Center Grace Church Podcast

Text: Luke 15:1-10 Preacher: Derek Baker

Text: Isaiah 6:1-8 Preacher: Shohei Ueki

Text: Luke 8: 26-39 Preacher: Derek Baker

Text: Luke 7:36-50 Preacher: Derek Baker

Text: Luke 7:18-35 Preacher: Derek Baker

Text: Luke 7:11-17 Preacher: Derek Baker

This short episode offers a concise, pastoral overview of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), explaining who they are, where they came from, and why the denomination exists. Pastor Derek traces the PCA’s formal founding in 1973 to concerns among orthodox Presbyterians in the former Presbyterian Church in the United States who believed core doctrines were being compromised—especially the authority and inerrancy of Scripture, the uniqueness of Christ, the reality of the resurrection, and the necessity of evangelism. He explains how theological liberalism and an emphasis on the social gospel, detached from gospel proclamation, led leaders to conclude that reform from within was no longer possible. The episode highlights the PCA’s mission to be faithful to Scripture, true to the Reformed faith, and obedient to the Great Commission, and briefly describes the denomination’s growth, global reach, and commitment to church planting and missions through the denomination-wide ministries of Mission to North America and Mission to the World.

Text: Luke 5:12-26 Preacher: Derek Baker

Text: Luke 5:1-11 Preacher: Derek Baker

Sermon Text: Luke 4: 14-30 Preacher: Derek Baker

In this episode of the Ask Us Anything podcast, Pastor Derek responds to three listener questions. First, he explores whether Satan’s temptation of Jesus in the wilderness was a physical encounter or a more internal, spiritual assault, concluding that Scripture doesn’t specify—but emphasizing that the key truth is Christ’s victorious endurance of temptation on our behalf. Second, he addresses whether Christians can build physical “altars” or memorials (such as cairns or stones of remembrance) to mark God’s faithfulness, affirming their biblical roots while warning against allowing such symbols to become idols that replace true worship of Christ, the ultimate cornerstone. Finally, he tackles the culturally charged issue of childhood vaccines, arguing that Scripture places this question in the category of wisdom rather than morality, calling believers to make informed decisions shaped by common grace, humility, love, and charity toward one another rather than judgment or cynicism. #AskUsAnything #ChristianPodcast #BiblicalWisdom #EncounteringJesus #TemptationOfJesus #Luke4 #SpiritualWarfare #Ebenezer #GodsFaithfulness #ChristianLiving #FaithAndWisdom #CommonGrace #ChurchQuestions #ChristianDiscipleship #GraceAndTruth #CenterGraceChurch #ReformedTheology #FaithInCulture

Text: Luke 4:1-13 Preacher: Derek Baker

Text: Philippians 4:4-7 Preacher: Bryan Loney

Text: Matthew 2:1-12 Preacher: Derek Baker

Text: John 3:16; 2 Corinthians 9:15 Preacher: Derek Baker

Text: Luke 15:1-2, 11-32 Preacher: Derek Baker

Text: Zechariah 3:1-10 Preacher: Derek Baker

Text: Isaiah 55:1-3 Preacher: Derek Baker

Text: Isaiah 11:1-10 Preacher: Derek Baker

Text: Proverbs 3:34, 8:12-13, 11:2, 13:10, 15:25, 33, 16:5, 18-19, 18:12, 21:4, 24, 22:4, 25:6-7, 29:23 Preacher: Derek Baker