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The Christ Community Church Podcast features weekly teaching from Christ Community Church in Columbus, Georgia, where our mission is to awaken ordinary people to extraordinary life in Christ-centered community. CCC is part of the Free Methodist Church and shares that denomination’s vision of bringing wholeness to the world through healthy biblical communities of holy people multiplying disciples, leaders, groups and churches.

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To the Ends of the Earth: The Virgin Birth and the Challenge of Faith

December 23, 2025 • Christ Community Church

This Advent message takes us deep into Isaiah 7, revealing how the virgin birth challenges us far beyond mere intellectual acceptance. When King Ahaz faced a terrifying military crisis, God didn't just offer him proof... He challenged him to trust. The sign of a virgin conceiving wasn't primarily about satisfying doubt; it was about demonstrating God's faithfulness to save His people when they're besieged by brokenness. Today, we face our own sieges: death, broken relationships, financial stress, mental and physical struggles. Like Ahaz, we're tempted to panic and seek security in all the wrong places... substances, obsessive control, or false saviors that care nothing about us. But the virgin birth reveals something staggering: God Himself stepped into human history to fight our battles.