Central Community Church | Sermon Audio

1 Samuel 17:41-51 David and Goliath, the great underdog story is often told to inspire us to become like David and face our giants. But what if we are missing the main point of this classic story by understanding it this way? What if facing our giants on our own makes us miss out on the good news?

Esther 4:12-17 God is not named a single time in the book of Esther. However, His fingerprints are all over this story of providence, obedience, and trust. Just because we don’t see Him, doesn’t mean that God isn’t actively at work orchestrating every fiber of the universe for His glory and the good of those who love Him. Through the faithfulness of Esther, God preserved His chos...

Esther 4:12-17 The story of Esther is a remarkable drama recounting a historical battle between good and evil, courage and hatred. Through it all, God’s sovereign plan unfolds as God uses Esther to save the Jewish people. But Esther’s story does not culminate in Esther, rather it points to the only one in whom we can find salvation today: our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Luke 12:13 - 34 Many things in our world can cause us to "lose our balance" - not so much when skating or skiing (though that happens as well) but rather as we seek to make wise choices and honor God with our lives.  Jesus tells us a story in Luke 12 which will help us to identify some of these things...and to choose that which is godly and best.

Esther 4: 12-17 Esther was uniquely positioned and gifted to save the Jewish nation.  But her impact could only go so far.  God sent his son, Jesus Christ, to save more than a nation; he came to save all of humanity. 

Hebrews 3:1-6 Moses was the great hero and founder of the Jewish faith and he yet for all his greatness, Jesus is better still. Moses was sent out to rescue Israel and stand in the gap between them and God and yet Moses himself knew that the Messiah would come and improve on his work.

Hebrews 3:1-6 Jesus is the true and better Moses. Moses was a faithful servant in God’s house; Jesus is a faithful son over God’s house – the church! He is our Rock, Redeemer, and Mediator of a New Covenant, saving us and giving us a righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith in Him.

Hebrews 3:1-6 Jesus is the true and better Moses, sent to deliver his people from sin as Moses delivered his people from Egypt, interceding for his people as their high priest just as Moses interceded for Israel, and building his church into a house that glorifies Him, just as Moses built the tabernacle and nation of Israel to glorify God.

Hebrews 3:1-6 Faithfulness in our relationship with God is a key idea of our passage this morning as we view the faithfulness of Moses and Jesus.  But what does "being faithful to God" really mean. and how can I live this out in my daily life?

Genesis 50:15 - 21 We've probably all experienced it - getting "stabbed in the back" by someone we trusted and they betrayed us.  The pain is real, and can be lasting, unless we can forgive.  This week it's Joseph's experience with his brothers, and Jesus' experience on the cross, which give us hope that there can be healing after injustice!

Genesis 50:15-21 The whole Bible shows us Jesus and in the story of Joseph we see that very clearly shown.  As Joseph trusts God’s plan for his life fully and is willing to show forgiveness to those who have hurt him we see a picture of what Jesus is going to do, and a model for us to follow. 

Genesis 50:15-21  God brought ultimate good out of the evil actions of Joseph’s brothers, enabling Joseph to forgive and speak kindly to his brothers. The supreme example of this is found in Jesus. God has brought about ultimate good from the evil actions done to Jesus at his crucifixion, enabling forgiveness and kindness to be extended to all mankind.

Genesis 32:24-28 In Jacob, we can clearly see ourselves. We can identify with is struggle, his doubt, his fear, and his being alone. We can identify with the reality of wrestling with God and wondering if any of His promises will come to pass. Yet in Jacobs wrestle we get a glimpse of a God who is not simply forming a nation, or intervening sporadically but intentionally painting a picture of how...

Genesis 32:22-32 In this passage we will see the efforts of man, the promises of God and the need for a Saviour.

Genesis 32:24-28 This morning we look at Genesis 32:24-28 and how Jacob’s wrestling with God actually points to Jesus and how he wrestled with sin on our behalf. Jesus secures eternal blessings for believers, and transforms our identities as new creations. This continues to show us that the bible is not about ‘us’, but rather it is about God’s ultimate redemptive work throu...

Genesis 32:24-28 Jacob serves as the archetype of humanity. Scheming, grasping, manipulating, and lying form the building blocks and the way of life. Like Jacob, we need a radical encounter with God that results in receiving the blessing of eternal life and a new identity. Jesus provides opportunity to encounter God. Having paid the price of sin and conquering death, relationship with him provides...

Genesis 22:1-19 So many of the stories and the narrative of the Old Testament informed the people of the day but also foreshadowed the hope to come. This account of Abraham being called to sacrifice his son, Isaac, is disturbing but also speaks clearly of the hope for a Messiah. Jesus Christ accomplished what no other sacrifice ever could.

Genesis 22:1-18 The story of Abraham and Isaac is often one of the most difficult stories for us to understand.  Yet in this story we see God’s plan of salvation unfolding as it leads us to see the sacrifice of Jesus.  We can trust the promises of God because of what Jesus has done. 

Genesis 22:1-18 Jesus is the true and better Isaac, who was not just offered up by his father on the mount but was truly sacrificed for us all. god said to Abraham "Now I know you love me, because you did not withhold your son, your only son whom you love, from me." Now we can say to God, "Now we know that you love us, because you did not withhold your son, your only son whom you love, from us."

Genesis 12:1-8 God’s promise to Abram to bless all the peoples of the earth seems like a far fetched proclamation, yet Abram responds in (mostly) obedient faith. However, this classic Bible story is incomplete without Christ, through whom the fulfillment of this promise is realized.

Genesis 12:1-8 This morning we look at how Jesus is the true and better Abraham. Abraham's call to leave the comfort of his home and trust in God's promises points directly to Jesus' ultimate obedience and sacrifice. God's promise to bless all nations through Abraham is fulfilled in Jesus, the true seed of Abraham. Jesus provides the ultimate assurance that not only Abraham, but also we, will have...

Genesis 12:1-5 & Galatians 3 Almost four millennia ago a man embarked on a God-directed journey which ended up blessing the entire world.  This Sunday we see how these events culminated in an even greater person taking a journey affecting our eternity...and setting us on a life-long quest of our own.

Genesis 12:1-8 The promise God made to Abraham put into motion the events and generations that would change the universe forever. In which the faith of one man paved the way for the arrival Jesus: true and better Abraham.

Romans 5:12-21 As we embark on our summer sermon series we see that the Bible isn’t really about the famous characters contained in it, and it’s not really about us; the Bible is about Jesus. In this first sermon we see how Jesus is the true and better Adam.

Romas 5:12-21 Jesus is the true and better Adam who passed the test in the garden and whose obedience is imputed to us.