Central Church Sermons

The Gospel in 3D: The Church in Antioch and the Global Expansion of God’s Kingdom

The Gospel in 3D: The Father’s Choice Mother

This week in Israel, Pastor Matt takes on tour of Bethlehem and Nazareth - the birthplace and childhood home of Jesus. In partnership with that, we study Luke 1 and see the characteristics of Mary, the mother of Jesus.

The Gospel in 3D: Jesus Cleanses the Temple

POWERLINES : Empowered by Awareness

POWERLINES : Empowered by Trusting God

POWERLINES : Empowered by Foretaste

Revival: Experience Resurrection

How to Revive From Doubt to Delight

Revival: Expect Regeneration

Experience vs. Intimacy

POWERLINES : Empowered to Follow

POWERLINES: Jesus Made In America

POWERLINES: Faith that Empowers the Impossible

POWERLINES: Experience Power to Mobilize

Lifelines in Stormy Times: Help in Hopeless Storms

Lifelines in Stormy Times: Deliverance from Dominating Storms

Lifelines in Stormy Times: Jesus Offers Us Calm in the Storm

Seeing God Clearly

Vision 2023: Returning to the Essentials - Part 3

Vision 2023: Returning to the Essentials - Part 2

As Christians in the church, we sometimes tend to neglect scripture and want to do things our own way instead. We think that a certain worship style or church programming will cause us to experience the blessing of God, but it doesn’t. In this sermon, Pastor Matt Shackleford dives into 1 Thessalonians 1:2-10 to teach us 3 things we can do to be a more godly church.

Vision 2023: Returning to the Essentials

New Year, Same Word: Letting the Word of God lead Us to Joy

Gift Exchange: Exchange Self-Centered for Savior-Centered

There’s 3 things all Christians should do on Christmas. Without them, you'll miss out on the full experience of this day. In this sermon, Pastor Matt Shackelford dives into Luke 2 to show us how we can exchange self-centeredness for savior-centeredness.

Gift Exchange: Exchange Failure for Future

Christmas is a time to remember the birth of Christ, and to celebrate the joy we have in Him. Christ came into the world to give us a future with God our father, knowing that we as sinners we could never do it on our own. In this sermon, Pastor Matt Shackelford takes us through Matthew 1:1-17 to show us how God can take the greatest failures and turn them into instruments for His glory.

Gift Exchange: Exchange Aggression for Allegiance

Gift Exchange: Exchange Greed for Giving

Many of us are looking forward to gift-giving this Christmas season, but are we effectively using the spiritual gifts that God has given us for His kingdom? In this sermon, Pastor Matt Shackleford dives into Ephesians 4:7-14 to show us how we can best use our unique spiritual gifts.

Gift Exchange: Exchange Worry for Wonder

For many of us, 2022 may have felt something like a dumpster fire full of compounded stress and worry. Maybe you’ve had to put your dreams on hold, work at a job you don’t love, or struggle to get by financially… In this sermon, Pastor Matt Shackleford dives into Matthew 6:25-34 to show us how to exchange our worry for wonder.

God Told Me: Life-Giving Relationships

God Told Me: Aggressive Reactions

God Told Me: Good Reception

Are you eager to hear from God, but don’t know how? The phrase “God told me” is often abused, but that doesn’t mean we can’t hear from God. In this sermon, Pastor Matt Shackleford dives into Luke 8:4-15 to show us what is means to hear from God, and how it works. Visit https://www.centralchurch.com to get involved with Central Church.