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When Jesus saves us He calls us to live a life that is pleasing to God and effective for ministry. Thankfully He does not leave us to our own devices. Fighting sin and bearing fruit are possible because believers are empowered by the Spirit.

Galatians 5:16-25 There is no way we that we can live the Christian life or fulfill The Great Commission on our own. Living on mission and embracing the vision and values given that God has given us demands the empowering work of the Spirit of God.

Galations 5:16-25 The Holy Spirit is the third member of the Trinity that often lands Christians in one of two extremes. On the one hand, Christians can seek to “play it safe” and put the Spirit and his leading in a tightly sealed box. On the other hand, there are Christians who place too heavy a focus on spiritual gifts, healings and miracles at the expense of the Gospel. Despite the...

Galatians 5:16-25 The Holy Spirit is vital to the church.  We cannot accomplish our purpose without the work of the Holy Spirit empowering us to grow in our walk with Christ.  The Holy Spirit empowers every believer to bear fruit and at the same time helping us make practical steps to be more like Jesus.

Charles Spurgeon calls the Church “the dearest place on earth to us.” Have you ever seen the Church through this lens? If not, what’s stopping you? When you consider being gathered in community with the local church, do you bristle? Or does your heart leap with joy? The reality is that as the gathered community of the Church, we are called to “stir one another to love and g...

Hebrews 10:23-25 A surprising conclusion, crippling indictment and call to arms of gathering together from Hebrews 10:23-25.

Hebrews 10:23-25 Confidence in Christ as we cling to God's promises while we gather together in community.

Hebrews 10: 23-25 Shows us how we're better together, when we are gathered in community.

The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit, also known as pneumatology, has to do with the person and work of the third member of the Trinity. Come learn more about the active presence of God through the Holy Spirit’s role in the Trinity, the world, the Church, and your life.

With many seeing the Bible as a problem not a solution, why would we value being “Rooted in the Bible”? How can we re-enchant our lives around Scripture in a disenchanted age? 

Hebrews 4:12 Hearing about the Bible is probably the best thing that will happen this fall. And that is because one of our values is that we are rooted in the Bible, but while this might seem simplistic or obvious, it is not. Almost all Christian churches say they are based on the Bible but when things get real you find that relativism, and secularism, and pluralism, and humanism, and whatever oth...

Hebrews 4:12 The Bible may be the world’s best selling book, but is it worth believing and basing our lives on? What is the Bible’s ultimate purpose? Despite many considering the Bible just an old, religious fairytale, the Bible contains the true words of God which reveal both our problem of sin and God’s promise of a Savior.

The gospel is not about what you must do to be made right with God but about faith in what Jesus has already done to make you right with God. Every other philosophy of religion says “do” but Jesus says it’s “done”; they say “work” but Jesus says “rest”; they say “strive” but Jesus says “it is finished”. We are centred on...

Roman 1:16-17 If we are to realize the audacious vision of seeing the entire eastern Fraser Valley transformed by the Gospel for the glory of God and the good of all people, we must be centered on the Gospel. This sermon will explore what the Gospel is, why it is so powerful, and how we can center ourselves – both as a church and individually – so that we stay true to the mission that...

Romans 1:16-17 As we continue in our sermon series titled “Church on Purpose”, we will find that in order to see lives changed, and our community transformed, we must be centered on the Gospel. In our text this morning Paul explains to us that he is not ashamed of the Gospel for it is the power of God in our savior Jesus Christ. Where the Gospel is proclaimed there is no mission that i...

Romans 1:16-17 What is it that defines us as Christians?  Its not a culture, its not a lifestyle, its not even religious practices.  What defines us as Christians is faith in the gospel message of Jesus Christ.  This sits at the center of what we believe, what we do and who we are as the church. 

Ezekiel 37:1-14 Our vision statement at Central is audacious. We want to see Gospel transformation impacting tens of thousands of people. But what would that look like? How would our society be impacted by such transformation? And at the end of the day one has to ask the question: is such transformation actually even possible?

If we’re honest, our vision that aims to see the entire eastern Fraser Valley transformed by the gospel for the glory of God and good of all people seems like nothing short of a pipe dream and an impossibility. Almost as impossible as a valley of dry bones being brought back to life. Yet God can do both. What if we actually believed that our community could be transformed by the gospel and w...

Ezekiel 37:1-14 God has given our church an impossible vision – impossible for any human, but possible for Him! A picture of His preferred future for our end of the Fraser Valley is for spiritual life and flourishing to emerge amid intense spiritual dryness. Total transformation – for His glory and the good of all people.

Ezekiel 37:1-14 God calls the church to do incredible things.  Not because the church is amazing, but because God is amazing.  Our calling as a church is always dependent on God working miracles in people’s lives. 

Purpose matters. On the one hand, lack of purpose makes life insufferable. On the other hand, when people passionately pursue a common purpose it has the potential to change lives, even the world. There is no greater purpose on the planet than to be a part of the movement that Jesus established to reach and transform the world: The Church. This sermon is about Central’s mission to be and mak...

Mark 1:14b-20 Every successful person or organization will live with some level of intentionality which is clearly stated and then lived. The same is true – especially true – of the church. If the church is to be successful in fulfilling God’s will, she will live with purpose. This sermon is the first in a series called Church on Purpose, and it is all about the mission that God...

Mark 1:14b-20 Our mission at Central is that “We exist to be authentic followers of Jesus who lead others to follow him.” This is our God given goal as we seek to fulfill Christ’s great commission. But what does an authentic follower of Jesus look like exactly?

Mark 1:14b-18 It is easy for a church to get distracted.  Distractions might be good or bad things, but if they lead away from the calling of God for the church, they are harmful for the church.  As we look at the mission of the church, we start with the foundation of what God calls us to do as believers, to follow Jesus.

2 Kings 13:14-21 We love people that are passionate about something, we reward their passion, their commitment… we put gold medals around their necks, or pay lots of money to see them play, or sing, or perform… sometimes we look up to those people as if they were a rare breed, and they are. Very few people are truly committed to an activity, but those who are stand out from the rest....