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The news of the world gets more and more dire, but the Christian message has been called “Good News” ever since Jesus burst out of the tomb that Resurrection Sunday. Sometimes, though, in the media and even at church, even that news sounds anything but good. Maybe, at best, more like, “I guess God doesn’t hate me as much as I should probably expect.”

Guess what? God really does love you. Here at Central Baptist we are united in our vision to contemplate the glory of who God really is–which, by the way, is Love–to motivate our mission to love the world and each other in His name, through compassion and Spirit-fueled good works of blessing to those around us. It’s a process. We’re not perfect yet. But we’re committed to traveling this path together, with Jesus as both our Guide and the Way itself.

Our church podcast, with sermons and occasional other notable services, is linked to this media corner of our website. Sit back and take a listen, for even more good news.

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Isaiah 58:1-9a; Psalm 112:1-10; 1 Corinthians 2:1-16; Matthew 5:13-20

Epiphany Week 6

Possibly Pastor Jenn tried to pack too many of the relevant Scriptures into one sermon, but then again, it’s important to learn how to think about the written word of God in the way the Living Word of God (Jesus) does, right?

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Scripture Reading: Tom Jernigan

Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan

Main Message: Rev Jennifer A G Layte (Pastor Jenn)

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Micah 6:1-8, Psalm 15, 1 Corinthians 1:18-31, Matthew 5:1-12

Epiphany Week 4

Last week we asked, “Did the Apostle Paul just say ‘be perfectly united in EVERYTHING’? When has that ever happened?” This week we talked about some more reasons WHY that rarely happens, and some practical approaches to getting there more often. There was a disturbance in the service which indicated to many of us that perhaps this message was extra important for us to hear. The disturbance has not been edited out of this video, but the details and context remain private to our congregation.

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Scripture Reading: Tom Jernigan

Unfortunately, Rev Barb’s mic was not working and there is no audio for the Message in a Basket this week.

Main Message: Rev Jennifer A G Layte (Pastor Jenn)

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Isaiah 42:1-9; Psalm 29; Acts 10:34-43; Matthew 3:13-17

Epiphany Week 1: what the story of Jesus and John the Baptist at Jesus’ baptism shows us about deriving our identity from the God who created us in His image. Also, is it possible that sometimes our correct ideas about God and ourselves protect us from an actual relationship with Him?

This sermon was preached at and for Central Baptist Church in Massachusetts, but also in conjunction with The Pilgrimage‘s online Winter Solace retreat.

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Scripture Reading: Paul Layte

Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan

Main Message: Rev Jennifer A G Layte (Pastor Jenn)