Centre Church

Speaker: Josh Dool Date: October 6, 2019 Text: Matthew 4:1-11 In this sermon we'll examine the spiritual discipline of fasting, the feast that God has prepared for us, and the things that we are often tempted to satisfy our appetites with.

Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: September 29, 2019 Text: Matthew 6:9-13; Daniel 9:17-19 In this sermon we'll examine the obstacles of praying as Jesus taught us and the power of prayer in setting us free.

Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: September 22, 2019 Text: 1 Kings 19:1-14 In this sermon we'll examine the purpose and practice of silence and solitude in the Christian life.

Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: September 15, 2019 In this sermon we'll focus on the nature of our 'labour' as disciples of Jesus by unpacking a brief theology of spiritual disciplines.

Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: September 8, 2019 Text: Matthew 22:34-40; Joshua 22:5; 24:14-15 This sermon will explore what we want to become as a local church in this time and place. We'll lean on our two recent series through Matthew and Joshua to see our call to become a people who love God with heart, soul, mind, and strength. Who live as conduits of Jesus' presence on earth. And who la...

Speaker: Aaron Boswell Date: September 1, 2019 Text: 1 Thessalonians 1:2-10 Today's sermon answers the question, "How do I know I am a Christian?" by digging into 1 Thessalonians 1:2-10.

Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: August 25, 2019 Text: Joshua 24 In this final sermon of the series we'll watch as the people of Israel gather with Joshua one last time. He'll call them to a moment of decision and warn them before sending them off to live their lives. In this chapter we'll be faced with the reality that the law we love will crush us if we try to live by it.

Speaker: Josh Dool Date: August 18, 2019 Text: Joshua 23 As we near the close of the book of Joshua, we will see that just as there is something threatening the possession and enjoyment of the Promised Land for the people of Israel, there is something threatening our participation and enjoyment of the life Jesus came to give us. We'll examine three charges that Joshua gives in order that we w...

Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: August 11, 2019 Text: Joshua 22 Joshua 22 begins the fourth and final major section of the book. After entering the promised land, taking the land, and dividing the land the people turn their attention to living in the land. But the first obstacle they face is not what they had hoped for. In this sermon we'll be called as a church to step into the role we've be...

Speaker: Mark Burch Date: August 4, 2019 Text: Joshua 21 God has always given leaders to His people; to care for them, provoke them to godliness, and most importantly, to continually point them back to God. They are identified as "gifts" to the people of God. A key responsibility for every church today is to be looking for and calling out the next generation of leaders. What a joy to see...

Speaker: Josh Dool Date: July 28, 2019 Text: Joshua 20 In this sermon we will look at how God's justice and mercy are on display through the cities of refuge, and examine how Jesus being our place of refuge presents a call and a challenge to the church today.

Speaker: Mark Burch Date: July 21, 2019 Text: Joshua 13-19 In Joshua chapters 13-19 we see the Israelites now "in the land" but not yet enjoying the "rest" they have longed for. Israel is an example to us that it is possible for the people of God to miss out on God's best. We can be "saved" but not "fully free." As such, we would be wise to take the adm...

Speaker: Aaron Boswell Date: July 14, 2019 Text: Joshua 10-12 This week's sermon walks through Joshua 10, one of the most difficult chapters in the Bible, reminding us of the sovereignty of God, the severity of sin, the judgment that we deserve, and the offer of mercy that God extends to us only through Jesus. We will explore Genesis 15 and 18 in order to set the stage for looking at the even...

Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: July 7, 2019 Text: Joshua 8:30-9:27 After Joshua and the people deal with their own propensity for self-sabotage through confession and repentance the scene immediately shifts back to the enemies around them. But instead of a head on attack the battle requires the discernment of deception. How does the deception come? Why do the people lower their guard? And what does th...

Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: June 30, 2019 Text: Joshua 7:1-26 Joshua chapter seven is the first time we see Israel suffer defeat since the handoff from Moses to Joshua. What happened to their divine defence? What was it that got in the way? And what can we, as Jesus followers today, learn about cultivating a life in the presence of God through it?

Speaker: Norm Funk Date: June 23, 2019 Text: Philippians 1:3-11 In what is my last sermon as a pastor at Westside I want nothing more than to express my thanks to the Lord and to the Body of Westside and do so by borrowing from Paul and Philippians 1:3-11.

Speaker: Norm Funk Date: June 17, 2019 Text: Joshua 6:1-27 Joshua 6 records the battle Joshua and the people of God fought against Jericho. But a battle fought by faith, and in faith, and in obedience to the promises of God.

Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: June 9, 2019 Text: Joshua 5:1-15 As we turn our attention to Joshua five we're going to be faced with several beautiful realities of the gospel. That those who come to Jesus no longer belong to themselves, that the God who leads us is a God of perfect provision, and that our worship in Spirit and truth is the way to dismantle strongholds and push back the darkness....

Speaker: Norm Funk Date: June 2, 2019 Text: Joshua 4:1-24 In Joshua chapter 4 the people of God finally set foot in the Promised Land. In this message we dig deep into the call of God on them to memorialize this move across the Jordan and what the meaning and message is to us today.

Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: May 26, 2019 Text: Joshua 3:1-17 After receiving an incredible report from the two spies Joshua had sent into the land, the people make their way to the Jordan river. But before they cross they're given specific instructions on how to follow the Lord into this new land. In this sermon we'll look at how the leading of Jesus works in our lives and how we can posi...

Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: May 19, 2019 Text: Joshua 2:1-24 Before heading across the Jordan River as a nation Joshua sends two spies into the land. They immediately fail in their mission but God rushes to meet them anyway. Through a woman named Rehab they experience the provision, presence, and grace of their God.

Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: May 12, 2019 Text: Joshua 1:10-18 After being commissioned by the Lord to lead with strength and courage Joshua finally steps into his new role. As he does we'll remind ourselves of the reasons behind his strength and courage. We'll notice the renewal that takes place under new leadership and watch as the people of Israel respond to all that's taken place...

Speaker: Norm Funk Date: May 5, 2019 Text: Joshua 1:1-9 We begin a new series on the book of Joshua. In this kick of message we consider who Joshua was and what God told him as he took over leadership of the Jewish people upon the death of Moses.

Speaker: Norm Funk Date: April 28, 2019 Text: Matthew 28:11-20 We finish off our long journey in Matthew by hearing Jesus' great claim, commission and comfort to His disciples.

Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: April 21, 2019 Text: Matthew 28:1-10 The resurrection of Jesus can be ignored, written off, rejected, or considered. In this sermon we will consider the resurrection from the perspective of a small group of women who went to the tomb expecting to find a corpse but instead found hope, life, and joy.