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In the book of Genesis, in the very beginning of the bible, there’s a story about two people - Adam and Eve, and they were in a garden....

Some of you already know this - but when I became the pastor here at Center Church, we were still in the process of selling our house and...

[Psalm 23:2] A long time back, Princeton University did an experiment with seminary students to prove that when we are rushed, we...

“This is who I AM MOM - you just don’t understand me” - it’s the motto of every teenage generation. As we transition from child to adult...

03.31.2024 - I Am Not Enough [John 10 and Psalm 23:1] To get us started this morning, I want to show you two different headlines. First,...

Have you ever left an “accidental” legacy? I remember one time, I was a college student doing youth ministry at my home church in the...

Click HERE for the Sermon Notes.. A long time ago there was a really famous evangelist and speaker named Dwight L Moody, who worked...

Ephesians 3 Click here for the sermon notes.. When I was in college, I had a close friend named Stephanie. Steph had a roommate,...

To all of our beloved friends and family, (and anybody else curious enough to find out more), To be honest, a “roller coaster of emotion”...

Click HERE for the notes.. I know some people think of me as the “young” pastor - but I am old enough to remember the invention of the...

Click HERE for the sermon notes.. In the book “Finding Men for Christ” George Dempster tells a story about his ministry from the 1920’s...

Click HERE for the Sermon Notes.. When I was a kid, I understood prayer as a bit of a performance. I’ll never forget, my dad's a...

Click HERE for the sermon notes.. For the past year, we have been reading through the entire bible together as a church. It’s been...

Click here for the sermon notes.. I think probably everyone thinks this of their own experience, but I really believe that when I was...

Click HERE for the PDF sermon notes.. Have you ever had a family get together during the holidays that was embarrassing? (Alright, I’m...

Click HERE for the sermon notes.. The sky is falling! The sky is falling! Well, it might not be true - but it’s a great line for the guy...

Click HERE to get the sermon Notes.. When I was a kid, one of the most common tropes you saw in movies and tv shows was that school is...

Click HERE for the Sermon Notes.. I have a bit of a confession to make this morning. I love social media. It’s absolutely horrifying for...

Click HERE for the Sermon Notes: Back in 2012 there was a fairly famous story that went viral about two long distance runners. Maybe...

Click HERE for the Sermon notes.. Citizens Of Heaven - 10.22.2023 [Luke 11:37-54] Once upon a time there was a man visiting Shipshewana -...