Centre Street Church

In the parable of the bags of gold, Jesus draws our attention to an important truth which is especially pertinent to us today. Even though we need to be ready, alert and discerning of the signs of Christ’s return, through this parable Jesus calls us to something that is equally important that reveals the state of our heart and the depth of our relationship with Him.

In Matthew 20: 1-16 there is a story which seeks to help us understand God's grace through Jesus telling the parable of the workers in the vineyard. There are some aspects of Jesus teaching in this parable that will be hard to receive and challenges our sense of fairness and justice. But, it will also set us free from the rollercoaster of emotions stemming from constantly comparing ourselves, and...

The parable of the net in Matthew 13 speaks about the end of the age, when Jesus comes again and we will be judged according to the decisions we have made in this life. Jesus describes two pathways, one that leads to eternity with God in heaven, the other to eternity without God in hell. Which path are you on?

Have you ever found yourself whispering or perhaps even shouting "Lord, if your kingdom is here, why does it seem like the enemy is winning? Where are You in all this?” Jesus answers these questions and more through a number of parables, explaining to His disciples what the Kingdom of heaven is like and that their understanding of the Kingdom isn't aligned with His. This sermon is focused on the P...

Jesus had a view and plan for the nations and Sean Campbell from Samaritan’s Purse shared it with us. He shared with us many hard stories of what he has seen around the world. He showed us how God always proceeds with love in hard situations and gave us hope for the world in the light of God’s immeasurable love for humanity. In light of all of the global uncertainties that we may face, Sean gave u...

TJ Syroteuk takes us through the Old and New Testament, Jewish customs and Revelation to point us to the reason we celebrate Communion and its further meaning in relation to the future celebration of the Marriage Supper of the Lamb. The sacrifice of Jesus, His love for us and the future He has planned are shown in this Communion celebration.

In the middle of Matthew 11, Jesus calibrates high challenge to the people of three cities He performed most of His miracles in. Why? Because most still chose not to repent and believe the good news. While the words of Jesus seem harsh, it reveals how passionate he is about repentance. Repentance is at the core of the life of a Jesus follower. The call to repent is more than the start of the Chris...

John the Baptist, was in prison. He knew who Jesus was but he was experiencing significant doubt about Jesus being the Messiah. How was this possible? How could this man of strong faith be in this state? This sermon will explore what may have caused John to doubt Jesus, how Jesus responded to John’s doubts and steps we can take to defeat doubts in our lives

Have you ever had an opportunity to share your faith about Jesus with someone, only to become gripped by fear and have the words get stuck in your throat? When you hear the words “share your faith”, what do you feel – excited, nervous, guilty, turned off, discouraged? As Jesus prepared His disciples to share the good news with others, one of His core messages was this: “do not be afraid”. Jesus wa...

Jesus has called us to join His mission. there are risks and we are not guaranteed safety. However, we are promised that Jesus will be with us, giving us the words we will need and that this opposition and persecution will bring an expansion of God's Kingdom. Blessings come when we are faithful to live on mission. Are you in?

Matthew 8:28-34 shows us that Jesus holds within Himself total and supreme power and authority over the supernatural world. Jesus uses this power to free 2 men from being harassed and possessed by demons. What does this mean for us today? Jesus still has power over the supernatural world and so we don’t need to be afraid of Satan and demons. Jesus isn’t afraid of the sin and brokenness in our live...

You may have caught yourself asking the question, “Is this it? Is this all there is?” What you hoped would bring you true satisfaction hasn’t turned out the way you believed it would. You have begun to lose hope. Those same feelings can be seen in the lives of Jesus’ disciples. But then something happened that brought them out of deep discouragement. It radically change their lives, their perspect...

Let's reflect on Christ and His sacrifice for us.