Central Baptist Church, Portsmouth, Virginia

This Resurrection Sunday we look back to the Emmaus Road and the road of redemption.

Every family has rhythms, every family goes through seasons. Check out this sermon to know how to deal with the many seasons of life.

Every Family Experiences Milestones. Tell the Stories!

While we are so disappointed that we are unable to gather at our building, we are thankful that the church will be gathering. In times like these, when life slows down and you may be feeling alone, it is important to remember that Every Family is a Part of a Bigger Story. That’s exactly what we will be talking about in this message. Invite your neighbor, your friend, or your family members to gath...

When there is a global pandemic it is easy to see the issues facing our world. In fact, times like these help us see the pandemic of sin. Sin affects every country, every person, every family. Every family has issues and in this sermon we will learn from one family some keys to building or fracturing relationships.

Every generation passes down something to the next generation. We all want to leave a legacy of significance, but sometimes in the busyness of life what we leave is something less. We aren’t the only ones, the Israelites had a rich history they failed to pass on. Come this Sunday and bring friends. This is a message we all need to hear again and again.

In the church people sometimes refer to each other as brother or sister. When I was younger, I used to think that seemed funny or a little strange. The reason is I never realized the significance behind those terms. I never knew how special those words were to the early church and what they ought to mean to us today. Learn this significant truth that every family needs church family.

Whether you have kids in the house or not, whether you live alone or not, whatever your house is like, your home is meant to be a ministry center. One of our primary mission fields is the home. What would happen if you saw your home as a ministry center? What are the disciple-making possibilities? How would that change the way you structure your life? How could your home be an asset in living the...

We read books and watch movies of fairy tale romances. We dream of the perfect marriage. Then reality hits – we’re sinners and there is no perfect marriage. Paul writes of the importance of making your marriage a mission field. And the picture he provides is a marriage we’d all sign up for. Hear how to have a great marriage in this sermon.

When you think of God what attributes come to mind? We often think that God is love, all-knowing, all-powerful, holy, just, the list goes on. One attribute of God we sometimes forget is God is missional. It’s not just something he does, it’s who he is. Theologians refer to Him as the sent and sending God. He communicates that attribute to His church. In this sermon, we will unpack how the sent and...

Did your kids ever have a bedroom that was lots of fun during the day, but at night, when everything was dark, it became spooky? Maybe monsters lived there? It’s easy to be brave, to stand strong when the lights are on, but when everything is dark, that’s another story. God is sending his church to dark places to turn the light on. And light is always more powerful than the darkness. We just have...

It is one thing to know that God made you for more. It is quite another to know how to live that made for more life. In this sermon, the book of Ephesians is about to get real practical. We can’t wait for you to see how to move from the darkness to the light - it’s what the Christian life is all about.

Have you ever done something silly and then had someone ask you, “What were you thinking??” It’s easy, with the hectic pace of life or the simple force of habit, to do things without thinking. But we’ve been made for more than doing things without thinking. If we’re going to move beyond relying on our own control of circumstances to trusting God wherever He places us, then we will have to be renew...

More than likely, just a few weeks ago, a variety of gifts were given and received in your home. Big and small ones, expensive and cheap ones, exciting and boring ones were given and received…and now comes the question…”What do I do with all this stuff?” Some of it will quickly break and end up in the trash, some will be placed in the back of the closet and forgotten, and some will make their way...

In this sermon, we continue our theme for the year - Made for More. Jesus designed His church to take the fullness of Christ into every corner of culture and every sphere of society. That is a huge calling and God handpicked you to be a part of it. We're praying our theme will shatter your small dreams and God will awaken you to the reality that you were made for more. Join us as we dig back...

Now that the gifts have been unwrapped and the organizing and reorganizing has begun, you’ve probably been thinking about the new year. 2020. Wow! Remember back in the year 2000 when we thought all computers were going to explode? Time has flown and we still have computers intact. As you reflect over the past year and begin to plan for the new year, we will look through the book of Philippians at...

The incarnation of Jesus wasn't the end of God's work in human life, it was just the beginning. Enjoy the reality that our lives don't have to be perfect, we just need to have enough faith to follow Jesus. (The fun quiz on the Christmas story in this message is more black and white, though!)

Everyone knows that in any kingdom there is only room for one king. That’s what makes the Magi’s request to Herod so startling. Herod is the king of the Jews and they ask to see the king of the Jews, but they’re not talking about him. What a scene that must have been. We explore it together in this sermon as we consider the question of who is on the throne of your life? Remember, there is only roo...

Last week we were reminded that a relationship costs everything, anything less is just a contract. This week we will be reminded of several miracles in the Scriptures and I'm sure we all believe them. But, the question will come - do you you have the room to believe God can do more in your life? This is a message you will not want to miss.

The sights, the sounds, the smells of Christmas. It is truly a season like no other. It’s a season of joy and fullness… It can be so full, in fact, that we don’t know how we can squeeze in another party, another event, another program. Maybe you feel like the innkeeper with a no vacancy sign hanging on your life. Because as you look around, you think you’ve got no room in your inn. Join us this Ch...

This series on Being More of a Neighbor has been convicting. And yet, so far we've just used the culture's definition of "neighbor." In this sermon, we'll see how Jesus defines a neighbor.

Holiday time is full of families eating together. Aunts, uncles, children, grandchildren, everybody together laughing and eating. Those are good times, aren’t they? And have you ever noticed something about family gatherings… it seems that no matter how many people come or how small the house is, there’s always room for one more. There’s room for you and your neighbor in God's family tree.

Have you ever heard a child say something and you know exactly who they picked that up from? It’s a funny thing about kids, they catch a lot. We realize the same thing about faith. Our faith is much more caught than taught. What are our kids and our neighbors catching from our lives? Join us for the next message in our Being More of a Neighbor series on how to make your home a ministry center.

We live in an increasingly mobile and global society. Many have hundreds of "friends" through online social platforms and yet oftentimes we don't even know the names of our neighbors down the street. Jesus commissioned us to love our neighbors as ourselves. To love them, surely we must know them. Get ready to be challenged and equipped during our new series, Being More of a Neighbor...

Are you familiar with the phrase that came out of the enlightenment, “I think therefore I am?" That idea has been prevalent in modern society for several centuries now. We see the ramifications of elevating the individual over and above the community all over society. But could that same thinking have unwittingly infected our churches as well? Come, let us reason together as we pursue the shi...