Marching Orders - Week 16 Scripture: Mark 10:16-45 It just might be possible for our righteousness to be more of an obstacle between us and Jesus than our sin is. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Paul Layte Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte)
Held on 10/27/24. Announcement regarding search for part-time associate pastor, and discussion.
Marching Orders - Week 15 Scripture: Mark 10:1-16 Talking about divorce is hard...but Jesus did it. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Mark Bertrand Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte)
Marching Orders - Week 14 Scripture: Mark 9:38-50 How can we tell if someone claiming Jesus' name is one of us? Please note with our apologies that unbeknownst to anyone at the time, this recording got truncated after the Message in the Basket. The audio for the main message was a voice-memo recording of our Facebook livestream after the fact. You may prefer to listen here: https://fb.watch/vW0KNlMMW-/ ---------------- Scripture Reading: Lilly Dolan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main...
Marching Orders - Week 13 Scripture: Mark 9:30-37 Jesus' people--like most people--have always wanted to be great. But in the Kingdom of God, greatness is not always as it seems. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Paul Layte Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte)
Marching Orders - Week 12 Scripture: Mark 9:1-29 Can people change? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Tom Jernigan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte)
Marching Orders - Week 11 Scripture: Mark 8:1-21 The disciples still don't understand bread. And maybe we don't either. Additional note for this sermon in particular: Context in reading Scripture is important. When teaching, it's vital to remind the hearers that these words weren't written ABOUT them or TO them, but can still be FOR them. BUT...the context of the hearers also matters and legitimately interacts with Scripture in such a way that sometimes there is a message for a particular commun...
*Note--this sermon/service is not about "Evangelical Purity Culture" as currently commonly conceived. Marching Orders - Week 10 Scripture: Mark 7:1-23 What's the point of rules? They might have one, but when the point of rules is rules, everything falls apart. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Mark Bertrand Message in a Basket: Kathleen Youngs Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte)
Marching Orders - Week 9 Scripture: Mark 6:30-56 Two familiar stories: the Feeding of More than 5000, and Jesus Walking on the Water. What is Mark talking about when he describes the disciples being amazed by the second miracle because they didn't understand the first one? "51 Then he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. They were completely amazed, 52 for they had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened." ---------------- Scripture Reading: Paul Layte Mes...
Marching Orders - Week 8 Scripture: Mark 6:1-13 It seems like amazing Jesus by a lack of faith should be really hard to do. All He asks for is a mustard seed’s worth, and He spent all His time around people He kept nudging for having "little faith." It's not like small faith "amounts" were a news flash to Him. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Rev Barbara Jernigan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte) - remotely, due to covid...
Marching Orders - Week 7 Scripture: Mark 5:21-43 Hear Jesus' call. Remember He wants us. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Kathleen Youngs Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Foster Mann
Marching Orders - Week 6 Scripture: Mark 4:35-5:20 What's the most challenging place to do ministry? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Kathleen Youngs Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Elizabeth Cernoia
Marching Orders - Week 5 Scripture: Mark 4:1-34 Jesus tells some stories to help us understand the truth. ---------------- S cripture Reading: Paul Layte Message in a Basket: Paul Layte Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte)
Marching Orders - Week 4 Scripture: Mark 3 Imagine being in that house when Jesus asked who His mother and brothers were...? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Tom Jernigan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte)
Marching Orders - Week 3 Scripture: Mark 2 "It's not a religion, it's a relationship." What does that mean, and is that really what we're trying to do here? Also, what Jesus does to our religious hangups. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Mark Bertrand Message in a Basket: Bernice Rivera Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte)
Marching Orders - Week 2 Scripture: Mark 1:16-45 Timing is everything, right? When Jesus shows up, it's Time to follow Him Time to be freed Time to be healed Time to spend time with God Time to...well, at this point, it's probably also time to tell others about Him. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Paul Layte Message in a Basket: Kathleen Youngs Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte)
Marching Orders - Week 1 Scripture: Mark 1:1-15 John the Baptizer sets Jesus up for success...or something like that. In which we examine a biblical pattern ---------------- Scripture Reading: Lilly Dolan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte
1 Corinthians 12:15-26; 1 Corinthians 13:1-7, 13 Alas, the only part of this service that got recorded was the sermon...but that is about what the Apostle Paul calls "the most excellent way." -------------- Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte)
1 Corinthians 12:1-14, 27-31 What are spiritual gifts? What are they for? What are they at Central Baptist in particular? -------------- Scripture: Mark Bertrand Moment for Missions: Bernice Rivera Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte)
King of Kings - Week 12 Scripture: Daniel 11-12 How long? What will be the outcome? Are you ready? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Lilly Dolan Message in a Basket: Ron Chernisky Main Message: Rev Barbara Jernigan
King of Kings - Week 11 Scripture: Daniel 10; Revelation 22:12-17 Answers to prayer: Sometimes yes. Sometimes no. Sometimes I-was-on-my-way-but-I-got-held-up-by-the-Prince-of-Persia. And there's a Man standing by us to strengthen us, no matter what. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Kathleen Youngs [Apologies that the Scripture reading was omitted from this recording.] Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte)...
King of Kings - Week 10 Scripture: Daniel 9; Joel 1:13-15 Bypassing blame doesn't really get us off the hook. But what if we take responsibility for wrongdoing that we didn't even commit? Should we do this? And if we did, what might it look like? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Paul Layte Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte)
King of Kings - Week 9 Scripture: Daniel 8; Psalm 22:11-19 Why do the wicked prosper? And how should God's people be in the world when they do? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Tom Jernigan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte)
King of Kings - Week 8 Scripture: Daniel 7; Revelation 22:1-5 When we read apocalyptic writing in the Bible, we need some tools. Like...the definition of the word apocalypse ("unveiling"), and the historical context of the person receiving the vision. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Lilly Dolan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte)
King of Kings - Week 7 (Pentecost Sunday) Scripture: Daniel 5; 1 Peter 5:5-11 When you take over an empire, you have to pay attention. Extra attention. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Paul Layte Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte)
King of Kings - Week 6 Scripture: Daniel 5; Jeremiah 9:23-24 A different kind of king, a different kind of arrogance. Don't be afraid of evil. When God is ready, He'll wipe it off the mat in an instant. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Mark Bertrand Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte)
King of Kings - Week 5 Scripture: Daniel 4; Revelation 22:1-5 Probably when Isaiah prophecied that the lion would eat straw like the ox, this story was not what he had in mind... ---------------- Scripture Reading: Tom Jernigan Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte)
King of Kings - Week 4 Scripture: Daniel 3 What's the difference between using what God gives us to glorify ourselves, and joining God in glorifying Him? We're facing some potential fiery furnaces at Central Baptist Church right now, so we have added Pastor Jenn's vulnerable announcements here. ---------------- Scripture Reading: Paul Layte Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte)
King of Kings - Week 3 Scripture: Daniel 2:24-49 Why was King Nebuchadnezzar afraid of his dream? What did it mean? And how did the interpretation keep him from being so afraid? ---------------- Scripture Reading: Mark Bertrand Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte)
King of Kings - Week 2 Scripture: Daniel 2:1-28a What would Jesus do if He were Daniel? (Or...one way to love your enemies.) ---------------- Scripture Reading: Kathleen Youngs Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte)
