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

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

Rejoice in Hope 04/21/2024

Rejoice in Hope This week, Pastor Chris continued in our Romans sermon series with a message about rejoicing in the hope of Jesus. When we lift our head and set our eyes on Jesus, we experience a living hope that carries us is a world marked by hardship and tragedy. In God’s sovereignty, he not only gives us hope in our suffering and hardship but also purpose, using it grow and strengthen us. /episode/index/show/citycentral/id/30924218

Justified by Faith 04/14/2024

Justified by Faith We had the privilege of hearing from guest preacher Pastor Larry Jones this week as he taught about being justified by faith. We can easily think we have to earn our way to God by our own merit- through good behavior or works. However, we must recognize we can do nothing on our own to reach God and depend fully on Him for our righteousness. Living in the blessing of God’s righteousness allows us to be a blessing to others. /episode/index/show/citycentral/id/30819078

By Faith 04/08/2024

By Faith This week, Pastor Chris continued in our Romans series teaching on the inspiring faith of Abraham. Chosen from a pagan culture far from God, Abraham became the prototype for how we are saved today- by faith through grace. Thousands of years later we still look at his faith journey to understand how we come the Lord, by faith in Jesus’ death and resurrection. /episode/index/show/citycentral/id/30732118

The Hope of Easter 04/02/2024

The Hope of Easter This Easter Sunday, Pastor Chris shared powerful message of hope in Jesus. No matter where you are in your walk with the Lord, a newcomer or a regular, this message is for you! While there is overwhelming evidence of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection two thousand years ago, the evidence of His deep, personal love for you is alive today. We place our hope in Jesus grateful for His sacrifice, empowered by His resurrection and hopeful for His return. /episode/index/show/citycentral/id/30647898

Can a Person Be Right Before God? 03/25/2024

Can a Person Be Right Before God? This week, Pastor Chris continued in our Romans series. One of life’s big questions is “how can a person be right before God?” Every major world religion has an answer to this question, but Christianity’s answer is set apart. All other religions require human effort to reach God, but the gospel states we can do nothing to reach God, rather we open our hearts to what God has done for us through Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection. /episode/index/show/citycentral/id/30539228

The Good News is Really Good News 03/17/2024

The Good News is Really Good News This week, we continued in our Romans series, the Power of the Gospel. Pastor Chris taught on the wrath of God, and the difference between living in cheap grace verses biblical grace. When we understand just how bad life outside of Christ is, we deeply appreciate the good news of God’s love and grace. However, it’s possible to live in cheap grace that is not submitted to God’s word and authority. The Lord desires for us to live in biblical grace that leads to repentance and trains us in godliness. /episode/index/show/citycentral/id/30410113

Authentic Christianity 03/11/2024

Authentic Christianity This week in our Romans series Pastor Chris taught us the difference between authentic and counterfeit Christianity. Genuinely walking with the Lord brings transformation, obedience, and sincerity of heart. God invites us to give Him our whole heart and allow Him to change us. /episode/index/show/citycentral/id/30331313

The Dangers of Religion 03/05/2024

The Dangers of Religion This week in our Romans sermon series, Pastor Chris taught us how religion blinds us to our own sin and hardens our heart toward God. God created us to live in a relationship with Him that transforms us from the inside out. However, we sometimes find ourselves living in religion instead- an outward appearance of loving the Lord while inwardly our hearts are actually cold towards Him. God’s invitation is to recognize the religious forms in our lives, repent and walk in God’s grace and mercy. /episode/index/show/citycentral/id/30231333

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