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Summer Shorts - Week 5 | When Pride Gets In The Way
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Sometimes we need a bit of help to SEE. And one thing that stops us seeing or even accepting what we are seeing is PRIDE. We all have moments where we are faced with our pride. How can we deal with it when it rears it’s ugly head? —Speaker: Jayne SargeantBy Lifecentral Church
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Summer Shorts - Week 4 | A Better Way To Handle Disappointment
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Disappointment is part of the human condition, a part of what it means to be human. Whether you're a believer or not - disappointment will build a wall in your life. Is God a problem-solver? Dream-maker? Desire-fulfiller? Something else? In our disappointment we need to look beyond ourselves... —Speaker: Lead Pastor, Leon Evans…
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Where is God in disappointment? Margaret’s story is one of disappointment, sadness and grief, yet through it all she has felt closer and closer to Jesus. How is this even possible? Listen to her story to find out where God is when life deals you punch after punch.By Lifecentral Church
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Waiting patiently develops character. According to psychologists, patience, it turns out, is a pretty helpful attribute. It’s important that we recognise that before anyone had to wait for anything, God was already waiting for us... —Speaker: Allison EvansBy Lifecentral Church
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Summer Shorts - Week 2 | How Are You Building Your Life?
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It's human nature to build and create —it’s what we do. But is what we’re building close to the original pattern of what God intended..? Or, have we settled for building something smaller, less impressive and less impactful? Let's ask God to show us, and be prepared for an answer. —Speaker: Laura Hancock…
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In this episode of The Lifecentral Podcast, Debs sits down with Stephen and Gareth to discuss how we can feed ourselves spiritually. We discuss what a hungry spirit looks like and how we start to feed ourselves spiritually (as well as the importance of it). We round off the episode by looking at the obstacles we can face and things we can do to sta…
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Summer Shorts - Week 1 | How To Be A Real Man
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A talk not just for the men... Women, you should listen in on this too. Every single one of us has had handed to us, an opinion of what it means to be a man. Commitment, faithfulness and loyalty are sadly not often things the women in our culture experience from men. Let's shed toxic masculinity and look to Jesus as a model of what the perfect pict…
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20 seconds of courage - Baptisms July 2024
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Courage is the power to let go of the familiar. Our choice is to either live with the familiar or embrace the new that God offers. 'New' requires faith, and without faith it is impossible to please God! You don't need faith to stay in the old but you do to step into the new. —Speaker: Lead Pastor, Leon Evans…
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Me & My Big Mouth - Week 6 | Meeting the Needs of Others
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We can think listening as being so passive but it is active! We don’t just hear with our ears or even just with our brains —we hear with our hearts, and that’s what makes it so powerful. People should be better off for talking with us. How do we build with kindness and compassion? —Speaker: Jayne Sargeant…
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Me & My Big Mouth - Week 5 | How to lose friends and alienate people
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Gossip can seem ridiculous and childish... but it’s not is it? Many of us have been hurt, lost a friendship or been embarrassed by gossip. Talking badly about someone else when they’re not around says more about the person doing the talking than the person being talked about! Wouldn't we much rather be known as people who can be trusted? —Speaker: …
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Me & My Big Mouth - Week 4 | How To Stop Being Critical Of Others
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Criticism —we never do this, do we...? We never speak about other peoples driving, never say to our partner, "Why do you always… leave your shoes there, stack the dish washer so badly, fall asleep during films." I’m sure we never criticise our leaders, at church, work, school? Never criticise our friends or siblings? Never criticise those people we…
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With the General Election coming up on 4th July, Leon and Andy grabbed a chat over a cup of tea to talk through how we can be Christ-like in the midst of the chaos of an election campaign. Some great advise is offered on why we should vote, how we can pray and what to do when you disagree with someone else’s politics. Watch the vodcast on YouTube —…
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Me & My Big Mouth - Week 3 | Change Your Words Change Your Life
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Complaining is not a new phenomena... How many of us are feeling bad today about what we’ve moaned about already?! When we succumb to complaint as a habit, a lifestyle and a default, the problem is not the issue at hand, but it's actually what we’ve allowed to happen to our perspective. —Speaker: Leon Evans…
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Me & My Big Mouth - Week 2 | Why Do We Lie?
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Have you ever told a lie? Say you haven’t… maybe you’re lying. Research suggests that in one day, the average person lies four times, totalling 1,460 lies each year! Perhaps we should simply tell the truth… and in lots of ways that is great advice and completely accurate. However, if it were that easy, then why don’t we do it? It isn’t enough just …
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Me & My Big Mouth - Week 1 | How Words Shape Worlds
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Our tongues can be weapons of mass destruction! Words can start wars; words can destroy families. Our tongues direct, destroy and display our life. How can we tame our tongues, and how can we be slow to speak yet quick to understand? —Speaker: Leon EvansBy Lifecentral Church
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In this episode of The Lifecentral Podcast, Debs sits down with Tom, Hannah and Allison in a special episode honouring Mental Health Awareness Month. Tom speaks openly about his experiences with anxiety and depression and how he and Hannah navigated that time early in their marriage. We discuss the topics of stigma and guilt as well as the things w…
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Stories of Lives Changed! Baptisms - May 2024. —Speaker: Leon EvansBy Lifecentral Church
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'You will be found' - Celebrating Phase Trust's 25th Anniversary. Phase is a widely-respected youth organisation that works across Dudley Borough and beyond to provide formal and informal programmes or support that encourage children & young people to maximise learning opportunities and reach their full potential as citizens. —Speakers: Charlene Co…
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"Making one of the best investments of time in your lifetime" - Dream Team Sunday 2024 —Speaker: Andy HancockBy Lifecentral Church
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Poor mental health affects millions of people around the world. With health services stretched to breaking point, what is it actually like out there in regard to both the situation and the provision? How does faith in God intersect with our mental health and what can a community of faith do to respond and bring hope? —Panel: Leon & Allison Evans & …
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Ever wonder why we should trust God? Trust is something the Bible consistently encourages us to do, but some would say is hugely missing in today's society. Can we learn to trust God through the challenges of life? Trust starts when we turn towards Him. —Speaker: Stuart BlountBy Lifecentral Church
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Weird Things Christians Do - Part 3 | Hearing from God & Serving Others
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In this episode of The Lifecentral Podcast, Debs sits down with Karina, Ethan and Andy in the third part of our series “Weird things that Christians do”. This final part focusses on Hearing from God and Serving others. We discuss how God is not only in the big occasions but the small ones too, some of the ways God has spoken to us and the tools we …
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Why does more never seem to be enough? The problem is not the stuff, the holiday or the hobby... but our appetite. —Speaker: Gareth BlountBy Lifecentral Church
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Why is change so hard? Why is anything worth having hard? At what point do we start believing the lies that tell us we can’t change? - Speaker: Jayne SargeantBy Lifecentral Church
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When it comes to faith, everybody doubts —even atheists doubt! But if you remove doubt or uncertainty, there is no need for faith and trust - then what do you have? We need to realise that doubt can be a door into greater faith. Speaker: Leon EvansBy Lifecentral Church
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Ever Wonder Why Jesus Rose From The Dead?
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What view do you have of Jesus today? Some have no frame of reference —He's just a myth, a fairy tale, a legend or a good man. For some Jesus is a childhood reference, for others He represents a bad experience of church —boring, dull and irrelevant. For many of us though - we believe that Jesus is alive! For many of you this may seem unbelievable, …
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Ever Wonder Why People Get Baptised? People get baptised because they want to obey and follow Jesus —but also want to declare publicly what’s happened to them on the inside —what's inside moves to the outside! Speaker: Leon EvansBy Lifecentral Church
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Weird Things Christians Do - Part 2: Worship & Communion
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When you think about it, gathering in a building to all sing songs shown up on the screen is a little like karaoke. Then we all get given a little snack and we’re told it’s Jesus’ body and blood (urgh!). Join us for episode 2 of weird things that Christians do as we unpack what worship is all about and try to explain in an easy-to-understand way wh…
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From New Age Spirituality To Finding Jesus
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“The only person that could help was Jesus.” We sat down with Lauren Jeon to hear her amazing story of how Jesus met her in the midst of severe sleep paralysis.By Lifecentral Church
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What makes us feel like something is meaningful? What gives something meaning and purpose? When do we feel like what we are doing matters? Purpose is much less about the 'what' and much more about the 'why'. Today, God doesn’t want you just to live a life of survival or even a life of success —but a life of purpose, a life of significance. Speaker:…
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Ever Wonder Why Family Can Hurt and Heal?
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Family is complicated and unique, but as different as our families and our family situations are, there is something that is true for everyone, even if you have no belief in God at all. Speaker: Laura HancockBy Lifecentral Church
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‘God is good (all the time) and all the time (God is good)’ - Ever doubted that? There is so much evil, suffering and pain in the world… Children, wars, famine, disasters; then the really big things - pot holes, middle lane drivers, roadworks, no WIFI! It's funny how many don’t believe there is a God, but when asked why, they say it's because of al…
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We can all agree that our world is full of problems. Sometimes a problem can be solved really easily... for instance, a leak in the bathroom - You find the leak, fix it, problem solved. Problems are binary - but our world isn’t. We think our world is full of problems, but it’s actually full of tensions. Speaker: Andy Hancock…
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Weird Things Christians Do - Part 1: Fasting and Baptism
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In this episode of The Lifecentral Podcast, Debs has a chat with Steve, Sarah-Jane and Leon, in the first of a new series entitled “Weird things that Christians do”. Focussing on Fasting and Baptism, they look at the ‘why’ behind these activities, share their personal experiences and encourage us, if we never have, to jump feet-first into these spi…
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Anyone ever come to you and said, “You want the good news or the bad news?” We know how it feels to get good and bad news. Only the bad news and fake news seem to hit the headlines - with occasional good news. We want tell you about a man who had such good news he traveled an 'un-traveleable' distance just to tell us about it. Speaker: Mark Greenwo…
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What do you see when you think about Jesus? What is the picture in your imagination? When we talk about SEEING JESUS is this what we mean? Seeing Jesus is not seeing what He looks like, but it's seeing who He is. For that, we need faith. Speaker: Stuart BlountBy Lifecentral Church
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Momentum is a moving force that overcomes resistance. Thoughts have momentum, behaviours have momentum, relationships have momentum. Sometimes everything seems to be working great and life is on a roll. Sometimes nothing seems to be working —it never rains but it pours! = MOMENTUM. Which elements of momentum is God most drawn to? Speaker: Leon Evan…
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What are the signs of striving, then also the markers of a life-lived gracefully? Speaker: Cathy MadavanBy Lifecentral Church
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"If only I had more time..." —Ever said that? Could we watch more box sets? We binge! That dopamine hit gives us a high for a time but let’s be honest, how many of us really, truthfully could say we feel more rested, energised, peaceful or optimistic?!! Then there’s life... "How are you doing?" Response... "busy". You and I have time for what we ch…
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Why is it so difficult for us to trust these days? We want control, but the more we control the more we’re afraid of losing control, and the more we’re afraid, the more we try to control - a cycle of fear! What do we need to surrender today to make a better choice tomorrow? 'I Choose - Surrender over Control' with speaker, Leon Evans.…
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Changes & Choices - Making Godly Decisions in a Chaotic World
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In this episode of the Lifecentral Podcast, I sit down with our Lead Pastors Leon and Allison Evans as we discuss the topic ‘Changes and choices: Making godly decisions in a chaotic world’. We look at societal changes, the effects they can have on us and the intentionality with which we should make all of our decisions. Ultimately we explore how we…
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Imagine a world where everyone likes you (nay LOVES you!) ... People approve everything you do, applaud everything you say and do —it’s not possible right? And yet we live like it could be?! We post our best side and hide the worst , we scroll for the likes and the comments, we live for the applause of many when life should be lived for the applaus…
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It’s been said we are often the result of our decisions. Every day we are faced a barrage of choices and decisions from what to wear, what to think, where to go and who to trust. At the start of another year it’s the perfect time to review the bigger decisions of life and explore what God has to say about those bigger choices. Choose Discipline ove…
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It’s great to think about Christmas and the first coming of Jesus, but are we ready for the second coming? Join Leon Evans for this 8-part series as he teaches in depth around Luke 1:33 - “He will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.”By Lifecentral Church
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It’s great to think about Christmas and the first coming of Jesus, but are we ready for the second coming? Join Leon Evans for this 8-part series as he teaches in depth around Luke 1:33 - “He will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.”By Lifecentral Church
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It’s great to think about Christmas and the first coming of Jesus, but are we ready for the second coming? Join Leon Evans for this 8-part series as he teaches in depth around Luke 1:33 - “He will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.”By Lifecentral Church
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It’s great to think about Christmas and the first coming of Jesus, but are we ready for the second coming? Join Leon Evans for this 8-part series as he teaches in depth around Luke 1:33 - “He will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.”By Lifecentral Church
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It’s great to think about Christmas and the first coming of Jesus, but are we ready for the second coming? Join Leon Evans for this 8-part series as he teaches in depth around Luke 1:33 - “He will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.”By Lifecentral Church
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It’s great to think about Christmas and the first coming of Jesus, but are we ready for the second coming? Join Leon Evans for this 8-part series as he teaches in depth around Luke 1:33 - “He will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.”By Lifecentral Church
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It’s great to think about Christmas and the first coming of Jesus, but are we ready for the second coming? Join Leon Evans for this 8-part series as he teaches in depth around Luke 1:33 - “He will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.”By Lifecentral Church
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