Central Church Sermons

Come and Take It: Building Obedient Lives

After a hurricane in Texas, a photo was taken showing only one home left standing. The thing that causes some homes to fall, and others to stand in the midst of harsh conditions is the quality of the foundation. In this sermon, Pastor Matt Shackleford dives into Luke 6:46 to show us how we can have a firm foundation as Christians, and not be shaken by hardship.

Come and Take It: An Authentic Walk

Come and Take It: A Winning Walk

More and more, it seems like the world is descending into oblivion. How will you respond to a society that is abandoning God? In this sermon, Pastor Matt Shackleford dives into Luke 6:37 to show us exactly how Christians can fight against the sin we’re seeing in the world.

Come and Take It: Dedicated Deacons

The Bible is very clear that we need to work together at full capacity as a team if we’re going to be a fruitful church. We need leaders and servants. In this sermon, Pastor Matt Shackleford dives into 1 Timothy 3: 8-15 to show us what a deacon does in the church.

Come and Take It: Enemy-Love

As the world continually opposes Christianity more and more, it can be difficult for believers to show love to worldly people, but The Bible calls us to always model Christ’s love. In this sermon, Pastor John Andrew Clayton dives into Luke 6:27-36 to show us why it is essential for us to love our enemies.

Come and Take It: A Blessed Fight - Part 2

We live in a culture that prioritizes instant gratification over what is to come in the after life. This shows a major lacking of perspective. In this sermon, Pastor Matt Shackleford dives back into Luke 6:20-26 to show us Jesus’ perspective on the battle we’re in.

Come and Take It: A Blessed Fight

As Christians, we should not expect life to be easy or without hardship. In Luke 6, Jesus teaches his disciples a better mindset: life is war. In this sermon, Pastor Matt Shackleford teaches us what our war looks like, and how to fight it.

Multiplying and Maturing Disciples

As a church, it’s important for us to periodically pause and remind ourselves of our mission. Central Church exists to glorify God by multiplying and maturing disciples of Jesus Christ, but how do we do that? Listen to Pastor Matt Shackleford clarify the 4 things we must do in order to execute our mission.

Standing Out: Stand Motivated

A huge percentage people hate their jobs in today’s society. Some people are unwilling to do any work at all. In this sermon, Pastor Matt Shackleford dives into 2 Thessalonians 3:6-18 to teach us all about why we work, and how we can worship God through our work.

Stand Protected

Standing Out: Stand Protected

God’s things are being cancelled more and more in today’s culture, and as followers of God, we can start to feel cancelled ourselves. In In this sermon, Pastor Matt Shackleford dives into 2 Thessalonians to show us how Christ will protect the church body in the end times.

Standing Out: Leaving a Legacy

What is the most important thing that we can pass on to the next generation? In this sermon, Pastor Justin Halverson dives into 2 Thessalonians to teach us how to leave a Godly legacy while living in the end times.

Leaving a Legacy

What is the most important thing that we can pass on to the next generation? In this sermon, Pastor Justin Halverson dives into 2 Thessalonians to teach us how to leave a Godly legacy while living in the end times.

Prophecy for The End Times

Many Christians avoid end-time prophesy because they believe it’s foggy, unclear, or far off. In this sermon, end-times expert Jeff Kinley dives into Revelation to teach us all about end-time prophesy, and how it’s already beginning to take place.

Standing Out: Stand Resilient

As of 2019, church dropouts have risen to 64%, and it’s estimated to be even higher today. It’s very common for people to abandon their faith in order to avoid persecution. In this sermon, Pastor Matt Shackleford dives into 2nd Thessalonians 2:13-17 to show us how to avoid becoming part of that statistic.

Only What’s Done for Christ Will Last

God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Instead of being concerned about the future, why not spend more time looking back on what God has done in the past? In this sermon, Dr. Matthew Castro dives into Revelation 3:7-22 to show us the importance of Biblical history in the Christian life.

Behold, Our Covenant God

“If you miss this, you will miss the entire heart behind the 10 commandments.” Do you understand what the 10 commandments are really about? In this sermon, Greg Sukert dives into Exodus 20:1-21 to show us what many people miss regarding the 10 commandments.

Standing Out: Stand Confident

In this sermon Pastor Matt continues our study of 2nd Thessalonians.

The Value of Salvation

Even if you don't plan of sinning, your plans could be sinful if you don't recognize this one thing. In this sermon, Emeal (EZ) Zwayne dives into James 4:13-18 to show us what to beware of when making plans in life.

Standing Out: Stand Understanding

Oftentimes, Christians get worked up, fearful, and emotional when thinking about the end times. In this sermon, Pastor Matt Shackleford dives into 2 Thessalonians 2:1-8 to show us the Biblical way of thinking about the end times, as well as how we can have stability and security through them.

Standing Out: Stand Kneeling

More and more, we are seeing the world fall into sin. “The end days don’t end in revival. They end in a decline; in a falling away.” In this sermon, Pastor Matt Shackleford dives into 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12 to show us what our response should be during these last days.

Standing Out: Stand Expectantly

The world is continually spiraling out of control with perversion. Meanwhile, Christ could return at any moment. In this sermon, Pastor Matt Shackleford dives into 2 Thessalonians 1:5-10 to teach us about the relief that Christ offers in times where sin is rampant, and why we ought to live every day in expectation of His return.

Standing Out: A Standing Church

The war in Ukraine. Mass shootings. Government overreach. Sexual anarchy. The list goes on of the many wild things taking place in today’s world; but fortunately, as Pastor Matt Shackelford shows in this sermon on 2 Thessalonians, the Bible has much to say for Christians living in these times.

What Is A Woman?

Mother's day serves as a strong reminder to show our love for the women in our lives, but today's society makes it hard to understand what a woman truly is. In this sermon Pastor Matt takes a close look at Proverbs 31 to teach us what God says a woman is.

Give Isaac to God

What is the hardest thing God could ever ask you to do? What are some hard things He’s asking you to do right now? In this sermon, Pastor Pat Nemmers dives into Genesis 22 to show us how our faith in God must be tested in order for it to be genuine.

Raised with Him: In Baptism

Baptism is an ordinance of the church, and while it does not save you - it is an important part of our faith. Through Baptism, we publicly declare that Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior. 

Raised with Him: To Life

Easter is a celebration of Jesus Christ's resurrection. Because Jesus was raised to life, we too can be raised to life in Christ. We no longer must suffer eternal death and separation from God, but can spend eternity with God in heaven.

Raised with Him: To Freedom

Many of us feel bound to our pasts. We think that God couldn't possibly have anything to do with us after all the sins we've committed. In this sermon, Pastor Matt Shackleford dives into Romans 8:1-4 to show us the great FREEDOM we can experience through Christ.

Taming Fire: Words of Life (Part 2)

At times, we can forget just how powerful our words are, and we forget how devastating they can be. On the other hand, when used Biblically, they can be used to accomplish so much good! In this sermon, Pastor Matt Shackleford dives into James 3:1-12 to show us how we can tame our tongues, and use them for good.

Taming Fire: Words of Life (Part 1)

The tongue is the strongest muscle in the human body (pound for pound). It's very powerful. It can tear others down, or build them up. In this sermon, Pastor Matt Shackelford dives into James 3:1-12 to show us how to use our powerful tongues to lift others up.

Taming Fire: Words of Life

In this sermon Pastor Matt teaches from the book of James and explores the power of life our tongues can wield in Christ's name.

Defining Moments: Christlike Squad Goals

In this sermon Pastor Matt concludes our series on the defining moments that lead  up to the beginning  of Jesus' ministry. We will focus on 4 "Squad Goals" that we as believers should aim to achieve as we walk together in ministry and faith.  

God’s Sufficient Grace Came to a Jailer’s House

In this sermon Pastor Matt Castro shows us how God's perfect grace can change the lives of those who hear His gospel truth.

Defining Moments: Learning to Loathe Legalism

Some rules are ridiculous. Other rules help establish order, and serve a wonderful purpose. In this sermon, Pastor Matt Shackleford dives into Luke 6:1-11 to show us how legalism destroys our joy in the gospel as Christians. He then goes on to explain how we can avoid falling into this sin.

Learning to Loathe Legalism

In this sermon Pastor Matt continues our study of Luke by examining Jesus response to the Pharisees' and Scribes' legalism of the law of man, and points us to the truth of God's Law.

Defining Moments: Escape Report Card Religion

In this sermon, Pastor Matt Shackelford dives into Luke 5:33-39 to show us why we must not place our faith in our works, but rather, in Christ alone, and shows us how to avoid this mistake.

Defining Moments: Complete Discipleship

In this sermon, Pastor Matt Shackelford dives into Luke 5:27-32 to show us why it is not okay to be half-hearted in your pursuit of the Gospel. In fact, Jesus Christ calls His children to go all in.

Defining Moments: Experience Spiritual Healing

Have you ever had a life event which you felt was impossible to recover from? In this sermon, Pastor Matt Shackelford dives into Luke 5:17-26 to show us how to recover our relationship with God even after continual sin, and how we can heal spiritually.

Defining Moments: Trusting the Lord of Cleansing

Often, Christians can feel separated from God because of their sins. In this sermon, Pastor Matt Shackelford dives into Luke 5:12-16 to show us why we can trust the Lord to cleanse us from those sins and bring us back to Him.

A Voice for the Voiceless

The amount of intimidating objections to a pro-life stance is immense: “What if the woman was raped?” “It’s just a clump of cells.” “They can’t even feel pain.” “My body, my choice!” How can Christians effectively defend a biblical position on abortion? Mark Spence dives in depth on this very topic, and will equip you to not only defend the lives of the innocent, but to also take the conversation where it matters most: straight to the gospel.

Drawing Near with Confidence

In this sermon, Pastor Justin Halverson dives into Hebrews 4:14-16 to show us how Jesus is better than any other pursuit in life, and anything our old life brought us. It is because of Jesus that we can have access to God.

Planning Your Future

A Christian who believes he is in control of his own fate can be described as a practical atheist(someone who lives like God and His will do not exist). How do you react when God’s plans are different from yours? In this sermon, Pastor Matt Shackelford dives into James 4:13-16 to show us what Biblical planning looks like, and what our response should look like when those plans fall through.

Defining Moments: Choose Full-time Ministry

One of the most life defining decisions you can make as a Christian is whether or not you will do full-time ministry. In this sermon, Pastor Matt Shackelford dives into Luke 5:1-11 to show us how much of a delight it is to be fully committed to ministry.

The King Is Coming: Gospel Resolutions

In this sermon Pastor Derek closes our Christmas series on preparing for Christ's return. "The King Is Coming" focuses on Jesus' second advent, when He comes to claim His people and conquer sin once and for all.

The King Is Coming: The Restoration of the King

In this sermon Pastor John Andrew continues our Christmas series on preparing for Christ's return. "The King Is Coming" focuses on Jesus' second advent, when He comes to claim His people and conquer sin once and for all. Jesus will come again and He will restore us to right standing with God in those days, and with that promise we can find the strength in Him to endure what life has in store for us.

The King Is Coming: Ready Your Heart for His Glorious Return

In this sermon Pastor Matt Castro continues in our Christmas series on preparing for Christ's return. "The King Is Coming" focuses on Jesus' second advent, when He comes to claim His people and conquer sin once and for all. We as His people must prepare ourselves for His glorious return by examining our hearts and ensuring we as Christians are matured in the Spirit.

The King Is Coming: The Return of the King

In this sermon Pastor Greg starts off our Christmas series with a slightly different message for the holidays. "The King Is Coming" is a sermon series on the second advent of Christ, when he comes not as a baby but as our conquering King and Lord. 

Greater-Than: Grace-Full Community

In this sermon, Pastor Matt concludes his teaching series titled "Greater Than" where we focused on what God has planned for us as believers by putting our own plans aside and following what He calls us to.

Greater-Than: Authentic

In this sermon, Pastor Matt continues his teaching series titled "Greater Than" where we'll focus on what God has planned for us as believers by putting our own plans aside and following what He calls us to.

Greater Than: Authentic

In this sermon, Pastor Matt continues his teaching series titled "Greater Than" where we'll focus on what God has planned for us as believers by putting our own plans aside and following what He calls us to.