Central Church NYC

When we embrace the salvation Jesus offers us, that brings with it a number of new realities, not the least of which is the spirit of adoption from God. We become not just heirs of God’s Kingdom but beloved children, upon whom he delights to bestow every blessing of inheritance. Listen to this sermon as we consider our position as sons and daughters of God, and how that motivates us to put to death our sin, bringing it to the gospel. ________ Sign up for Central’s newsletters here. Visit us on our website to learn more. Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook.

The resurrection is what it’s all about because the resurrection offers salvation. But what is salvation all about? Is it just about rescue for the next life? Is it just about being saved from this world? No, in Romans 8, Paul begins to show us that salvation has just as much to do with freedom and renewal in this life as it does our eternal destiny elsewhere. Watch this sermon as we explore how we are saved for this world, to be a part of God’s great work of renewal. ________ Sign up for Central’s newsletters here. Visit us on our website to learn more. Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook.

If Jesus rose from the dead, it changes everything. It really is what it’s all about. It gives us forgiveness for the past, hope for the future, and meaning in the present. You can’t get that anywhere else. Listen to this sermon as we consider the historical support for the resurrection and the massive implications its truth has on our lives. ________ Sign up for Central’s newsletters here. Visit us on our website to learn more. Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook.

Jesus felt a lot on the cross. In addition to the most intense physical pain, he felt abandoned. He felt humiliated. He felt rejected. He felt so many negative human emotions and experiences to the greatest degree. But these emotions of Jesus don’t just point to his humanity or provide us with an example of how to endure them. Listen to this sermon as we consider how Jesus’ emotions on the cross demonstrate his salvation — and his utmost love for us. ________ Sign up for Central’s newsletters here. Visit us on our website to learn more. Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook.

We’ve observed how, during his life on earth, Jesus experienced the whole spectrum of human emotion, and yet without sin. Perhaps this was never more difficult than on the night before his crucifixion, when he faced the most painful of human emotions: agony. Listen to this sermon as pastoral resident Hansol Kang considers how Jesus’ response when facing intense pain and betrayal exhibits his role as a better friend, a better son, and a perfect savior. ________ Sign up for Central’s newsletters here. Visit us on our website to learn more. Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook.

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.

When we think about the countenance of Jesus, we tend to think of him as calm, composed, measured, or stoic. We rarely think of him as being outwardly joyful. But Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit with a joy that was very deep and very real. Listen to this sermon as we consider Jesus’ pure joy and how we too can experience that in our own lives. ________ Sign up for Central’s newsletters here. Visit us on our website to learn more. Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook.

We see in Scripture accounts of Jesus walking on the earth, experiencing the full gamut of human emotion, yet navigating those emotions without sin. We find peace in the relatability of the incarnate Jesus in this area. But what about the ascended Jesus and his connection to our emotions? Listen to this sermon as Rev. Dr. Jay Harvey considers how, in addition to being able to identify with our emotional life, the ascended Jesus also shepherds our emotional life by dwelling with us and reigning over all — even our emotions. ________ 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.