The Christ Centered and Clear Podcast

This is Session #3 from the Christ-Centered & Clear Conference held at Carson Newman University on November 19, 2024 For more Christ-centered resources and information, visit us at christcenteredandclear.com

This is Session #2 from the Christ-Centered & Clear Conference held at Carson Newman University on November 19, 2024 **We apologize for the poor audio in the beginning - It clears up around teh 4 minute mark** For more Christ-centered resources and information, visit us at christcenteredandclear.com

This is Session #1 from the Christ-Centered & Clear Conference held at Carson Newman University on November 19, 2024 For more Christ-centered resources and information, visit us at christcenteredandclear.com

Nate, Jon and Josh conclude our series on Ecclesiastes by taking us through these last few verses of the book. In this episode you'll hear how Narnia, Middle Earth, Robin Williams, John Lennon and a dishwasher repairman all help to illustrate the message of Ecclesiastes: the help we need in life comes from Jesus. For more Christ-centered resources and information, visit us at christcenteredandclea...

Nate, Jon and Josh Wredberg lead us through the last two chapters of Ecclesiastes. These chapters discuss investing your life - a life focused on Christ. Chapter 12 is a beautifully written picture of coming to the end of our lives, which has the guys pondering old age and death, but looking forward to the resurrection of the saints. For more Christ-centered resources and information, visit us at...

Nate, Jon and Josh Wredberg discuss the end of chapter 9 and all of chapter 10. This passage can be broken down into two sections: A Word to the Wise and A Warning to Fools. The first section stresses the lack of control we have over our lives while the second section illustrates the consequences of being a fool. For more Christ-centered resources and information, visit us at christcenteredandclea...

Josh Wredberg is back again this week with Nate and Jon. They lead us through this passage that they all agree is one of the their favorites of the whole book. While hitting on a variety of topics found in the passage, they highlight the overriding message that we should enjoy life in Christ because of the reality and inevitability of death. For more Christ-centered resources and information, visi...

This week Nate and Jon are joined by Josh Wredberg. They take us through these two chapters which are filled with Christ. Although the passage gives a lot of practical advice for living, the overall theme is that wisdom is not a commodity, it is a way of relating to God, and the Word of God is always much more trustworthy than relying on our own experience. For more Christ-centered resources and i...

Jeff Hay joins Jon and Nate again this week. They dissect the overriding message of this passage that there is no satisfaction found in anything of this world outside of Jesus Christ. Along the way they also find out that Nate may have read some of Jon's book! For more Christ-centered resources and information, visit us at christcenteredandclear.com

Nate, Jon and Jeff Hay discuss three primary topics of Ecclesiastes 5: vows, the fear of God and worship. They also emphasize the Christ-centered interpretation and applications in the chapter. For more Christ-centered resources and information, visit us at christcenteredandclear.com

Nate and Jon welcome Jeff Hay (all the way from Dublin) to the podcast to go through Ecclesiastes chapter 4. This chapter deals with justice vs injustice and oppressors vs. the oppressed before moving to a call for working together as believers in the last part of the chapter. As we examine these themes, we also recognize that there is really only one Source for true lasting justice and freedom. F...

Nick Moore joins Nate and Jon for one last episode this week to dig into Ecclesiastes 3. They discuss the deep themes of the frustration of time and justice of God that are found throughout this chapter. They may also get side-tracked a bit with answering the question of whether or not we will see our pets again in Heaven. As always, they finish the episode pointing out the Christ-centered interpr...

Nate, Jon and Nick Moore discuss Ecclesiastes 2 in this week's podcast. During this wide-ranging discussion, they describe how all of life's pleasures quickly lose their joy when disconnected from our Savior. They also emphasize the Christ-centered interpretation and applications in the chapter. For more Christ-centered resources and information, visit us at christcenteredandclear.com

Is pursuing wisdom really like chasing the wind? Nate, Jon and Nick Moore answer this and other important questions as they take us through the first chapter of Ecclesiastes. As usual, they specifically highlight the Christ-centered interpretation and applications in the chapter. For more Christ-centered resources and information, visit us at christcenteredandclear.com

Today in the first episode of our Ecclesiastes series, Nate and Jon are joined by Nick Moore, Pastor of First Baptist Church of Gatlinburg, TN. After getting to know a little about Nick, the guys discuss the authorship, main themes, problem passages and strategy for preaching the book of Ecclesiastes. For more Christ-centered resources and information, visit us at christcenteredandclear.com    

As you read through the Psalms, it sometimes seems as if the psalmist is praying for the death and destruction of his enemies. Why is this and how does it match up with the message of Jesus? One of our popular Christ-Centered & Clear authors, J. Aaron White, joins Nate and Jon Akin today to discuss the subject of Imprecatory Prayers. Re-post of an episode from August 24, 2023 For more Christ-c...

Peyton Hill joins Nate and Jon for one more episode as they tackle the extremely personal Psalm 73. They take us through the journey of this psalm as Asaph transitions from asking God why the righteous suffer to confessing that God is "holding his right hand." The conversation then moves to the fact that this psalm is about the the only truly righteous man, Jesus, and finishes up with applications...

This is the conclusion of the three-part extended episode covering Psalms 22-24. Today, Nate, Jon and Peyton Hill discuss the Christ-centered connections in Psalm 24 and end the conversation with some applications for your congregations from all three psalms. For more Christ-centered resources and information visit christcenteredandclear.com

In the second of a three-part extended episode covering Psalms 22-24. Nate, Jon and Peyton Hill continue the discussion of these three connected Psalms with an overview of Psalm 24. They then move to the Christ-centered connections in Psalms 22 and 23. Part 3 of the episode will be posted next week. For more Christ-centered resources and information visit christcenteredandclear.com

Today's episode is the first of a three-part extended episode covering Psalms 22-24. Nate and Jon Akin are joined by Pastor Peyton Hill for this discussion of these three connected Psalms. During this first part of the episode, they tell us why they feel the three separate Psalms should be looked at as a whole. They also discuss a few controversial passages and challenge some misconceptions that w...

In this episode on Psalms 3, Nate and Jon Akin draw the connection between this psalm and the first two psalms, showing us that the speaker in all three is the same man. They then lead us to the Christ connections and applications. For more Christ-centered resources and information visit christcenteredandclear.com

In today's episode, Nate and Jon Akin explain why these two Psalms should be treated as one complete passage. They then examine what we are taught about Christ in these clearly Messianic Psalms and how it has applications for us today. For more Christ-centered resources and information visit christcenteredandclear.com

In this episode, the start to our summer series on Psalms, Nate and Jon Akin give us an overview of the book, including the authorship, importance and the clear Christ-centeredness of whole of the Psalms. They also discuss the different divisions of the book and tips on preaching it to your congregation. For more Christ-centered resources and information visit christcenteredandclear.com

This week, Nate, Jon, and Danny Akin, finish our series on the Song of Solomon. They tackle the practical applications in this chapter and point us to the Christ-centered connections. They finish the episode by stressing the importance of teaching and preaching this book in our churches today. For more Christ-centered resources and information visit christcenteredandclear.com

Nate and Jon's dad, Dr. Danny Akin, is with them again this week as our discussion leads to Song of Solomon 7. They point out the bridegroom's description of his bride's beauty, remind us that we are declared beautiful by our Bridegroom and challenge us in our personal relationship with our bride. They also tackle the interpretation of verses 1-5 and point us to the Christ-centered connections and...