2008-04-23-1900 Jim Busker is the speaker for Central on Wednesday evening April 23rd, 2008.

Scripture Ref: Hebrews 12:15-29; Exodus 19:1-8; Jeremiah 31:31-33; Acts 2:1-4

Topic: Holy Living

Notes:
- Israel at Mt. Sinai, chosen by God because…
- Israel unfaithful to God, but God is faithful and will complete the work
- Rebellion at Korah
- Jesus sent the Spirit
- Day of Pentecost, disciples in upper room
- Peter denied, Thomas doubted; after the spirit came, the disciples would turn the world upside down
- The Holy Spirit changes people completely
- He is a consuming fire
- Pray that everything not usable in my life will be removed

2008-04-16-1900 Jim Busker is the speaker for Central on Wedsday evening April 16th, 2008.

Scripture Ref: Hebrews 12:1-14

Topic: Holy Living

Notes:
- We run the race of faith.
- Cloud of witnesses were those in the hall of faith, imperfect people as ourselves
- Hold on, trust Him, He is able, seek only what is eternal
- Condition of sin vs. acts of sin
- We must set aside outward sin as well as inward condition of sin
- We must sometimes suffer for Christ
- The evidence of His love for us is we are chastened by Him
- Rich young ruler-iniquity in his heart, inclination towards evil
- We should willingly accept the chastening of the Lord

2007-07-03-1900 Jim Busker is the speaker for Central on Tuesday evening July 3rd, 2007.

Scripture Ref: Exodus 19:4-6

Topic: Faithfulness

Notes:

2007-01-17-1900 Jim Busker is the speaker for Central on Wednesday evening January 17th, 2006.

Scripture Ref: Hebrews 12:1-3; Hebrews 10:15-17; 2 Peter 1:5-13

Topic: Reconcilliation

Notes:
- The kingdom of God is at hand; lay aside sin, the weight of sins already forgiven
- A beaver builds a damn one stick at a time; devil brings up past sins, issues one at a time
- Dentist prods until he finds cavity; Satan finds weakness, builds on it; bad spots must be dealt with before they worsen
- Grandma lost short term memory; some things we need to forget… if God is willing to forget our sins, so should we
- The exodus; God destroyed Egypt one plague at a time; soon people began complaining, had forgotten what God brought them out of
- We scuba dive for sins Christ forgave; we like to remember the good old days; count them ALL as rubbish; God will free you of memory
- If it does not glorify God to pursue a thought, take it captive

2006-11-01-1900 Jim Busker is the speaker for Central on Wednesday evening November 1st, 2006.

Scripture Ref: John 8:3-10; I Cor 3:11-15

Topic: Holiness

Notes:
- Woman committed adultery, Grace of God extended, law kept
- Student's time spent in athletics vs. time in academics
- Every man's works tried by fire; all be brought in line with scripture
- Know what you believe
- How the scriptures came to be
- Do your [words, actions, thoughts, worship, conversations, relationships, parenting] line up with the Word of God?

2006-09-13-1900 Jim Busker is the guest speaker for Central on Wednesday evening July 13th, 2006.

Scripture Ref: Ex. 19:4-6; Heb. 8:10, 10:16, 12; Matt. 5:17; John 14:1-3

Topic: Obedience

Notes:
- Seen the face of God. Hebrew culture face is the essence.  See face to face, you have their pleasure
- Israel at base of mountain, God calls them up, they send Moses only
- God wants close relationship with each person (Kingdom of Priests)
- We say "this is close enough for now."
- Be truthful in prayer
- We need sometimes to be alone, fellowship with the spirit
- Rosh Hashanah
- Feasts, Celebrations, Offerings

2006-07-05-1900 Jim Busker is the speaker for Central on Wednesday evening July 5th, 2006. Jim gives his personal testimony.

Scripture Ref: Romans 11:11-26

Topic: Testimony

Notes:
- Testimony (Lois)
- Jim’s Testimony-grew up in TX, middle class, Catholicism and athletics.
- A friend and his father praying for him, eventually lead him to Jesus
- Dad missing, later found dead
- Appalachian State, then moved in with buddies, received Holy Spirit, began going to Central
- God gave him “a heart for people I don’t know.�
- As gentiles, we must not look down on Israel.  The root (Israel) supports the branches (gentiles grafted in).
- Israel is still God’s chosen people, now blinded, but the veil will be removed for them to receive the Truth.

2006-06-14-1900 Jim Busker is the speaker for Central on Wednesday evening June 14th, 2006.

Scripture Ref: Luke 24

Topic: Faith

Notes:
- Two men who meet Jesus on road to Emmaus, talk and don’t know who He is.  Invite Him home.
- You can have dead faith, a belief that does nothing for you
- Peter walks on water
- Greeks known for the love of knowledge, reason, understanding
- Hebrew scholar questioned on belief in literal 6 day creation. Response: that’s what God said, what’s to question?
- God hasn’t called us to understand or prove, but to trust
- Fool says there is no God, atheist doesn’t believe there’s a  God
- The last thing before judgement and hell, bow the knee and confess Jesus is Lord. He will be revered as God.

2006-04-19-1900 Jim Busker is the guest speaker for Central on Wednesday evening April 19th, 2006.

Scripture Ref: Exo 40:34-38

Topic: Obedience

Notes:
- Jesus seen in OT-Moses is a type of Christ sent to deliver his people
- Moses was 40 years in house of Pharaoh (proud), 40 yrs in desert (humbled), then to promised land (usefull)
- Israel in wilderness because they didn't obey God
- We want to walk in power, but to skip the wilderness to promised land
- Don't ask God to bless what you’re doing, but find what He is blessing and do that: obey and follow Him
- We look for God's hand, not His heart… should seek Him, not gifts
- Story of father bringing slurpees home
- Friend who, after divorce, had his own children run past him to mom’s boyfriend-own children in arms of adulterer
- We see God as a means to an end, we take our eyes off  of the giver

2006-03-29-1900 Jim Busker is the guest speaker for Central on Wednesday evening March 29th, 2006.

Scripture Ref: I Cor. 3:9-15; Gal. 3:3; Matt. 22; Heb. 4:12, 12

Topic: Faith

Notes:
- Jesus should be the foundation of all we do
- We can do right in appearance while in the flesh, sin
- We are types of Abraham, walking by faith
- Abraham tried to intervene to 'help God out' with what God had already promised: Ishmael born to Hagar, Isaac to Sarah
- All that God promised Abraham, given to Isaac simply because Isaac was his son, just as we are joint heirs with Christ; He chose us
- Rebecah and Jacob deceived Isaac for birthright (to help God out)
- Do not add to faith
- He will discern between the thoughts and intents of the heart

2005-11-16-1900 Jim Busker is the speaker for Central on Wednesday evening November 16th, 2005.

Scripture Ref: Acts 17

Topic: Witness

Notes:
- That He would reveal our weaknesses and shortcomings
- Paul preached Christ, confident in what he believed
- Thesolonica – people upset by "those who turned the world upside down"
- The extremists make the difference
- If the world doesn’t hate me, they must not know me
- Be a witness everywhere you go
- Story of London drunk, saved, not educated but changed
- Zeal and Scripture, gospel of conversion and brokeness