Central Sermon Podcast

We are all faced with the opportunity to choose between life and death. And we will all be confronted with our sin.

Week eight in our journey with Joseph brings us to Joseph as Prime Minister of Egypt and the birth of his two sons shows us how Joseph views his past in light of his present and future.

In God’s time He fulfilled things in the life of Joseph that put him in position to change the world.

Joseph is forgotten in jail by the cupbearer, but not by God who is often working in the background to accomplish his purposes in us.

God was about the task of refining Joseph’s character so He could prepare him for a huge task. God does the same in us.

Daniel and David may have more famous acts of courage, but what Joseph did may be the greatest act of courage, outside the cross, in the Bible; and is the most relevant for our current culture.

As his brothers struggle with envy, they are led to sell Joseph into slavery. God continues to develop Joseph into a man He can use.

Jacob showed favoritism to Joseph, but God would use his family dysfunction to prepare Joseph for great things.

Often we use our family of origin as an excuse to not take responsibility for our growth. Joseph gives a great picture of overcoming.

Life is often full of difficulties; however, God can use those difficulties for His purposes.

The theme of Joel is the Day of the Lord. It is not referring to a a 24 hour period. It refers to a process of time by which God disrupts the world with His own agenda in terms of judgment. God’s redemptive intention is to restore us to fellowship with him. God wants to restore to “you the years that the swarming locust has eaten.”

By His wounds we are healed.

Just because we are doing good things and working for God does not mean we are experiencing closeness to Him. The Father longs for us to be close to Him.

Often we choose to live out of close fellowship with the Father. He has scandalous grace to offer us as we come back.

We live in a day when many divisions exist in our world. Jesus empowers His followers to be different.

There is many self-imposed walls in our day. God’s desire is for us to get a fresh view of Him and see the walls come down.

All of us can get pulled into making excuses for why we are not active in ministry. Looking at Moses in Exodus 3 and 4, we find excuses that are still used today.

When we can observe that God has acted in a certain way in the past, we can come to expect in the same way in our present. God’s goodness is intended for Israel and for the whole world.

At the darkest time, Paul and Silas were singing and praying. In this dark time for our nation, how are we responding?

If we don't see all that is happening in our nation and world as a wake up call, then we are fooling ourselves. The church has an opportunity to rise up and see Gods kingdom come, but it will depend on how we respond.

The thing that speaks the loudest on a tombstone is the dash. The dash symbolizes the life that was lived on earth. How are we living our lives to prepare for the day we will stand before Jesus?

There is power in a Father blessing his children. This message gives practical advice on passing along that blessing.

Jesus taught much on eternal destruction in hell. This message brings out truth and a challenge for Unbelievers and Believers.

As one looks back on their life, they see special times when God was so near and He even altered our course of life. In the midst of this pandemic, perhaps God is wanting to establish new spiritual markers in our life.

What happens after a Believer dies? God has prepared a place for those who love Him.