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The Central family is committed to loving God and loving people. During our worship, our prayer is you experience the life-changing power of Jesus Christ. Our goal is to help you feel at home in a way that’s authentic and inspiring.
LESSONNOTES
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April 2 - 4, 2021
“Don’t let your hearts be troubled.”
Jesus in John 14:1
Jesus says, “
“Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in Me.”
Jesus in John 14:1
Jesus deserves your trust because of His supernatural
“Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father!”
Jesus in John 14:9
Jesus deserves your trust because of His perfect
He faced all of the same testings we do, yet He did not sin.
Hebrews 4:15
Jesus deserves your trust because of His matchless
When the Temple guards returned without having arrested Jesus, the leading priests and Pharisees demanded, “Why didn’t you bring Him in?” “We have never heard anyone speak like this!” the guards responded.
John 7:45 – 46
Jesus deserves your trust because of His amazing
“Believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me. Or at least believe because of the work you have seen Me do.”
Jesus in John 14:11
“We all know that God has sent You to teach us. Your miraculous signs are evidence that God is with you.”
John 3:2
Jesus deserves your trust because of His sacrificial
“No one can take My life from Me. I sacrifice it voluntarily.”
Jesus in John 10:18
The Lord laid on Him the sins of us all.
Isaiah 53:6
God made Christ, Who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.
2 Corinthians 5:21
Jesus deserves your trust because of His predicted
“Why are you looking among the dead for someone Who is alive? He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead! Remember what He told you back in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be betrayed into the hands of sinful men and be crucified, and that He would rise again on the third day.” Then they remembered that He had said this.
Luke 24:5 – 8
Jesus deserves your trust because of His present
Jesus died for us and was raised to life for us, and He is sitting in the place of honor at God’s right hand, pleading for us.
Romans 8:34
Jesus says, “
“There is more than enough room in My Father’s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?”
Jesus in John 14:2
“When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with Me where I am.”
Jesus in John 14:3
Jesus says, “
“You know the way to where I am going.” “No, we don’t know, Lord,” Thomas said. “We have no idea where You are going, so how can we know the way?’ Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through Me.”
John 14:4 – 6
“You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way. But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.”
Jesus in Matthew 7:13 – 14
Everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.
Romans 3:23
“God loved the world so much that He gave His one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.”
Jesus in John 3:16
God saved you by His grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.
Ephesians 2:8 – 9
If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
Romans 10:9
“Everyone who acknowledges Me publicly here on earth, I will also acknowledge before My Father in Heaven.”
Jesus in Matthew 10:32
Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 2:38
Have you forgotten that when we were joined with Christ Jesus in baptism, we joined Him in His death? For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism. And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives. Since we have been united with Him in His death, we will also be raised to life as He was.
Romans 6:3 – 5
The Spirit of God, Who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, He will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you.
Romans 8:11
WAYS TO GIVE
- Text “GIVE” to 517.201.0330
- Visit centralnow.com/give
- Use your credit or debit card at the giving kiosk in the atrium.
- Place checks/cash in the blue boxes in the Worship Center tunnels.
BY THE NUMBERS: March 26 & 28, 2021
Total Attendance: 2,806 Onsite: 1,579 Online: 1,227
Giving: $59,365.31 [YTD: 94% of need or -$43,697]
WHATSGOINGONATCENTRAL
EASTER BAPTISM OPPORTUNITY
Sunday, April 4 at 12:30pm | Worship Center
If you’d like to be baptized on Easter afternoon, join Senior Pastor Jamie Allen and his wife Tammy at Central. Celebrate with friends & family on this special day! (Grade school children must contact Children’s Pastor Phoebe Ile before being baptized - phoebe@centralnow.com).
LIVE ALBUM RECORDING NIGHT
Wednesday, April 14 at 6pm | Worship Center
For the first time in nearly a decade, Central will produce an all new, original album - PRESENT AND PLEASED - and it includes you! Don’t miss this powerful night of worship as we record Central original songs including KINGDOM FALL, WE YOUR PEOPLE, NEW DAY, WE LOVE, and others. Childcare available (Birth-age 3). As we worship, may the all-powerful, Living God, be Present and Pleased!
CENTRAL SERVE DAY SIGN-UP WEEKEND
Next Weekend: April 9 & 11 | Atrium & online - centralnow.com/serve
Central Serve Day (CSD) is right around the corner - Saturday May 1. CSD is a day of serving the community though projects, like oil changes for single moms and yard work for the elderly. On Sign-Up Weekend, walk through the atrium and check out the projects we have planned. If your schedule keeps you from participating in CSD, you can still serve by making a donation, and by praying for those involved. For more information about CSD, contact Connections Pastor Jared LeCrone, jared@centralnow.com or call/text 618-242-4185.