe Fant concludes his Christmas series "Hope is Born" with his sermon titled "Jesus is The Lord."

    Sermon AM 12-15-24 "Jesus is the Messiah"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 50:33


    Pastor Joe Fant continues his Christmas series "Hope is Born" with his sermon titled "Jesus is the Messiah."

    Sermon AM 12-8-24 "Jesus is Our Rescuer"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 41:59


    Pastor Joe Fant continues his Christmas Series "Hope is Bon" with his sermon titled "Jesus is Our Rescuer."

    Sermon AM 12-1-24 "Jesus is Our King"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 40:22


    Pastor Joe Fant starts his Christmas series titled "Hope is Born" with his sermon titled "Jesus is Our King."

    Sermon AM 11-24-24 "The Omnipotence of God"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 45:19


    Pastor Joe Fant preaches the Sunday morning Thanksgiving praise service with his sermon titled "The Omnipotence of God."

    Sermon PM 10-17-24 "Blessed are the Persecuted"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 38:03


    Pastor Shown Alexander continues his series on the Beatitudes with his sermon titled "Blessed are the Persecuted."

    Sermon AM 11-10-24 "Understanding the Role of Pastors"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 55:12


    Pastor Joe Fant continues his series "Considering Community" with his sermon titled "Understanding the Role of Pastors."

    Sermon AM 11-3-24 "Understanding the Role of Deacons"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 54:24


    Pastor Joe Fant continues his series "Considering Community" with his sermon titled "Understanding the Role of Deacons."

    Sermon AM 10-27-24 "Spiritual Gifts"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 51:54


    Pastor Ben Jacquot preaches the Sunday morning service with his message titled "Spiritual Gifts."

    Sermon AM 10-20-24 "Biblical Congregationalism, Part 2"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 52:43


    Pastor Joe Fant continues his series "Considering Community" with his sermon titled "Biblical Congregationalism, Part 2."

    Sermon AM 10-13-24 "Biblical Congregationalism, Part 1"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 50:36


    Pastor Joe Fant Continues his mini series "Concerning Community" with his sermon titled "Biblical Congregationalism, Part 1."

    Sunday PM 10-6-24 Summary Document of Proposed Transition

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 31:52


    Pastor Joe Fant goes through the Summary Document of Proposed Transition.

    Sermon AM 10-6-24 "What is the Church?"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 49:31


    Pastor Joe Fant Starts a new series "Considering Community" with his sermon titled "What is the church?"

    Sermon AM 9-29-24 "Fearfully and Wonderfully Made"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 58:53


    Pastor Joe Fant preaches the Sunday Morning service with his sermon titled "Fearfully and Wonderfully Made."

    Sermon AM "God as Protector"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 58:06


    Pastor Joe Fant continues his mini series on prayer with his sermon titled "God as Protector."

    Sermon AM 9-15-24 "God as Forgiver"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 58:56


    Pastor Joe Fant continues his mini series on prayer with his sermon titled "God as Forgiver."

    Sermon PM 9-8-24 The Doctrine of Adoption

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 33:41


    Pastor Ben Jacquot preaches the Sunday evening service with his message titled "The Doctrine of Adoption."

    Sermon AM 9-8-24 "God as Provider"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 51:01


    Pastor Joe Fant continues his mini series on prayer with his sermon titled "God as Provider."

    Sunday PM 9-1-24 Ministry Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 33:32


    Pastor Joe Fant gives a ministry update in the evening service.

    Sermon AM 9-1-24 "God as King"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 47:28


    Pastor Joe Fant continues his mini series on prayer with his sermon titled "God as King."

    Sermon AM 8-25-24 "Blessed are the Peacemakers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 51:29


    Pastor Shawn Alexander preaches the Sunday morning service with his message titled "Blessed are the Peacemakers."

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