Central Presbyterian Church - Sermons

The biblical account of the original Palm Sunday reveals a complex messiah capable of experiencing multiple strong emotions simultaneously. While Christ’s seemingly paradoxical emotions teach us a lot about him, they also teach us a lot about ourselves. Listen to this sermon as we consider the multifaceted image of Jesus and what that reveals about our position as being simultaneously a sinner and justified. ________ Sign up for Central’s newsletters here. Visit us on our website to learn more. Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook.

Anger is a big emotion, but it’s also a more complex emotion than we give it credit for. There’s blowup anger — the type we typically think of, which feels negative and leads us to strive for no anger at all — but there’s also a slow anger that grows in response to the ways the world deviates from God’s original plan. So does anger have a place in the Christian life? Watch this sermon as Rev. Andrew Smith considers the righteous anger demonstrated by Jesus that’s rooted in nothing less than the deepest love. ________ Sign up for Central’s newsletters here. Visit us on our website to learn more. Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook.

It may be identity, it may be security, it may be celebrity, or it may be one of any number of other enticing outcomes. Everyone looks to achievement to meet a deep need. But all of those attempts will fail because we're asking our achievements to provide something for us that they never can. Listen to this sermon as we consider how success will only satisfy when viewed in light of the one ultimate, final, promised achievement. ________ Sign up for Central’s newsletters here. Visit us on our website to learn more. Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook.

We all have different goals, dreams, ambitions, and desires, but there is one thing everyone seeks: happiness. No matter what paths we choose for ourselves, there is the consistent hope that those paths will bring us happiness. The professor in the book of Ecclesiastes had this same hope, and we have much to learn from his experiment toward this end. Listen to this sermon as we explore the elusive yet good gift of pleasure and consider how to obtain it.  ________ Sign up for Central’s newsletters here. Visit us on our website to learn more. Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook.

Just like the Church today, the New Testament Church was made up of sinful people who couldn’t escape conflict and controversy. The apostle Paul sought to address these issues, but he also didn’t write the Church off as a lost cause because of them. Listen to this sermon as we consider how Paul’s encouragement for the early Church to multiply their ministry can be applied to us today.  ________ Sign up for Central’s newsletters here. Visit us on our website to learn more. Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook.