Central Church Sermons

The Greatest Influencer

Central Church

In a world of influencers promising happiness, Jesus offers genuine satisfaction through three essential elements. In this sermon from Luke 20 & 21, Pastor Matt Shackelford shares where true satisfaction comes from. First, we must recognize Jesus as the incarnational Son—fully God and fully man—which gives purpose to our worship and meaning to our service. Second, we need to follow Him as our transformational Savior, allowing Him to change us from the inside out rather than focusing on appearances like the scribes did. Finally, we must finance His sacrificial story by investing our resources in God's kingdom, going 'all in' like the widow who gave everything she had. True satisfaction comes only when we fill the hole in our heart with Jesus alone.