Central Presbyterian Church NYC - Sermons

1 Corinthians: The Church the World Needs: Just the Help

What is true maturity? Why do we need it? How do we get it? In this sermon, we discuss what it means to be a mature Christian and how the answer might not be what we expect.  ________ Sign up for Central’s newsletters here. Visit us on our website to learn more. Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook.

1 Corinthians: The Church the World Needs: Don't Be A Baby!

In “The Way of Wisdom” we explore the three keys to Godly wisdom and how this wisdom will bring renewal to a world that so desperately needs it. ________ Sign up for Central’s newsletters here. Visit us on our website to learn more. Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook.

1 Corinthians: The Church the World Needs: The Way of Wisdom

As we celebrate the 200th anniversary of our church, “The Power of Weakness,” focuses on the importance of humbling ourselves before the Lord and letting God use us in unexpected ways. The sermon delves deeper into how God’s power is made stronger in our weakness as well as Central’s plans to help build stronger churches throughout the city and in our world.  ________ Sign up for Central’s newsletters here. Visit us on our website to learn more. Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook.

1 Corinthians: The Church the World Needs: The Power of Weakness

1 Corinthians: The Church the World Needs: Stranger than Fiction

The temptation to draw lines and form cliques around certain leaders is as old as the church itself. Why does this issue continue to exist after thousands of years? Why are we continuously drawn to charismatic personalities? In this sermon we discuss the underlying cause of schisms within the church  and analyze how reorienting our focus on Jesus enables us to be a stronger, healthier, more united church.  ________ Sign up for Central’s newsletters here. Visit us on our website to learn more. Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook.

1 Corinthians: The Church the World Needs: The Perils of Popularity

The Apostle Paul’s first letter to the church in Corinth is applicable in our day and age because not unlike the first-century Christian church, we have major issues with which to contend.. In our first sermon of the fall series “The Church the World Needs,” we set the stage by exploring the present, past and future state of the church and what we can learn from the church in Corinth. ________ Sign up for Central’s newsletters here. Visit us on our website to learn more. Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook.

The Church the World Needs: To Corinth, with Love

Central was pleased to welcome Rev. Dr. Jay Harvey to give a sermon on James 1:19-27 entitled "The Perennial Challenge,” where he discussed the gap between Christ and his followers and how God, through the Holy Spirit, narrows that gap. Jay is the Executive Director of Reformed Theological Seminary, New York City. ________ Sign up for Central’s newsletters here. Visit us on our website to learn more. Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook.

The Perennial Challenge

The last sermon of the “The Upside-Down Kingdom” series, Where the Blind Can See, continues to address what it means to boldly follow Jesus by highlighting the desperation of discipleship, the expectancy of discipleship, and the path of discipleship.   ________ Sign up for Central’s newsletters here. Visit us on our website to learn more. Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook.

The Upside-Down Kingdom: Where the Blind Can See

Oftentimes in life we seek our own paths and our own ways of glory. In this sermon, Where the Least are the Greatest, we explore the problems that arise from our desires for false glory and how Jesus gently and lovingly shows us our need for the cross and the path to true glory. ________ Sign up for Central’s newsletters here. Visit us on our website to learn more. Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook.

The Upside-Down Kingdom: Where the Least are the Greatest

Central’s new Executive Pastor Chris Hildebrand begins a new three-part sermon series entitled “The Upside-Down Kingdom” about Mark 10. This week’s sermon, Where the Children are Blessed, explores what it means to follow Jesus, specifically how having childlike, fearless faith that is radically dependent upon God enables us to live life to the fullest.  ________ Sign up for Central’s newsletters here. Visit us on our website to learn more. Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook.

The Upside-Down Kingdom: Where the Children are Blessed

Central was pleased to welcome Robert Cunningham to give a sermon on John 13:1-17 entitled "The Posture of the Christian” in which he discussed how God is rewiring us to live an abundant life through Jesus. He highlights the picture of, the problem with and the path to servanthood. Robert is a Campus Minister with Reformed University Fellowship at the University of Virginia.  ________ Sign up for Central’s newsletters here. Visit us on our website to learn more. Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook.

The Posture of the Christian

Reverend Doug Webster: Psalms 22:1 - 22:31 Central was pleased to welcome Rev. Doug Webster again to give a sermon on Psalm 22:1-31 entitled "The Psalm of the Cross—He Has Done It,” where he explained how this Psalm points to Christ’s sacrifice on the cross. Doug teaches pastoral theology at Beeson Divinity School and is a teaching pastor at the Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham, AL. Doug and his wife, Virginia, served Central from 2010-2014 and helped re-establish Central’s gospel ministry.

The Psalm of the Cross—He Has Done It!

Reverend Doug Webster: Psalms 16:1 - 16:11 Central was pleased to welcome Rev. Doug Webster to give a sermon on Psalm 16:1-11 entitled "Living the Resurrection,” where he addressed how living for eternity enables us to live a life of significance. Doug teaches pastoral theology at Beeson Divinity School and is a teaching pastor at the Advent, Church of the Cathedral, in Birmingham, AL. Doug and Virginia served Central from 2010-2014 and helped re-establish Central’s gospel ministry.

Living the Resurrection

Central was pleased to welcome Rev. Luke Miedema to give a sermon on Philippians 4:1-9 entitled "God’s Kintsugi World,” where he addressed how God is restoring a broken world that is fractured by sin into something that’s brand new and far better than the original. Luke Miedema is the senior pastor at Grace Church of the Roaring Fork Valley in Basalt, CO.

God's Kintsugi World

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