Central Church of Carroll

I Love This Church – Week #4 Substitutionary Atonement Genesis 2:15-17 Substitutionary = substitute Atonement = to pay for The  Lord  God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it.  16  But the  Lord  God warned him, “You may freely eat the fruit of every tree in the garden—  […]

I love This Church – Week #3 Connected to the Head and the Body Matthew 16:13-19 There is nothing that has the potential to bring change to the world like the local church When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples,  “Who do people say that the Son of Man […]

I love This Church – Week #2 Vision Acts 19:8-10; 23-27 1. Do I want to become a better person? 2. Do I want Carroll to be a better community? Our Vision: To create an environment where people, all people, can experience the presence of Jesus every single week It is impossible to experience the […]

I Love This Church! Week 1 – May 25, 2025 Different Strokes for Different Folks Mark 2:1-12 When Jesus returned to Capernaum several days later, the news spread quickly that he was back home. 2 Soon the house where he was staying was so packed with visitors that there was no more room, even outside the door. […]

May 18, 2025 The Ember Still Burns 2 Timothy 1:6 1. Faith Ignited — Peter's Spark “Then Jesus said to Simon, ‘Don't be afraid; from now on you will fish for people.' So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him.” -Luke 5:10-11 • When Jesus calls you, He's not just […]

Trapped Week #7 With a Horn and a Torch Judges 7:16-25 1. What do I really want to see Jesus do in and through me? Why is it we think so small when we have a God who is so big? 2. What is the next step I need to take in order to make […]

Trapped Week #6 Into the Enemy's Camp Judges 7:8-15 Worship enables us to destroy what the enemy intends to use to destroy us Gideon probably felt confused, discouraged and filled with doubt The Midianite camp was in the valley just below Gideon.  9  That night the  Lord  said, “Get up! Go down into the Midianite […]

Trapped Week #5 Pruning Season Judges 7:1-8 God's thoughts are higher and God's ways are greater So Jerub-baal (that is, Gideon) and his army got up early and went as far as the spring of Harod. The armies of Midian were camped north of them in the valley near the hill of Moreh. 2 The Lord said to Gideon, […]

Easter 2025 The Power of the Resurrection Luke 22:42-44; 22:54; 23:32-33; 24:5-6 5 Things we can relate to in the Easter Story: 1. Confusion In His time, Jesus will bring clarity out of confusion 2. Stress “Father, if you are willing, please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your […]

Trapped Week #4 From the Pit to the Threshing Floor Judges 6:33-40 When it comes to the role of The Holy Spirit in our lives, He's there, we're just not always aware I baptize with water those who repent of their sins and turn to God. But someone is coming soon who is greater than I […]

Trapped Week #3 Still not Tolerant Judges 6:25-31 God's Grace is Amazing There is always a way out of the pit That night the Lord said to Gideon, “Take the second bull from your father's herd, the one that is seven years old. Pull down your father's altar to Baal, and cut down the Asherah pole standing […]

Trapped – Week #2 – March 30, 2025 Patient Not Tolerant Judges 6:15-24 God is patient, He is not tolerant If Jesus is doing a work in our life, eventually it will be undeniable “But Lord,” Gideon replied, “how can I rescue Israel? My clan is the weakest in the whole tribe of Manasseh, and […]

Trapped – Week #1 – March 23, 2025 Trapped in the Pit Judges 6:1-14 Nobody likes feeling trapped The Israelites did evil in the  Lord's sight. So the  Lord  handed them over to the Midianites for seven years.  2  The Midianites were so cruel that the Israelites made hiding places for themselves in the mountains, […]

Following God into the Unknown – Week #7 Following with Gratitude Exodus 15:22-25; 16:1-4; Numbers 11:4-6; 14:1-4 As followers of Jesus Christ, we should have a consistent attitude of gratitude God will make a way when there is no way Then Moses led the people of Israel away from the Red Sea, and they moved […]

Following God into the Unknown – Week 6 – March 9, 2025 Breaking Free: Finding Liberty in the Face of Chaos How will we respond to the presence of God? Plague #1 River turned to blood (Exodus 7:15-18) 15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning, as he is going out to the water. Stand on […]

Following God into the Unknown – Week 5 – March 2, 2025 Right Now Counts Forever Matthew 25:14-30 “Right now counts forever” -R.C. Sproul The earth is the Lord's, and all it contains,The world, and those who live in it. -Psalms 24:1 NASB 14 “For it is just like a man about to go on […]

Following God into the Unknown – Week #4 Following God Through the Process Exodus 1:8-11; 5:1-5; 5:22-23; 6:1-8 God's power and God's process work together God is fighting for me Eventually, a new king came to power in Egypt who knew nothing about Joseph or what he had done. 9 He said to his people, “Look, the […]

Following God into the Unknown – Week #3 Plugging into Jesus Exodus 4:1-17 We are designed to go through life plugged into Jesus But Moses protested again, “What if they won't believe me or listen to me? What if they say, ‘The Lord never appeared to you'?” Exodus 4:1 People will sometimes cause us to unplug from […]

Following God into the Unknown – Week #2 I AM Exodus 3:7-14 Then the Lord told him, “I have certainly seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their cries of distress because of their harsh slave drivers. Yes, I am aware of their suffering. Exodus 3:7 God says: I have seen; I have […]

Following God into the Unknown – Week #1 Shoeless on Holy Ground Exodus 1-3 Eventually, a new king came to power in Egypt who knew nothing about Joseph or what he had done. 9 He said to his people, “Look, the people of Israel now outnumber us and are stronger than we are. Exodus 1:8-9 If a […]

Fully Alive in 2025 – Week 5 – January 26, 2025 Answering the Call Isaiah 6:1-8 OUR PATHWAY TO GROWTH! 1. Attend Regularly And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, 25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and […]

Fully Alive in 2025 Week #4 Position Yourself John 4:46-54; John 5:5-9; John 9:6-7 Listen to Jesus and do what He says In order to listen to Jesus, we have to put ourselves in a position where we can hear his voice on a consistent basis As he traveled through Galilee, he came to Cana, […]

Fully Alive in 2025 – Week #3 Fully Alive Luke 15:1-10 You and I will become fully alive when we connect to the person AND the purposes of Jesus Christ. Until we buy into what God wants, our hearts will never experience the life that He promised us that we could have. A church […]

Fully Alive in 2025 Under His Umbrella John 2:1-10 If we would just get under what God has put over us, then we could get over what God has put under us. 1. The Holy Spirit makes us aware of our need for Jesus The next day there was a wedding celebration in the village of […]

Fully Alive in 2025 Week #1 Jesus, Help Me Feel Alive Isaiah 55:8-9 Our thinking compared to God’s thinking is incredibly limited “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. 9 For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my […]

Unwrapping Christmas Week #4 Unwrapping the Savior 3 types of people Jesus came for: 1. The messy At that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire. 2 (This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 All returned to their own ancestral towns to register for […]

Unwrapping Christmas – Week 3 – December 15, 2024 Unwrapping the Message In the course of time, Judah arranged for his firstborn son, Er, to marry a young woman named Tamar. 7But Er was a wicked man in the LORD’s sight, so the LORD took his life. 8Then Judah said to Er's brother Onan, “Go […]

Unwrapping Christmas Week #2 Unwrapping the Gift Romans 5:1-11 8 Gifts Unwrapped Who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed. –1 Peter 2:24 • Faith is the key to victory because faith is the way we […]

Unwrapping Christmas Week #1 Unwrapping Restoration Matthew 1:19-24; 2:13-21 Listen to the voice of Jesus and do what He says Joseph, to whom she was engaged, was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement quietly. 20 As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared […]

Thanksgiving 2024 An Attitude of Gratitude Philippians 4:6-7 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7 1. Don't freak out Do not be anxious about […]

Unpopular Week #7 Not a Skin Issue, a Sin Issue Luke 10:25-37 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?” 27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with […]

Unpopular – Week #6 Theory or Truth? 2 Corinthians 5:17; Galatians 2:20; Romans 12:2; Isaiah 55:8-9; Romans 8:37 Critical Theory = my identity is based on my gender, my race or my sexual orientation Biblical Faith = my identity is based on who I am in Christ • First Identity • Primary Identity • Jesus […]

Unpopular Week #5 – November 3, 2024 Politics in the Church? Daniel 2:1-19; 24-30; 46-4 Christianity is a personal issue, but it's not a private issue We are called to be the salt of the earth There is a man in your kingdom who has within him the spirit of the holy gods. During Nebuchadnezzar's […]

Unpopular – Week 4 – October 20, 2024 Dealing with Feelings 2 Corinthians 10:5 Emotional Health- The ability to manage feelings, think, and cope with life events. When conflict arises, we can have effective confrontations! Inward-focused tools- Self-Awareness, Self-Belief, and Self-Regulation Outward-focused tools- Social Awareness, Belief About Others, and Relationship Skills. 1. Think Before Acting […]

Unpopular – Week 3 – October 13, 2024 The Blueprint of Truth Matthew 16:18 1. The Foundation “On this rock I will build My church and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it” – Matthew 16:18 Jesus gave us the blueprints for us to live sacrificially and lay down our lives for the […]

Unpopular Week #2 A Helper Uniquely Designed by God to be a Blessing Genesis 2:21-22; 3:1-21 According to the Scriptures, a Woman is: 1. A Helper a. Encouragement b. Trust It's better to live alone in the corner of an attic than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home. Proverbs 21:9 It's better to live […]

Unpopular week #1 A Godly Man John 2:13-17 Four Qualities of a Godly Man: 1. A Godly man will pursue the Lord It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover celebration, so Jesus went to Jerusalem. John 2:13 It is a spiritual impossibility to pursue Jesus and to pursue sin at the same time The […]

It's All in Your Head – Week #4 – September 22, 2024 Breaking Strongholds Exodus 8:1-10 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go back to Pharaoh and announce to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Let my people go, so they can worship me. Exodus 8:1 God is fighting for you If you refuse to let them go, I […]

It's All in Your Head – Week #3 The Fear Within Isaiah 41:10 “Don't be afraid for I am with you. Don't be discouraged for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.” –Isaiah 41:10 What we see and what we hear […]

It's all In Your Head – week #2 – September 8, 2024 Perfect Peace Isaiah 26:3 Peace is a state of mind that allows us to stand firm in any situation You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you! Isaiah 26:3 You will keep in perfect […]

It’s All In Your Head – Week 1 – September 1, 2024 Who’s Voice Is It? 1 Kings 19:1-18 LIE- A true Christian will never struggle with mental health issues Spiritual Pressure Financial Pressure Relational Pressure Physical Safety Pressure  = conflict Now Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets […]

Holy Shift – Week 4 – August 25, 2024 Opportunity Takes Perspective 2 Corinthians 5:7 Perspective sees Obstacles as the greatest opportunities. for we walk by faith, not by sight. -2 Corinthians 5:7 (ESV) Opportunities Require Taking Risks “And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must […]