Sermons from City Centre Church

Last Sunday, Pastor Deric preached from Matthew 5:3–12 in a sermon titled “Blessed!” In the Beatitudes, Jesus reveals what it means to live as a blessed member of His kingdom. From creation and covenant to the kingdom of Christ, God’s blessing rests on His people by grace. Even through mourning, weakness, and persecution, believers can live knowing that their true blessing is found in Christ and c...

This past Sunday, Pastor Deric introduced the Sermon on the Mount from Matthew 5:1–2, setting the stage for Jesus’ teaching on life in the kingdom of God. As the promised King, Jesus gathers His disciples and teaches them what it means to belong to His kingdom. Throughout the Sermon on the Mount, we see a righteousness that goes beyond outward conformity, a character shaped by Christ, and a way of...

Last Sunday, Pastor Deric preached from Psalm 77 in a sermon titled “Are You Waiting for ‘The Other Shoe to Drop’?” Through Asaph’s honest prayer, we were reminded that faith does not require us to suppress our fears, doubts, or emotions. Instead, faith brings them honestly before God and learns to answer them by remembering who God is and what He has done. When present circumstances leave us anxi...

Last Sunday, Pastor Deric preached from Luke 16:19–31 on “The Rich Man and Lazarus.” Through Jesus’ account of two men whose earthly lives and eternal destinies could not have been more different, we were reminded that God sees beyond outward appearances and knows every heart. The things this world values are not the measure God uses, and every person will ultimately stand before Him as Judge. Yet...

This past Sunday, Pastor Deric continued his teaching on the biblical doctrine of hell, asking the question, “Why Hell?” This message considers the logic of eternal conscious punishment and what the reality of hell reveals about God, sin, judgment, and salvation. We were reminded that hell confronts us with the seriousness of sin, the certainty of God’s judgment, and the holiness and justice of Hi...

Pastor Deric preached from Acts 17:11 in a sermon titled  “Hell, No!”  We were challenged to examine what we believe about hell in light of Scripture, rather than allowing culture, personal preference, or even Christian tradition to have the final word. Like the Bereans, believers are called to search the Scriptures carefully and bind their conscience to what God has revealed in His Word. The bibl...

Pastor Bryan preached from Psalm 23 in a sermon titled, “The Shepherd and the Sanctuary.” Through David’s familiar words, we were reminded of the faithful care of the Lord as our Shepherd. He provides for His people, restores and leads them in righteousness, and remains present even through the darkest valleys. Because the Shepherd is with us, we can walk without fear, trusting His protection, goo...

Pastor Deric preached from Hebrews 11:32–40 in a sermon titled “The Exploits of Faith.” We were reminded that biblical faith is not measured by outward success or the absence of suffering, but by steadfast trust in God through every season of life. Throughout Hebrews 11, God commends His people not because they all experienced the same earthly outcomes, but because they remained faithful whether H...

This past Sunday, Pastor Deric preached from Hebrews 11:24 –31 in a sermon titled "The Faith that Saves."  We were reminded that saving faith is more than intellectual belief. It awakens us to the lordship of Christ, calls us to turn from the fleeting pleasures of sin, and rests entirely in the finished work of our true Passover Lamb. Through the examples of Moses, Israel, and Rahab, we saw that g...

This past Sunday, Pastor Deric preached from Hebrews 11:23 titled, “Parenting by Faith.”   We were reminded that raising children is ultimately an act of faith. Like Moses' parents, we are called to see our children through God's eyes, courageously protect them from the influences of the world, faithfully prepare them to follow Christ, and entrust their lives to the Lord's sovereign care. Though p...

This past Sunday, Deric Bartlett preached from Hebrews 11:20–22 in a sermon titled   “The Blessing of Faith.” Through the lives of Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph, we were reminded that God's covenant blessings extend beyond the present generation and are received by faith in His promises. Even as these patriarchs approached the end of their lives, they looked ahead with confidence, blessing those who wo...

Pastor Charlie Costa preached from Acts 13:1–4 in a sermon titled “Commissioned to a Co-Mission.”   Through the sending of Barnabas and Saul from the church at Antioch, we were reminded that mission begins with God Himself. The Holy Spirit calls and sets apart His servants, the local church faithfully responds in prayer and obedience, and the labourers go forth in dependence upon the Lord who send...

Pastor Deric Bartlett preached from Hebrews 11:17–19 in a sermon titled “The Testing of Faith.” Through the testing of Abraham, we were reminded that faith is often refined through trials that call us to trust God beyond what we can see or understand. Though Abraham was asked to surrender the very son through whom God's promises would come, he believed that the Lord was faithful to His word and po...

Bryan Lee preached from Matthew 6:32 in a sermon titled “Your Father Knows.” Jesus reminds His people that they have a heavenly Father who knows exactly what they need. While those who do not know God are consumed with chasing after the necessities of life, believers are called to rest in the faithful care of their Father. He is never distant, never unaware, and never lacking in wisdom or power. W...

Pastor Deric preached from Hebrews 11:13–16 in a sermon titled “The Vision of Faith.” We were reminded that the people of faith live with an eternal perspective. Though the saints of old did not receive the fullness of God's promises during their earthly lives, they trusted Him to the end, fixing their hope on what lay beyond this world. They understood that they were strangers and exiles on the e...

Pastor Deric preached from Hebrews 11:8–12 in a sermon titled “The Obedience of Faith.” We were reminded that genuine faith responds to God's call with obedient trust and rests confidently in His promises. Abraham left behind the familiar to follow God into an unknown future, living as a stranger while looking ahead to the eternal city whose builder and maker is God. Likewise, Sarah trusted in God...

This past Sunday, Pastor Deric preached from Hebrews 11:4–7 in a sermon titled “The Practice of Faith.”  We were reminded that genuine faith is never merely professed; it is practiced. Through the examples of Abel, Enoch, and Noah, Hebrews 11 shows us that true faith reveals itself in worship, fellowship with God, and obedient action.    These faithful witnesses remind us that faith is more than i...

This past Sunday, Pastor Deric preached from Hebrews 11:2, titled “The Legacy of Faith.”  We were reminded that every believer’s story is being woven together by the sovereign hand of God for His glory and the strengthening of others. Hebrews 11 calls us to look behind us with gratitude for the faithful men and women who shaped our walk with Christ, encouraged us in seasons of weakness, corrected...

Pastor Deric preached from Hebrews 11:1–3 in a sermon titled “The Conviction of Faith.”  We were reminded that biblical faith is more than intellectual belief or positive thinking. True faith is a deep conviction that what God has said is true, producing confidence that shapes the way we live. Hebrews 11 teaches that faith assures us that the Christian hope is real and enables us to trust what can...

For this special Mother’s Day message, Pastor Deric preached from 1 Samuel 2:1–11 in a sermon titled “A Praying Mother.”  Through Hannah’s prayer of praise, we were reminded that true strength and hope are found in the Lord alone. After years of grief, barrenness, and provocation, Hannah cried out to God in deep anguish, trusting Him to hear and answer according to His will. When the Lord gracious...

Pastor Deric preached from Hebrews 11:1–3. “The Just Shall Live by Faith.” We were reminded that biblical faith is not vague optimism or mere belief, but a confident assurance rooted in the character and promises of God. True saving faith is centered on Christ, evidenced through a transformed life, strengthened within the community of believers, and refined through seasons of testing. As we walk b...

Last Sunday, Pastor Deric preached from James 3:13 –18 in Part 2 of the message titled “Secrets, Scars, and Scandals.”  Building on the call to wisdom, we were reminded that the kind of people we surround ourselves with matters deeply. While earthly wisdom is marked by jealousy and selfish ambition, wisdom from above is pure, peaceable, gentle, and full of mercy, producing a life that reflects the...

On Sunday, Pastor Deric preached from James 3:13 –18 in a message titled, “Secrets, Scars, and Scandals.”  We were reminded that true wisdom is not merely what we say, but how we live. Marked by humility and good conduct, wisdom from above reflects a heart transformed by God, while earthly wisdom, driven by jealousy and selfish ambition, leads to disorder and destruction.   This passage calls us t...

This past Sunday, Pastor Deric preached from John 13:34 –35 in a message titled “Love One Another.”  Through Jesus’ command to His disciples, we were reminded that love is not merely an emotion, but the defining mark of those who belong to Christ. As He calls us to love one another just as He has loved us, we see that this kind of love is rooted in His sacrificial work and flows from a life that a...

On Easter Sunday, Pastor Deric preached from John 19–20 focusing on the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the call to believe.  Through the account of the empty tomb and the appearances of the risen Christ, we were reminded that the resurrection is not only a historical reality, but the foundation of our faith. From Mary’s initial grief, to the disciples’ fear, to Thomas’ doubt, we see how easily w...