Amarillo Central

04.28.20 - Central's Family Discipleship Minister, Adam Gray, joins Allan Stanglin on today's podcast with three suggestions for learning the right lessons during the Covid-19 crisis. How do we maintain the healthy habits and keep up the good rhythms we've discovered during our time sheltering-at-home? Speakers: Allan Stanglin & Adam Gray

04.26.20 - God tells his people to cross the Jordan River. Jesus tells his disciples to go to the other side of the lake. We’re being called to get through this pandemic. What is our God doing during this virus crisis? What’s waiting for us on the other side? Speaker: Allan Stanglin

04.23.20 - The latest episode of the Central Podcast is loaded and ready for listening. One of Central's shepherds, Ira Purdy, joins our Senior Minister Allan Stanglin today with a passage and a prayer for our church family. Speakers: Allan Stanglin & Ira Purdy

04.21.20 - Our Student Minister, Josh Jones, joins Senior Minister Allan Stanglin in today's episode for a conversation about daily and weekly rhythms. One of the reasons we can feel uneasy during this time is because our routines have been disrupted. Josh shares some practical suggestions for developing new rhythms as we pay attention to our Lord and to each other. Speakers: Allan Stanglin & Josh Jones

04.19.20 - You make a million little choices every single day, and you must make the choice to follow or not to follow Jesus. You have to decide if you’re going to accept him and obey him as your Savior and Lord. Or not. To not make a choice is to make a choice. And of all the choices you make every single day, this is the one that matters. Speaker: Allan Stanglin

04.16.20 - One of our elders, Larry Borger, joins Senior Minister Allan Stanglin on today's episode of the Central podcast with a passage and a prayer. Larry shares a section of Scripture that is especially meaningful to him this week and prays over our congregation. Speakers: Allan Stanglin & Larry Borger

04.14.20 - In today's episode, Central Children's Minister Mary McNeill joins Allan Stanglin for a conversation about Sabbath as it relates to the current virus crisis. We've been given a lot of extra time and space; we've been more or less forced into a Sabbath rest. We can either receive the down time as a gift or as another thing that stresses us out. Mary gives practical suggestions for using the additional time and space to rest in God's presence and in his blessings. Speakers: Allan Stanglin & Mary McNeill

04.12.20 - It might not feel like it, but this Sunday is the day when God’s people come together to remember the hope and the joy, the peace and the promise, that come from our living and reigning Lord Jesus Christ. He is in charge. He is with you. He is at work. And that gives you an eternal certainty and an everlasting assurance that you can’t find with anybody or anything else. Speaker: Allan Stanglin

04.09.20 - We just completed another podcast with one of our shepherds, Tim McMenamy. In this latest episode, Tim shares a passage from Scripture that is especially meaningful to him this week and prays over our congregation. Speakers: Allan Stanglin & Tim McMenamy

04.07.20 - Over the next few weeks, we're asking some of our elders to share with our church family a passage and a prayer. In today's episode, Steve reads a couple of passages that are especially meaningful to him during this virus crisis and offers a prayer for the Central church family. Speakers: Allan Stanglin & Steve Cearley

04.05.20 - The Good News is that Jesus obeys perfectly for you. He has become your righteousness, holiness, and redemption. You’re invited to celebrate that with us this Sunday and to finally and fully address that guilt in your gut. Speaker: Allan Stanglin

04.02.20 - Allan Stanglin and Missy Gray discuss sheltering-at-home with your family. How do the increased hours together impact a marriage? How can you model appropriate distance from your children even when you're cooped up together 24-hours a day? What are some healthy ways to cope with the changing dynamics in your home and some unhealthy behaviors to avoid? Speakers: Allan Stanglin & Missy Gray

04.01.20 - Allan Stanglin and Missy Gray discuss social distancing and isolation from the perspective of our singles. What are those who live alone experiencing and feeling during this virus crisis? What are some dangers to avoid and some helpful suggestions for coping? And what can the others of us do to express love and to show care for the single people in our lives? Speakers: Allan Stanglin & Missy Gray

03.29.20 - Our steadfast hope is anchored in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. We are holy carriers of that blessed hope. And that hope compels us to act boldly and for the sake of others, in the face of whatever comes our way. Speaker: Allan Stanglin

03.26.20 - Another episode of the Central podcast has been produced today featuring Allan Stanglin and Greg Dowell on the topic of "Self-Care." They provide helpful tips for paying close attention to your physical, emotional, and spiritual health during this unstable and hectic time. Speaker: Allan Stanglin & Greg Dowell

03.24.20 - Today's episode features Central member Danna Lagan, a homeschool mom of three who provides timely advice and encouragement to all of us who are now faced with helping our kids with online learning. If you're feeling overwhelmed with the new reality and don't know where to start, Danna provides lots of practical tips. Speakers: Allan Stanglin & Danna Lagan

03.22.20 - Our Lord Jesus walks into a place of death and brings life. He approaches a woman who is grieving and provides joy. He comes upon a lonely situation and creates community. Jesus is consistently calm in the face of anxiety. He is light in the middle of darkness and life in the shadow of death. Speaker: Allan Stanglin

03.18.20 - Welcome to our inaugural Wednesday podcast! Tonight’s podcast features our Senior Minister, Allan Stanglin, and our Associate Minister, Greg Dowell in a conversation about Central’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and suggestions for loving our neighbors well through the crisis. “In me, you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world!” —John 16:33 Speakers: Allan Stanglin & Greg Dowell

03.15.20 - If you’re in trouble, you don’t need a lawyer whose only resort is to play on the sympathies of the jury or to hope the judge is in a good mood. You need a legal representative who actually has a real case for your acquittal. That is exactly what our Lord Jesus promises when he vows to send the “second advocate,” the Holy Spirit. Let's consider together the many ways Jesus advocates for you. Speaker: Allan Stanglin

03.11.20 - JOURNEYS: FEATURING MARK TIDWELL Both of Mark’s parents were killed on the same evening when he was nine—that’s where his life changed in many ways. He was raised by two grandmothers who loved the Lord, and he saw God in the midst of tragedy and how He used it to shape his life.