The weekly podcast for Central West End Church in St. Louis, MO. For more information please visit www.centralwestendchurch.com.
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Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church is a fully inclusive church on the edge of Covent Garden in London's West End. We've been here since 1848 and remain commited to progressive theology, to seeing renewal in the inner city, and to welcoming people from around the world. For more info, see our website.
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We are creatures of desire, but our desires always seem heartbreakingly beyond our reach. What do we do with that? In this passage, Paul shows us how the gospel affirms, critiques, and ultimately fulfills our deepest desires.Eric Stiller, Acts 17:22-33
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Revd Dr Simon Woodman Preaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 27th October 20241 Kings 5.1-5; 8.27-30, 41-43Read this sermon here: https://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2024/10/gods-universal-embrace.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.uk…
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How should we live when the Powers-That-Be insist that we accept realities and rules that violate our faith? Not an easy question. There are several options. This passage and sermon reveal the one perfect answer.Eric Stiller, Acts 19:23-34
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Revd Dr Simon Woodman Preaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 13th October 20241 Samuel 1.9-11, 19-20; 2.1-10Read this sermon here: https://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2024/10/women-speaking-justice.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.uk…
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These days it can be suspect and even unpopular to talk to other people about Jesus. Read the book of Acts, chapter 18, and listen to this sermon to understand why “sharing the Gospel” is basic to being a Christian and a blessing to the whole world.Beverly Cardwell Debord
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Revd Dr Simon Woodman Preaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 6th October 2024Exodus 32.1-14Read this sermon here: https://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-golden-calf.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBloomsbury Central Baptist Church
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We all learn ways of getting through life that work for us, but they still feel upside down. The gospel shows us what right side up looks like.Eric Stiller
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What if your ultimate safety wasn’t in being protected from suffering, but in the goodness of a God who carries and transforms you through the suffering? That is definitely not a safe question. But it is the question this passage helps us answer.Eric Stiller, Acts 16:19-40
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God is present in our culture as a concept, but not as an inescapable, living reality. And yet, our spiritual hunger and desire for rescue never goes away. What do we do with that?Eric Stiler- Acts 16:13-19
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Dale NormanPreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 22nd September 2024Luke 18.18-30Revelation 18.21-24; 21.1-4To find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBloomsbury Central Baptist Church
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Lucy WrightPreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 15th September 2024 Ecclesiastes 4.9-12Philippians 1.1-11 To find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBloomsbury Central Baptist Church
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Even though our culture is deeply influenced by Christianity, many people have a distorted or false picture of Christianity. It doesn’t make any sense to them. How do you make sense of Christianity to people for whom Christianity doesn’t make any sense? This passage helps us.Eric Stiller -Acts 14:8-22
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Revd Dr Simon Woodman Preaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 8th September 2024 Genesis 1.27-31; 2.4b-7, 15-17; 3.1-8Read this sermon here: https://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2024/09/the-knowledge-of-good-and-evil.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.uk…
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It’s often hard to recognize God’s work in our lives and in the world, because it doesn’t look like what we think it should look like. How can we take care not to miss what God is doing? In this passage, the apostle Paul shows us it’s all wrapped up in understanding the story we’re in.Eric Stiller - 13:16-30, 38-39
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Revd Dr Simon Woodman Preaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 1st September 2024Isaiah 1:17, 3:15Micah 6:8James 2:14-17Matthew 25:35-40Read this sermon here: https://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-churchs-voice-in-migration.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.uk…
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Evangelism is a controversial and fearful topic for many people, and for many reasons. But the word has its roots in the idea of "good news," specifically the good news about Jesus. This passage helps us recover a healthier and happier understanding of this much misunderstood word.Eric Stiller - Acts 11:19-26, 13:1-3
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Stephen CopsonPreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 25th August 2024 Ephesians 3.14-21 2 Samuel 11.26-12.7aTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBloomsbury Central Baptist Church
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God's vision for the world has always been a multiethnic, multicultural vision. This story is one of the most powerful examples of that. In this passage, Peter recounts how he was led to a summit experience in the expansion of the gospel to all the world.Eric Stiller - Acts 11:1-18
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Revd Dr Simon Woodman Preaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 18th August 2024 John 5.31-40;19.30-35 1 John 5.6-13Read this sermon here: https://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2018/05/water-and-blood.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.uk…
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This famous passage is not just a story about one man and how he met the risen Jesus. It's also a powerful lesson about what it means to be the church.Eric Stiller - Acts 9:1-16
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Revd Dr Simon Woodman Preaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 11th August 20241 John 5.1-6Read this sermon here: https://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2018/05/truthful-testimony-in-world-of-fake-news.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.uk…
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What if the gospel of Jesus Christ is the only thing that can really affirm and honor all the different cultures of the world because it’s the only thing that can truly fulfill our deepest spiritual longings? This passage shows us how.Eric Stiller: Acts 8:26-39
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Karen StallardPreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 4th August 2024 2 Samuel 11.26-12.13aEphesians 4.1-16To find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBloomsbury Central Baptist Church
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The quest for meaning and control is at the heart of our lives. This story about a magician looking for the same things has a lot to show us about this quest and its ultimate fulfillment.Eric Stiller - Acts 8:9-24
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Revd Angela SheardPreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 28th July 2024 1 John 4.7-21 To find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBloomsbury Central Baptist Church
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We live in a world full of hatred, division, and polarization. What does it mean to be the church in this, and what if the church could be a source of joy in the midst of the division? This passage shows us how.Eric Stiller - Acts 8:1-8
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Revd Dr Simon Woodman Preaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 21st July 2024 1 John 3.16-24Read this sermon here: https://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2024/07/love-in-action-from-words-to-works.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.uk…
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Revd Dr Simon Woodman Preaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 14th July 20241 John 3.1-7Read this sermon here: https://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2024/07/embraced-by-love-becoming-more-journey.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.uk…
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Eric Stiller - Acts 7
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Revd Dr Simon Woodman Preaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 7th July 2024 Genesis 22.1-131 John 1.1-2.2Read this sermon here: https://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2024/07/living-life-in-light-of-resurrection.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.uk…
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One of the biggest threats to the church in America isn’t external: the loss of power. It’s internal: our inability to give power away. The book of Acts, and especially this passage, helps by showing us what it means to be the church.Eric Stiller - Acts 6:1-7
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Whether it’s the ancient Roman Empire, or the year 2024 in the modern West, following Jesus requires courage. If you struggle with fear, and wonder where you can get the courage to follow Jesus, this passage is a goldmine.Eric Stiller -Acts 5:27-42
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Revd Dr Steve FinamorePreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 30th June 2024Job 38.1-11Mark 4.35-41To find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBloomsbury Central Baptist Church
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Wouldn’t it be great if the Church could be totally transformed? If it could, how would that be possible. Historically, when the Church experiences radical transformation it is called Revival. Join us as we continue our series in the book of Acts and we look at the account of the very first revival.Eric Stiller - 4:23-25
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Revd Ruth BottomsPreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 23rd June 2024 Psalm 139.1-12 Luke 24.13-27To find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBloomsbury Central Baptist Church
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Many people say no one should ever claim to have the one, true religion. But what if the gospel is not only not the oppressive threat many people think it is? What if, instead, it’s actually the only thing that can really create a world of true justice and peace?Eric Stiller - 4:1-13
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Revd Dr Simon Woodman Preaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 16th June 2024 Revelation 8.1-6Read this sermon here: https://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2024/06/spiritual-disciplines-for-extroverts.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.uk…
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Revd Dr Simon Woodman Preaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 9th June 2024 Luke 11.2-4Read this sermon here: https://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2024/06/praying-powers.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBloomsbury Central Baptist Church
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The presence of evil and suffering in this world is still one of the most powerful arguments against faith in an all-loving, all-powerful creator. We want to make sense of it. Even more, we want to find freedom from it. Is that possible? And if so, how?Eric Stiller - Acts 3:1-21
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What if the only solution for the oppression, abuse, and injustices of the church isn’t the removal of the church, but the renewal of the church? One of the best ways to get a vision for the future of the church is to get a clearer picture of the very first church. This passage helps us do that.Eric Stiller - Acts 2:37-47
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Revd Dr Simon Woodman Preaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 2nd June 2024 Colossians 1.15-20 Read this sermon here: https://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2024/05/environment-sunday-2024.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBloomsbury Central Baptist Church
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Revd Dr Simon Woodman Preaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 26th May 2024 Luke 11.1-13Genesis 18.20-32Read this sermon here: https://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2024/05/teacher-teach-us-how-to-pray.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.uk…
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This passage contains the first explicit proclamation of the gospel of Jesus. So if we want to understand what the gospel really means, there is no better place to look.Eric Stiller - Acts 2:12-39
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Pete MooreyPreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 19th May 2024Acts 2:1-4 1 Corinthians 12:1-13 To find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBloomsbury Central Baptist Church
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In our culture, spirituality is hot. Church is not. But what if real spirituality is impossible to experience apart from Jesus and the church he called into being? This passage helps us by showing us what it means to be filled with the Holy Spirit.Eric Stiller - Acts 2: 1-13
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Revd Dr Simon Woodman Preaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 12th May 20241 Corinthians 15.1-26,51-57 Read this sermon here: https://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2024/05/resurrection.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBloomsbury Central Baptist Church
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Jesus had gone back to heaven. It seemed like the end. But then his disciples were reminded of what they needed to go on. It could be just what you need, too.Eric Stiller - Acts 1:12-26
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The first Christians were a minority movement of social, cultural, and religious outsiders with zero political power. Yet within 30 years, they turned the world upside down. How? It all begins in this passage.Eric Stiller - Acts 1:1-11
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Revd Dr Simon Woodman Preaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 5th May 20241 Corinthians 13.1-13Read this sermon here: https://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-difference-love-makes.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.uk…
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Revd Dr Simon WoodmanPreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church28th April 2024Acts 18.1-41 Corinthians 1.10-18https://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-personal-touch.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBloomsbury Central Baptist Church
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