Central Church Podcast

A message on the birth of our Savior.

God promised that Abraham's descendants would be as numerous as the stars in the sky. He promised David that his kingdom would never end. In these 42 generations that Matthew lists, we finally see the fulfillment of these promises through the birth of this baby, the long-awaited Jesus Christ.

And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him, to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins, because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path o...

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government will be on his shoulder, and his name shall be called, "Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."

A disciple is just and generous. World Vision spent some time with us this Sunday, and we were blessed by Peter Mutabazi, who had his life changed by a man who was just and generous, caring about who Peter was and showing him great love.

To be a disciple of Jesus Christ, we must be governed by God's Word. In this message, Pastor Jon talks about the authority that the Scriptures are to have over our lives and how they are to govern us as we become more faithful disciples of Jesus

What is the mark of a believer who has been baptized by the Holy Spirit? Is it marked by spiritual gifts, or is there another indication? Paul, in his letter to the church in Galatia, writes about the fruit of the Spirit—love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control–and how that can be a true mark of someone who is filled with the Holy Spirit

As we love people, we are not to love partially, but to truly have the heart of a servant. On the night that Jesus was betrayed, he gathered with his disciples and broke bread with them. Desiring to know which one was the greatest, Jesus instructed them that the greatest is not the one who sits at the head of the table, but rather it is the one who serves. As disciples of Jesus, we are to be serva...

It's so easy for us to love those that we get along with. But how do we show love to those who we don't want to? In Jesus' sermon on the mount, he challenges us to love our enemies in ways that are extraordinary. In the second week of this sermon series, looking at being a disciple of Jesus and not just a believer, we see that we must have an extraordinary love for people, no matter how difficult...

In his book, 10 Qualities That Move You From A Believer To A Disciple, Pastor Dennis Rouse outlines 10 qualities that are imperative for all believers in making that shift to being a disciple of Jesus. Over these 10 weeks, we're covering these qualities and how they can deepen our faith in Jesus and transform us into becoming more passionate, committed followers of him. Being passionately committe...

In the book of Esther, God's name is never directly mentioned; but that doesn't mean that God is absent. We see through a series of events in these 10 chapters that there is no coincidence happening, but that it's all a complete orchestration of God's sovereignty of raising Esther into power and saving the Jewish people from destruction

We've been highlighting different heroes of the faith in the Old Testament in this worship series, and Pastor Jon talks about Elijah in this week's message and how God not only speaks to us in extravagant and supernatural ways, but He also speaks to us in the whisper and the quiet

The Fantastic Four series is highlighting different Old Testament heroes of the faith, and this week is about King David. Not only was David a powerful man after God's own heart, but he was also greatly flawed. Through his life, we can see that God can redeem and use anybody, no matter how sinful they are.

In this series, we're highlighting four Old Testament characters and the role that they've played in demonstrating a strong, incredible faith in the Lord. In this message, Pastor Jon takes a brief look at Moses' life through the encounter with the burning bush and the receiving of powerful signs

There are three attributes of God that we will never possess: His omniscience, His omnipotence, and His omnipresence. Psalm 139 details those attributes of God and it highlights His incredible care and love for each of us

David writes about the Lord being our good shepherd, and it's so much more than just imagery that he is using here. The role of the shepherd to the sheep is one of complete love and care, protecting the sheep at all costs from danger, which is how our heavenly Father loves us. Even if we face the darkest of circumstances in this life, we are comforted that we are not alone in that journey and that...

We can be confronted with many situations in life that we may feel we have to overcome. Whether financial burdens, and family challenges, we can easily feel like we're set back. John writes and reminds us that we are overcomers because of Jesus Christ, because greater is the one living inside of us than he who is living in the world.

Jesus commanded us to love one another, and John reminds us of that commandment in this passage of Scripture. But how are we to love one another, and who are we to love? Because of Jesus and his death on the cross, we know love because He laid His life down for us. In the same way, we are to lay our lives down for our brothers and sisters, not just loving them in word or speech, but in action and...