Central Church Podcast

In Acts 8, there is a moment when Philip has a monumental encounter with an Ethiopian eunuch, and this encounter changes his life. The eunuch believes and is immediately baptized. As we continue to follow Jesus today, what is our approach to evangelizing in our culture to those around us? Pastor Jon looks at this account and challenges us to have the boldness of Philip by loving Jesus and sharing...

As Paul concludes this letter to the church, he gives them a strong warning to withdraw from living idle lives and to avoid the brothers who were walking in idleness. In his final prompt, he tells them to "not grow weary in doing good," knowing that the example that they were to set was to follow the example that Paul set while he was with them.

What is our purpose in life? In this chapter of 2 Thessalonians, Pastor Jon looks at the text through the lens of that question as Paul gives further insight into this man of lawlessness who is to come and how we are to stand firm.

In this chapter of Paul's letter, he addresses his concern for the church and recalls the encouraging report that he received on their behalf from Timothy.

As Paul continues on in his letter to the church of the Thessalonians, he encourages them to keep living a life that is worthy of God and to keep imitating the example of God in which they are. Pastor Jon gives three scopes to view this passage through: -the stewardship of our lives -living worthy of the calling -the church

The apostle Paul writes this collection of letters to the church in Thessalonica, encouraging them for the way that they responded to the message of the gospel, despite the hostile culture they existed in. In this chapter, we see three ways that the gospel changes our lives: it changes our example, our devotion, and it gives us a confident hope in Jesus

On Easter, we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, the most important event in history! Pastor Jon reminds us in this message about the validity of the resurrection, the hope that we gain from it, and that we are not saved by anything that we can do, but it's all because of what Jesus has done.

Emily Orr, a partner in ministry here at Central, shares historical artifacts and evidence of the crucifixion of Jesus

As Jesus rides into the city of Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, we see Him welcomed by gathered crowds shouting, "Hosanna!" How do we respond to this King with worship in our own lives? Pastor Jon leads us through this message, reading from John 12:12-29

Paul makes it very clear that, because of Jesus, there is a death that our old self is put to and there is a new life that we are raised to. However, do we find ourselves being obedient to that new life? Are we obedient to the fears and uncertainties that we can be confronted with? Pastor Jon reminds us that we have the ultimate assurance in this new life found in Christ, and that we are to be obe...

In Philippians 2, Paul gives a more detailed description of the mindset that Christ had during his life on earth, and how we are to have this same mind as He did. This passage tells us about the mind that Christ had, the obedience that Christ demonstrated, and because of those things, the gift that we receive from Him.

After Jesus is baptized, He is led by the Holy Spirit into the wilderness where Satan tempts Him in three different ways. In each temptation, Jesus combats with what the Word of God says. Pastor Jon identifies three main temptations that we face: to be relevant, spectacular, and powerful. How does God's Word equip us to face these temptations to overcome, so that we can remain faithful to the One...

700 years before the birth of Jesus, Isaiah prophecies about this suffering servant, that would be struck down, beaten, despised, and rejected, for the sake of peace and healing for his people. Isaiah's words would eventually point to the way that King Jesus would suffer for our sins, how we would be pierced and crushed all to demonstrate His great love for us.

As we pass the halfway point in our Isaiah sermon series, we see a message of deep hope from Isaiah to the people of Judah, reminding them of God's enduring faithfulness that will never fade away. In these 11 verses, we see four strong themes: pardon, providence, promise, and peace. We are assured that, although we will all eventually fall and fade away, God's Word never will.

The prophet Isaiah is warning against an invasion from the Assyrians in the nation of Judah. However, for those who were living in darkness and the fear of death, light was going to come, and this light is Jesus. Jac Munson talks about three ways this passage reveals the gospel message: it undoes what has been done, it brings light to deep darkness, and it gives eternal peace.

In the opening chapter of his book, the prophet Isaiah gives a strong warning from the Lord on how the people are living their lives. Their gatherings are worthless, their prayers are going unheard, yet there is a hope of redemption that is offered, that their scarlet sins will be washed white as snow

How do we handle the temptation of power? In the story of David and Bathsheba, we see how David responds out of the authority and power given to him. On the contrary, we see the way Joseph handles his power and authority against the accusations from Potiphar's wife

The topic of human sexuality can be a tough one to cover in today's cultural climate. Pastor Jon looks at God's Word as the foundation for how God designed sexual relations between humans.

Paul says that the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. How are we to view and use our resources through a

We begin this series on living with a kingdom perspective talking about living life as a disciple