Central Bearden - Sermons

The Parable of the Lost Sheep 15  Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. 2  But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” 3  Then Jesus told them this parable: 4  “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go...

Repent or Perish 13  Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. 2  Jesus answered, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way? 3  I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish. 4  Or those eighteen who died...

Continuing our series "Jesus 365", Good Samaritan | Luke 10:25-42 The Parable of the Good Samaritan 25  On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 26  “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?” 27  He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and...

Continuing our series "Jesus 365", Transfiguration | Luke 9:52-62 Samaritan Opposition 51  As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem. 52  And he sent messengers on ahead, who went into a Samaritan village to get things ready for him; 53  but the people there did not welcome him, because he was heading for Jerusalem. 54  When...

Continuing our series "Jesus 365", Transfiguration | Luke 9:28-45 Feb. 13th 2022 The Transfiguration 28  About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and James with him and went up onto a mountain to pray. 29  As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning. 30  Two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared in glor...

Continuing our series "Jesus 365", Raising the Widow's Son | Luke 7:1-17 Feb. 6th 2022  7  When Jesus had finished saying all this to the people who were listening, he entered Capernaum. 2  There a centurion’s servant, whom his master valued highly, was sick and about to die. 3  The centurion heard of Jesus and sent some elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and heal hi...

Continuing our series "Jesus 365", Healing on the Sabbath | Luke 6:1-16 Jan. 30, 2022  6  One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and his disciples began to pick some heads of grain, rub them in their hands and eat the kernels. 2  Some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” 3  Jesus answered them, “Have you never read what Davi...

Continuing our series "Jesus 365", Fish People on Luke 5:1-11. Jan. 23, 2022    5  One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret,[ a ] the people were crowding around him and listening to the word of God. 2  He saw at the water’s edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets. 3  He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon,...

Continuing our 2022 sermon series "Jesus 365" in Luke 4:14-30. Message by Wade Bibb.  14  Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside. 15  He was teaching in their synagogues, and everyone praised him. 16  He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was...

Continuing our series Jesus 365: Luke 3: 1-22.  In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar—when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Traconitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene— 2  during the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. 3  He w...

Beginning our 2022 Sermon Series "Jesus 365" in Luke 2:41-52. Message by Wade Bibb.  41  Every year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the Festival of the Passover. 42  When he was twelve years old, they went up to the festival, according to the custom. 43  After the festival was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they w...

20211226 - Message by Wade Bibb - The Weary World Rejoices, Part 5 - 1 Samuel 2_18-20, 26 Closing out our Advent Series "The Weary World Rejoices" in 1 Samuel. Week 5 on 1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26. December 26, 2021. Wade Bibb. 18  But Samuel was ministering before the Lord—a boy wearing a linen ephod. 19  Each year his mother made him a little robe and took it to him when she went up with her...

Christmas Eve Meditation by Wade Bibb.

Continuing our Advent Series "The Weary World Rejoices" in Micah. Week 4 on Micah 5:2-5a. December 19, 2021. Wade Bibb. “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.” Therefore Israel will be abandoned until the time when she who is in labor bears a son,...

Continuing our Advent Series "The Weary World Rejoices" in Zephaniah. Week 3 on Zephaniah 3:14-20. December 12, 2021. Wade Bibb. Sing, Daughter Zion; shout aloud, Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, Daughter Jerusalem! The Lord has taken away your punishment, he has turned back your enemy. The Lord, the King of Israel, is with you; never again will you fear any harm. On that day they...

Continuing our Advent Series "The Weary World Rejoices" in Malachi. Week 2 on Malachi 3:1-4. December 5, 2021. Wade Bibb. 1 “I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come,” says the Lord Almighty. 2  But who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand w...

Beginning our Advent Series "The Weary World Rejoices" in Jeremiah. Week 1 on Jeremiah 33:14-16. November 28, 2021. Wade Bibb. 14  “‘The days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will fulfill the good promise I made to the people of Israel and Judah. 15  “‘In those days and at that time I will make a righteous Branch sprout from David’s line; he will do what is just and right in the l...

Finishing our series in Matthew. Week 10: "The Great Dilemma" on Matthew 17:24-27. November 21, 2021. Wade Bibb. The Temple Tax 24  After Jesus and his disciples arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma temple tax came to Peter and asked, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the temple tax?” 25  “Yes, he does,” he replied. When Peter came into the house, Jesus was the first to speak....

Continuing our series in Matthew. Week 9: "Mission Impossible?" on Matthew 17:14-21. November 14, 2021. Wade Bibb. Jesus Heals a Demon-Possessed Boy 14  When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and knelt before him. 15  “Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering greatly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. 16  I brought him to you...

Continuing our series in Matthew. Week 8: "From Desperation To Faith" on Matthew 15:21-28. November 7, 2021. Nick Campbell. The Faith of a Canaanite Woman Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly.” Jesus did not answer...

Continuing our series in Matthew. Week 7: "Get Out of the Boat" on Matthew 14:22-33. October 31, 2021. Wade Bibb. Jesus Walks on the Water 22  Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23  After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone,...

Continuing our series in Matthew. Week 6: "The Miraculous Feeding" on Matthew 14:14-21. October 25, 2021. Wade Bibb. When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick. As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said,  “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themse...

Continuing our series in Matthew. Week 5: "A Desperate Touch of Faith" on Matthew 9:20-22. October 10, 2021. Wade Bibb. 20  Just then a woman who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak. 21  She said to herself, “If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed.” 22  Jesus turned and saw her. “Take heart, daughter,” he said, “you...

Continuing our series in Matthew. Week 4: "Power Over Death" on Matthew 9:18-19; 23-26. October 3, 2021. Wade Bibb. J esus Raises a Dead Girl 18  While he was saying this, a synagogue leader came and knelt before him and said, “My daughter has just died. But come and put your hand on her, and she will live.” 19  Jesus got up and went with him, and so did his disciples. 23  When Jesu...

Former Central Bearden Pastor Dr. Bill Bruster joins us as a Pulpit Guest for "Why I Love the Church" on Matthew 16:18. September 26, 2021.  Matthew 16:18 " And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it."