Central Sermon Podcast

Often we find ourselves stuck in life from some previous event or situation that we have confronted in life. Also, may marriages get stuck and needing to get released. This message shows how Jesus helped Peter to get beyond where he found himself to become an incredible spokesman for Jesus.

Marriage is hard and sometimes it can get messy. The enemy wants to destroy anything that looks like heaven and that is what marriage is supposed to look like. So what happens when it doesn't? What do you do when it gets really messy? This message may give some hope and healing to anyone struggling.

Marriage is meant to be a signpost that points others to Christ. This message will challenge couples to help each other to grow in their love for Christ.

Jesus goes back to creation to paint a fresh picture of what marriage is supposed to look like. In a day of confusion over marriage, it is good to know how Jesus viewed marriage.

When Jesus was tested by the Pharisees concerning divorce, He went back to the very beginning when God created mankind to give the proper context of marriage.

In this message, Pastor Mark encourages us to focus on why we attend church and not just what the church has to offer us. We should seek to connect with God, each other and a world that needs Jesus.

We can celebrate that our church is heavily invested in missions, still, each and every one of us if called to do the good works that God has prepared for us in advance so that we can have life to the fullest.

Anyone can start out well, but what will it take to finish strong? This message encourages steps that can be made to finish the course well that God has set out for you.

As we prepare to take the Lord’s Supper, Pastor Mark encourages us to not only remember what Christ did on the cross but to recommit ourselves completely to Jesus through self-examination, confession and repentance.

In this message, Pastor Mark draws parallels between the cities of refuge set up in Joshua 20 designed to provide mercy, justice and the hope of salvation to someone who shed blood, and the ultimate refuge we find in Jesus Christ.

Are you willing to do the work, to plant the seeds, to grow the tree for shade you may never enjoy? Caleb was and it made all the difference.

Often time we face an enemy who is disguised and we entertain the ruse and we find ourselves in a somewhat spiritually anemic place. How can we be prepared for this scheme of the enemy and how can we walk in victory?

After getting routed at Ai, the people of God had to decide if they were going to quit or bounce back. Just because God has given it to you doesn't mean you don't have to fight for it. Let's follow God's plan and experience the victory He has given us.

When we attempt to do things our way instead of God’s way, we open ourselves up to potential defeat instead of victory. This message challenges us to see that when God is in charge, then He leads to victory.

In an odd battle strategy, the Children of Israel saw the walls of Jericho fall. In our lives we often have walls that we face that keep us from the victorious Christian life. Perhaps God gives us a strategy to see us overcome our walls.

Greatness is not a matter of great talent. Greatness is a matter of great choices. How do you make choices? Who or what have influence in your life? Choices matter. Choose wisely.

God promised to be with Joshua even in the midst of battle. God also promises His presence to us. That truth evokes obedience, excludes fear and anxiety, and elicits hope.

In this message, we are encouraged to find our Gilgal. A place where we can renounce the things of the world, find restoration, be reminded of God’s forgiveness and remember God’s greatness.

The Children of Israel find themselves on the side of a swollen Jordan River realizing that the promise of God is on the other side. Joshua leads this band travelers miraculously across the Jordan. In our faith journey we face times when God leads us across our own Jordan Rivers.

Raising children is an honor, but it does come with challenges; however, God has done an incredible thing in making moms who they are with their incredible nurturing character.

The story of Rahab is about a God who is faithful and unrelenting in his pursuit of good for his people, and a woman who is so compelled by the power of this God that she can’t help but profess her allegiance to Him.

It is important to examine yourself before you take the Lord's Supper, but it is equally important to focus on how much Christ loves you. When our focus is on Christ, the temptations and things of this world grow dim.

This initial message in this series challenges Christ-followers to prepare to move in take the land of the victorious Christian life.

God has given His children the keys to a mansion in heaven; however, as long as we are here, He has a purpose for us to fulfill. This message challenges you to live a life of purpose.

Life does not always go smoothly and work out like we would plan; however, God is still intimately involved with us.