Central Community Church | Sermon Audio

Luke 18:9-19:10 | We are instructed to "confess [our] sins to one another" (James 5:16) and yet we often find it extremely difficult to do. Confession can only take place when we stop lying to ourselves and to others and we acknowledge the truth about ourselves. Particularly, our lack of integrity, our impure motives, and our deceptions. Confession exposes the lie to the light of truth and sets us...

1 Thessalonians 5:11-5:11 | The early church understood the need for encouragement, along with ?"building one another up" and ?"spurring one another on" towards good deeds. To ?"in-courage" literally means to ?"put courage into someone". Giving them the ability to do something that frightens them. One of the greatest things you can do is to encourage someone else!

Matthew 18:21-18:35 | The record of debt that stood against every Christian, too great to ever pay on their own, has been paid by Jesus at the cost of His death on a cross. In light of such forgiveness ? such grace ? we are able to forgive others from the heart.

1 Corinthians 11:23-11:34 | The Corinthian Church lost it's main reason for why they gathered and why they participated in Communion. Paul's command ?"wait for" instructs ?"care for one another", ?"receive one another warmly", ?"grant one another table fellowship", ?"show hospitality to one another" to receive each other as equal members of the Body of Christ.?

1 Peter 4:7-4:11 | Hospitality is the practice of extending friendship to strangers. Literally, 'love of strangers'. Jesus reveals His love for us who were far off, hopeless, and distant from God by bringing us near and welcoming us in. A life that has been touched by the hospitality of Jesus, freely and quickly extends hospitality to others.

James 5:13-5:16 | A church that loves one another is without a doubt a church that prays for one another. And a church that prays for one another is without a doubt a church that loves one another. We are commanded to pray for one another and that command is full of individual and corporate blessing, including becoming more like Christ, our Great Intercessor.

John 13:34-13:35 | We begin a new series on being Christian-community with Jesus' command that we love one another as He loved us. Incarnation-love: no distance He would not go. Cross-love: no sacrifice too great. Gospel-love: the most compelling, total love imaginable. How Jesus loved us, we are to love one another, and it will be our most powerful witness in the world.

Acts 9:1-10:48 | We spent the morning hearing missionary updates, praying for our missionaries and partner missions organizations, and discovered that part of learning to be a disciple of Jesus means we must also 'unlearn' things.

Hosea 14:1-14:9 | We conclude our series in the book of Hosea with the prophet's final plea for people to return to God, repent of sin, and live in His mercifully abundant provision with our chief affections.

Hosea 11:1-11:11 | Do you know what it's like to have a wayward child? God does too. On Sunday Pastor Eldon preached on 'God's Way With A Wayward Child'.

Hosea 10:11-10:15 | This summer series consists of the illustrations used in the book of Hosea. They are ultimately portraits of God's redeeming love. This week's illustration is of an udderly stubborn heifer.

Hosea 9:10-10:10 | There are a number of illustrations throughout the Book of Hosea. Two of those are about a luxuriant vine and grapes in the wilderness. These are, ultimately, portraits of God's redeeming love.

Hosea 7:11-7:16 | There are a number of illustrations throughout the Book of Hosea. This is one of them. These are, ultimately, portraits of God's redeeming love.

Hosea 2:2-3:5 | There are a number of illustrations throughout the Book of Hosea. These are, ultimately, portraits of God's redeeming love. God's pursuit of his unfaithful bride is one of them.

Hosea 1:1-2:1 | There are a number of illustrations throughout the Book of Hosea. An adulterous wife and illegitimate children are the first two we encounter in chapter 1. These are, ultimately, portraits of God's redeeming love.

Galatians 5:16-5:25

John 14:1-14:11

Ephesians 1:3-1:14

James 1:1-1:12

Matthew 6:31-6:34

2 Corinthians 8:1-9:6

Acts 4:32-4:37

Luke 12:16-12:21

Luke 18:18-18:18

Psalms 67:1-67:7