Century Baptist Church Sermons

Harvest Time 9.25.22

Matthew 9:35-38
Matthew 9:35-38 serves as a summary (looking back), as well as an introduction and pivot to what is coming next. 
The Lord of the harvest is the same Lord who has sent His Son to be the sacrifice for sins once for all. For God so loved the world, He gave us His only Son that whoever believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. Our city and nation is filled with people in need of Jesus.
Since Jesus states, “the harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few,” what is your responsibility as a follower of Jesus Christ?

Blind Sight 9.18.21

Matthew 9:27-34 
Our faith, whether great or small, reveals what we believe about God and Jesus. Jesus came to heal the broken relationship between sinful man and Holy God. He did that by His sinless life, sacrificial death and resurrection from grave. Jesus performed physical healings as a testimony to Him being the Messiah, authenticating His claims; they were never the primary purpose or focus of His time on earth. 
What do you believe Jesus is able to do? How powerful do you understand Jesus to be? Do your daily activities, behaviors and speech confirm your answers to the previous two questions? How? If not, why not and what will you do differently this week to align the two? 

Multitasking 9.11.22

Matthew 9:18-26
We must keep in mind the main reason Jesus came to earth. While Jesus can do many things, any and every thing actually for He is God, Jesus came to perform in each of our hearts and souls a healing of reconciliation between sinful man and Holy God. The acts of healing Jesus performs are not revealing of having “enough faith to be healed of disease,” rather they are testimonies to His power and authority of sickness, disease and our lives. 

Sunday Best 9.4.22

Matthew 9:14-17
Jesus came to fulfill the law and the prophets (Matthew 5:17) presenting a new righteousness based on a relationship with Him made possible by grace through faith. Therefore, Jesus is to be the one we cling to, learn from, obey and live for each day of our lives. Our faith is rooted in and based on Jesus’ life, death and resurrection.
What will you do this week to experience the joy that comes from appreciating Jesus Christ’s saving work on your behalf? When will you do it?

The IN Crowds 8.28.22

Jesus came for those who know they have a spiritual need. While the Gospel is for all people, not all people will receive it because they do not see a need for it. Jesus spent more time around those who would never be accused of being religious. Jesus’ life and ministry is a model for us in how and with whom we are to share the Good News.
Who do you “eat” with that religious people would find offensive? Who do you need to be “eating” with, those God is placing in your life and giving you opportunity to share your life, the Gospel and Biblical truth with? When will you begin “eating” with them?

The King’s Seal 8.21.22

Jesus sometimes used parables and illustrations to teach about his purpose and mission on earth. But in this passage today, He boldly proclaims why He was sent from Heaven: to forgive sins. Jesus is the only one who can provide forgiveness of sins. Only by receiving the free gift of salvation that was provided through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus can anyone be assured of eternal life. 

The Careless King 8.14.22

Jesus demonstrated His power and authority over disease, illness, nature and demons while ministering on this earth in His life. In His death followed by His resurrection, Jesus demonstrated His power and authority over sin. Jesus came to restore our relationship with God, our Creator; the relationship sin had destroyed. His authority over sin gives us new life when we repent and believe (two sides of the same coin) in Jesus as the Way, the Truth and the Life.

A Beautiful Disaster 8.7.22

There is nothing we face in life that is not subject to the power, authority and control of our Savior Jesus Christ. His authority is greater than any natural weather event, difficult situation we encounter and struggle we endure. Having defeated sin and death by His resurrection, Jesus lives to provide peace in the midst of the storms of our life when we humbly submit to, and call on Him. 

Inadequate Discipleship 7.31.22

Jesus came to radically transform our lives, priorities, goals and pursuits. As such, Jesus did that in a radical way: He died on the cross as the once-for-all sacrifice for sin. Jesus’ death on the cross was the satisfactory payment of God’s wrath (propitiation-1 John 2:2) against sin and sinful humanity. As a result, He who gave everything for us, desires us to give everything to Him.

Regaining Wonder 7.24.22

The power of Jesus was plain to see for all people as Jesus healed the centurion's servant, Peter's mother-in-law, and the many who were sick and oppressed by demons. The power of Jesus is plain to see for all people in His sacrificial death on the cross, burial and resurrection from the dead. As Jesus came out of the grave, the ultimate and final defeat of the devil was complete. Jesus came to heal our relationship with God our Creator which was ruined by sin.