Centre Church

In this sermon we will walk with Jesus as He descends from the mountain of transfiguration and toward the cross. The question in front of us is, 'Why did Jesus have to leave the mountain in the first place?' As we look at the reasons Jesus had to enter "the valley" we'll be shown the nature and purpose of the freedom we have or can have in Him.

Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: November 19, 2017 Text: Matthew 17:1-13 Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: November 19, 2017 Text: Matthew 17:1-13 The transfiguration of Jesus was a mountaintop experience like no other. In it, Jesus visibly demonstrated that past, present, and future are ultimately and only secure in Him. Never again will the lows of this life be able to destroy us or the highs of this life li...

In light of last Sunday's mass-shooting in a Texas Church, we take a break from our series in Matthew and address the topic of "The Existence of God and the Presence of Evil."

In this sermon, we seek to help one understand why the way of Jesus - the way of the cross - must be the Christian's way too. We do this by focusing on the three reasons Jesus gives and affirming the great need for our love of Jesus and commitment to bringing Him glory undergirding everything.

Matthew 16 marks a dramatic change in the earthly ministry of Jesus where He ends His work in Galilee and sets His face towards Jerusalem. Tied to this transition is the most important of questions: who do you say that I am? In this message, we look specifically at Peter and seek to discover by way of his response to Jesus what in his life should be true in ours and those things we should be wary...

In this sermon we will consider the opposition to Jesus that exists within those of us who consider ourselves Christ-followers. We will see some of the ways we can twist the shut off valve to God's power in our lives by opposing the life and salvation that Jesus came to give.

In this sermon we will unpack another account of Jesus miraculously feeding thousands of people. In this story we'll get a clearer picture of the salvation Jesus offers and what He requires from any and all who live to enjoy it!

In this sermon we will unpack the story of a woman with a spiritually oppressed daughter who sought freedom in Jesus. We will consider what spiritual oppression looks like today and what we can learn about finding freedom in Jesus from the example of this woman.

As we return to our study of Matthew we pick things up in chapter 15 where in the midst of multiple conflicts Jesus teaches the people then, and us today, the depth of our defilement, the only means of cleansing our defilement and what cleansing brings.

We finish off our three-week series with a message that looks at the disciples our - call of being in but not of the world. What does this mean, how is this carried out and what undergirds it are the questions this message addresses.

In lasts weeks message in this series we looked at why Westside exists To Make Jesus Known. Today we ask how and answer by diving into the shared importance of the gathering and the scattering of the church.

As we kick off our 13th year of ministry we go back and address the reason for why the mission of Westside is To Make Jesus Known.

In this final sermon on the human experience we will look at what is arguably the most important experience of all, love. Where does our desire for love come from and why do we have such a difficult time finding the love we're looking for? How does God's love compare to all other love and how do we receive, walk in, and respond to it?

In this sermon we will unpack the human experience of fear and the opportunities offered to us through it. As God works to make us more like Jesus He uses not only the good but also the bad experiences of our day to day lives to do it. Fear is no exception. What opportunities exist to walk closer with God in the experience of fear? And how can taking those opportunities free us from the power that...

In this sermon we will unpack the unique way Jesus offers for dealing with the human experience of regret. We'll ask questions like: What are the implications of living in a culture that avoids the experience of regret at all costs? Why is it that we fear failure and do whatever we can to distract ourselves from it? And how is it that we can be freed from the weight of regret without having t...

In this sermon we will unpack the human experience of anger. Why is anger so destructive to us and our relationships? Where does it come from? And how can we deal with the root of it as opposed to simply treating the symptoms?

In this, part 2 of a 2 part sermon on lust, desire and passion, we dive into our call to be people who pursue greatness not for our glory but for the glory of God while being aware of the pitfalls along the way.

Does God simply want all Christians to rid themselves of all desires, passions and ambition? In this first of a two-part sermon we will look at lust, desire and passion from the negative and see how we can have victory over them. Next week we will look at the same emotions from the positive and see how we can harness them for the sake of the kingdom.

In this sermon in our series, "The Human Experience," we dive deep into the topic of loneliness. Specifically, we look at Hagar, a prominent woman in God's redemptive story who experienced, full well, loneliness and longing but God graciously stepping into it as well.

Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: July 16, 2017 This week, as we continue on in our series we will be looking at 'The Human Experience' of awe. What is awe? And how does the awe that we are so used to culturally differ from the awe of God? As we unpack the awe of God we will look at what it's meant to do to us and how we can recover it if we have lost it or discover it for the very first t...

Speaker: Norm Funk Date: July 9, 2017 As we continue on in our summer series, The Human Experience, we dive into the topic of shame in this message and consider what brings shame, how we attempt to deal with shame and what, ultimately, can rid ourselves of it.

Speaker: Norm Funk Date: July 2, 2017 Joy is a big topic in the Bible, to say the least. Followers of Jesus are promised joy by Jesus, told that it is ours by way of the Spirit and is something that is to be pursued always. And yet, why don't we experience more than we do, how can we gain it if we lack it and how does our desire for it evidence something beyond ourselves? Those are questions...

Speaker: Matt Menzel Date: June 25, 2017 In this sermon we will continue our exploration of the human experience by unpacking the nature of sorrow in the christian life. We will explore several origins of sorrow for those who follow Jesus and unpack some of the purposes that God has in it.

Speaker: Norm Funk Date: June 18, 2017 We begin a summer series this week where over the next 12 Sundays we will consider some of those common feelings and experiences we all share and consider how the Scriptures speak to them. We launch this series looking at apathy.

Speaker: Matt Glezos Date: June 11, 2017 Text: Matthew 14:22-36 In Christ each Christian is blessed with a peace and comfort that brings hope into this life and will carry us into the life to come. But the mistake we sometimes make is thinking that because Jesus brings us peace and comfort, he wants us to pursue a life that is always peaceful and completely without risk. In this passage we see the...