Central Church Sermons

Pastor Dave shares his last message at Central Church as he follows God's calling to Texas. This message reflects on Matthew 5 and the importance of loving others.

Pastor Dan closes our series on Nehemiah this morning looking at the subject of ‘spiritual relapses’ in chapter 13.

We continue to look at what 'revival' is, and what it could look like in our lives, our relationships, and our church. This week in Nehemiah 10 we will look at how revival leads to recommitment.

In Nehemiah 9 we see God stirring His people for revival. What is revival, and what would it look like in your life, your relationships, and our church? What role does confession play in revival?

The basic litmus test for Christians is whether or not we have spread out and made disciples of all people. Not just people across the ocean, but the people in our neighborhood and jobs. Luke Jackson talks about where, how, why God inspires us to go.

In Nehemiah 8, we see how God prepares His people for revival by increasing our hunger for His Word.

How do we think about evil and tragedy? This morning we look at what Jesus had to say about the problem of evil and suffering.

In Nehemiah 6 we look at the most common threats we face when we begin to rebuild our spiritual lives, our relationships, and our church. Nehemiah shows us how to respond to those threats and points us to Jesus Christ.

Do you feel guilty for being wealthy or would you feel guilty if you were wealthy? We see in Nehemiah how wealth was used to both further rebuilding the wall and to hinder the rebuilding of the wall.

By taking communion, Christians join together in remembrance of Jesus Christ's sacrifice for us. In this service, Pastor Dan looks at the importance of communion and we celebrate this church tradition.

This week in Romans 3 we will see how God initiates salvation for mankind. We will answer the age old question, "How can a person be right with God?"

In Nehemiah chapter 4 we look at the opposition to rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem. We learn from Nehemiah how we can face and respond to opposition we encounter as we try to build a closer walk with Christ, a strong marriage, a loving family, good friendships, and a healthy church.

Nehemiah 3 can be a little intimidating at first glance. Over thirty verses of names and lists. Dan Werthman looks at the people involved in rebuilding Jerusalem's wall, and how all of them were bought into something greater than themselves. As a church, how can we look past our preferences and look to build God's kingdom?

How do we deal with people who seem to be obstacles to rebuilding our personal lives, marriages, families, friendships, and church? This week in Nehemiah 2:9-20 we’ll continue to look at how God works in the hearts of people as we move into the future.

How do we deal with people who seem to be obstacles to rebuilding our personal lives, marriages, families, friendships, and church? This week in Nehemiah 2:1-8 we’ll look at how God works in the hearts of people as we pray.

Where does the vision to rebuild come from? In the second half of Nehemiah 1, we see an extremely desperate Nehemiah call out to God. Through his desperation, we see that Nehemiah seeks God's forgiveness.

Dan Werthman begins a new teaching series on the book of Nehemiah. In our lives and in our church we often feel as if there can be no recovery from a destructive past. However, Nehemiah shows us that as long as we follow God's will, we can recover - no matter how destructive our past may have been.

In John 2 we see the first miracle that Jesus performed - turning water into wine. When Mary saw that there was no more wine at the wedding she was attending, a seriously embarrassing situation for the host of the celebration, she told the servants to do whatever Jesus told them. In our lives, we should follow the example Mary set when encountered with a problem. Invite Jesus into your life and do whatever He tells you.

When you look at the news you often hear all the bad things happening. Did you know that every day thousands upon thousands are hearing the gospel and accepting Christ as their Savior. While times may seem bleak, Jesus tells us that the gates of hell will not prevail against a unified Church.

We often wrap our identity in our jobs, possessions, family, or any other number of things. While there is no problem associating yourself with any of these things, they do not define us. Galatians tells us that we are all "one in Christ Jesus."