Century Baptist Church Sermons

Of Art and Weapons | 3.5.23

A sermon from Matthew 13:10-17
The power of story
A shield for the opposition
A showpiece for the aesthete
The Gospel message is not a buffet allowing each one to pick and choose what they like and are willing to do. The Gospel is set by God in Jesus, His life, death and resurrection. An individual comes to God on God’s terms, not on their own terms.

Grow and Go! | 2.26.23

A sermon from Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
Guest speaker: Paul Ewing
The good news of the Gospel is proclaimed so that, despite the variety of responses, some will bear fruit many times over.

Vital Records | 2.19.23

A sermon on Matthew 12:46-50
An important moment
A significant response
The key decision
Righteousness comes by faith in Jesus Christ, God’s Son, who lived a sinless life and died on a cross as the payment of God’s wrath against sin (1 John 2:2), so by grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8-9), a person can be forgiven of sin and be restored to a relationship with God, their Creator. Faith in Jesus brings about righteousness (Galatians 3:11; Habakkuk 2:4). There is no other way. As a result, our family of origin does not determine our righteousness; only a relationship with Jesus does that. Therefore, obedience to God takes precedence over responsibilities to family. 

Fixer Upper: The Castle | 2.12.23

A sermon on Matthew 12:43-45
Out with the old
In with the new
Jesus came to change our affections, desires, tendencies and devotion. Removing sinful patterns and habits from our life does not make us disciples of Jesus; it makes us moral people. Jesus came for more than morality, He came to offer us abundant life, or life to the full. Abundant life is not only emptying our lives of sinful choices, that is only part of it. The totality of abundant life also includes filling our lives with devotion to living as Jesus lived, loving as Jesus loved and pursuing the things of God that Jesus pursued. 

Something Greater | 2.5.23

A sermon from Matthew 12:38-42
The desire for more
Beyond words
Exceeding expectations 
To know who Jesus is one has to look at what He claimed and what He did. Jesus stated often that He was the Son of God; the Messiah who came to save people from their sins. When the Jewish religious leaders could take it no more, and in the fulfilled time of God’s plan, they put Him to death by crucifixion to a Roman cross. That was a Friday. On Sunday all prophecy was fulfilled when Jesus rose from the dead defeating sin and death. With the centurion we can say, “Truly this was the Son of God!” (Matthew 27:54) 

King of Hearts (Part 2) | 1.29.23

A sermon on Matthew 12:33-37
Our heart determines our choices
Our heart discloses our character
Our heart dictates our conclusion
Jesus died to solve our sin problem which originates in our hearts. He did not come to modify our behavior. By Jesus’ sacrificial death on the cross, we can have a new heart, one that lives to reveal God’s grace, love and goodness. 

King of Hearts | 1.22.23

A sermon from Matthew 12:22-32
Jesus leads with mercy
Jesus exposes the bluff
Jesus dominates the rebellion 
Jesus is the sum total of salvation (John 3:16; 14:6). The Holy Spirit convicts one of sin (John 16:5-11) so that the Father can draw us (John 6:44-47). To speak against the Holy Spirit is to reject salvation. 

Show and Tell | 1.15.23

A sermon from Matthew 12:15-21
Jesus is Jesus
Conviction with compassion
God created us, loves us, desires a relationship with us and works in our lives to conform us to the image of His Son Jesus (Romans 8:28-29). Jesus humbled Himself to do the will of His Father (born as a baby; died on a cross) so that we, as God’s children, would do God’s will also in our behaviors and actions toward others. 

When Pride Rules | 1.8.23

A sermon from Matthew 12:9-14. 
People get used
Mercy becomes necessary
Opportunity knocks
God is loving, kind, gracious, merciful and compassionate toward His creation. Having created us in His Image, we, as His children, are to act toward one another according to how God has acted toward us. Because of Jesus’ love and sacrificial death on the cross, we have the example, and through Christ living in us, the power and ability to show mercy and compassion to those we see and engage with each day. 

Rise | 1.1.23

A sermon from Matthew 12:1-8.
More than a spectator
Above opinion
Higher than ritual
God is a merciful God, giving us grace, forgiveness and unconditional love. By faith in Jesus we come into a relationship with God receiving that grace, forgiveness and love. God, in Jesus, demonstrated mercy toward us, and He wants us to share what we received with others.