City Central Church Podcast

City Central Church is a community of believers in Tacoma, WA seeking the presence and power of God. We contend to restore people to God’s original design and ignite passion for the person and works of Jesus Christ through prayer, restoration and missions to see sustained revival in our cities, nation and world. Visit us at citycentral.org

Living Generosity 11/25/2024

Living Generosity This week, we had the privilege of hearing from Darrin Miller with a word on generosity. God is so generous to us and designed generosity to be beneficial; generous people are healthier, happier, have lower stress, improved relationships and extend their lives to others. As we grow in a deep understanding of God’s lavish love and generosity toward us, we will extend it more freely to those around us. /episode/index/show/citycentral/id/34147785

Lavish Generosity 11/17/2024

Lavish Generosity This week, Pastor Chris shared a message on the lavish generosity of God that frees us to live generously toward others. The flesh tells us that a preserved life is a thriving life, but God tells us that the most joy-filled people are those who give generously. As we obediently give, we witness God’s kind provision and we are a blessing to others. /episode/index/show/citycentral/id/33963262

Behold, I Make All Things New 11/04/2024

Behold, I Make All Things New This week, Pastor Chris continued in our Advancing Church series with a message about the power of Jesus to restore our hearts and set us free. Through Jesus we are forgiven and made new, no matter where we have been or what we have done. The good news doesn’t end there as the Lord wants to partner with us in our restoration from one degree of glory to another! /episode/index/show/citycentral/id/33782812

The Purpose of Jesus 10/28/2024

The Purpose of Jesus This week, Pastor Chris continued in our Advancing Church series teaching about sharing the gospel and being aware of how the world can choke out our faith. As believers, we advance God’s kingdom through evangelism but must guard our hearts from the world so we can bear good fruit unto the Lord. God has great affection for each one of us and desires that we walk out our salvation in true knowledge, agreement and commitment to the gospel, making disciples along the way. /episode/index/show/citycentral/id/33645227

Jesus is Building His Church 10/21/2024

Jesus is Building His Church This week, Pastor Chris started a new sermon series called Advancing Church. God has a great vision for the Church and wants to use His bride to establish His kingdom on earth. As we gather, we meet with the Lord through worship and prayer and build one another up for the works of the ministry. There is power in the gathering of God’s people! /episode/index/show/citycentral/id/33553392

Beware of the Enemy's Schemes 10/13/2024

Beware of the Enemy's Schemes This week, Pastor Chris finished our Romans series with a word on being aware of the Enemy’s schemes in our lives. Whether we realize it or not, we have an Enemy of our soul and are in a spiritual battle, which Jesus has already one. The Enemy desires to deceive, accuse and tempt us but we can expose his schemes, live in authority over him and walk in Jesus’ victory. /episode/index/show/citycentral/id/33439962

Anointed Church 10/07/2024

Anointed Church /episode/index/show/citycentral/id/33362122

Overcoming Me, Myself, and I 09/29/2024

Overcoming Me, Myself, and I This week, Pastor Chris taught out of Romans 15 about overcoming selfishness. Our society emphasizes self-promotion and self-focus, but God desires for us to be emptied of pride and filled with love for others. The Lord gives us tools to help defeat the Self including carrying one another’s burdens, building others up, staying in the Word and sharing the Good News. /episode/index/show/citycentral/id/33253917

Unity that Builds Up 09/23/2024

Unity that Builds Up This week, Pastor Chris continued in our Romans series with a second teaching on how to love those with different opinions from ourselves. The Enemy aims to divide the Body of Christ though personal opinions and judgement, but the Lord wants us to walk well with one another in love. /episode/index/show/citycentral/id/33170882

Unity that Commands a Blessing 09/16/2024

Unity that Commands a Blessing This week, Pastor Chris continued in our Romans series teaching us about God’s heart for the Church to be united. Christians can be so divided and unloving toward one another over issues that are not essential to the gospel, but there is a way forward! We can follow God’s command to love and respect one another by keeping our hearts humble, and our minds set on the primary issues of the Bible. /episode/index/show/citycentral/id/33078627

Life Group Sunday 09/09/2024

Life Group Sunday Community Life Director, Casey Mock shared this week about the different Life Groups at City Central and how you can get plugged in. It is not our inheritance as believers to walk through life alone, rather God has a vision for the church to live in community! Today was a call for each of us to either join a Life Group if we haven’t already or evaluate how we can bring others into the family of God right here in our church. /episode/index/show/citycentral/id/32977577

Now is the Time 09/01/2024

Now is the Time This week, Pastor Chris continued in our Romans series with a word about resetting our hearts on the Lord through His love and grace. Sometimes we grow weary in our walk with the Lord or start walking in our old ways. We need a fresh awakening and today is the opportunity! The first step to softening our heart towards God is to allow Him to love us. /episode/index/show/citycentral/id/32856327

Trusting in the Waiting 08/25/2024

Trusting in the Waiting This week was Youth Takeover at City Central! Recent high school graduate and Legacy student leader, Lakiyah, brought the Word from Habakkuk. We spend a lot of time waiting and asking the Lord to move, and we learned from Habakkuk that God is gracious with our questions and ready with a plan. In these seasons of waiting, we can look to God’s character, remember His faithfulness and allow Him to change our character. /episode/index/show/citycentral/id/32733497

Respect for Authority 08/19/2024

Respect for Authority This week, Pastor Chris shared a message about being directed by the Word of God when facing the topic of political authority. As believers, we have dual citizenship- heaven and our country- and therefore, we walk in the tension of honoring both God and our government leaders. It is key to submit to God before a political party, check our hearts for bitterness and rebellion, and pray for our leaders. /episode/index/show/citycentral/id/32645732

Learning to Love 08/12/2024

Learning to Love This week, Pastor Chris continued in our Roman series with a powerful message on using our gifts to build up the Church, and the call to love others well. The Lord has loved us with an everlasting love and calls us to love and forgive one another. We could all use an upgrade in love and Romans 12 encourages and challenges us to humble ourselves for the sake of sharing the love of Christ. /episode/index/show/citycentral/id/32544852

Stepping into Spiritual Gifts 08/04/2024

Stepping into Spiritual Gifts This week, Adam Narciso brought the Word from Romans 12 about spiritual gifts. Jesus followers carry a special grace from God, known as spirituals gifts, that show up in our day-to-day functions. These gifts are meant to bless and build up the Church, but how we step into them matters. /episode/index/show/citycentral/id/32434917

Revival and the Remnant 07/28/2024

Revival and the Remnant Pastor Chris continued in our Romans series with a word on God’s faithfulness to His people Israel from old testaments times to today, and how we as Jesus followers are grafted into God’s family. As we live in the end times, looking back at God’s faithfulness gives us peace and hope knowing He will fulfill His promises to us! /episode/index/show/citycentral/id/32322572

Transformed or Conformed? 07/21/2024

Transformed or Conformed? This week, Pastor Chris continued in our Romans series with a message about being transformed by Christ rather than conformed by the world. We are always being influenced by the world around us and must intentionally set our hearts and mind on Christ and godliness. Renewing our minds regularly keeps on the path of righteousness and helps us become like Jesus. /episode/index/show/citycentral/id/32235132

Evangelize or Fossilize 07/15/2024

Evangelize or Fossilize This week, Pastor Chris continued in our Romans series about sharing the gospel so that many can be saved, and so we can live a vibrant life in Christ. Just as our physical muscles atrophy from lack of use, our spiritual muscles also lose health and vitality when they are not regularly exercised. Evangelism and sharing our testimony help build those spiritual muscles, and the Lord uses it to bring hope to a lost world. /episode/index/show/citycentral/id/32145947

The Human/Divine Cooperative 07/08/2024

The Human/Divine Cooperative This week, Pastor Chris continues our Romans series with a message from Romans 9 about the relationship between God and believers, known as the Human-Divine Cooperation. This concept is seen throughout the Bible, as God partners with His people, demonstrating His grace and sovereignty while calling them to fulfill His will on earth through their free will. /episode/index/show/citycentral/id/32054012

The Secure Love of Christ 06/30/2024

The Secure Love of Christ This week, Pastor Chris continued in our Romans series with a message about being secure in God’s love. The love of God is abounding and dependable, different from human love. If we are not careful, we can project our experiences with human love onto God, leading to a deceived and defeated life. With the Lord’s help we can tear down any wrong view of God’s love and start living as an overcomer in Christ. /episode/index/show/citycentral/id/31951842

Future Glory, Present Reality 06/25/2024

Future Glory, Present Reality This week, Pastor Chris continued in our Romans series with a message about how the promise of eternity gives us hope in the struggles of today. Life can be difficult and painful, but Scripture describes a future for the believer that is better than anything we can imagine. The joy, peace and beauty of eternity with Jesus gives us hope in life’s trials and difficulties! /episode/index/show/citycentral/id/31875072

Feed It and It Will Grow 06/17/2024

Feed It and It Will Grow This week, we took a shift in our Romans series from understanding the weight and burden of sin to understanding how to walking free from condemnation. We can be our worst enemy, ready to let the hammer of condemnation and shame drop on our heads. Christ has the answer to set you free from condemnation through Jesus’ victory over sin and death, and the power of the Holy Spirit teaching us to walk according to the Spirit. /episode/index/show/citycentral/id/31775047

Fully Alive But Not Perfect 06/10/2024

Fully Alive But Not Perfect This week, Pastor Chris shared a message on Romans 7 about the tension of being fully alive in Christ but not a perfect person. Misunderstanding this passage can lead to living in compromise and bondage, instead of the abundance and victory God has for your life. As we partner with God through the Holy Spirit, we learn to walk in a transformed life. /episode/index/show/citycentral/id/31686427

The Joy of Investing Your Life 06/03/2024

The Joy of Investing Your Life It was a fun time at City Central this week as we had our first ever Join The Team Sunday! Pastor Chris encouraged us with a message about the joy of giving our lives away through serving the church. God wants to advance the His Kingdom and impact eternity through His people’s time and talents. As we allow God to use us how He sees fit, we experience the full joy of living for something greater than ourselves. /episode/index/show/citycentral/id/31585847

Freedom from the Law 05/26/2024

Freedom from the Law /episode/index/show/citycentral/id/31471977

Life and Death 05/20/2024

Life and Death One of our elders, Darrin Miller, brought the word this week from Romans 6 about the God who overcame the entanglements of sin on our behalf. In Christ, we are no longer controlled by the effects of sin, rather we are free to live by the Spirit. We can now choose to be dead to sin and alive to Christ. /episode/index/show/citycentral/id/31388092

Mother's Day - Hesed 05/13/2024

Mother's Day - Hesed This week, we had the privilege of hearing from a mama in our house, Carrie Jones, on the Hesed love of God. Motherhood (and life in general) can feel difficult and overwhelming, filled with great days, but also really hard day. Carrie encouraged us that even on our hardest days, God’s deep, steadfast love covers us and Jesus’ blood bridges the gap between us and God. This is good news for all of us! /episode/index/show/citycentral/id/31279772

Alive in Christ 05/06/2024

Alive in Christ This week Pastor Chris and one of our elders, Jarrad Mock, shared the next sermon in our Romans series. Many people have wrestled with questions of salvation- am I saved? How do I know I’m saved? How do I become saved? Romans tells us we can have assurance of salvation by trusting fully in God’s grace, evaluating the fruit of our lives, and yielding to Christ. /episode/index/show/citycentral/id/31164907

Who's Your Daddy 04/28/2024

Who's Your Daddy This week, Pastor Chris continued in our Romans series with a message about repentance and Jesus’ power to forgive. It is easy to see how something is deeply broken in the world around us, but often it is more difficult to see or acknowledge the brokenness in our own heart. Just as sin causes chaos in the world, it seeks to destroy our lives and relationships as well. Through the gift of repentance, Jesus is faithful to forgive and we are truly set free from the bondage of sin. /episode/index/show/citycentral/id/31019868

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