Podcasts by City Central Church Podcast

Christmas Peace Within from 2023-12-10T22:24

This week, Pastor Chris continued in our sermon series called Christmas Peace. God offers us an authentic, biblical peace available through relationship with Jesus our King. When we come to Jesu...

Peace with God from 2023-12-04T23:38

This week, Pastor Chris started our Christmas Peace series. During the Christmas season, most people are looking for peace but instead experience stress and hurry. God offers us a heart-level, l...

Lavish Generosity from 2023-11-26T22:24

This week, Pastor Chris continued in our mini-series about how God’s generosity towards us compels us to live generously. It is easy to think we are aligned with God’s heart, but a good look at ...

The Blessing of Living Generously from 2023-11-20T23:12

This week Pastor Chris and an elder, Eric Jones, tag-teamed our morning service teaching about living generously. While the world tells us to hold on our earthly possessions, our time and our mo...

Summit Sunday from 2023-11-12T22:06

Our annual Summit where we hear about where we have been, where we are now, and where God is taking us in the future!

Life and Death from 2023-11-07T01:19

This week, Pastor Chris finished up our Freedom in Christ series teaching on the power of the tongue. Our words are often an indicator of our heart condition and have the power to bring about po...

The Miraculous Rescue from 2022-04-19T17:23:25

On this beautiful Easter Sunday, Pastor Chris preached a powerful word on Christ’s miraculous rescue of us. Chris shared how the biggest questions we have about life are answered through God’s t...

Finding Your Speaking Gifts from 2022-04-11T17:00:06

This week, Pastor Chris gave us a short word on Holy Week and the meaning of Palm Sunday. He shared the story of Jesus entering into Jerusalem and how those who welcomed and celebrated His trium...

Gifted: Mercy, Hospitality, Discernment, Helps, Administrations, Giving, Faith from 2022-04-03T20:12:17

This week, Pastor Chris continued in our new series on the spiritual gifts. If you are a believer in this house, you have been grafted into a team. You have gifts that are necessary to build the Ki...

Gifted: Finding Your Position from 2022-03-27T20:51

This week, long time friend and family of City Central, Adam Narciso, kicks off our new series Gifted: Finding Your Position by talking about three of the spiritual gifts that God has given to t...

Empowered: The Multiethnic Pattern for NT Church from 2022-03-20T20:56:54

Unforgiveness is a Barrier to Breakthrough from 2022-03-14T21:22:35

This week during our 11:00 service, guest preacher Charlie Sweet brought a powerful word on the power of unforgiveness. Charlie shared how the body of Christ has become clouded and disengaged th...

Who is the Holy Spirit? from 2022-03-07T00:15:26

This week, Pastor Chris continued in our Empowered series with a powerful word on the Holy Spirit. Chris sought to answer who the Holy Spirit is, how he works, and how he relates to us in our da...

Empowered to Reach the Lost from 2022-02-27T23:31:15

This week, Pastor Chris continued in our series through the book of Acts called Empowered. After Stephen was raised up to take the Gospel forward, Saul began persecuting Christians in a signific...

Empowered to Follow from 2022-02-21T21:09:09

This week Pastor Chris preached on Following Jesus. In the book of Acts, we see Stephen full of faith, declaring truth to the Pharisee’s. As a result of Stephen’s obedience to follow Jesus till ...

Financial Fitness pt 2 from 2022-02-14T16:47:16

This week Pastor Chris wrapped up our mini-series on financial fitness. He shared the surprising reality that Jesus spoke more about finances in the Bible than he did about heaven and hell combi...

Our Money Reveals Our Trust from 2022-02-06T21:43:19

This week, Eric Jones preached a powerful word on Biblical financial fitness. Eric shared the surprising truth that Jesus spoke more about money than he did about love. He sought to reveal lies ...

The Last Prayer of Jesus from 2022-01-25T19:22:28

This week, Pastor Chris brought our Pray Like Jesus series to a close with a powerful word on Jesus’s final prayer. In our scripture this morning, Jesus is hours away from being betrayed and arrest...

Feasting is Fasting from 2022-01-16T21:16:21

This week, Pastor Chris continued in our Pray Like Jesus series, sharing the reality that our prayer lives reveal how healthy we truly are. Prayer is the temperature gauge for where we are at sp...

The Tale of Three Lives from 2022-01-10T01:16:47

This week, Pastor Chris continued in our new sermon series seeking to answer how Jesus prayed in hopes that we would learn to pray like him. During our First Love fast, we have chosen to lay asi...

Fasting 101 from 2022-01-03T23:59:09

Pastor Chris shares a brief understanding on fasting.

The Secret To Prayer from 2022-01-02T20:51:14

This week, Pastor Chris began a new series on prayer for the new year. Chris said that we can expect breakthrough by orchestrating our lives around prayer and communion with Jesus. When we have ...

Moving Forward Boldly from 2021-12-27T22:57:59

This morning, our youth pastor Stephanie Kram brought a powerful word about stepping out in boldness for Jesus. She shared from the book of Esther, expressing how our freedom in Christ is direct...

Christmas Eve Service from 2021-12-25T06:48:10

Make Room For Jesus from 2021-12-19T21:28:54

This week, Pastor Chris continued in our Christmas series with a word on four responses to Jesus’ birth that we should avoid. It’s so easy to lose Jesus in the Christmas season, but we want to b...

Wise Men Still Seek Him from 2021-12-12T21:21:31

This week, Pastor Chris continued in our Christmas series with a word on the wisemen in the Christmas story. The magi were likely a large group of people who studied astronomy, yet they recogniz...

Worship&Wonder from 2021-12-05T23:26:57

This week, Pastor Chris continued in our Christmas series, focusing on Jesus’ mother Mary. Chris encouraged us to ask ourselves whether we see what Mary saw. Mary was a young, pregnant teenager ...

And All Who Heard It Wondered from 2021-11-28T23:05:44

This week, Eric Jones began our Christmas series with a word on the inherent expectancy of the advent season. Eric encouraged us to take a pause and reflect on the Savior’s birth because His arr...

The Eternal Kingdom from 2021-11-21T21:16:25

This week, Adina Olson rounded out our sermon series on Heaven with the desire that each individual perspective on the end times would be founded on the Word of God. The most important question ...

Our Eternal Home from 2021-11-15T16:05:12

This week, Pastor Chris continued in our series on Heaven. Chris described a longing that lives in every human heart for the new Heaven and new earth. There is an “already, not yet” tension that...

A Heaven-Centered Life from 2021-11-07T23:30:14

This week Pastor Chris continued in our series on Heaven, seeking to answer what Heaven looks like in the present day. There are important, Biblical truths about those who have gone before us an...

Heaven: Our Home from 2021-10-31T21:02:12

This week, Pastor Chris began a new sermon series seeking to answer some important questions about Heaven. We live in a culture that tells us to live for today and to deny the realities of etern...

Empowered to Serve from 2021-10-18T20:59:29

This week, Pastor Chris sought to answer what brings people true happiness this side of heaven. The Bible is clear that we will find our lives when we give them away. God’s Word calls each one o...

Empowered to Reset from 2021-10-11T16:22:22

This week, Pastor Chris continued in our series through the book of Acts with a powerful word on being empowered for a reset. We’ve reached a point in Acts where the fear of the Lord was release...

To Live is to Give from 2021-10-04T17:01

This Sunday, Pastor Chris preached a powerful message on deception. In our text, Ananias and Sapphira lied to the Holy Spirit, held onto what was rightfully the Lord’s, and suffered the conseque...

Empowered for Generosity from 2021-09-26T22:07:02

This week, Pastor Chris continued in our series through the book of Acts with a word on Spirit-empowered generosity. He sought to explain what a Spirit-filled Christian looks like, answering it ...

Boldness in Persecution from 2021-09-20T17:46:37

This week, Pastor Chris continued in our series through the book of Acts with a word on religious persecution. It is becoming increasingly more unpopular to be a Christian in our culture, but we...

Empowered for Refreshment from 2021-09-12T21:53:03

This week, Pastor Chris continued in our Empowered series through the book of Acts. Chris shared how the Lord has a direct path for us for times of refreshment. We can only be refreshed when we ...

Sovereign to Heal from 2021-09-05T20:30:26

This week, Pastor Chris continued in our series through the book of Acts with a powerful word on healing. Chris sought to answer what the Bible says about physical healing in order for us to be ...

Empowered for Community from 2021-08-30T16:16:32

This week, Damion Walker continued in our “Empowered” sermon series through the book of Acts. Damion shared how the Lord dwells richly within the context of community. Before Jesus’ death and re...

Empowered to be a Prophetic People from 2021-08-22T21:07:42

This week, guest preacher Steve Williams joined us and continued in our series through the book of Acts. Pastor Steve shared the reality that the testimony of Jesus Christ is the Spirit of proph...

Gather, Pray, Unify from 2021-08-20T01:23:52

This week, Pastor Chris continued in our series through Acts, teaching us how to be empowered by the Holy Spirit for mission. There are some keys from the early Church that the Lord wants us to ...

3 Relationships with The Holy Spirit from 2021-08-12T06:00:10

This week, Pastor Chris began a series through the book of Acts seeking to answer how Christianity started and how the early church came into existence. This book was written by Luke who was a p...

Moving Forward in Faith from 2021-08-04T14:00:24

For this exciting first Sunday in our new building, Pastor Chris wrapped up our mini-series about crossing over and responding to change in a Biblical way. God has an inheritance for us and He h...

Getting From Here To There from 2021-07-27T18:54

This week, Pastor Chris continued in our mini-series about the Biblical response to seasons of change and transition. The book of Joshua lays out principles for healthy change. In our text, the ...

Crossing Over from 2021-07-19T17:47:27

This week, Pastor Chris shared a word on how to prepare for and embrace change from a Biblical perspective. God’s interruptions often mean growth, and growth will always mean change. The Israeli...

Life Group Sunday from 2021-07-13T20:28:58

This week, we learned about the importance of Christian fellowship and community outside the four walls of a church building. City Central’s life group coordinator Casey Mock interviewed a panel...

Financial Wisdom | Choose Wisely from 2021-07-04T20:45:59

This 4^th of July, Pastor Chris wrapped up our “Choose Wisely” sermon series, honing in on the theme of Biblical, financial wisdom. Throughout Proverbs, Solomon gives us a clear path t...

Wise Friends | Choose Wisely from 2021-06-28T19:58:34

This week, elder Eric Jones brought a word from the book of Proverbs about wise friendship. Eric shared how we each desire close friendships because we were created in the image of a highly rela...

Raising Kids You Enjoy | Choose Wisely from 2021-06-21T20:10:37

This Father’s Day, Pastor Chris continued in the book of Proverbs with a word on Biblical parenting. Chris expressed the reality that when we raise our children God’s way, we will actually incre...

Let's Celebrate | Pastor Larry Jones from 2021-06-15T23:51

For our third service, Pastor Larry Jones from New Salem Baptist preached a powerful word about celebration. We have reason to celebrate because our victory in Jesus is assured. Everything that ...

Worthy Work | Choose Wisely from 2021-06-15T20:58:57

This week, Pastor Chris brought a powerful about worship and work according to the book of Proverbs. Chris sought to answer what makes a God-fearing, worthy worker. He also expressed what a Godl...

Biblical Success | Choose Wisely from 2021-06-06T20:37:30

This week, Pastor Chris preached a powerful word seeking to define true, Biblical success. He shared the reality that each of us have our own, personal definition of success. We learn through Da...

Our Plans and God's Purposes | Choose Wisely from 2021-05-31T20:12:41

This week, Pastor Chris brought a powerful word about the human-divine cooperative and the tension between our plans and God’s purposes. We begin from the truth that God has good plans to bring ...

Choose Wisely | Wise Words from 2021-05-23T20:15:55

This week Pastor Chris continued in our study of Proverbs, sharing a word on the power of the tongue. Chris expressed how the words we choose to speak will reveal how wise we truly are. The Bibl...

Choose Wisely | Proverbs from 2021-05-18T23:08:07

This week, Pastor Chris began a new sermon series on the book of Proverbs. Chris shared how this Old Testament book provides sound, practical information for those seeking to live in wisdom. The...

Lock Shields | Stand Firm from 2021-05-02T20:18:55

This week, Pastor Chris wrapped up our 1 Peter series with a word about how followers of Jesus should respond to adversity. Closing out his first letter, Peter offers clear understanding for wha...

World Vision Chosen Sunday from 2021-04-26T22:19:12

This week, Dani Cole with World Vision shared a testimony of how the Lord reversed things in her life dramatically after her daughter’s cancer diagnosis. In this particularly difficult season, D...

Faith in the Fiery Trial | Stand Firm from 2021-04-18T20:06:58

This week, Pastor Chris continued in our study on 1 Peter. In this passage, Peter was writing to Christians who had experienced two years of intense persecution from the emperor Nero. Chris has ...

Living&Dealing With Offense as a Follower of Jesus from 2021-04-14T19:50:45

This week, Pastor Dennis brought a word about how we as Jesus followers should live and deal with offense. He defined offense as resentment or annoyance as a result of a perceived insult. The Bi...

Hope That Does Not Disappoint | Stand Firm from 2021-04-05T20:15:41

This week, Pastor Chris continued in 1 Peter, sharing that the word for Easter is hope. He defined hope as “confident expectation of good from God”. This hope is different than a wish o...

Serving in Suffering | Stand Firm from 2021-03-29T16:07:37

This week, Pastor Chris likened Christian suffering to fire. Fire represents suffering and refinement. Fire can burn away unnecessary things and break open seed that has laid dormant. According ...

Supernatural Saturday | Stand Firm from 2021-03-21T20:42:38

This week, guest preacher Adam Narciso continued in our study of 1 Peter. Adam and his family were members of City Central’s church body until the Lord called them to ministry in Tennessee. Adam...

Marriages That Stand The Test of Time | Stand Firm from 2021-03-14T22:19:32

This week Pastor Chris continued in 1 Peter, sharing with his wife Jena about how to stand firm in marriage. The Hippes shared the reality that every marriage can have a 100% success rate if eac...

Standing Under Authority | Stand Firm from 2021-03-07T21:51:33

This week Pastor Chris continued in our study through 1 Peter, urging us to know and understand what God’s word says about submission to authority. As God’s children, it is not our opinion or th...

You Can't Stand Alone | Stand Firm from 2021-02-28T20:53:59

This week, Pastor Chris brought a powerful word continuing in our 1 Peter study. We learned that in order to stand firm in the faith, we cannot stand alone. It is vital to our spiritual life to ...

Clear Truths for Chaotic Times | Stand Firm from 2021-02-22T21:33:39

This week, Pastor Chris continued in our sermon series drawing from 1 Peter on what it means for Christians to stand firm in our faith. He shared how it is the inheritance of every believer in J...

Standing Firm In Your Suffering | Stand Firm from 2021-02-15T00:15:21

This week, Pastor Chris began a new series drawing from 1 Peter on what it means for a Christian to stand firm. In many ways, the life of Peter is highly relatable for the average Christian. His...

Financial Fitness pt 2 | Freedom Through Generosity from 2021-02-07T21:13:36

This week, Pastor Chris preached about God’s immeasurable generosity toward us. Once we recognize that all we’ve been given is a generous gift, we will learn the joy of generously giving away. T...

Financial Fitness pt 1 from 2021-01-31T21:09:10

This week, Pastor Chris shared a practical, Biblical word on financial stewardship. He expressed the reality that our bank accounts will reflect our hearts, priorities and motives. Jesus spoke a...

The Shield of Faith | Pastor Larry Jones from 2021-01-25T23:07:16

In our third service, Pastor Larry Jones from New Salem Baptist brought a word about taking up the shield of faith in our personal walk with Jesus. To begin, Pastor Larry shared how a spoon plac...

Tribe Before Trouble | Life Group Panel from 2021-01-25T22:32:16

In our first two services, Pastor Chris shared how meeting for fellowship in homes is both Biblical and vital for the life a believer. When discussing Life Groups with group leaders, we learned ...

Living a Lifestyle of Prayer | Power of a Praying Church from 2021-01-17T21:33:38

This week, Jena Hippe brought a word on what it means to make prayer a lifestyle. She expressed how through her own walk, God has shown the reality of Romans 8:28: “and we know that for those wh...

Prayer That Strengthens | Power of a Praying Church from 2021-01-10T21:02:13

This week, Pastor Chris shared about the power of prayer. He expressed the reality that prayer shifts and changes things in cities, in nations, and in culture. It is one of God’s primary means G...

First Things First | Power of a Praying Church from 2021-01-03T23:24:34

This week, Pastor Chris shared his heart for our 2021 Renewal Fast and expressed what God’s word says about fasting. Fasting is a choice to lay something aside in order to seek God’s face and Hi...

Qualified&Called | Reaching The Next Generation from 2020-12-27T21:20:53

This week, City Central’s youth pastor Stephanie shared her heart for the next generation as we transition into a new year. Reaching the generation is one of City Central’s shared values, and ou...

Christmas Worship, Not Worry | God With Us from 2020-12-20T21:58:19

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10 Things I Appreciate About Jesus | God With Us from 2020-12-13T20:38:37

This week, Pastor Chris expressed ten points that he appreciates about Jesus and His nature this Christmas season. The birth, life, death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus all speak to the natu...

Ultimate Victory | Unshakable Kingdom from 2020-12-06T20:57:44

Pastor Chris wraps up this journey through the life and times of the Prophet Daniel with a powerful message of vigilance and victory from the final chapter of this book. It is a continuation of ...

Know God, Stand Firm, Take Action | Unshakable Kingdom from 2020-11-29T21:02:06

Pastor Chris helps us understand the unfolding drama of kings and their empires prophesied in Daniel 11. It’s like a soap opera or mini-series filled with tre...

Strengthened In The Struggle | Unshakable Kingdom from 2020-11-22T21:02:30

Pastor Chris encouraged all of us who are weary of the struggle by sharing the difficulties Daniel experienced. His vision during Cyrus’ reign was a wake-up call for the people of Judah. At 85 y...

Preparing For Home | Unshakable Kingdom from 2020-11-15T20:53:02

Pastor Chris emphatically highlighted the central message of Daniel as he reached this late stage of his life – namely, to obey the Lord. If ...

Dress Rehearsal | Unshakable Kingdom from 2020-11-08T20:57:33

Pastor Chris brought into alignment the prophetic truths in Daniel’s vision and the future hope for humanity in foretelling Jesus’ first Listen

God is Still in Control of History | Unshakable Kingdom from 2020-11-02T02:23:49

Pastor Chris guided us through the often rough waters of Biblical Prophecy. Daniel chapter seven is a rich illustration of what events are to come for both those who are worldly and the people o...

No Test... No Testimony | Unshakable Kingdom from 2020-10-25T20:10:45

Pastor Chris tread on familiar terrain in Daniel chapter 6 with the account of Daniel in the lions’ den. Another lesson for another King who mistakenly thought he was greater than God. Chris rec...

Feasting On The Brink Of The Grave | Unshakable Kingdom from 2020-10-18T20:05:37

Pastor Chris was charged up this week about the instability of King Belshazzar versus the integrity of Daniel! In Daniel chapter 5, we read a detailed account of the sinful, selfish acts of the ...

Who Is Lord Over Your Life? | Unshakable Kingdom from 2020-10-12T22:22

Pastor Chris struck a nerve this week as we all saw ourselves in the comfy King more than the sacrificial Servant. In this fourth message on the Unshakeable Kingdom, from the book of Daniel, Chr...

Loyalty Tested | Unshakable Kingdom from 2020-10-05T20:46:42

In this third message from the Book of Daniel, Pastor Chris unpacks the elements of loyalty practiced daily by the four devout young men from Judah. Daniel’s faithful companions, Shadrach, Mesha...

The Active Providence of God | Unshakable Kingdom from 2020-09-27T19:59:34

Unshakable Kingdom from 2020-09-20T22:17:35

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Get Your Crew Before Your Crisis - Vision Sunday from 2020-09-13T19:42:03

Firmly Planted - Vision Sunday from 2020-09-06T20:37:01

"Where there is no vision [no revelation of God and His word], the people are unrestrained; But happy and blessed is he who keeps the law [of God]." Proverbs 29:18 (AMP)

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Courageous Conversation with Pastor Harvey Drake pt 3 from 2020-08-31T06:43:38

Courageous Conversation with Pastor Harvey Drake pt 2 from 2020-08-31T06:38:44

Courageous Conversation with Pastor Harvey Drake pt 1 from 2020-08-31T06:36:47

The Wall of Jerusalem Is Broken Down, And It's Gates Are Burned By Fire from 2020-08-23T20:18:45

Dennis Gibson

Kingdom-First Ambassadors | The Third Option from 2020-08-16T20:01:05

The Third Option: The Gospel Cure to Racism from 2020-08-09T20:05:14

Pastor Chris starts this 2-part message with a question for us in an exploring our attitudes about people different from us: “Where are your eyes?” Where our eyes go will set the trajectory of o...

Overcoming in the Land of Idols from 2020-08-02T20:50:33

Pastor Chris delivers a commanding conclusion to this series Knowing Jesus in Trying Times: a Walkthrough the Book of 1 John. He explains that this was the Apostle John’s goodbye message to the ...

Shake It Off from 2020-07-26T20:41:15

This week, Pastor Chris shared how Christians living in this world are to have an expectation of difficulty and tribulation. John exhorts us to take heart in the midst of it, since we are design...

No Ordinary Love from 2020-07-19T20:31:01

One of our own members, Damion Walker, brings a message from 1 John chapter 4 on what is true love as expressed by God in His character and word. He brings clarity to the need for believers to b...

Authentic or Counterfeit from 2020-07-12T19:56:42

Good News For The Weary Christian from 2020-07-05T20:12:40

Pastor Chris offers a pastoral message for those who are feeling weary and heavy in this hour. He emphasized the importance of reminding ourselves that we are not condemned. Sometimes Christians...

Supernatural Relationship from 2020-06-28T20:08:47

Pastor Chris expressed the importance of relationships in our daily walk as Christians. They can be complicated, confusing and difficult to navigate at times. Relationships imprint your life for...

Father's Day from 2020-06-21T20:38:01

DeQuin Evans & Chris Hippe

Children of God from 2020-06-15T16:58:09

Pastor Chris gives us insight into how racial reconciliation will always be fully accomplished in Christ alone. It will always be opposed by the enemy of our souls who sows division as a tactic ...

Loving Our Neighbor from 2020-06-07T18:01:31

Pastor Chris addresses our present societal division and dismay with a message on compassion and action. The Apostle John was eager to remind us all of the kind of love that comes from God. He u...

The Real McCoy from 2020-06-07T05:30:35

Pastor Chris guides us this week in understanding what is fake Christianity and what is real. The Apostle John, who was a New Testament prophet, like the prophets of old, warns us that we are in...

Lifestyle Christianity from 2020-05-27T17:28:42

We continue our journey through 1 John, a love letter to the church from the elderly apostle John who addresses us as ‘Beloved’ just as he heard Jesus address him. In this love, he firmly writes...

Christ Our Advocate from 2020-05-17T21:16:45

In this third message on our walk through 1 John, Pastor Chris shared how God’s justice system works for our benefit. Here in chapter two, the beloved disciple of Jesus writes of how Christ is o...

Mother's Are Always Essential from 2020-05-12T05:31:31

Jena & Chris Hippe

Finding Light in Dark Times from 2020-05-03T18:56:54

Pastor Chris shares this second in a new series of messages from the book of 1 John. It centers on the fact that the darkness of sin is in us, but we can be cleansed from it when we walk in the ...

Knowing Jesus in Trying Times from 2020-04-27T00:48:03

Pastor Chris leads in the first of a new series of messages from the book of 1 John. It’s a message that centers on how we can grow in meaningful relationship with Jesus. Knowing Jesus in Tr...