Sunday morning, we continued in Luke 9 and talked

about how Jesus resolved conflict.  All

of us have been through conflict and most of us would rather avoid it yet conflict

is a part of life.  Jesus dealt with His fair

share of conflict.  Thus, finding a

conflict resolution strategy based on the example of Christ is the best way to

learn how to deal with conflict.  In Luke

9:51-56, Jesus gives us a three-step approach to handling conflict; THINKàCORRECTàACT.  THINK before you act, CORRECT yourself and

ACT like Jesus.   

Sermon by Pastor Dan Squezello

At Central Baptist Church, Niles,

Ohio

On March 24, 2019

Sermon

Title: "Conflict Resolution According to Jesus”

Scripture Text: Luke 9:51-56

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This Sunday morning, we talked about achieving greatness in the eyes of God.  In Luke

9:46-50 we come across an argument that the disciples were having amongst

themselves.  They were trying to figure

out which one of them would rank the highest when the kingdom of God came upon

the earth.  Of course, Christ is the

greatest and any attempt to put one’s self above Him is futile.  Yet, Jesus did tell us how we can be

considered “great.”  In our text we found

that true and genuine greatness, according to Christ, involves three things: (1)

Humility, (2) A love for the needy, and (3) team work. 

Sermon by Pastor Dan Squezello

At Central Baptist Church, Niles, Ohio

On March 17, 2019

Sermon Title: "Achieving Greatness”

Scripture Text: Luke 9:46-50

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Sunday morning, I preached about the Transfiguration of Jesus.  This was a very heavy sermon from a

theological perspective, yet I ended it with one basic point of application: We

all need to open our hearts and minds so that we can see the glory of Christ.  Often, we are distracted from the works of

God taking place all around us.  To frequently

we focus on the chaos which surrounds our lives and are blind to God’s glory.

Stop what you are doing and focus yourself on the work of the Lord.  Put your full trust in Him.      

Sermon by Pastor Dan Squezello

At Central Baptist Church, Niles, Ohio

On March 3, 2019

Sermon Title: "The Transfiguration of Jesus"

Scripture Text: Luke 9:28-36

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On Sunday nights I have been preaching a follow up sermon to the theme of

our Sunday School lesson from earlier in the day.  Sunday morning, we talked about being deceived

by false teachings.  John the Apostle has

a lot to say about this subject.  His

first epistle (1 John) focused quite a bit on combating the false teaching of false

prophets.  In 1 John 4:1-6, the Apostle tells

us how to combat the false teachings we face? 

He tells us to test every teaching (to see if it is from God) and to

resist the temptation to fall prey to these false doctrines. 

Sermon by Pastor Dan Squezello

At Central Baptist Church, Niles, Ohio

On February 24, 2019 (Evening Service)

Sermon Title: "What is Truth?"

Scripture Text: 1 John 4:1-6

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Hey, here is Pastor Dan's sermon from CBC's morning service.  Listen to it directly (or download to your

computer) through the link below to archive.org (our hosting site) or subscribe

to FBCW's "podcasts" channel. 

You can download the "podcasts" app to most of your smart

phones by going to your app store (purple app with something that looks like a

person on it).  Once you have it on your

phone just search for "Central Baptist Church, Niles, Ohio" and you

should see a picture of the church. 

Sunday morning, we attempted to identify Jesus.  I talked to my congregation about how people,

through out the past 2000 years, have misidentified Christ.  As Christians, it is our number one Job to

tell others about Who Jesus Is!  He is

the Christ, the Messiah, the Son of the Living God.  AND, most importantly, He is the Savior of

all the world.  If you turn your complete

trust over to Him then you will be saved! 

Sermon by Pastor Dan Squezello

At Central Baptist Church, Niles, Ohio

On February 17, 2019

Sermon Title: "Misidentification"

Scripture Text: Luke 9:18-22

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We began the 9th chapter of the gospel of Luke by looking at the story of

Jesus sending His twelve disciples out on their own for the first time.  There is a lot Christians today can learn from

this event.  Followers of Christ are equipped

to serve God through the Holy Spirit.  We

are instructed in our service of the Lord through God’s Word.  And we need to trust and obey God’s calling

for us to serve Him. Can you honestly say that you trust and obey God today?

Sermon by Pastor Dan Squezello

At Central Baptist Church, Niles, Ohio

Morning Service

On January 27, 2019

Sermon Title: "On the Job Training"

Scripture Text: Luke 9:1-6

https://archive.org/download/onTheJobTraining/OnTheJobTraining-MorningService01272019.mp3

On Sunday Evenings my sermon text comes from the

theme of our Sunday School lesson from earlier in the day.  Yesterday morning we finished the unit titled

“The Full Picture of Christmas”; which focused on different individuals or

groups of people within the Christmas story. 

Yesterday we looked at the wisemen and how they worshiped Jesus.  In continuing in the theme of worship, I decided

to study through a good portion of the 4th chapter of John and the

story of Jesus’ interaction with the Samaritan Woman at Jacob’s Well.  During this divine interaction, we learn a

lot about proper worship of our Lord. 

Sermon by Rev. Dan Squezello

At Central Baptist Church, Niles, Ohio

Evening Service

On January 6, 2019

Sunday School Unit Title: “The Full Picture of Christmas”

Sunday School Session Title: “The Wisemen’s Worship”

Sermon Title: “True Worship”

Scripture Text: John 4:1-30, 39-42

https://archive.org/download/TrueWorship_674/TrueWorship-EveningService01062019.mp3

Yesterday we returned to the Gospel of Luke. 

We looked at the story of Jesus casting out the many demons of a demonic

man who lived amongst the tombs.  After

Christ “cured” the man, we found two completely different reactions to the miraculous

power of Christ.  The first was one of

fear and rejection.  The people of the

area completely rejected what took place (and Jesus) because of fear.  The second reaction was one of faith and obedience.  The formally possessed man wanted to leave

with Jesus but Christ told him to stay and tell those around him about what

took place; which is what he did.  My

question for you is “What is your reaction to the miracles of Christ?”  One of fear and rejection or one of faith and

obedience? Choose Jesus today. 

Sermon by Pastor Dan Squezello

At Central Baptist Church, Niles, Ohio

Morning Service

On January 6, 2019

Sermon Title: "The Miracles of Jesus"

Scripture Text: Luke 8:26-39

https://archive.org/download/TheMiraclesOfChrist/TheMiraclesOfChrist-MorningService01062019.mp3

This Sunday evening, we focused on Micah 5:2, “But as for you,

Bethlehem Ephrathah, too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you

One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel.  His goings forth are from long ago, from

the days of eternity.”  I find it amazing

that this passage of scripture was written hundreds of years before Christ yet

there is so much in it that applies to us today.  Of course, the most important part, is that

the long awaited for Messiah has been born to us.  Praise God!

Sermon by Rev. Dan Squezello

At Central Baptist Church, Niles, Ohio

Evening Service

On December 23, 2018

Sermon Title: “The Coming Messiah”

Scripture Text: Micah 5:2

https://archive.org/download/theComingMessiah-EveningService12232018/TheComingMessiah-EveningService12232018.mp3

This Sunday morning we took a break from the gospel of Luke to talk about

the Christmas story.  I preached from John 1:14, “And the Word became flesh,

and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from

the Father, full of grace and truth.” 

Now, to be honest, when we think about Christmas this is not a verse

that often comes to mind.  BUT, in

reality, this verse sums up the entire Christmas story.  Jesus, the Word, came to earth, dwelt among

mankind and put the glory of God on display for all to see.  This is what we celebrate, every year, at Christmas.  God’s ultimate plan to save all the earth began

when Jesus was born; our redemption began on Christmas day.  Make that the reason for the season!

Sermon by Pastor Dan Squezello

At Central Baptist Church, Niles, Ohio

Morning Service

On December 23, 2018

Sermon Title: "The Word Among Us"

Scripture Text: John 1:14

https://archive.org/download/theWordAmongUs_365/TheWordAmongUs-MorningService12232018.mp3