Central Baptist Church - Dunn, NC

Every word and every phrase in John 1:14 is filled with meaning and truth that are important and relevant to our understanding of Christ. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares powerful truths from this verse from the life of Christ and powerful truths for our lives as well. God works in us and changes us to be like Christ. As Christ dwells in us, we are to manifest what Christ is like to the world.

Our thinking affects us. Our thinking affects our walk with God. The Bible has much to say about the life of the mind and about our thinking. Philippians 4:8 tells us to think on things that are true. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares truths from God’s Word that we know to be true about God. When our hearts and minds are troubled, we can rest in these truths.

Every Christian, every family, and every church must be spiritually vigilant. The seventh and final step to spiritual success is eternal vigilance. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares three things that we need to be vigilant about, or watch out for, as described in Nehemiah 13. If we are to be spiritually successful, there must be eternal vigilance.

We give out of a heart of grace. We give out of an effort to model to those around us what God’s grace looks like. God initiated giving. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares truths, from 2 Chronicles 24:4-14, which show the pattern and basis for this kind of giving. When we give, we celebrate what God has done in the past, we meditate on what God is doing for us now, but we anticipate what God is going to...

How is your worship? The Bible tells us how to worship God. Pastor Tom Wagoner explains what real worship is and shares from Hebrews 12 about three mountains which relate to worship. Our goal is to go to Mt. Zion where we can worship Him in spirit. There, we are seated with Christ in heavenly places at the right hand of the throne of God, worshiping in the presence of God!

There are a lot of people who are good at starting things, but they don’t have what it takes to finish. The sixth step toward spiritual success, in this sermon series, is finishing. Finishing the task that God has given you. In Nehemiah chapter 6, Nehemiah has finished the wall. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares truths, from Nehemiah 6:15-16, about finishing well, and how we see in Jesus the ultimate mo...

As we go through the process of sanctification we are being made like Christ. This is God’s will for our lives. Pastor Cameron Cloud continues to share from Nehemiah, the building of the wall and the steps to spiritual success. We are to stay focused, stay on the wall and complete the task, just as Nehemiah did in Nehemiah 6:3. God’s work is a great work!

Most of the tasks that God will call us to do will take more than one person. Continuing to look at the steps to spiritual success, Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from Nehemiah 2 and 3, what it takes for the church to accomplish the task that God has called us to do and the cooperation it takes for us to complete that task. It takes working together. When we are working together, we understand our pl...

What are you burdened for? How burdened are you for the spiritual well-being of yourself and for others? What does spiritual success mean? The Bible teaches that spiritual success is being what God wants us to be and doing what God wants us to do. True spiritual success begins with a burden, as we see in the life of Nehemiah. Listen, as Pastor Cameron Cloud shares truths from Nehemiah chapter 1 an...

God always has a purpose for us, and when He has a purpose for us, He always prepares His people to accomplish that purpose. Our purpose as a church, as families, and as individuals, is to worship God and glorify Him by fulfilling The Great Commission. How do we prepare? Pastor Cameron Cloud shares four things from the life of Nehemiah, in Nehemiah 2, that we must have from God, to prepare us to a...

On the road to spiritual success, a burden moves to a vision. A vision is having the mind of God about a situation and believing God will do something about the situation through us. Pastor Cameron Cloud shows us three things from Nehemiah 2:4-5 about our minds as God begins to give us the mind of God. With the mind of God, we can do what He wants us to do, just as Nehemiah did.

For believers, there is a danger of the poisonous plant of bitterness springing up and dwelling in our hearts. Our fellowship with God is affected if we are harboring bitterness. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from Hebrews 12:14-16 about the poisonous plant of bitterness and what to seek to overcome the bitterness. Overcoming bitterness can only be accomplished by the grace of God.

One day, Christians are going to experience a new heaven and a new earth. In the last of our series on the end times, Pastor James Neal shares from Revelation 21:1-5, what God is going to do at the end of human history. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from Revelation 20:11-15, the revelation of Christ’s righteousness and the final judgment of God. For believers, a demonstration of God’s love and grace...

Are you redeemed? Then you will be with Jesus at the marriage supper of the Lamb. Pastor Jeremy Autry shares from Revelation 19:6-9, how the redeemed, the bride, should be living expectantly, waiting for the Lamb, the bridegroom, to come. Pastor Cameron Cloud then shares truths from Revelation 19:11-21 that helps us see the greatness of God in events that will take place during the day of the Lord...

As our pastors continue unveiling future events, Pastor Chuck Meade shares how every believer will stand before the throne of God and experience the judgment seat of Christ as the Bible tells us in 2 Corinthians 5:10. Pastor Cameron Cloud then shares from Matthew 24, unveiling the time of trouble, the great tribulation, for nonbelievers. God gives plenty in His Word that helps prepare us for these...

Christians and non-Christians are interested in future events. In this sermon series our pastors will share truths about upcoming events from the position of believers and unveil some elements from the side of the unbeliever. Pastor Darren Hughes begins with 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, and explains what rapture means and how believers should live rapture ready. Secondly, Pastor Cameron unveils the tr...

Why should we care about prophecy? Prophecy is important because it is given to us by God. He put it in His word because He wanted us to know it. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares truths from Amos 3 letting us know what prophecy reminds us of. These prophecies point us to Christ, the One who is to come!

How much does the love of Christ compel us to share the message of Jesus Christ? God commands us to love, and the greatest act of love is pointing people to Jesus. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from 2 Corinthians 5:14-21 how God should be the center of our lives and how His love motivates us to live for Him and share the gospel of Jesus Christ with others. Love will not allow us to remain silent.

What does love look like? It looks like giving. As Christians we are to give. Giving reflects God’s love. Listen as Pastor Cameron Cloud shares principles from scripture that we need to understand about giving, beginning with what the widow gave in Mark 12:41-44. When we act like God and give, we are blessed.

Do you show Christian hospitality to others? The word meaning hospitality is found several places in the New Testament. Romans 12:13 says Christians must be given to hospitality. This is a biblical command. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares what biblical hospitality looks like and how we are to treat and love strangers as we do our family and friends. If we show Christian hospitality, God will bless our...

We know what the world says about justice, but what does the Bible say? Pastor Cameron Cloud shares scripture, beginning with Romans 13:8-10, to let us know what the Word of God says that justice is. God will always be the ultimate determiner of what is right in this world. We are to act toward others as God has acted toward us, with love and grace.

Many of us have been hurt or have hurt someone. How will we know if we have really forgiven others and if we have been forgiven? Pastor Tom Wagoner shares four things, from Genesis 45:1-15 and the life of Joseph, to help us know what total forgiveness is. As Christians, we have been forgiven. We must show grace as Joseph did and forgive others.

As Christians, we are to live in the freedom we have been given. Our liberties and freedoms come from God. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares, from Romans 6 and 7, some things that God has freed us from, and how Christians have freedom in Christ. Jesus Christ alone signed our independence. We are free in Him!

There is a desperate need in our world today for Christian adults who will stand in as a surrogate spiritual parent. They will come alongside parents who are striving and trying to do what is right. They will stand in the gap for parents who have no concern about their children’s spiritual well-being. Pastor Cameron Cloud tells us why this is so necessary and shares what the ministry of spiritual...

How do we respond to the cultural acceptance and celebration of sin? Sins that have become socially acceptable over the years have become a challenge for us. It is almost like living in a cultural minefield. If we step one way or the other, we offend someone. Jesus was in the same situation in John, chapter 8. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares three things from Jesus’ response that are key for us. Jesus...