Sunday Sermons

Central Church wrapped up the "Rescued" series with Rescue Stories - featuring 5 of Central's own, sharing how Jesus Christ rescued them.

Rescued Week #5 No Shame In Being Rescued John 8:1-11 Fine = Frustrated, Insecure, Negative and Evasive For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son, 14 who purchased our freedom and forgave our sins. Colossians 1:13-14 Guilt= I did something bad Shame= I am bad Guilt = I made a mistake Shame= I am a mistake Guilt = I didn’t do enough Shame...

Rescued Week #3 Rescued from Guilty Condemnation Colossians 1:13-14 Guilt leads to regret We can be defined by guilt Once we let guilt define us, then guilt defeats us So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1 THREE TYPES OF CONDEMNATION THAT DO NOT EXIST IN THE LIFE OF A FOLLOWER OF JESUS: 1. There is no God condemnation 2. There is no self -condemnation 3....

Rescued Week #2 Transferred Identity Colossians 1:13-14 For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son, 14 who purchased our freedom and forgave our sins. Colossians 1:13-14 Abram= father of height or exalted father When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty.’ Serve me faithfully an...

Rescued Week #1 Rescued Colossians 1:13-14 For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son, 14 who purchased our freedom and forgave our sins. Colossians 1:13-14 One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers—Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew—throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a livin...

Overcomers - Week 9 - 10/10/21 Overcoming Addiction - Part 2 Hebrews 4:15-16 Addiction often leaves us feeling lost and alone Before the enemy can destroy you, he has to isolate you For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. 16 Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with...

Overcomers Week #8 Overcoming Addiction Luke 15:11-24 If you step out of an addiction but you only deal with the fruit, not the root, chances are you’ll just step right into another addiction. Four Steps To Overcoming addiction: 1. Self-Realization Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his...

Overcomers - Week 7 - 9/26/21 Overcoming Complacency  I’m Complacent in what area:________________________ I’m Committed in what area:________________________         You can be complacent until the need becomes bigger than the want One of the most dangerous traps that a Christian or a church can fall into is the slippery slide from commitment to complacency.   1 Now the gates of Jericho were tigh...

Overcomers Week #6 Overcoming Divorce Malachi 2:16 “ For I hate divorce!” says the  Lord , the God of Israel. “To divorce your wife is to overwhelm her with cruelty,” says the  Lord  of Heaven’s Armies. “So guard your heart; do not be unfaithful to your wife.”  Malachi 2:16 There are six things the  Lord  hates, seven that are detestable to him:  7 haughty eyes,   a lying tongue,   hands that shed...

Overcomers Week #5 Overcoming Being Overwhelmed 2 Corinthians 1:8-10 Two words that could describe many of us today: crushed and overwhelmed Courage + Clarity + Connection + Reflection = Helping me Overcome 1. Courage We think you ought to know, dear brothers and sisters, about the trouble we went through in the province of Asia. We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we...

Overcomers Week #4 Overcoming Loneliness Leviticus 15:19- 23; Luke8: 40-48 There's a difference between being viewed and being seen There is a big difference between solitude and loneliness Jesus is: A Way Maker A Miracle Worker A Promise Keeper A Light in the Darkness “Whenever a woman has her menstrual period, she will be ceremonially unclean for seven days. Anyone who touches her during that ti...

Overcomers Week #3 Overcoming Self Hate Luke 5:8-10; Romans7:24 When Simon Peter realized what had happened, he fell to his knees before Jesus and said, “Oh, Lord, please leave me—I’m such a sinful man.” 9 For he was awestruck by the number of fish they had caught, as were the others with him. 10 His partners, James and John, the sons of Zebedee, were also amazed. Jesus replied to Simon, “Don’t be...

Overcomers Week #3 Overcoming Worry Philippians 4:6-7 Worry left unchecked leads to anxiety Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7 Too many people are looking for relief instead of peace What we escape to will one day be what we need to escape from Don’t worry about anyt...

Overcomers Week #1 Git Rid Of... Ephesians 4:31-32 Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior. 32 Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you. Ephesians 4:31-32 To be an Overcomer you need to get rid of: 1. Bitterness God is always wanting to do something in us and thr...

House Party Week #8 Celebrating Baptism Matthew 3:13-14 All of us have a next step in our walk with Jesus   Your next step is your best step Baptism is an outward profession of an inner connection Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. 14 But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” Matthew 3:13-14 Opposition is an opportun...

House Party - Week 8 - 8/1/21 You’re Already at the Party Luke 15 1Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. 2 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”  ~Luke 15:1-2 4 “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lo...

Rob Chagdes, Family Ministry Pastor from Prairie Lakes Church in Cedar Falls, shared this week's message. House Party - Week 8 - July 25, 2021 Changing Your Family Story Deuteronomy 30:1-6 1. Accept What You Cannot Change When all these blessings and curses I have set before you come on you and you take them to heart wherever the Lord your God disperses you among the nations, ~Deuteronomy 30:1 You...

House Party Week #6 Celebrating Even If Genesis 34:1-26; Joshua 5:1-8 It’s during the ‘even if’ moments of our life that our faith grows and we see God more clearly than we’ve ever seen Him before. One day Dinah, the daughter of Jacob and Leah, went to visit some of the young women who lived in the area. 2 But when the local prince, Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, saw Dinah, he seized her and rap...

House Party Week #5 Not My Stance John 9:1-35 Five Ways to be connected: Attend Regularly, Invite Boldly, Serve Purposefully, Give Generously and Connect Relationally Too many people love their stance more than they love other people As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”  John 9:1-2 It’s muc...

House Party Week #4 Celebrating Partnership Luke 5:5-11 Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.” 6 When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. Luke 5:5-6 Myth #1- If you pray more, you will worry less Myth #2- God will never give more on you than you can ha...

House Party - Week 3 - 6/27/21 Celebration over Condemnation John 8:1-11 Jesus returned to the Mount of Olives, 2 but early the next morning he was back again at the Temple. A crowd soon gathered, and he sat down and taught them. 3 As he was speaking, the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in the act of adultery. They put her in front of the crowd. John...

House Party Week #2 Pushing Through to Victory Luke 8:40-56 1. Faith Was Born Out Of Need 40 Now when Jesus returned, a crowd welcomed him, for they were all expecting him. 41 Then a man named Jairus, a synagogue leader, came and fell at Jesus’ feet, pleading with him to come to his house 42 because his only daughter, a girl of about twelve, was dying. As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost cr...

House Party - Week #1 The Hope of the World Jesus is the Hope of the world 5 Things we want Central to Be: 1. A place where you are accepted as you are, not as others want you to be One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers—Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew—throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living. 19 Jesus called out to them, “Co...

Grave Robbers Week #6 Stepping into Generosity John 12:1-8 Generosity has a way of impacting our lives Six days before the Passover celebration began, Jesus arrived in Bethany, the home of Lazarus—the man he had raised from the dead. 2 A dinner was prepared in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those who ate with him.  John 12:1-2 Serving allows Jesus to do something in us Serving...

Grave Robbers Week #5 Freedom in Relationship John 11:45-12:11 Religion can best be described as a system of rules, traditions and regulations created by a group of men for the purpose of control and manipulation through the means of guilt and shame Many of the people who were with Mary believed in Jesus when they saw this happen.  John 11:45 But some went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus...