Century Baptist Church Sermons

Receiving Peace | 12.25.22

Psalm 23:1-6
Rest
Refocus
Remain
Continual, authentic peace is only found in a relationship with God through Jesus Christ. The message of Christmas is God’s love revealed in His gift to us: His only Son who because the satisfaction of God’s wrath toward our sin (1 John 2:2). Regardless what we face in this life, in Jesus we can have and experience peace in our hearts, minds and souls because Jesus is the Prince of Peace.
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6 

Christmas Cheer | 12.18.22

Psalm 98:1-9
Focus on the wonder
Embrace what is
Choose positivity 
God is love. In His love God gave us His Son to be our salvation that by grace through faith Jesus saves us from our sin, is the satisfaction of God’s wrath toward sin and brings us into relationship with our God, Creator and Judge.

Love for Christmas | 12.11.22

Psalm 103:1-14
Embrace the build up
Value the source
Live wide-eyed
The psalmist offers blessing (praise, adoration) to God celebrating the abundant goodness and love the LORD has for His people. That love is most clearly demonstrated in His Son Jesus who came to earth as a baby in a manger, lived a sinless life and died on a cruel cross as the sacrifice for sins, offering forgiveness by grace through faith.

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.