In this episode of the Central Church Podcast, Casey continues the Questions of Jesus series with Mark 8:34-38, exploring Jesus’ question: What does it profit us to gain the whole world but lose our soul? Casey challenges us to consider what we may be willing to trade for comfort, success, security, influence, and recognition, and asks who we are becoming in the process. He connects Jesus’ teaching to His temptation in the wilderness and reminds us that following Jesus means surrendering self-rule, taking up our cross, and choosing obedience over the shortcuts that promise fulfillment without surrender.

Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction and Announcements
05:57 - Young Ministry Changes
08:00 - The Cost of Discipleship
15:59 - Temptation in the Wilderness
22:42 - Nothing Worth Losing Your Soul
27:15 - Take Up Your Cross
29:41 - Grace, Not Self-Improvement
33:05 - Communion and Surrender

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In this episode of the Central Church Podcast, Pastor Hannah reflects on Matthew chapter 6 and Jesus’ question, “Why do you worry?” She explores what it means to live with a divided heart when our attention is pulled in a hundred different directions by work, family, finances, relationships, and the future. Rather than dismissing anxiety or suffering, Jesus invites us to examine what has our attention and discover another way to live—one centered on God’s care, provision, and kingdom.

Chapters:
00:07 - Divided Hearts
04:44 - Worry in the Crowd
10:53 - More Than Anxiety
16:34 - Look at the Birds
24:22 - Today, Not Tomorrow
31:34 - Peace Recentered
32:12 - Philippians Prayer Practice
36:40 - Another Way to Live

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In this episode of the Central Church Podcast, Pastor Rodney continues our Image Bearers series by exploring what it means to truly reflect God's image in our everyday lives. Looking at Jesus' response in Matthew 22, he challenges us to honor earthly authority while giving our ultimate allegiance to God. Along the way, he asks an important question: Whose image are you really reflecting? As followers of Jesus, we're invited to resist building our own identity around culture, politics, personalities, or personal preferences, and instead allow Christ to shape us into people who display His love, grace, and truth.

Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
00:08 - Tax and Allegiance
02:21 - What It Means to Be an Image Bearer
08:21 - From Image to Idolatry
13:30 - Who Is Shaping Your Image?
17:53 - Caesar or God?
21:23 - What You Treasure Shapes You
24:31 - Returning to God's Image
28:36 - Commit to the Process

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In this episode of the Central Church Podcast, Hannah begins our Image Bearers series by exploring Genesis 1:26–31 and what it means to be created in the image of God. She reminds us that our identity isn't something we have to create or discover, it's something God has already given us. Although sin distorted God's image in humanity, Jesus perfectly reveals what God is like and, through the Holy Spirit, restores us to reflect Him more faithfully every day.

Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
01:25 - What it means to be image bearers
13:10 - Created on purpose
18:41 - The fall and broken identity
27:49 - Jesus, the perfect image
32:09 - Restored by the Spirit
37:23 - Living as image bearers

In this episode of the Central Church Podcast, we conclude our series through Colossians by exploring Paul's final instructions to the church in Colossians 4. As the letter comes to a close, we're reminded that a Christ-centered life means keeping our eyes open to what God is doing all around us. Through devoted prayer, grateful hearts, gracious words, and everyday opportunities to love others, we're invited to participate in God's mission and reveal Christ in ordinary places.

Chapters:
00:23 – The Word of the Lord
01:51 – New Baby, New Family
05:15 – Why Endings Matter
15:41 – Reframing the Household Code
20:20 – Open Eyes, Open Hearts
24:35 – Speak with Grace
30:06 – Keep Your Eyes Open
32:47 – Responding in Communion

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In this episode of the Central Church Podcast, Pastor Tony continues our journey through Colossians by reflecting on Colossians 3:1-17 and the call to “put on love.” He reminds us that God’s instruction is not about doing the bare minimum or simply following a list of rules, but learning to live with Christ at the center. Through compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, forgiveness, and love, we are invited to take off the old self and live in the new life of Christ.

Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
00:07 - Love at the center
01:21 - The heart behind the law
17:33 - Christ in you
27:24 - New life, new clothes
31:46 - Put on love

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In this episode of the Central Church Podcast, Pastor Rodney continues our journey through Colossians by reflecting on what it means to keep Christ at the center. He reminds us that humanity was created to reflect God’s glory, but sin bends us inward and away from that purpose. Through Christ, we are forgiven, made alive, and restored to live by the Spirit instead of rules, self-effort, or human philosophies.

Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction

00:06 - Christ at the center

04:32 - God’s glory fills the earth

11:18 - Humanity’s purpose

19:35 - Why rules can’t transform

26:02 - The redeemed rebels win

30:34 - Walk by the Spirit

34:21 - Living for God’s glory

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In this week’s episode of the Central Church Podcast, Chris explores Colossians 1 and explains how Jesus is the center and purpose of everything. Through Paul’s words, he reminds us that we don’t need to chase hidden truth—everything we need is found in Christ.

Chapters
07:45 - What is the purpose of life?
15:16 - Why Paul wrote Colossians
22:52 - Understanding the “Logos”
27:29 - Jesus at the center of everything
39:37 - Re-centering our lives on Jesus

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In this episode, Pastor Chris continues the series on the practice of witness and focuses on what it means to share the good news of Jesus. Through 1 Peter, Chris emphasizes living a beautiful life in community that is attractive, generous, unified, and caring, so that others can notice something distinctive. It then turns to Peter’s instruction to be ready to explain the hope believers have, encouraging us to talk about what Jesus has done in our lives.

Chapters
00:00 - Introduction and illustration with cake
07:20 - Living a beautiful life in community
18:10 - Being ready to explain your hope
26:40 - Talking about what matters to you
35:05 - Telling your story and closing prayer

In this message, Pastor Antonio Tony teaches from Acts 1 and 2 about witness, the Holy Spirit, and the goodness of God. He explains that witness is not done in our own power, but in partnership with the Spirit by telling what we have seen and heard about God’s goodness. The message closes with three steps for witness: listen, obey, and repeat.

Chapters

3:45 God Is Good

7:12 What Witness Means

13:37 Power to Witness

20:41 Our Role Is Clear

27:38 God Is Already Working

30:10 Listen, Obey, Repeat