Elder Vito Spada speaks about another villain in the Easter story, Judas. Vito offers some insights from what we know of Judas from the Bible:  

For Kids Sunday, Pastor Carl Ruby reminds us of things that the Bible says about kids: 1) that Jesus wants us to bring our children to him for a blessing, and 2) that children teach us how to enter the kingdom of heaven. 

Pastor Carl Ruby continues the journey to Holy Week with a description of another one of the villains in the Easter story: Herod Antipas, the cruel king who shows how a person can be curious about Jesus without repentance.

Pastor Carl Ruby begins the journey up to Holy Week with a character-driven approach to the story of the crucifixion, focusing on the high priests Caiaphas and Annas. 

Pastor Carl Ruby delivered a message this Sunday on one specific attribute of God, his goodness. Carl summarized some of the things that Bible passages say on this topic: 

1. God is both good (pleasant, agreeable & kind) and upright (dependable and trustworthy).

Pastor Carl Ruby concludes his three-part series on Central Christian Church's approach to welcoming the LGBTQ population with a message about how the early church resolved disputes, based on Acts 15:

This informed the board's decisions on the LGBTQ conversation:

Based on Romans 14 and 15, Carl states additionally that:

Pastor Carl Ruby continues his series on how to show love to the LGBTQ population with a message about why Christians come to different conclusions on homosexuality:

Carl suggests that to move forward as a church body, we should:

Chris Malmstrom delivers a message at Central Christian Church this morning on the topic of "witness" as "mission." Chris reminds us that a pivotal theme in the New Testament gospel message is that we are called to be witnesses. (John 17:8, Acts 22:15) Chris describes how churches are missional communities, and he challenges listeners to consider a few questions:

Thanks for joining us for our podcast! Pastor Carl Ruby talks about how several things related to Central's attitude toward the LGBTQ population: 1) how Jesus-centered churches welcome marginalized people, and this extends to the LGBTQ community; 2) factors involved in Central's board discussion on this issue, and 3) how those at Central can give grace to one another on this issue.

Thanks for joining us via podcast! This week, Pastor Carl Ruby spoke on a third aspect of the vision for Central Christian Church: being engaged with our community and culture. The message for this week looks to the example of Jesus and Paul to inform the way that Christians show compassion to the needy and interact with today's culture.