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On Sunday, Dave Dickinson continued our More series on Ephesians, as we worked our way through the first part of chapter 3. This week's focus was on the theme of the Mystery, the Carrier & Clarity.Ephesians 3:1-13

On Sunday, we continued our walk through the book of Ephesians as Dave Dickinson unpacked the second half of Ephesians 2. We looked at the theme of New Humanity, and how there is now no barrier to who can receive salvation in Jesus. Dave unpacked the Portrait, Peacemaker & Promise.Ephesians 2:11-22

On Sunday, Dave Dickinson continued our walk through the book of Ephesians as we entered chapter 2. This week's theme was 'Alive in Christ'. Dave focus on the Depths & Heights of the life we have in Christ.Ephesians 2:1-10

On Sunday, Helen Warnock continued our series 'More', as we walk through the Book of Ephesians. This week, we looked at the theme of Wonder and how there is Hope, Riches & Power in life with Jesus.Ephesians 1:15-23

On Sunday, John Dickinson continued our new series 'More', as we walk through the letter to the Ephesians. We looked at the theme of Blessing & Inheritance and how our lives should be all about Jesus. How does our position in Christ change how we live?Ephesians 1:3-14

On Sunday, we launched a new series called More. This is a walk through Paul's Letter to the church in Ephesians. Jamie McMillan launched this series as we looked at the context for this letter. It is found in Acts 19, where we read of the riot that was the catalyst for the church.Acts 19

Following Easter, we dropped back into the final part of our I AM series, as Dave Dickinson unpacked Jesus' proclamation that He is the True Vine. This statement of Jesus is all about Abiding & Fruitfulness.John 15:1-11

On Easter Sunday, we celebrated the resurrection of Jesus. Jamie McMillan was with us as he unpacked Romans 6:1-13 and how Jesus' resurrection was The Great Reversal, The End of History & Everything Upside-down.Romans 6:1-13

On Good Friday, John Dickinson was with us, and unpacked the role that Joseph of Aremethia played in Jesus' crucifixion. John highlighted that Joseph lived a Cross-shaped life that looked like Courage, Compassion & Commitment.John 19

On Sunday, we marked Palm Sunday as we entered the Easter season. Dave Dickinson unpacked John's account of Jesus arriving into Jerusalem ahead of a week that would change the course of history. Dave highlighted that this story is about the Crowd & the King.John 12:12-19

On Sunday, Dave Dickinson led us through the penultimate part of our I Am series, as we looked at one of Jesus' most recognisable statements, "I am the way, the truth and the life". Dave walked us through the three parts of this statement and its significance for us as we follow Jesus.Jesus Way + Jesus Truth = Jesus Life John 14:1-11

On Sunday, Dave Dickinson moved us into part five of our I Am series as we looked at Jesus' proclamation that He is the Resurrection and the Life – all following the death His friend Lazarus. Jesus then goes on to miraculously bring Lazarus back from the dead. Dave highlighted that this statement is about a Sign & a Promise.John 11:17-44

On Sunday, Jamie McMillan continued our I Am series, as we continued on from last week as Jesus unpacked His statement that not only is He the Gate, but the Good Shepherd. Jamie reminded us that He is the Good Shepherd because of His incredible, sacrificial love. To accept Him is to recognise our need for Him.John 10:11-18

On Sunday, Dave Dickinson moved us into part three of our I Am series, as Jesus declares, "I am the gate". Dave unpacked that within this self-declaration, there is A Leadership Contest, A Warning & An Invitation.John 10:1-10

On Sunday, we continue our I Am series, as we looked at the second self-proclamation of Jesus, "I am the light of the world". Dave Dickinson unpacked the significance of this statement and how the light helps us to see things as they are & to see God as He truly is.John 8:12-20

On Sunday, Dave Dickinson launched a new series called 'I Am', unpacking the seven I Am statement of Jesus; or Jesus in His own words. We kicked off with "I am the bread of life."We looked at the Context, Content & Calling of this declaration and how Jesus offers us the life that we deeply desire.John 6:22-51

On Sunday, we were delighted to welcome Jonny Campbell as he closed out our series in the Ten Commandments. Jonny unpacked the final command 'Do not covet...', challenging us to lives that of joyful contentment. This life, which we see in Jesus, is one marked by Gratitude, Generosity & God-given Purpose.Exodus 20:17

On Sunday, Jamie McMillan walked us through the penultimate commandment 'Do not bear false testimony', as we looked at the place of lies and truth within the way of Jesus. Jamie tackled three main questions –1. Why should we be a people who value the truth?2. What does it mean to be a people who value the truth? 3. How are we going to become a truthful people?Exodus 20:16

On Sunday, Helen Warnock continued our Ten Words series as we looked at the eight commandment, 'You shall not steal'. Helen unpacked the Command & the Invitation that this commandment is. Both of which are viewed through the lens of God's radical generosity towards us.Exodus 20:14

On Sunday, Dave Dickinson relaunched us back into our series on the Ten Commandments, after taking a break before Christmas. We were exploring the seventh commandment, 'You shall not commit adultery'. Dave highlighted that this commandment is both Outward Facing & Inner Searching. This Commandment is a call to faithfulness as God has been faithful to us through Jesus.Exodus 20:14

On Sunday, Jess McCarroll closed out our Psalms for the Season series, as she unpacked Psalm 84 and the longing that the Psalmist writes with, as he longs to be with the Lord. This Psalm is a call to cultivate our hearts towards the things of God.Psalm 84

On Sunday, Jamie McMillan continued our Psalms series by unpacking Psalm 40. Jamie highlighted David's Rescue, Reflection, Response & Relapse. Through it all, God remains faithful through the trials of life.Psalm 40.

On Sunday, Jamie McMillan kicked off our annual Psalms for the Season series that we walk through every January. We looked at Psalm 103 and Jamie unpacked three main themes as we start 2025 – The Benefits of God's Love, The Necessity of God's Love & Being Children of God.Psalm 103.

On Sunday, Dave Dickinson finished our Arrival series as he spoke into the in-between that we go through between Christmas and the New Year. As we move out of Christmas and 2024, and more into a new season at the beginning of 2025, Dave highlighted that we need Perspective and Promise as we sit in-between seasons.Psalm 8 & Philippians 2:5-11

On Christmas Eve, we met to worship and hear from God's Word as Jamie McMillan continued our Arrival series. In the penultimate session, we looked at the birth of Jesus and its significance for our lives.Luke 2:1-7

On Sunday, we continued our Christmas series, as we looked at Mary's part in the Christmas story. Dave Dickinson was sharing with us, and he unpacked two main themes - The Thrill of Hope & The Call of Faith.Luke 1:26–38

On Sunday, Lydia Neish continued our Arrival series as we joined with our kids for our All-Age Carols. We looked at the part that John the Baptist plays in the Christmas Story and how he would eventually prepare the way for Jesus the Messiah. Lydia highlighted that there is a preparing and a pointing.Luke 3:2-17

On Sunday, we were delighted to have Jonny Campbell sharing with us in part two of our Arrival series. As we prepare for the arrival of Jesus in this advent series, we were looking at Christmas through Old Testament Eyes. Jonny highlighted that the Christmas story, as Isaiah sees it, is a Eucatastrophe, that holds both Mystery & Treasure.Isaiah 11:1-10

On Sunday, John Dickinson launched our Christmas series, 'Arrival', as we make our way through the Christmas narrative. He unpacked Isaiah vision of the coming of the Lord, and highlighted that this vision acts as two things - A Tractor Beam & Decommissioning.Isaiah 2:1-5

On Sunday, Dave Dickinson continued our Ten Words series on the Ten Commandments, as we unpacked commandment six, 'Do not murder'. Dave unpacked there main points; The Crime & The Gift, The Principle & The Loan and The Hate & The Heart.Exodus 20:13

On Sunday, Dave Dickinson led us through part four of our series,'Ten Words', unpacking the Ten Commandments. This week - Sabbath. Dave reminded us that Sabbath is about Imitation & Invitation.Exodus 20:8-11

On Sunday, we unpacked the third commandment, “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God". Dave Dickinson led us through this command and reminded us that it is a command about Person, Presence & Power.Exodus 20:7

On Sunday, Dave Dickinson continued our new series on The Ten Commandments. We launched into the second command to not worship any other images. Dave reminded us that this command is about Worship and Calling.Exodus 20:4

On Sunday, we launched a new series called Ten Words, as we unpack the Ten Commandments. Dave Dickinson took the first of those "you shall have no other gods before me", and reminded us that this commandment is about Belonging & Loyalty.Exodus 20:1-3

On Sunday, John Dickinson finished off our mini series on wisdom, as he unpacked the story Job. We looked at the theme of suffering, and how it can be a catalyst for wisdom. John highlighted that there was Mystery and Magic in Job's suffering.Job 28

On Sunday, Jamie McMillan continued our mini-series on wisdom, unpacking the burden of wisdom. He reminded us that when life feels burdensome or meaningless, that God is still in the midst of it all.Ecclesiastes 1:1-18

On Sunday, Jamie McMillan kicked us off in a new mini-series called 'The Way of Wisdom', unpacking the theme of wisdom through the wisdom texts in Scripture. This week, we looked at The Beginning of Wisdom, as found in Proverbs. Wisdom is freely given, doing the right thing & personified.Proverbs 1:1-7; 8:1-36

On Sunday, Dave Dickinson kicked off our Values series, unpacking the three core values that we hold here at Central. The first of those is worship. Dave reminded us that worship is the scales and the compass.Psalm 95:1-11; Romans 12:1

On Sunday, Dave Dickinson continued our series on our values, unpacking the second of our three core values – Community. He reminded us that community is about our Circle and our Centre.Colossians 3:11-17

On Sunday, Jamie McMillan finished off our summer series as we unpacked a number of the titles given to Jesus in the New Testament. We closed by looking at Jesus as the Word of God. He is the Creative Word, Received Word & Walking Word.John 1:1-14

On Sunday, John Dickinson walked us through the penultimate part in our series looking at the titles of Jesus in the New Testament. This week – Christ. We looked at John the Baptist's proclamation of Jesus as the Messiah, and from that, John reminded us that we know Jesus to be the Christ because of the Testimony of others. It is from these testimonies, that we must step out in faith and tell of our own.John 1:35-51

On Sunday, John Dickinson continued our series on the titles of Jesus. This week, we looked at Jesus as Teacher. John reminded us that Jesus' teachings are both Powerful & Challenging.John 6:60-69

On Sunday, Dave Dickinson continued our series 'Jesus...' as we looked at the title of Saviour. We looked at that incredible scene in Jesus' ministry when He meets the Samaritan woman at the well and radically transforms her life. Dave unpacks three main themes in this talk: Present Experience, Past Event & Future Hope.John 4:1-26; 39-42

On Sunday, Dave Dickinson was back with us after a break, and he continued our new series 'Jesus...', as we unpacked the one of the titles of Jesus found in the New Testament; Lord. He reminded us that Jesus is the Lord who Invest & Fills us as proclaim Him as Lord of our lives.John 13:12-17

On Sunday, Jamie McMillan kicked us off in our brand series as we unpack the titles of Jesus. Jamie challenged us by asking us the question that Jesus asked His disciples, "Who Do You Say I Am?"Jamie reminded us that to this questions is about Revelation & Response.Mark 8:27-33

On Sunday, we finished our series in the book of James, as John Dickinson unpacked the themes of Prayer & Faith. He summarised the general theme of James' letter and focused on having faith and ministering to those who we have given up on, and those who have given up on themselves.James 5:13-20

On Sunday, Jamie McMillan moved us through the penultimate part of series in the book of James, as we looked at the theme of Riches & Rescue. Jamie called to think about that which we worship; do we worship our stuff, or Jesus?James 5:1-11

On Sunday, Jamie McMillan led us through the next part of our series in James as we made our way through the next part of James 3. This week, the topic was wisdom – how wisdom comes from  within us and from God. Inner wisdom is not what we need. Ultimately, we need the wisdom that comes from God as we seek to become more like Jesus in our world. We get it by asking for it, practicing patience, telling the truth and fixing our eyes on Him.James 3:13 -18

On Sunday, we took a short break from our series in James as we welcomed our friend, Phil Knox, to speak into the life of our church. Phil is an evangelist, missiologist and author of the book, The Best of Friends; unpacking the necessity and importance of friendship within our discipleship. He reminded us of Christ-like friendship that is Sacrificial, Intentional & Invitational.John 15:5-17

On Sunday, Dave Dickinson continued our series in James as we looked at the theme of Faith & Works. He highlighted that faith has two outworking – Faith at the Edges & Faith at the Centre. James 2:14-26

On Sunday, we continued our series 'Life Together' through the letter of James. Stuart Newburn was with us, as we looked at the topic of favouritism and partiality. He challenged us to think about how favouritism is within all of us – it is the tendency of a fractured heart. He also challenged us to keep the 'Royal Law' of loving our neighbour as ourselves; and in order to show no favouritism, we have to start with love.James 2:1-13