Centre Sermons

Exodus 20:1-11 | We keep the Sabbath or the Lord’s day holy by resting the whole day, not just from doing things that are inherently sinful at any time, but even from worldly affairs and recreations that are lawful on other days. Except for necessary works or acts of mercy, we should joyfully spend all our time publicly and privately worshipping God.

Exodus 20:1-7 | The third commandment requires the holy and reverent use in our thoughts, meditations, words, and writings, of God’s name and anything else by which God makes himself known. This means our affirmations of our faith and our conduct or behavior must match our affirmations to the glory of God and the good of ourselves and the others. Our behavior can never complement the holiness of God’s character without Christ Jesus living in and through us what is pleasing to God.

Exodus 20:1-6 | This week's sermon is given by Rev. Dr. Robert Howard continues our study in Exodus. The second commandment requires us to recieve, perform, and preserve all the regulations for worship that God has established in His word. These include: prayer, the reading, preaching, and hearing of the world; the administration of and receiving the sacraments; church government and discipline; the administration and upkeep of the church; religious fasting; swearing by the name of God; and making vows to Him. Also included are disapproving, denouncing, and opposing false worship and doing our best, in accordance with our position and calling in life, to eliminate it and all forms of idolatry. Idolatry is the chief sin of the human heart and impossible to resist except by grace and power of Christ and the Holy Spirit.

Exodus 20:1-3 | This week's sermon is given by Rev. Dr. Robert Howard continues our study in Exodus. What does it mean to have no other gods? The first commandment requires us to know and recognize God as the only true God and our God and to worship and glorify him and rejoicing in him. We must also be zealous for and call on him, giving him all praise and thanks completely obeying and submitting to him in our whole person. Finally, we must walk humbly with him being careful to please him in everything we say and do and being genuinely sorry when we offend him. We are completely unable to do so without the indwelling help of Jesus Christ.

Exodus 20:1-2; 1 Peter 1:15-21 | This week's sermon is given by Rev. Dr. Robert Howard continues our study in Exodus. Christians are called to be holy. What does that holiness look like? How are we made holy and what place does God’s law have in helping us in the obligation to be holy as God is holy?

Exodus 19:21-25; Romans 3:9-20 | This week's sermon is given by Rev. Dr. Robert Howard continues our study in Exodus. If we are saved by grace through faith, what role does the moral law play in living the Christian life? If the works of the law cannot save us from the judgement of God concerning our sin, then what place does the law of God play in our salvation?

Exodus 19:1-11 | Today we begin a new series titled "The Law of God" that will study the Book of Exodus. This week's sermon is given by Rev. Dr. Robert Howard. God’s Law would mark, out of all nations, a people who would be God’s treasured possession. Obedience to this Law would define them as a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. Therefore, the Law God gave through Moses is grouped into three categories: the moral law, the civil law and the ceremonial law. The civil law guided the nation of Israel in fulfilling God’s will concerning civil matters. The ceremonial law guided the nation of Israel on how they were to worship God and what observances they must perform to be acceptable to God. All these ceremonial laws were foretastes of the fulfilled work of Christ in His sacrifice for our sins on the cross. Christians do not need to follow these ceremonial laws in order to worship God be because Christ fulfilled them once and for all.

Nehemiah 13 | This week's sermon, given by Rev. Dr. Robert Howard, concludes our study of the Book of Nehemiah. Obedience to God is always a product of humility and love for God’s unmerited favor we call grace. Grace is “cheapened” when one takes advantage of God’s mercy by behavior that dishonors God and excuses disobedience to the will of the Lord.

Nehemiah 12 | This week's sermon, given by Pastor Logan Keck, continues our study of the Book of Nehemiah.

Luke 2:1-14; John 1:14-17 | Our traditional candlelight Christmas Eve service begins with the lighting of the Advent wreath before welcoming us into a time of celebration and reflection on the Christmas story through scripture readings, carols, and a short sermon reminding us of the true meaning of Christmas.