Central Baptist Church - Dunn, NC

Jesus Christ could come back at any moment. In 1 Thessalonians, Paul writes the first epistle to the Thessalonian Church to help them understand about the coming of Christ, the rapture of the church. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares three truths that Paul gave to the church then, and is inspired for us today, to understand what we need to know about the reality of the rapture.

We make a choice every day to serve God or to serve ourselves. In Joshua 24:15, Joshua tells the Israelites that he and his house will serve the Lord. Pastor Cameron Cloud preaches on what it looks like to serve God, and how to choose Christ over idols. As believers, we are to become countercultural. God is calling us to obey Him in our work and worship, in a way that brings glory to Him.

Elijah, the prophet, gets before God and hears what he has to say. God is preparing Elijah for the day when he will pass his mantle to Elisha, who was appointed by God. Pastor Tom Wagoner shares three thoughts about the mantle, from 1 Kings 19, and the lives of Elijah and Elisha.

Apart from Jesus Christ, we are running for our lives, we are a fugitive from the justice of God, but God in His mercy and grace has purchased in the cross of Christ, our refuge. Pastor Cameron Cloud preaches from Joshua 20 about the city of refuge and the hope that is set before us.

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven. We are all in different seasons of life. Every season that you are ever going to go through has a divine, eternal purpose in your life. Pastor Tom Wagoner preaches from Ecclesiastes 3 about preparing for the most important season of your life and encourages us to live each of the seasons of life under the sun, for the glor...

What is keeping you from enjoying the Christian life and the wealth of the inheritance you have in Jesus Christ? Pastor Cameron Cloud preaches from Joshua about the inheritance of land that was given to the Israelites by God and the challenges they encountered that prevented them from enjoying and experiencing their inheritance. Christians today face these same challenges.

Pastor Cameron Cloud preaches from Luke 15 and focuses on the love of God. He encourages us to think about the children in the story, the call of the story, and the celebration of the story, but most importantly to act as the One who is telling the story, Jesus, God’s Son.

In Joshua 7, there is another monument, or pile of stones, left behind when God dealt with Israel’s sin. God takes sin seriously. Achan’s sin had to be dealt with before the Israelites could have victory in their camp. Pastor Cameron Cloud gives us 5 questions to ask ourselves when we are dealing with sin in our own personal camps—within our heart, our family, and our church.

Pastor Cameron Cloud preaches from Joshua 4, about the monument left for the people of Israel at the Jordan River. This monument was left so the Israelites would know, on that spot, that God did something amazing, and the world would know that He is God. This memorial would be there for their children and the generations who came after them. When we leave this world, we will leave monuments and a...

When was the last time you really felt an awareness of God’s presence and your heart was moved to worship God? You felt the glory of God. The glory of God is revealed in the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. Pastor Tom Wagoner shares scripture where the glory of God is present. He preaches from Ephesians 3:21, to give us an understanding of the glory of God in the church.

Pastor Cameron uses Joshua 3 to preach about the wonders, signs, and miracles of God. In Joshua 3, it is time for the Israelites to cross the Jordan River. Joshua tells them that the Lord will do wonders among them. God is preparing us for a time in which He will do wonders. It will be wonders to help us, to teach us, to communicate to us, and to reveal to us who He is, so that we may know Him and...

Pastor Tom Wagoner shares a verse from Luke 19 and the life of Zacchaeus that covers the purpose, priority, and passion of Jesus Christ. What Jesus did for Zacchaeus, we are to do for others. “We should be witnesses….to the uttermost part of the earth.”

Every person who has trusted in Jesus Christ as their Savior has experienced a “God Story.” Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from Joshua 2, and the life of Rahab, how her life was changed because of the many “God Stories” she had heard that Israel had experienced. Pastor Cameron focuses on the content of a “God Story,” and where the power of a “God Story” comes from. Every believer is encouraged to sha...

We are commanded in Scripture to encourage others. There are people all around us who need encouragement. In the first chapter of Joshua, we see that Joshua needs encouragement, and the people he was leading needed encouragement. In this message, Pastor Cameron Cloud shares four ways that we can give biblical encouragement to others.

The Christian life is a journey, and we were never meant to settle or to become stagnant. We were saved to reach a destination. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares three hindrances from Joshua 1 that prevents a Christian from taking the next step in moving forward for God.

Before there is going to be a glorious presence of God in the church, there must be a fear of God. Pastor Tom Wagoner shares scripture throughout the Old Testament and New Testament that refers to the fear of God and how important it is in our worship toward God.

The hope of the church is rooted in the person of Jesus Christ. The message of the church, the message of the gospel, is a message of hope. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares, from Matthew 16:13-19, how we can have hope. Regardless of what this year may hold, Jesus is in control, the enemy is defeated, and we are founded upon a sure foundation.

Matthew 1:21 tells us that Jesus came to save His people from their sins. He came to provide forgiveness and we are to forgive as Jesus has forgiven us. Pastor Tom Wagoner shares from Matthew 18, and the parable of the unforgiving servant, what Jesus said about forgiveness.

Jesus is to be the center of our homes and families, but the way Satan is using tools to attack our families is different than it has ever been before. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares three principles from Ephesians 5 and 6, that examine what it looks like for our families to stay focused on Christ and how we as a community of believers, through the power of the Holy Spirit and the power of God’s Word...

We are motivated to give by the grace of God, not out of duty. Marks of grace giving include giving voluntarily, generously, and joyfully, just as God has given to us, and in the same way the Israelites gave when the house of God needed repairs. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares truths from 2 Chronicles 24 about the joy of grace giving. The joy of giving to God.

God is a generous God, and He wants us to be generous people. Pastor Tom Wagoner shares three truths from 2 Corinthians 8:9, on what we must know and do if we are ever to be a generous person. It is our responsibility to share the generosity that God has shared with us, with others.

When you are asking God to answer your prayer, or for guidance, or for a solution to what is going on in your life, it is difficult to be thankful. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares truths from Psalm 105 that speaks to us about praising and giving thanks to God when we are in our until. Praising and thanking God until our word comes from Him.

Pastor Cameron Cloud shares, from Ephesians 5, truths concerning our community with the world. What does this look like? How do we make a difference? Listen to what it means to walk circumspectly toward those who are without, or unbelievers, by asking yourself two questions.

As a believer, when the enemy comes after you, your family, your community, your culture or your church, what are you going to do? Pastor Tom Wagoner gives four weapons to resist the enemy and stand steadfast in the faith.

Pastor Cameron Cloud shares three things from Ephesians 4:16 that the church needs all believers to do. These tasks can only be accomplished through the power of the Holy Spirit.