Centre Street Church Audio Sermons

In the midst of growing distrust, frustration, confusion and uncertainty in our society and world today, what do the Scriptures call Christ followers to focus on and give their lives to? The focus of this sermon will be on our pursuit of God as the beginning point in the life we are called to. This is the first part in a new series of messages entitled "How Then Shall We Live"?

The Christian faith is built on the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. In 1 Corinthians 15, the Apostle Paul writes, "If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.” This is why Christians take the resurrection of Jesus so seriously. If you believe Christ is risen, are you able to explain to a friend why you believe it? If you do not believe in Christ's...

As we read Matthew 26:36-46, we see that Jesus faces agony, suffering, turmoil like no person has ever faced. Jesus knew that he was going to die. He had told his disciples that he must die – so Jesus’ agony and turmoil had to be originating from more than his impending death. What was Jesus facing that made Him feel the way He and pray the way He did. It is clear from Jesus prayer that that night...

This sermon examines Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem which is recorded in Matthew 21 As He entered the city Jesus no longer constrained the praises of the people. He accepted it all, for the time of His coronation had come. On this day, Jesus declared "I am your Lord and King". On this day, Jesus essentially said, "From this day forward, I welcome your praise and worship". So, what does it m...

Why is it necessary to be part of a church? Is the organized church needed at all? Does the church and its mission really matter? Why can’t it just be Jesus and me? Many of these questions are addressed in this sermon on Matthew 16:13-20.

Knowing that He would soon be departing, Jesus gave special attention to growing His disciples' faith, one of the most important things they would need going forward. In two stories found in Matthew 14:13-36, Jesus provides several opportunities for His disciples to grow in their faith. As we learn from this passage we are also able to see how God seeks to do the same in our lives today.

In our series in the gospel of Matthew we come to a turning point in Jesus' ministry where the people of His day become increasingly hostile toward Him. Jesus experiences this particularly upon returning to his hometown of Nazareth. As He teaches in their synagogue, the people are amazed at His teaching and wisdom, but despite this, they refuse to believe He is anything more than a man. Through th...

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...

The Bible teaches that it is possible for Christ-followers to be sure they are going to heaven when they die. The question we need to be concerned with is not the possibility of losing our faith but are we true followers of Jesus? There is a faith that is counterfeit and a faith that is genuine. This sermon, from Matthew on the Sower and the Seed, will help us examine these questions.

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