Central Church Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Central Church intentionally introduces people to Jesus Christ, both locally and globally, and helps believers grow as fully-devoted followers. Located in Ewing, New Jersey.
Speaker: Pastor Anthony Gilmer | What are your motivations for your generosity? People can see WHAT you’re doing but they can’t often see WHY you’re doing it. In this message, we’ll learn how God measures our generosity not by quantity but by the condition of our hearts.
Speaker: Pastor Anthony Gilmer | If you were ever invited to a wedding, you likely had some personal connection to the bride or the groom. You know that because they were willing to pay for your meal at the reception. It’s likely that you have never heard about an open invitation to a wedding and reception. Well, it’s happening.
Speaker: Pastor Anthony Gilmer | Are you already blessed? If so, God wants to bless you even more. Receiving God’s blessing is not just a passive experience, but something we can actively enter into when we give. In this new series, "The Generous Life", you will learn that you don’t have to sit around waiting for your blessing; you can make it happen.
Speaker: Pastor Anthony Gilmer | The greatest manufacturing companies are the ones that have a robust quality control department. They have the ability to inspect and correct problems before their final product is rendered unsafe or useless. If we are going to be ambassadors of Christ, we must be tested and evaluated to be fit for service in the Kingdom. In this message, you will learn that Next Level leaders have to inspect and correct problems in order to preserve the mission.
Speaker: David Buschman | For the past few Sundays, we have studied the gifted leadership displayed by Nehemiah as he galvanized the people into rebuilding the external city wall. In this message, the text takes a turn as Nehemiah and his contemporary Ezra push the people to restore their internal, spiritual lives with God. It’s a timely word for all of us, too, amid our own many external projects.
Speaker: Dr. Mark Catlin | When the people of God seek to walk faithfully for him, we will face opposition to his work. This opposition can discourage us, cause us to question God's goodness, and even make us want to give up following him. In this message, you will learn from Nehemiah how we can faithfully persevere in the face of opposition.
In a little over a week, two teams will face off in an epic battle to be named the Superbowl Champions. Each player will play a specific role in seeking to achieve the same dream. Good leaders help make that dream a reality for everyone. In this message, you will learn how to assemble a dream team to win in the challenges of life.
Speaker: Pastor Anthony Gilmer | No endeavor, whether it’s assembling the space shuttle or getting dinner on the table, is done well without a plan. God sends us all on a venture to restore what was broken and it will require a careful plan. In this message, you will learn from Nehemiah how to methodically plan for success.
Speaker: Pastor Anthony Gilmer | What is leadership? It seems to be one of those qualities that you know when you see it but is difficult to describe. We need it when we're facing serious problems and the absence of a leader can lead to disaster. What if people are depending on the leader in you?
Speaker: Pastor Bryan Bunagan | While many believe we can live a good life, we always find ourselves making bad choices that hurt ourselves or the people around us, no matter how hard we try not to. Can we overcome living like this? And is there punishment waiting for us if we don't? Belief systems around the world offer explanations on the consequences of our actions: heaven, hell, paradise, nirvana, reincarnation, and annihilation. Christianity offers a method of salvation that enables us to overcome making bad choices and their consequences for us after we die, but can we trust Christianity's method of salvation over other belief systems in the world? In this message, we will take a look at what Christianity has to offer and how it can change your life forever.
Speaker: Pastor Anthony Gilmer | While medical personnel were administering CPR to Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin last Monday night, the other football players on the field as well as thousands of people throughout our country were praying. It's likely that not everyone who was praying was praying to Jesus. Did it matter? In this message, you will learn who Jesus claimed to be, and why your response to His claim can impact every area of your life
Speaker: Pastor Anthony Gilmer | What you believe about God and the Bible can impact every part of your life in 2023. Will Christianity be a guiding belief for you, or will you choose to deconstruct what you believed in the past? Perhaps it’s time to look at Christianity with fresh eyes in this new series “Why Christianity?” We welcome atheists, agnostics, and those who have no religious affiliation.
Speaker: Pastor Anthony Gilmer | As we grow older, we lower our expectations of receiving unexpected and extravagant gifts. One reason is because the gifts that we want are more expensive. Learn this Sunday that God loves us and demonstrated it by giving mankind the most lavish and unexpected gift ever.
Speaker: Dr. Jared Alcantara | At Christmas, God's hope comes into the world through Jesus Christ. God's hope comes in gloom and distress. God's light comes in darkness and shame. God's peace comes in strife and violence. That's what the Scripture passage for this Sunday, Isaiah 9:1-7, is about—a resilient and abiding hope through Jesus that is impossible to snuff out or destroy. Come join us and be encouraged during this Advent Season as we continue in our series The Hope of Christmas.
Sometimes getting in the Christmas spirit is hard because there are so many things to worry about: inflation, war, crime, illness, and the everyday challenges of life. Some of us want to just make it through Christmas. In this Christmas series, you can learn how the fulfilled prophecy of Christmas can bring us hope for today and our future.
In this message, Reggie Rice discusses the secret to being content as we experience trials and tribulations, ups and downs, and many frustrating moments.
Pastor Anthony Gilmer discusses those inner battles we face when we’re silently struggling with tough people, and covers some Biblical ways you can learn how to win the battle in the “Invisible War Within" as we continue with our Joy/Full series.
Speaker: Pastor Chris Cortes | Have you ever set a goal? All of us have goals related to our personal and professional lives. However, sometimes our personal goals take precedence over our primary goal, which is to follow Jesus. In this message, you will learn how to pursue the goal of following Jesus with our lives.
Speaker: Pastor Anthony Gilmer | After spending time in other countries that use different currency, you may return with unused foreign coins. If you try to use it in American stores, you’ll find that they have no value at all. When it comes to our salvation, our works are like foreign currency that have no value. In this message, you will learn about the joy of not having to pay at all.
Speaker: Pastor Chris Cortes | Are you a blessing to those around you? As followers of Jesus, we have the ability to completely transform the spaces God places us in, and build up the people around us. This week in our Joy/Full series, we’ll meet two people whom Paul sends to the church in Philippi and the impact they had on the church.
Speaker: Pastor Anthony Gilmer | It’s that time of the year when it gets darker outside sooner. Exercising outside and trying to stay fit becomes more of a challenge. Many people start getting out of shape in the Fall. Life itself can sometimes become dark and we just try to get through life instead of growing through life. This message will teach you to find joy in your workout, even when life gets dark.
Speaker: Pastor Anthony Gilmer | The designers of the new Google Pixel 7 Pro smartphone came up with a new feature called the Magic Eraser. This feature will allow users to erase people they don’t want in their pictures. This is a cool feature to have on your phone, but not cool when people want to make life all about themselves. In this message, you will learn that we find true Joy by focusing on others.
Speaker: Kathy Kohr | We know that God's ways are higher than our ways. But what happens when obstacles come in our lives? In our well-laid plans for our lives? As we continue in the Joy/Full series, we'll see how our Father wants us not just to be content, but joyful when changes come.
Most commercials promise the same product: joy. They know that everyone is looking for it. God wants his children to be filled with joy and it costs nothing. Just like a father wants his baby to laugh with glee, God longs for us to experience a deep-seated joy. Learn that true joy can be achieved and it’s free, in this new series entitled Joy/Full.