Central Church Sermons

A pastor once told the story of a little boy who had a pack of Smarties candy. Upon the pastor expressing his love for Smarties, the boy made sure to always share the first piece of candy with the pastor whenever the boy received a new pack. In our lives, it's an amazing example of how we should be generous with God's blessings.

As Christians, our lives are watched. How we treat others is a huge part of our testimony. Dr. Ernie Frey shares about the privilege we have of forgiving those who have wronged us.

Resolutions are difficult to follow through with, especially when it comes to our spiritual health. As 2018 begins, Pastor Dan encourages us to stay strong to our commitment to read the Bible and lists some of his favorite Bible reading plans.

As 2018 begins, we must always remember our first love.

On Christmas Eve, we did the final sermon in our “Gospel In The Carols” series, looking at the Christmas Carols that draw deeply from the Bible to magnify the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This week we look at the Biblical roots and Gospel focus of “Silent Night."

In this sermon, we will hear about the most amazing announcement in all of history. Gabriel told Mary that her baby boy would be the Son of God and King of Israel. This Christmas season let us celebrate Jesus as God’s Son and our King!

Bethlehem was not an important town 2000 years ago. It was not a center of culture or commerce; but it was foretold to be the birthplace of one who would rule over Israel. This week, Dan Werthman looks at the Christmas carol "O Little Town of Bethlehem".

Did you know the comma in the carol "Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" matters? As part of our "The Gospel in the Carols" teaching series, Pastor Dan expounds on the message in this classic carol.

We all love Christmas carols, and the best Christmas carols are really Christian hymns that draw deeply from the Bible and magnify aspects of the Christmas story to share the good news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This week we look at the Biblical roots and the Gospel focus of O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.

Pastor Dave shares his last message at Central Church as he follows God's calling to Texas. This message reflects on Matthew 5 and the importance of loving others.

Pastor Dan closes our series on Nehemiah this morning looking at the subject of ‘spiritual relapses’ in chapter 13.

We continue to look at what 'revival' is, and what it could look like in our lives, our relationships, and our church. This week in Nehemiah 10 we will look at how revival leads to recommitment.

In Nehemiah 9 we see God stirring His people for revival. What is revival, and what would it look like in your life, your relationships, and our church? What role does confession play in revival?

The basic litmus test for Christians is whether or not we have spread out and made disciples of all people. Not just people across the ocean, but the people in our neighborhood and jobs. Luke Jackson talks about where, how, why God inspires us to go.

In Nehemiah 8, we see how God prepares His people for revival by increasing our hunger for His Word.

How do we think about evil and tragedy? This morning we look at what Jesus had to say about the problem of evil and suffering.

In Nehemiah 6 we look at the most common threats we face when we begin to rebuild our spiritual lives, our relationships, and our church. Nehemiah shows us how to respond to those threats and points us to Jesus Christ.

Do you feel guilty for being wealthy or would you feel guilty if you were wealthy? We see in Nehemiah how wealth was used to both further rebuilding the wall and to hinder the rebuilding of the wall.

By taking communion, Christians join together in remembrance of Jesus Christ's sacrifice for us. In this service, Pastor Dan looks at the importance of communion and we celebrate this church tradition.

This week in Romans 3 we will see how God initiates salvation for mankind. We will answer the age old question, "How can a person be right with God?"

In Nehemiah chapter 4 we look at the opposition to rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem. We learn from Nehemiah how we can face and respond to opposition we encounter as we try to build a closer walk with Christ, a strong marriage, a loving family, good friendships, and a healthy church.

Nehemiah 3 can be a little intimidating at first glance. Over thirty verses of names and lists. Dan Werthman looks at the people involved in rebuilding Jerusalem's wall, and how all of them were bought into something greater than themselves. As a church, how can we look past our preferences and look to build God's kingdom?

How do we deal with people who seem to be obstacles to rebuilding our personal lives, marriages, families, friendships, and church? This week in Nehemiah 2:9-20 we’ll continue to look at how God works in the hearts of people as we move into the future.

How do we deal with people who seem to be obstacles to rebuilding our personal lives, marriages, families, friendships, and church? This week in Nehemiah 2:1-8 we’ll look at how God works in the hearts of people as we pray.

Where does the vision to rebuild come from? In the second half of Nehemiah 1, we see an extremely desperate Nehemiah call out to God. Through his desperation, we see that Nehemiah seeks God's forgiveness.