Center Point United Methodist Church: Recent Episodes
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Sermon Title: Sermon of PentecostScripture: John 14:15-31, Acts 2:14-41 Speaker: Pastor Andrew Happ
Sermon: Resurrection MattersScripture: Luke 24:36-49, Romans 10:9Speaker: Tyler Hungate
Sermon: He is Risen
Scripture: Mark 16, 1 Cor. 15:3-8, Luke 24:13-35
Speaker: Pastor Andrew Happ
This message was preached on Easter Sunday 2024 by Pastor Andrew Happ at Anchor Bible Church in Center Point, IA.
This sermon was preached on Good Friday 2024 by Tyler Hungate at Anchor Bible Church in Center Point, IA.
Sermon: Showering Before Your DateScripture: Exodus 25:23-30, Exodus 30:17-21, Ephesians 5:25-27Speaker: Tyler Hungate
Sermon: Not What You ThinkScripture: Matthew 28:18-20, 1 Peter 2:5-9, Numbers 1:49-53Speaker: Pastor Andrew Happ
Sermon: Priorities, Gifts, and OpportunitiesScripture: Luke 12:13-21, 32-34, 42-48Speaker: Landon Tweeton
Sermon: How Can They Know?Scripture: Luke 7:11-17, Eph. 2:1-3, Col. 2:13-15, Rom. 10:8-15Speaker: Tyler Hungate
Sermon: Meeting the NeedScripture: Luke 4:16-21, 5:12-16, 6:24-26, Eph. 2:8-10Speaker: Tyler Hungate
Sermon: The Catalyst for Change Scripture: 2 Kings 22:8-13, 2 Kings 23:1-3, Matthew 25:40, Luke 10:36-37 Speaker: Tyler Hungate
Sermon: Worshiping in the Dark Scripture: Psalm 13, James 5:11, Job 1:20-21 Speaker: Tyler Hungate
Student-led Sunday service from May 21, 2023. Scripture: John 14:1-14Speakers: Jonah Salow and Mya Rawson
Sermon: Testing the Teacher (False Prophets)Scripture: Matthew 7:13-20Speaker: Tyler Hungate
Loving people means not judging them but it also means helping to ensure they stand sanctified before their final judge.
Sermon: How to Treat Plank EyeScripture: Matthew 7:1-6Speaker: Tyler Hungate
Jesus' teaching that we are not to worry is confirmed and born out in the empty tomb.
Speaker: Pastor Andrew Happ
On the cross, Christ paid the debt required of our sin so that we might be counted righteous in God's eyes. Although there has been recent Christian scholarship that claims otherwise, this is the truth of the cross that demonstrates God's miraculous love.
Speaker: Tyler Hungate
Prayer brings us into a state of acknowledgement, vulnerability, and reliance on God. It is the direct communication between God and his creation.
Sermon: Heavenly ObedienceScripture: Matt. 6:5-18Speaker: Pastor Andrew Happ
The nature of Christ’s life and death for us should shape our motivations in the area of charity and compel us to give and serve with the Gospel in mind and not our own self-motivations.Sermon: Gospel MotivationsScripture: Matthew 6:1-4Speaker: Tyler Hungate
Loving our neighbors is certainly a calling for Christians to follow, however, Jesus continues the establishment of His standard of righteousness by calling us to love not just our neighbors, but our enemies as well.
Sermon: You Have Heard
Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48
Speaker: Pastor Andrew Happ
This week we tackle the tough topic of adultery and how the Christian sexual ethic differs from that of the world.
Sermon: Adultery, Divorce, Oaths
Scripture: Matthew 5:27-37
Speaker: Pastor Andrew Happ
Jesus' new standard as the fulfillment of the Law goes deeper than the arbitrary rules of the Pharisees and penetrates to the core of the human heart. His first example of this new standard He is establishing is the issue of anger.
Sermon: The New Standard - Anger
Scripture: Matthew 5:21-28
Speaker: Pastor Andrew Happ
In Jesus' statement on the Law in the Sermon on the Mount, we're given an understanding of the Old Testament and Jesus' purpose in redemption.
Sermon: The Superiority of Kingdom Holiness
Scripture: Matthew 5:17-20
Speaker: Tyler Hungate
In the second week of our Sermon on the Mount series we dive into how we can be the salt and light of Christ in the world.
Sermon: Salt and Light
Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16
Speaker: Pastor Andrew Happ
This week as we begin our series on the sermon on the mount, we look at the Beatitudes and Jesus' instructions for the position of our hearts as His disciples.
Sermon: The Heart of Obedience
Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12
Speaker: Pastor Andrew Happ
The model for how to live as a disciple of Jesus is laid out for us when examining the life of Jesus and the early Church. This week we look specifically at the calling of Simon Peter and Andrew for insight as to how we are to live as Jesus followers.
Sermon: Walk the Walk
Scripture: Matthew 4:18-22, John 14:15, Luke 14:28, John 6:47-51, Ephesians 2:1-10, 2 Corinthians 3:18, Matthew 16:24, Philippians 3:8, Matthew 5:11, 28:18-20, John 14:12
Speaker: Tyler Hungate
In the parable of the sower, Jesus gives us 4 examples of heart positions as an illustration of how believers need to cultivate a heart position that leads to the growth of the Kingdom of God within our hearts.
Sermon: Soils of the Heart
Scripture: Matthew 13:1-23
Speaker: Pastor Andrew Happ
As we look forward to the New Year, we're reminded that resolutions tend to be for things that are fleeting, but fear of the Lord leads to fullness of life.
Sermon: New Year - New Submission
Scripture: James 4
Speaker: Pastor Andrew Happ
As we draw closer to Christmas we're drawn to show our adoration and trust for Jesus, we reflect on a couple of women who poured a year's worth of their salary on Jesus in adoration.
Sermon: Adoration
Scripture: Mark 14:1-9
Speaker: Pastor Andrew Happ
As believers it's easy to be lulled into believing that surrendering everything to God was a one time occurrence, and now we can keep areas of our life from Him. Jesus' teaching in Mark 10 reminds us that we are called to continually surrender everything to Jesus. And in the great beauty of the upside down kingdom, only when you give everything away to God will you be truly rich.
Sermon: Surrendering to Salvation
Scripture: Mark 10:17-27
Speaker: Tyler Hungate
Where we place our faith matters. Jesus calls us to a life-changing relationship with Him through faith, and shows us that all things are possible with God.
Sermon: Help My Unbelief
Scripture: Mark 9:14-27
Preacher: Pastor Andrew Happ
Discipleship is not just a title or badge for churches to wear, but is a lifelong process of taking up our cross to follow Jesus daily.
Sermon: The Cost of Discipleship
Scripture: Mark 8:27-38
Speaker: Pastor Andrew Happ
Jesus is confronted by the Pharisees on an issue of ritual cleanliness that He uses to teach His followers that sin comes from the inside, the heart, and not external circumstances.
Sermon: The True Origin of Sinfulness
Scripture: Mark 7:1-23
Speaker: Tyler Hungate
As Jesus calls out to Peter, to step towards Him on the water, we're reminded of all the times throughout Scripture and our own lives that God strengthens our faith by testing us and calling us to trust Him.
Sermon: Testing Faith
Scripture: Exodus 34:4-10, Mark 6:45-52
Speaker: Pastor Andrew Happ
The power of Jesus to heal and save is as real now as it was then, are we willing to step forward and receive what only He can offer?
Sermon: Step Out In Faith
Scripture: Mark 5:21-43
Speaker: Pastor Andrew Happ
Life is full of storms, and in Mark 4 Jesus shows His disciples how even in the midst of the storm, He is there to calm and to quiet our hearts.
Sermon: Trust and Obey
Scripture: Mark 4:35-41
Speaker: Pastor Andrew Happ
The parable of the sower calls us to Bible engagement and growing as we allow the word of God to bear fruit in our lives.
Sermon: A Fruitful Harvest
Scripture: Mark 4:1-20
Speaker: Tyler Hungate
Mark 2 gives us a picture of Jesus' authority to heal and forgive, which should amaze us and draw us to worship of Him while also convicting us to do whatever is necessary to bring others to the feet of Jesus.
Sermon: Whatever it Takes
Scripture: Mark 2:1-12, Hebrews 4:15, Jeremiah 1:5
Speaker: Tyler Hungate
In our first week on the series of Mark we look at Jesus' compassionate healing of a man with leprosy and reflect on the times when we are called to compassion towards others in Jesus' name.
Sermon: Compassion
Scripture: Mark 1:40-45, Leviticus 13:45-46, Matthew 9:35-38
Speaker: Mike Sells
The story of Ruth is positioned during some of Israel's most difficult times, and yet it is out of this very chaotic period that God sovereignly continues forward His redemptive plan through some of the most unlikely characters.
Sermon: The Sovereignty of God in Ruth
Scripture: Ruth, Judges 2:11-12, Judges 17:6, Romans 8:28
Speaker: Tyler Hungate
This week, Pastor Andrew guided us through a reflection of what it means to cast our anxieties upon the Lord. Please note that due to technical difficulties, the first five minutes of this message is cut off.
Sermon: Trust
Scripture: Jeremiah 17:7-8, Proverbs 3:5, Isaiah 26:4, Matthew 6:25-34
Speaker: Pastor Andrew Happ
What does it mean to stand for your faith? How do we as Christians interact with the world around us? Are we striving to blend in, not cause any commotion? These are among a few of the questions we will seek to answer in the Lords Word this week. Our goal is always to be rooted in the Word in how we live our lives. May we take to prayer as we prepare our hearts for worship.
This week we look at Colossians 1 and the supremacy of Christ. Despite our circumstances or the world around us, Jesus is enough.
Sermon: Jesus is Enough Scripture:
Colossians 1:15-20, John 1:1-5
Speaker: Tyler Hungate
This week we looked at Hebrews 6:19 and where we find our ultimate hope.
Sermon: Anchored Hope
Scripture: Hebrews 6:19
Speaker: Pastor Andrew Happ
In our final week studying Ephesians we dive into the various pieces of the armor of God and how we can go into our spiritual battles equipped with the power of God!
Sermon: The Full Armor of God
Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18
Speaker: Mike Sells
This week we dive into Ephesians 6 and the beauty of the relationships between parents and children, and the freedom that comes ultimately through obedience to the Lord.
Sermon: Joyful Obedience
Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-9, Philippians 2:5-8
Speaker: Tyler Hungate
Pastor Andrew discusses Ephesians 5, one of the Bible's flagship passages on Christian marriage.
Sermon: Spirit Filled Marriage
Scripture: Ephesians 5:21-33
Speaker: Pastor Andrew Happ
Hear the testimonies from our students that attended Summer Games, and a message from Tyler on how God moves in and through our stories.
Paul's prayer for the Ephesians is that they would know the expansive nature of God's love for them, and that as a result they would live out their collective purpose of glorifying God, something that we are all called to do today.
Sermon: A Prayer for CPUMC
Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-21
Speaker: Mike Sells
This week we focus on deepening our understanding of "death to life"by they way the mystery of the Gospel being revealed.
Sermon: Mystery Revealed
Scripture: Ephesians 3:1-13
Speaker: Pastor Andrew Happ
The grace shown to us in Christ has torn down the walls of division that existed between Jews and Gentiles, and between God and humanity. He Himself has become our peace.
Sermon: No Longer Foreigners
Scripture: Ephesians 2:11-22
Speaker: Tyler Hungate
Through Christ's atoning work on the cross, we have been transformed and raised to new life through the work of God's righteous hand.
Sermon: Alive with Christ
Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10
Speaker: Mike Sells
The second half of Ephesians 1 points us to the power of prayer in our lives.
Sermon: Prayer Power
Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23
Speaker: Pastor Andrew Happ
As we begin our series on Ephesians, we take a look at how Paul's call for unity within the body of Christ within the first century has implications for how we treat one another today.
Sermon: Unity in Christ
Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-14
Speaker: Pastor Andrew Happ
In our final week on miracles, we look at the miracle of new life in Christ, and reflect upon Christ's call for us to commit to following Him daily.
Sermon: Take Up Your Cross
Scripture: Luke 9:21-27
Speaker: Pastor Andrew Happ
The story of the paralyzed man from Luke 5 shows us how the Jesus responds to faith, not only ours but our friends' as well!
Sermon: Miracle of Faith
Scripture: Luke 5:17-26
Speaker: Pastor Andrew Happ
Looking through the prism of marriage, we are reminded of God's great miracle to bring His people, His bride, back to Himself.
Sermon: The Miracle of Reconciliation
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21
Speaker: Tyler Hungate
On Easter Sunday we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the joy that through Him the stone has been rolled away in our lives!
Sermon: The Stone Rolled Away
Scripture: Mark 16
Speaker: Pastor Andrew Happ
A look at how the history of humanity pointed to that fateful day when Christ was crucified for our sins.
Speaker: Tyler Hungate
The authority and power of Jesus to heal with nothing more than a touch is the focus of this week's message as we seek to tackle difficult questions surrounding healing and children.
Sermon: Miracle of the Son
Scripture: Luke 18:15-17
Speaker: Pastor Andrew Happ
Against all odds, a woman who had been crippled for 18 years is healed. This woman was a regular church attendee, and her seeming lack of care from those around her forces us to look at our own church and ask ourselves, how are we loving our neighbors even within the body?
Sermon: Against All Odds
Scripture: Luke 13:10-17
Speaker: Andrew Happ
In week 2 of our series on Miracles, we take a look at Jesus' healing of the man at the pool of Bethesda and how their interaction in the temple shows all believers that there is more to the Gospel than just getting what we want.
Sermon: Getting What We Want
Scripture: John 5:1-15
Speaker: Tyler Hungate
As we begin our series on miracles, we take a look at Jesus' first public miracle, turning water into wine, and reflect on what it means to save the best for last.
Sermon: Water to Wine
Scripture: John 2:1-11
Speaker: Pastor Andrew Happ
As we close our series on prayer, we reflect on the powerful example that Jesus set in John 17 when He prayed for us.
Sermon: What Now?
Scripture: John 17
Speaker: Pastor Andrew Happ
In our prayer lives it is important to remember that we are to give thanks to God for everything, especially the continual revelation of His glory to us through His creation and His answers to prayers.
Sermon: Thanks for Everything
Scripture: Matthew 15:29-39, John 11:38-44
Speaker: Mike Sells
Jesus tells us that for those who believe in Him, there is immeasurable power to be found in prayer. Pastor Andrew challenges us with the question, what are you doing with that power?
Sermon: The Power of Prayer
Scripture: John 14:5-13
Speaker: Pastor Andrew Happ
We’re called to stand in the gap. To pray into God’s promises to us and to have faith that He loves to fulfill His promises. And our prayers are not called to be limited to ourselves because if we’re in Christ, then the Spirit of God is in us and that Spirit is WAY too powerful for my prayers to be contained to myself.
Sermon: Standing in the Gap
Scripture: Genesis 18:23-33, James 5:14-16, Ezekiel 22:30, James 4:2
Speaker: Tyler Hungate
Praying in the spirit comes on account of Christ’s blood that has been shed for us. It’s an intimate understanding, a constantly growing understanding that God’s faithfulness to answer my prayers is not because of me but because Christ is in me.
Sermon: Praying in the Spirit
Scripture: Eph. 6:18, Rom. 8:26-27, 1 Jn. 5:14-15, Heb. 4:16, 1 Cor. 6:19
Speaker: Tyler Hungate
If prayer is what nourishes the life of God in us then it is certainly not self-help or self-development. When we accept and receive Jesus as our Lord and Savior God moves into our heart and lives, we either feed the life of God in us by prayer or we starve it by not praying.
Sermon: Foundations of Prayer
Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:1-8
Speaker: Pastor Andrew Happ
In Jesus' upside down kingdom, the last shall be first, things that are impossible for man become possible with God, and complete submission to Christ leads to true freedom. What's stopping you from going all in?
Sermon: All In
Scripture: Matthew 19:16-26, Matthew 6:19-21, Luke 22:42-44
Speaker: Tyler Hungate
How often do we pay attention to and allow ourselves to be reminded of the amazing Gospel message that salvation is available to us in Christ?
Sermon: Pay Attention
Scripture: Hebrews 2:1-18
Speaker: Pastor Andrew Happ
The influences of the people and forces nearest to us have a large impact on our journeys as followers of Christ. Are you being intentional how and with whom you spend your time and energy?
Sermon: Who's In Your Boat?
Scripture: Luke 8:22-25
Speaker: Pastor Andrew Happ
This sermon is from Jan. 2nd, 2022 when church was canceled due to weather concerns. The sermon focuses primarily on Luke 3.
Following the birth of Christ, Jesus is presented at the Temple in a story that reminds us to pause and reflect on the blessing of our Savior in the midst of busy lives.
Sermon: Take a Breath
Scripture: Luke 2:22-40
Speaker: Mike Sells
Since the creation of man, God's plan for salvation was prophesied and promised, on Christmas Eve we celebrate the initiation of the fulfillment of God's promises in the birth of the long expected Messiah.
Sermon: Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-7
Speaker: Tyler Hungate
In our final week of Advent, we reflect upon the redeeming love of God. The world's view of love says that there can be no accountability, while the hard hearted love that has characterized the Church can give the message that only certain kinds of people can experience God's lovingkindness. Through Christ, however; we have been shown the true meaning of love in His sacrifices and His message of salvation for sinners.
Sermon: God's Redeeming Love
Scripture: 1 John 4:7-11, Matthew 22:34-40, Romans 5:6-11
Speaker: Tyler Hungate
When Mary arrives to tell Elizabeth of her encounter with the angel Gabriel, the Bible says that John the Baptist leaped with joy in the womb... as we draw nearer to the Christmas celebration, are we finding joy in the message of Immanuel?
Sermon: JOY Scripture:
Luke 2:26-45, Galatians 5:22-26
Speaker: Andrew Happ
In the second week of our Advent series: Unwrapping Christmas we look at some of the worldly sources to which we often turn when we need peace. We quickly see that this circumstance driven peace is no match for the true peace that is available to us in Christ. Please note that we had some technical difficulties on this day and the video cuts out during the sermon, but the full audio is still available.
Sermon: Peace that Transcends
Scripture: Revelation 12:1-12, Philippians 4:4-7, 10-13
Speaker: Tyler Hungate
As we begin our Advent 2021 series Unwrapping Christmas, this week's focus is hope. Christian hope is founded not upon our own human desires or expectations, but upon the unshakable promises of God.
Sermon: Hope
Scripture: Luke 1:5-23, Romans 5:1-11
Speaker: Andrew Happ
As we close our study on the book of Romans, we see how Paul instructs the Roman believers not to be a stumbling block to one another using the example of Jewish food laws.
In light of our current social and political climate, Romans 13 has become a passage of interest for many. This week we take a deep dive into the framework in which it was written, and how God's sovereignty throughout the Bible is crucial to understanding submission.
Romans 12 marks the transition in the epistle to a more practical understanding of the theology portrayed in the first eleven chapters. This dive into Romans 12 takes a look at what it means for Christians to make daily sacrifices for the Kingdom of God.
Sermon by Pastor Andrew Happ.
How is the modern Christian to relate to Paul’s teachings on the Jewish people and traditions? Take this dive into Romans 11 for a verse by verse look at Paul’s tree grafting imagery in relation to Jews and Gentiles.
In Romans 9, Paul uses a number of Old Testament examples to show how God's sovereignty and His faithfulness are not negated by salvation through faith that is extended to all.
Scripture: Romans 9
Sermon: God's Promises to Israel
Speaker: Tyler Hungate
In what some have called the greatest chapter in Scripture, the apostle Paul gives the ultimate hope for those who live by the Spirit of God. Our old nature has been done away with through Christ, and we no longer have to live condemned or in fear, for nothing can separate us from the love of God that is ours in Christ Jesus our Lord.
It is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone that we are saved. Romans 6-7 are a pivotal moment in the epistle where Paul addresses some of the "what" we are to do in light of the grace that has been given to us.
Faith is the assurance of what God has done through his one and only Son Jesus Christ. Faith is the assured hope that how God dealt with our sin through the blood of his Son Jesus we can have eternal life. Faith is the evidence and proof of what God did even when we cannot see it face to face. Faith is comprehending as fact what cannot be experienced by the physical senses.
All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (Rom. 3:23). And yet in His mercy and grace, God has justified us through the blood of Jesus shed on the cross. This foundational truth of the Gospel should shape how we view ourselves in comparison to God's glorious standard, and how we treat others.
Thank you for joining us for week 2 of our fall series on the book of Romans! This week, we look at Romans 2 & 3 to see how God's righteousness leads to the need for salvation from wrath towards sin, and how the problem of sin exists both inside the church and outside of it.
Join as we dive deep into the book of Romans! This week, we look at Romans ch. 1 and what it means for our foundation to be on the Gospel.
Before we live out the command to make disciples of all the nations we must first ask ourselves: am I a disciple? And once I've accepted the Gospel, am I living faithfully into the Christian calling to be a disciple-maker?
Where are you going? This message from Pastor Andrew encourages us to look to God alone as the director of our life, and to avoid some of the other "road maps" that the world tries to convince us to use.
Jesus is the light of the world. Pastor Andrew's message from the Gospel of John leads us to ask ourselves the question: what if we stopped relying on ourselves for the ultimate source of power & light, and instead turned to the Light of the World Himself?
Sermon: What If?
Scripture: John 8:12-30
Speaker: Pastor Andrew Happ
In Mark 2 a paralyzed man is lowered through a roof to rest at the feet of Jesus. Moved with compassion Jesus heals this man of both his paralysis, and more importantly, his sin. Jesus' response confuses many and angers some in the room, but prompts us to ask ourselves the question: what's the real problem in our own lives?
Jesus tells us to abide in Him and He will prune away the things that are not of his will. If we're hoping to bear good fruit in our lives we must be connected to the right roots...
If the Spirit of God is inside of you, if your heart is still beating, if there is breath in your lungs then God is not done with you yet on Earth. To participate in this humanly battle with eternal implications we must fight to pursue Christ and dwell in His saving grace in the midst of our sin.
In Nicodemus' conversation with Jesus in John 3, Jesus reveals to us that we must be born again to see and to enter into the Kingdom of God. What does it mean to be born again? And how do we know if we are born again?
In Luke 17 Jesus teaches on sin, faith, and duty. From faith the size of a mustard seed, to forgiving a friend numerous times, we see what Christ teaches in these crucial areas of what it means to be a disciple.
This week is a recap of what our students learned at camp! We move briefly through each day's theme to get the full picture of what it means to be created in the image of God, broken by sin, restored by grace, and used for the Kingdom despite our imperfections!
What does Jesus tell us about worry? How can shifting our focus from the things of this world to Christ Himself help us to overcome anxiety? Find out in this message from Pastor Andrew on Matthew 6.
As we look at the words of Jesus Himself, we begin by asking a few questions about who Jesus is, what He asks of us, and what that means for our lives.
1.) Who is Jesus? Matthew 4:17, Mark 1:14
2.) Why did he come? Luke 4:18-19 & Verse 43
3.) What does it mean for us? John 3:13-21
As we step out of one season as a church family and into a new one, it is important that we are reminded to rely upon the One who holds us all.
Revelation 21 gives us a picture both of the physical beauty, and more importantly the spiritual significance of the New Jerusalem, where God will dwell with His people forever.
Revelation 20 describes for us the glory of Jesus' final victory over Satan and introduces to a widely discussed eschatological topic in the millennium.
Sermon: The Thousand Years
Scripture: Revelation 19:11-21 and Revelation 20
Speaker: Tyler Hungate
Revelation 19 paints a picture for us of the marriage supper of the Lamb, an invitation to us all to be sustained and fulfilled by our relationship with Christ. For more information on the ministries of our church, go to centerpointumc.com or like us on Facebook!
In Revelation 18, the warning given to John also calls to us as believers today that we might step out from under the judgement of Babylon and into the life to which God is calling us.
In Revelation 17 we receive a unique picture of warning against the temptation to forsake God's design in favor of human pleasures.