Central BCS - Sermons

This sermon explores Jesus' teachings on overcoming anxiety by rethinking fears, remembering God's provision, and reshaping focus on His kingdom. It encourages believers to trust in God's care, seek His righteousness first, and find peace by shifting perspective from personal worries to divine provision.

Jesus teaches that how we handle money reveals our heart and impacts our eternal joy. In this sermon, Executive Pastor Daniel Patterson calls believers to be generous, viewing giving as an investment in heavenly rewards rather than earthly wealth.

In this sermon, Director of Groups and Engagement Cash Fields explores the spiritual discipline of fasting, explaining it as a way to focus entirely on God by abstaining from food and redirecting one's hunger and attention to spiritual needs.

In this sermon, Pastor Phillip explores the Lord's Prayer, teaching that prayer is the path to experiencing the good life through authentic, urgent, and specific communication with God.

In this sermon, Associate Pastor of Congregational Care, Tim Skaggs, emphasizes that true righteousness involves doing good works in secret, with a heart oriented towards God, not towards receiving praise from others.

In this sermon, Executive Pastor Daniel Patterson explores Jesus' teachings in the Sermon on the Mount, focusing on the importance of inner righteousness over outward appearances. This message emphasizes that true faith requires consistency, love, and integrity in all aspects of life.

In this sermon, Pastor Phillip explains Jesus's teachings on sexual faithfulness and covenant marriage, challenging believers to fight against sexual temptation and prioritize marital commitment.

In this sermon, Senior Director for Discipleship & Administration, Sean Gould calls Christians to actively pursue reconciliation in relationships, prioritizing peace and forgiveness as a reflection of the gospel, and to quickly address conflicts before they escalate.

Pastor Phillip Bethancourt explains that Jesus is the fulfillment of God's Word, coming not to abolish the law but to complete it perfectly.

In this sermon, Central's Senior Director for Missions & Operations, Shane Mikeska, explains that Jesus calls believers to be salt and light in their daily environments, making a positive spiritual impact.

Through the Sermon on the Mount, Pastor Phillip emphasizes that Christ calls believers to experience "the good life" by allowing Him to reshape their inner world, leading to deeper relationships with God and others.

In this sermon, Pastor Phillip explores the Beatitudes from the Sermon on the Mount, revealing that the path to the good life is found not through worldly success, but through spiritual surrender to Jesus Christ. He challenges the congregation to embrace spiritual poverty, mourn over sin, practice meekness, and hunger for righteousness as ways to experience true joy and flourishing in God's kingdo...

In this sermon, Pastor Phillip Bethancourt reflects on the last five years at Central by highlighting five key marks of a healthy church member.

In this Easter Sunday sermon, Pastor Phillip traces the biblical narrative from Eden's two trees to Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection. He explains how Jesus, as the new Adam, reverses the curse of sin by transforming the tree of death into a tree of life, offering humanity a path back to God through faith and redemption. All while building a life-sized Roman cross.

In this sermon, College Minister Patrick McGinty explores Romans 8:31-39, emphasizing that God is unconditionally for believers and nothing can separate them from His love in Christ Jesus.

In this sermon, Pastor Phillip Bethancourt explores Romans 8:26-30, teaching that when believers feel stuck or uncertain, they can rest in God's peace, trust His promises, and know that the Holy Spirit intercedes for them.

In this sermon, Pastor Phillip explores the concept of spiritual adoption through Romans 8, revealing how God adopts believers out of a broken world and into His family, giving them a new identity, inheritance, and hope.

In the second sermon in "The Power of the Cross" series, Pastor Phillip explores how lasting change comes not through our own strength, but through the power of God's Spirit.

In this sermon, Pastor Phillip kicks off our Easter series by focusing on the freedom from condemnation that comes from union with Christ.

In this sermon, Associate Pastor Tim Skaggs explores what it means to overcome worry and anxiety with divine peace.

In this sermon, Pastor Phillip closes out the 1 Timothy series by focusing on the two main tests Christians face - the test of money and the test of mission.

In this sermon, Pastor Phillip Bethancourt lays out the "house rules" of the gospel, calling believers to flee from sin, follow Jesus, fight the spiritual battle, and focus on eternal life.

In this sermon on 1 Timothy 6:6-10, Executive Pastor Daniel Patterson warns against the dangers of covetousness and the love of money.

In this sermon on 1 Timothy 6:1-5, Pastor Phillip Bethancourt calls the congregation to respect flawed leaders and reject false teachers, emphasizing the importance of honoring God by discerning truth from error.

In this sermon on Acts 16:1-15, Pastor Phillip Bethancourt emphasizes that revival in the next generation often comes through prayer and obedience in the current generation.