Century Baptist Church Sermons

Remember When? | 12.4.22

Psalm 42:1-11
Learn from the past
Question the present
Hope for the future 
God is faithful, unchanging, eternal and omnipresent. He is always with us; He never leaves us. God went to the ultimate length of showing us His goodness, love and grace by giving us His Son, born as a baby, in a feeding trough. No matter what is happening around us or to us, God loves us sacrificially. Jesus died on the cross for our sin as a demonstration of God’s love for His creation. The follower of Jesus always has hope regardless of our circumstances, for we have a Savior who died for us that we might have access to God our Heavenly Father. Recalling why Jesus came to earth always brings hope to each one, in every circumstance. 

Bad News, Good News | 11.27.22

Our Responsibility
Our Reward
Our Rest
Jesus came to preach the kingdom of heaven, give His life as the sacrifice for sin and in so doing offer us eternal life. This comes from a change in our thinking, understanding and behaviors. When we believe in Jesus as Savior, we are also turning away from the sin in our life (its penalty and power) and turning to His forgiveness for our sin and acceptance in the family of God.

True John, True Jesus | 11.20.22

The nature of prophets
The nature of Jesus
The nature of ministry
John the Baptist was the forerunner to Jesus announcing His ministry and His kingdom (John 1:6-8). Jesus came as the Christ setting up His kingdom in the hearts and lives for sinful mankind so that they may be forgiven of their sin. The next time Jesus returns to earth, He will come to set up His kingdom, rule and reign on earth. In the meantime, may we give attention to John’s words about Jesus’ ministry in Matthew 3:11-12. 

Expectations | 11.13.22

Matthew 11:1-6
Use God’s Word to discern God’s will
Use God’s Word to examine your faith
Jesus came to bring the kingdom of heaven to sinful mankind. He did not come in a way people expected, nor did Jesus set up His kingdom in a manner they imagined. Rather, He came to give His life as the once-for-all sacrifice for sin through His death on the cross. Jesus is the Son of God, the Savior of the world, who died in our place. 

The Trophy | 11.6.22

Matthew 10:40-42
The disciple of Jesus lives in obedience to his Savior working to bring others into the kingdom of heaven. 
Jesus endured suffering, pain and death for us when He went to the cross to satisfy the wrath of God so that by grace through faith His blood would cover our sin. Jesus calls you and I to be workers in His harvest sharing with others what we know and what Jesus did for us. Along the way we will face persecution, rejection and oppression, but we are to press on for we will be rewarded for our loyalty in serving Jesus as His willing disciples. 

Prayer | 10.30.22

God created us in His image, for His glory, wanting to fellowship and communicate with us. Sin broke and destroyed that reality leaving us separated from God. Jesus’ death on the cross was the sacrifice needed for the forgiveness of sin for all mankind. Only because of Jesus can that relationship with God be restored offering the opportunity to pray to God. 

Worthy Worker | 10.23.22

The figurative cross Jesus asks His disciples to take and follow after Him, is the literal cross Jesus hung on to be the sacrifice for sin, once for all, so that mankind, by grace through faith, can come back into a relationship with God; the very relationship that sin severed. Jesus calls His disciples die to ourselves and live for His purpose and glory. 

Courageous Confidence | 10.16.22

Jesus was persecuted and rejected as a baby (Matthew 2:7-12). It did not take long into His ministry before Jesus was persecuted and ultimately rejected by the religious leaders. The final and ultimate persecution was His substitutionary death on the cross for the sins of all mankind. There is no Gospel - Good News - without persecution, suffering and rejection.

Rejection Guaranteed | 10.9.22

Jesus calls, commissions and coaches His disciples. 
Jesus came to earth to be the once-for-all sacrifice for sin by living a sinless life and dying on a cross shedding His blood as necessary and needed to satisfy Holy God’s wrath against sin. As Jesus ministered and equipped His disciples, He prepared them for the reality of rejection which He faced and would ultimately lead to fulfilling His mission of coming to earth as a baby in a manger: substitutionary death taking on our sin so we, by grace through faith, might be saved. 
To whom is God sending you to share the Gospel/preach the kingdom of heaven? Will you trust God’s provision to provide what you need as you go? When will you go? 

Game Time 10.2.22

Matthew 10:1-15
1. Following Jesus is not a spectator sport
2. Following Jesus [faith in God] is marked by active obedience
3. Following Jesus includes instruction and guidance 
Jesus was born, lived a sinless life and died a sacrificial death for the purpose of bringing in the kingdom of heaven. While on earth Jesus trained twelve to continue the mission. They started the church; it’s our turn now.