Central Church Sermons

The Harvest: Like a Good Neighbor

The Harvest: All I Do is Win

The Harvest: You Had One Job...

Husbands, Wives, and the Glory of God

The Harvest: Going Public

An evangelistic church needs to go public! In today's sermon from Acts 5:11-42, Pastor Matt explores 6 ways you can go public with your faith. 

The Harvest

The Adventures of Christ’s Saints

Preparing for the Harvest

THE PRICE TAG: Thriving Among Threats

The Price Tag: Professional Ministers

All of us are called to be ministers. That doesn't mean you have to quit your job and work full time at a church or move overseas and become a missionary. It means that all of us should be equipped to share the gospel. This week in John 9, we look at what it means to be a minister.

How to Make Your Father’s Day

Fatherhood is not a entry level position. It is one of the highest positions a man can ever have. As fathers we are called to love our children and raise them to be Godly men and women. Pastor Matt shares 3 ways you can be a great dad and raise great children.

The Real Deal

The Price Tag: Be Clear On The Costs

The Gospel in 3D: From Sorrow to Surrender

The Gospel in 3D: The Church in Antioch and the Global Expansion of God’s Kingdom

The Gospel in 3D: The Father’s Choice Mother

This week in Israel, Pastor Matt takes on tour of Bethlehem and Nazareth - the birthplace and childhood home of Jesus. In partnership with that, we study Luke 1 and see the characteristics of Mary, the mother of Jesus. 

The Gospel in 3D: Jesus Cleanses the Temple

POWERLINES : Empowered by Awareness

POWERLINES : Empowered by Trusting God

POWERLINES : Empowered by Foretaste

Revival: Experience Resurrection

How to Revive From Doubt to Delight

Revival: Expect Regeneration

Experience vs. Intimacy

POWERLINES : Empowered to Follow

POWERLINES: Jesus Made In America

POWERLINES: Faith that Empowers the Impossible

Faith that Empowers the Impossible

POWERLINES: Experience Power to Mobilize

Lifelines in Stormy Times: Help in Hopeless Storms

Lifelines in Stormy Times: Deliverance from Dominating Storms

Lifelines in Stormy Times: Jesus Offers Us Calm in the Storm

Seeing God Clearly

Vision 2023: Returning to the Essentials - Part 3

Vision 2023: Returning to the Essentials - Part 2

As Christians in the church, we sometimes tend to neglect scripture and want to do things our own way instead. We think that a certain worship style or church programming will cause us to experience the blessing of God, but it doesn’t. In this sermon, Pastor Matt Shackleford dives into 1 Thessalonians 1:2-10 to teach us 3 things we can do to be a more godly church.

Vision 2023: Returning to the Essentials

New Year, Same Word: Letting the Word of God lead Us to Joy

Gift Exchange: Exchange Self-Centered for Savior-Centered

There’s 3 things all Christians should do on Christmas. Without them, you'll miss out on the full experience of this day. In this sermon, Pastor Matt Shackelford dives into Luke 2 to show us how we can exchange self-centeredness for savior-centeredness.

Gift Exchange: Exchange Failure for Future

Christmas is a time to remember the birth of Christ, and to celebrate the joy we have in Him. Christ came into the world to give us a future with God our father, knowing that we as sinners we could never do it on our own. In this sermon, Pastor Matt Shackelford takes us through Matthew 1:1-17 to show us how God can take the greatest failures and turn them into instruments for His glory.

Gift Exchange: Exchange Aggression for Allegiance

Gift Exchange: Exchange Greed for Giving

Many of us are looking forward to gift-giving this Christmas season, but are we effectively using the spiritual gifts that God has given us for His kingdom? In this sermon, Pastor Matt Shackleford dives into Ephesians 4:7-14 to show us how we can best use our unique spiritual gifts.

Gift Exchange: Exchange Worry for Wonder

For many of us, 2022 may have felt something like a dumpster fire full of compounded stress and worry. Maybe you’ve had to put your dreams on hold, work at a job you don’t love, or struggle to get by financially… In this sermon, Pastor Matt Shackleford dives into Matthew 6:25-34 to show us how to exchange our worry for wonder.

God Told Me: Life-Giving Relationships

God Told Me: Aggressive Reactions

God Told Me: Good Reception

Are you eager to hear from God, but don’t know how? The phrase “God told me” is often abused, but that doesn’t mean we can’t hear from God. In this sermon, Pastor Matt Shackleford dives into Luke 8:4-15 to show us what is means to hear from God, and how it works. Visit https://www.centralchurch.com to get involved with Central Church.

Under Authority: And He Created Them, Male and Female

What is the Biblical role for women in the church? Does it include proclaiming the Gospel? In this sermon, Dr. Matthew Castro dives into Luke 8:1-3 to teach us about the scope of Jesus’ ministry, the content of His ministry, and the servants of His ministry, all to help show us a theological vision for women’s ministry.

Under Authority: Raging, Outrageous Love

New Christians often have a fire and passion about their faith. But we often see that fire die down as the years go on. In today's sermon, Pastor Matt looks at Luke 7:36-50 and what it means to love Jesus with an outrageous love. 

Under Authority: Don't Stop Believing

Doubts don't make you a terrible Christian. We see all throughout scripture the stories of those who had doubts, but worked through them and were more faithful because of it. If we are to become stronger Christians, we must learn how to start doubting our doubts. In this sermon, Pastor Matt looks at 3 ways we can start working through our doubts and focus on the truth of scripture. 

Under Authority: Facing Down Death

Under Authority: Faith In Blue