Raising the Dead Raises Eyebrows
This Sunday, we kicked off our new series that will lead us through Easter called “Because I Live”. It’s a series that is exploring the resurrection of Jesus and what it means for us. As it turns out, it means everything for us. As Jesus himself puts it, “Because I live, you also will live.” See what I mean? It means everything. This week, we’re also wrapping up the book of Acts in our 2025 bible reading plan (I hope you are reading along with us!). Over
Salt, Light, & Youth
A guest blog from our Next Generation Pastor, Rebecca DeLucia On the last Saturday of February, Central Youth had our 2nd annual One Day Youth Retreat. Over the course of the day we spent time playing games like cereal relay, Wario-Ware, life sized Candy Land, and the youth group classic, sardines. We also spent time with one another having lunch at the Atlantic Diner in town and having a blast at the Monmouth Squash and Swim Club in Sea Bright. These
Faith in Christ…
On Sunday, we continued in our “Step In” series, opening the door on the topic of justification. It’s a big topic. Way too big for one Sunday, in fact. In the history of Christian theology (and church history), it’s one of the biggest. I hope you can come tonight (to Step In & Follow Up at 7PM) and hear more, ask questions, and look at other scripture passages that talk about it. See below for more details! On Sunday, I introduced the idea that before justification is
God’s Desire & Our Design
This past Sunday in our “Step In” series, we ‘stepped in’ to an enormous topic: redemption. Redemption is a kind of umbrella word for everything that God in Christ and through the Spirit has done, is doing, and will do for us – to restore us to the life God always meant for us to live (ie, life with God…eternal life). See what I mean? It’s an enormous topic. We ‘stepped in’ to it, but really, it’s like we just barely dipped
Indifference…
A guest blog by Shawn Blythe. The Bible reading for this week includes Acts 10 and 11, which I always found interesting for a somewhat strange reason. The author duplicates two passages in their entirety and I always wondered why. The story of the angel appearing to Cornelius is related to us directly in Acts 10:1-6, summarized in Acts 10:22, and then repeated verbatim in Acts 10:30-33. The story of Peter’s vision is related to us directly in Acts 10:9-16, alluded to